Free Range Preacher on Prayer

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 entrusted to Him until that day. Paul knew God so intimately, he was convinced in God’s care of everything he entrusted to Him. Esther proves an apt illustration of the comfort in knowing and being known to the Holy God of the universe through prayer! Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard freerangeprayer@gmail.com Facebook - Free Range Preacher Ministries Instagram: freerangeministries All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. For access to the Voice Over services of Richard Durrington, please visit RichardDurrington.com or email him at Durringtonr@gmail.com Our podcast art designed by @sammmmmmmmm23 Instagram Season 8 Episode 40

After we acknowledge our Donation link and thank Japan, Sierra Leone, and Hungary for the podcast, we begin a more thorough encouragement of the discipline of prayer, growing us into communion with the God who created, loves, and redeemed us, and that our most blessed time of the day. Our "So What:" In part one of "Discipline to Delight," we learn that our desire for full, consistent communion with God is hindered by our fallen flesh. Our first step in growing is our determination to foster a consistent prayer life. Our encouragement comes from: "The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, But the prayer of the upright is His delight." Proverbs 15:8 "Thus I have beheld Thee in the sanctuary, To see Thy power and Thy glory. 3 Because Thy lovingkindness is better than life, My lips will praise Thee. 4 So I will bless Thee as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in Thy name. 5 My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And my mouth offers praises with joyful lips. 6 When I remember Thee on my bed, I meditate on Thee in the night watches," Psalm 63:2-6 "And this is eternal life, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent." John 17:3 Even in our struggles, when we turn to Him, like the prodigal, we find Him running to embrace us, kiss us, and celebrate our sincere discourse with Him. Donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64 Or go to www.freerangepreacheronprayer.com and use the Donations tab. "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more." Robert Murray M'Cheyne Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard www.frponprayer.com freerangeprayer@gmail.com Facebook - Free Range Preacher Ministries Instagram: freerangeministries All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. For access to the Voice Over services of Richard Durrington, please visit RichardDurrington.com or email him at Durringtonr@gmail.com Our podcast art was designed by @sammmmmmmmm23 Instagram Season 006 Episode 049

About 2.5 years ago or so, French asked his mom for a Bible, not a kids' Bible, and she, of course, said yes. As he walked away, he told her, emphatically, "And I'm gonna read it!" The amazing part is that he was just starting to learn to read at the time, and he taught himself to read with that Bible! His only motivation for his work was his desire to read the Bible. Thank You, Jesus. It was fitting that French, whom I affectionately call Baby French, chose Psalm 4 as the psalm he wanted to read and learn about prayer from. This psalm, penned by David, offers some of the most comforting promises in the Holy Writ, providing solace and reassurance in times of need. "But know that the LORD has set apart the godly man for Himself; The LORD hears when I call to Him." And "In peace I will both lie down and sleep, For Thou alone, O LORD, dost make me to dwell in safety." Psalm 4:3 and 8 French struggles a little with fears, especially at bedtime, so to know…well you can listen to French pray for his and our peace and praise from What a blessing! Donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64 Or go to www.freerangepreacheronprayer.com and use the Donations tab. "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more." Robert Murray M'Cheyne Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard www.frponprayer.com freerangeprayer@gmail.com Facebook - Free Range Preacher Ministries Instagram: freerangeministries All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. For access to the Voice Over services of Richard Durrington, please visit RichardDurrington.com or email him at Durringtonr@gmail.com Our podcast art was designed by @sammmmmmmmm23 Instagram Season 006 Episode 048

We are talking to my grand-babies again, well, not all of them at the same time, about using the word of God to help form our prayers. The practical portion of: "The Foundations of Biblical Prayer" does just that. I chose a psalm for Lincoln to read and then applied the questions in the journal to the psalm to learn about God and how the word of God very often reflects what we are going through and helps us use what God has revealed to us to form our communion with Holy God. On Lincoln's little heart for the days she was visiting us with her family was: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law." Galatians 5:22-23 After discussing the psalm, she wanted to use the Galatians 5 passage instead of the psalm. So we did! Lincoln now applies this passage to glorify the Holy Spirit, take encouragement for her soul, and give a sweet prayer for a friend to know this fruit through knowing Jesus. Lincoln can be laconic and often laments her Pops using too many words. Lol out loud, but her sincerity in applying this passage touched my heart. What a blessing! Donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64 Or go to www.freerangepreacheronprayer.com and use the Donations tab. "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more." Robert Murray M'Cheyne Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard www.frponprayer.com freerangeprayer@gmail.com Facebook - Free Range Preacher Ministries Instagram: freerangeministries All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. For access to the Voice Over services of Richard Durrington, please visit RichardDurrington.com or email him at Durringtonr@gmail.com Our podcast art was designed by @sammmmmmmmm23 Instagram Season 006 Episode 047

My grand-babies have been visiting the last couple of weeks, so I thought it would be a great time to have a little lesson on "The Foundation Blocks of Biblical Prayer" for children at this moment in their lives. I liked the idea of illustrating how one might use a prayer journal, following the format outlined in the "Foundations of Biblical Prayer," to learn and/or teach prayer. The last thing quickly: I was so blessed as I went through the journals, the kids, for a couple of reasons. The first is that the insights the kids came up with were theirs. They answered the questions with little or no insight given to me. Seven, in our run-through for the episode, jumped to his feet when he made the connection between, 'Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing;" Psalm 30:11a and the answer to his prayer, "Thou hast loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness" Psalm 30:11b It was such a joy for this old man to see him make the connection between his worried prayer and God's praise through His answer to that prayer. Seven applies: "To Thee, O LORD, I called, And to the Lord I made supplication: 9 "What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise Thee? Will it declare Thy faithfulness? 10 "Hear, O LORD, and be gracious to me; O LORD, be Thou my helper." 11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; Thou hast loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness; 12 That my soul may sing praise to Thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to Thee forever." Psalm 30:8-12 Donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64 Or go to www.freerangepreacheronprayer.com and use the Donations tab. "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more." Robert Murray M'Cheyne Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard www.frponprayer.com freerangeprayer@gmail.com Facebook - Free Range Preacher Ministries Instagram: freerangeministries All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. For access to the Voice Over services of Richard Durrington, please visit RichardDurrington.com or email him at Durringtonr@gmail.com Our podcast art was designed by @sammmmmmmmm23 Instagram Season 006 Episode 046

This episode emphasizes the importance of prayer during the pandemic, urging listeners to plan and commit to daily prayer, seek good examples for prayer, and learn from biblical figures like David. It also introduces avenues for joining a prayer community through social media platforms. (Blast from the past,) In D.A. Carson’s book, Praying with Paul, Doctor Carson encourages us to: Plan to pray. Remember the importance of prayer. Make a time to pray. Choose well models of godly prayer. Your podcast principle encourages us to study the prayers of David, most pointedly from the Psalms. Donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64 Or go to www.freerangepreacheronprayer.com and use the Donations tab. "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more." Robert Murray M'Cheyne Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard www.frponprayer.com freerangeprayer@gmail.com Facebook - Free Range Preacher Ministries Instagram: freerangeministries All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. For access to the Voice Over services of Richard Durrington, please visit RichardDurrington.com or email him at Durringtonr@gmail.com Our podcast art was designed by @sammmmmmmmm23 Instagram Season 006 Episode 045

This episode is a repeat of our episode on forgiveness. This episode was well received, and as you will hear, praying that 2023 will be a year of Jubilee and Forgiveness and revisiting just how serious God is about His children forgiving as we have been forgiven seems like a good idea. Thank You, Jesus! 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 Matthew 6:14 Mark 11:25 Allusions: Matthew 5:43-45 Philippians 2:3ff Exhortations: Ephesians 4:29-32 Romans 13 Serious Discipline: David was disciplined through Embarrassment; 2 Samuel 2:12 Physical Pain: Psalm 32&38 The regret of others paying for his sins: 2 Samuel 24:17 We have only updated the introduction. Donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64 Or go to www.freerangepreacheronprayer.com and use the Donations tab. "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more." Robert Murray M'Cheyne Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard www.frponprayer.com freerangeprayer@gmail.com Facebook - Free Range Preacher Ministries Instagram: freerangeministries All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. For access to the Voice Over services of Richard Durrington, please visit RichardDurrington.com or email him at Durringtonr@gmail.com Our podcast art was designed by @sammmmmmmmm23 Instagram Season 006 Episode 044

Donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64 Or go to www.freerangepreacheronprayer.com and use the Donations tab. In examining the question, "What is Prayer?" We accidentally learn why we pray. Even though no Biblical person asks why we pray? Their lives reveal our anguished need for prayer. We are sinners. Until glory, we struggle with sin. Prayer is the act of faith that assures our soul. We are complex lonely beings, and prayer brings us into the arms of our heavenly Father, who knows us, holds us, and comforts us. Some of my favorite prayers: Hannah, 1 Samuel 1. Fathers calling out for their children, Mark 9, Matthew 9, Luke 7. A roofing job, Mark 2
, Psalm 39, Psalm 42 The woman who touched Jesus' robe, Luke 8. Scriptures referenced: Luke 18:1 Proverbs 15:8 Psalm 42:1 2 Corinthians 5:17 & Ezekiel 11:19 John 17:3 (of course) Hebrews 11:1&6 Matthew 11:28-30 Romans 8:14-15 Romans 8:26-28 1 Corinthians 12:11-12 Hebrews 4:16, 7:25, 4:12-13 The TARDIS even makes an appearance as we learn: Psalm 62:8 Trust in Him at all times, O people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah. "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more." Robert Murray M'Cheyne Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard www.frponprayer.com freerangeprayer@gmail.com Facebook - Free Range Preacher Ministries Instagram: freerangeministries All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. For access to the Voice Over services of Richard Durrington, please visit RichardDurrington.com or email him at Durringtonr@gmail.com Our podcast art was designed by @sammmmmmmmm23 Instagram Season 006 Episode 043

Donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64 Or go to www.freersangpreacheronprayer.com and use the Donations tab. Welcome your excellencies! Thank you, Michael, river boat Mike, and California Dave for your recent donations. Thanks you and others we have distributed 50 “The Foundation Blocks of Biblical Prayer.” We also welcome officially, Canada, The United Kingdom, and the Philippines. (Y’all have been here a long while, but we have just begun to acknowledge our listeners.) The answer to the question “Does God need our prayers?” Culminates in the glorious truth, that in His mysterious will, God does not need us but He conendsends to appoint us as ambassadors for Christ! “Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were entreating through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21 He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.? 2 Corinthians 5:20 We cover briefly how and why ambassadors get their jobs, the trust they are given, and the responsibility they have to the king who sent them. Then through Paul, Timothy, Epaphroditus, Euodia, Syntyche, and Clement (it may be worth the listen to hear my pronunciation of those names.) we see the duty, glory excellency, and privilege of being ambassadors to the King of kings and Lord of lords. "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more." Robert Murray M'Cheyne Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard Dialogue with us at: www.freerangepreacheronprayer.- (email or voice mail) freerangeprayer@gmail.com (email) Facebook - Free Range Preacher Ministries (Messenger) Instagram: freerangeministries (Contact or leave a comment.) Spotify (leave a message) All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. Season 006 Episode 42

Donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64 Or go to www.freersangpreacheronprayer.com and use the Donations tab. Today, we give mad props to our listeners in South Africa (that's a good thing!). After that, we discuss: "The Prayer Warrior's Journal" was born from an effort to set fire to my worship in prayer. Conviction also came from a fuller worship. I was convicted that I was ignoring three very specific prayer requests from the most important person in my life: The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. You can find out exactly, if not exhaustively, where God asks us to pray for the spread of the gospel, our spiritual leaders, and our dreaded (at times) governmental leaders in today's episode. As in all things, the Bible guides us even in our prayers so we might fulfill, Matthew 6:33 "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you. 34 "Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more." Robert Murray M'Cheyne Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard Dialogue with us at: www.freerangepreacheronprayer.- (email or voice mail) freerangeprayer@gmail.com (email) Facebook - Free Range Preacher Ministries (Messenger) Instagram: freerangeministries (Contact or leave a comment.) Spotify (leave a message) All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. Season 006 Episode 41

(If you're sad, confused, and unsure what the Lord is doing in your life right now, this is the episode for you.) Donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64 Or go to www.freersangpreacheronprayer.com and use the Donations tab. Thank you, Ireland, for listening, and we are thanking David, Michael, and Mr. Or Mrs anonymous for your recent donations. I know what you are going to say. I do, and not because I am clairvoyant, not sure if that is a word, I think I heard it in a Bugs Bunny cartoon, but because God tells us how He works in His word. I know what you are going to say. I really do, before you say it, and no matter how sad you might be in this moment, or have been for a long season, how empty you may be feeling, and how dark your circumstances are, I do know what you are going to say. I don't know when, but I do know what you are going to say. As Moses says in Exodus 5:22 "Then Moses returned to the LORD and said, "O Lord, why hast Thou brought harm to this people? Why didst Thou ever send me? 23 "Ever since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Thy name, he has done harm to this people; and Thou hast not delivered Thy people at all." For several years, I prayed similarly; "Turn Thy gaze away from me, that I may smile again, Before I depart and am no more." Psalm 39:13 Our so what? Because God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, one day you will smile again and say: "Who is like Thee among the gods, O LORD? Who is like Thee, majestic in holiness, Awesome in praises, working wonders? 12 "Thou didst stretch out Thy right hand, The earth swallowed them. Exodus 15:11 Such is our God; take heart in the midst of sorrow, and you will rejoice when God brings you the victory you need. O satisfy us in the morning with Thy lovingkindness, That we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. 15 Make us glad according to the days Thou hast afflicted us, And the years we have seen evil. 16 Let Thy work appear to Thy servants, And Thy majesty to their children. Psalm 90:14-16 (Moses) "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more." Robert Murray M'Cheyne Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard Dialogue with us at: www.freerangepreacheronprayer.- (email or voice mail) freerangeprayer@gmail.com (email) Facebook - Free Range Preacher Ministries (Messenger) Instagram: freerangeministries (Contact or leave a comment.) Spotify (leave a message) All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. Season 006 Episode 40

Donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64 Or go to www.freersangpreacheronprayer.com and use the Donations tab. Anything and everything in life worth doing begins as a discipline before it produces intrinsic joy. Prayer is the same. It takes time, effort, and dedication to learn to truly commune with Holy God during our sojourn on earth. I guarantee little on the podcast because God works in mysterious ways. His will is not set before us in an a, b, c fashion. Our relationship and Christian life are dynamic because our God is dynamic. Our so what: One thing I guarantee is that as we are dedicated to prayer and drawing near to God, the discipline of prayer will become the delight of our souls. Even the agonizing prayer of the bondslave of Colossians 4, who was “always laboring earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.” Colossians 4:12 "Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, and He will do it." Psalm 37:4-5 Thank You, Jesus! "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more." Robert Murray M'Cheyne Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard Dialogue with us at: www.freerangepreacheronprayer.- (email or voice mail) freerangeprayer@gmail.com (email) Facebook - Free Range Preacher Ministries (Messenger) Instagram: freerangeministries (Contact or leave a comment.) Spotify (leave a message) All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. Season 006 Episode 39

Donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64 Or go to www.freersangpreacheronprayer.com and use the Donations tab. God tells us in Romans that all men, through the created universe and our moral consciences, that there is a creator God. As creatures, we cannot fully understand our Creator. We are further hindered in our apprehension of God by our fallen nature. The Bible is God’s revelation of Himself to us. We would not know He could be to us, as David says, “Behold, God is my helper; The Lord is the sustainer of my soul.” Psalm 54:4, unless He revealed it to us. Today, we meditate on The Father: “I Love Thee, O LORD, my strength.” 2 The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. 3 I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, And I am saved from my enemies. Psalm 18:1-3 The Son: “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2 “Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it, that it may bear more fruit. 3 “You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 4 “Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in Me. 5 “I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing.” John 15: 1-5 The Holy Spirit” “For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God. 11 For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man, which is in him? Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things freely given to us by God, 13 which things we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words. 14 But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised. 15 But he who is spiritual appraises all things, yet he himself is appraised by no man. 16 For WHO HAS KNOWN THE MIND OF THE LORD, THAT HE SHOULD INSTRUCT HIM? But we have the mind of Christ. 2 Corinthians 2:10-16 So What Ponder for ourselves what a marvelous refuge our God is. Our strength and refuge are from the Father. Our power and leading are from the Son. Finally, our understanding of His word is by the Holy Spirit. "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more." Robert Murray M'Cheyne Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard Dialogue with us at: www.freerangepreacheronprayer.- (email or voice mail) freerangeprayer@gmail.com (email) Facebook - Free Range Preacher Ministries (Messenger) Instagram: freerangeministries (Contact or leave a comment.) Spotify (leave a message) All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. Season 006 Episode 38

Donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64 Or go to www.freersangpreacheronprayer.com and use the Donations tab. Before we get to the privilege and blessings of using our Spiritual gifts in the body of the true church of Christ, we look one last time at whether or not God needs our Prayers. Biblically, as we have mentioned before, our actual plumb line or correct code, in the present idiom, is the Holy word of God alone. Sampling from the various and sundry ways God gives us proper perspective, we examine 4 passages today. 1.. Did God need Israel? "…The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any of the peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples, 8 but because the LORD loved you and kept the oath which He swore to your forefathers, the LORD brought you out by a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt." Deuteronomy 7:6-8 2. Did God need Elijah? "…Yet I will leave 7,000 in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal and every mouth that has not kissed him…" 1 Kings 19:15-19 3. Does God need what we have? "…I shall take no young bull out of your house, Nor male goats out of your folds. 10 "For every beast of the forest is Mine, The cattle on a thousand hills. 11 "I know every bird of the mountains, And everything that moves in the field is Mine. 12 "If I were hungry, I would not tell you; For the world is Mine, and all it contains…" Psalm 105:7-15 4. Did God need Paul? "…What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and in this I rejoice, yes, and I will rejoice…" Philippians 1:15-18 The whole Bible testifies of the self-sufficiency of The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. There was nothing intrinsic to Israel, Elijah, anyone on earth, nor the Apostle Paul which God Almighty, Immortal, Invisible Creator of the universe them, has any need of. One of the principles of the calling of God is expressed by Paul: "For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for I am under compulsion; for woe is me if I do not preach the gospel. 17 For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward; but if against my will, I have a stewardship entrusted to me." 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 Beloved, we have the great privilege of being called to work for the Kingdom and the spread of the Kingdom. And we will look at the remarkable kindness of our callings, but today: Our so what? God does not need us, yet He has appointed us as ambassadors for Christ, an honor, privilege, and responsibility. Our duties? Use the gifts we have been given with diligence, passion, and great thanksgiving, relying on His word, power, and direction to be servants, being faithful if it is 10, 5, or 1 in number. Thank You, Jesus! "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more." Robert Murray M'Cheyne Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard Dialogue with us at: www.freerangepreacheronprayer.- (email or voice mail) freerangeprayer@gmail.com (email) Facebook - Free Range Preacher Ministries (Messenger) Instagram: freerangeministries (Contact or leave a comment.) Spotify (leave a message) All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. Season 006 Episode 37

Donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64 Or go to www.freersangpreacheronprayer.com and use the Donations tab. We are back to the paddock and to look at the question, "Does God need our prayers?" We began with "Truths to Ponder." Discussed our need to "rightly divide the word of God." Today, we examine the dangers of assigning to God any motivation He has not expressly stated in His word. His thoughts are not our thoughts: "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Neither are your ways My ways," declares the LORD. 9 "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts." Isaiah 55:8-9 And for the infinite ignorance we have of all He has not declared to us, we have: "The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our sons forever, that we may observe all the words of this law." Deuteronomy 29:29 Of what we do know: He does everything for His own glory.: "Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. 11 "For My own sake, for My own sake, I will act; For how can My name be profaned? And My glory I will not give to another." Isaiah 48:8-11 His love for His creation motivated our redemption. "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16 Our So What: Boldly, with confidence and authority, we proclaim all that is plain in the Scriptures. We are to humbly put our confidence in His character in what has not been revealed. His character is perfect, wise, eternal, infinite, all-knowing, all-powerful, and always good. In both, we tell the nations what God has done for our souls.\ "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more." Robert Murray M'Cheyne Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard Dialogue with us at: www.freerangepreacheronprayer.- (email or voice mail) freerangeprayer@gmail.com (email) Facebook - Free Range Preacher Ministries (Messenger) Instagram: freerangeministries (Contact or leave a comment.) Spotify (leave a message) All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. Season 006 Episode 36

Donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64 Or go to www.freersangpreacheronprayer.com and use the Donations tab. When we have those days, we need to remember His promises. (Another reason to know His word.) When Jacob left his family, God made him several promises. Jacob's response (unbelievable to me) was if You do what You say, then you can be my God. By the time he came home, he had changed. Hearing Esau and 400 of his men were coming, he humbled himself and prayed, not daring yet to call Yahweh his God; he did call out to the God of promise, the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac, he confessed his fear, and harkened (good word there) back to the promise God had made asking for safety. We have "those" days or seasons to foster humility, faith, and reliance on the will and character of God Almighty. Our so what? If we want to present to God a heart of wisdom, we learn, rehearse, and remind ourselves of the promises of God daily. "'Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of their conduct, imitate their faith. 8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, yes and forever." Hebrews 13:7 "Let your character be free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, "'I WILL NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER FORSAKE YOU," WHAT SHALL MAN DO TO ME?'" Hebrews 13:5 "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more." Robert Murray M'Cheyne Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard Dialogue with us at: www.freerangepreacheronprayer.- (email or voice mail) freerangeprayer@gmail.com (email) Facebook - Free Range Preacher Ministries (Messenger) Instagram: freerangeministries (Contact or leave a comment.) Spotify (leave a message) All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. Season 006 Episode 35

Donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64 Or go to www.freersangpreacheronprayer.com and use the Donations tab. At first blush, no one likes it when we have “one of those days.” However, we need “those days” because the general nature of our sin is thinking we are the center of everything going on. Throughout history, one wag, or several wags, put it something like this: Every person is the hero of their own life. What God calls us to is: “Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself;” Philippians 2:3 For King David, his great season from 2 Samuel 2 began when all Israel submitted, and he was challenged and insulted. He defeated his challengers and took over the City of David, the stronghold (Jerusalem). He was gifted a house and started sinning like the tyrants around him. Then, the “Philistines” came and gave David one of those challenging days. He held up, then prayed, then fought and won, then gave God the glory, declaring: “So David came to Baal-perazim, and defeated them there; and he said, “The LORD has broken through my enemies before me like the breakthrough of waters.” Therefore he named that place Baal-perazim.” 2 Samuel 5:20 “Those days” lead us to run back to God and ask Him to break through for us, resulting in our peace and safety and our humility as we give God the glory He is due. "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more." Robert Murray M'Cheyne Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard Dialogue with us at: www.freerangepreacheronprayer.- (email or voice mail) freerangeprayer@gmail.com (email) Facebook - Free Range Preacher Ministries (Messenger) Instagram: freerangeministries (Contact or leave a comment.) Spotify (leave a message) All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. Season 006 Episode 34

Donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64 Or go to www.freersangpreacheronprayer.com and use the Donations tab. We are again back in the paddock, looking at the real-time issue of God's "need" for us. For the first 6:59 of this episode, we celebrate our increased dialogue and our first listener donations. After the 6:59 minutes of celebration, we begin to lay the groundwork in our Biblical evidence that God does not "need" our prayers. Still, He gives us (and rewards us) the eternal, joyful privilege of service in His kingdom. We begin with our shared mandate of "rightly dividing the word of God." Paul tells us: "Remind them of these things, and solemnly charge them in the presence of God not to wrangle about words, which is useless, and leads to the ruin of the hearers. 15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, handling accurately the word of truth." 2 Timothy 2:14-15 Peter agrees: "And so we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts. 20 But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation, 21 for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God." Our So What? We are called to follow the noble Bereans' example, diligently study the word of God, and be discerning as we hear or read what teachers tell us. Next time we will see, Biblically, God tells us He does not "need" us. "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more." Robert Murray M'Cheyne Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard Dialogue with us at: www.freerangepreacheronprayer.- (email or voice mail) freerangeprayer@gmail.com (email) Facebook - Free Range Preacher Ministries (Messenger) Instagram: freerangeministries (Contact or leave a comment.) Spotify (leave a message) All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. Season 006 Episode 33

We begin a new feature on the podcast, Real-Time Issues in Prayer. It is one of the ways we have become more interactive. All who listen have questions or comments so that we can consider them in the real-time thread. We now have three ways to contact us with your thoughts: www.freerangepreacheronprayer.com, freerangeprayer@gmail.com and responses to our questions on Spotify We begin with a thought that seems to be in the present-day zeitgeist: "Does God really need our prayers?" In our introductory episode, we present eight concepts to ponder before jumping into the question's details. There is presently a complete discussion of our introduction on the website. www.freerangepreacheronprayer.com. Concepts to Ponder: A. What drives us to prayer is good. B. We miss the depth of the Christian life when we don't listen and talk to God. C. God is always working for our earthly and eternal good - the Character of Jesus our Savior. D. God's children, despite our paths, will always be drawn to the voice and word of our Good Shepherd. E. We need warning in our Christian lives on earth. F. The main reason we pray is our relationship with God. Meditate on these concepts. We introduced them in the episode "Does God Need our Prayers?" The Free Range Preacher on Prayer podcast will take time and leave time for meditation on these concepts. There will be much less disappointment, frustration, and satisfaction once we grasp the concepts that God does not need our prayers, and the commands of God are never meaningless. "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more." Robert Murray M'Cheyne Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard Dialogue with us at: www.freerangepreacheronprayer.- (email or voice mail) freerangeprayer@gmail.com (email) Facebook - Free Range Preacher Ministries (Messenger) Instagram: freerangeministries (Contact or leave a comment.) Spotify (leave a message) All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. Season 006 Episode 032

Donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64 Or go to www.freerangepreacheronprayer.com and use the Donations tab. In examining the question, "What is Prayer?" We accidentally learn why we pray. Even though no Biblical person asks why we pray? Their lives reveal our anguished need for prayer. We are sinners. Until glory, we struggle with sin. Prayer is the act of faith that assures our soul. We are complex lonely beings, and prayer brings us into the arms of our heavenly Father, who knows us, holds us, and comforts us. Some of my favorite prayers: Hannah, 1 Samuel 1. Fathers calling out for their children, Mark 9, Matthew 9, Luke 7. A roofing job, Mark 2
, Psalm 39, Psalm 42 The woman who touched Jesus' robe, Luke 8. Scriptures referenced: Luke 18:1 Proverbs 15:8 Psalm 42:1 2 Corinthians 5:17 & Ezekiel 11:19 John 17:3 (of course) Hebrews 11:1&6 Matthew 11:28-30 Romans 8:14-15 Romans 8:26-28 1 Corinthians 12:11-12 Hebrews 4:16, 7:25, 4:12-13 The TARDIS even makes an appearance as we learn: Psalm 62:8 Trust in Him at all times, O people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah. "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more." Robert Murray M'Cheyne Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard www.frponprayer.com freerangeprayer@gmail.com Facebook - Free Range Preacher Ministries Instagram: freerangeministries All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. For access to the Voice Over services of Richard Durrington, please visit RichardDurrington.com or email him at Durringtonr@gmail.com Our podcast art was designed by @sammmmmmmmm23 Instagram Season 006 Episode 0.31