Eastern Gate Baptist Church Podcast

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Eastern Gate Baptist Church

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Mar 2024

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

171 episodes in the feed.

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   5 Oct 2026

   Elijah: God’s Praying Prophet 8

   Pastor Jeff Anders continues Elijah — God’s Praying Prophet on Sunday evening. After walking again through what happened when Elijah kept praying, and after reminding the church of eight things that do not happen if God’s people quit, this message adds a ninth: there is cleansing that just will not occur if we do not pray and keep on praying. The text for the evening is 1 John 1, with help from Luke 11, Mark 11, and David’s confession in Psalm 32. Elijah Kept Praying Until the Rain Came Elijah is the Old Testament picture of the New Testament prayer life James holds up: the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much (James 5:16). Pastor Anders traced again what happened when that man prayed. The rain dried up — three and a half years with no rain, so Baal was shown to be no god (1 Kings 17:1). The provision showed up (1 Kings 17:2–16). The dead rose up (1 Kings 17:17–24). The sacrifice burned up — on Mount Carmel the fire of God fell, and the prophets of Baal came under judgment (1 Kings 18:20–40). The clouds opened up (1 Kings 18:41–46). Elijah told King Ahab to get in the chariot, eat and drink, and get ready for the trip, because by faith he heard the sound of abundance of rain (1 Kings 18:41). Up on Carmel he put his face between his knees and prayed. The servant looked: no rain. A second time, a third — most Baptists, he said, would be headed home — a fourth, and the Methodists with them; a fifth, and the Lutherans have given up; a sixth, and almost everybody is ready to say God is saying no. Elijah knew the mind of God. Rain was God’s will, so he prayed a seventh time. The servant saw a cloud about the size of a man’s hand. Elijah sent word for the king to get the chariot moving. That little cloud filled the sky and turned black, and a torrential rain ended the drought. Elijah ran and outran the king, and was waiting at the gate of Jezreel when Ahab arrived (1 Kings 18:44–46). God sent the rain because this man prayed and kept on praying. Pastor Anders said he would still have been praying weeks later until God sent it. If Elijah had quit, the testimony of God would have been marred. The nation was swallowed up in Baal worship under Jezebel, and God showed that He is God — not Baal — through the prayer life of one man. God is still looking for men and women who will pray and keep on praying until the heavens open and He rains down righteousness, until His Spirit begins to stir. If we do not keep asking, we will not receive; if we do not keep seeking, we will not find; if we do not keep knocking, it will not be opened (Luke 11:9–10). Eight Things That Will Not Happen If We Stop Before the new point, Pastor Anders reminded the church of what he had already preached. He said somebody might be keeping a better count than he was, and they could straighten him out later. Joy we will miss. Peace that passes all understanding, the peace that keeps heart and mind through Christ Jesus. Without prayer we are full of anxiety instead (Philippians 4:7). Power — we will not be like the early church that prayed until God shook the place, filled them, and used them. Gifts and blessings God means to give through prayer. Asking is how we receive what He wants to give. Fellowship — prayer is how the door opens so the Lord can come in and sup with us (Revelation 3:20). Battles the enemy will win — Jesus told Peter to watch and pray, or he would enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak (Matthew 26:41). Lives that will not be changed — Moses prayed, and God set a serpent on a pole so Israel, dying of snakebite, could look and live (Numbers 21). People stay on our minds because God is calling us to pray until He intervenes. Ministry that will be hindered — Sunday morning’s point. In Acts 12 Herod killed James and jailed Peter. The church prayed without ceasing, God sent an angel and brought Peter out, and the Word of God increased. It looked like the ministry was finished. It was not, because the churc

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   4 Oct 2026

   Elijah: God’s Praying Prophet 7

   Pastor Jeff Anders continues Elijah — God’s Praying Prophet on Sunday morning. After a short look back at what happened whenever Elijah prayed, and after naming seven things we miss when we quit, this message adds an eighth: ministries will be hindered if God’s people do not keep on praying. The text for the morning is Acts 12. From the Series: When Elijah Prayed, Things Looked Up Elijah is held up for New Testament believers as God’s praying prophet. James says that when he prayed, things started looking up (James 5:16–18): The rain dried up — three and a half years with no rain, so Ahab and Jezebel’s “storm god” Baal was shown to be no god at all (1 Kings 17:1). The provision showed up — water at the brook Cherith and ravens bringing food, then the widow of Zarephath, in the heart of Baal worship, with one last meal of meal and oil for herself and her son (1 Kings 17:2–16). The dead rose up — the widow’s son (1 Kings 17:17–24). The sacrifice burned up — on Mount Carmel the prophets of Baal got no answer, but after Elijah’s short prayer God sent supernatural fire that consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones of the altar, and the water (1 Kings 18:20–40). Judgment then fell on the prophets of Baal. The clouds opened up — the place the series has stayed for a while, and the preacher said we will not be stuck there forever (1 Kings 18:41–46). He Kept On Praying Until the Rain Came (1 Kings 18:41–46) Elijah told Ahab to get up, eat, and drink, because he heard the sound of abundance of rain — not thunder in the air, but faith that God was about to send it (1 Kings 18:41). Back on Carmel he put his face between his knees and prayed. The servant looked: nothing. A second time, a third, a fourth, a fifth, a sixth — still nothing on the horizon. He stayed in that awkward posture and would not quit. He prayed until God heard and God answered, because he knew rain was the will of God, and he kept praying until that will became reality. Elijah is our example: the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much (James 5:16). What if he had stopped? Sometimes we pray about a thing a time or two, nothing happens, and we decide God must be saying no — the way Paul prayed three times about his thorn and then left it with the Lord (2 Corinthians 12:7–9). Elijah was not in that place. He knew what God wanted, and you could not get him to stop. Or what if a little machine in his pocket started ringing — a Facebook post, a text, a voicemail — and he quit the prayer meeting to scroll and play? What if a ballgame was on and he said he would pray again later? If he had gotten discouraged or distracted, the rain he was trusting God for would not have come. The New Testament church is told to pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17). So the question is not only what Elijah would have missed. It is what will not happen if we do not pray and keep on praying. Seven Things We Miss If We Stop Praying Pastor Anders reviewed what he had already preached, then said he was about to give number eight. Joy — ask, that your joy may be full (John 16:24). Peace — quit worrying and pray about everything, and God’s peace will guard heart and mind (Philippians 4:6–7). Without prayer we may be full of anxiety instead. Power — the early church prayed until God shook the place, filled them, and they spoke the Word with boldness (Acts 4:31). We may never experience the power of God if we do not keep praying. Gifts and blessings — ask, seek, knock (Matthew 7:7–11). If you do not ask, you may not receive; if you do not seek, you may not find; if you do not knock, it may not be opened. Fellowship with God — Christ stands at the door and knocks, wanting to come in and sup with His people (Revelation 3:20). We open that door through prayer. Fellowship with God will never be what it ought to be if we will not spend time in prayer. Battles the enemy may win — watch and pray, so you do not fall into the devil’s traps; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is we

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   1 Oct 2026

   Elijah: God’s Praying Prophet 6

   Pastor Jeff Anders continues Elijah — God’s Praying Prophet on Wednesday evening. After reviewing the series so far — when Elijah prayed, the rain dried up; the provision showed up; the dead rose up; the sacrifice burned up; and the clouds opened up — and after recalling Sunday’s warnings about what we miss when we quit praying (joy, peace, power, gifts, fellowship, and the enemy’s victories), this message presses a seventh loss: lives will not be changed if God’s people do not keep on praying. From Ephesians 6:18–20 to Moses in the wilderness and Hannah at the tabernacle, the hinge of the night is persevering prayer that God uses to change lives. From the Series: When Elijah Prayed, Things Looked Up In the days of Ahab and Jezebel, Baal worship was pushed on Israel, and God raised up Elijah as His tip-of-the-spear prophet. James holds him up as the example of effectual, fervent prayer (James 5:16–18). When Elijah prayed: The rain dried up — no rain for three and a half years, exposing Baal the “storm god” (1 Kings 17:1). The provision showed up — Cherith and the widow of Zarephath (1 Kings 17:2–16). The dead rose up — the widow’s son, after Elijah prayed over him more than once (1 Kings 17:17–24). The sacrifice burned up — fire from heaven on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:20–40). The clouds opened up — rain after seven times of praying on Carmel (1 Kings 18:41–46). He Kept On Praying Until the Rain Came (1 Kings 18:41–46) Elijah heard the sound of abundance of rain by faith and bowed on Carmel with his face between his knees. Six times the servant saw nothing; the seventh time, a little cloud like a man’s hand. He would have kept praying — seven times or seventy — until God answered according to His will (1 John 5:14–15). Paul tells the church to pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17) — not locked in a closet every waking hour, but pressing on until God’s will is done on earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:10). If Elijah had quit, the rain would never have come, and God’s testimony already set by drought and fire would have been marred. What We Miss When We Stop Praying (Review) Joy — ask, that your joy may be full (John 16:24). Peace — anxiety or prayer; God’s peace guards heart and mind (Philippians 4:6–7). Power — the early church prayed until the place shook and they spoke the Word with boldness (Acts 4:31). Good gifts — ask, seek, knock; the Father gives good things to those who ask (Matthew 7:7–11). Fellowship with God — we draw near to Him in the prayer closet. The enemy’s victories — watch and pray; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak (Matthew 26:41). Put on the whole armor of God, then pray always with all prayer and perseverance for all the saints (Ephesians 6:10–18). Spiritual warfare is won or lost in the prayer closet. Lives Will Not Be Changed If We Don’t Pray Pray for Me — Utterance for the Gospel (Ephesians 6:19–20) Paul does not stop at the armor. He asks the saints to pray for him: that utterance would be given, that he might open his mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel — because he is an ambassador in bonds. He was in physical chains, but people around him were in worse bondage: spiritual bondage, wrecked lives, idol worship in the Roman world. He did not ask first for comfort, medicine, or release; he asked that God would open his mouth so lives could be changed. God’s providence had steered Paul through shipwrecks, beatings, and arrests so the gospel would reach Rome — even making inroads among the Praetorian guard. Paul believed that if God’s people would pray, God would give him what he needed to preach. If we do not pray and keep on praying, think of the lives that will not be changed. Moses in the Wilderness (Numbers 21) Israel grumbled against Moses and against God in the wilderness. Judgment came: fiery serpents bit the people, and many died. They begged Moses to pray. God told him to make a bronze serpent and set it on a pole — whoever looked by faith would live. God c

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