Subject: Free message: "Entertaining God" by Doug Small

Plus: October's Deep Discount, Command of Christ, and Character Quality

MESSAGE OF THE MONTH

Entertaining God

Doug Small

This month we are making one of our all-time staff favorites free to watch! In this classic, Doug Small passionately reveals the true signficance of prayer. Through a vivid retelling of Abraham’s encounter with the angels on the plains of Mamre, he explains how prayer is not just talking to God—it’s hosting the very presence of God and giving Him the true place He deserves in your life.


Doug Small recounts story after story of God working mightily on behalf of His people. These acts were as a result of—through prayer—their inviting God’s presence and His working in specific situations.


We chose this prayer-focused message because we want to see God bring forth great awakening and revival. How? We know that He will in answer to prayer!


As we look toward our upcoming Men’s Prayer Summits on November 21–23, we’ve made even more messages free for a limited time to help prepare our hearts together. View more free messages and learn more here.

COMMAND OF CHRIST

Ask in Faith

“Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.”

MATTHEW 21:21–22

Augustine said: “Faith is to believe what you do not see. The reward for this faith is to see what you believe.” When Jesus commanded us to ask in faith, He also gave us an invitation—an invitation to draw near to the Faithful One and allow Him to persuade and convince us of His power and His ability to perform that for which we pray.


Faith is not something God expects us to muster up on our own. In fact, true faith doesn’t come from us at all! It is precious to realize that faith is something God forms in us as we focus on Him, cultivating intimacy with Him through prayer and His Word. Do you want to increase in faith? Increase your time with the Faithful One and He will impart faith to you! Join us as we open up this new command: Ask in Faith. You will be encouraged to allow God to reveal His faithfulness to you, and thus, increase your faith.

The Commands of Christ Podcast

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CHARACTER QUALITY

Alertness

vs. Unawareness

DEFINITION:

Being aware of that which is taking place around me so I can have the right response to it

KEY VERSE:

“Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.”

MARK 14:38

KEY BIBLE STORY:

A Young Man Overhears a Deadly Plot

“And when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.”

ACTS 23:16

DEEP DISCOUNT OF THE MONTH

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