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Prayer: Stewardship of the Heart
In our United Methodist tradition, we pledge to support the church with our prayers, presence, service, gifts, and witness. In this season of stewardship, we’ll spend five weeks reflecting on these vows and what they mean for how we live out our faith. We begin with prayer: What happens when we stop thinking of prayer simply as asking God for answers? Could prayer actually change the way we see ourselves, our neighbors, and the world around us? In this sermon, we explore Jesus’ teaching on persistent prayer and discover how giving God our attention can shape and transform us—and invite us in to what God is doing in our world
What Hannah Teaches Us About Lament and Praise
Have you ever wondered whether faith has room for lament, anger, and complicated emotions—not just praise? In this sermon, we explore the powerful story of Hannah, the mother of the prophet Samuel, whose two bold prayers reveal a faith honest enough to hold both heartbreak and hope together. Especially on Mother’s Day, we reflect on infertility, adoption, invisible grief, and the courage of those who nurture others through pain and uncertainty. Hannah’s story invites us to discover how God meets us in the in-between—and why lament may be one of the deepest expressions of faith we have.