What causes us to think of prayer as the last option rather than the first? I can think of two reasons: feelings of independence and feelings of insignificance.

I remember enjoying writing those, theres two clues of a gift: you enjoy doing it and people enjoy you doing it.

I simply think God is greater than our weakness. In fact, I think it is our weakness that reveals how great God is.

Be a child again. Flirt. Giggle. Dip your cookies in your milk. Take a nap. Say you're sorry if you hurt someone. Chase a butterfly. Be a child again.

God would rather give up His son..than give up on us

No one can pray and worry at the same time. When we worry, we aren't praying. When we pray, we aren't worrying.

What I try to do is narrow the sermon series down to one big question. In this case the question is: What happens when grace happens? I knew I wanted to preach about grace. I just felt as if it was time for our church to be refreshed and see the beauty of God's grace - the uniqueness of the Christian grace as compared to the teachings of other world religions on forgiveness.