Sermon Details
- Pastor Name: Jonathan Cornell
- Date & Time: September 15, 2013 | 10:00am
Has anyone here ever experienced what is commonly known as awkward silence? [Pause]
If you haven’t, you just did. Creators of programs like The Office use silence to create comedic moments, convey messages, create tension, and introduce us to the humanity of the character. And it seems that silence can be either awkward and uncomfortable, or it can be pregnant with anticipation.
Last week, we began a series of messages that we’ll be preaching on the subject of prayer. We’re doing so not so that we’ll be more knowledgeable about prayer, but in seeing the way God’s people in the Bible pray, we will draw more deeply into a life of prayer.
And what I want to suggest this morning is that silence is actually the birthplace of real connection to God. For us to grow in and grow up in our relationship to God, we must recognize the place of silence and solitude, apart from the noise of our world, is where God will actually speak to us.
Silence is the birthplace of all genuine and heartfelt prayer.
Download the entire transcript: 1 Kings 19 Waiting For God In Silence And Prayer
