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Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastEntering A Covenant Relationship With The Almighty God••• Accepting His Invitation••• Bible Study Verses: Exodus 23.25, John 3.16, Genesis 12, Revelation 3.20, Psalm 119.89, Isaiah 55.11, Psalm 89.35, Deuteronomy 28.1, Isaiah 2.2, Job 32.8, Psalm 33.6, Exodus 4.22 . ••• “To every toiling, heavy-laden sinner, Jesus says, Come to me and rest. But there are many toiling, heavy-laden believers, too. For them this same invitation is meant. Note well the words of Jesus, if you are heavy-laden with your service, and do not mistake it. It is not, Go, labor on, as perhaps you imagine. On the contrary, it is stop, turn back, Come to me and rest. Never, never did Christ send a heavy laden one to work; never, never...
2025-01-1129 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastMaintaining A Relationship With Holy Spirit••• Dangers of Quenching Holy Spirit Ep 352 . ••• Bible Study Verses: 1 Thessalonians 5.12-22, 1 John 4, Johne 16.13, Jeremiah 29.11, Hosea 4.6, 1 Timothy 4.14, Romans 12.2 . “The pampering of the flesh, is the quenching of God's spirit”, Thomas Watson 1620-1686, An English, non-conformist, Puritan preacher & author. Educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he was noted for remarkably intense study. In 1646 he commenced a sixteen year pastorate at St. Stephen's, Walbrook. He showed strong Presbyterian views during the civil war, with, however, an attachment to the king, & in 1651 he was imprisoned briefly with some other ministers for his share in Christopher Love's plot to recall Charles II of Eng...
2024-10-2629 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastThe Person and Ministry of Holy Spirit, Ep303••• The Power Of Holy Spirit .••• Bible Study Verses: Genesis 1.2, Acts 2.38-39, 2 Corinthians 5.5, Romans 8.16, Genesis 1.28, Ephesians 4.1-31, Acts 1.4-8, John 16.5-13, John 15.26, Acts 1.8, Luke 24.49, 1 John 2.6, Eph.2.6, Matthew 18.18-20, 1 Samuel 2.9, Jeremiah 17.5, 2 Timothy 3.7, Ephesians 5.18 . ••• “How little chance the Holy Ghost has nowadays. The churches and missionary societies have so bound Him in red tape that they practically ask Him to sit in a corner while they do the work themselves”, C.T. Studd † ••• “Oh! yes, (the prayer meeting) is the place to meet with the Holy Ghost, and this is the way to get His mighty power. If we would have Him, we m...
2023-11-1929 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastVictory Through Divine Vengeance, Part-2••• Executing Divine Vengeance through Faith . ••• Bible Study Verses: Jeremiah 51:36, Matthew 11:12, Psalm 7:9, Romans 12:19, Exodus 11.1, Obadiah 1:17, Psalm 58:10, Judges 6:6, Isaiah 35:4, Hebrews 11:32-34, Mark 11:22-23, Isaiah 54:17, Psalm 32:3, Psalm 149:9, Matthew 4:4, Psalm 105:13-15, Isaiah 53:7, John 18:6, Luke 21:15 . “Our faith establishes our right standing with God, but our declaration of faith delivers our portion” Pastor Godwin Otuno in a sermon at Life Long Anointing Church, Antioch, Tennessee, USA, October, 10 2021 † ••• “O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongs— O God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth! Rise up, O Judge of the earth; Render punishment to the proud”, Psalm 94 1-2, NKJV . ••• How do we stop the enemy from wastin...
2023-10-0129 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastDare to Live Again, Part-2••• Step Out Of Your Comfort Zone . ••• Bible Study Verses: Matthew 14:22-32, Matthew 25:14-25 . ••• "If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair", C. S. Lewis, “A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis”, p.58, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt † ••• “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”, Philippians 4:13, NKJV .••• What is a Comfort Zone? ••• What are the 8-natures of a comfort zone? ••• What are the 5-down...
2023-05-2129 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastComing of The Lord Christ Jesus, Part-4••• The True Meaning of Xmas ••• Bible Study Verses: Luke 5.1-9, Luke 19.1-10, Galatians 1.23, John 1.1-14, Isaiah 6.1-7, Luke 1.35, Romans 10.17, 1 Corinthians 3.9, Revelation 3.20, James 4.7-10, John 10.10, Matthew 26.41, 1 Thessalonians 5.16, Romans 4.18, John 12.32 . ••• “The immense step from the Babe at Bethlehem to the living, reigning triumphant Lord Jesus, returning to earth for His own people - that is the glorious truth proclaimed throughout Scripture. As the bells ring out the joys of Christmas, may we also be alert for the final trumpet that will announce His return, when we shall always be with Him”, Alan Redpath, evangelist, pastor and author. † ••• “...He has deliver...
2022-12-2529 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastChanging Your Level of Command, Part-4••• Bible Study Verses: Hebrews 11:3, Genesis 1:3, Mark 4:39, Romans 11:33, Ezekiel 47:3-4, Matthew 8:26-27, II Kings 1:10, Matthew 7:29, Psalm 42.7, Psalm 125:1, Matthew 7:26-27, Luke 11:21-22, Exodus 3:2, Matthew 7:7, Hebrews 5:14, James 1:25, Timothy 2:15, John 10:27, Luke 22:42, II Corinthians 6:17, I Samuel 15:22, I Thessalonians 5:17, I Peter 1:16 . ••• “There are many beautiful things in the world around us, but pearls can only be discovered in the depths of the sea; if we wish to posses spiritual pearls we must plunge into the depths, that is, we must pray, we must sink down into the secret depths of contemplation and prayer. Then we shall perceive precious pearls”, Sadhu Sundar Singh, Indian Christian mission...
2022-07-3129 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastWhere Is The Balm of Gilead?••• Bible Study Verses: Jeremiah 8.20-22, Genesis 41.1-49 . ••• “I sometimes wonder if all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.”, CS Lewis “Mere Christianity” † . ••• “Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, And attend to your herds; For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations” Proverbs 27.23-24, NKJV . ••• What is a function of blessings in the upcoming year? ••• What will happen to opportunities if one is not prepared? ••• How do skills of effective living prepare one for blessings in the upcoming year? ••• How did Pharaoh prepare for the future? ••• Why was Pharaoh’s...
2021-11-0729 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastBible Study: Romans 15••• Bible Study Verses: Romans 15.1-13, Psalm 69.9, Galations 1.8 . ••• “Real true faith is man's weakness leaning on God's strength” D.L. Moody † . ••• “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6.2, NKJV . ••• What is maturity in God? ••• What is a mark of the mature believer? ••• Should mature believers control others in church? ••• What is the only way that a church can become tolerant? ••• Who helps us to bear with one another? ••• Why should we bear with one another? ••• What was St. Paul’s desire for the interpersonal relationships between the Jew and Gent...
2021-10-3129 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastBible Study: Romans 14••• Bible Study Verses: Romans 14.1-22, Galatians 1.6, Galatians 1.8 . ••• “There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind”, “People who bore one another should meet seldom; people who interest one another, often”, CS Lewis † . ••• “Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints” Jude 3-4, KJV . ••• What is Romans chapter 14 talking about? ••• What is a stumbling block? ••• What are non-essentials? ••• What sho...
2021-10-2429 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastBible Study: Romans 13-8••• Bible Study Verses: Romans 13:8-14, Matt. 18.21, Matt. 22.34, Luke 6:45, Galatians.5.14, 1 Corinthians 15:51-52, Romans 12.1-2 . ••• “There is no pit so deep that God’s love is not deeper still” Betsie Ten Boom, Before dying in Ravensbrück Concentration Camp, Germany, 1944. † ••• “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him”, 1 Joh...
2021-10-1729 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastBible Study: Romans 13••• Bible Study Verses: Romans 13:1-7, 2 Tim 3:16-17, Judges 21.25, Matthew 26.52, Matthew 22.16-22, Romans 12.1. ••• “I don’t deserve a share in governing a hen-roost, much less a nation. Nor do most people who believe advertisements, and think in catch-words and spread rumors. The real reason for democracy is just the reverse. Mankind is so fallen that no man can be trusted with unchecked power over his fellows”.CS Lewis, Present Concerns. † ••• “Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with gr...
2021-10-1028 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastBible Study: Romans 12••• Bible Study Verses: Romans 12.3-21, Luke 19.1-1. ••• “If we let Him—for we can prevent Him, if we choose—He will make the feeblest and filthiest of us into a…dazzling, radiant, immortal creature, pulsating all through with such energy and joy and wisdom and love as we cannot now imagine, a bright, stainless mirror which reflects back to God perfectly (though, of course, on a smaller scale) His own boundless power and delight and goodness”, † CS Lewis, Mere Christianity, Macmillan, 1960. ••• “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed int...
2021-10-0329 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastBible Study: Romans 11••• Bible Study Verses: Romans 11 . ••• “To the one who delights in the sovereignty of God the clouds not only have a 'silver lining' but they are silver all through, the darkness only serving to offset the light!”, Arthur W. Pink † ••• “For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. ” Colossians 1.16-17, NKJV . ••• What was the first thing that St.Paul emphasized in...
2021-09-2629 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastBible Study: Romans 10••• Bible Study Verses: Romans 10 ••• “Prostitutes are in no danger of finding their present life so satisfactory that they cannot turn to God: the proud, the avaricious, the self-righteous, are in that danger”, C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain † “The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to themselves for salvation” Charles Spurgeon † † “According to the Bible the works of the "flesh" are of two kinds (though both are of the flesh): the unrighteous and the self-righteous”Watchman Nee,The Spiritual Man † † † ••• “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are peri...
2021-09-1929 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastBible Study: Romans 8••• Bible Study Verses: Romans 8:1-39 . ••• “In addition to saying that the believer has everlasting life the moment he believes, Jesus adds the promise that he shall not come into condemnation; that is, the sentence of sin will never be put on the believer again”, Pastor Curtis Hutson, 1934-1995 † ••• “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God” John 3.18, NKJV . ••• What types of Christians are not under condemnation? ••• Why is the indwelling of Holy Spirit so importan...
2021-09-1229 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastBible Study: Romans 7 - Episode 188••• Bible Study Verses: Romans 7:1-25 . ••• “One great power of sin is that it blinds men so that they do not recognize its true character”, Pastor Andrew-Murray,1828-1917 † ••• ““But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” 1 Corinthians 15:57, NKJV . ••• Why does St.Paul compare marriage and divorce to the law and a relationship to our Creator, the Lord Christ Jesus? ••• How does a person become dead to the law? ••• What is the difference between the newness of The Spirit and the oldness of the letter?••• How long is a human subject to the l...
2021-09-0529 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastMark of a Growing Believer: Part-4 Ep187••• Bible Study Verses: Exodus 33:14-15, Matthew 22:37, Daniel 3:16-18, John 20:27, John 4:22, Isaiah 1:18, Psalm 34:8, Isaiah 40:28, I John 4:19, James 4:8, Romans 8:29, I John 2:15-17, Luke 9:62, Psalm 27:4, Hebrews 13:15, II Corinthians 12:9, Matthew 4:19–20, Luke 10:42, Acts 10: 1-4, Acts 10:44-46, Daniel 3:25. ••• Novelty may fix our attention not even on the service but on the celebrant. You know what I mean. Try as one may to exclude it, the question "What on earth is he up to now?" will intrude. It lays one's devotion waste. There is really some excuse for the man who said, "I wish they'd remember that the charge to Peter was Feed my sheep; not Try e...
2021-08-2929 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastMark of a Growing Believer Part-3••• Bible Study Verses: Titus 3:1-14, Matthew 5:13-16, Titus 1:5-13, Titus 2:1-2, II Peter 1:5, Mark 13:35, Romans 2:10, . I Timothy 5:25, I Corinthians 13:1-8, John 15:5, I Timothy 2:1, II Timothy 2:15, I Thessalonians 5:24. ••• “The Puritans believed in Exclusive Psalmody...However, there are few works that were written as a whole explaining why this is so. This work by Thomas Ford does just that. As a member of the Assembly his views demonstrate the majority view in Christendom up and until his era, and he sits in company with the best theologians and preachers through church history on the subject..1. That we must sing. 2. What we must sin...
2021-08-2229 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastMark of a Growing Believer Part-2••• Bible Study Verses: 1 Corinthians 9.24-27, Hebrews 12:10-11, Proverbs 25:28, Philippians 2:8, II Timothy 2:15, Ephesians 4:29, Philippians 4:8, I Corinthians 9:27, Psalm 122:1, II Corinthians 8:1-2, Psalm 42:1, II Corinthians 12:9, I Peter 5:8, Hebrews 12:2, Joel 3:14, Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, I Corinthians 15:33, I John 1:9, Proverbs 22:6. ••• 1). "No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No stream or gas drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined”, Harry Emerson Fosdick † ••• 2). “The battle of prayer is against two things in the earthlies: wandering thoughts and lack of intimacy with God's character as rev...
2021-08-1529 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastMark of a Growing Believer••• Bible Study Verses: Matthew 28:18-20, Romans 2:13, James 1:22, John 8:31, Philippians 2:8, II Timothy 2:15, . I Corinthians 9:27, John 13:34, Psalm 122:1, II Corinthians 8:1-2, Psalm 42:1, Ephesians 4:14, II Timothy 4:10, II Timothy 3:7, Luke 9:32, I Corinthians 3:2, I Peter 2:2, Psalm 25:14, Luke 10:17-19, Romans 4:20. “We tend to give an unbeliever just enough of the gospel to get him or her to pray a prayer to receive Christ. Then we immediately put the gospel on the shelf, so to speak, and go on to the duties of discipleship. The grace that brought salvation to you is the same grace that teaches or disciplines you. But you must respond on the basis...
2021-08-0829 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastBible Study: Romans 6 - Episode 183••• Bible Study Verses: Romans 6.1-23, Romans 5.12-21 , Philippians 2.5, Romans 7.24, 2 Corinthians 5.17. ••• “God aims first to renew man's darkened spirit by imparting life to it, because it is this spirit which God originally designed to receive His life and to commune with Him. God's intent after that is to work out from the spirit to permeate man's soul and body.” Watchman Nee † . ••• “..that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created accordi...
2021-08-0129 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastBible Study: Romans 5.12-21••• Bible Study Verses: Romans 5.12-21 , Philippians 2.5. ••• “Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained” C.S. Lewis, God In The Dock” (1970) † . ••• “Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of...
2021-07-2529 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastLiving by Design-Part 3••• Bible Study Verses: Luke 10:38-42, I Corinthians 6:12, Proverbs 29:18, Hosea 4:6, Jeremiah 33:3. ••• “God has infinite attention, infinite leisure to spare for each one of us. He doesn't have to take us in the line. You're as much alone with Him as if you were the only thing He'd ever created” C.S. Lewis, Beyond Personality: The Christian Idea of God † . ••• “I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. I will set nothing wicked before my eyes” Psalm 101.3, NKJV . ••• What are 5-reasons Why We Must Live by Design? ••• What does it mean to Focus Your Life on The Essentials? ...
2021-07-1829 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastLiving by Design-Part 2••• Bible Study Verses: Matthew 16:13-26, Matthew 18:8, Philippians 3:13. ••• “The discipline of time alone with God should not be looked at as another thing to put on your "to do" list. This attitude will only lead to resentment from the added pressure that it produces. It should be viewed as a gift from a gracious and kind God. He cares so much for you and me that He is not just interested in our accomplishments but also in shepherding our hearts” William Thrasher, † . ••• “Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run...
2021-07-1029 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastLiving by Design••• Bible Study Verses: Psalm 119:11, Ephesians 4:30, I Thessalonians 5:17, 2 Timothy 4:5, Isaiah 7:14, Mark 3:13, John 6:70, John 11:6-7, John 10:18, Matthew 26:24, Genesis 30:25- 43, Mark 1:16-18, Mark 1:17, Proverbs 21:5. ••• “Christ is not a reservoir but a spring. His life is continual, active and ever passing on with an outflow as necessary as its inflow. If we do not perpetually draw the fresh supply from the living Fountain, we shall either grow stagnant or empty, It is, therefore, not so much a perpetual fullness as a perpetual filling” † . ••• “A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps” Proverbs 19.9 . ••• What Does it Mean to Live by Design?
2021-07-0429 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastPulling Down Strongholds Part-4••• Bible Study Verses: Numbers 14.18, Exodus 32:19-20, Numbers 20:10, Exodus 2:12, Genesis 49:5-7, II Corinthians 10:3-5, Exodus 20:5-6, Ephesians 6:10. ••• “A stronghold is a faulty thinking pattern based on lies and deception. Deception is one of the primary weapons of the devil, because it is the building blocks for a stronghold. What strongholds can do is cause us to think in ways which block us from God’s best” greatbiblestudy.com/ † . ••• “Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed” Christ Jesus, John 8.36 . ••• What did Moses do with the 10-commands tablets engraved in stone by God? ••• What did Moses do wi...
2021-06-2729 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastPulling Down Strongholds Part-3••• Bible Study Verses: Proverbs 4:23, Proverbs 23:7, Romans 1:21-22, Malachi 4:4-6, I Corinthians 4:15-16, Hebrews 1:1-3, John 15:1, 4-5, Ephesians 6:1-3, Matthew 3:16-17, John 15:9, John 8:38, John 14:7, John 14:24, John 5:17, Proverbs 22:28, Psalm 68:5-6. ••• “When we have accepted Jesus Christ, we have become akin to the Father; having become real children of God, we then have the spirit of sonship by which we can come into His presence and make known our wants in a familiar way”, A.C. Dixon 1854-1925 † . ••• “Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them fr...
2021-06-2029 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastPulling Down Strongholds Part-2••• Bible Study Verses: Matthew 18:29-35, Matthew 18:21-35, Hebrews 12:14-15-16, Genesis 27:41, Hebrews 12:14-16, Genesis 27:41, Matthew 6:15, Ephesians 4:26, Romans 12:19, Matthew 5:39 , Isaiah 43:18-19. ••• “When boiled down to its essence, unforgiveness is hatred”, John R. Rice † . ••• “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another”John 13.34, NKJV . ••• How does the cancel cultural treat forgiveness? ••• What Are Strongholds? ••• What emotions can our adversary use to shape our lives in a negative way? ••• What is a refusal to forgive? ••• What is request for forgiveness? ••• What is...
2021-06-1329 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastPulling Down Strongholds••• Bible Study Verses: I Samuel 18:12, I Samuel 23:2-14, I Samuel 27:7, II Corinthians 10:3-5, Proverbs 4:23, Proverbs 23:7, Psalms 9:9, Nahum 1:7, Psalm 18:2. ••• “No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear” CS Lewis, “A Grief Observed” (1961) † . ••• “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ” 2 Corinthians 10.4, KJV . ••• What are Strongholds? ••• Are there healthy strongholds? ••• What are some examples of strongholds? ••• How can you recognize Strong...
2021-06-0629 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastWinning the Invisible Battles Part-2••• Bible Study Verses: Joshua 1: 1-9, Joshua 7:6-25, Genesis 3:24, Joshua 8:1-8, Ephesians 6:18. ••• “Executing Strategy for Success: Pray Aligning Prayer-Pray to rightly align yourself with the Lord. Pray Enquiry Prayer-Pray to find out information from the Lord. Pray Purging Prayers-Ask God to pure and cleanse you and your foundation. Pray Confrontational Prayers-Confront the enemy in your prayersPray Uprooting Prayers-Pray prayers that will uproot and tear the works of the enemy in your life. Pray Recovery Prayers-Pray to collect and recover what has been stolen from you. Pray Cei...
2021-05-3029 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastWinning the Invisible Battles••• Bible Study Verses: II Kings 6:14-17, 2 Corinthians 4:18, Hebrews 11:3, Ephesians 6:12, Revelation 12:12, I Peter 5:8, John 10:10, Galatians 3:13, Galatians 3:14 , Haggai 1:6-9, Leviticus 26:39, Isaiah 5:9, Isaiah 5:10, Mark 3:15, Proverbs 26:2, Matthew 12:43-45, Exodus 20:12, Joshua 7:1, Obadiah 17, Isaiah 54:2-3, Matthew 13:24-25, Psalm 74:20, II Corinthians 13:5, II Corinthians 2:11, II Corinthians 10:4-5, James 4:7, James 5:16. ••• “In such a fearful world, we need a fearless church” C. S. Lewis. † . “Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. Let all that you do be done with love” 1 Corinthians 1.13-14, NKJV . ••• What is the Purpose of the Invisible Spiritual Hosts of Wickedness? ••• What are 5-goals of satan concerning your progress in life...
2021-05-2329 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastBible Study-Romans 4••• Bible Study Verses: Romans 4.1-9, 1 Corinthians 13.1-3, Acts 4:12, John 5:24, Romans 10:9-10, Hebrews 11.4-5, 1 Corinthians 15.1-4. ••• “Faith must have adequate evidence, else it is mere superstition”, A.A. Hodge 1823-1886 † . “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them” Ephesians 2.8, NKJV . ••• How much work must one do to be saved from the eternal burning fires of hell? ••• What...
2021-05-1628 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastReclaiming Womanhood••• Bible Study Verses: Genesis 3:1-5, John 8:44, Ecclesiastes 7:12, Jeremiah 5:30-31, Romans 10:17, Genesis 1:27, Proverbs 19:14:1, Judges 13:23, Proverbs 1:8, 2 Timothy 2:2, I Peter 3:15, I Timothy 4:12, James 5:16. ••• “All of the wisdom of this world is but a tiny raft upon which we must set sail when we leave this earth. If only there was a firmer foundation upon which to sail, perhaps some divine word”, Socrates, Founding moral philosopher of Western ethical thought, just before his execution with hemlock. (~470-399 B.C.) † . ••• “Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies. The heart of her husband safely trusts her; So he will have no lack...
2021-05-0929 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastWinning the Unseen Battles - eps170••• Bible Study Verses: Ecclesiastes 7:12, Isaiah 5:13-14, Hosea 4:6, 2 Corinthians 4:18, Hebrews 11:3, Luke 13:10-16, Psalm 68:6, I Peter 5:8, Ephesians 6:12, Hosea 4:6, John 10:10, I Peter 5:8, Colossians 3:3, Ephesians 6:11, Hebrews 4:12, James 4:7, James 5:16, Ephesians 6:13, Revelations 12:11. ••• “Human will-power alone is not enough. Will-power is excellent and we should always be using it; but it is not enough. A desire to live a good life is not enough. Obviously we should all have that desire, but it will not guarantee success. So let me put it thus: Hold on to your principles of morality and ethics, use your willpower to the limit, pay great heed to every noble, uplifting desir...
2021-05-0229 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastThe Justification For The Wrath of God••• Bible Study Verses: Romans I.I8-32, John 8.34, Colossians 3.5-10. ••• “He (Christ Jesus) hideth our unrighteousness with His righteousness, He covereth our disobedience with his obedience, He shadoweth our death with His death, that the wrath of God cannot find us.” Henry Smith † . “...every mountain and island were moved out of their places...the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us fro...
2021-04-2529 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastRevisiting the Foundation of Our Faith, Part-5••• Bible Study Verses: 2 Timothy 2:2, 2 Timothy 4:2-4, Deuteronomy 6:1-21, Judges 2:7-11, Genesis 18:17-19, Genesis 26:24, Genesis 28:13, Exodus 3:6, Exodus 5:1, Proverbs 13:22, Psalm 37:25, 1 Chron. 28:9, 1 Cor. 9:26-27, Hebrews 12:1. ••• “For children to continue to enjoy the presence and the blessings of God, that their parents enjoyed, there must be an exchange of the baton of faith from one generation to another” Pastor Godwin Otuno † . “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith” 2 Timothy 4.7 NKJV . ••• What are 5-reasons why the apostle Paul gave Timothy these Instructions? ••• Why do Christians believe what they believe? ••• Who Do Christ...
2021-04-1729 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastThe Miracle of Easter••• Bible Study Verses: Corinthians 15:54-55, II Corinthians 15:16-19, Matthew 16:13-15, John 1:1-4, John 1:10-17, . I John 3:8, Luke 19:10, Matthew 27:22. ••• “In short, I didn't become a Christian because God promised I would have an even happier life than I had as an atheist. He never promised any such thing. Indeed, following him would inevitably bring divine demotions in the eyes of the world. Rather, I became a Christian because the evidence was so compelling that Jesus really is the one-and-only Son of God who proved his divinity by rising from the dead. That meant following him was the most rational and lo...
2021-04-1129 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastResurrection Power In the Last Days••• Bible Study Verses: 2 Tim 3.1-7, Revelation 12, John 7.1, Romans 8.11, Ephesians 1.19-20, Job 19.25, Matthew 1, 2 Corinthians 5.21, Matthew 27.50-53, John 11.25-26, 2 Corinthians 5.21, 1 John 2.15.16. ••• “Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart; Naught be all else to me, save that thou art - Thou my best thought, by day or by night; Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light. Riches I heed not, nor vain, empty praise; Thou mine inheritance, now and always; Thou and thou only first in my heart, High King of heaven, my treasure thou art.
2021-04-0329 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastRevisiting the Foundation of our Faith, Part-4••• Bible Study Verses: 2 Corinthians 13:5, Luke 9, I Corinthians 4:2, Romans 14:12, John 14:6, Romans 3:23, 1 Peter 5:8, Acts 17:30, Psalm 119:11, Romans 16:26, Hebrews 12:14, Matthew 29:19, Luke 14.25-34. “Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps you can understand what He is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on: you know that those jobs needed doing and so you are not surprised. But presently he starts knocking the house about in a way that hurts abominably and does not seem to make sense. What on earth is He up to? The e...
2021-03-2829 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastRevisiting the Foundation of our Faith, Part-3••• Bible Study Verses: Matthew 16:13-21, Matthew 21:10, Luke 5:21, Luke 7:49, Mark 15:31, Philippians 2:5-7, Matthew 1:23, Mark 2:10, Matthew 28:18, Mark 4:39, John 1:29, Romans 5:10, John 19:30, I Corinthians 15:54, John 14:26, I Thessalonians 4:17, Acts 3:19, Romans 16:26, Hebrews 12:14, Proverbs 21:3, Matthew 27:22. “He came the first time to die; He is coming again to raise the dead. When He came the first time, they questioned whether He was King; the next time the world will know that He is King of kings and Lord of lords. The first time He wore a crown of thorns; the next time He will be wearing a crown of glory. The first time He came in povert...
2021-03-2129 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastRevisiting the Foundation of our Faith, Part-2••• Bible Study Verses: John 6:2, John 6:26, John 6:66-69, Isaiah 1:17, James 1:5, Psalm 103:7, John 3:16, Psalm 34:8. “You weren't created for boredom or burnout or bondage to sexual lust or greed or ambition but for the incomparable pleasure and matchless joy that knowing Jesus alone can bring. Only then, in Him, will you encounter the life-changing, thirst-quenching, soul-satisfying delight that God, for His glory, created you to experience” Sam Storms †. ••• “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead...
2021-03-1329 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastRevisiting the Foundation of our Faith••• Bible Study Verses: Luke 2:52, Daniel 11:32, (The Holy Bible): 2 Timothy 3:16,17; Proverbs 30:5,6; Revelation 22:18,19, (The Triune Godhead): Mathew 3:16, 17; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Mathew 28:19,20, (The Virgin Birth of Jesus): Isaiah 7:14; Mathew 1:18-25; Romans 1:4; 1 Corinthians 15:3,4, (Total Depravity of Man): Psalm 51:5; Job 14:4; Romans 3:23; 5:12-17; Mark 7:21-23; Ephesians 2:1, (Justification): Psalms 32:1,2; Isaiah 1:18; Micah 7:19; John 3:3-8;; Acts 13:38,39; Romans 3:24-30; 4:6-16; 5:1,2; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Galatians 2:16; Ephesians 2:8,9; Titus 3:5; 1 Peter 1:23, (Holy Ghost Baptism): Mathew 3:11; Acts 1:88; Luke 3:16; 24:49; John 1:30-33; 7:37-39; 14:16,17,26; 16:12-15; Acts 1:5-8; Mark 16:17; Acts 2:1-18; 10:44-46; 19:1-6, (Healing & Deliverance): Exodus 15:26; Deuteronomy 7:15; Psalms 103:1-5; Proverbs 4:20-22; Isaiah 8:16,17; 1 Peter 2:24; Mark 16:15-18; Luke 13:16; John 14:12-14; 10:10; Acts 10:38; James 5:14-16; 1 John 3:8; 3 John 2; Galatians 3:13,14, (The Rapture): John 14:1-3; Luke 21:34-36; 1 Corinthians 15:51-58; 1...
2021-03-0729 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastWhy Men Fail PART-4 of 4••• Bible Study Verses: Genesis 3:6-24, Matthew 25:20-29 Genesis 1:26-28, 1 Corinthians 15:21-33, 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12, Romans 1:28, 2 Samuel 12:7-20. In order for the inner man to be strengthened with power through the Holy Spirit, the children of God must discharge their responsibility. They need to yield specifically to the Lord, forsake every doubtful aspect in their life, be willing to obey fully God's will, and believe through prayer that He will flood their spirit with His power” † Watchman Nee ••• “Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye ki...
2021-02-2829 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastWhy Men Fail PART-3 of 4••• Bible Study Verses: Judges 6: 11-16, Genesis 32:26-28, Matthew 1:1, John 10:10, John 1:19-26, Colossians. 2:9-10, 2 Cor. 6:17-18, Exodus 32:24, Isaiah 6:5, Genesis 2:23, Romans 6:4. ••• “If you look at the world, you’ll be distressed. If you look within, you’ll be depressed. But if you look at Christ, you’ll be at rest.” Corrie Ten Boom † ••• “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death” Romans 8.1-2, KJV ••...
2021-02-2129 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastWhy Men Fail PART-2 of 4••• Bible Study Verses: I Samuel 18:6-9, I Samuel 8:4-5, 1 Sam. 14:24, 1 Sam. 13:44-15-24, 1 Sam. 18:7-11,1 Sam. 20:33, Luke 9:46, Judges 6:15, Numbers 13:31, Romans 12:1-2. ••• “One who faces his own failures is steadily advancing on the pilgrim's way” William Temple † ••• “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he" Proverbs 23.7, KJV ••• What is the difference between winners and losers? ••• Why Do People Fail in Life? ••• What are 5-General Reasons For Failure? ••• What failure coping mechanism often leads to a burdened heart? ••• What were 5-reasons why King Saul should have not been a failure? ••• What were the 5-reasons why...
2021-02-1429 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastWhy Men Fail PART-1 of 4••• Bible Study Verses: Joshua 1:1-9, Joshua 7:6-7, Psalm 37:23-24, Proverbs 24:16, Proverbs 26:11, Psalm 119:71, Psalm 37:23-24, 1 John 1:9. ••• “It is better to make a thousand failures than to be too cowardly to ever undertake anything” Clovis G. Chappell † ••• “...My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing” James 1.2-5 NKJV ••• What are the 7-components in the Formula for Success? ••• How are we going to respond to challenges and failures of life? ••• Ho...
2021-02-0729 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastYour Encounter With God: Acts 23.11••• Bible Study Verses: Acts 23.10-16, Acts 24, Acts 25, Acts 27.23, Numbers 23:19, James 4.7, Psalm 51.11, Isaiah 59.1, Genesis 17.1. ••• “What an encouragement to realize that God has reserved you and me for a special task in His great work. In His hands we're not only useful, but priceless” Joni Eareckson Tada † ••• “...Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are se...
2021-01-3129 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastDefense of The Faith: Acts 21••• Bible Study Verses: Acts 21, Acts 17, 2 Tim. 3, Jude 1:3, 1 Peter 3:15 , 2 Corinthians 10:5, Titus 1:9, Philippians 1:16, Ephesians 5:11, 2 Timothy 2:15, Matthew 5:11-12, 1 Peter 4:14. ••• “From all my lame defeats and oh! much more From all the victories that I seemed to score; From cleverness shot forth on Thy behalf At which, while angels weep, the audience laugh; From all my proofs of Thy divinity, Thou, who wouldst give no sign, deliver me. Thoughts are but coins. Let me not trust, instead Of Thee, their thin-worn image of Thy head. From all my thoughts, even from my thoughts of Thee, O thou fair Silence, fall, and set me free. Lord of the n...
2021-01-2329 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastThe Law of Contract: Activating The Covenant of Prosperity-The First Fruit PrincipleTHE LAW OF CONTRACT: ACTIVATING THE COVENANT OF PROSPERITY: THE FIRST FRUIT PRINCIPLE ••• Bible Study Verses: Joshua 6:18-19, Joshua 8:2, Romans 8:4, Romans 3:31, Exodus 20:2-3, Genesis 4:3-4, Matthew 6:33, Luke 16:38, Exodus 13:1-2, Proverbs 11:24, Numbers 18:12, Proverbs 3:9, Exodus 34:26, Deuteronomy 26:2,5, Proverbs 3:9-10, Proverbs 3:9-10, Proverbs 3:9-10, Malachi 3:10, Isaiah 60:10, Matthew 6:20-21, Matthew 6:20-21. ••• “To keep our faces toward change, and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate, is strength undefinable” Helen Keller † ••• “...But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him”...
2021-01-1729 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastThe Law of Contract: Activating The Covenant of Prosperity-The Seed PrincipleTHE LAW OF CONTRACT: ACTIVATING THE COVENANT OF PROSPERITY - THE SEED PRINCIPLE ••• Bible Study Verses: Deuteronomy 28:1-14, 3 John 2, Psalm 35:27, 3 John 1:2, Proverbs 23:4, Proverbs 16:16, Mark 8:36, Genesis 1:11-12, Genesis 8:22, II Corinthian 9:6, John 12:24. ••• “He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more" John Bunyan, Author, “Pilgrim’s Progress” 1st Published 1868. ••• “Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31.6 NKJV ••• What are 5-reasons why many have...
2021-01-1029 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastThe Law of Contract: Establishing a Covenant RelationshipTHE LAW OF CONTRACT: ESTABLISHING A COVENANT RELATIONSHIP ••• Bible Study Verses: John 15:5, Genesis 26:26-31, I Samuel 20:16-17, Genesis 12:1-3, Hebrew 13:5, Exodus 11:3, Genesis 39:21, Exodus 3:21, Joshua 11:20, Esther 5:8, John 3:16, Revelation 3:20. ••• “Some Christians overlook the blessing of sanctification, and yet to a thoroughly renewed heart this is one of the sweetest gifts of the covenant. If we could be saved from wrath, and yet remain unregenerate, impenitent sinners, we should not be saved as we desire, for we mainly and chiefly pant to be saved from sin and led in the way of holiness” Charles Spurgeon, ‘Treasury of David-Psalm 23' † ••• “The s...
2021-01-0329 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastInitiating Change It is Never Too Late to ChangeINITIATING CHANGE: IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO CHANGE ••• Bible Study Verses: Genesis 12:4, Romans 6:1, Ecclesiastes 3:1, Luke 15:11-19, Ezekiel 33:30-32. ••• “To keep our faces toward change, and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate, is strength undefeatable” Helen Keller† ••• “...we haven’t stopped praying for you. We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him, bearing fruit in every good works and growing in the knowledge of God. May you be strengthen with ALL powe...
2020-12-2729 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastThe Word is Still Becoming FleshTHE WORD IS STILL BECOMING FLESH ••• Bible Study Verses: Luke 5: 4-5, Luke 19:8-10, Galatians 1:22-24, Isaiah 6:5, Luke 19:8, John 1:1-14, Romans 10:17, John 6:37, I Corinthians 3:9, James 4:7, John 12:32. ••• “Restoring joy to the world. Redeem our souls and bodies, O Christ, and so possess us as Your shining dwellings. By Your first coming, make us righteous; at Your second coming, set us free, that we may serve You and all Your creations in full confidence and when the world is filled with light and You judge all things, may we be clad in spotless robes and following Your steps, O King, In to the hea...
2020-12-2029 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastWhen The Word Became FleshWHEN THE WORD BECAME FLESH ••• Bible Study Verses: Genesis 18:9-14, Luke 1:12-38, John 1:1-14, Numbers 23:19, I Thessalonians 5:24, Matthew 24:35, Matthew 13:53-58, Numbers 23:19. ••• “The greatest blessing in the whole world is being a blessing” Jack Hyles † ••• “...Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ...” Ephesians 1.3, NKJV ••• Why did Sarah Laugh at the angel’s message? ••• Why did Zachariah question the archangel Gabriel? ••• Why was Mary Confused about the angel’s message? ••• What are 4-reasons Why these 3-individuals respond the way...
2020-12-1329 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastThe Word Became FleshTHE WORD BECAME FLESH ••• Bible Study Verses: Isaiah 9:6-7, Romans 1:28-32, John 1:1-4, 10-12, 14, Philippians 2:9-11, John 3:16, Roman 5:19, Hebrews 10:4-5, Hebrews 8:6, Romans 8:6-7, I Corinthians 2:14, Romans 1:18-28, I Samuel 8:19-20, Matthew 11:29, 2 Corinthians 6:17, Matthew 11:28-30, Psalm 139.14, Jeremiah 1.5, Colossians 1.27. ••• Infinite, and an infant. Eternal, and yet born of a woman. Almighty, and yet hanging on a woman's breast. Supporting a universe, and yet needing to be carried in a mother's arms. King of angels, and yet the reputed son of Joseph. Heir of all things, and yet the carpenter's despised son” Charles Spurgeon † ••• “...behold, an angel of the Lord appeared...say...
2020-12-0629 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastThe Winning Attitude: Singing In The Prison of LifeTHE WINNING ATTITUDE: SINGING IN THE PRISON OF LIFE ••• Bible Study Verses: Acts 16.1-25, Romans 8.28, Isaiah 46.10, John 1.10-11, John 15.18, 1 Cor.1.18, 2 Tim. 3.12, Isaiah 49.16, Matt.6.29, Hebrews 13.5, Psalm 30.5, Romans 8.28, Job 13.15, Isaiah 38.18-19, Hebrews 13:15. ••• Most of the verses written about praise in God's Word were voiced by people faced with crushing heartaches, injustice, treachery, slander, and scores of other difficult situations. Joni Eareckson Tada † ••• “I will praise the Lord at all times; His praise will always be on my lips. I will boast in the Lord; the humble will hear and be glad. Proclaim Yahweh’s greatness with me; let us exalt His name tog...
2020-11-2929 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastThe Winning Attitude: Developing Life Changing AttitudeTHE WINNING ATTITUDE: DEVELOPING LIFE CHANGING ATTITUDE ••• Bible Study Verses: Habakkuk 2:1-4, Jeremiah 8:20-22, Jeremiah 7:3-12, Judges 16:20, Romans 12:1-2. “People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude. John C. Maxwell If I belittle those whom I am called to serve, talk of their weak points in contrast perhaps with what I think of as my strong points; if I adopt a superior attitude, forgetting "Who made thee to differ? and what hast thou that thou hast not received?" then I know nothing of Calvary love. Amy Carmichael It is not the body's pos...
2020-11-2229 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastThe Winning Attitude: Guarding the Door of Your HeartTHE WINNING ATTITUDE: GUARDING THE DOOR OF YOUR HEART ••• Bible Study Verses: I Samuel 16:6-7, Mark 7:18-23, Proverbs 4:23, Philippians 4:4-8, II Corinthians 10:3-6. “If you do believe in a personal God then the Universe itself is not worshipful, although devoted study of it is one way to honour Him. For believers in God, the chief purpose of life is to increase our knowledge of God and to be moved to praise and thanks” The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (Author of The Lord of The Ring Trilogy) † “Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yoursel...
2020-11-1529 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastThe Winning Attitude: The Difference that Makes the DifferenceTHE WINNING ATTITUDE: THE DIFFERENCE THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE ••• Bible Study Verses: I Samuel 17:22-27, Ecclesiastes 1:9, Proverbs 23:7, Titus 1:15, Matthew 7:12, Philippians 4:13, 2Timothy 4:7-8, Genesis 6:5, Proverbs 4:23, Proverbs 22:6, Proverbs 17:22, I Corinthian 15:33, Philippians 2:5-11. “Your attitude is the inward feeling expressed by behavior” -John Maxwell † “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things” Philippians 4:8, KJV Why was David, the only one willing to accept Gol...
2020-11-0829 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastThe Code For Extraordinary Believers: Cultivating The Presence of the All Mighty GodTHE CODE FOR EXTRAORDINARY BELIEVERS: CULTIVATING THE PRESENCE OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD ••• Bible Study Verses: Genesis 37, 1 Samuel 3.20, 1 Samuel 18, 1 Sam 28.5-19, Judges 16.4-21, Exodus 33.15, 2 Cor. 6.17. “We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade, the presence of God. The world is crowded with Him. He walks everywhere incognito. And the incognito is not always hard to penetrate. The real labor is to remember, to attend … in fact to come awake. Still more, to remain awake” C.S. Lewis in Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer † “...Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will liste...
2020-11-0129 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastWho Can Follow Christ? Part-4 The Abiding LifeWHO CAN FOLLOW CHRIST? LIVING THE ABIDING LIFE ••• Bible Study Verses: John 6:25-66, John 10.10, John 15:4-8, Romans 6:13, Proverbs 3:5, Hebrews 11:6, I Peter 1:22, 1 John 2:24. “Remember when Jesus told the parable of the vine and the branches in John 15? He said the secret to abundant living is in staying attached to the vine. An unattached branch has something to fear. Not only can it not produce fruit, but it will be burned in the fire. But an attached branch has no fears. All it has to do is nestle close to the vine, and the vine does all the work, sen...
2020-10-2529 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastWho Can Follow Christ? Part-3 The Surrendered LifeWHO CAN FOLLOW CHRIST? THE SURRENDERED LIFE ••• Bible Study Verses: Matthew 26:31-41, Zechariah 13.7, Luke 9:23, Matthew 19:16-22, Genesis 22:10-13, John 6:38, I John 2:15-17, Psalm 37:28, Philippians 3:13, Matthew 6:33, John 14:30, John 10:3-4 , 2 Timothy 4:6, Luke 10:17-19, Romans 12:1, Psalm 37:28, I Corinthians 9:27, Isaiah 1.18. “This submission to the threshold of a cross is at the very root of our following Jesus; it changes the game completely” Alan Hirsch † “And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough...
2020-10-1829 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastWho Can Follow Christ? Part-2 Living the Crucified LifeWHO CAN FOLLOW CHRIST? PART-2 LIVING THE CRUCIFIED LIFE ••• Bible Study Verses: Ezekiel 4.1-15, Daniel 3.16-28, John 6:60, II Cor. 5:17, Luke 9:23, John 14:23, Matthew 28:19, Revelation 3:20, Matthew 16:24-26, Galatians 2:20, Romans 6:6-7, 2 Corinthians 13:4, Galatians 6:1, Galatians 5:24, 2 Corinthians 6:17-18, Hosea 4:6, John 15:15, I Samuel 2:9, Romans 12:2. “...Indeed, if we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the gospels, it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires, not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants t...
2020-10-1129 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastWho Can Follow Christ? Living the Transformed LifeWHO CAN FOLLOW CHRIST? LIVING THE TRANSFORMED LIFE ••• Bible Study Verses: Mark 1:17, John 6:44, John 17:12, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Luke 9:23-62, John 14:23, Matthew 28:19, Revelation 3:20, Acts.8: 18, 19, Ephesians 5:2, Colossians 3:13, Philippians 2:8, Proverbs 3:4, Lamentation 3:23, I Cor. 15:58, 1 Peter 4:13, Matthew 4:19, Luke 16:10, Matthew 22:14. “ [To have Faith in Christ] means, of course, trying to do all that He says. There would be no sense in saying you trusted a person if you would not take his advice. Thus if you have really handed yourself over to Him, it must follow that you are trying to obey Him. But trying in a new way, a less worried way. Not doing the...
2020-10-0429 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastBridging the Gap P4: Building Effective TeamsBRIDGING THE GAP P4: BUILDING EFFECTIVE TEAMS ••• Bible Study Verses: Genesis 13:18, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 29:1-10, Genesis 35:14, I Samuel 22:1-2, Psalm 68:11, I Chronicles 11:10. “Teamwork makes the dream work, but a vision becomes a nightmare when the leader has a big dream and a bad team” John C. Maxwell † “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so...
2020-09-2728 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastBridging the Gap P3: Productive EngagementBRIDGING THE GAP PART-3: PRODUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT ••• Bible Study Verses: Genesis 25:21-23, Genesis 28:13-19, Genesis 35:1-14, Genesis 29:1-10, Habakkuk 2:2. “I do not know why there is this difference, but I am sure that God keeps no one waiting unless He sees that it is good for him to wait. When you do enter your room, you will find that the long wait has done you some kind of good which you would not have had otherwise. But you must regard it as waiting, not as camping. You must keep on praying for light: and of course, even in the ha...
2020-09-2029 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastBridging the Gap P2:Building Effective AltarsBRIDGING THE GAP PART-2: BUILDING EFFECTIVE ALTARS ••• Bible Study Verses: Isaiah 30:15, Genesis 12:1-8, Genesis 13.2-18, Romans 4.17. “Never was a faithful prayer lost. Some prayers have a longer voyage than others, but then they return with their richer lading at last, so that the praying soul is a gainer by waiting for an answer” William Gurnall † “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I have hope in Him” The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, To those who seek Him...” Lamentations 3:24, rNASB What are 3-attributes of having confidence in our Creator God? ...
2020-09-1329 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastBridging the Gap: Managing the Waiting PeriodBRIDGING THE GAP: MANAGING THE WAITING PERIOD ••• Bible Study Verses: Genesis 12.1-7, Genesis 6:5-22, Hebrews 11:7, Genesis 37:5-7. “This is the most precious answer God can give us: wait. It makes us cling to Him rather than to an outcome. God knows what I need; I do not. He sees the future; I cannot. His perspective is eternal; mine is not. He will give me what is best for me when it is best for me” Vaneetha Rendall Risner, The Scars That Have Shaped Me: How God Meets Us in Suffering † “Wait on the Lord; Be of good cou...
2020-09-0628 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastActs 12 The Power Of Prayer To DeliverACTS 12: THE POWER OF PRAYER TO DELIVER ••• Bible Study Verses: Acts 12.1-11, Ephesians 6.12, 2Cor10.4, Eph6.13, 1 Thessalonians 5.17, Hebrews 11.6, Psalm 37.4-5, Revelation 2.4-5, 1 Sam 30.6. “When the devil sees a man or woman who really believes in prayer, who knows how to pray, and who really does pray, and, above all, when he sees a whole church on its face before God in prayer, he trembles as much as he ever did, for he knows that his day in that church or community is at an end” R.A. Torrey † “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thank...
2020-08-3029 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastBible Study: Acts 18 Divine EncouragementActs 18 DIVINE ENCOURAGEMENT •••Bible Study Verses: Acts 18-19, Ps. 121.1-2, Acts 2.17. “How very little can be done under the spirit of fear” Florence Nightingale † “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the Lord upholds him with His hand” Psalm 37:23-24, nKJV What did Aquila and Pricilla and Paul have in common? When the Jews blasphemed the name of Jesus what did St. Paul do? Why did Aquila and Pricilla teach th...
2020-08-2328 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastThe Power of a Fresh EncounterTHE POWER OF A FRESH ENCOUNTER ••• Bible Study Verses: Joshua 1:1-3, Joshua 5:13-15, Jeremiah 8:22, Habakkuk 1:13, Isaiah 59:2, Romans 1:32, Amos 6:1, I Samuel 2:9, Exodus 3:3, Psalm 46:10, Psalm 42:1, 2 Corinthians 6:17, Jeremiah 33:3, I Samuel 3:10, Habakkuk 1:13. “It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad” CS Lewis † “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not...
2020-08-1529 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastThe Need for a Fresh EncounterTHE NEED FOR A FRESH ENCOUNTER ••• Bible Study Verses: Matthew 18:6, Judges 6:14, Psalm 127:1, Genesis 12:1-3, Genesis 13:14-17, Joel 2:15-19. “It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad” CS Lewis † “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is...
2020-08-0929 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastFaith That BelievesFAITH THAT BELIEVES ••• Bible Study Verses: Acts 14.9, Mat8.10, Eph.2.8, Romans 4.4, Hebrews13.8, Numbers 23.19, Acts 22.4-5&20, Mat1.1-25, Heb11.31, John 15.7, 1Peter 1.25, Isaiah 40.8, Matthew 13:58, Mark 1.22. “The same is true of victorious living. If you believe that you are victorious already, then you will experience victory after victory. But if you put your hope in the future, you can only experience victory in the future. The past tense occupies a vital position in our prayers. It is what I have and not what I want. Wanting something is a sign of unbelief. The word want often blocks our prayers from being an...
2020-08-0227 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastUnshackled Part-4: Living A Life That Is UnshackledUNSHACKLED PART-4: LIVING A LIFE THAT IS UNSHACKLED ••• Bible Study Verses: Psalm 78.60, Deut.27.19, Ezekiel18.4, Numbers 13-14:26, Genesis 27.40, Obadiah 1.17, Matt.11.27, John 14.30. “After being physically liberated, victims of human trafficking often find themselves chained to the life they knew before, and they return to what they thought they were free from. We can be tempted to do the same. Our identities are often wrongly created through our emotional experience with a fallen world; but we serve a God who has brought us out of deep darkness into everlasting light”― Mary Kate Peterson † “Those who sat in darkness & in the...
2020-07-2629 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastUnshackled Part-3: Breaking Free from Spiritual BondageUNSHACKLED: BREAKING FREE FROM SPIRITUAL BONDAGE ••• Bible Study Verses: Isaiah 5.13-14, Hosea 4.6, 2 Corinthians 4:18, Hebrews 11:3, Luke 13:10-16, Psalm 68:6, Proverbs 26:2, Ecclesiastes 10:8, Deut. 27:15-26, 2 Corinthians 6:17, 1 Peter 5:8, Ezekiel 8:9-10, Exodus 20.2-5, Gen. 12:3, Joshua 6:26, Gen. 31:30–32, Gen. 27:11–13, Rom. 12:14, Lev26:38-39, Matthew 13:25-28, Gal. 3:13, I John 1:9, James 4:7, Matthew 6:15, Rom 13:12, Ephesians 5:11, Isaiah 49:25, Psalm 3:3, Psalm 23:3, Psalm 128:3, Job 36:11, I John 5:4, Psalm 5:12. “Over the years, I have come to realize that the greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity, or power, but self-rejection. Success, popularity, and power can indeed present a great temptation, but their seductive quality often comes from the way they are part of the much...
2020-07-1829 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastUnshackled Part-2: Understanding the Process of FreedomUNSHACKLED: UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS OF FREEDOM •••Bible Study Verses: Exodus 13.1-18, Romans 12:1-2. “The Law makes demands and leaves us helpless to fulfill them; Christ makes demands, but He Himself fulfills in us the very demands He makes.” Watchman Nee, The Normal Christian Life † “For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself” Galatians 5.13-14, NKJV Why do kids, who long to b...
2020-07-1228 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastUnshackled: Understanding the Meaning of FreedomUNSHACKLED: UNDERSTANDING THE MEANING OF FREEDOM •••Bible Study Verses: John 3:16, Luke 1:74-75, Luke 1:71, Genesis 1:26, Galatians 5:13-15, John 8:32-36, John 10:10, Matthew 11:28-29. “Logic Is The Antithesis To Faith" Dr. Daniel Passini † “...without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” Hebrews 11:6, NKJV Why was it difficult for God’s chosen to maintain freedom after being freed from captivity by the awesome and powerful hand of Our Creator God? Why is it that God wants u...
2020-07-0529 min
Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast200627 Fresh Encounter Radio BroadcastA RECEIVING FAITH •••Bible Study Verses: Acts 14.8-9, Matt. 8.5-10, Eph.2.8, Romans 4.4, Lamitations 3.22-23, Numbers 23.19. “Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable, and receives the impossible" Corrie Ten Boom, Christian Holocaust Survivor † “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2.8-10, NKJV What gentile did Jesus marvel at? How does the “angry ol...
2020-06-2829 min
Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast200620 Fresh Encounter Radio BroadcastYOU HAVE NOT MANY FATHERS •••Bible Study Verses: Deuteronomy 5:9, Jeremiah 31:29, I Corinthians 4:10-21, I Cor 5:5-6, I Cor. 6:1-8, Malachi 4:5-6. “I always joke that my kids' favorite holiday is Father's Day. They love the way I celebrate the occasion by writing each of them a thank-you letter and a generous check. It's my way of letting them know how much I appreciate the great pleasure and privilege of being their dad” Wayne Dyer † “And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord” RKJV
2020-06-2129 min
Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast200613 Fresh Encounter Radio BroadcastEMPOWERED: ANOINTING - THE DIFFERENCE MAKER •••Bible Study Verses: Romans 8.15, Ephesians 1.13, Acts 1.4-8, Exodus 3:1-5, I Samuel 10:1, John 20:19, Acts 4:8-10, I John 2:20-27, Exodus 33:14-15, Proverbs 4:7, Psalm 5:12, James 5:14, Isaiah 10:27, I Kings 17:14, Acts 13:2, II Timothy 1:17. “Just as the right relationship with Christ generates a Christian, so the proper relationship with the Holy Spirit breeds a spiritual man” Watchman Nee † “You lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, your God, hath anointed you with the oil of JOY above your fellows" Psalm 45.7 RKJV What happened to Moses that cause him to return to the place where he wa...
2020-06-1428 min
Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast200606 Fresh Encounter Radio BroadcastEMPOWERED: UNDERSTANDING THE ANOINTING •••Bible Study Verses: Luke 4:18-19, Romans 8:2-15, II Corinthians 4:18, I Corinthians 2 :14, I John 2:20, 27, Proverbs 4:7, Acts 1:4-8, Exodus 30:25, Leviticus 8:10-13, I Samuel 10:1, Psalm 105:15, Ephesians 1:13, Acts 19:1-2. “Just as the right relationship with Christ generates a Christian, so the proper relationship with the Holy Spirit breeds a spiritual man” Watchman Nee † “You lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, your God, hath anointed you with the oil of JOY above your fellows" Psalm 45.7 RKJV What is an anointing? What is the difference and similarities between natural laws and spiritual laws?
2020-06-0730 min
Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast200530 Fresh Encounter Radio BroadcastTHE CODE OF EXTRAORDINARY BELIEVERS LIVING BY THE PRINCIPLE OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT •••Bible Study Verse: Matt.6.33, Genesis 18:16-19, Job 1:8, II Timothy 2:20-21, Philippians 3:12-14, Luke 2.52, Proverbs 22:29. “Each day we are becoming a creature of splendid glory or one of unthinkable horror” CS Lewis, Mere Christianity, (1952) † “To put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness" Ephesians 4:22-24...
2020-05-3129 min
Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast200523 Fresh Encounter Radio BroadcastINTEGRITY BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THE PRACTICE AND PROFESSION OF OUR FAITH •••Bible Study Verse: Romans Romans 7:21-25, 2:21-24, II Corinthians 5:17, Romans 8:38-39, Acts 26:19, Matthew 28:19-20, I Timothy 4 :12. “A very large number of the people who attend our services and partake of the sacrament are disassociated personalities. They are one person on Sunday and another on Monday" G.A. Studdert Kennedy † “They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work" Titus 1.16, KJV Why is there a gap between our profession and practice of fa...
2020-05-2430 min
Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast200516 Fresh Encounter Radio BroadcastEMPOWERED: UNDERSTANDING THE PERSON AND MINISTRY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT •••Bible Study Verse: Acts 1.4-8, II Timothy 3: 1-7, Ephesians 4:14, Galatians 5:16-23, John 14:16, Matthew 3:16, II Corinthians 3:17, II Cor. 2:10-11, Ephesians 4:30, Acts 16:6-11, Acts 13:2, John 15:26, Rom. 8:26, Genesis 1:1-2, 2 Tim. 3:16, John 3:5-8, Romans 8:26, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, John 14:36, Luke 4:18-19, John 14:16-17, John 16:13, II Corinthians 12:7-11, Ephesians 1:13-14, John 20:19. “Being led by the Holy Spirit is at the heart of the Christian life. This is clear in the Bible and in the history of the church. If we let the Spirit lead us, our lives will blossom and flourish. But if we neglect or...
2020-05-1728 min
Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast200509 Fresh Encounter Radio BroadcastA MOTHER WORTH CELEBRATING •••Bible Study Verse: I Kings 3:23-27, Prov. 31:11-31, Psalm 111:10, Proverbs 11:16, Proverbs 1:8-9, Luke 2:51. “Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face” George Eliot“I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life” President Abraham Lincoln“Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love” Stevie Wonder † “As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you." Isaiah 66...
2020-05-1028 min
Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast200502 Fresh Encounter Radio BroadcastTHE GOD OF MULTIPLE CHANCES •••Bible Study Verse: Act 9.10-30. “The second remedy is really and truly to believe in the forgiveness of sins. A great deal of our anxiety to make excuses comes from not really believing in it, from thinking that God will not take us to Himself again unless He is satisfied that some sort of case can be made out in our favor. But that is not forgiveness at all. Real forgiveness means looking steadily at the sin, the sin that is left over without any excuse, after all allowances have been made, an...
2020-05-0226 min
Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast200425 Fresh Encounter Radio Broadcast Published AudioMATURING IN LIGHT OF HIS RESURRECTION •••Bible Study Verses: 2 Peter 3:3-18, 1 Corinthians 1:10, Romans 5:2, 2 Corinthians 2:-8-9, Romans 5:21, Romans 6:1-2, Philippians 2:12-13, Ephesians 4:7-15, Hebrews 4:16, Colossians 4:6, Jude 1:4, 2 Corinthians 8:9, 2 Corinthians 9:8, Hebrews 5:12, Ephesians 24:14, 2 Corinthians 6:1, 2 Peter 2:2, 2 Peter 1:5-9. “All growth is progressive, and the more complex and delicate the organism, the more time it will take to reach maturity. But it should be said that one is mature not merely after a certain lapse of time, but after the essential laws of spiritual growth have been obeyed...Spiritual growth is spontaneous when the soul is fed consistently from the Word, when it...
2020-04-2628 min
Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast200418 Fresh Encounter Radio Broadcast Published AudioENGAGING LIFE IN LIGHT OF HIS RESURRECTION •••Bible Study Verses: John 21:1-7, John 20:19, John 20:5-9, 1 Corinthians 15:14-19, Colossians 1:27, 1 Corinthians 5:9-10, John 21:15. “One can do all in his or her power to change society and transform social institutions but, until individual hearts are transformed the society will remain the same. Lewis believed this and, therefore, evangelism was as important to his own spiritual disciplines as daily prayer, Bible study, church attendance, and sacrificial giving to meet the needs of others” Jerry Root † "Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we imp...
2020-04-1928 min
Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast200411 Fresh Encounter Radio BroadcastIN LIGHT OF HIS RESURRECTION •••Bible Study Verses: 1 Corinthians 11:23-24, 1 Kings 17:17-24, 2 Kings 4:18-37, 2 Kings 13:20-21, Luke 8:52-56, Acts 9:36-43, Psalm 16:10, John 2:19, Romans 1:4, John 10:17, John 11:25-26, Romans 6:9, 1 Corinthians 15:55-57, John 2:18-19, 1 Corinthians 15:17, Luke 24:21, Romans 6:14, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 6:33, Luke 22:42. “The benefits [of the resurrection] are innumerable. To list a few: Our illnesses don’t seem nearly so final; Our fears fade and lose their grip; Our grief over those who have gone on is diminished; Our desires to press on in spite of the obstacles is rejuvenated… Our identity as Christians is strengthened as we stand in the lengthening...
2020-04-1228 min
Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast200404 Fresh Encounter Radio BroadcastGETHSEMANE: THE FREEDOM OF THE SURRENDERED LIFE •••Bible Study Verses: Matthew 26:36-46, James 4:7-10, Galatians 5:17, Matthew 10:30, Hosea 4:6, Isaiah 46:10, John 6:8-13, John 12:24-32, Isaiah 45:6, John 3:3, Romans 12:1, Revelation 22:17, James 1:22, Hebrews 11:6. “When we are powerless to do a thing, it is a great joy that we can come and step inside the ability of Jesus.” Corrie Ten Boom † "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himse...
2020-04-0528 min
Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast200328 Fresh Encounter Radio BroadcastGETHSEMANE: THE POWER OF PREVAILING PRAYER •••Bible Study Verses: Luke 22:39-46, Genesis 32.26, Luke 18.1-7, James 5:16, Luke 10:17-18, Exodus 17:8-13, Exodus 17:11, Proverbs 24:10, Mark 14:37, Matthew 4:11, Psalm 66:18, James 4:3, Romans 8:26, James 4:7. “What wings are to a bird and sails to a ship, so is prayer to the soul” Corrie Ten Boom † "Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.” Danie...
2020-03-2928 min
Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast200321 Fresh Encounter Radio BroadcastGETHSEMANE: THE AGONY OF SUBMISSION •••Bible Study Verses: Mark 14:32-42, John 11, Hebrews 9:22, John 18:11, Psalm 75:8, Romans 6:23, Romans 7:5, Galatians 5:16-17, Romans 7:18, Romans 7:22-25, Philippians 2:5-11, Luke 22:41-43, John 6:63, I Corinthians 9:27, James 4:10, Hebrews 5:8, Matthew 26:41, Romans 6:14. “Even as the angry vengeful thoughts boiled through me, I saw the sin of them. Jesus Christ had died for this man; was I going to ask for more? Lord Jesus, I prayed, forgive me and help me to forgive him....Jesus, I cannot forgive him. Give me your forgiveness....And so I discovered that it is not on our forgiveness any more than on our...
2020-03-2228 min
Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast200314 Fresh Encounter Radio BroadcastGETHSEMANE: THE GARDEN BEFORE THE CROSS•••Bible Study Verses: Matthew 26:36-41, Isaiah 53:1-3. “Some people feel guilty about their anxieties and regard them as a defect of faith. I don't agree at all. They are afflictions, not sins. Like all afflictions, they are, if we can so take them, our share in the Passion of Christ. For the beginning of the Passion the first move, so to speak — is in Gethsemane. In Gethsemane a very strange and significant thing seems to have happened... But for this last (and erroneous) hope against hope, and the consequent tumult of th...
2020-03-1528 min
Fresh Encounter Radio PodcastSeeing Ourselves As God Sees UsSEEING OURSELVES AS GOD SEES US ••• Bible Study Verses: Luke 5.1-10, 1 Cor. 3.9, Proverbs 11.30, Ecclesiastes 4:9-12. "The real problem of the Christian life comes where people do not usually look for it. It comes the very moment you wake up each morning. All your wishes and hopes for the day rush at you like wild animals. And the first job each morning consists simply in shoving them all back; in listening to that other voice, taking that other point of view, letting that other larger, stronger, quieter life come flowing in." CS Lewis "The Inspirational Writings Of CS Lewi...
2020-03-0828 min
Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast200229 Fresh Encounter Radio BroadcastLIVING UNDER OPEN HEAVEN Bible Study Verses: 1 Sam 3.1, 1 Sam 2.12, 1 Sam 2.22, 1 Sam 2.27-30, Psalm 91.1, Psalm 127.1, Genesis 28, Ezekiel 1, Isaiah 6.1, 1 Kings 19.13, Mark 1.10, Matt. 3.16, Acts 9, John 4.1-2, Matt. 6.33. “Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on; you knew that those jobs needed doing and so you are not surprised. But presently He starts knocking the house about in a way that hurts abominably and does not seem to make a...
2020-03-0127 min
Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast200222 Fresh Encounter Radio BroadcastSURVIVING THE SEASON OF SEASONING: WINNING YOUR PERSONAL BATTLES Bible Study Verses: Genesis 28:10-15, Genesis 32:1-7, Genesis 33:4, Genesis 32:24, 1 John 2:16, Roman 6:14, I Peter 5:8, Ephesians 6:10-13, James 4:10, Acts 16:25. “For Christianity is a fighting religion. It thinks God has made the world- that space and time, heat and cold, and all the colors and tastes, and all the animals and vegetables, are things that God 'made up out of His head' as a man makes up a story. But it also thinks that a great many things have gone wrong with the world that God made and that God ins...
2020-02-2328 min
Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast200215 Fresh Encounter Radio BroadcastSEASON OF SEASONING: ENGAGING THE PROCESS •••Bible Study Verses: Luke 2:40-52, Luke 2.14, Hebrews 5:8-9. “Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art, like the universe itself (for God did not need to create). It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival” C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves p.71† “...Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: that the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, mig...
2020-02-1528 min
Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast200208 Fresh Encounter Radio BroadcastSURVIVING THE SEASON OF SEASONING: MAINTAINING UNBROKEN FOCUS Bible Study Verses: Genesis 37:1-11, Philippians 3:12-14, Acts 6: 1-4, Genesis. 39:9-12, Genesis 45:7, 50:20, Colossians 3:16, Romans 8:14, Luke 9:62. “Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny” C.S.Lewis † “...Run in such a way to win the prize. Now everyone who competes exercises self-control in everything. However, they do it to receive a crown that will fade away, but we a crown that will never fade away. Therefore I do not run like one who runs aimlessly or box like one beating the air. Instead, I discipline my...
2020-02-0828 min
Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast200201 Fresh Encounter Radio BroadcastSURVIVING THE SEASON OF SEASONING: CONVICTION & COMMITMENT Bible Study Verses: Habakkuk 2:2-3, Psalm 105:19, Luke 1:80, Acts 9:15-16, 2 Corinthians 11:22-27, Romans 8:38-39, I Corinthians 9:16, Romans 4:18-22, 1 John 2:15, Matthew 13:22, Jeremiah 17:9, Proverbs 12:26, II Corinthians 10:12, Romans 8:35-39. “A belief is something you will argue about. A conviction is something you will die for” Dr. Howard Hendricks † “Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him” 1 John 2:15 Is there a set time for all that God plans to do in every life? What...
2020-02-0228 min