Welcome to the Yadkin Examen. The Examen is a weekly prayer podcast. Every Monday we take a moment to reflect on our week past, give thanks to God, and seek strength for the day and week to come. We use reflection questions from different sources to help us seriously pray and review our own spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical lives.

Each episode begins with an excerpt from Sunday's sermon and ends with the scripture text. On February 5th our preacher was the Rev. Jonathan Gaylord and he preached from the Matthew 5:1-12.

Reflection Questions selected from John Wesley and the Holy Club

Can I be trusted?

Am I a slave to dress, friends, work, or habits?

Am I self-conscious, self-pitying, or self-justifying?

Reflection Questions from the Sermon

How do you see those around you as Blessed?

How do you need to move from your position of certainty towards God and Humanity of others?

What is one way that you can move towards blessing and God today?