Shows / Epaphras Prays Podcast
Epaphras Prays Podcast
Short teachings on prayer and intercession and a few minutes of praying for the people of God from the Word of God
epaphrasprays.substack.com
Episodes
Epaphras Prays PodcastHere's how we pray our love would grow
The ungodly thinks, and lives a mantra of, love is love. They believe that love of the world is all you need. And give little thought about how much God so…
Epaphras Prays Podcast5 Ways to Pray the Lost Find the Kingdom of God
Most people around you don’t know Jesus. Most people nearby aren’t saved by grace. Most are lost, trapped in darkness of sin and separation from God. It’s up…
Epaphras Prays PodcastPrioritize Praying then Taking Action
Action—which is any Christian activity, apart from prayer is essentially godless, for it fails to bring Almighty God into the picture. Nothing should be done…
Epaphras Prays PodcastFree and Fearless Praying
She poured out her soul before the Lord and worshiped Him, then went home in peace. When her prayer was answered, she came and worshiped again. This woman knew…
Epaphras Prays PodcastDon’t Only Pray For, But Also It’s Opposite
This week I’m praying as much against as I am for. One is asking the Lord to provide something, grace or blessings, help or wisdom. I (and you) need all those…
Epaphras Prays PodcastWhat Is Our Ultimate Aim In Praying?
What do we pray for? What is our ultimate goal in praying? What is the answer we seek from our praying? According to this Prayer Insight from Johnathan…
Epaphras Prays PodcastHow We Pray For Grace
Grace isn’t something we pray only before a meal. It’s what we pray for, every moment, every day. We’re used to grace being a brief word of thanks to God for…
Epaphras Prays PodcastWhat’s The First Thing We Should Do In Difficulty Or Blessing?
In James we are directed to how we pray for ourselves. Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. (James 5:13 ESV)…
Epaphras Prays PodcastDiscovering the Boundless Potential of Prayer
Prayer is loyalty to God. Non-praying is to reject Christ and to abandon Heaven. A life of prayer is the only life which Heaven counts. — Bounds Today we study…
Epaphras Prays PodcastPraying Classic Prayers: Helping Guide Our Own Prayers
Have you ever sat in a prayer gathering and there’s that one intercessor who just seems to go deep in petitions before the Lord? They don’t pray just on the…
Epaphras Prays PodcastThe Highest Form of Prayer: Loving Our Enemies
Praying for myself is easy. Intercession for others is challenging, but praying for my enemies is the hardest. It is also the highest form of prayer. It is…
Epaphras Prays PodcastA Song, A Psalm, A Poem
A Prayer Song Lord! teach us how to pray aright, With reverence and with fear: Though dust and ashes, yet we may, We must, to Thee draw near. Oh! grant us…
Epaphras Prays PodcastThe Power of Believing Prayer in Crisis
In Scripture, there is one weapon given the Christian Church to bring the Lord’s aid, power, help, and deliverance in times of persecution and difficulty. We…
Epaphras Prays PodcastThe Tools of the Laborer
It’s been said there are four types of churches. In one, the people say “we are building our church,” in another, they say “God is building our church,” and a…
Epaphras Prays PodcastPersonal Prayer, Part 3: Intercession for Others
This is the third in our series on personal prayer time. It Part 1, we covered that our personal needs and wants likely take up a significant portion of our…
Epaphras Prays PodcastPrayer Focus 2: Growing Up in Christ
Are you going through the motions? Maybe you’re praying consistently, asking God to help you with this or that, but often wondering if it’s making a…
Epaphras Prays PodcastPrayer Focus 1: Personal Needs and God's Will
Scan through any prayer request chat board and you’ll find that the bulk of prayers are for personal needs — our temporal needs, right here, right now. Our…
Epaphras Prays PodcastPraying for the Body of Christ
Praying for each other is a blessing. During our devotional times, it is natural to focus primarily on ourselves. In fact, we should focus even more on our own…
Epaphras Prays PodcastFind Peace and Banish Worry
Our Savior knows we fret constantly. That’s why He tells us not to worry about food or clothing, for our heavenly Father knows we need these things. Look at…
Epaphras Prays PodcastWhat We Learn from a Persistent Widow
In a parable in Luke 18, a widow’s persistent petitions to an unjust judge — who was worn out by her constant visits — models daily, consistent prayer for…
Epaphras Prays PodcastFrom the Archives: Prayer and Trouble
In this world you will have trouble, says Jesus. A Psalm of the sons of Korah claims “my life is full of troubles.” And David writes, “I pour out my complaint…
Epaphras Prays PodcastHe Hears When We Call
We complicate things we enjoy. The longer we do a thing, the more sophisticated we get with it — and somewhere along the way, we can lose the fundamentals that…
Epaphras Prays PodcastCelebrate 250: A Special Edition Prayercast
In this special edition, we pause to celebrate the 250th birthday of our nation. We explore the unique history of God’s divine creation in America, from the…
Epaphras Prays PodcastAsking the Father in Childlike Faith
Jesus teaches us that God, like a loving father, will give good gifts to those who ask with childlike faith Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give…
Epaphras Prays PodcastPraying A Hymn: Have Thine Own Way
Do you sing hymns in church? Many grew up this way and still do. But have you thought about reading these hymns as a prayer? We sing them on a Sunday morning…
Epaphras Prays PodcastLearning How To Pray
I don’t just read the Word, study the Word, or memorize it. I pray it. And it’s a main way I’ve learned prayer and intercession. One best way is by praying…
Epaphras Prays PodcastPraying in the Gaps
Last Thursday, I got more praying done than I had the entire previous week — but it wasn’t because I spent an entire three-hour block in prayer. It wasn’t…
Epaphras Prays PodcastNothing Is Impossible for Those Who Call on God
In the archived article A Wise Man Prays, we looked at King Solomon’s prayer of dedication of the Temple he had constructed. It takes about seven minutes to…
Epaphras Prays PodcastAre We Watching or Drifting?
There is a battle raging inside every believer. and most of us are sleeping through it. The enemy is circling. Temptation is crouching at the door. And Jesus…
Epaphras Prays PodcastIs Your Joy Full?
When we come ask heavenly Father in Jesus name, there is a promise He will give it. The promise is John 16:23—And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most…
Epaphras Prays PodcastObtaining Godly Wisdom
Note: There is more in the Article voiceover than what is written here. Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without…
Epaphras Prays PodcastThe Many Dimensions of Prayer
Could we number the birds of the sky, or fish in the sea? What’s the number of types of trees? How many are the raindrops in spring? Our God is an infinite God…
Epaphras Prays PodcastPrayers for Bearing Fruit
Have you ever felt like your spiritual life not very fruitful? Like you’re trying hard to be patient, loving, or faithful, but struggling instead? I sure have…
Epaphras Prays PodcastPraying With Spurgeon: Prayer 8
One of the best ways to learn to pray is by reading and praying from the Scriptures directly. Another is to read or hear others pray, especially those great…
Epaphras Prays PodcastHe was Always Praying on Your Behalf
Epaphras was a devoted early Christian minister and fellow servant of the Apostle Paul, known for his deep commitment to prayer and spiritual care for the…
Epaphras Prays PodcastHow much time should Christians spend praying?
On the matter of time spent praying, there are two questions: how often should we pray, and, how long should we pray? The first has to do with the frequency of…
Epaphras Prays PodcastReasons Why Answered Prayers Delay (and What We Do While Waiting)
Most of us have been there. We’ve brought the same request before God again and again, wondering if He hears, wondering if we’ve done something wrong…
Epaphras Prays PodcastPrayers For Their Salvation
We are surrounded by the lost. If they don’t know Jesus as Lord and Savior, they are lost, unsaved, in the domain of darkness, aka. pagans. And they may well…
Epaphras Prays PodcastSeven Prayers for Seven People
We are connected in communities, aren’t we? Family people, church people, work people, and neighbors, friends, and on and on. We are social creatures, spending…
Epaphras Prays PodcastHear my prayer, O Lord.
Back in the early days when I first began to seek the Lord in prayer, I really knew very, very little about praying at all. After all, it was not something…
Epaphras Prays PodcastPursuing Prayers That Changes Things
Introduction: In The Four Essentials of Prevailing Prayer, C.H. Spurgeon unpacks a single verse — Mark 11:24 — with profound depth, revealing that effective…
Epaphras Prays PodcastPraying For The Bride of Christ
The term “Bride of Christ” is a beautiful metaphor that describes Christians, the collective body of believers we call the Church, and our intimate…
Epaphras Prays PodcastLearning Prayer from a Fig Tree
From Mark 11 starting in verse 12. The next day, when they had left Bethany, Jesus was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if…
Epaphras Prays PodcastThe Most Important Thing We Can Do
We often reach for the phone, the checkbook, the casserole when someone is in need, because doing something feels like being useful. Something practical…
Epaphras Prays PodcastPrayer Always Comes First — And Every Blessing Follows
What if every blessing you’ve ever needed was already waiting — held back not by your circumstances, but by your silence? In this episode, we explore from a…
Epaphras Prays PodcastA Simple Framework for New Prayer Groups
Getting a group together for a prayer meeting can be a challenge. Many people don't like to pray aloud with others, so they prefer to sit quietly. Others might…
Epaphras Prays PodcastPraying From Peter
These prayers come from the scriptures in 1 and 2 Peter, and they reveal to us God’s own will for his people. After all, this is what Peter was writing to his…
Epaphras Prays PodcastWhat is the Secret of their Power?
This time we dive back into the article archives and still find fresh the prayer insights from E.M.Bounds. He explores the central role of prayer in the…
Epaphras Prays PodcastOur Praise is Prayer
We usually think praise is singing to the Lord with songs, music and words, combined as hymns, or praise and worship. Indeed, the Psalms are set to musical…
Epaphras Prays Podcast3 Targeted Ways To Pray A Direct Request
Do people often ask you to pray for them? If you’ve spent any amount of time is prayer circles, church groups, or even online, you’ll encounter opportunities…
Epaphras Prays PodcastJesus The Intercessor
Many of the most insightful and enduring lessons we learn concerning prayer come from Andrew Murray. I love this excerpt from his work With Christ in the…
Epaphras Prays PodcastPraying When We Don’t Feel Like It
Are you one of those who feels like praying all the time? Or, instead, do you only pray when you feel like it? Do you ever pray when you just don’t feel like…
Epaphras Prays PodcastHow Christians Should Respond to Crises
When we are faced with crises, a difficulty, or suffering, what is our response? What should it be? Too often my first response isn’t to run to the Lord…
Epaphras Prays PodcastWhy Almighty God Listens To Us
'Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.' Jeremiah 33:3 NKJV God has ordained prayers as our means of…
Epaphras Prays PodcastA Motto for Prayer Through This Year
Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving: Colossians 4:2 From the sermons of Charles H. Spurgeon: It is interesting to remark how…
Epaphras Prays PodcastIt's Time We Seek the Lord and Implore Him Earnestly
For decades, actually several centuries, the people of God endured hardships while enslaved to Egyptian masters. Finally, after much groaning, they cried out…
Epaphras Prays PodcastPursuing Peace By Praying For It
Episode Description Join us in prayer as we pursue peace through intercession for God’s people, using powerful passages from Romans 14 and 15. Prayer Focus *…
Epaphras Prays PodcastSeven Prayers for Unbelievers to be Born Again
One quiet night long ago, humble shepherds tending their flocks were the first to hear the glad tidings of great joy. Angels suddenly appeared in the sky to…
Epaphras Prays PodcastThe November PrayerCast: 5 P's
Prayer Notes: * Psalm 107:32 - Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders. * Psalm 111:1 - Hallelujah! I will…
Epaphras Prays PodcastHow Come We Pray and Don't Get?
If we audited our prayers, what would they sound like? Back in my radio days, we’d tape ourselves on air. It was a scoped session of when our microphone was…