Episode 10 Summary — The Power of Prayer
Standing in the Gap: The War Room

In Episode 10, Brandon and Mike welcome special guest Rob Reuter to explore one of the most essential weapons in the stander’s journey — prayer. Moving beyond the celebration of resurrection in Episode 9, this conversation shifts into how believers actively walk in God’s power: not by striving, but by communion with Him. Together they challenge the common mindset of treating prayer as a last resort and instead present it as the believer’s first response, first posture, and daily lifeline.

Rob shares from both Scripture and personal experience, explaining that prayer is not simply asking God for outcomes, but aligning the heart with His will and character. Drawing from passages like 1 Thessalonians 5:17, the group discusses what it truly means to “pray without ceasing” — not constant words, but a continual awareness of God’s presence. Brandon and Mike reflect on how prayer reshapes perspective during seasons of waiting, turning anxiety into surrender and uncertainty into trust.

The conversation also addresses the difficult question many standers carry: Does God hear me when nothing changes? Rob gently unpacks the difference between unanswered prayers and unfolding prayers, reminding listeners that silence is not absence. Sometimes God moves circumstances, sometimes He changes hearts, and sometimes He strengthens the one who is standing. Prayer becomes less about controlling outcomes and more about remaining connected to the One who holds them.

Ultimately, Episode 10 reframes prayer as relationship rather than ritual and warfare rather than wishful thinking. It is not preparation for the battle — it is the battle. Brandon, Mike, and Rob encourage every listener to move from desperation prayers to daily communion, trusting that persistent prayer anchors faith, steadies the heart, and keeps the believer aligned with God’s ongoing work of restoration.

What if the silence you’re living in isn’t the end of your story… but the space right before God speaks life again?

Episode 9 is about the moment everything changes — when what looked buried, finished, and impossible becomes the place resurrection begins.

Because the tomb was never the conclusion… it was the countdown to the third day.

Standing in the Gap: The War Room — Episode 9: The Third Day (The Resurrection)

In this episode, we step into the turning point of the journey — the moment where what looked finished becomes the place God begins again. After seasons of crushing, breaking, and waiting, Episode 9 focuses on the hope of resurrection and the truth that God’s silence is never His absence.

We talk about how the tomb was never meant to be permanent. Just as Christ rose, God still brings life into places that feel buried — marriages, faith, identity, and purpose. Resurrection isn’t returning to what once was; it is God creating something new, stronger, and transformed.

Through Scripture, honest conversation, and personal reflection, we explore what it means to keep believing when circumstances haven’t changed yet, how God restores more than He returns, and why faith often grows most in the waiting.

If you’re standing in the gap and wondering whether anything can truly live again, this episode is a reminder: the story doesn’t end in the tomb. God is still writing the third day.

Standing in the Gap: The War Room

In Episode 8, Brandon and Mike lead listeners into one of the most difficult and misunderstood seasons of the restoration journey—the stillness of the tomb. Following the crushing of Gethsemane and the breaking of Golgotha, this episode explores the quiet place where nothing seems to be happening, prayers feel unanswered, and hope is tested. Using the moment when Jesus lay in the tomb, they remind standers that silence does not mean God is absent or finished.

The conversation centers on the truth that God often does His greatest work in hidden places. Just as the world saw only stillness while Jesus was fulfilling prophecy and preparing for resurrection, God may be working in unseen ways within hearts, circumstances, and marriages. Brandon and Mike encourage listeners not to confuse a lack of visible progress with a lack of divine activity, emphasizing that restoration is often formed beneath the surface.

Episode 8 also focuses on how the tomb season deepens faith and surrender. It challenges standers to trust God without immediate evidence, to hold hope in the silence, and to remain faithful when outcomes are unclear. This season stretches spiritual maturity and shifts dependence away from timelines and onto God’s character and power.

Ultimately, the episode delivers a message of hope: the tomb is never the end of the story. What appears dead is often the very place God brings life. The stillness carries the promise of resurrection, reminding every stander that God specializes in restoring what seems impossible. Episode 8 reassures listeners to remain steady in the quiet season, because God is working—and resurrection is coming.