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Are you ready to cancel your subscription to adulthood? When the world feels overwhelmed by chaos, global instability, and the feeling of a "crumbling empire," it's easy to succumb to exhaustion and cling to "weak, fake powers" of control. This sermon confronts the deep anxiety that paralyzes us and asks the impossible question posed by Scripture: How can we "endure everything with patience, while joyfully giving thanks"?

The source of that supernatural strength is revealed in Christ, the King in whom "all things hold together" (Colossians 1:17). Drawing on the profound assurance that God is "our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble"(Psalm 46:1), we explore how Christ's sovereignty—defined by reconciliation and peace—empowers us to reject paralysis and nostalgia. Tune in to discover how to "stand firm" and embody this non-anxious presence, making you an agent of authentic refuge in the world today.

(Scripture: Colossians 1:11–20; Psalm 46)

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