Free Range Preacher on Prayer

October 8, 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, you can fast forward to that mark and begin the episode. Quicken your conscience with the Holiness of God. Feed your mind with the Word of God. Purge your imagination with the...

October 7, 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, you can fast forward to that mark and begin the episode. We turn shortly to our Biblical calls to our relationship with God, the definition of our faith; prayer is a command,...

October 6, 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, you can fast forward to that mark and begin the episode. “I have read the lives of many eminent Christians who have been on earth since the Bible days. Some of them, I see, we...

October 5, 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, you can fast forward to that mark and begin the episode. ““I beseech you in all affection to attend to the subject I bring before you. Do not say that my question is too close...

October 4, 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, you can fast forward to that mark and begin the episode. J.C. Ryle: “I have looked carefully over the lives of God’s saints in the Bible. I cannot find one of whose history mu...

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. J.C. Ryle boldly asserts: “This is one of the common marks of all the elect of God, “They cry unto him day and night” (Luke 18:1). The Holy Spirit, who makes them new creatures, wo...

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, you can fast forward to that mark and begin the episode. J.C. Ryle boldly asserts: “To be prayerless is to be without God, without Christ, without grace, without hope, and wit...

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), “Get over yourself, prayer is a command, and you need to start obeying that command. In the last four years of the podcast, I have resisted mentioning that truth. By 2018 prayer...

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 my cry come before Thee, O LORD; Give me understanding according to Thy word. 170 Let my supplication come before Thee; Deliver me according to Thy word. 171 Let my lips utter...

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 in awe of Thy words. 162 I rejoice at Thy word, As one who finds great spoil. 163 I hate and despise falsehood, But I love Thy law. 164 Seven times a day I praise Thee, Becau...

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 revelation from God, the realization of answered prayer, or even the rehearsal of praises to our God. It is not a prayer I had thought about much, but after some consideration,...

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 strangely shaped; often we cannot see how they fit together; but eventually when the big picture is complete we will see that each piece was perfectly shaped. He leads us by...

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, He is our ever-present help in time of need. We see 8 word, 6 word, and even 3 word prayers can be most effective. Psalm 130:1-2 Out of the depths I have cried to Thee, O LORD...

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 before meals and exactly what that entailed, I came to the conviction that I broke every principle of prayer. What did Jesus say when He blessed the meals? There is a Jewish trad...

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 begin with stumbling faltering steps of faith. Let David, Peter, Paul, and Jeremiah show us that one day discipline in prayer-craft will yield the fruit of a growing, Biblical,...

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...