How often do we pray the same prayers we prayed a decade ago?
That was the question that struck me recently — and I suspect it strikes many of us here in Hudson, too. We’re asking God to bring in the beans before the rain, keep milk prices stable, help with the operating loan and protect our children. These prayers matter. God absolutely wants to hear them. But if our prayer life looks identical after twenty years of walking with Jesus, something isn’t growing. Let this inspire you to seek deeper connection and purpose in your prayer life.
This Sunday, we’re starting a new sermon series on the Book of Ephesians, diving specifically into chapter one where the Apostle Paul shares how he prays for the church. By the time he writes this letter from prison, Paul has been following Jesus for about 25 years. He’s planted churches, endured beatings, survived shipwrecks and buried friends. Yet his prayer isn't what we’d expect.
He doesn’t pray for their circumstances to change. Instead, he prays for something far more transformative: that they would know God more deeply, see the hope already given to them and trust in God’s resurrection power. This invites us to focus on inner growth that l...