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In our sermon series, The Life God Has Always Wanted For You, Pastor Travis Williams talks about how prayer is not pressure; it’s a pathway to God’s heart, from Matthew 6:7-14, including:
1. The Misunderstanding (v. 7-8),
2. An Invitation to Intimacy (v.9),
3. Heart Alignment (v. 10),
4. The Grace of Enough (v. 11),
5. The Grace Exchange (v. 12),
6. Strength for the Battle (v. 13), and
7. Freedom of the Father (v. 14).
This podcast episode is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, June 29, 2025.

Scripture References: Matthew 6:7-14

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From Series: "The Life God Has Always Wanted For You"

The life God desires for you isn’t about performing for him — it’s about celebrating life with him. It isn’t earned through effort, or reserved for the ultra-righteous. It’s a life shaped by joy, peace, purpose, and transformation — and it begins with grace.

Spiritual habits like prayer, reading scripture, solitude, and fasting aren’t religious checkboxes. Those disciplines are invitations. Gifts. Graces. They’re how we train our hearts to hear God’s voice, know his love, and live in his freedom. This life with God is about becoming who you were always meant to be and rejoicing along the way. Join us to discover how these practices can become pathways, not pressure, to the life God always intended for you.

Notes

Men are called to love their wives as Christ loved the church. That's a tall order, because Christ was the man. A one-bullet-point sermon would be Love At All Costs, but what does that mean? A couple manly things to do would be to Provide and Protect. Men should also love with tenderness. Mr. Travis Williams, the leader of Evangel's Men's Fraternity, shares his personal struggles and challenges men to “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. Do everything in love.” That's 1 Corinthians 16:13-14, the sermon text, and it's on the black bracelets given to men who complete Session 1 of Men's Fraternity, The Quest for Authentic Manhood. From Evangel Church, Houghton, Michigan, October 11, 2015.

Scripture References: 1 Corinthians 16:13-14

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