A Vision of Glory - What if you can't find the words to worship? - Psalm 22 - Stephen Baines

Hope Live | A Vision of Glory | Psalm 22 | Stephen BainesWhat do you do when worship feels like the last thing you have left?In this message from Psalm 22, Stephen explores one of the most remarkable truths in all of scripture — that God doesn't just visit us when we worship, He inhabits our praise. He settles. He stays. And He does it not only when worship comes easily, but especially when it doesn't.Drawing on Psalm 22's jarring opening ("My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"), Stephen traces a thread that runs from David hiding in a cave, to Paul and Silas bleeding in a prison cell, all the way to Jesus on the cross — and asks: what does it look like to worship through gritted teeth? To declare that God is holy, not because circumstances have improved, but because His character hasn't changed?This isn't a message that promises praise will fix everything. It's an honest, pastoral, and deeply encouraging reminder that praise changes us even when it doesn't change our situation — that sometimes God comes like an earthquake and breaks the chains, and sometimes He comes in a whisper and says, I've got you. Keep going.Three anchoring truths from Psalm 22:Praise welcomes God's presencePraise declares God's kingshipPraise breaks the power of despairKey themes: Worship in suffering · Psalm 22 & the presence of God · Paul and Silas in prison · praise as spiritual warfare · God's manifest presence · honest faith in the valleys21/06/2026Make sure to share with your friends and family!#hopemessages #psalms #avisionofglory #hopelancaster #hopeisnotncanceled