Episodes

Twenty years ago, I chose to stop praying at all for one man. Today, being instructed by the very first words Jesus taught on prayer, I repented. I am praying again for mercy for him Octavius Winslow says it in a way I never could. “If one perfection of God shines out in redemption with greater effulgence than any other, it is this. Love is the focus of all the rest, the golden thread that draws and binds them all together in holy and beautiful cohesion. Love was the moving, controlling attribut...

Lord, thank you for the faithful who have gone before us, teach us today through what they have left to us in Your holy and good name. Let the Lord use their words to mold us to His purpose in prayer. C.H. Spurgeon: "Cares are numerous and, therefore, let your prayers be as numerous. Turn everything that is a care into a prayer." Matthew Henry: "As long as we continue living, we must continue praying." Oswald Chambers: "If through a broken heart God can bring His purposes to pass in the world, t...

Rewind, my Grumpy Old Man Prayer to see how supplication moves us from conviction to realization we are out of God’s will, and finally, to the joyful settled obedience our souls long for and move us to rest in Him. Intimacy in prayer, allows us to know our Holy and Good Savior. All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. freerangeprayer@gmail.com @PreacherRange For access to the Voice Over services of Richard Durrington, please visit RichardDurrington.com or email him at Durri...

At least for this simple one, the exhortations of Jesus to a consistent prayer life, are even more stirring than His teaching. Through the admonitions of Jesus, prayer assures us, the astounding promises of God are yes and amen. In them, we have the stupendous reassurance our access to God, and Jesus, through prayer our access is complete and comforting and soul-satisfying! All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. freerangeprayer@gmail.com @PreacherRange For access to the V...

Jesus not only modeled prayer, but He also taught prayer. He taught, formally and informally, the necessity and importance of prayer. Therefore our call to prayer is not just a feeling, a hopeful desire, or just gleaned from the examples of believers in the Bible, but instructed, by Jesus, continually and clearly. We have great reason to rejoice, as we pray, we in our obedience learn of God, and our hearts are lifted in faith, peace, and joy. All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977...

We pray for a growing, Biblical, dynamic prayer life, the results of such a prayer life, a soul satisfied with Jesus. So satisfied are we able to be in Him, we can call out in integrity, 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; 24 And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way. Psalm 139:23-24 All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. freerangeprayer@gmail.com For access to the Voice Over services of Richard...

Our culture is now a culture of rage, and outrageous, sinful words and desires and attitudes. The platitudes of our secular world are no longer shrouded even under the guise of hypocrisy. If you are like me, all the platitudes apply to you. If you do not agree with me, you are evil. As Christians, then, how should we pray for the outrage we are confronted with continually? David prayed for judgment and prayed in anger. Perhaps as Christians, we can consider a different prayer focus. All our Scri...

Introducing a new segment in the Free Range Preacher on Prayer podcast. We are introducing “In Other’s Words” A weekly encouraging look from the eyes and pen of a different Bible teacher on the subject of prayer. We looked to be edified by others in our search for a growing, Biblical, dynamic, soul-satisfying prayer life. Today, we learn briefly from D.A. Carson, on what is not surprising or depressing in our struggle with prayer. From his book: Praying with Paul All our Scripture quotes are dra...

To be fit for God’s purpose, Moses had to overcome, fear, fear of being the deliverer of Israel, and his natural weakness, Samson had to be enslaved, blinded and humiliated before God’s will became more important than his desires, and John the Baptist had to overcome his doubts over Jesus, even sending disciples to make sure He was the Messiah. Each, however, had been fearfully and wonderfully made. They were knit in the womb to be exactly the raw material God needed. The Holy God of the univers...

Our God is wonderful, the true God who we know as multi-dimensional Father of the universe to whom we come, knowing: Psalm 119:120 My flesh trembles for fear of Thee, And I am afraid of Thy judgments. also Psalm 20:35 Thou hast also given me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy right hand upholds me, And Thy gentleness makes me great. The reality of God Almighty, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit makes us long for a dynamic relationship with Him. Psalm 42:1 As the deer pants for the water brooks, So ...

There is a glorious range of emotions we have in prolonged communion with those we love. The longer we have in intimate conversation the more our love and affection grows for one another. The beautiful impact of praying for God’s glory, asking from our new inner man to follow His will, and the sincere outflow of our souls to Jesus Christ, our beloved Redeemer is our souls filled with joy, peace, comfort, and contentment. Even amid our darkest hours, we learn intimately that our darkness is not d...

Our intimate walk with God, the prayers which draw us close to Him, satisfy our souls. Even giving us the assurance: 7 Where can I go from Thy Spirit? Or where can I flee from Thy presence? 8 If I ascend to heaven, Thou art there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, Thou art there. 9 If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, 10 Even there Thy hand will lead me, And Thy right hand will lay hold of me. Psalm 139:7-10 We are ever open and laid bare with God, knowin...

For all our individuality, we long for someone to know us, understand us, and still love us. David in his life long walk with God his Redeemer was keenly aware of how well God knew his heart mind and soul. Our souls resting in peace is one of the fruits of a growing, Biblical, dynamic prayer life. Psalm 139:1-5 1 O Lord, Thou hast searched me and known me. 2 Thou dost know when I sit down and when I rise up; Thou dost understand my thought from afar. 3 Thou dost scrutinize my path and my lying d...

David is not only our exemplar in prayer, but He has the depth of growing, Biblical, and dynamic prayer life we also long for. The fulness of Psalm 139 reveals the profound nature of David’s relationship with the Holy God of the universe. Let us look and see what are the soul-satisfying prayer looks like through the eyes of the King of Israel. All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. freerangeprayer@gmail.com For access to the Voice Over services of Richard Durrington, plea...

Perhaps our devotion to Jesus Christ should so modify our behavior, our boss's take note. Perhaps as we learn to pray about every little thing, we will be more cognizant of our actions, and we will give God the glory in everything, for He is our guide and protection. All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. freerangeprayer@gmail.com For access to the Voice Over services of Richard Durrington, please visit RichardDurrington.com or email him at Durringtonr@gmail.com

A devotional reinforcing, our knowledge of God comes from Scripture, and as we learn of the only true God we believe Him. Our prayer for this episode: Teach us to learn of You and to have such a close walk with Thee that we say with Paul, “I know whom I believe,” and in knowing You we are able to trust you and see Your glory in our lives. All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. freerangeprayer@gmail.com For access to the Voice Over services of Richard Durrington, please vi...

You cannot be absorbed in the Book of Psalms and not be overwhelmed by the dynamic nature of the relationship between God and His people they portray. We are meant to have the same dynamic prayer life as David. The clearest example of God speaking to His people is the New Testament quoting the Old Testament. It is if both James and Peter while exhorting us to humility, say; “Don’t just listen to me, listen to God, as He says ‘I am opposed to the proud, but give grace to the humble.’” All our Scr...

The most profound evidence our prayers are real and dynamic as any other conversation we will ever have is described in the Gospel of John at the last supper. John 13-17 is the most extensive and intimate interaction we are Biblically privy to. As Jesus tells His disciples He is living and is comforting them He assures them they have full unfettered access to the Father. John 16:23 “And in that day you will ask Me no question. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you shall ask the Father for anything,...

David had such a dynamic prayer life, that he prayed 1 John 3:2 900 years or so before John wrote 1 John 3:2! Psalm 17:15 As for me, I shall behold Thy face in righteousness; I will be satisfied with Thy likeness when I awake. 1 John 3:2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we shall be. We know that, when He appears, we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him just as He is. True prayer is dynamic because it is a real and two-way conversation with the Holy ...

I got a little carried away, because: 2 Corinthians 5 18 Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ, and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation. (We have no basis or right to hold the trespasses of the people around us against them, the Church, God’s people, we are called to the word of reconcili...

Life is hard, our sins, our general weaknesses, the fallen world, can at times bring us down. Recognizing God’s mercies to give us every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ and focusing on those blessings help us through all those troubles and even through very sad news. Among those spiritual blessings, is the gift from God’s word, and the Holy Spirit of the ability to focus on: Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whate...

The God to whom we direct our prayers is in no way an invention of mankind. We have seen the gods of all the lands around God’s people are merely powerful versions of ourselves. They are petty, limited in power and knowledge, they squabble and lie and cheat, and above all, they are needy beings, and the Mesopotamians believed if they treated and served their gods, perhaps they could be happy for a while. The God is the Bible is Spirit who no one has seen, He is holy himself, and He demands holin...

Although health and family circumstances have made the last week or so a little more difficult to get the episodes out, you all are in my prayers, and as I am able, I am preparing and recording! I am blessed as you have heard and enjoy praying and talking about prayer. The true God of all creation is not a powerful individual, just like humans, but in charge. He is the Holy God who purchased salvation for His creatures. John 1:14ff 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld H...

We’ve got a message to tell to the nations, and it doesn’t include: Sky and earth giving birth to humanity, Freshwater and saltwater creating the world, Fire and ice creating the world, A divine turtle or a goat and silver fox dancing the world into existence. Not even, Mysterious forces, cosmic lightning, and luck Our Message There is a God who created and He calls out to us: Matthew 11:28 28“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. 29 “Take My yoke upon you, and...