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A Mother's Prayer for Her Child

Mark 7:24-30

Uploaded to YouTube May 11, 2026

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Praying for your child and hearing nothing back? A mother's prayer has more power than you think. Pastor Kaloma teaches that a mother's prayer can outlast God's silence and refuse to take the first answer as the last one. The Syrophoenician woman walked into a room she was not invited to, kept asking after Jesus pushed back, and went home on his word before she saw her daughter healed. In this sermon, Pastor Kaloma Smith of UAMEZ Church in Palo Alto, California preaches on Mark 7:24-30, preached on Mother's Day 2026, and shows how this mother's bold, stubborn faith still speaks to parents praying for their kids today. Questions this sermon answers What does Mark 7:24-30 teach about prayer? A desperate mother kept asking Jesus after his first answer, and he healed her daughter because of how she answered him. How do I keep praying for my child when nothing changes? Stay at the altar, because persistent prayer can outlast years of silence and God answers in his time. Does God answer a mother's prayer for a grown child? Pastor Kaloma says yes from his own life: his mother kept praying for him through three high schools and years away from church. Do I need proof before I trust God's answer? No. The mother walked home on a word from Jesus and found her daughter healed when she got there. Scripture: Mark 7:24-30 Chapters 0:00 Heaven cannot hide from a mother 0:33 Mark 7:24-30: the Syrophoenician woman 1:47 Praying for kids in a heavy world 4:07 Jochebed, Hannah and Mary: mothers who prayed 6:44 A mother's audacity 12:31 A mother's tenacity in prayer 19:12 Faith before proof: you only need a crumb Join us Sundays at 10 AM PT, 3549 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306, or live at youtube.com/@uamez Plan your visit: uamez.com Instagram: instagram.com/uamezchurch Facebook: facebook.com/uamezchurch #UAMEZChurch #MothersPrayer #Mark7

Questions this sermon answers

What does Mark 7:24-30 teach about prayer?

A desperate mother kept asking Jesus after his first answer, and he healed her daughter because of how she answered him.

How do I keep praying for my child when nothing changes?

Stay at the altar, because persistent prayer can outlast years of silence and God answers in his time.

Does God answer a mother's prayer for a grown child?

Pastor Kaloma says yes from his own life: his mother kept praying for him through three high schools and years away from church.

Do I need proof before I trust God's answer?

No. The mother walked home on a word from Jesus and found her daughter healed when she got there.

What are the chapters in this sermon?

  1. 0:00 Heaven cannot hide from a mother
  2. 0:33 Mark 7:24-30: the Syrophoenician woman
  3. 1:47 Praying for kids in a heavy world
  4. 4:07 Jochebed, Hannah and Mary: mothers who prayed
  5. 6:44 A mother's audacity
  6. 12:31 A mother's tenacity in prayer
  7. 19:12 Faith before proof: you only need a crumb

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