Free Range Preacher on Prayer

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 five loaves and two fish." 18 And He said, "Bring them here to Me." 19 And ordering the multitudes to recline on the grass, He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He...

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 of these two ministers. What a glorious hour of fellowship with my former Worship Pastor-Chad Marvin and his cohort Joanna Chapman. (A praise for all of you, as you hear two beautif...

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 rescue me, For I do not forget Thy law. 154 Plead my cause and redeem me; Revive me according to Thy word. 155 Salvation is far from the wicked, For they do not seek Thy statut...

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 outlets, and hearing an evil or just plain dumb statement, my fleshly reaction is judgment and anger. Grumpy Old Man Prayer (GOMP) Expansion. No matter the source, personal or...

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 throne room in sincerity, I did here. Prayer is not: A formula. A magic set of words. If said just right, an incantation will bring you whatever you ask. (Unless you ask for...

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; answer me, O LORD! I will observe Thy statutes. 146 I cried to Thee; save me, And I shall keep Thy testimonies. 147 I arise before dawn and cry for help; I wait for Thy words. 148 My eyes anticipa...

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 time and circumstances to His divine wisdom. Our trust is in His faithfulness, not in ourselves. His word enlightens us to our benefit. So join us once again in our reading of this Psalm as w...

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. Protected from other pastors. Galatians 2:11 ff (Even in the battle for the truth leaders have conflicts.) 6. Protection from Evil opposition 5. Sincere friendships. Like Timothy, Epaphrod...

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 see a convergence of the reasons we pray and the results of our prayer, but they will one day meld together, becoming the goal of our supplication every time we commune with Holy G...

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 talking, and we know to pray by praying. Listen as I take my “how do children learn to talk” to ridicules levels, and hear how babies as they learn to talk, tell stories and even...

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 comfort and rebuke from the lover of our souls. Father Son and Holy Spirit our creator and Savior. He does sustain our souls. We review Job 3:20-26, Lamentations 3:1-6 & 17 to...

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 from our Creator to all mankind. The case is made by: The Bible's witness. The Devil's witness. Jesus' Witness. In the Sermon on the mount. In His responses to His critics. In His attestation of the Book of Jonah....

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 episode may just give you comfort. A powerful true story of the critical importance of not giving up but giving your life, in the providence of Christ, one more day. This is the new publishing of an episode we d...

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 episode may just give you comfort. This is the new publishing of an episode we did in 2019. It is mainly to be noted this was before the stressful pandemic season and all the emotional circumstances it has broug...

Reading David ( a few years back) say, Thy gentleness makes me great, from Psalm 18:35, threw me for a minor loop, for gentleness was not in the top ten attributes of God in my mind. It is reasonable, therefore, we have the witness of Jesus: 17 For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ. 18 No man has seen God at any time; the only begotten God, who is...

This Psalm is the pebble drop in water, and its ripple is found in Romans 7… 129 Thy testimonies are wonderful; Therefore my soul observes them… 22 For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man (Romans 7:22) Then… 136 My eyes shed streams of water, Because they do not keep Thy law… 23 but I see a different law in the members of my body (Romans 7:23) The import of God’s word is timeles...

Psalm 18:35 35 Thou hast also given me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy right hand upholds me, And Thy gentleness makes me great. When this verse first jumped out at me, I was more than a little startled. I had never really thought of the gentleness of God, especially as He reveals Himself in the Old Testament. Yet, David knew the gentleness of God made him great. In our effort to examine how...

God in teaching us His word, is equated with lovingkindness. I love that concept. Ayin Psalm 119:121-128 121 I have done justice and righteousness; Do not leave me to my oppressors. 122 Be surety for Thy servant for good; Do not let the arrogant oppress me. 123 My eyes fail with longing for Thy salvation, And for Thy righteous word. 124 Deal with Thy servant according to Thy lovingkindness, And te...

The Word of God sustains us through His promises and brings us solemn fear for His Holiness. Samekh. Psalm 119:1130120 113 I hate those who are double-minded, But I love Thy law. 114 Thou art my hiding place and my shield; I wait for Thy word. 115 Depart from me, evildoers, That I may observe the commandments of my God. 116 Sustain me according to Thy word, that I may live; And do not let me be as...

We mentioned this concept before in December 2021, before the physical ills, so the introduction is delayed. In this A Layman’s Commentary on the Whole Bible initial episode, you will hear: Our first blush direction of the effort. Our intent down the road, as the Lord leads. What a layman is, as I use the term. All Christians are theologians. There are; Tight theologians Sloppy theologians (not as...

Our God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is the covenant (promise-keeping God). Therefore our path is illuminated for us by that word, and our rest is in His promises. Nun Psalm 119:105-112 105 Thy word is a lamp to my feet, And a light to my path. 106 I have sworn, and I will confirm it, That I will keep Thy righteous ordinances. 107 I am exceedingly afflicted; Revive me, O LORD, according to Thy wo...

You might hear one of my go-to verses to put our sojourn into proper perspective. Lamedh Psalm 119:89-96 89 Forever, O LORD, Thy word is settled in heaven. 90 Thy faithfulness continues throughout all generations; Thou didst establish the earth, and it stands. 91 They stand this day according to Thine ordinances, For all things are Thy servants. 92 If Thy law had not been my delight, Then I would...

It may sound odd to read: 1 Timothy 2:1-2 1 First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, 2 for kings and all who are in authority, in order that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. Or even odder, to read: 7 ‘And seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on...

To expand on the privilege it is to talk about prayer with you, I prefaced our reading today with: So often do I say this. It might sound like routine spoken without true meaning. In fact, there are times when I record and think I was too excited during parts of this episode. In what we often expect to hear from others, I do not sound excited; I have to pray at all times that the Holy Spirit commu...

Where do we go in the extremely acute sorrows or the turmoil of our souls? But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing greatness of the power may be of God and not from ourselves; we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed… Luke 18:1 Now He was telling them a parable to show that...