What if prayer isn't about finding the right words or getting God to do what you want — but about friendship? In this Lenten sermon, Dave explores how prayer moves us beyond desperation into genuine intimacy with God. Dave challenges us to see prayer not as a spiritual technique, but as an invitation to be with someone who loves us unconditionally. CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome & Introduction

02:28 A Life-Changing Prayer in Big Sur

05:36 God Gave So Much More

06:38 Prayer in a Western Mindset

08:00 Your Father Knows What You Need

08:58 Lent as a Season of Practice

10:38 Prayer as Friendship with God

12:46 Henri Nouwen & The Only Necessary Thing

14:34 Desire and Aspiration in Prayer

15:29 Moving from Illusion to Prayer

16:28 When Everything Stops Working

18:11 Prayer and Vulnerability

19:32 Desperation as a Doorway

20:05 Jesus Was Always Willing

21:04 When Prayers Go Unanswered

23:14 Finding Someone Who Holds the Tension

24:47 Holy Week: Two Unanswered Prayers

25:52 A Loving Invitation

In this message, Pastor Rachel Palmbush explores the often-overlooked Parable of the Growing Seed, uncovering a liberating truth at the heart of Kingdom living: our job is simply to scatter seeds, and God's got the rest.

CHAPTERS

[00:00] - Welcome & Opening

[00:42] - The Power of Story

[03:10] - Jesus and the Kingdom

[04:43] - The Growing Seed Parable

[07:11] - The Sleeping Farmer

[09:04] - Our Role: Scatter Seeds

[11:05] - Seeds in Your Hands

[14:23] - Patience & Trust

[19:12] - God Makes It Grow

[21:28] - God's Upside-Down Kingdom

[23:56] - God's Got This

[25:26] - Jesus Calms the Storm

[27:12] - Coming to the Table

In this sermon, Dave Peterson explores Jesus's parable of the wheat and tares to understand how God's kingdom operates amid evil and brokenness.

CHAPTERS

[00:00] - Opening Vision of Mercy

[01:24] - Parables and Paradox

[03:35] - A Gardening Lesson

[06:08] - Wheat Among Tares

[07:08] - Kingdom of God Defined

[09:05] - Evil's Infiltration

[13:46] - Zion's Utopian Dream

[15:29] - The Fall of Utopia

[17:25] - Scripture's Warnings

[18:25] - An Apology from the Church

[20:29] - Biblical Examples

[21:52] - The Utopia Trap

[23:27] - Called as Light and Salt

[25:42] - Tares Become Wheat

[26:40] - Do Not Fear