Message: “When You Pray” from Travis Williams

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.

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