Desperation, Not Perspiration: Don’t Sweat the Big Stuff
Pastor Richard McIntosh · November 8, 2026
Have you ever had a day so bad you wondered how you’d go on? In this message, “Desperation, Not Perspiration: Don’t Sweat the Big Stuff,” Pastor Richard McIntosh of Stratford Heights Church of God shows how God meets us in our most desperate moments. He looks at the woman with the issue of blood in Mark 5:25-34. After 12 years of suffering, she pushed through the crowd to touch Jesus’ garment. Jesus didn’t only heal her body. With one word, “Daughter,” He restored her identity, her family, and her place in the community.
Pastor Richard also tells a personal story about severe back pain on a family trip and how God showed up when he was at the end of himself. He walks step by step through Proverbs 3:5-6: trust in the Lord, lean not on your own understanding, and let Him direct your path. In a world of political noise, bad news, and hard seasons, this sermon on faith, hope, trust, and God’s faithfulness will encourage you. It also challenges you to be that phone call or text for someone who is desperate today.
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Pastor Richard also tells a personal story about severe back pain on a family trip and how God showed up when he was at the end of himself. He walks step by step through Proverbs 3:5-6: trust in the Lord, lean not on your own understanding, and let Him direct your path. In a world of political noise, bad news, and hard seasons, this sermon on faith, hope, trust, and God’s faithfulness will encourage you. It also challenges you to be that phone call or text for someone who is desperate today.
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