Sermon Series - Before Amen

​Before Amen is a five-week journey that meets our honest questions about prayer and reframes it the way Jesus taught it — not as a formula to get results, but as a relationship rooted in trust. Together, we’ll explore a simple, authentic framework for prayer that begins with God’s goodness, invites us to ask for help, opens our hearts to others, cultivates gratitude, and ends in trust rather than certainty. This series makes room for doubt, dependence, compassion, and thanksgiving, reminding us that prayer doesn’t require perfect words or perfect faith — just a willingness to show up. Because prayer isn’t about changing God’s mind, but about allowing God to shape us, before we say amen.

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