When Tragedy Strikes, Pray More (1 Timothy 2:1-3)

In the sermon, Pastor Kenny begins by discussing the recent assassination of conservative political activist and apologist Charlie Kirk. Kenny also briefly mentions a few other recent tragic events in American society. When we think about these tragic horrific events, we often wonder, “What is it that God wants to do? How are we to respond?” When hardship hits and senseless tragedies overwhelm us, there are many things that we could do (and many things that we probably should do), but before we do any else, our first response ought to be to pray. Our initial and primary response to tragedies and evil actions ought to be to increase both the quantity and quality of our prayers. Herein Kenny examines the first few verses of 1 Timothy, where Paul commands us to pray for all types of people, especially those persons who hold power and influence. Kenny also examines two dozen other passages of Scripture, all pointing us toward this reality: God wants us to pray, all the time, but when tragedy strikes, we ought to pray even more!