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06/22/2026

Through Fiery Trials.

06/21/2026

06.22.2026 Monday Night Bible Study of Prayer Power: 40 Days of Learning How to Pray Like George Muller, by Brent Patrick McDougal
Tonight’s focus: “Surviving Fiery Trials” adapted from chapter 34.
Matthew 6:10; James 1:2-5; 1 Corinthians 10:13; Hebrews 12:11; John 16:33; Romans 12:12; and 1 Peter 1:7.
The Lord’s testing: Malachi 3:10; Psalm 17:3; 139:23-24; 26:2.
Introduction: Foolishly, for a period, I lived under the delusion that if I made the right decision in each circumstance, then I could escape the fiery trials of this life. I soon discovered, after much denial, that this was a false belief on my part, because life’s storms seemed ever present.
I. Troubles will come
A. We all face trials of many kinds (financial, medical, family, employment) daily! Jesus taught, “In this world, you WILL have trouble…” (John 16:33). But then our Lord teaches a most valued life-lesson: “…but be of good cheer (take heart) for I have overcome the world.”
We all do our best to avoid trouble, but the storms of life have a way of finding us.
B. At times, we get ourselves into trouble.
In our daily life-choices, we sin seeking our own way. So, we can expect our Lord to discipline us. Hebrews 12:11 instructs us: “No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.”
C. Often, Satan brings us trouble.
Interestingly, God allows temptations to test our commitment to the Holy or to expose our ungodly desires, appetites or attitudes (James 1:14-15).
“In these times, God desires for us to turn to Him and receive the strength we need to resist.” Prayer Power, p.230.
D. At various times, God allows trials to come into our lives to test our faith. Many times, trials come to us at the most unexpected and vulnerable times.
During trying times, McDougal says we often ask two questions:
1) How am I going to get through this?
2) Does anyone care? Ibid.

II. “It pleased the Lord to try my faith” George Muller wrote.
A. He wrote about his only daughter being “sick unto death” with typhus. It was a dark night in his soul. He prayed with every fiber of his soul. His daughter lived. So, he delighted in Psalm 37:4: “Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.”
III. Trials are designed to grow our faith (James 1:2-4).
A. Believe that God is allowing difficulty to happen to you or your family for your good and your growth.
B. Look to God depending on your connection to God through prayer to sustain you through the “storm.” (Romans 12:12)
C. To maintain a proper attitude, give praise and thanks to God in the midst of your trials (Philippians 4:4-8; 1 Peter 1:7).
Conclusion: In My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers wrote, “Faith by its very nature must be tested and tried. And the real trial for faith is not that we find it difficult to trust God, but that God’s character must be proven as trustworthy in our own minds.”
(“The Trial of Faith”, August 25, 2021.)
Evangelist R.A. Torrey wrote, “Many fail in the battle because they wait until the hour of battle to ask for aid. Others succeed because they have gained victory on their knees long before the battle arrived…” Ibid. p.232
Prayer Principle
“In the trial of faith, trust in God’s goodness.” Ibid. p.233

06/21/2026

A Higher Loyalty. Acts 5:27-29

06/20/2026

06.21.26 Sermon Outline
Title: A Higher Loyalty
Text: Acts 5:27-29
Sermon in a Sentence: Like the apostles, we must give God our highest loyalty and let every decision be based on this commitment.
Introduction: When the apostles responded to the high priest and Sanhedrin, “We must obey God rather than men,” what did they mean? Some scholars think that they were condemning the marriage of Church and State through pointing out the specific danger of such a union: obeying man over God.
I. They were declaring their allegiance to God above all else (Exodus 20:3; Matthew 6:33).
A. Surprisingly, this commitment to God did not sit well with the high priest and his associates. Why?
1. Caiaphas was not only the high priest representing God to the people; but he was also governor of Judea and Samaria representing the Roman Empire to the people.
A. This meant that “Church and State” were “married.”
B. Jesus uncovered their collusion and told the truth: “You cannot serve two masters…” (Matthew 6:24).
II. Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophecy demonstrating that he was the Messiah. Yet, the religious leaders rejected him. Why? Because their loyalty lay elsewhere.
A. Unfortunately, many Christians do not see the collusion between the Roman Empire and Caiaphas that caused the high priest to order the crucifixion of Jesus.
B. Baptists realized early the tragedy of Church and State being one. Thomas Jefferson saw the danger as well and wrote into the U.S. Constitution the separation of Church and State.
Insights
“Those who do not learn from history are destined to repeat it.” George Santayana, philosopher
“Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely” Lord Acton, British politician
III. Do we see any parallels between this court scene and today?
A. When we remove God from first place in our life, we become blind to the Holy’s work around us. Thereby, we are easily deceived by “the siren songs” of this world and false prophets (Matthew 7:15-16).
B. To think that a relationship with politics/State offers MORE than our relationship with Christ shows just how far we have drifted from God.
Conclusion: Christians have a higher loyalty to Christ, and we must give our whole heart to the Holy alone. “By their fruits, ye shall know them” (Matthew 7:20).

06/15/2026

Long Prayers and Waiting on the Lord. Deuteronomy 9:11-21; Hebrews 12:1-2

06/14/2026

06.15.26 Monday Night Bible Study on Prayer adapted from Prayer Power: 40 Days of Learning to Pray Like George Muller, Brent Patrick McDougal
Tonight’s focus: The Gift of Long Prayers (chapter 36); Deuteronomy 9:11 (1-26)
Introduction: A pastor whom I knew, had been praying for years for his sister’s salvation. When she finally came forward during the invitation, the pastor doubled over crying! His prayers had been answered. Praying for years or praying long prayers are a part of the journey that God wants us to take.
I. Praying long prayers or praying for a long period has rich benefits. Examples: 1) after 40 days, the Lord gave Moses the Ten Commandments (9:11); 2) at the end of a 10 prayer meeting, the Lord sent the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (Acts 2); 3) after praying most of the night, God the Father gave Jesus the peace that he needed to go to the cross (Luke 22:41-46).
II. The reasons for praying over a long period
A. To grow us to the place where the Lord can answer our prayers.
B. To grow the person or persons being prayed for that they may be able to receive the blessing from the prayers.
C. God’s timing; not ours. “Wait on the Lord and be of good courage…” Psalm 27:14
In chapter 36, Brent wrote about running a marathon. During a long race, it is hard to see the finish line.
McDougal said, “My one marathon was miserable experience. Maybe one day, I will run another one. I do know that the training was worth it. Little by little, week by week, I became a stronger runner. I tested what I thought I could do and surpassed my expectations. The limitations weren’t in my body but in my brain. So it is with the life of prayer.” Ibid.
Romans 4:18 encourages us in recalling how Abraham continued his journey of faith “against all hope.” Like Abraham and Sarai praying to have a child, some answers take a long time to become reality.
Romans 1:17 frames our relationship with God this way: “For therein is revealed a righteousness of God from faith unto faith; as it is written, But the righteous shall live by faith.” The New Living Translation translates it this way: “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.”
“In 1838, George Muller and his fellow workers were so impoverished that he was pondering selling possessions to obtain needed funds to feed the orphans. (Read from his journal, pp.244-5).

“Sometimes God wants us to pray and pray to demonstrate our trust in Him. Long prayers reveal commitment. Long prayers embody faith even if what we seek is a long time coming or never comes at all.”
“I hope my faith will grow such that my biggest prayers will only increase my dependence on God and my belief that He is able to do what He says He will do.” Ibid. p. 246.
So it is that we realize that prayer is the Christian’s lifeline… our connection to God.
There is no spiritual power, no discipleship or real worship without prayer. The Christians’ victories come through prayer. Our strength to face trials comes through prayer (Hebrews 12:1-2; Luke 18:1).
3 Ways to Run Your Race
1. Start to incrementally increase your morning or evening routine in prayer. Some of the world’s greatest athletes follow the 1 percent principle. They try to get a little better by just 1 percent each day. Add a few minutes to your daily prayers. Like compound interest, your prayer life can grow in just a month’s time.
2. Set a day aside for extended prayer. Take a day in the woods. Go along if you feel safe, or take a friend, but ask for silence throughout the day. See if you could pray for a full hour, or for two hours. (On our spiritual retreat, In Israel, the afternoons were spent in silence praying.)
3. Commit to an extended period of prayer like Moses did. Fast from something for 40 days and seek to deepen your prayer life during that time.” Ibid, pp. 246-7.
Just pick one of these and pursue it with passion.
Prayer Principle
“Long prayers lead to big victories.” Ibid.

06/14/2026

When Down, Keep the Faith, Make Adjustments. Acts 5

06/08/2026

Praying for Miracles. Mark 8:23-25

06/07/2026

Monday Night Bible Study of Prayer Power: 40 Days of Learning How to Pray Like Geroge Muller, Brent Patrick McDougal, Chapter 28.
Tonight’s focus: Do You Believe in Miracles? Mark 8:23-25
Introduction: Is God the same yesterday, today and forever? (Hebrews 13:8; Malachi 3:6). Are miracles for today? Do they happen today? Saint Augustine said, “Miracles are not in contradiction to nature. They are only in contradiction with what we know of nature.”
Eric Mataxas, in his book, Miracles, quoted G.K. Chesterton from his book, From Orthodoxy, “The believers in miracles accept them (rightly or wrongly) because they have evidence for them. The disbelievers in miracles deny them (rightly or wrongly) because they have a doctrine against them.” p. ix.
McDougal wrote, “I grew up not really believing in healing. That is to say, I believed it was possible, because I believe in Jesus, but I didn’t really believe in it. I thought prayer for healing didn’t happen today, or if it did, it occurred only rarely or for the super-spiritual.” Prayer Power, p.188.
Then McDougal surprised himself by asking for a prayer for healing while on a spiritual retreat in Israel. He said, “It was a leap of faith for me to say, ‘I want a prayer for healing.’” Ibid. p.189
He felt that he was healed (he had stopped taking his medication) until three weeks later when he returned home to his church job that his acid reflux returned with a vengeance.
But after surgery, he wrote, “I can say that God healed me.” Ibid.
I. Expecting Answers to Prayer
“One theme throughout Muller’s book, Release the Power of Prayer, is that his experience with answered prayer is not unique. Even though Muller celebrated over 50,000 answered prayers, he never thought that he had the “gift” of faith (1 Corinthians 12:9) or believed his faith to be extraordinary.” Ibid. p.190
Muller’s prayer life was to depend on God moment by moment casting all his burdens on the Holy (Psalm 55:22).
“Faith is the key. God wants us to grow in belief so that we won’t forsake Him in the hour of trial, but instead turn to Him, ask for what is needed, and then wait in faith.” Ibid.
Four Keys to an Increase of Faith
Muller notes that an increase of faith is a good gift that comes from God and believers should ask for this blessing. He suggests four essential means for this to occur:
1. The careful reading of the word of God, combined with meditation on it. This will provide believers with a measure of confidence to rely upon him.

Insight: “Meditating on God’s Word strengthens faith.”

2. The believer should not shrink from situations, positions, circumstances, in which his faith may be tried, but should cheerfully embrace them as opportunities where he may see the and of God stretched out on his behalf, to help and deliver him.

Insight: “Like a muscle, faith is strengthened when put under stress.”

In his journal, Muller wrote, “The more I am in a position to be tried in faith with reference to my body, my family, my service for the Lord, my business, etc., the more shall I have opportunity of seeing god’s help and deliverance.” (James 1:2-3,12)

3. With reference to the growth of every grace of the Spirit, it is of the utmost importance that we seek to maintain an upright heart and a good conscience, and , therefore, do not knowingly and habitually indulge in those things which are contrary to the mind of God.

Insight: Nothing saps one’s spirit like a guilty conscience.

4. Let God work for us, when the hour of the trial of our faith comes, and do not work a deliverance of our own.

Insight: Too often, believers rush to fix their own problems without allowing time for God to work the best solution.
Where do you struggle to believe?
Prayer Principle
“A little faith can move big mountains.” Ibid, p.193.

06/07/2026

One of Life’s Greatest Lessons. Acts 3:11-4:22

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