Porn and The Gospel

He Called Me 100 Days Ago in Crisis


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Spencer reflects on a friend who called him nearly 100 days ago in crisis, and how that one act of raising his hand to say "I need help" changed everything. From there, Spencer looks at the Apostle Paul's prayers across his letters, specifically how often Paul asked others to pray for him. Three things emerge from Paul's prayer requests that every man needs to hear: the faith of Paul, the humility of Paul, and the mindset of Paul. Spencer walks through Old Testament and New Testament examples of answered prayer, shares what's been happening in his own weekly prayer group, and challenges listeners to examine whether they're using prayer as a wartime weapon or a domestic intercom.

Key Points
  • When men raise their hand and say "I need help," it's one of the most powerful and difficult things they can do.
  • Paul didn't just pray for others. He repeatedly, urgently asked others to pray for him.
  • The faith of Paul: He had studied, heard eyewitness accounts, and personally experienced the power of prayer (Moses, Abraham, Hannah, Elijah, Hezekiah, Solomon, Peter, Cornelius, his own conversion).
  • The humility of Paul: Even as the man writing most of the New Testament and seeing God do extraordinary things, he never put himself above needing prayer.
  • The mindset of Paul: He saw life as war and prayer as a weapon, not a comfort device.
  • Spencer shares how a simple text to his friend Olan ("Do you want to start getting together and praying once a week?") grew into a weekly Monday morning prayer gathering of five men, and the answered prayers that have followed.
  • Quotes from E.M. Bounds, Paul Miller, and John Piper on the nature and purpose of prayer.
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