Episode 8

John 15:7 | This Verse Is Not a Blank Check

This verse sounds like a blank check. Ask whatever you want and God will give it to you. But the condition at the front changes everything. If you remain in me, and my words remain in you.

A person who is abiding in Jesus and being formed by his words does not ask for the same things a disconnected person asks for. The desires change. The promise is not that you get whatever you want. The promise is that abiding reshapes what you want.

This episode is for anyone whose prayer life has felt more like negotiation than conversation.

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Ryan Loche

Dr. Ryan Loche (PhD) is a worship pastor, professor, and theologian helping worship leaders and everyday disciples be formed by Scripture over time. He leads The Church Collective, a training network for worship, creative, and production leaders. Ryan’s work centers on worship as formation before expression and the slow, faithful transformation of becoming like Jesus.