The Power of Persevering Prayer (in the Home)
Saddleback Church Weekend Messages
Saddleback Church
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🗓️ 11 May 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
In this special Mother's Day message, Pastor Stacie Wood shares an encouraging word about the most powerful tool we have to influence our families: persevering prayer. Through inspiring stories from church history and her own life, Stacie illustrates the impact of refusing to give up on praying for loved ones. She explores the Hebrew concept of "paga," depicting intercession as boldly bringing the needs of others before God's mercy. Stacie challenges listeners to pray "dangerous" prayers that will set the spiritual trajectory for generations. Whether you are a parent, grandparent, or friend, this message will renew your faith and remind you that it's never too late to start contending for God's best for your family. Discover how your prayers are your greatest influence.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, this is Andy Wood, and I'm the pastor here at Saddleback Church, and this is our podcast. |
| 0:07.9 | Be sure to subscribe so we can get you these new messages every week, and I hope you enjoy today's message. |
| 0:14.2 | Let's dive in. |
| 0:28.0 | Well, hello, Saddleback family. I also want to wish all of the moms a happy Mother's Day. |
| 0:32.8 | We're so glad that you're with us. If you're joining us online, we want to say hello to you as well. |
| 0:38.7 | We're glad that you're with us. And today, I'm sure it does not come as a surprise to you, but I wanted to share with you an article about that I read this week, that it was talking about college freshmen who |
| 0:44.0 | were surveyed and interviewed, and they were asked the question, who is the most influential |
| 0:48.7 | person in your life? And I'm sure you can guess that the number one answer, far and above any other answer, was |
| 0:56.1 | moms. Because moms have a disproportionate influence on a child as a child is being raised. It's |
| 1:05.4 | such a gift that God has given us today. And so the things that moms celebrate and the things that moms refuse to tolerate |
| 1:13.6 | and the things that we say to our children and the ways that we love them and show affection, |
| 1:20.0 | it's creating culture in our homes and it's having such a profound influence on the lives of our children. |
| 1:26.8 | And so today I want to talk to our moms for just a |
| 1:29.7 | moment because I know a few things about moms. I know that if you're a mom, there are days that you |
| 1:35.1 | feel like you are slaying it. Like you absolutely impress yourself by how you are the keeper of all the |
| 1:42.7 | family knowledge, right? Like you are the only one all the family knowledge, right? |
| 1:44.3 | Like you are the only one in the family who knows every person's complicated in and out |
| 1:50.0 | order, right? |
| 1:51.0 | And you know which family members like their sandwich cut diagonally and who wants |
| 1:55.0 | to cut in squares. |
| 1:55.9 | You constantly have 27 tabs open in your brain and none of them are buffering. You've got the family |
| 2:04.5 | calendar by heart. You know where every person is at all times. And your husband is just |
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