Second Sunday Sermon Excerpts
Sermon Theme: A New Beginning
Ministering: Pastor Jecinta Uzowuru
Bible references: Deuteronomy 8:18 (KJV), Psalm 34:1 (KJV), Hebrews 12:28 (KJV)
Date: 11th January 2026

KEY EXCERPTS FROM THE SERMON
1.In 2026, endeavor to make gratitude a lifestyle.

2.Cease complaining about your challenges and begin to thank the Lord for the challenges you face (Psalm 34:1 (KJV)…I will bless the Lord at all times, His praise shall continuously be on my lips).

3.Learn to glorify God for every win, no matter how small or big.

4.The Lord is doing a new thing. He is giving you a new beginning in 2026 (Isaiah 43:18 KJV…Remember ye not the former things).

5. Philippians 3:13 (KJV) (Forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forth unto those things which are before).

6.Let’s learn to meet each other half-way, especially as couples. To do so, we can make compromises so long as such compromises aren’t sinful before God.

7.Be careful about what you say to people. Your words can make or mar someone.

8.Learn to treat people the way you want to be treated.

9.The Lord is already doing something new ( Revelations 21:5…Behold I make all things new)

10.2026 is a new beginning and a clean slate for you and I.

11.Believe the Word of God, act on it and see it come to pass (Proverbs 23:7…as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he).

PRAYER POINTS
1.Father, renew my mind.

2.Father give me the grace to forgive myself.

3.Father, empty me of that guilt that keeps my failures and pains of yesterday.

4.Father, give me a fresh start in 2026.

5.Holy Ghost, do something new in my life in 2026.

6.Father, make a way for me in the wilderness (Isaiah 43:19)

7.Father, restore my years (Psalm 65:11)

8. Father, as 2026 has begun in earnest, let this year be recorded as one of my best years (Psalm 65:11).

DECLARATION
1.Father, I receive fresh mercy for a new beginning. By Your mercy, I step into victory on every side in Jesus’ name.

2.I am a new creature in Christ. Old limitations are gone. I receive new strength, new wisdom, and new grace for victory in Jesus’ name.