Episodes

By the grace and mercies of God in Christ, we boast without blushing, “This has become mine, that I observe with hope and joy His precepts. Zayin Psalm 119:49-55 49 Remember the word to Thy servant, In which Thou hast made me...

Vav Psalm 119:41-48 May Thy lovingkindnesses also come to me, O LORD, Thy salvation according to Thy word; 42 So I shall have an answer for him who reproaches me, For I trust in Thy word. 43 And do not take the word of truth ...

We are back. You can read a more comprehensive description of the last couple months at www.frponprayer.com , Fred-log post titled, “What a Long Strange Trip, but to whet your appetite: A couple of months ago, I mentioned I h...

It is the nature of sheep to be unable to rest, drink, or eat if they are in anxiety, the good shepherd, leads his charge into the center of the sheepfold, so the sheep have the peace they need to eat, drink, and rest. We fol...

We are seeking the will of the Lord as He leads. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit always guide in His will to glorify Himself and show us His goodness in and through all circumstances, Glory to God! The next couple of weeks may f...

As we have explored Matthew 7:7-12, probing for the correct interpretation, we have seen: The passage is not an appeal solely to salvation. Verses 7-11 are not simple illustrations of verse 12. They are a mandate to pray and ...

Psalm 119 is a beautiful, fruitful read. At 176 verses, it may seem intimidating. However, by the length of these feature episodes, each stanza is a quick read. Each is also a treasured look into what the word means to the ch...

Announcing a new feature, A Layman’s Look at the Whole Bible. On the whole Bible, a different podcast, starting in January, we will ramp up accessible guidance on the Bible. Our effort will be to have practical observations i...

I wrote and began this episode with all the information we need to decide if verses 7-11 are "The" interpretation for Matthew 7:7-11, but when I came to the application of that thought, that we should pray for others as we wo...

I wrote and began this episode with all the information we need to decide if verses 7-11 are "The" interpretation for Matthew 7:7-11, but when I came to the application of that thought, that we should pray for others as we wo...

We listen again to the Word of God through Psalm 119. Today verses 9-17: Are ways are before the Father our Savior, and the purpose of God’s people is to walk in a manner worthy of our Creator, Savior, and our Helper. Each of...

We introduced this feature a few days ago, and there will be some refinements. Still, I encourage you: read in your Bibles, or through this description, or on our website www.frponprayer.com and invite the Holy Spirit to illu...

We have a little role reversal going on here. I introduce Richard and his thoughtful Christmas message for our Free Range audience. And since He bids me seek His face, Believe His Word and trust His grace, I'll cast on Him my...

‘The thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices, For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn. Fall on your knees…’ O Holy Night. The gospel is not a superhero, who sensed danger came and saved us from evil people, it is we are th...

In a broad question, is it Biblical to ask, seek, and knock for salvation? Episode 11 of year four finds us examining whether or not praying for salvation or the assurance to our souls even to the point of annoyance is Biblic...

If you’ve ever wanted to read through Psalm 119 but been intimidated by the 176 verses, never fear. We are working on popup episodes reading through this beautiful Psalm. It is indeed a beautiful Psalm focusing on the word of...

The power of curses in everyday troubles is confirmation bias. For the children of God, no bad comes from the hatred of the devil or his worldly system. Bold words, but they are not mine, Psalm 119:92 is God’ said it for our ...

In each exhortation, our Lord bids us pray. Beloved, let us abound in supplication. Charles Spurgeon I cannot imagine (daring to call God is my witness) I cannot imagine to any degree, trying to live as a Christian, to walk t...

Jesus commands us to ask, seek, and knock. He teaches us to ask, seek, and knock for good things, and God will not give us stones or snakes but those good things. He knows our needs, has perfect answers in store, and how to g...

The word of God is: 12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and inten...

Our God supplies abundantly all we need; everything, the blatant and the subtle. We are blessed by friends. In fact, Psalm 118 constantly makes me think of not just the friends and family I have the pleasure to have contact w...

We may look at Jacob and think he failed the better part of his life in trusting God and experiencing the comfort of such active faith (I know that is the way I lean), and we mad admire Joseph and His faith which made him fai...

Bragging is sin, but in faith, we are thoroughly admonished to boast. We can be thankful for our boasting. Jeremiah 9:23-24 23 Thus says the LORD, “Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of h...

We have the privilege of being born again, saved by grace through the mercies of God. In this divine privilege, our new inner man longs to know God more and more. Our souls long for that genuine relationship and know Him more...