Stories of Hope

Receiving Sermons in the Mail at the Perfect Time

“My name is Reuben. I’m on your sermon mailing list as I’m a prisoner at a correctional institution. You even sent me a birthday card last month! Due to our mail now being rerouted through a 3rd party company, it gets to us between 2 weeks to 2 months late. But it’s all good; I always seem to get your sermons in God’s perfect timing! I’ve been locked up almost 20 years now and recently got an attorney to work on my case. Getting my hopes up has been very stressful and has had some adverse effects on my relationship with God, because I have expectations of God to act a certain way, along a certain timeline. God has recently

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Welcomed In

“My daughter started a new school in 6th grade and was the only one from her elementary school to go there. She is normally an outgoing, funny, and happy kid and up for meeting new people and new experiences. Making friends at her new school was tough though. All the other kids already had their friend groups established. Because of COVID, all after school clubs and fun activities cancelled. She was withdrawn, unhappy, and not eating much. She admitted to me that when she gets really upset, she thinks about “ending it”. Those words make me sick to even write. Academically, she is a good student that gets good grades. Socially and emotionally, she was in trouble. She would go

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Faith as Small as a Mustard Seed

“Michael Gatlin and I were teaching our Learning to Pray like Jesus a few weeks ago. Towards the end, we moved to the practical application part where we practice praying for someone, actually “doing the stuff” as John Wimber said. We asked if anyone had any physical pain. Immediately, a gentleman named Will responded saying,“My knees hurt.” On a scale of 1-10, he said that his pain level was an 8. We weren’t sure what God was up to, and maybe feeling a bit unsure about God healing someone who so much knee pain, we asked if there was anyone else who needed prayer. A few others raised their hands, but God gently whispered, “Will’s the guy.” The first time

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Stories of Hope

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