Encounter Church Podcast

When we are doing life together we can sometimes get tired, conflicted, and even judgmental. When we are are weary we find hope when we face these emotions and turn our hearts toward God. God's Goodness is always with us.

What does it mean to live our lives in a Prophetic Culture? We are all tempted to lose hope when circumstances don't look like we want. We can all give up, seeing things as if they were dead. But we can also speak life into dead circumstances, and by partnering with the Holy Spirit see them come alive

Leaning in to the presence of God is relational. In the story of Mary and Martha we see the value of sowing into relationship with Jesus.

What causes us to do what we do? Why do we run? Why do we rest? What is it that drives us? Today we will talk about the internal and external forces that push us, and how to live our lives from the place of peace that God's presence gives us when we Lean In to Him.

Part of Leaning in is not giving up, even when it would be easier, or when you are hurting. The promise of God is that if we stick with it we will reap a harvest if we don’t give up.

We have a battle raging within us, and we choose which nature we will live in. Jesus came to restore us, to recreate us, and we can take part in our true nature.

In order to walk in the vision that God has given us for our lives we have to stick with it. It takes tenacity to walk in the vision that God has given us. There is blessing waiting for us, but we have to stick with it to really receive it.

God loves to meet His people where they are. He is in the details, yet we are often vague in our vision. If God is specific, the we should be as well.

In the Bible we read about the importance of having a vision, and writing it down. A vision gives us something to aim at, to look forward to, and that is how we move from dreaming to living.

This week's message is entitled "It Won't End This Way" by one of Encounter Church's Apostolic Elders, Jeremy Sutton, Pastor of Lifehouse Fellowship in Midland, TX

Through all the struggles of life David was able to maintain hope, he was able to look into the heart of God and truly walk in peace because of his Encounter with God's Goodness

The Goodness of God is best represented by His position as our Father, what does a perfect Father look like, and how do we identify with Him? Abba is the most intimate name for Father, that's the way Jesus referred to God. We have to know Him as our Abba to truly understand how good He really is.

God is Good, and He loves to show us His goodness. When He does, we need to remember, remembering builds our faith, and keeps us encouraged. It helps us see Him as the Good God He is

In Today's Message we talk about our ability to lean on God, He's given us Himself, we can lean on Him and Trust Him

God is always speaking to us along the Journey. It is easy for us to lose sight of where we are going, so we must remember and partner with the voice of God. He speaks to us about who we are, and where we are going, and gives us hope and we take the Journey

Maturity is difficult, and we think sometimes that both we and others should be further along in our Journey than we are. Simply put, it take time to get to where we want to go. We have to both understand that and allow for it in order to get there.

God is a God of miracles, and He loves to show up in our lives. Sometimes healings are instantaneous, but sometimes there is a Journey of Healing.

The Journey is not always easy, but it is always worth it. This week we look at one of the most important things on the journey, the Journey takes Perseverance.

We are people of the Promise, and as believers we are in the Promise Land. The problem often is that we, like the Children of Israel are often more comfortable in the Wilderness, In this message we will discuss how to move from a Wilderness mindset to become People of the Promise

Many times we get so focused on the destination that we forget to enjoy the journey. Learn with us as we begin a new series called, "The Journey". God is with us in all of the seasons of our lives, He is about the journey.