From Groaning to Glory: Hope in Times of Suffering & Loss

In this message, preached in the wake of a sudden personal loss, we sit honestly with what it means to not know how to pray, and we listen for what Paul says is happening underneath our silence: the Spirit interceding for us with groanings too deep for words. From Solomon's ancient prayer for wisdom to the modern ache of doomscrolling through a world that feels like it's coming apart, this sermon traces the distance between our confusion and God's confident promises to never leave us nor forsake us, and to work all things out for our good. (Sermon Preached at New Hope Presbyterian Church, Gastonia NC, 07/26/2026).