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October Surprise 2023 Episodes

Our celebration month is October, in 2023 we finish up with thirty one days of J.C. Ryle finishing up his book. "A Call to Prayer."
Oct. 19, 2023

October Surprise, October Sixteenth, 2023 - Pray with Faith. Pt 3

Pastor Ryle told us on October fourteenth: The 119th Psalm is full of things asked, 'according to thy word.' Today, we are riffing off Psalm 119 and the verses which call out "according to Thy word." Let our souls be …

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Oct. 17, 2023

October Surprise, October Fifteenth, 2023 - Pray with Faith. Pt 2

Praying by faith means praying expecting answers from the God who revealed to us, the fervent prayers of a righteous man accomplishes much. J.C. Ryle urges us to pray and expect to see the answers. “Above all, we should culti...

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Oct. 15, 2023

October Surprise, October Fourteenth, 2023 - Pray with Faith. Pt 1

J.C. Ryle breaches two central concepts in praying with faith. Believing God hears and answers and: We are moved to pray His promises. "I commend to you the importance of praying with faith. We should endeavor to believe that...

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Oct. 14, 2023

October Surprise, October thirteenth, 2023 - Pray with Fire.

We are on the lucky October thirteenth and looking at praying with fiery passion. Realistic conversation with Almighty. J.C. Ryle tells us: "I commend to you the importance of earnestness in prayer. It is not necessary that a...

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Oct. 14, 2023

October Surprise, October Twelfth, 2023 - A Call to Perseverance. Pt 2

We ended in the eleventh, looking at our perseverance in prayer, noting here, so far, that Ryle is campaigning for our daily conversation with the Holy God. We begin today continuing on that theme, listening to Ryle as he say...

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Oct. 12, 2023

October Surprise, October Eleventh, 2023 - A Call to Perseverance. Pt…

Today, we will hear just one sentence from Ryle, and then shortly why only one sentence, but first a word from our Savior: "Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray …

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Oct. 11, 2023

October Surprise, October Ten, 2023 - A Call to Regularity.

"I commend to you the importance of making prayer a regular business of life. I might say something of the value of regular times in the day for prayer. God is a God of order. The hours for morning and …

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Oct. 10, 2023

October Surprise, October Ninth, 2023 - Fred's Call of Weakness.

I have been meditation on the advice from Pastor Ryle for the last couple of days on using as he said: "As to praying out of a book in our private devotions, it is a habit I cannot praise." And …

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Oct. 9, 2023

October Surprise, October Eighth, 2023 - A Call to God the Spirit.

The leading of the Holy Spirit is our goal, and J.C. Ryle schools us greatly in that imperative. To that end, he says: "We may insensibly get into the habit of using the fittest possible words, and offering the most …

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Oct. 7, 2023

October Surprise October Seventh, 2023 - A Call to Spiritual Spontane…

Our mentor over this last year, J.C. Ryle, and his book, "A Call to Prayer," bring us another challenge, which your host has failed many times. Rightly are we warned: "I commend to you the importance of praying spiritually. I...

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Oct. 6, 2023

October Surprise October Sixth, 2023 - A Call to Sincerity.

J.C. Ryle warns us: If I do not mean what I say, I am trifling with God. The Bishop's admonishment is one of the pillars of our relationship with the Holy God. He has already reminded us we are on …

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Oct. 5, 2023

October Surprise October Fifth, 2023 - A Call to Solemnity (and Joy.)

J.C. Ryle reminds us once again: "I commend then to your attention, the importance of reverence and humility in prayer. Let us never forget what we are, and what a solemn thing it is to speak with God. Let us …

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Oct. 4, 2023

October Surprise October Fourth, 2023 - A Call to Humility.

Happy October Surprise! As we continue in "A Call to Prayer" by J.C. Ryle, we will hear him call us to humility when we come to God. Pastor Ryle says: "Suffer me then, as a companion in the Christian warfare, …

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Oct. 4, 2023

October Surprise October Third, 2023: More Pleasing than We Know.

J.C. Ryle continues to encourage all who pray. "There are few children of God who do not often find the season of prayer a season of conflict. The devil has special wrath against us when he sees us on our …

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Oct. 3, 2023

October Surprise October Second, 2023 - A Word of Encouragement to th…

Richard is Back! Day two of our October surprise, and back to J.C. Ryle, and the mindset of saints of old is nothing not genuine about the ups and downs of the Christian struggle, and Ryle is in that mold. …

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