{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6963293a9ab39048a6c54452/6a7f947eff328abd84b1406c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Breakthrough Power In Prayer","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6963293a9ab39048a6c54452/1786739187890-773f26b5-dac6-4c47-97ca-366201630b74.jpeg?height=200","description":"<h2>Season 3, Episode 63</h2><h1>🚪⚡ Breakthrough Power in Prayer: When the Burdens of Life Feel Like a Brass Door in the Face of Prayer</h1><p>🕯️ To paraphrase, E.M. Bounds described a reality every believer eventually faces:</p><blockquote>“The (<strong>heavy burdens, oppressive influences, and the things that weigh down our mind and spirit) </strong>often breaks the force of our praying, and, not unfrequently, are as doors of brass, in the face of prayer.”</blockquote><p>In this <strong>Jesus Company</strong> episode, we meditate on that graphic image 🚪🟤 and the promise of <strong>James 5:15</strong> — the prayer of faith that restores. 🙏✨</p><p>🌎 Today’s burdens are heavy. Hidden inflation, cultural pressure, the accelerating weight of the AI age 🤖, and the daily strain of trying to live a worthy life can leave prayer feeling <strong>blocked, muted, or powerless.</strong></p><p>The words still come.</p><p>But sometimes, the force is gone.</p><p>💡 Bounds points us to the breakthrough:</p><blockquote>“To have an eye to God’s glory; to be possessed by an earnest desire to please Him in all our ways… these give weight and influence and power to prayer.”</blockquote><p>When our deepest desire returns to <strong>pleasing the Father</strong>, the force of prayer is restored. 🙌🔥</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>🧭 In This Episode</h2><p>📜 <strong>The exact Bounds quote</strong> and its context</p><p>🚪 <strong>How modern burdens</strong> still act like brass doors against prayer</p><p>🎯 <strong>Why an earnest desire to please God</strong> is the true breakthrough</p><p>🙏 <strong>A clear invitation</strong> to pray again with renewed power</p><p>If the burdens of life have dulled your praying, <strong>this message is for you.</strong> 🫵</p><p>The brass door is real — <strong>but it is not the final word.</strong> 🚪➡️✨</p><p>📖 <strong>Scripture Focus:</strong> James 5:15</p><p>💡 <strong>Key Insight:</strong> E.M. Bounds on the power of prayer</p><p>Listen. 🎧 Share this with someone who needs hope. 💛 And keep praying. 🙏</p><p><strong>Breakthrough begins when our eyes stay fixed on His glory.</strong> 👀✨</p><p>🎙️ <strong>Jesus Company</strong></p><p><em>Biblical teaching and encouragement in Jesus, one life at a time.</em></p><p>#BreakthroughPrayer #EMBounds #PowerOfPrayer #ChristianLiving #FaithUnderPressure #JesusCompany #James515 #PrayerLife</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Subscribe to the Jesus Company podcast NOW, its on all the podcast </strong>📲❤️</p><p>Tag us! 🔗 Listen, subscribe, and leave a review to help others find Jesus Company</p><p><br></p><p>Here are some 🔗 Helpful Links</p><p><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jesus-company/id1868153688\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jesus Company</a> on 🎧 Apple Podcasts</p><p><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/5TokdTEklxchHzrJ1N1nD7?si=I8YpsX1tR2usm1rEhvRN9w\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jesus Company</a> on 🎵 Spotify</p><p><a href=\"https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/c5bdd4e4-2550-4b41-a4f5-3ae7ed5b63fd/jesus-company\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jesus Comany </a>on 🎙️ Amazon Music</p><p><a href=\"https://www.deezer.com/show/4455867\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jesus Company</a> on 🎼 Deezer</p><p><a href=\"https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1333-jesus-company-316780507/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">iHeart Jesus Company Podcast</a> 📻 iHeartRadio</p><p>🔗🌐&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.transformthiscity.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> transformthiscity.org</a>&nbsp;</p><p>📱 @JesusCoOfficial on X | Search \"Jesus Company\" on your podcast app</p><p><br></p><p>📱<strong> Connect with Us:</strong></p><ul><li>💻 Website: <a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/jesus-company\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Jesus Company</strong></a> is the home base for the podcast, and there are some additional links to podcast players that host the show!</li><li>💻 Website: <a href=\"http://podcast.gwot.rocks/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>gwot.rocks home page</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></li><li>📺 YouTube: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQIWZVVGAvarNQiwpQonu0w\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\"Other Things with... \"</a>&nbsp;</li><li>❤️ Support the mission: <a href=\"https://www.transformthiscity.org/donate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>DONATE</strong></a><strong> . For donation by check, make payable to Transform This City, P.O. Box 1013, Spring Hill, Tennessee, 37174. “gwot.rocks” is a ministry of Transform This City, a registered 501(C)(3)</strong></li><li><a href=\"https://www.transformthiscity.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Transform This City</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/transformthiscity\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Transform This City Facebook</strong>&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href=\"mailto:gwot.rocks@transformthiscity.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>gwot.rocks@transformthiscity.org</strong></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>🔗<strong> Resources</strong></p><ul><li>Charles Spurgeon’s <a href=\"https://www.ccel.org/s/spurgeon/morn_eve/morn_eve.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Morning and Evening</em></a> (Public Domain Source)</li><li><a href=\"https://www.gotquestions.org/four-spiritual-laws.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Four Spiritual Laws</a>- how you can be born again and have eternal life?</li><li><a href=\"https://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/spiritual-growth/the-spirit-filled-life.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Spirit Filled Life</a>- how you can live each day in the power of God’d Holy Spirit!</li><li><a href=\"https://www.transformthiscity.org/lifehelps\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>LIFE HELPS</em></strong></a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>All Scripture quotations are taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2016 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® is a federally registered trademark of Holman Bible Publishers.</p>","author_name":"Kenny Price"}