We review and apply the revival prayer in Nehemiah 8 and 9. We hear the hearts of believers poured out in worship, thanksgiving, confession, and intercession. We also see God's name is lifted up, His will is acknowledged, alo...
Two simple truths which have stunned my by their simplicity and profundity: No one in the Bible ever asked, “Why pray?” Our Lord prayed, not just because He wanted things, but because he enjoyed speaking to the Father. John 1...
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...
Isaiah 12:1-2 1 Then you will say on that day, “I will give thanks to Thee, O LORD; For although Thou wast angry with me, Thine anger is turned away, And Thou dost comfort me. 2“Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and n...
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...
The Bible is our tutor in prayer; we learn most effectively by listening to the prayers of the saints who comprise our great cloud of witnesses. In this episode, we see revival and the pattern elements and pathos of prayer. N...
When we believe the word of God, it permeates everything! Everything includes, oddly enough, everything. Even every season we go through. In today's devotional, we hear some of the fallback verses, which help me when I need a...
You catch me musing on this one; as I was recording, it occurred to me the utter height of hypocrisy is found in someone fasting to be seen by men. If fasting, in essence, is carrying such a burden on our hearts that for a ti...
There are other times when our sorrow for our sins burst forth, remember like, Yahweh-Perazim, breaking through in victory, we are open and laid bare before the cross in repentance. The good news is the miraculous news. As a ...
The host is weak, faltering, and wholly inadequate for the task, but the word of God is none of those. The call for the children of God to forgive is serious, and the Bible uses: Serious Command as witnessed by: Commands Matt...
Glory to God for sharpening our prayers to His focus. When praying, "And take vengeance for me on my persecutors." I have learned from my soul to pray, "Lord Jesus, take vengeance by pouring out your wrath at the cross for my...
There is excellent news. As you are starting, struggling, or wrestling with God in prayer, you can expect at times to have great faith and at times to have significant doubt, but the great news is your faith is not the decidi...
I am overjoyed at the word of God and the Holy Spirit of God who reveals to us what we need when we need it. 2022, beginning October of 2021, will be a year (for me at least) of celebration of all the glorious ways Father, So...
One of my favorite devotional thoughts comes from: 2 Timothy 1:12 For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entru...
A reminder that eternal life starts now and is execrated through prayer after salvation. Prayer, communion with Almighty God, our Savior, can be the sweetest, most intimate time of your day. "And since He bids me seek His fac...
We review how the podcast got its name, the aim of the podcast, and our prayers for the podcast. Originally published 08.24.2019 Richard’s introduction is worth the listen! "The consideration of these things has long engaged ...
There is none righteous, no not one. So says the word of God. We do God a dishonor and ourselves a disservice when we look upon our great cloud of witnesses, minimize their sins while over-inflating their earthly life with ri...
A problematic episode for the Free Range Preacher. Every sincere person who speaks forth the word of God in any context understands we are wholly inadequate to teach the word of God. Some moments are punctuated by the Holy Gh...
Old-time baseball players, the song "That's Life," and Sherlock help explain why prayer is essential for God's children to pray about everything so we can give God the highest glory and enjoy Him to the utmost. "And this is e...
The prayer of Hannah in 1 Samuel 2 is pure worship. As was her vow, she has delivered Samuel to the temple of God, to the care of Eli, the high priest. Her son, a Nazarite, was now in God's hands for rearing, and he was dedic...
Published January 2019 There are two central principles we examine in this edited and enhanced republishing of a devotional on thanksgiving: First, no matter where we are in our earthly pilgrimage, joy in victory or sorrow in...
We draw closer to God because he works in our past, present, and future for our good and for His eternal glory. Published 12.04.2018 Over the years, I have learned a little about podcasting, and some of the lingo, as again, w...
Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! Thy wings shall my petition bear. To Him whose truth and faithfulness Engage the waiting soul to bless. And since He bids me seek His face, Believe His Word and trust His grace, I'l...
Warning Long Episode. Nothing to fear; take a break and meditate on these marks: Prayerlessness…20:26 Pride…………………33:36 Discouragement..to the end. Using the Ronna pandemic over the last few months, we outline three possible ...