Sermon
Why We Pray
Mercy Hill Church - Cincinnati
Speaker: Jason Vickers
September 2, 2025 · 35 min
Summary
Paul teaches the Colossian church that God's will is not a mysterious single path but a calling to glorify God in all circumstances. Through prayer, bearing fruit, deepening knowledge of God, relying on His power, and giving thanks, believers live according to God's will with freedom and confidence, knowing their redemption through Christ is already secured.
Highlights
God's will for your life is to glorify God—not to live your lives in fear of making the wrong decision because if you're glorifying God then you are living in God's will.
The same power that created the universe, the same power that upholds all those particles, the same power that raised Christ from the dead is the same power that strengthens you to live to please God.
Take heart—the battle has been won. We have the freedom to live our lives to glorify God and we can give ourselves grace along the way when we make mistakes, because that sin was already paid for on the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.