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John 11:40 Jesus *said to her, “Did I not say to you, if you believe, you will see the glory of God?” Coming amid the death of Lazarus, the great sorrow of his sisters, and the confused faces of the disciples. In this maelstrom of sickness, death, grief, fear, and the lessons in faith for them all. The disciples, Mary and Martha, and even the crowds wondered at the delay, actions, and words of Jesus. Yet, in a moment, they would see the glory of God in a way none of them could have imagined. The...

Whatever draws us closer to God is a blessing. - Charles Spurgeon Teth Psalm 119:65-72 65 Thou hast dealt well with Thy servant, O LORD, according to Thy word. 66 Teach me good discernment and knowledge, For I believe in Thy commandments. 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Thy word. 68 Thou art good and doest good; Teach me Thy statutes. 69 The arrogant have forged a lie against me; With all my heart I will observe Thy precepts. 70 Their heart is covered with fat, But I deli...

Whatever draws us closer to God is a blessing. - Charles Spurgeon Teth Psalm 119:65-72 65 Thou hast dealt well with Thy servant, O LORD, according to Thy word. 66 Teach me good discernment and knowledge, For I believe in Thy commandments. 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Thy word. 68 Thou art good and doest good; Teach me Thy statutes. 69 The arrogant have forged a lie against me; With all my heart I will observe Thy precepts. 70 Their heart is covered with fat, But I deli...

Circa 1995, as I was preparing "The Prayer Warrior's Journal," I learned I had almost completely ignored three prayer requests from the most critical person in my life. Father, Son, and Holy Ghost is that person, and I had been deaf to His appeals. As we come to Matthew 9:35-38 35 And Jesus was going about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness. 36 And seeing the multit...

We promise to keep His words; we pray He teaches us. Heth Psalm 119:57-64 57 The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Thy words. 58 I entreated Thy favor with all my heart; Be gracious to me according to Thy word. 59 I considered my ways, And turned my feet to Thy testimonies. 60 I hastened and did not delay To keep Thy commandments. 61 The cords of the wicked have encircled me, But I have not forgotten Thy law. 62 At midnight I shall rise to give thanks to Thee Because of Thy righteous o...

We are back, live, so to speak, to the table, chatting to God’s people about the great and wonderful blessing and opportunity of prayer, communion with God Almighty El Elyon (God Most High). I did want to make our first Simi-lengthy episode a personal one, which is why we began with some thoughts from Richard Baxter’s book, The Saint’s Everlasting Rest. Richard Baxter exhorts us to rest now.. From the text Hebrews 4:9 There remains therefore a Sabbath rest for the people of God; Baxter gives ful...

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 hope. 50 This is my comfort in my affliction, That Thy word has revived me. 51 The arrogant utterly deride me, Yet I do not turn aside from Thy law. 52 I have remembered Thine ordinances from of old, O LORD, And comfort myself. 53 Burning indignation has seized me because o...

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 utterly out of my mouth, For I await for Thine ordinances. 44 So I will keep Thy law continually, Forever and ever. 45 And I will walk at liberty, For I seek Thy precepts. 46 I will also speak of Thy testimonies before kings, And shall not be ashamed. 47And I shall delight i...

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 had a minor medical surgery to look forward to. A funny thing happened on my way to healing. I didn’t heal, and it was not amusing. In fact, I began this “I’m so glad to be back” Fred-log thirty-four days ago. (Two weeks after the surgery.) I had recorded several episodes whi...

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 follow our Good Shepherd into His protective sheepfold, where our souls find all we need. Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisd...

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 find us even more sporadic, but we are given over to His glorious will. Daleth Psalm 119:25-32 My soul cleaves to the dust; Revive me according to Thy word. 26 I have told of my ways, and Thou hast answered me; Teach me Thy statutes. 27 Make me understand the way of Thy prece...

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 to continue on beseeching until our souls are satisfied, perceiving the Father’s answer. Respecting the highest commandment: Mark 12:29-31 Jesus answered, “The foremost is, ‘HEAR, O ISRAEL! THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD; 30 AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR H...

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 child of God. Break out your Bible, read along, or read with our description. How you listen is less important than the commitment to meditate on the beautiful Word of God. 17 Deal bountifully with Thy servant, That I may live and keep Thy word. 18 Open my eyes, that I may beh...

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 into the Bible. Every day, view at the Bible, which teaches us of God, and increases our faith through what He teaches. Committed to Reading through the Bible? Here are: 2 Prayer ideas. 7 Approaches that may help us successfully read the whole Bible in 2022 7 Testimonies demo...

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 would have them pray for us, I was overwhelmed by the compassion of our God who tells us; "Therefore, however you want people to treat you, so treat them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. "We are in a unique time, at least in my lifetime. Therefore, however you want peopl...

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 would have them pray for us, I was overwhelmed by the compassion of our God who tells us; "Therefore, however you want people to treat you, so treat them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. "We are in a unique time, at least in my lifetime. Therefore, however you want peopl...

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 the 176 verses of Psalm 119 is designed to help us in our worthy walk. Let us read together to the glory of Jesus Christ and the pleasure of our relationship with Him. Psalm 119:9-16 Beth 9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Thy word. 10 With ...

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 illuminate His word to ignite your affections and light the path to your direction. Amen. Psalm 119:1-8 1 How blessed are those whose way is blameless, Who walk in the law of the LORD. 2 How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, Who seek Him with all their heart. 3 They...

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 every care, And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!" 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 editi...

‘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 the sinners, and our weary world needs to bow in humility to the only One who can save us from ourselves. And since He bids me seek His face, Believe His Word and trust His grace, I'll cast on Him my every care, And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!" Assistant Editor: Seven...

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 Biblical? Is the central interpretation of Matthew 7:7-12 praying for our salvation? We know Scripturally and through the history of the kingdom of God, it is not uncommon to weep, ask, and knock for the condition of our souls. I admit as well, I may have overstated sermons from m...

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 God and our response to it through our mentor King David. Because: I believe the word of God is the active ingredient in our salvation and our spiritual growth. I believe the Holy Ghost is the only one who enlightens His word to us. I believe the plan of the Father, paid fo...

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 assurance: If Thy law had not been my delight, Then I would have perished in my affliction. Sample verses for your encouragement: Psalm 119:92 Psalm 119:67 Psalm 119:71 Romans 12:18-21 Matthew 5:45 Job 13:15 Psalm 118:6 Romans 5:1-5 James 1:1-3 Hebrews 12:3 Hebrews 12:11 Rom...

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 the worthy walk. As we are called to without constant communion with God. My expectation, beloved Souls, is to learn to pray. And if I can't motivate you to that daily, consistent, Holy Communion, then please, from the bottom of my soul, find someone who can. If this podcast ...