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Weekly reflections on the scriptures from our Worship Services at Roser Church, Anna Maria, Florida.
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Life requires constant negotiation with our desires. What we want is not always good for us, or good for the ones we say we love. Tests quickly become temptations when those desires kick in. How can we keep our desires in check, so that we can become the people we are meant to be?The Point: Prayer reminds us that this is a winnable war.Next Steps: How can God help us this week to win whatever spiritual battles we are fighting?Sermon Notes & Discussion Guide: https://dirks-corner-public.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Why-Pray-2026-Week-7-Sermon-Notes.pdfVisit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app
Money managers constantly tell us that debt is a bad thing. It deprives us of our independence. However, debt can also be an isolating thing. It can drive deep wedges into our closest relationships. How do we cope with these painful obstacles to the human connections that we all desire?The Point: Prayer reminds us that none of this works without grace.Next Steps: Where do we need a more grace in our lives, both receiving it and giving it?Sermon Notes & Discussion Guide: https://dirks-corner-public.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Why-Pray-2026-Week-6-Sermon-Notes.pdfVisit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app
Bread is a powerful symbol of both need and provision. If there is not enough bread, we cannot survive. But how much is “enough”? When have we crossed the line from need to desire? And when do our desires keep others from having what they need?The Point: Prayer reminds us that we need Our Father more than we need anything else.Next Steps: As we pray this week, let’s begin by reminding ourselves that our Father is more than enough for us, before we start asking for anything else.Sermon Notes & Discussion Guide: https://dirks-corner-public.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Why-Pray-2026-Week-5-Sermon-Notes.pdfVisit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app
God’s ways often remain a mystery to us. We don’t always understand what He is doing. How do we work through this difference? How can we come to trust His will, even when we don’t understand it?The Point: Prayer can inspire us to embrace the wisdom of God’s will.Next Steps: Where should we be consciously surrendering to God’s will this week?Sermon Notes & Discussion Guide: https://dirks-corner-public.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Why-Pray-2026-Week-4-Sermon-Notes.pdfVisit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app
While every kingdom seeks to become an empire, only one Kingdom can truly claim to be both universal and eternal. As followers of Christ, we long for the day when God’s reign truly does permeate every heart and mind.The Point: Prayer inspires us with God’s vision for our future.Next Steps: What one thing will this vision of Christ’s kingdom inspire us to do this week?Sermon Notes & Discussion Guide: https://dirks-corner-public.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Why-Pray-2026-Week-3-Sermon-Notes.pdfVisit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app
God reveals His Name so that we can speak to Him as a Person. He is not an abstract force, or some philosophical idea. He reveals Himself as someone who loves us. How seriously do we take this honor of knowing Him?The Point: Prayer inspires us to become the powerful, holy people that God calls us to be. Next Steps: As we think about God’s holiness this week, let’s each identify one new way in which we can do a better job representing our Father in the world.Sermon Notes & Discussion GuideVisit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app
By what right do we enter God’s throne room to ask anything of Him? This is the true miracle of prayer, that the Almighty Ruler of the Universe is also our loving Father. He knows each of us by name, wants to listen to us, and knows our needs better than we know them ourselves.Visit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app
The parents bring their child to a temple built by their ancestors. A priest continues the ancient tradition of ministering at that temple. On this day, however, he will have an unparalleled honor. He will see the very One for whom all of this was built, the One to whom it all points. Visit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app
Humble shepherds were the first to kneel before the new King. The church was a stall, and the altar, a manger. Little did they know that this manger would one day be replaced by a cross, and that cross, by a throne. The scene would change, but the worship they began continues today. The Child before whom they bowed is the Christ we still adore. Visit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app
Who will receive the honor of first seeing the new King? The rich and famous? Royalty and the noble classes? No, it would be humble shepherds on night watch. They are granted one of the most glorious privileges of all time, to witness an angelic proclamation of the new King!Visit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app
The story opens with an emperor and a humble family. One reigns and the other is forced into a hard, demeaning journey. Little did that emperor know, however, that this was the beginning of his end. A new King would be born who would soon launch His reign over every human heart.Visit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app
For God’s ancient people, Passover is a powerful celebration of His saving grace, a reminder that He has delivered captives for many generations. As we enter our new Sanctuary, we continue to celebrate that same grace, which still saves us from our own forms of captivity.Visit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app
Building programs are never completed without obstacles. Not everyone in Judah’s region was rejoining in their new Sanctuary. God intervened, however, to ensure that their worship continued. His actions will inspire us as we face our own versions of opposition.Visit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app
When the foundation of the new temple was completed, God’s people again gathered to worship with both joy and tears. Re-entering a Sanctuary can compel strong emotions, as we reflect on what God has done, is doing and will do. Visit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app
As a first step in their ancient rebuilding effort, God’s people completed an altar. For the first time in years, the people could offer the sacrifices that their God required. This opportunity to give back to God powerfully inspired their first act of renewed worship. Will our opportunity to worship here inspire a similar response?Visit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app
After decades of captivity, God moved the ruler of an empire to set His people free, so they could return to their Promised Land. This sovereign act of God should inspire us to respond to His call and return to a place of worship.Visit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app
Sometimes life makes us choose between grace and truth. Can we be gracious while we hold evil doers accountable? Does grace allow us to differ about matters of truth? In Jesus, truth and grace are fully revealed, empowering us to be both truthful and gracious.Visit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app
Unlike the gods of myth who are partially divine and partially human, Jesus is both fully God and fully human. As both Son of God and Son of Man, He offers a meaningful way to restore our relationships with both our Heavenly Father and one another.Visit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app
When God started His family in the Garden, there was a man and a woman who had two sons. That family fell apart, however, and countless generations later, brothers were still killing brothers. Then Jesus comes to bring the family back together.Visit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app
The story in Genesis tells us that God creates light, separating it from darkness. John’s story develops that truth, reminding that Jesus is that light that scatters the darkness in our lives and in our world.Visit us at app.dirkscorner.com to download the app
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