This past Sunday we invited Evan Hoekzma to launch our new series in the book of Hosea by looking at God's relentless love for His people. Through Hosea's marriage, we see a powerful living picture of God's relationship with Israel—and ultimately with us. Even when we chase after other things for our hope, security, or satisfaction, God's love never stops pursuing us. We were reminded that spiritual adultery isn't just about turning away from God; it's about giving our hearts to other "lovers" like control, approval, comfort, or success. Yet God's response isn't simply to forgive from a distance. He lovingly draws us back to Himself, reminding us that His desire has always been a relationship. The beautiful truth of Hosea is this: God doesn't just take you back—He brings you back to Himself. His love isn't fragile or dependent on our faithfulness. It's relentless, pursuing us even when we wander. As we reflect this week, may we ask ourselves: What has been competing for my heart? And may we remember that no matter how far we've run, God's relentless love continues to pursue us.

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This past Sunday, Sara Krieg from The Local Church walked us through the stories of Bartimaeus and Jesus in Gethsemane, reminding us what it looks like to come before God in prayer.

Like Bartimaeus, we can boldly bring God our specific requests. And like Jesus in the garden, we can surrender our desires to the Father's perfect will. Prayer isn't about choosing between asking and surrendering—it's about trusting the God who invites us to do both.

Thank you, Sara, for opening God's Word and reminding us that we can confidently bring every detail before Him, knowing He hears us, cares for us, and is always faithful.

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This week we explored why we keep praying when answers seem delayed. In Luke 18 and 1 Kings 18, we see that perseverance in prayer isn't about convincing God to act—it's about trusting the God who already promised He would.

One of the most challenging questions from the message was: How do I make sure my perseverance in prayer isn't performance in prayer?

The answer is found in God's character. We don't keep praying because our consistency earns God's favor. We keep praying because His faithfulness gives us confidence to keep coming back. Hebrews 6:12 reminds us that we inherit God's promises through faith and patience.

So if you're still waiting, don't lose heart. Keep praying—not because God needs to be persuaded, but because He is trustworthy, even in the waiting.

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In this past Sunday's message we explored the vital connection Jesus makes between forgiveness and powerful, effective prayer. We invited people to reflect on where there might be un-forgiveness in their heart.

Text: Mark 11:20-25

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This past Sunday, we considered two ways of approaching God in prayer — as a customer versus as a child. While customers come to God transactionally, hiding their weakness and leaving when dissatisfied, children come with open arms, bringing their truest selves and trusting their Father's intentions even when they don't get what they want. In Luke 11, Jesus promises the Holy Spirit himself — who empowers us to approach God with the dependence, trust, and rest of a beloved child.

Text: Luke 11:1-13

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Jesus’ approach to prayer as a certainty for life in his kingdom and as something that was necessary—like sleep. Why? Consider Matthew 6:6 “Christians often complain that their private prayer is not what it should be. They feel weak and sinful, and their hearts are cold and dark. It is as if they have no faith or joy in what little they have to pray about. They are discouraged and kept from prayer by the thought that they cannot come to the Father as they ought to or as they wish. Child of God! Listen to your Teacher! He tells you that when you go to private prayer your first through must be that the Father is waiting for you there in secret. Don’t let a cold and prayerless heart keep you from the presence of the loving Father. The Lord is concerned about you the way a Father is concerned about his children. Do not think about how little you have to give to God, but about how much He wants to give to you.”—Andrew Murray

Text: Mark 1:29-39 Matthew 6:6

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Somewhere between what Jesus promised and what we’ve experienced… there’s a gap.

In the Gospel of Luke the disciples saw that gap too. They watched Jesus pray—and realized whatever He had with the Father, they didn’t have yet. So they asked Him, “Lord, teach us to pray.” Not how to say words, but how to actually enter into it. Maybe the problem isn’t that Jesus overstated the power of prayer… maybe it’s that we’ve never fully learned from Him. In this series, Help Me Pray, we’re stepping into that same request—coming to Jesus, and learning to talk to God the way He did.

Text: Luke 11:4; John 14:12-14

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This week, we will look at the Festival of Tabernacles, in which the Israelites celebrated how Yahweh dwelled with them during their time in the wilderness, and provided them all that they needed as they journeyed towards their permanent home (The Promised Land). Now, from the inside of the Promised Land, the Jews would practice this feast to remember both God's Presence and Provision. Then Jesus shows up to the scene in John 7 and declares: "If anyone thirsts, let them come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the scripture has said, 'out of his heart will flow streams of living water'". When Jesus said this, He was referring to the Holy Spirit, who all believers were about to receive. The hope and prayer for this morning is that we would see Jesus' Presence in us through the Spirit, and His Provision to quench our thirst and create in us "streams of living water".

Text: Leviticus 23:33-43 + John 7

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