Listen "Looking Back, Looking Forward | 2026"
Episode Synopsis
Andrew reflects on Psalm 46 to lead the community in looking honestly back on the past year and forward into the next, emphasizing that God is a present refuge and strength amid real instability rather than a promise of ease. The message names the temptation to reframe, bypass, or escape pain and instead calls for remembering—biblical reflection that brings the full truth of one’s life into God’s presence—as the way suffering becomes wisdom and faith is renewed. Drawing on Israel’s practice of marking deliverance in Exodus and the ongoing wilderness that followed, it highlights how remembering God’s past faithfulness retrains hearts shaped by fear and self-reliance. The teaching frames growth not as automatic but as formed through reflection, stillness, and trust, culminating in a communal practice of Examen that invites gratitude, honesty, release of fear, and discernment of a next faithful step. The overall vision is a people grounded in God’s presence, deepened in communion, and moving into the future with resilient hope, confident that restoration flows not from control but from abiding refuge in the Lord.
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