Sunday, August 2, 2026

Sunday, August 2, 2026

Scriptures: Psalm 82

• Sermon Summary

  In this message on Psalm 86, Yelena looks at how this ancient prayer gives us permission to be completely honest when life feels overwhelming. Instead of neat or polite prayers, the psalmist shows us that it's okay to bring our raw urgency to God because our relationship is rooted in God’s unfailing love. Yelena reminds us that when we're running on empty, we can lean on the faith and stories of our community to carry us through. Rather than just asking God to fix our external circumstances, the prayer invites us to pause and ask God to step into our internal fragmentation. Ultimately, prayer isn't about controlling the chaos around us, but about finding a safe space to steady our hearts and trust that we're held.

• Discussion Guide

  Community is shaped by the conversations we share. These questions and reflections are a tool to help you meaningfully engage with the themes of this week's teaching.
  
  Summer Discussion Guide 2026

  If your group is meeting this summer and wants to talk about the sermons, here are a few questions that you could use to engage with our teaching. 

  • What specific part of the message resonated with you the most? Why do you think that particular part, or idea, or story caught your attention? 

  • Did the sermon speak into a particular struggle or question in your life or your faith journey right now?

  • How did the message challenge or encourage you personally?
    And what do you think the application could be for our church community? Was there anything that could strengthen or stretch us as a church? 

  • How did the exposition of the scriptures used in the sermon provide you with a new perspective of deeper understanding?

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  It is good to remember that the conversation experience in the group is shaped by the personal stories of those who participate in it and how willing the people are to be open and vulnerable in the group.

  So if you’re leading the discussion, feel free to model and encourage person-centred and story-centred sharing by reflecting on how some parts of the sermon resonate with you personally.
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  Additionally, what contributes to a more authentic group discussion is when people can share not about the abstract and theoretical applications, but one or two practical things they are taking away from either the sermon or the discussion. 

  So, you can end your time together with this question: 

  • What is one thing you are taking away from either the sermon or the discussion we’ve just had?

• Service Songs & Prayers

  CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 103

  MUSIC Curated by Kevin B.
  Hillsong Worship - Forever Reign
  Mission House - I Don't Have Much
  All Sons & Daughters - Great Are You Lord
  Royal Anthems - Turn Your Eyes
  
  PRAYER OF CONFESSION
  Written by Bobbi Salkeld
  
  
  SERIES BUMPER
  Summer Songs Series