Jon Rhoades (First Christian Church Children & Family Minister) preaches “Don’t Waste God’s Power.” Soft prayers vs bold prayers. 1 Kings 18 Elijah vs Baal, Numbers 14 Moses intercession, 2 Kings 20 Hezekiah’s prayer & healing, Acts 4 early-church prayer for boldness under threat, 2 Timothy 3 those who have the appearance of godliness but deny its power.

In this Biblically Literate episode you’ll hear:

The real Thursday-night power outage and flooding that almost stopped a 4th-grader’s baptism

Why “God help me have a good day / bless my wild kid / just guide the doctors” is a soft prayer that treats God as an assistant

The three bold-prayer examples that actually ask God to do the work (Elijah, Moses, Hezekiah)

The first recorded corporate prayer of the early church in Acts 4 after Peter and John were threatened

The two roots of soft prayers: lack of knowledge of God and pride (including unrepentant sin)

The living illustration of a 3-year-old who “broke” the shelf and thought he had ruined everything—while his father already knew how to fix it

Soft prayers make God our assistant.

Bold prayers remember we are His servants.

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