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https://newsongpeople.com/messages/the-secret-strength-of-hidden-workWhat if the quiet, hidden seasons of your life aren't wasted time—but the very place where God is building what you'll need for what's next? Before David ever faced Goliath, he spent years in a field with sheep, unseen and unnoticed. But it was there—in the waiting, in the small battles, in the faithful work no one applauded—that he became the man who could stand before giants. God doesn't just care about getting you there; He cares about getting into you what you're going to need when you get there.

https://newsongpeople.com/messages/the-call-and-the-costPrayer was central to the life of Jesus. He prayed at the most ordinary moments, and at the most critical ones. He prayed with Scripture, He prayed alone, He prayed with friends, He prayed for His enemies, and He surrendered Himself to the will of the Father in prayer.In this series, we’re going to look at the prayer life of Jesus. We’ll listen as He teaches us how to pray, and we’ll follow His example in the way He prayed.As we pray like Jesus, we’ll grow in our relationship with the Father, our dependence on the Spirit, and our alignment with His mission.

Luke 15:4 Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?Luke 15:8 Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins[a] and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?Luke 15:11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them 13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. 14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. 16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.In the storytelling world of first-century Judaism, repetition with variation was a way of signaling that something deeper was unfolding. — Tim KellerIn the cultural world of Jesus’ listeners, the most glaring absence in the story of the prodigal is not the missing son, it is the missing pursuit of the older brother. In a patriarchal household, the father did not chase shame. He bore it, but he did not run after it.That responsibility belonged to the eldest son. The older brother was meant to leave the house, seek out his sibling, restore the family’s honor, and mediate reconciliation. That was his role. That was his duty.Genesis 4:9 Am I my brother’s keeper?Romans 8:29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.Luke 19:10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.Romans 8:29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

https://newsongpeople.com/messages/the-secret-placeWhat if prayer was never meant to be a routine to manage, but a relationship to enjoy? What if the “secret place” Jesus talked about wasn’t a room, a time, or a formula—but the heart? In this message, Pastor Jackson unpacks how religion quietly steals the life, beauty, and depth from prayer, replacing communion with performance and presence with pressure. Through the life and prayer habits of Jesus, we’re invited to let go of myths that keep us distant from God and rediscover prayer as giving Him total access—anytime, anywhere, with or without words. Prayer isn’t a burden to carry, but a gift that leads us into deeper life with the Father, made possible through Jesus. Let's dive in.