Episodes

The extended introduction for our October episodes ends at the 7:20 mark, and while there is some benefit (I believe) in listening to it again, if you would like, you can fast forward to that mark and begin the episode. …

October 2, 2022 - Inspired by J.C. Ryle’s treatise on prayer. The extended introduction for our October episodes ends at the 7:20 mark, and while there is some benefit (I believe) in listening to it again, if you would like, …

October 1 2022 - Inspired by J.C. Ryle’s treatise on prayer. More than forty years ago, after a year of salvation and being enamored with God’s word, I could still not pray. My patient exacerbated mentor said, (basically), “G...

Our continual supplication is understanding. Understanding brings us to the knowledge of the perfect love of Christ, and in our longing, we know our redeemer listens, and our salvation is sure. Tav Psalm 119:169-176 169 Let m...

Through God’s word, we find: Awe, due God. Praise due God. Peace from God. Hope for salvation. Love and the knowledge our ways are before God. Shin Psalm 119:161-168 161 Princes persecute me without cause, But my heart stands...

Educate/Encouragement Of exclamatory prayer, Rolland Hill said: "I like 'exclamatory' prayer; it reaches heaven before the devil can get a shot at it." Exclamatory prayer is those spontaneous moments we cry emphatically, a re...

Sincere/Encouragement God’s abundant life is learned through prayer. In the book "Devoted to God" by Sinclair Ferguson writes of God's perfect will: "The Lord is the Master of the jigsaw puzzle of our lives. The pieces may be...

Instruction/Encouragement Trusting the Lord for His divine Providence. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the eternal God, our Creator, Sustainer, our Savior, hears every prayer. Long or short, when we pour out our hearts to Him, ...

Category - Exhortation We will see how and where I learned to say blessings before meals, why I avoided those prayers as much as possible, and why I felt like a hypocrite saying grace 95% of the time. Contemplating prayer …

Category - Exhortation After a heartfelt review of our expected growth in prayer, we thought it fitting to play Marvin and Chapman's rendition of "Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus," for our learning of the art of prayer must …

While studying, for the first time in any depth: Matthew 14:16-20 16 But Jesus said to them, "They do not need to go away; you give them something to eat!" 17 And they *said to Him, "We have here only …

This is our first interview in two years; Chad and Joanna are sincere gifted musicians who will lead you to worship through God’s leading and His anointing. You will love to listen to the joy of these two loving hearts …

Rescues from adversaries or our sins come from meditation on the word of God….” The sum of Thy word is truth, And every one of Thy righteous ordinances is everlasting.” Resh Psalm 119:153-160 153 Look upon my affliction and r...

The easy part: My grumpy old man prayer (when I remember to employ it) brings much more peace and rest to my soul and is more effective in my personal, face-to-face conflicts. The hard part: Occasionally I watch various news …

Amidst the anger of false teaching on prayer, unbiblical promises, and taking advantage of those not schooled in the will of God, feeling Holy Spirit's permission (I believe) to vent a little about our need to come into God's...

Full Episodes coming in two days! Our God and our Savior is available to us at all times, we commune with Him from dawn to dawn from now to eternity. Qoph Psalm 119:137-144 145 I cried with all my heart; …

Walking by faith equals peace, leading us to trust in the good Providence of our Holy God and Savior. We have had a short delay, and all is good. Prayerfully the unexpected time off is over, yet we commit our …

Top Ten Reasons we pray for our Spiritual Leaders. 10. Our leaders fall into “all the saints.” Ephesians 6:18 9. We forget. The best of men are men at best. (J.C. Ryle) 8. Protected by God. (Hedge about them) 7. …

No matter what motivates us at the beginning of our prayer discipline, our prayers will glorify God, conform us to His will, and open up to us eternal life during our earthly sojourn. Maturing in the faith will not only …

New to prayer, beginning again after a multitude of fits and starts? We review the most fundamental principle of prayer, start talking to God. Set aside everything you know about prayer and talk. Children learn to talk by tal...

We review the podcast's purpose: the desire for every Christian to have a growing, Biblical, dynamic, sincere, soul-satisfying prayer life. It truly does break my heart that any Christian should not know the sweetness of comf...

In our first episode of "A Layman's Look at the Whole Bible," we say the Bible is the boss of us, and we are not the boss of it. Today we will discover the Bible is a genuine love letter …

Look, if you can agree with Charles Spurgeon on any level when he said, “My spirits were sunken so low that I could weep by the hour like a child, and yet I knew not what I wept for.” This …

Look, if you can agree with Charles Spurgeon on any level when he said, “My spirits were sunken so low that I could weep by the hour like a child, and yet I knew not what I wept for.” This …