Point of Grace Online Worship - October 26, 2025

Point of Grace Worship 10.26.25  “Experience Jesus. Really.”  Part 4 

The “plea”?

“Keep choosing God.
     Then choose Him again.
     And then again.
     This is your task, your daily calling, (every day for the rest of your life) whatever else you might be up to.  Everything around you is pulling against it like a riptide. 
     I wish One Great Choosing on our part would take are of things for the rest of our lives, but it doesn’t work that way.  We live in story not a painting.  Things are very dynamic, as we saw in Psalm 91; you have to keep choosing and choosing and choosing Jesus above all things.  This is how we love him and take refuge in Him.”
(Experience Jesus. Really. Pg.237) 

Genesis 3:9 But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”

Psalm 91:1-2   Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

Matthew 11:28-30 (MSG)Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”

Matthew 4:19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 

John 7:37-38 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”

John 15:4-5 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.  “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 

Notice with Jesus …. there is “Plea” and “Promise”!

Romans 12:1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 

2 Corinthians 5:21   We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.

Hebrews 12:1-3 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.  Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

Intentional daily rhythms of experiencing Jesus (Word and Prayer) help us “fix our eyes on Him so we run our race well” and help us “throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles”.

Resistance from the devil, the world and our sinful nature (self-life) is great! 
They do not want us to “take refuge” in God and find our hope, peace and joy in His Presence.

The Problem is we want two things that are in fundamental conflict.

Hebrews 12:15-17
See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest son. Afterward, as you know, when he wanted to inherit this blessing, he was rejected. Even though he sought the blessing with tears, he could not change what he had done.

Genesis 25:29-34
Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished. He said to Jacob, “Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I’m famished!” (That is why he was also called Edom.)
Jacob replied, “First sell me your birthright.”
“Look, I am about to die,” Esau said. “What good is the birthright to me?”
But Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright to Jacob.
Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew. He ate and drank, and then got up and left.
So Esau despised his birthright.

Esau chose temporary relief over God and His blessing.

One foot on the dock and the other on the dock is the most dangerous place to be.

“Friends, the only safe place in the cosmos is to be situated deeply in Christ……the practices I have presented in this book are swimming lessons for mystics.  If you do practice them, swimming in the ocean of God will become second nature”
It’s the only safe place in the cosmos.

“So choose God. 
Choose Him again.
And then again.
This is your daily task for the rest of your life”
(Experience Jesus. Really)

Point of Grace Online Worship - October 19, 2025

Point of Grace Worship 10.19.25 JESUS: THE INTEGRATING CENTER OF ALL THINGS 

Welcoming Our Savior into the Broken Places of Our Lives 

THE PROBLEM WE FACE 

John 20:19-20

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. 

WHY DOES JESUS WANT TO COME INTO OUR LOCKED ROOMS?  

1 - BECAUSE OF WHO HE IS!  

Colossians 1:15-17

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 

2 Corinthians 4:7

We have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. 

2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ He is a new creation; the old has gone, and the new has come!” 

2 - BECAUSE OF WHY HE CAME!  

Isaiah 61:1-3

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners…to comfort those who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord, for the display of his splendor. 

OUR RESPONSE:

To Invite Him Into the Fragmented Places of Our Heart and Life 

Revelation 3:20

Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him and he with me. 

John 20:20

And the disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. 

John 1:4-5 

In him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. 

Point of Grace Online Worship - October 12, 2025

Point of Grace Worship 10.12.25  “Experience Jesus. Really.”  Part 2  

Jesus is our Refuge – As we experience His Presence, Truth and Love we experience His Refuge

“Finding Refuge, Strength and Wonder Through Everyday Encounters with God”

Psalm 91:1-2
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

Psalm 62:5-8
Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him.
Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.

We need refuge.

John 15:4-11
Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.  If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.  I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.

How?

We get to:

-        Actively engage the refuge God has already given. Notice the verbs.

-        Relearn the lost art of lingering… linger in prayer … linger over His Word… linger in His presence.

-        Set the table with an opening prayer like,
“Jesus, I give you everyone and everything… “(repeat several times naming people and things to relinquish)
 Restore my union with You, Jesus, restore our union.
 Come Holy Spirit, fill me afresh.”(Ask the Holy Spirit for His presence and help as you pray.)

-        Linger with Jesus, repeating declarations of His Truth and His Love while listening and receiving the refuge of His Presence.

Our heart and soul are restored through union with Christ – as we take refuge in Him. 
It is our greatest need in the hour we now live.

In October we are invited into a deeper experience of Jesus.

-        Four weekly sermons and themes

-        A daily guided prayer experience (am and pm)

    Download the “One Minute Pause” app and go to the “Experience Jesus” program

-        Read the book, “Experiencing Jesus. Really.”

-        Some of our Grow Groups are taking this journey in community.

WHO I AM IN CHRIST – Taking Refuge in the Truth and Love of God 

I AM ACCEPTED...

• I am a lavishly loved child of God.  (John 1:12, 1 Jn 3:1)
• As a disciple, I am a friend of Jesus Christ. (John 15:15)
• I have been justified (declared righteous). (Romans 5:1)
• I am united with the Lord, and I am one with Him in spirit. (1 Corinthians 6:17)
• I have been bought with a price and I belong to God. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
• I am a member of Christ's body. (1 Corinthians 12:27)
• I have been chosen by God and adopted as His child. (Ephesians 1:3-8)
• I have been redeemed and forgiven of all my sins. (Colossians 1:13-14)
• I am complete in Christ. (Colossians 2:9-10)
• I have direct access to the throne of grace through Jesus Christ. (Hebrews 4:14-16)

I AM SECURE...

• I am free from condemnation. (Romans 8:1-2)
• I am assured that God works for my good in all circumstances. (Romans 8:28)
• I am free from any condemnation against me and cannot be separated from the love of God. (Romans 8:31-39)
• I have been established, anointed and sealed by God. (2 Corinthians 1:21-22)
• I am hidden with Christ in God. (Colossians 3:1-4)
• I am confident that God will complete the good work He started in me. (Philippians 1:6)
• I am a citizen of heaven. (Philippians 3:20)
• I have not been given a spirit of fear but of power, love and a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:10)
• I am born of God and the evil one cannot touch me. (1 John 5:18)

I AM SIGNIFICANT...

• I am a branch of Jesus Christ, the true vine, and a channel of His life. (John 15:5)
• I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit. (John 15:16)
• I am God's temple. (1 Corinthians 3:16)
• I am a minister of reconciliation for God. (2 Corinthians 5:17-21)
• I am seated with Jesus Christ in the heavenly realm. (Ephesians 2:6)
• I am God's workmanship. (Ephesians 2:10)
• I may approach God with freedom and confidence. (Ephesians 3:12)
• I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13)

(adapted from the book by Neil Anderson, Victory in Christ)

Point of Grace Online Worship - October 5, 2025

Point of Grace Worship 10.5.25  “Experience Jesus. Really.”  Part 1 

Am I a Disciple of the Internet?

“Repeated processes shape the soul; this has been core to discipleship for millennia.
It was inevitable that years of Internet life would shape our souls whether we wanted it or not.  As a friend said, ‘It’s not that we’ve done something wrong; something wrong has been done to us.’

Discipleship to the Internet has shaped our soul
  -to expect immediate answers to your questions,
  -given you a deep suspicion to all forms of mystery,
  -fueled your addiction that the ‘practical’ is the real stuff of life,
  -while eroding your confidence that you can know anything for certain because
    yesterday’s facts are savagely overturned.

We are all worn out from this way of operating in the world because there is not life in it. 
There is no life in it.
No wonder people have a hard time ‘experiencing’ Jesus….”  Experience Jesus. Really. By John Eldridge 

Luke 11:38-42
As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him.  She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked,
 “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”

41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 
 but few things are needed—or indeed only one.
Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”

Jesus reorients life so it is oriented around the experience of Him who leads us

from “many-ness” to “one-ness”
            from “scattered” to “gathered”
            from “fragmented” to “wholeness”
            from “many gods” to “One God”
            from “more content” to “One truth”
            from “many worries” to “one peace”
            from “many anxieties” to “one refuge”
            from “many ……..” to “one ……..”

Maturing in the fullness of life in Jesus is a journey to be taken.

In October we are invited into a deeper experience of life with Jesus.

-        Four weekly sermons and themes

-        A daily guided prayer experience (am and pm)

    Download the “One Minute Pause” app  and go to the “Experience Jesus” program

-        Read the book, “Experiencing Jesus. Really.”

-        Some of our Grow Groups are taking this journey in community.

Point of Grace Online Worship - Easter Sunday (April 20, 2025)

Point of Grace Worship        4.20.25     Sermon Notes – Easter 2025 – “Come and See – Go and Tell”

Matthew 28:1-10
After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.

2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4 The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.

5 The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 
6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. 
  Come and see the place where he lay. 
7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples: He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. 
  There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”

“Come and See – Go and Tell”
is the new rhythm of life for followers of the Risen Jesus
empowered with a new message to share!

8 So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 

9 Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. 

Jesus couldn’t help Himself. 
He took, “Come and See” to a whole new level for the women. 
He wanted them to have more than evidence to “come and see”
He gave them His “presence”.

10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”

“Surprises” are part of following the Risen Jesus. 

The “Come and See – Go and Tell” life is more than He promised but not less than.

What is Jesus asking You today to “Come and See”… … … for you to “Go and Tell” some good news?

The Resurrection of Jesus is really good news in so many ways.  It is a message of victory - many victories! 

The Resurrection of Jesus is the victory of Life over death!

Jesus is the author of Life! Death is the enemy!
Jesus creates life – there is no life apart from Him!
Death separates – de-creates life – offers “the end of things”. 
The spirit of death, unleashed in the world, permeates our living, fragments souls!

Jesus is Life – He creates – He puts things back together.  He makes us whole! He is the integrating center!

“I have come that you may have Life and have it to the full.” – Jesus 

Colossians 1:15-20
15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 
16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 
17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church; 
He is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 
19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.

The Risen Jesus invites us to receive Him as Life … our life filled with His Life!

Jesus, I receive You as Life – fill my life with Your Life.  Heal my fragmented heart!

I renounce the spirit of death and all the ways “deathiness” has robbed me of Life.

I receive You Jesus – Risen from the dead – as my Life.  Life that death cannot take away!

Fill me with Your Spirit – lead me into Life today!

Amen

Point of Grace Online Worship - January 5, 2025

Sermon Notes – 1.5.25 – “Jesus – the One for me to see!” – Epiphany

Epiphany  - to “shine light on”, “to spotlight”, “to reveal”

Am I looking where God is shining?

In the story of the Magi, in Matthew 2, God shines multiple spotlights on 
“Jesus, as the One for me to see!”

                     Spotlight 1 - The Magi

                     Spotlight 2 - Old Testament Connections

                     Spotlight 3 - King Herod

Matthew 2
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”

The Magi – the most unlikely targets of God’s work in Jesus!  It would have been an epiphany for Matthew’s readers to think that God was at work in Jesus for people like “Magi from the East”

3 When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. 5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:

6 “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
   are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for out of you will come a ruler
    who will shepherd my people Israel.’”

The Old Testament Connections highlighted by Matthew (four in this chapter alone) are like “epiphany’s” to the 1st century reader.  “Oh, wow, I see!”

7 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. 8 He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”

9 After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. 11 On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. 12 And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

13 When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”

14 So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, 15 where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called my son.”

16 When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi. 17 Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:

18 “A voice is heard in Ramah,
    weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children
    and refusing to be comforted,
    because they are no more.”

19 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt 20 and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child’s life are dead.”

21 So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. 22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, 23 and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets, that he would be called a Nazarene.

King Herod stands in stark contrast to King Jesus…..
        One is powerful with the power of men…
               the other powerless but in the hands of God! 

         One threatened by a baby to the point of atrocity …          
                the other worshiped by the unlikely recipients of God’s epiphany!

What about me? 

As I look forward to the unfolding days of 2025 where is God shining His light for me to see?
Will I look where His light is shining?

Is my life threatened by Jesus or
is my life worship of Jesus: the One I truly need to see?

Point of Grace Online Worship - December 29, 2024

Point of Grace – 12.29.24  -   Seeing Jesus After Christmas - Sermon Notes

“Sir, We want to see Jesus?”

Luke 2
21 On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived.

22 When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”, 24 and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”

25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. 26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. 27 Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required, 28 Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:

29 “Sovereign Lord, as you have promised,
    you may now dismiss your servant in peace.
30 For my eyes have seen your salvation,
31     which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:
32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
    and the glory of your people Israel.”

33 The child’s father and mother marveled at what was said about him. 34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, 35 so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.”

36 There was also a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, 37 and then was a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying. 38 Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.

When we see Jesus for who He truly is
and see ourselves being with Jesus in the dailiness of life
a “saving” of ourselves happens that brings us more fully alive!

A Prayer to See Jesus Each Day

Holy Spirit,
“Help me see Jesus for all He is
so I might be with Jesus
in every way today!”

Point of Grace Online Worship - September 22, 2024

Point of Grace – 9.22.24 Sermon Notes

“Always Pray and Don’t Give Up”

Luke 18:1-8 Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not become discouraged, 2 saying, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect any person. 3 Now there was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me justice against my opponent.’ 4 For a while he was unwilling; but later he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God respect any person, 5 yet because this widow is bothering me, I will give her justice; otherwise by continually coming she will wear me out.’” 6 And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unrighteous judge said; 7 now, will God not bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night, and will He delay long for them? 8 I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?”

This parable has some layers of meaning and helps us with two questions:

Why should we persist in “prayer and not become discouraged”?

How should we persist in “prayer and not become discouraged”?

Luke 18 Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not become discouraged, (not give up) 2 saying, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect any person.

3 Now there was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me justice against my opponent.’ (vindicate me… make things right … make sure truth prevails) 4 For a while he was unwilling; but later he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God or respect any person, 5 yet because this widow is bothering me, I will give her justice; otherwise by continually coming she will wear me out.’” (Literally ‘give me a black eye’) 6 And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unrighteous judge said; 7 now, will God not bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night, and will He delay long for them? (or be longsuffering to them) 8 I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly.

Why Pray?

Jesus paints a picture of the persistent woman who was utterly powerless against the unjust forces of culture and indifference of people. She had “one” thing available to her that is her “persistent coming to the one who could ‘make things right’”. Jesus accentuates the importance of this “persistent coming” by describing the judge as indifferent to the woman’s needs except ….. he didn’t want her to “give him a black eye”.???? It turns out the judge did care about himself and his reputation when it was on the line. This is what her persistence tapped into and she (the powerless one) got justice in the end.

Jesus contrasts our heavenly Father with the judge by saying our Father in not indifferent.

He does hear our prayers.

He is at work answering our prayers.

He does value our tears shed under the weight of things “not being right” as we cry out to Him to “make things right” in a world gone wrong.

He wants us to cry out to Him.

He wants us to “hold Him to His promises – He cares about His reputation.”

He wants His children to bring all the angst messiness of being broken people in a broken unjust world to the prayer room.

Because He does care.

He is compassionate.

He is merciful and He does answer often “unexpectedly” … “surprisingly” now and will “make all things right” when He returns……. Come Lord Jesus … Come quickly.

How do we pray and not give up?

Jesus leads us to pray “all in”….. bring our whole selves…. wholehearted.

Come fully, passionately “all in” to Him in prayer.

Rehearse His promises back to Him. Ask Him to fulfill them in our day… in our lives …. Now!

He comes “quickly” as we pray…. unexpectedly “making things right”

as we pray in this “already now but not yet” chapter of the story we are in.

In the last line Jesus paints us who live 2000 years later into the picture,

“However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find (the) faith on the earth?”