Powerful Prayers | S9E3 Beyond The Weekend Podcast

In this episode of the Beyond the Weekend Podcast, Amelia Rhodes and Stephen Lewis sit down with Pastor Jeff Manion to explore what it means to trust God when life feels overwhelming. Centered on Jehoshaphat’s prayer in 2 Chronicles 20—“We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you”—the conversation unpacks the tension between preparation and unexpected hardship, the difference between Old and New Testament promises, the power of spiritual friendships and praying in community, and the reminder that God’s presence remains constant even in crisis. Through honest stories of suffering, disappointment, and faith, they encourage listeners to keep turning toward God, praising him in the middle of the battle, and trusting that it’s never too late to fix our eyes on him.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

1. 2 Chronicles 17-20
2. Acts 9
3. Psalm 13
4. Acts 12
5. Ephesians 2:9
6. Care@adabible.org

Listen to the sermon for this podcast, Powerful Prayers | Overwhelmed at: adabible.org/series/powerful-prayers/

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Powerful Prayers | S9E2 Beyond The Weekend Podcast

What does it look like to pour out your heart to God when life feels painful, confusing, or deeply disappointing? In week two of our Powerful Prayers series, Stephen Lewis, Amelia Rhodes, and Pastor Aaron Buer unpack Hannah’s raw and honest prayer in 1 Samuel 2, explore why emotional honesty with God is a mark of spiritual maturity, trace the thread of God’s attentiveness from Hagar to Hannah to Mary, and reflect on the “great reversals” that happen when brokenness is surrendered to Jesus. Plus, the team talks about lament, worship in suffering, surrender, baptism, and why the stories of our pain often become the clearest places we point people to Christ. Join the team for Season 9 Episode 2!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

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Listen to the sermon for this podcast, Powerful Prayers | Hannah's Prayer at: adabible.org/series/powerful-prayers/

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Powerful Prayers | S9E1 Beyond The Weekend Podcast

What would happen if we committed to 50 days of prayer together? We're kicking off our Powerful Prayers series by exploring Aaron's hopes for what prayer could do in our church and city, diving deeper into forgiveness and what it actually means to release someone from their debt, unpacking what "Our Father in heaven" really tells us about God's nearness and power, and what it looks like to depend on God for our daily bread in a culture obsessed with self-sufficiency. Join Stephen Lewis, Nate Conroy, and Pastor Aaron Buer for Season 9 Episode 1!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

1. The Art of Forgiving by Lewis Smedes
2. Groundwork | Diffusing Anger, a sermon by Jeff Manion
3. The Weight of Glory, by C.S. Lewis
4. The Lord's Prayer, by the Bible Project
5. The Lord & His Prayer, Ada Bible Church Sermon Series
6. The Divine Conspiracy, by Dallas Willard
7. Life and Where We Find It, Ada Bible Church Sermon Series
8. The Armor of God, Ada Bible Church Sermon Series
9. James 1:13
10. Enemies of the Soul, Ada Bible Church Sermon Series
11. 1 Chronicles 29:11

Listen to the sermon for this podcast, Powerful Prayers | The Lord's Prayer at: adabible.org/series/powerful-prayers/

Have questions for the podcast? Submit your questions related to the sermons here: https://my.adabible.org/page/1710