Weekly Times

January 5, 2026

“A New Beginning”

Scripture: Ezekiel 36:26 “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

As we are entering a brand-new year, many people make resolutions about many different things. We also begin to list our what we need to do spiritually, like reading the Bible and praying every day using our gifts and talents in God’s service to be more loving, Christ like and obedient to God’s word. The only problem is that while we resolve to do these things our resolve soon fades because we really don’t have the power to keep them and it doesn’t have to do with our will power, but rather because circumstances beyond our control happened.

And so, as we enter this new year, we need a new beginning which starts with a new heart and a new spirit. This promise is given to us by the Lord through the prophet Ezekiel.

A new heart – The Lord is talking about a heart transplant, but not a physical transplant, but a spiritual one the heart is more than a bodily organ that pumps life – giving blood to the rest of the body. The heart is symbolic of all that it means to be human. If your hearts are hardening to what is happening around us lets begin by asking God to do some heart surgery and give us the life giving and life saving blood of Jesus Christ a new spirit. God give us the Holy Spirit, the spirit of power. In the Old Testament that word for spirit is “Raueh” which means wind on breath. As God works on your heart and refills, refresh and renews your spirit you will have a new beginning.

Be blessed as you grow in your relationship with Jesus Christ.

Be blessed
Pastor Ron & Darlene Short

Upcoming Events

Watchman Prayer - Sunday January 4, 2026, 7:00 pm
Alpa starts up again Monday January 5 at 6:30 pm Lesson is on the Holy Spirit.
Ladies Bible Study -Tuesday January 6, 10:00 am / 6:30 pm.
Outreach Wednesday The Salvation Army – 4:00 pm come and help serve and be a blessing.
Kings Men’s Bible Study – Thursday January 8th at 6:30 pm.
Prayer and Fasting – Join either our 21-day Prayer and Fasting, our 7-day Prayer fasting starting January 5, 2026.

Daily Mana

Sunday – Matthew, 2
Monday – Ephesians 3
Tuesday – Psalm 29, Wednesday – Acts 9
Thursday – Matthew 3, Friday – Psalm 89
Saturday – Amos 5

The Apostles Creed

I believe in God, the father almighty, creator of Heaven and Earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, His only son our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified died, and was buried.
He descended to the dead
On the third day her rose again.
He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
The resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.
Amen