Show Notes
In this episode of The Gateway to Joy Podcast, we begin our series on Why Pray (www.elisabethelliot.org/pof).We share Gateway to Joy radio programs:
- READING THE BIBLE_Why Pray-1
- READING THE BIBLE TO CHILDREN_Why Pray-2
We also hear:
- The five are chosen for Operation Auca and given their responsibilities-from "The Auca Story" record.
- Jean Hamilton, former professor at the College of Charleston
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Special thanks to Mike Dize and the Bible Broadcasting Network.
Theme music: John Hanson. To leave a comment go to www.ElisabethElliot.org/share-a-message.
As you visit, find for more lectures, devotionals, videos, Gateway to Joy programs, and other resources.
Resources in this Series: GTJ Podcast
- Questions of Love and Ministry | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.174Listen Now ›
- 1And Gateway to Joy Begins GTJP-1Listen Now ›
- 2Life in Ecuador Begins GTJP-2Listen Now ›
- 3Both Birth and Death GTJP-3Listen Now ›
- 4Ed and Nate GTJP-4Listen Now ›
- 5Roger and the Plan GTJP-5Listen Now ›
- 6Making Contact GTJP-6Listen Now ›
- 7The Ones Left Behind GTJP-7Listen Now ›
- 8Sometimes You Go With Plan B GTJP-8Listen Now ›
- 9Deafening Silence GTJP-9Listen Now ›
- 10Purpose and Recklessness GTJP-10Listen Now ›
- 11God is in Control GTJP-11Listen Now ›
- 12The Stamp on our Hearts GTJP-12Listen Now ›
- 13Falling and Rising GTJP-13Listen Now ›
- 14Grow Where We’re Planted GTJP- 14Listen Now ›
- 15Quiet Discouragement GTJP-15Listen Now ›
- 16Moping or Accepting GTJP-16Listen Now ›
- 17What My Heart Wants- GTJP-17Listen Now ›
- 17When Your Beloved is Gone GTJP-19Listen Now ›
- 18Who is the Fool? GTJP-18Listen Now ›
- 20Earth from Heaven’s View GTJP-20Listen Now ›
- 21Purpose in the Assignment GTJP-21Listen Now ›
- 22An Unexpected Journey GTJP-22Listen Now ›
- 23Meeting Face to Face GTJP-23Listen Now ›
- 24The Fire Stays Lit GTJP-24Listen Now ›
- 25Of Bugs and Fish GTJP-25Listen Now ›
- 26Through the Highs and Lows GTJP-26Listen Now ›
- 27Looking Back on Ecuador GTJP-27Listen Now ›
- 28Acceptance and Attitude GTJP-28Listen Now ›
- 28Giving Thanks GTJP-30Listen Now ›
- 29Waiting and Action GTJP-29Listen Now ›
- 30The Priority of Sacrifice GTJP-31Listen Now ›
- 32Examine Your Possibilities GTJP-32Listen Now ›
- 33A Big Family in a Crazy World GTJP-33Listen Now ›
- 34Imagination and Homeschooling GTJP-34Listen Now ›
- 35Trustworthy Hymns GTJP-35Listen Now ›
- 36Hymns of Testimony GTJP-36Listen Now ›
- 37A Chance to Die GTJP-37Listen Now ›
- 38Sacrifice GTJP-38Listen Now ›
- 39Surrender and the New Missionary GTJP-39Listen Now ›
- 40Prayer for the Battle GTJP-40Listen Now ›
- 42Obedience has a Cost GTJP-42Listen Now ›
- 43Counting the Cost GTJP-41Listen Now ›
- 43Loving God GTJP-43Listen Now ›
- 44Learning in Our Ordinary Lives GTJP-44Listen Now ›
- 45The Tempering of Souls GTJP-45Listen Now ›
- 46The Temptation of Luxury GTJP-46Listen Now ›
- 47An Ironic Nickname GTJP-47Listen Now ›
- 48Making a Big Deal of it GTJP-48Listen Now ›
- 49What’s Next for me? GTJP-49Listen Now ›
- 50A Strong Love GTJP-50Listen Now ›
- 51Humdudgeons Among Us GTJP-51Listen Now ›
- 52Giving Thanks GTJP-52Listen Now ›
- 53Christmas Preparations GTJP-53Listen Now ›
- 54Waiting on God at Christmastime GTJP-54Listen Now ›
- 55Santa and a Little Town GTJP-55Listen Now ›
- 56A Clear Christmas Gift GTJP-56Listen Now ›
- 57Shaping Your Family GTJP-57Listen Now ›
- 58From Tragedy to Triumph GTJP-58Listen Now ›
- 59Marj and Olive GTJP-59Listen Now ›
- 60Understanding Operation Auca GTJP-60Listen Now ›
- 61The Path of Loneliness GTJP-61Listen Now ›
- 62Refuge and Solitude GTJP-62Listen Now ›
- 63Wanting OUT of the Wilderness GTJP-63Listen Now ›
- 64Loneliness and Love GTJP-64Listen Now ›
- 65Prayerful Psalms GTJP-65Listen Now ›
- 66Fear and Thankfulness GTJP-66Listen Now ›
- 67The Lord is My Shepherd GTJP-67Listen Now ›
- 68With the Help of Angels GTJP-68Listen Now ›
- 69A Legacy Continues GTJP-69Listen Now ›
- 70Living Up to Expectations GTJP-70Listen Now ›
- 71Fathers and Sons GTJP-71Listen Now ›
- 72Deliverance from Depression GTJP-72Listen Now ›
- 73Meeting Suffering GTJP-73Listen Now ›
- 74The Dark Side of Love GTJP-74Listen Now ›
- 75National Day of Prayer GTJP-75Listen Now ›
- 76Time Alone with God GTJP-76Listen Now ›
- 77A Mother’s Quiet Time GTJP-77Listen Now ›
- 78The Therapeutic Movement GTJP-78Listen Now ›
- 79Self Esteem and Sin GTJP-79Listen Now ›
- 80What God Has to Say GTJP-80Listen Now ›
- 81Appreciation for Men GTJP-81Listen Now ›
- 82Why Women Need Men GTJP-82Listen Now ›
- 83Courage and Weakness GTJP-83Listen Now ›
- 84The Fear of Rejection GTJP-84Listen Now ›
- 85Courtship and Marriage GTJP-85Listen Now ›
- 86Power Through Weakness GTJP-86Listen Now ›
- 87Delighting in Adversity GTJP-87Listen Now ›
- 88Satisfaction in Jesus GTJP-88Listen Now ›
- 89Child Training and Self Denial GTJP-89Listen Now ›
- 90Finding Quiet Time GTJP-90Listen Now ›
- 91Do We Choose Love or Pity? GTJP-91Listen Now ›
- 92Emotional Restraint GTJP-92Listen Now ›
- 93Teaching Your Children GTJP-93Listen Now ›
- 94The Choices We Make GTJP-94Listen Now ›
- 95The Difficult YES GTJP-95Listen Now ›
- 96An Offering to God GTJP-96Listen Now ›
- 97Cockney Dynamite GTJP-97Listen Now ›
- 98Blessing, Though it Felt Like Sorrow GTJP-98Listen Now ›
- 99A Bombing and a Suitor GTJP-99Listen Now ›
- 100Fleeing and Falling GTJP-100Listen Now ›
- 101Rescuing the Needy GTJP-101Listen Now ›
- 102His Eye is on the Sparrow GTJP-102Listen Now ›
- 103The Difference Our Attitude Makes GTJP-103Listen Now ›
- 104The Aucas and Amy GTJP-104Listen Now ›
- 105The Mystery of Trials GTJP-105Listen Now ›
- 106The Little Bird who is not Overlooked GTJP-106Listen Now ›
- 107Hymns and Godly Patience GTJP-107Listen Now ›
- 108The Angels at Christmastime GTJP-108Listen Now ›
- 109The Day After Christmas GTJP-109Listen Now ›
- 110Opening My Jungle Diary GTJP-110Listen Now ›
- 111Direction in the Jungles of Life GTJP-111Listen Now ›
- 112Jungles and Open Doors GTJP-112Listen Now ›
- 114An Incredible Coincidence GTJP-114Listen Now ›
- 115A Living Sacrifice GTJP-115Listen Now ›
- 116Abundant and Full GTJP-116Listen Now ›
- 117Relinquishing Ourselves GTJP-117Listen Now ›
- 118A Worshipful Offering GTJP-118Listen Now ›
- 119Accepting and Judging GTJP-119Listen Now ›
- 120Restlessness and Refuge GTJP-120Listen Now ›
- 121Need to be Still GTJP-121Listen Now ›
- 122Holy Week GTJP-122Listen Now ›
- 123Rest in Troubled Times GTJP-123Listen Now ›
- 124The Toughest Job GTJP-124Listen Now ›
- 125Cooperating with God GTJP-125Listen Now ›
- 126Structure and Quiet Time GTJP-126Listen Now ›
- 127Teaching Trust in the Home GTJP-127Listen Now ›
- 128A New Addition to the Family GTJP-128Listen Now ›
- 129Family Life in the Jungle GTJP-129Listen Now ›
- 130Courtship and the Teen Years GTJP-130Listen Now ›
- 131Courtship and Marriage GTJP-131Listen Now ›
- 132Motherhood and Family Planning GTJP-132Listen Now ›
- 133A Simpler Life GTJP-133Listen Now ›
- 135Power and Peace GTJP-135Listen Now ›
- 136Pouring Yourself Out GTJP-136Listen Now ›
- 137Contentment in What’s Next GTJP-137Listen Now ›
- 139Knowing the God of Grace GTJP-139Listen Now ›
- 140A Diligent Grace GTJP-140Listen Now ›
- 141The Need for Diligence GTJP-141Listen Now ›
- 142Diligence and a Firm Foundation GTJP-142Listen Now ›
- 143The Lord of my Work GTJP-143Listen Now ›
- 144Offerings and Attitudes GTJP-144Listen Now ›
- 145Standing on the Rock Amid Criticism GTJP-145Listen Now ›
- 146Schedules and Security GTJP-146Listen Now ›
- 147More Questions on Mothering GTJP-147Listen Now ›
- 148Is Quiet Time Possible GTJP-148Listen Now ›
- 149Knowing God’s Will GTJP-149Listen Now ›
- 150Over the Trail GTJP-150Listen Now ›
- 151Finding God’s Guidance | Gateway to Joy Podcast #151Listen Now ›
- 153Need for Obedience | Gateway to Joy Podcast #152Listen Now ›
- 153Learning to Know God | Gateway to Joy Podcast #153Listen Now ›
- 154The Objective of God’s Guidance | Gateway to Joy Podcast #154Listen Now ›
- 155The Means of Guidance | Gateway to Joy Podcast #155Listen Now ›
- 156Grandmother Found the Way | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep. 156Listen Now ›
- 157Grandmother Stories | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep. 157Listen Now ›
- 158The Prayers of a Grandmother | Gateway to Joy Podcast #158Listen Now ›
- 159Christmas Stories | Gateway to Joy Podcast | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep. 159Listen Now ›
- 160An Innkeeper Christmas | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep. 160Listen Now ›
- 161The Gift of the Magi | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep. 161Listen Now ›
- 162Flawless Chronology | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep. 162Listen Now ›
- 163Providence and Accidents | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep. 163Listen Now ›
- 164A Firm Order | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.164Listen Now ›
- 165Angry at God | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.165Listen Now ›
- 166Providence and Marriage | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.166Listen Now ›
- 167The Value of Family Prayers | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.167Listen Now ›
- 168Meeting at the Family Altar | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.168Listen Now ›
- 169My Favorite Prayers | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.169Listen Now ›
- 170Love That’s Out of This World | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.170Listen Now ›
- 171Rekindling a Dying Marriage | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.171Listen Now ›
- 172An Active Quest | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.172Listen Now ›
- 173Attributes and Characteristics of Love | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.173Listen Now ›
- 176Hope in the Deepest Valley | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.176Listen Now ›
- 177A Welcome Addition | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.177Listen Now ›
- 178Bringing Up Baby | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.178Listen Now ›
- 179Journeys with God | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.179Listen Now ›
- 180A Hidden Country | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.180Listen Now ›
- 181The Tale of the Lobster Boat | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.181Listen Now ›
- 182Frances Ridley Havergal | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.182Listen Now ›
- 183The Grand Trial of Trust | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.183Listen Now ›
- 184Take Our Lives | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.184Listen Now ›
- 185God Will Supply | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.185Listen Now ›
- 186A Journey of Mercies | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.186Listen Now ›
- 187Your Husband’s Spirituality | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.187Listen Now ›
- 188Gentle When You Don’t Feel Like It | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.188Listen Now ›
- 189Divorce Prevention | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.189Listen Now ›
- 190Transformation of Prisoners | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.190Listen Now ›
- 191Setting Your Mind and Learning to Walk | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.191Listen Now ›
- 192When Did God Start Loving Me? | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.192Listen Now ›
- 193Strength out of Weakness| Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.193Listen Now ›
- 194A Sovereign Lord | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.194Listen Now ›
- 195The Clouds You Dread | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.195Listen Now ›
- 196Bitter Turns to Sweet | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.196Listen Now ›
- 197Thy Will and Thy Kingdom | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.197Listen Now ›
- 198A Praying Grandmother | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.198Listen Now ›
- 199A Lasting Example | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.199Listen Now ›
- 200A Renewed Mind | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.200Listen Now ›
- 201Transformation and Control | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.201Listen Now ›
- 202Who is in Charge? | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.202Listen Now ›
- 203Antidote for Discouragement | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.203Listen Now ›
- 204Discouragement and Confidence | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.204Listen Now ›
- 205These Strange Ashes | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.205Listen Now ›
- 206Holy Work of Mothering | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.206Listen Now ›
- 207Teaching Your Children to Work | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.207Listen Now ›
- 208The Presence of Christ | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.208Listen Now ›
- 209Power and Purpose of Christ | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.209Listen Now ›
- 210My Assigned Portion | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.210Listen Now ›
- 211A Simple Christmas | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.211Listen Now ›
- 212Davey’s Christmas | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.212Listen Now ›
- 213Lessons and Carols | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.213Listen Now ›
- 214A Peaceful Heart | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.214Listen Now ›
- 215Finding Peace and Hope | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.215Listen Now ›
- 216A Seventy Year Legacy Continues | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.216Listen Now ›
- 217Love has a Price Tag | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.217Listen Now ›
- 218Five Kids and Peace | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.218Listen Now ›
- 219The Price of Love | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.219Listen Now ›
- 220The Price of Forgiveness | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.220Listen Now ›
- 221Fear and Old Age | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.221Listen Now ›
- 222Fear or Boldness | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.222Listen Now ›
- 223Confidence Amid the Questions | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.223Listen Now ›
- 224With Love from a Mother’s Heart | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.224Listen Now ›
- 225Love and Powder Post Beetles | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.225Listen Now ›
- 226Mothers and Hymns | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.226Listen Now ›
- 227Why Pray? | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.227Listen Now ›
- 228A Heavenly Connection | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.228Listen Now ›
- 229Mercy Through Refusal | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.229Listen Now ›
- 230Why God says “NO” | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.230Listen Now ›
- 231Wrestling in Prayer | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.231Listen Now ›
- 232Help for Your Prayer Life | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.232Listen Now ›
- 233The Highest Form of Service | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.233Listen Now ›
- 234Offering and Discernment | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.234Listen Now ›
- 235Humble Things | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.235Listen Now ›
- 236Humble and Holy | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.236Listen Now ›
- 237Scorpions and Ashes | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.237Listen Now ›
- 238God’s Timing | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.238Listen Now ›
- 239A Sermon to Myself | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.239Listen Now ›
- 240Strength Beyond Ourselves | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.240Listen Now ›
- 241Bitterness and the Love of God | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.241Listen Now ›
- 242Loving Your Children | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.242Listen Now ›
- 243The Happy Child | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.243Listen Now ›
- 244Mrs. Hill’s Five Rules | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.244Listen Now ›
- 245Discipline and Sacrifice | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.245Listen Now ›
- 246The Trivial Round | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.246Listen Now ›
- 247Tiny Things | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.247Listen Now ›
- 248Acceptance and Attitude | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.248Listen Now ›
- 249Waiting and Action | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.249Listen Now ›
- 250Giving Thanks | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.250Listen Now ›
- 251The Priority of Sacrifice | Gateway to Joy Podcast Ep.251Listen Now ›