Prayer As Sanctuary

Sermon by Pastor Corky Calhoun
I want to first share with you how grateful I am for Janice's sermon last week. I truly believe that it was an anointed word from God for all of us, and if you missed I want to encourage you to go to the website and give it a listen. I am more of a charge the hill, rise up, get going, don't ever retreat kind of preacher, and my prayer life reflects this most frequently. What I am not so good at is slowing down, being still, sitting in silence, being contemplative. This means preaching on prayer as Sanctuary is harder for me in general. Listen, it's not because I have never experienced or for that matter needed prayer as a vehicle for Sanctuary, it's just not the vehicle I choose first. So the first four sermons in this series saw prayer as being on the offense; preparation, deliverance, being on fire, and warfare. These last three will be more of looking at prayer through a lens of pausing, seeking solitude with God amidst uncertainties and trials. More looking up than looking out. Sanctuary is meant to be and should be a safe place in the Kingdom for us to bare our souls. In the Old Testament days, you could not be touched in the sanctuary, it was a shelter from harm. I believe prayer as Sanctuary allows you to experience the cover of God, his protection and his comforting presence. It's a place to go when your afraid, when your confused, when your uncertain, when your running from the enemy. I believe eventually we all will need prayer as sanctuary. Join us Sunday as we add the next building block to our prayer practices.