Bethesda Shalom

Matthew 6:5-13 Well the words of a hymn serve to capture the essence of the burden of this sermon; “Sweet hour of prayer!  Sweet hour of prayer!  That calls me from a world of care, and bids me at my Father’s throne make all my wants and wishes known.  In seasons of distress and grief, my soul has often found relief, and oft escaped the tempters snare by thy return, sweet hour of prayer!”  It seems that the Saints of old knew something that so many of us now know so little of as it relates to a life of prayer!  Never have we been so prosperous and well off as we are in this century, yet for all our prosperity it seems that more Christians than ever are suffering from anxiety, depression and burn-out. This sermon is a passionate plea for God’s people to return to a quiet time with the Lord, a time set aside for uninterrupted fellowship with God.  A place where we our Saviour meet in the wonder and awe of an open Bible and prayer!!