In this message from 1 Samuel 1, we look at Hannah’s honest prayer before God and what her story teaches about faith, surrender, and joy. Alongside real stories from women in different seasons of motherhood and life, this sermon explores how God remains faithful through infertility, adoption, hardship, parenting struggles, uncertainty, and waiting.

No matter what season you are walking through, this message encourages listeners to trust God’s plan, pray honestly, and discover the joy that comes through surrendering fully to Him.

Key Insights:

• Honest prayer and surrender are often the starting point for healing and spiritual growth.
• God’s plan for your life does not need to look like anyone else’s to still be meaningful and good.
• Lasting joy is not dependent on circumstances but on trusting and following God.
• Parenting and influence are strengthened through community, faithfulness, and daily surrender.
• God can work through seasons of disappointment, uncertainty, and pain to shape deeper trust and purpose.

Scripture Focus: 1 Samuel 1:5-2:2

Speaker: Matt Petty
Location: Burnt Hickory Baptist Church

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In Acts 21 through 26, Paul faces intense opposition, arrest, and pressure from every direction. Yet instead of retreating, he continues to obey God, trust His promises, and share the gospel.

This message explores how believers can walk in God’s power during difficult seasons. It reminds us that trials are not the end of the story and that even in hardship, God is present, working, and using every moment for His purpose.

Key Insights:

• Obedience to God matters more than the opinions or warnings of others.
• God’s promises remain true even when circumstances feel uncertain or overwhelming.
• Trials can become opportunities to share faith and point others to Jesus.
• Trusting God in difficult seasons strengthens spiritual endurance and perspective.
• Living with integrity and a clear conscience reflects a life grounded in faith.

Scripture Focus Acts 22

Speaker: Matt Petty
Series: To the Ends of the Earth
Location: Burnt Hickory Baptist Church

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Life moves quickly and the pressure to achieve can feel overwhelming. In this message, we are challenged to step back and consider what truly lasts. Teaching from 2 Corinthians shows how trials refine faith, how priorities can be realigned toward eternal impact, and why living for God’s approval brings deeper freedom and purpose.

Discover how to invest your life in what will matter forever.

Key Insights:

• Hard seasons can refine faith and deepen dependence on God rather than weaken it.
• An eternal perspective helps believers navigate anxiety, pressure, and disappointment with hope.
• True purpose is found by investing time and energy in scripture and in people.
• Every vocation can become a platform for spiritual influence and kingdom impact.
• Living for God’s approval brings freedom from the constant pursuit of worldly success.

Scripture Focus:
2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Speaker: Marty Godfrey
Location: Burnt Hickory Baptist Church

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