2024 October Surprise - What Abides? 10.03.2024

Prayer is my personal testimony. Prayer brings us into a true fellowship and community, which, we like to say in my culture, brings us to a close bond with our holy God. He is Creator of the universe, which makes it awesome. He is our savior, which makes us humble and rejoicing; he's the sustainer of our lives, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This podcast tells of all the mercies and joys God has given me, undeserving as I am. But all those things were opened up by talking to him honestly and openly, which is the pinnacle of my day. It is all learned and begins with believing Him; his word is truth. "But now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love." 1 Corinthians 13:13 Faith, Hope, and Love. All three are gracious gifts from God. Just a tad: Faith in who God is gives us hope; our hope is given to us through His promises, and His gift of love frees us to ridiculously love our neighbors. "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?" 37 And He said to him, "'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' 38 "This is the great and foremost commandment. 39 "The second is like it, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' 40 "On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets." Matthew 22:36-40 Our So What? If the greatest commandment is to love God and then to love our neighbors. And we know from the Good Samaritan story that anyone God brings into our sphere of influence is our neighbor… On what, then, do our prayers depend? "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more." Robert Murray M'Cheyne Donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64 Or go to www.freerangepreacheronprayer.com and use the Donations tab. Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard www.frponprayer.com [email protected] 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 [email protected] Our podcast art was designed by @sammmmmmmmm23 Instagram Season 006 Episode 075