Ararat Church

Ararat Church Ararat Church is an interdenominational, multi-ethnic, full-gospel christian church. We are that family. We are interdenominational and Full Gospel.

In April of 2019 the Lord put it in the heart of a family to start Ararat Church. This family has been in ministry for decades and has served as pastors, teachers, music directors, musicians, singers, prayer leaders, children’s ministers, media ministers, as well as a category best described as, whatever-was-needed. The family left all that they had worked for behind and answered the call to “step

out of the boat onto the water with Jesus.” This family did not know until just a couple of weeks before the first service that they would be able to occupy the building of their dreams. Yet, against all earthly reason, with the favor of Almighty God, Ararat Church had its first service on September 1, 2019. We are Watsons and Lequizamons who bring with us other devoted family members (with other last names). But we all continue in the tradition of our father, grandfather, great-grandfather, spiritual father, and earthly hero, Bishop Harry Ararat Mushegan. He was a first-generation American whose parents narrowly escaped the Armenian genocide through their heeding of a prophetic warning. He ministered in the Atlanta area for over five decades, continuing to minister until the Lord took him to Heaven in 2013. His theme song was, “If I Can Help Somebody,” and he lived his life just like that. As for us, we are a family who strives to reach out to other families and individuals to bring the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to disciple believers into becoming “special forces” for the Kingdom of God. We believe in the soon coming of Jesus Christ and the need for revival among all nations. We are not interested in “church as usual,” nor do we subscribe to the mixed methods of so-called “seeker sensitive” churches. We love the Lord with all that is within us and desire to be conduits for His salvation, healing and deliverance! Our structure may seem a little unusual in that the pulpit is occupied by three people: two sons (Senior Pastors Nathan and Noah Watson) and their mother (Janet Mushegan Watson, Founding Pastor along with Pastor Dan Watson). Other family members pastor, teach, minister to our children, sing, play instruments, occupy the sound booth, and do, well, what-ever-is-needed. We invite “whosoever will” to come out onto the water with us as we follow our Lord!

06/08/2026

In a world filled with uncertainty, believers are called to stand firm. Our focus remains the same: knowing Christ and helping others encounter Him. We don't need to be consumed by fear when we know who holds the future. 🩵

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7 📖

The mission hasn't changed. People still need hope. People still need Jesus! ✝️

Are you letting fear consume your attention, or are you staying focused on the mission God has placed before you? 👀🤔

06/07/2026

If God said it, we believe it. God's Word is trustworthy even when our situation isn’t. So when we choose to stand on what God has spoken, we choose to stand in faith when everything else is shifting! 👀 We should be trusting His promise over pressure, His truth over feelings, and His timing over impatience. 🩵

“God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?” Numbers 23:19 📖

Are we building our lives on what God said, or on what we currently see? 👀💬⬇️

06/07/2026

“A Prophetic Word”
Day 9: Find rest under His yoke.

“Return to your rest, O my soul, For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you. For You have rescued my life from death, My eyes from tears, And my feet from stumbling and falling. I will walk [in submissive wonder] before the LORD In the land of the living.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭116:7-9‬ ‭AMP‬‬

From the Lord: [The Lord gave this to me in the first part of 2020. Do you remember what was going on then?]

“Your striving is not good. You are weary through the multitude of your striving. Vexation is your constant companion and despair your constant friend.

Why have you relied on that which is fleeting? Why have you turned to that which cannot save? Bring your sorrow to Me. Lay your anxiety at My feet. Seek My face; My counsel. Seek the strength of My Strong Tower. In doing so, you will find rest for your soul and a path in the wilderness before you.

If you continue to resort to your own devices, it will be your undoing. Turn to Me now. Ask of Me now. Trust Me now, that it may be well with you, and that the saving of many will be added to your record.”

The Lord wants to give us rest, but we must come to Him! Do it today!

“Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.””
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭11‬:‭28‬-‭30‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Peace to you.
Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!

You weren’t created to do life alone, and following Jesus was never meant to happen in isolation. There’s something powe...
06/06/2026

You weren’t created to do life alone, and following Jesus was never meant to happen in isolation. There’s something powerful about being in a Christ-centered community where people strengthen your faith, challenge you to grow, and walk with you through every season! 🙌🏽

Real growth happens when you’re surrounded by people who point you back to Jesus, pray for you, encourage you, and remind you of truth when life gets loud! 🩵

So get in the room tomorrow and bring someone who needs this too! 😁

⛪️ Ararat Church
🗓️ Sundays at 9:45 AM + 11:00 AM
📍4336 King Springs Rd, Smyrna, GA

06/06/2026

“A Prophetic Word”
Day 8: Don’t let your mouth cause you to sin.

“You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say. A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. And I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak. The words you say will either acquit you or condemn you.””
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭12‬:‭34‬-‭37‬ ‭NLT‬‬

It’s perplexing to observe that some of the same people who are very meticulous about the way they dress, or who are obsessed about order in their home, or value organization among their things, are very sloppy with their speech, careless about what comes out of their mouth.

The word of God reminds us repeatedly concerning the power in what we speak out of our mouth.

The Psalmist asked the Lord to help him to speak only what is pleasing to Him.

“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭19:14‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Proverbs warns that watching our mouth can keep us out of trouble:

“Watch your tongue and keep your mouth shut, and you will stay out of trouble.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭21‬:‭23‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Proverbs also makes a distinction between the speech habits of the righteous versus the speech of the wicked:

“The heart of the righteous thinks carefully about how to answer [in a wise and appropriate and timely way], But the [babbling] mouth of the wicked pours out malevolent things.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭15:28‬ ‭AMP

As we see in our opening scripture, Jesus warned that our words will be used in judgment, either for us, or against us.

Remember: We are made in the image of God, made in the image of He Who spoke everything into existence; and as such, our words can be powerful. Indeed, this power can be used for good or for evil. As children of God, let us redouble our efforts to make sure that what comes out of our mouth is consistent with what He has spoken.

If you’re not sure about what to say in a situation, or even when to say something, or to hold your peace, take a moment to ask the Lord to guide your speech. The Holy Spirit is, after all, the best speech coach, speaking only what He hears from the Lord.

“When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future. He will bring me glory by telling you whatever he receives from me. All that belongs to the Father is mine; this is why I said, ‘The Spirit will tell you whatever he receives from me.’”
‭‭John‬ ‭16‬:‭13‬-‭15‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Don’t let your tongue do the devil’s work or allow the devil to keep you from doing God’s work with your mouth.

Peace to you.
Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!

06/05/2026

It’s easy to move ahead of God when things feel slow, uncertain, or uncomfortable. We try to open doors, force timing, or step into things simply because we’re tired of waiting. But not every delay is a denial, and not every closed door is rejection. Sometimes God is protecting alignment, building patience, or preparing what we cannot yet see. 🩵

The goal is not just movement, it’s obedience. Being in the right place at the wrong time can be just as costly as being in the wrong place altogether! Peace is often found in staying where God has spoken, even when everything in us wants to move! 🤔

“ The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Exodus 33:14 🔥

Are we moving because God said go or because we’ve grown impatient waiting? 👀

06/05/2026

“A Prophetic Word”
Day 7: Never tire of being ready!

“During this time, none of us—not I, nor my relatives, nor my servants, nor the guards who were with me—ever took off our clothes. We carried our weapons with us at all times, even when we went for water.”
‭‭Nehemiah‬ ‭4:23‬ ‭NLT

Nehemiah had received the money to return to Jerusalem to begin the arduous process of rebuilding the wall around Jerusalem. Now, not everybody was happy that Nehemiah was doing such a thing, seeing the restoring of the wall as a threatening action. But Nehemiah knew what the Lord had put on his heart to do. So, as we see in our opening scripture, the builders of the wall maintained an attitude of readiness all the time so that they could not only work on the wall, but defend themselves against those who wanted to stop their work. Indeed, at one point, the people working on the wall, worked with one hand and held a sword with the other.

“But from then on, only half my men worked while the other half stood guard with spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail. The leaders stationed themselves behind the people of Judah who were building the wall. The laborers carried on their work with one hand supporting their load and one hand holding a weapon. All the builders had a sword belted to their side. The trumpeter stayed with me to sound the alarm.”
‭‭Nehemiah‬ ‭4‬:‭16‬-‭18‬ ‭NLT‬‬

It was exhausting work. But— with the help of the Lord—rebuild the wall, they did!

No doubt, a constant state of readiness can be exhausting and very difficult to maintain. In fact, it seems that concerning anything for which we are trying to stay ready, it may be easy at first. Then, as time progresses, the tendency is to become lax, either from utter exhaustion, or because of beginning to believe that maybe the need for readiness was overblown.

Jesus, in the midst of his agonizing prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, kept checking on the disciples, only to find them sleeping. Because of this, he warned them of the urgent need to be watchful, to be ready.

“Then he returned to the disciples and found them asleep. He said to Peter, “Couldn’t you watch with me even one hour? Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak!””
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭26‬:‭40‬-‭41‬ ‭NLT‬‬

We know that only a few minutes after this, the disciples would run in fear when the soldiers and guards came to take Jesus to trial.

Whereas, staying ready may be hard, failing to stay ready, can end tragically.

An interesting fact: Those who are trained for special forces operations, learn to use the adrenaline of the mission at hand, to drive them into deep focus. And, the most successful operators, are NOT those who are in a state of anger or who are operating under any particular emotion. Rather, the successful operator has all of their faculties focused on the next steps ahead of them, not clouded by emotion.

Now, in the case of the special operator, losing focus can mean their lives and the lives of many others. In terms of the things that are coming upon the earth, and looking toward the coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, we must remember that we can never get tired of being ready: ready for the things we must face, and ready to face Him. More than our physical lives may be at stake. Indeed, we are told that Jesus is coming back for those who are watching for Him.

“The servants who are ready and waiting for his return will be rewarded. I tell you the truth, he himself will seat them, put on an apron, and serve them as they sit and eat!”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭12‬:‭37‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Now, of course, this watching/readiness would be impossible without the help of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit guides us in real time, no matter the challenge. As well, He alerts us of things we need to know. So, if we are listening to His Spirit, we won’t be caught off guard, caught not ready.

Please note: The readiness/watchfulness of which we speak, has no need for anxiety, fear, dread, etc. Those states of mind, only bring harm and can actually impede readiness. Rather, let us allow the power of the Holy Spirit to help us remain focused, remain watchful, remain attentive. With His help, we can, and will be, ALWAYS ready!

“Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning, as though you were waiting for your master to return from the wedding feast. Then you will be ready to open the door and let him in the moment he arrives and knocks.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭12:35-36‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“Keep alert at all times. And pray that you might be strong enough to escape these coming horrors and stand before the Son of Man.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭21:36‬ NLT

Peace to you.
Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!

Շոֆարի ձայնը արթնանալու կանչ է։ 🙌🏽 Սուրբ Գրքում շոֆարը խորհրդանշում էր Աստծո ներկայությունն ու զորությունը։ Այն օգտագործ...
06/04/2026

Շոֆարի ձայնը արթնանալու կանչ է։ 🙌🏽 Սուրբ Գրքում շոֆարը խորհրդանշում էր Աստծո ներկայությունն ու զորությունը։ Այն օգտագործվում էր մարդկանց հավաքելու, հաղթանակ հայտարարելու, մարդկանց ապաշխարության կանչելու, պատերազմի պատրաստվելու և Աստծո ժողովրդին հիշեցնելու, որ Նա գործում է նրանց մեջ։ Այդ ձայնը կրում էր հրատապություն, ակնածանք և սպասում։ 🔥

Նույնիսկ այսօր մեզ հիշեցվում է հոգևորապես արթնանալ, մեր սրտերը վերադասավորել և հիշել, որ Աստված դեռ խոսում է։ Դա կանչ է՝ դուրս գալ շեղումներից և մտնել նվիրումի մեջ։ Հիշեցում է, որ երկրպագությունը պատերազմ է, հնազանդությունը կարևոր է, և վերածնունդը սկսվում է, երբ սրտերը լիովին հանձնվում են Նրան։ 🩵

Արդյո՞ք Աստված փորձում է քո մեջ արթնացնել մի բան, որը երկար ժամանակ հոգևորապես քնած է եղել։ 🤔

06/04/2026

“A Prophetic Word”
Day 6: We must go on to know Him more!

“Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.””
‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭9‬:‭23‬-‭24‬ ‭ESV‬‬

If we look to nature, we will see that any baby animal can be taken away from its mother, and raised—having never seen any of its own kind—and yet it will still clearly come to demonstrate the characteristics of its species. Yet, because of Sin, the children created by God, often do not recognize Him, or know Him, or resemble Him.

Time and again throughout the Old Testament, we see the Lord lamenting His people’s propensity toward not knowing Him.

“Listen, heaven, and pay attention, earth! The LORD has spoken, “I raised ⌊my⌋ children and helped them grow, but they have rebelled against me. Oxen know their owners, and donkeys know where their masters feed them. But Israel doesn’t know ⌊its owner⌋. My people don’t understand ⌊who feeds them⌋.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭1:2-3‬ ‭GW‬‬

And, repeatedly, God’s people suffered because they did not really know Him.

“My people are being destroyed because they don’t know me. Since you priests refuse to know me, I refuse to recognize you as my priests. Since you have forgotten the laws of your God, I will forget to bless your children.”
‭‭Hosea‬ ‭4‬:‭6‬ ‭NLT‬‬

And, when God took on flesh, becoming one of us, His own people didn’t recognize Who He was!

“He was in the world, and the world came into existence through him. Yet, the world didn’t recognize him. He went to his own people, and his own people didn’t accept him.”
‭‭John‬ ‭1:10-11 ‭GW‬‬

Jesus, in talking to some of the religious leaders, said that they were of their father the devil. Now, did the devil create these people? Certainly not! But again, left to a mind of depravity, people will mirror the author of rebellion and depravity: Satan.

Paul tells us that refusal to seek the knowledge of the Lord, led to God turning His people over to gross idolatry.

“And because they thought it was worthless to acknowledge God, God allowed their own immoral minds to control them. So they do these indecent things.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭1:28‬ ‭GW‬‬

Thank God, through Jesus Christ and the work of the cross, we can now come to truly know our Creator, our Father, our God, our King, our only Savior and Lord.

Further, because of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, we can know the Lord in a way no one could, had it not been for Jesus.

Sadly, many Christians make no effort to learn more about the Lord, choosing rather to pursue knowledge concerning things that are actually contrary to God’s nature!

Yet, going back to John chapter 1, we find that the people who do know Jesus, who do recognize Who He really is, are given the honor of being a member of God’s eternal family.

“But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.”
‭‭John‬ ‭1‬:‭12‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Child of God, don’t put off seeking to know Him more each day. He desires to reveal Himself to you. And—as you come to know Him more—you will begin to reflect His image in thought, word, and deed. What are you waiting for?

Peace to you.
Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!

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4336 King Springs Road
Smyrna, GA
30082

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Sunday 10am - 12pm
7pm - 8:30pm

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