Wednesday, October 7, 2026

• Child Dedication

We’re excited to celebrate child dedications on Sunday, October 18th! This is a special opportunity for parents to publicly dedicate their children to the Lord as we, their church family, come alongside them in prayer and support. If you’d like to participate, sign up in advance to have your child dedicated during the service.

Sunday, October 4, 2026 Takeaways

Connect Group Leader Encouragement: The Holy Spirit is the Leader of every Connect Group. This guide isn't a script; it's simply an optional conversation starter. Trust Him to lead your discussion. Your role is simply to steward the room—help create space for people to share, listen well, encourage participation, and make room for prayer, spiritual gifts, and whatever ministry the Holy Spirit wants to do.

Primary Scriptures

1 Kings 18:16-46
Psalm 135:15-18

Isaiah 66:2

2 Corinthians 10:3-5

Ephesians 6:12

Sunday's Key Ideas

THE ALTAR OF THE CITY

Revival begins when God’s people return to the altar—the place of prayer, surrender, worship, and obedience. As we give God His rightful place again, He begins working in us and through us. One surrendered life can impact a family, a church, and even a city.

• When God’s people neglect the altar—the place of prayer, surrender, and worship—something else eventually takes His place. Rebuilding the altar means intentionally putting God back at the center of our lives.

• God often begins changing a family, a church, or even a community through the obedience of one person who is willing to say “yes” to Him. Never underestimate what God can do through one surrendered life.

• The fire on Mount Carmel wasn’t the end of the story. Elijah kept praying until the rain came. Don’t stop at the first sign that God is moving—keep seeking Him until He finishes what He has begun.

Discussion Questions

• What does "rebuilding the altar" look like in everyday life, and why do you think it's so easy for other things to take God's place?

• Elijah's obedience affected an entire nation. Have you ever seen one person's faithfulness influence a family, workplace, church, or community? What happened?

• Where do you sense God inviting you to keep praying instead of giving up, even if you've only seen the first signs of Him moving?

Weekly Prayer Guide

This weekly prayer guide is designed to be simple, accessible, and meaningful for every household, helping us stay united in prayer and focused in vision.

prayer.nccvaldosta.org

Planted (Discipleship Book #1)

“Planted: Discovering Your New Life in Jesus” is a discipleship resource that equips believers to walk with others in growing their relationship with Jesus. It provides a simple, Scripture-based pathway for spiritual growth and is best used in one-on-one or small discipleship relationships to help disciple others in a personal and reproducible way.

Planted: Discovering Your New Life in Jesus

Rooted (Discipleship Book #2)

“Rooted: Growing Deep in Christ” is a discipleship resource designed to help believers move beyond the beginning stages of their faith and develop deep spiritual roots in Jesus. Through Scripture-based teaching and practical application, it equips disciples to abide in Christ, grow in spiritual maturity, and remain strong and fruitful through every season of life. It is best used in one-on-one or small discipleship relationships to help believers grow deeper in their walk with Jesus.

Rooted: Growing Deep in Christ

Inner Healing

Please share this link with anyone you’d like to refer for an inner healing session. Once submitted, the information goes directly to our inner healing team, and a prayer minister will reach out to schedule the session.

nccvaldosta.org/innerhealing