Sustained in the Slip| Pastor Courtney Clayton Jenkins | November 23, 2025

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November 23, 2025 Series: & - When God Holds It All Together (HUNGER & THIRST) Title: Sustained in the Slip Text: 1 Kings 19: 1-13 (The Voice) Preacher: Pastor Courtney Clayton Jenkins In a culture driven by division, either/or thinking, and fragmentation, this sacred theme invites us into the holy tension of"&." The ampersand becomes a theological anchor-reminding us that God is not confined to one side or the other, but moves in the middle, holding all things together. From August through Advent, we journey through four interwoven series exploring how God meets us in contradiction, complexity, and connection. Whether we're carrying both joy & sorrow, faith & fear, or hope & uncertainty-God holds it all. This Sunday we continue our Hunger & Thirst sermon series with a message that speaks to the soul’s quietest aches. Life has a way of overwhelming us, pulling us off center, and leaving us feeling like we are slipping more than we are standing. In 1 Kings 19, Elijah reaches that same breaking point. He is exhausted, empty, and unsure if he can go any further. Yet God meets him not with grand miracles but with small sustaining mercies that support him as he slips into dangerous territory. Join Courtney Clayton Jenkins as she helps us explore how God strengthens us through the very things we often overlook. A simple meal. A moment of rest. A quiet whisper. A breath we did not think we had left. This Thanksgiving week we are learning how to be grateful even on empty, how to recognize the subtle ways God holds us when we are slipping, and how the small stuff can carry us farther than we ever imagined. Come ready for an honest and hope-filled word that reminds us that even in the slip, God sustains.

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