Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast

••• Working In Dominion, Segment-2 of 2, Ep 404b . ••• Bible Study Verses: John 14:30, 2 Timothy 2.19-21, 2 Chronicles 32:8, Galatians 5:16 . PART-A BIBLE STUDY VERSES: Daniel 1:6-21 & 6:28, Acts 11:26, 1 Peter 1:16 . Romans 7:22-23, Romans 6.1, Isaiah 1.16-20 . ••• “I believe the holier a man becomes, the more he mourns over the unholiness which remains in him", Charles Spurgeon 1834-1892 † ••• “But as He which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I Am Holy" 1 Peter 1:15-16 KJV . ••• What are 5-reasons why Holiness a necessary requirement for working in dominion? ••• What are the 2-life actions in becoming holy? ••• What are 3-reasons why is it difficult to live a life of holiness? ••• What are 5-life actions needed to cultivate holiness that will help you walk in dominion? ••• Are you going to ask your small group to pray that you will be more intentional about living a more holy life of

••• Working In Dominion, Segment-2 of 2, Ep 403a . ••• Bible Study Verses: 2 Timothy 2.19-21, Daniel 1:6-21 & 6:28, Acts 11:26, 1 Peter 1:16 . ••• “Holiness of heart and life. This is not the perfection of the human nature, but the holiness of the divine nature dwelling within" A. B. Simpson,1843 –1919 † ••• “Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God" 2 Corinthians 7:1 KJV . ••• What are 3-reasons why Holiness is so important for Working in Dominion? ••• What were 2-reasons why Daniel and his friends decided not to take part in the king's delicacies? ••• What are 2-things that Holiness in not? ••• What are 3-aspects of Holiness? ••• What are 2-reasons why Holiness a necessary requirement for working in dominion? ••• Please listen to next weeks podcast, episode 404b, for the conclusion of this podcast topic. ••• Pastor Otuno expounds on this and mu

••• The Secret of Eternal Inheritance, Segment-2 of 2, Ep 402b . ••• Bible Study Verses: Revelation 5:9-12, Luke 10:19, 2 Corinthians 8:9, 1 Corinthians 1:30, Ephesians 1.3, 2 Timothy 1.7, Joel 3.10, Romans 1.16, Revelation 1.6, Isaiah 60.1, Proverbs 10.22, Ephesians 1:18, Matthew 10.26, John 12.24, Exodus 14.16, Genesis 26.1-12, Joshua 1, James 1.25, Deuteronomy 29:29, ••• PART-A's VERSES: Hebrews 9.11, Romans 8:16-17, Genesis 1:26-28, Mark 11.23, Job 22:28, Psalms 8:4-9, 1 Peter 1.3-4, Psalm 119.89, Ephesians 1.13-14, 2 Corinthians 5:5 . ••• “The promise to the Church is a promise of persecution, if faithful in this world, but a promise of a great inheritance and reward hereafter. In the meantime, she is to be a pilgrim body, passing through this scene, but abiding above" Abraham Wright 1611–1690 † ••• “And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are calle

••• The Secret of Eternal Inheritance, Segment-1 of 2, Ep 401a . ••• Bible Study Verses: Hebrews 9.11, Romans 8:16-17, Genesis 1:26-28, Mark 11.23, Job 22:28, Psalms 8:4-9, 1 Peter 1.3-4, Psalm 119.89, Ephesians 1.13-14, 2 Corinthians 5:5, Revelation 5:9-12, Luke 10:19, 2 Corinthians 8:9, 1 Corinthians 1:30 . ••• “Enter into the promises of God. It is your inheritance. You will do more in one year if you are really filled with the Holy Ghost than you could do in fifty years apart from Him" Smith Wigglesworth 1859-1947 † ••• “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, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time", I Peter 1: 3, NKJV . ••• What was man's original eternal inheritance? ••• Wha

••• The Secret of Grace, Segment-2 of 2, Ep 400b . ••• Bible Study Verses: Ephesians 4:7-15, Hebrews 4:16, Daniel 11:32, Hebrews 5:12, Hebrews 10:25, James 1.25 . ••• PART-A's VERSES: 2 Peter 3:1-18, Romans 6:1-2, Romans 3.23, 1 Corinthians 1.10 . ••• “Bear up the hands that hang down, by faith and prayer; support the tottering knees. Have you any days of fasting and prayer? Storm the throne of grace and persevere therein, and mercy will come down" John Wesley 1703-1791 † ••• “But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ", Ephesians 4:7, KJV . ••• What are the 3-reasons why is it necessary for the believers to grow in grace? ••• What are the 4-benefits of growing in grace? STOPPED AT t16••• What are the 5-life actions to growing in grace?••• Are you going to ask your small group to pray that you will be more intentional about growing in grace of God through the power of Holy Spirit? ••• PART-A BIBLE STUDY QUESTIONS: What ar

••• The Secret of Grace, Segment-1 of 2, Ep 399a . ••• Bible Study Verses: 2 Peter 3:1-18, Romans 6:1-2, Romans 3.23, 1 Corinthians 1.10 . ••• “ I am not what I ought to be. I am not what I want to be. I am not what I hope to be. But still, I am not what I used to be. And by the grace of God, I am what I am" John Newton 1725-1807 † ••• “Just as the sinner's despair of any hope from himself is the first prerequisite of a sound conversion, so the loss of all confidence in himself is the first essential in the believer's growth in grace" A. W. Pink 1865-1952 †† ••• “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me", 2 Corinthians 12:12.9, KJV . ••• What are scoffers? ••• How should the knowledge of the death, resurrection and return of the Lord Jesus Christ affect the way we live our lives? ••• What is the biblical definition of grace?&n

••• Resurrection Victory, Segment-2 of 2, Ep 398b . ••• Bible Study Verses: 1 Corinthians 1.27, Colossians 1:27, Isaiah 5:13, Hosea 4.6, Romans 4:17-21, 2 Timothy 1:12, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Acts 9:1-43, John 6:63, Job 22:28, Luke 24:49, Deuteronomy 30.19, Genesis 6.3 . PART-A BIBLE VERSES: John 21.1-8, Philippians 4:4-7, 1 Corinthians 15:14-19, Isaiah 55.11 . ••• “ Victory is never won alone" Woodrow Kroll, 1944-Present † ••• “But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ", 1 Corinthians 15:57, KJV . ••• What are 3-reasons why it is so important to live in the reality of the victory that Christ has won for us? ••• What is the 5-characteristics of one who radiates the love of the resurrected Christ? ••• What are 5-reasons why so many people in so many church become hopeless and fail to enjoy the benefit of the resurrected Christ Kingdom?  ••• What are 2-positive affects of living in the Glory of the resurrected Christ?••• What are the 4-c

••• Resurrection Victory, Segment-1 of 2, Ep 397a . ••• Bible Study Verses: John 21.1-8, Philippians 4:4-7, 1 Corinthians 15:14-19, Isaiah 55.11 . ••• “Telling me that I must never, like the Stoics, say that death does not matter. Nothing is less Christian than that. Death which made Life Himself shed tears at the grave of Lazarus, and shed tears of blood in Gethsemane. This is an appalling horror; a stinking indignity”... C.S. Lewis viewed the Resurrection of Christ as the central, historical fact of Christianity, a "Grand Miracle" that introduced a new mode of being into the universe and provided the foundation for the Christian message. He argued it wasn't merely a spiritual resurrection but a physical one, a reversal of death into a state of new, physical existence, that transformed the Christian understanding of life and death and made possible the hope of future resurrection for believers. †••• "Our old history ends with the cross; our new history begins with the resurrection" † † ••• "To

••• Resurrection Glory, Segment-2 of 2, Ep 396b . ••• Bible Study Verses: Romans 6:4-9, Luke 10.19, Romans 8.11, 1 Corinthians 15:13-19, Luke 24:13-49, Matthew 28:20, Matthew 1:21, 1 Kings 19.11, Luke 24.21, James 1.8, John 2.5, Matthew 14.22-33 . PART-A BIBLE VERSES:1 Corinthians 11:23-26, 1 Kings 17:17-24, 2 Kings 4:18-37, 2 Kings 13:14-21, Luke 8:49-56...••• "Our old history ends with the cross; our new history begins with the resurrection." Watchman Nee 1903-1972 † ••• “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead", 1 Peter 1:3, KJV . ••• What are 3-ways the resurrection of the Lord Christ should affect our lives? ••• What are 2-reasons why there's a gap between what the bible says and practice? ••• What are the 5-purposes for the resurrection in our lives? ••• What are the 7-steps to live in the reality of the Risen Christ?&nb

••• Resurrection Glory, Segment-1 of 2, Ep 395a . ••• Bible Study Verses: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, 1 Kings 17:17-24, 2 Kings 4:18-37, 2 Kings 13:14-21, Luke 8:49-56, John 11:1-57, Acts 9:36-43, Psalm 16.10, John 2.19, Romans 1.4, John 10:17-18, 1 Corinthians 15:14-55, Romans 8:32, Romans 6:4-9, 2 Corinthians 8:9, Isaiah 53.5, 1 John 3:8, Hebrews 2:10, Galatians 3:13-14 . ••• "Receive every day as a resurrection from death, as a new enjoyment of life; meet every rising sun with such sentiments of God's goodness, as if you had seen it, and all things, new-created upon your account: and under the sense of so great a blessing, let your joyful heart praise and magnify so good and glorious a Creator" William Law 1686-1761 † ••• “That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death", Philippians 3:10, KJV . ••• What is the definition of resurrection? ••• How many times were other people resurrected in the Holy Bibl

••• The Mystery Of The Cross, Segment-2 of 2, Ep 394b . ••• Bible Study Verses: 1 Corinthians 15:14-19, John 12:24, 1 Peter 2:8, Matthew 19:16-26, 2 Kings 5:1-19, Matthew 13:16-17, Deuteronomy 30.19, Matthew 27.51, Luke 4.18, 2 Corinthians 8.9, Acts 16:1-40, Matthew 11.28. PART-A BIBLE VERSES: Matthew 16:13-23, 1 John 4:1 . ••• "Historically, Pentecost followed Calvary; experientially, being filled with the power of the Holy Spirit follows the bearing of the cross." Watchman Nee 1903-1972 † ••• “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God", 1 Corinthians 1:18, KJV . ••• What were 4-reasons why the world is not interested in celebrating the cross of Calvary? ••• What is the mystery of the cross? ••• What are 3-reasons why so many have problems understanding the message of the cross? ••• What are the types of people who understand and benefit from the message of the cross? ••• What are the 3-at

••• The Mystery Of The Cross, Segment-1 of 2, Ep 393a . ••• Bible Study Verses: Matthew 16:13-23, 1 John 4:1, 1 Corinthians 15:14-19 . ••• "No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown", William Penn 1644-1718 † ••• "Look to the cross, and hate your sin, for sin nailed your Well Beloved to the tree. Look up to the cross, and you will kill sin, for the strength of Jesus' love will make you strong to put down your tendencies to sin", Charles Spurgeon † ••• "The cross of Christ is the sweetest burden that I ever bore; it is such a burden as wings are to a bird, or sails to a ship, to carry me forward to my harbor" Samuel Rutherford † ••• “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God", 1 Corinthians 1:18, KJV••• What were 5-reasons why Christ Jesus talking to the devil when he was speaking to Peter? ••• What is one of the attributes of one who satan will speak through? ••• What were 3

••• The Secret of Submission, Segment-2 of 2, Ep 392b . ••• Bible Study Verses: Romans 4.18, James 4.7, Galatians 5:17, Luke 12.7, Matthew 10.31, Isaiah 46:9-10, John 6:8-13, Genesis 22:16-18, John 12.24, Romans 12.1 . PART-A BIBLE VERSES: Matthew 26:36-46, Hebrews 10:7, John 12:24-25, Luke 15.11-21, 1 Corinthians 4.9 . ••• "It is wonderful what miracles God works in wills that are utterly surrendered to Him. He turns hard things into easy, and bitter things into sweet. It is not that He puts easy things in the place of the hard, but He actually changes the hard thing into an easy one" Hannah Whitall Smith, 1832-1911 † ••• “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you", James 4.7,, KJV . ••• What are 3-things that surrendering to God is not? ••• What are 2-things that constitute surrendering to God? ••• What are 4-reasons why it is difficult to surrender to the will of God? ••• What are 5-reasons why it is important to submit to God? •

••• The Secret of Submission, Segment-1 of 2, Ep 390b . ••• Bible Study Verses: Matthew 26:36-46, Hebrews 10:7, John 12:24-25, Luke 15.11-21, 1 Corinthians 4.9 . ••• "What you need to do, is to put your will over completely into the hands of your Lord, surrendering to Him the entire control of it. Say, "Yes, Lord, YES!" to everything, and trust Him to work in you to will, as to bring your whole wishes and affections into conformity with His own sweet, and lovable, and most lovely will" Hannah Whitall Smith, 1832-1911 † ••• "If the Lord Jehovah makes us wait, let us do so with our whole hearts; for blessed are all they that wait for Him. He is worth waiting for. The waiting itself is beneficial to us: it tries faith, exercises patience, trains submission, and endears the blessing when it comes. The Lord's people have always been a waiting people" Charles Spurgeon 1834-1892 † † ••• "IAbility to resist temptation is directly proportionate to your submission to God" Ed Cole 1922-2002 †&nb

••• The Secret of Prevailing Prayer, Segent-2 of 2, Ep 390b . ••• Bible Study Verses: Proverbs 24.10, Romans 8:26-27, Isaiah 42:19, Judges 1:34,Ecclesiastes 10:7 , Joshua 15:63, Matthew 12:43–45, James 5.16, Isaiah 40:31, Romans 8:26 . PART-A VERSES: Luke 22.39-44, 2 Kings 13, Luke 10:1-18, Exodus 17:8-13, 1 Thessalonians 5.17 . ••• "The enemy uses all his power to lead the Christian, and above all the minister, to neglect prayer. He knows that however admirable the sermon may be, however attractive the service, however faithful the pastoral visitation, none of these things can damage him or his kingdom if prayer is neglected" Andrew Murray, 1828-1917 † ••• “Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto Him: he found Him in Bethel, and there He spake with us" Hosea 12:1-14, KJV . ••• What are 5-reasons why so many fail at prevailing prayer? ••• What are 5-possible negative consequences when people cannot pray through? ••• What are

••• The Secret of Prevailing Prayer, Segment-1 of 2 , Ep 389a . ••• Bible Study Verses: Luke 22.39-44, 2 Kings 13:1-25, 2 Kings 13:1-25, Matthew 26:37-46, Luke 10:1-18, Exodus 17:8-13, 1 Thessalonians 5.17 . ••• "The ways, and fashions, and amusements, and recreations of the world have a continually decreasing place in the heart of a growing Christian. He does not condemn them as downright sinful, nor say that those who have anything to do with them are going to hell. He only feels they have a constantly diminishing hold on his own affections and gradually seem smaller and more trifling in his eyes" J.C. Ryle, 1816-1900  † ••• “And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint" Luke 18:1, KJV . ••• What are 4-reasons why Jesus repeated the same prayer 3-times? ••• What is the difference between praying and praying through? ••• Who is the strongman of the spiritual realm? ••• What is prevailing prayer? ••• What happened wh

••• The Struggle at Gethsemane, Segment-2 of 2 , Ep 388b••• Bible Study Verses: 1 Kings 18:44, Numbers 33.55, Luke 22:24-44, Mark 14.32-38, Exodus 17:11-12, Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, 1 Corinthians 9:27, Genesis 1:26 . PART-A VERSES: Matthew 26.44, John 18:11, Psalms 75:8, Habakkuk 1:13, Romans 7:22-23 . ••• "Victory is never won alone" A.T. Woodrow Kroll, 1944-  † ••• “For the LORD your God is He that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you" Deuteronomy 20:4, KJV . ••• How does one sustain the victory in Christ? ••• What does the term 'praying through' mean? ••• What are 4-reasons why it is so important to win at Gethsemane? ••• What is a slippery victory? ••• What is the secret of separation? ••• What were the 5-secrets of victory that Christ Jesus used at Gethsemane? ••• What are the 7-characteristics of the one who can victory at Gethsemane? ••• Are you going to ask your small group to pray that you will be willing to live in

••• The Struggle at Gethsemane, Segment-1 of 2 , Ep 387a••• Bible Study Verses: Mark 14:32-42, Matthew 26.44, John 18:11, Psalms 75:8, Habakkuk 1:13, 1 Corinthians 9:27, Romans 7:22-23 . ••• "We take our stand at the cross and consent to be nailed to it, voluntarily, actually; to submit to the pain whereby the flesh dies; the hands are pierced ,,that carnal work may no longer be done in the energy of the flesh; the feet are pierced that no longer we may walk according to the flesh; the brow is pierced with the thorn crown that our head may not any longer be held up for human diadems and fading laurel wreaths; the side is pierced that the heart may relinquish its fleshly energy and preference, and be occupied with God" A.T. Pierson,1837-1911 † ••• “Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through th

••• Accessing the Secret of Gethsemane, Ep 386b . ••• Bible Study Verses: Luke 22:39-46, Matthew 26:36-38, Matthew 27:46, Psalm 22.1, Romans 7.22-23, Luke 10.18. Part-A Bible Verses: Matthew 26.1-41, Luke 22.44, Hebrews 2 . ••• " A believer may pass through much affliction, and yet secure very little blessing from it all. Abiding in Christ is the secret of securing all that the Father meant the chastisement to bring us", Andrew Murray, 1828-1917, Possibly the strongest spokesman of the Philadelphian age to expound the Body's necessity to abide in Christ, like the Apostle John before him. Murray was born into a family of four children in the then remote Graaff-Reinet region (near the Cape) of South Africa. Educated in Scotland, which was followed by theological studies in Holland, Andrew returned to his native land to work as a missionary and minister. Given the daunting task of ministering to Bloemfontein, a remote region of 50,000 square miles and 12,000 people beyond the Orange River, Murray already be

••• Victory In Christ, Ep 385a••• Bible Study Verses: Matthew 26.1-41, Luke 22.44, Hebrews 2 . ••• " We cannot believe that the church of God is already possessed of all that light which God intends to give it; nor that all Satan's lurking places have already been found out", Jonathan Edwards 1703-1758, Widely regarded as America's greatest theologian was a brilliant colonial American Congregational preacher, theologian, & missionary to Native Americans. Edwards "is widely acknowledged to be America's most important and original philosophical theologian" His work is very broad in scope, but he is often associated with his defense of Reformed theology, the metaphysics of theological determinism, & the Puritan heritage. His famous sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," is credited for starting the First Great Awakening. Edwards is widely known for his books Religious Affections & The Freedom of the Will. He died from testing a smallpox inoculation shortly after beginning the presid