April 16, 2017 – Easter Sunday “Removing Hopelessness”
Some may reason, ‘Why bother to pray if you see no way out, if you have no hope?’ Hopeless situations seem to sap our strength and discourage us, they can deflate any desire to talk...
April 13, 2017 – Maundy Thursday “Removing Fear”
Fear can be a barrier to talking with God. We fear we will mess up, fall back into the temptation of old habits or drift from God. We fear something bad could happen to us...
April 9, 2017 “Removing Guilt”
Let’s face it, when we feel guilty the last person we want to talk to is the one we’ve sinned against. Guilt can get in the way of talking with God. The Good News is...
April 2, 2017 “Removing Greed”
Sometimes we mistake prayer for some kind of ‘cosmic vending machine’ or ‘holy ATM’, punch in the right numbers and out comes what we want. We then get frustrated when it doesn’t work, and we...
March 26, 2017 “Removing Control”
When it comes right down to it, who’s in control of your life? Who takes the lead? As you can imagine, the more tightly we hold on to our plans the more difficult it is...
March 19, 2017 “Removing Pride”
It’s normal to make life all about us because we come by pride and selfishness so easily. We naturally want to make a name for ourselves. Yet did you know pride can be a barrier...
March 13, 2017 “Removing False Beliefs”
Knowing who we’re talking to shapes the conversation. Sometimes we are reluctant to pray if we think God is too distant to care about what’s going on with us, or we are too intimidated to...
March 5, 2017 “Removing Complexity”
Prayer can seem so complicated: What words do I use? Are there different prayers for different situations? Do I have to use a certain formula or technique or have to sound super spiritual to be...
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November 6, 2016 – “A Call to Prayer”
With the national election only two days away, one of the most important things we as a church can do is to pray for our nation. How are we to pray for our national leaders?...