Bethel Baptist Church-Lizella, GA

Bethel Baptist Church-Lizella, GA Worshiping, Praising, & leading non-believers to Christ In September of 2010 we welcomed our new Pastor Rev. Jerry Garner and his family.

Bethel Baptist Church was founded in 1837, and just recently celebrated its 174th anniversary on October2, 2011! We are excited about his vision for Bethel and are eager to move forward. Enthusiasm is felt among the church members to get involved and to become a praying church. We await what the Lord has in store for us, His people. Let's pray that God will pour out His blessings upon us as we seek to fulfill His work in this community.

Come help us celebrate 189 years!!
09/07/2026

Come help us celebrate 189 years!!

Homecoming OCTOBER 4th at 11:00 with DaySpring Trio and lunch to follow.
Bring your favorite dish.

09/07/2026
Beautiful Sunday! God is so good!
09/06/2026

Beautiful Sunday! God is so good!

Homecoming OCTOBER 4th at 11:00 with DaySpring Trio and lunch to follow.Bring your favorite dish.
09/04/2026

Homecoming OCTOBER 4th at 11:00 with DaySpring Trio and lunch to follow.
Bring your favorite dish.

09/03/2026

Sunday
9:45 coffee/SS
11:00 Worship
Guest Speaker David Lones

09/03/2026

Make your plans, but leave plenty of room for God to pivot. 🍃

Your mind generates endless plans, strategies, and visions for how life should unfold, yet divine purpose operates beyond your mental constructions. This isn’t cause for discouragement but invitation to humility—recognizing that God’s prevailing purposes are wiser, better, and more aligned with your true flourishing than even your most carefully considered plans.

“Many are the plans in a person’s heart” acknowledges your natural tendency to envision, strategize, and chart courses for your future. This planning isn’t wrong—it reflects the creative capacity God placed within you. However, these human plans remain tentative proposals rather than guaranteed outcomes, subject to revision by divine wisdom.

The contrast between “many plans” and singular “Lord’s purpose” reveals the difference between scattered human thinking and focused divine intention. While you generate multiple competing ideas about your future, God holds clear purpose for your life—one coherent vision that He’s steadily bringing to fulfillment regardless of how your plans shift.

“It is the Lord’s purpose that prevails” establishes ultimate authority. When your plans conflict with divine purposes, God’s vision wins—not through crushing your desires but through revealing better possibilities than you imagined. What prevails isn’t random circumstance but intentional divine purpose working toward your good and God’s glory.

This truth invites both peace and flexibility. You can hold your plans loosely, remaining open to divine redirection without feeling like failures when life doesn’t follow your script. You can invest energy in planning while simultaneously surrendering outcomes, trusting that whatever prevails carries divine wisdom you may not yet understand.

09/01/2026

Join us
Wednesdays
5:30 Dinner and Prayer Meeting

Monday night fellowship!
09/01/2026

Monday night fellowship!

Address

7495 Knoxville Road
Lizella, GA
31052

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 2pm
Tuesday 9am - 2pm
Wednesday 9am - 2pm
Thursday 9am - 2pm
Sunday 9am - 1pm

Telephone

+14789352589

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