Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast

••• Bible Study Verses: Romans 8:28, Jeremiah 29:11, Genesis 37:27-28, Genesis 50:20, Genesis 39:1-6, Genesis 41:1, Numbers 23.19, Psalm 2.1-4 . ••• “Prayer is our most formidable weapon, the thing which makes all else we do efficient...Faith, and hope, and patience and all the strong, beautiful, vital forces of piety are withered and dead in a prayerless life. The life of the individual believer, his personal salvation, and personal Christian graces have their being, bloom, and fruitage in prayer”, McKendree Bounds, Pastor/Chaplin, 1835-1913 . ••• “Arise, O Lord; Save me, O my God! For You have struck all my enemies on the cheekbone; You have broken the teeth of the ungodly. Salvation belongs to the Lord. Your blessing is upon Your people. Selah” Psalm 3.7-8, NKJV . ••• What is one of the most seemingly paradoxical messages to The Beloved of God? ••• How do we know that our Creator is involved in the affairs of man? ••• Where did the phrase “ what you meant for evil against me but Go

••• Bible Study Verses: Genesis 12.1-7, Isaiah 51:1-3, I Peter 3:6, Hebrews 11:6-11, Genesis 18:9-12, Psalm 105:19, Genesis 16:2-6, Psalm 37:7, Proverbs 10:4, Proverbs 15:13, Proverbs 12:24, Proverbs 22:4, Isaiah 30:15, Proverbs 23:18, Genesis 17:19-21, Psalm 30:5, Galatians 4.4-7, Numbers 23.19, Isaiah 55.11 . ••• “There are many seasons in a man's life - and the more exalted and responsible his position, the more frequently do these season's recur - when the voice of duty and the dictates of feeling are opposed to each other; and it is only the weak and the wicked who yield that obedience to the selfish impulses of the heart which is due to reason and honor”, James H. Aughey, Minister/Abolitionist, 1828-1911 . ••• “I would have lost heart, unless I had believed, That I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living. Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!” Psalm 27.13-14, NKJV . ••• What were at least 4-reasons Why Sarah Fol

••• Bible Study Verses: Hebrews 9.12, Romans 8.16-17, Genesis 1.26-28, Psalm 8.4-8, I Peter 1.3-4, Ephesians 1.13-22, II Corinthians 5.5, Revelation 5.9-12, 3 John 1.2, Deuteronomy 29.29, Acts 9.1-22 . ••• “…… Aspire to the utmost God can give… Beloved, when faith gets her heritage in Christ, she is brought into a wealthy place. When sin is driven out, and we come to live in God's own land, then we find precious treasure; we dig, and we are enriched. We have all things in Christ…As He has gone in heaven to prepare a place for us, so on earth He has already prepared, in the covenant of grace, everything that is needed for the way home…The saints' inheritance is the choicest form of life, and peace, and joy. We come to live with Christ, in Christ, for Christ, as Christ: we rise in Him to fellowship with the Father, and with the church of the Firstborn…We live through our Lord, and with our Lord; and this is life eternal. This is "the life which is life indeed." Compared with it all other life is death. Gra

••• Bible Study Verses: Ephesians 4:7-8, Psalm 68:19, Matthew 28:1-6, I Corinthians 15:17-20, Romans 4:16-25, Psalm 32:1-2, Romans 8:11-17, Ephesians 2:19, Matthew 27:50-53, Ephesians 2:4-6, Philippians 3:10, Ephesians 1:3-22, Deuteronomy 29:29, Isaiah 5:13, Proverbs 21:16 . ••• “At the Last Supper Jesus interprets His death as bringing in the new covenant. It is by His body and blood that His new community is formed. Just as the people of Israel were sprinkled with blood as they entered a covenant with Yahweh, so the disciples are members of the new community by the pouring out of Jesus’s blood. The new covenant community now has the Torah written on their hearts and they all know the Lord because of the gift of The (Holy) Spirit” Dr. Patrick Schreiner, Author of The Kingdom of God and the Glory of the Cross . ••• “But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.” Galatians 6.14, NKJV . ••• What is

••• Bible Study Verses - 1 Corinthians 11.23, 2nd Kings 4, John 2.19, John 11.25, 1 Corinthians 15.55, Romans 6.9, Luke 24.13-35 . ••• “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” Pastor Charles Spurgeon,1834-1892 . ••• “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me” Galatians 2.20, NKJV . ••• What does the world resurrection mean? ••• How did Jesus demonstrate that He had power over life and death? ••• What are 7-reasons why the resurrection is so important to us? ••• What effect has the cross had on your life? Pastor Godwin Otuno expounds on this and much more on the exciting journey of Fresh Encounters Radio Podcast originally aired on April 16, 20

••• Bible Study Verses: Matthew 16.13-23, I Corinthians 15.12-19, . I Corinthians 14.55-57, John 12. 24, I Corinthians 1.18-19, I Peter 2.8, II Corinthians 11.3, Ezekiel 18.4, Romans 6.23, Habakkuk 1.13, Hebrews 9.22, Isaiah 53. 10, Acts 16.31, Matthew 11.28 . ••• “Victory over the Powers: Christ’s triumph over the powers occurs at the cross, where they are “disarmed” and “made a public example”. His death is described as a “rescue” that brings about “redemption” from the powers of darkness. Furthermore, believers are to identify with Christ in His death to the “elemental spirits” (στοιχεῖα, stoicheia) of the universe and no longer be enslaved to them. The inference drawn from Christ disarming the powers is that believers need not be subject to certain regulations that are fleeting and syncretistic” The Lexham Bible Dictionary, Logos Bible Software v9.0 Free . ••• “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is

••• Bible Study Verses: Gal.3.10-15, Habakkuk 2.4, Lev 18.5, Leviticus 18.5, Romans 3.23, Deuteronomy 27.26, Acts 4.12, 2 Corinthians 5.17 . ••• “Christ will always accept the faith that puts its trust in Him” Andrew Murray † . ••• “Talk what we will of faith, if we do not trust and rely upon Him, we do not believe in Him” Antony Farindon †† ••• “Faith is to the soul what life is to the body. Prayer is to faith what breath is to the body. How a person can live and not breathe is past my comprehension, and how a person can believe and not pray is past my comprehension too” J.C. Ryle ††† ••• " “Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him” But we are not of those who draw back to eternal hell, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul” Hebrews 10.38, MKJV . ••• What were 3-reasons why St.Paul used the Old Testament to prove salvation comes by faith? ••• If you want to be justified by keeping the law of God, what 5-things m

••• Bible Study Verses: Luke 3:21-22, Luke 4:1-14, Matthew 6:9-13, John 15:7, Psalm 38:2, Ephesians 2:6, James 5:15, Hebrews 4:16, Luke 18:7, Matthew 17:21, Romans 8:26-27, Luke 18:7, Psalm 68:1, James 4:7, Hebrews 11:6 . ••• “You are before the Lord; let your words be few, but let your heart be fervent. Prayer is the best response to hatred. Prayer is an art which only the Spirit can teach us. He is the giver of all prayer. Prayer plumes the wings of God’s young eaglets so that they may learn to mount above the clouds. Prayer brings inner strength to God’s warriors and sends them forth to spiritual battle with their muscles firm and their armor in place. All good is born in prayer, and all good springs from it. No man can progress in grace if he forsakes prayer.” Charles Spurgeon, PrayerCoach.com † . ••• “The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them” Psalm 145.17-19, NKJV .&n

••• Bible Study Verses: James 2:17-26, John 9:1-11, Mark 11:23, II Corinthians 5:7, Hebrews 11:1-33, I Corinthians 3:9, Hebrews 11:1, John 20:31, Romans 4:19-21, Jeremiah 32:27, Luke 8:43-44, Romans 10:17, Psalm 119:130, Jeremiah 15:16, Luke 11:28, John 15:7, Timothy 4:15, John 2:5, Luke 16:13-15. ••• ““Let your life reflect the faith you have in God. Fear nothing and pray about everything. Be strong, trust God’s word, and trust the process” Germany Kent † . ••• Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!”When Jesus saw that the people came running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter him no more!” Then the spirit cried out, convulsed him greatly, and came out of him. And he became as one dead, so that many said, “He is dead.” But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, a

••• Bible Study Verses: Romans 12:1-2, Philippians 2:5-11, Proverbs 4:23, Luke 6:45, Proverbs 23:7, Mark 7:14-23, Matthew 13:58, Philippians 4: 4-8, II Corinthians 10:3-6 . ••• “No true believer is completely satisfied with his spiritual progress. Under the illuminating, sanctifying influence of the Holy Spirit, all of us are aware of the areas in our lives that still need to be refined and disciplined for the sake of godliness. In fact, the more we mature, the more capable we are of spotting the sin that still remains in our hearts”, John MacArthur † . ••• “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me” Psalm 51.10, KJV . ••• Must a person always conform to the pattern of this world? ••• What determines you level of personal spiritual transformation? ••• What makes positive change elusive? ••• What are 5-reasons why many people of God aren’t guarding their hearts? ••• Where is life controlled from? ••• What are 5-dangers of an unguarded heart?&n

••• Bible Study Verses: Ephesians 4:1-15, Proverbs 4:18, Jeremiah 48:11, Galatians 4:1-3, Psalm 119:105, Psalm 119:9, Jeremiah 23:29, II Timothy 3:16-17, Psalm 119:130, Joshua 1:8, John 14:23, James 1:25, Jeremiah 48:11 . ••• “Each stage of the believer's walk possesses its particular hazard. The new life within us wages a constant war against all which opposes its growth. During the physical stage, it is a war against sins; in the soulish phase, it is a battle against the natural life; and lastly, on the spiritual level, it is an onslaught against the supernatural enemy”, Watchman Nee, Journeying Towards the Spiritual: A Digest of the Spiritual Man in 42 Lessons , Page 94. † . ••• “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” 2 Corinthians 5:17, NKJV . ••• What are 4-reasons why you should change your level? ••• Does reading the same version of the bible help to reach the next level? ••• Why is a life of eas

••• Bible Study Verses: Luke 16:11, Isaiah 48:17, Genesis 12:2-3, Psalm 67:2-7, Luke 22:7-13, Ecclesiastes 3:1-5, Ecclesiastes 4:9, I Samuel 16:18, Acts 9:27, 2 Chronicles 26:15 . ••• “God has divine connections lined up for your life. There is power in connection. Connections lead to life. When a husband and a wife come together, babies are born. When the spirit of a person and the Spirit of God come together, new birth takes place. When brothers and sisters come together in unity, God commands his blessing (Psalm 133). When the disciples came together on the day of Pentecost, there was an outpouring of the Holy Spirit”, Bible in One Year, Day 323 † . ••• “Make no friendship with an angry man, And with a furious man do not go, Lest you learn his ways, And set a snare for your soul. Do not be one of those who shakes hands in a pledge...” Proverbs 22.24-26, NKJV . ••• What are the 3-Natures of Kingdom Blessing? ••• What are 5-reasons Why God Entrusts His Treasures to Our Care? ••• What

••• Bible Study Verses: Esther 2:1-17, Psalm 91.7, Malachi 3:16-18, Psalm 44:3, Genesis 6:8, Ephesians 2:8, Psalm 89:34, Psalm 5:12, Psalm 102:12-14, I Chronicles 4:10, Psalm 126:6, Proverbs 19:17, Psalm 67:5-7, Hosea 12:13, Nehemiah 2:5-8, Genesis 39:21, II Samuel 9:1-7, Psalm 44:3, Luke 1:28, Proverbs 13:15 . ••• “He shows much more of Himself to some people than to others—not because He has favourites, but because it is impossible for Him to show Himself to a man whose whole mind and character are in the wrong condition. Just as sunlight, though it has no favourites, cannot be reflected in a dusty mirror as clearly as in a clean one. You” C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity † . ••• "Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!" Psalm 90:17 . ••• What are 3-natures of a Godly blessing? ••• What are at least 5-reasons why God blesses? ••• What are at least 4-ways how God blesses? ••• What are the

••• Bible Study Verses: Luke 16:11, John 2.1-10, Isaiah 48:17,Genesis 12:2-3, Psalm 67:2-7, Exodus 13:21-22, Romans 8.1-14, Psalm 25.9, Psalm 32:8, Isaiah 46:10, Proverbs 14:12, Psalm 69:18, Proverbs 8:33-35, John 16:13, I Corinthians 2:14, Psalm 119:105, Acts 13:2, Psalm 23, Luke 22:35, Ecclesiastes 10:5-10, Psalm 119:11, 2 Corinthians 6:17, Revelation 1:10, II Chronicles 20:22, Deuteronomy 2, Proverbs 8:33-34 . ••• “Let your prayer for temporal blessings be strictly limited to things absolutely necessary” Bernard of Clairvaux † . ••• God be merciful to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us...Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy!...Let all the peoples praise You. Then the earth shall yield her increase; God, our own God, shall bless us...And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him. Psalm 67, NKJV . ••• What are 4-reasons why God makes you a blessing? ••• What are 3-eternal attributes of blessings? ••• What are 5-possible positive results of doing what God

••• Bible Study Verses: Luke 16:10-12, Genesis 12.1-3, Genesis 39, Proverbs 11.24, Hosea 4.6, Matthew 6.33, Proverbs 11.30, Luke 15.10, Proverbs 19.17, Daniel 2, Deuteronomy 29:29, Proverbs 25:2 . ••• “You are never used of God to bring blessing until God has opened your eyes and made you see things as they are” Alan Redpath, 1907-1989, Field Rep., Capernwray Missionary Fellowship, 1969† . ••• “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" 1 Ephesians 1:3, NKJV . ••• What are 4-reasons why God makes you a blessing? ••• What are 3-reasons that cause God’s blessings in one’s life to become elusive? ••• What are 3-life actions for Attracting God’s Blessings? ••• Why is the teaching of blessing principles so important in the Christian’s life? ••• When the heaven’s open over your life, is it some kind of magic? ••• What does a covenant require? ••• What is the 1st thing our

••• Bible Study Verses: Isaiah 43.18, Proverbs 22.29, 1 Corinthians 9.24-27, Proverbs 12.24, Act 20.17-31, Genesis 39.2-4, Joshua 1 . ••• “All growth that is not toward God, is growing to decay” George Macdonald, 1824-1905 † . ••• “Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership. Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all. Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you" 1 Timothy 4.14-16, NKJV . ••• What happens to one’s future when they are constantly reliving the past? ••• What are seven steps in progressing to the next level in your spiritual life? ••• Is hope a good strategy? ••• What are 5-strategies for moving forward in the upcoming year? ••• What type of people survived in the Nazi death camps? ••• What does it mean to be engaged? ••• A

••• Bible Study Verses: James 1.22, 1 Corinthians 3.9, Exodus 14.15-16, 2 Kings 4.1-7, Numbers 23.19, Luke 6.38, Joel 3.10, Genesis 17.4-8, Genesis 26.2, Deuteronomy 28.13, Psalm 30.2, 2 Timothy 1.7, 2 King 5.1-16, Malachi 3.10-11, Hebrews 13.8, Exodus 12.33, John 2.1-10 . ••• “We begin life with the natural, next we come into the spiritual; but then, when we have truly received the kingdom of God and His righteousness, the natural is added to the spiritual, and we are able to receive the gifts of His providence and the blessings of life without becoming centered in them or allowing them to separate us from Him” - A.B. Simpson, Independent Gospel Tabernacle, New York, Christian and Missionary Alliance Founder † . ••• “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 . ••• How do you engage the Word of God?  ••• What is the missing link between the promises of God and the fulfi

••• Bible Study Verses: Luke 8.43-46, Matthew 15.21-28, Luke 7.6-10, Hebrews 11, Genesis 1, Isaiah 7.14, Malachi 3.10, John 4.24, Hebrews 11.3 (Aramaic Bible in Plain English) . ••• “We ought; my friends, to be extremely careful of our faith—both of its rightness and of its strength, First of all: when we consider the position which faith occupies in salvation. Faith is the salvation-grace. We are not saved by love; but we are saved by grace, and we are saved by faith. We are not saved by courage, we are not saved by patience; but we are saved by faith. That is to say, God gives His salvation to faith and not to any other virtue. It is nowhere written—he that loveth shall be saved. It is nowhere recorded—that a patient sinner shall be saved. But it is said, "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved" Faith is the vital part of salvation. If a man lacks faith he lacks everything” Charles Haddon Spurgeon July 1, 1855 † . ••• “And the apostle said unto the Lord, increase our faith" Luke 17:5, KJ

••• Bible Study Verses: Habakkuk 2.2, Philippians 3.13, Genesis 13.15, 2 Kings, 1 Samuel 3.1-3, Proverbs 29.18, Matthew 4.4 . ••• “As selfishness and complaint pervert the mind, so love with its joy clears and sharpens the vision” Helen Keller † . ••• “I was watching in the night visions, And behold, One like the Son of Man, Coming with the clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days, And they brought Him near before Him” Daniel 7.13, NKJV . ••• Why do you need a good vision for God’s future blessings? ••• How is your attention focused? ••• How do you attract resources from other people? ••• What can help motivate you to make the correct choices in life? ••• What 3-things can happen when one has no vision? ••• What causes lack of restraint in one’s life? ••• What causes so much despair, anger, bitterness and loss of hope in our society? ••• What happens to people without options in life? ••• What is “the creative power”? ••• Are you going t

••• Bible Study Verses: John 15:5, 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. ••• “...all of the gracious elements of the covenants lead directly to Jesus. For instance, Jesus is the true Seed of Abraham through whom the patriarch’s promises are mediated (Gal. 3:15–29). He himself is the Lamb who provides the climactic fulfillment of the Passover deliverance through his crucifixion and resurrection (Luke 22:19–20). And he is the greater Son of David who fulfills the expectation of an heir reigning on an eternal throne (Luke 1:30–35). In each case, Jesus brings God’s covenantal grace to its zenith. In these and other ways, Jesus mediates God’s covenantal grace, epitomized by his role as the great Servant of the Lord, who does for Israel (and the rest of us) what the people could not do for themselves...”, Jonathan M. Lunde, The CS Lewis Institute † . ••• “And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Speak to Aaron