We are locked in a spiritual battle. There are forces of good and evil waging war all around us - and we are caught in the fray.

Are you aware of that?

This particular petition of the Lord's Prayer is striking. By teaching us to pray this way - Jesus opens our eyes to the spiritual struggle that we are ALL engaged in. And through it, He equips us for the fight.

In this sermon, Pastor Kevin shares the reality that 1) we are all tempted 2) why it works 3) and the key to standing firm in the midst of it.

Take a listen, and gird up your loins!

In Matthew 18 Jesus shares one of the most terrifying truths of all Scripture. After describing a servant who is sent to prison for all eternity, Jesus says: "So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.”

You cannot escape this life without experiencing hurt in relationships. How will we find the strength to forgive those who have caused us pain?

Listen as Pastor Kevin unpacks the "Parable of the Unmerciful Servant" - to point us to the One who can strengthen us to forgive, by what He has done for us.

When you pray - what does it sound like? What do you say?

Most of us are well acquainted with "petitionary" prayer. It's the kind of prayer where we are asking God to help us. To give us this or that. To protect us in some way. And there's precedent to pray this way: Jesus teaches us to pray: "Give us."

But has praying this way deformed our understanding of who God is? Have we questioned the power of prayer when our requests have gone (seemingly) unanswered? How do we pray this way rightly?

Listen to Pastor Kevin as he shared what it means to pray this petition. And cling, along with Him, to the bread of life!