Hope Presbyterian Church In Winston-salem Sermons

Series: Joy Beyond the SorrowScripture: Philippians 4:1-7 “When you stop trying to control your life and instead allow your anxieties and problems to bring you to God in prayer, you shift from worry to watching. You watch God weave his patterns in the story of your life.   Instead of trying to be out front, designing your life, you realize you are inside God’s drama.  As you wait, you begin to see him work, and your life begins to sparkle with wonder. You are learning to trust again.” —Paul Miller, A Praying Life, 73. “Prayer is bringing your helplessness to Jesus.” —Paul Miller, A Praying Life, 55. “Prayer is an expression of who we are . . . We are a living incompleteness. We are a gap, an emptiness that calls for fulfillment.” —Thomas Merton Dear refuge of my weary soul, On Thee, when sorrows rise On Thee, when waves of trouble roll, My fainting hope relies To Thee I tell each rising grief, For Thou alone canst heal Thy Word can bring a sweet relief, For every pain I feel —Anne SteeleThe post A Sweet and P