Sermons by Elisha Dodenhoff
Good Friday
We rarely set out to lose our way—life just fills up, pressure builds, and somewhere along the way we drift further than we meant to go. At first it feels manageable… until one day nothing looks familiar anymore. When you realize you’re not where you thought you’d be, how do you actually find your way back?
The promise of prayer
Not every struggle looks like failure. Some come from trying harder, doing more, and still feeling like something’s missing. When effort runs out and striving leaves you empty, is it possible that the life you’re looking for isn’t achieved—but received? What if the fullness you’re chasing begins not with more effort, but with dependent prayer that makes room for God to show up?
Burnout
Burnout rarely starts with quitting—it starts with pushing through on fumes and calling it faithfulness. When the demands keep coming and the energy doesn’t, what actually keeps us moving without hollowing us out?
Hope Finds
So often we think hope is something we have to muster, protect, or rebuild on our own. But throughout Scripture, hope doesn’t start with people reaching up to God—it starts with God stepping into human stories. Into doubt. Into grief. Into places we thought were beyond redemption. What if hope is not found when we hold on but when we finally let go?