Sep 8, 2026 · 29 min · 10 segments
Our prayers are the way we communicate with God. They are how we share our feelings, fears, and desires with him. He answers our prayers. The thing about answered prayers, though, is that they don’t…
I have pre-selected a volunteer to help me with a little sermon illustration this morning.
I say pre-selected because I didn't trust all y'all.
So I, I pre-selected a volunteer to help me.
Sierra, will you come up here and help me? I'm gonna, I'm gonna explain it all to you.
Y'all give it up for Sierra.
[clapping] [cheering] Sierra.
So while she's coming up here, one of my absolute pho- favorite moments of the year so far was baptizing Sierra.
Um, the, the pure jubilation on your face as you came out of the water made my, not just day, but week, one of my favorite moments of the year so far.
So here's, here's what I want you to do.
We're gonna take these blocks, and right in this area right here, I want you to build a house.
Okay? Okay.
Whatever that, whatever that looks like.
These are like Temu Legos.
[laughs] We g- 'cause we have a budget here at Springwell.
[laughs] Um, and so, um, so I'd, I, I need you to, to build a house pretty quickly, if you don't mind.
The clock's ticking, okay? [laughs] Oh, I wouldn't have started with the, with the long ones, but go ahead.
[laughs] Okay.
Now, remember, y- you gotta build a big foundation.
Like a big one? Like a big one.
Okay.
Uh, that's what I would do.
That's what I would do.
[laughs] All right, but let's, l- let's ...
It doesn't have to be perfect, Sierra.
Let's just go.
[laughs] All right, so, so you got a floor.
Uh-huh.
Is that, is that gonna be the floor? Yeah.
Well, you can u- I would've used the stage as the floor, but that's okay.
Ooh.
[laughs] Did I mention worship went longer? I'm just kidding.
[laughs] Y'all should've seen the look that she gave me right then.
[laughs] It's like, give you the microphone.
All right, so we got this.
All right, what else? What you think you should do next? I think you should use the orange ones to make walls, or use these to make walls.
Okay.
What do you think? I wouldn't have started there, though.
[laughs] No, not there either.
[laughs] Yeah, right there, maybe.
Turn it around.
I'm just kidding.
They're the same.
[laughs] All right, that's good.
Thank you, Sierra.
Y'all give it up for Sierra.
[clapping] [cheering] Thank you.
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I have pre-selected a volunteer to help me with a little sermon illustration this morning.
I say pre-selected because I didn't trust all y'all.
So I, I pre-selected a volunteer to help me.
Sierra, will you come up here and help me? I'm gonna, I'm gonna explain it all to you.
Y'all give it up for Sierra.
[clapping] [cheering] Sierra.
So while she's coming up here, one of my absolute pho- favorite moments of the year so far was baptizing Sierra.
Um, the, the pure jubilation on your face as you came out of the water made my, not just day, but week, one of my favorite moments of the year so far.
So here's, here's what I want you to do.
We're gonna take these blocks, and right in this area right here, I want you to build a house.
Okay? Okay.
Whatever that, whatever that looks like.
These are like Temu Legos.
[laughs] We g- 'cause we have a budget here at Springwell.
[laughs] Um, and so, um, so I'd, I, I need you to, to build a house pretty quickly, if you don't mind.
The clock's ticking, okay? [laughs] Oh, I wouldn't have started with the, with the long ones, but go ahead.
[laughs] Okay.
Now, remember, y- you gotta build a big foundation.
Like a big one? Like a big one.
Okay.
Uh, that's what I would do.
That's what I would do.
[laughs] All right, but let's, l- let's ...
It doesn't have to be perfect, Sierra.
Let's just go.
[laughs] All right, so, so you got a floor.
Uh-huh.
Is that, is that gonna be the floor? Yeah.
Well, you can u- I would've used the stage as the floor, but that's okay.
Ooh.
[laughs] Did I mention worship went longer? I'm just kidding.
[laughs] Y'all should've seen the look that she gave me right then.
[laughs] It's like, give you the microphone.
All right, so we got this.
All right, what else? What you think you should do next? I think you should use the orange ones to make walls, or use these to make walls.
Okay.
What do you think? I wouldn't have started there, though.
[laughs] No, not there either.
[laughs] Yeah, right there, maybe.
Turn it around.
I'm just kidding.
They're the same.
[laughs] All right, that's good.
Thank you, Sierra.
Y'all give it up for Sierra.
[clapping] [cheering] Thank you.
