Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast

••• Bible Study Verses: Genesis 1.1-12, Genesis 17.1-4, John 1.10-12, John 12.24-26, 1 Kings 18.46, Isaiah 55.10-11, Exodus 4.2, 2 Kings 4.1-7, Genesis 8.22 . ••• “Our Saviour was the great Sower: “THE SOWER went forth to sow,” unaccompanied. He pursued his solitary way, and all day long he continued his personal task. For that reason, I feel that, when we come together in large numbers, — the majority of us, I hope, being earnest sowers of the good seed of the kingdom, we help to cheer each other up, for, to a large extent, we have to work alone. I have, thank God, many helpers; but there are certain parts of this work in which I feel an almost unbearable solitude. I suppose that you, who are engaged in your own spheres of service, often derive much comfort from Christian communion; but there must be some parts of your work in which you have to act by yourselves, to labour alone, and to wait upon God alone”, Charles Spurgeon † . ••• Jesus Said, “The sower sows the word” Mark 4.14, NKJV . 

••• Bible Study Verses: Acts 16.19-26, Psalm 92.1, Psalm 22.3, Mark 14.3-9, Psalm 137.1-4, 2 Chronicles 20.18-24 . ••• “Prayer and praise are the oars by which a man may row his boat into the deep waters of the knowledge of Christ”, Charles Spurgeon † . ••• “The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, And with my song I will praise Him.”, Psalm 28.7, NKJV . ••• What are 7-things illustrated in Acts 16.19-26? ••• What does praise say? ••• What are 5-reasons why we praise God? ••• What are 3-reasons why praise is so powerful? ••• If praise is so powerful why aren’t christians praising Him all the time? ••• What are 5-reasons why it’s difficult to praise the almighty God? ••• What kind of praise opens the heavens over you? ••• Is it necessary to give praise before a prayer is answered? ••• Should one give praise when times are hard? ••• Are you going to pray about making a co

••• Bible Study Verses: James 5.13-18, Daniel 9.3, 1 Samuel 1.10, Matthew 7.11, Joshua 6, 1 Kings 3. ••• “What wings are to a bird, and sails to a ship, so is prayer to the soul”, Corrie Ten Boom, Nazi Concentration Camp Survivor † . ••• “Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months”, James 5.17, NKJV . ••• What type of people can access the heavenly prayer key? ••• What are the intensities of prayer? ••• What is the Level of asking? ••• What is the Level of seeking prayer? ••• What is the Level of thought? ••• What is the Level of knocking?  ••• What is the Level of fasting prayer? ••• What is the Level of weeping? ••• What is the Level of wrestling? ••• What are the Levels of prophetic prayers? ••• When do you partner with Holy Spirit? ••• Are you going to ask your small group to pray that our Creator, The Lord Christ Jesus, will he

••• Bible Study Verses: Joshua 10.12-13, 1 Kings 17.1, 1 Kings 18.41, Mark 4.35-40, Job 22.28, Hosea 4.6, Matthew 16.19, Ezekiel 37 & 38, Matthew 7.7. ••• “The mold in which a key is made would be a strange thing, if you had never seen a key: and the key itself a strange thing if you had never seen a lock. Your soul has a curious shape because it is a hollow made to fit a particular swelling in the infinite contours of the divine substance, or a key to unlock one of the doors in the house with many mansions. Your place in heaven will seem to be made for you and you alone, because you were made for it -- made for it stitch by stitch as a glove is made for a hand”, CS Lewis † . ••• “But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace..

••• Bible Study Verses: 1 Samuel 1.9-18, Matthew 15.21-28, Proverbs 23.7, Proverbs 4.23. ••• “The search for a "suitable" church makes the man a critic where God wants him to be a pupil. What he wants from the layman in church is an attitude which may, indeed, be critical in the sense of rejecting what is false or unhelpful but which is wholly uncritical in the sense that it does not appraise- does not waste time in thinking about what it rejects, but lays itself open in uncommenting, humble receptivity to any nourishment that is going”, CS Lewis † . ••• “Do all things without complaining and disputing, that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain”, Philipians 2.14-16, NKJV . ••• What woman in the bible appeared to be insulted and demeaned by our C

••• Bible Study Verses: James 3.5, Proverbs 16.24, Proverbs 18.21, Ecclesiastes 5.2, Isaiah 57, 1 Samuel 25, Proverbs 15.1, Colossians 4:6, Job 34:3 . ••• “Five, or six, ten people shall be made temporarily wretched because one person, unconsciously perhaps, yet supremely, egotistic and selfish, has never learned to control his disposition and bridle his tongue”, Spiritual Gems Of The Ages, JH Aughey † . ••• “A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, But perverseness in it, breaks the spirit”, Proverbs 15.4, NKJV . ••• What type of tongue speaks affirmation and assurance to others? ••• What is considered sweetness to the soul and health to the bone? ••• How do words impact your life? ••• Why is life and death in the power of the tongue? ••• What is the vehicle of creation? ••• What happens when one makes negative pronouncements about their life? ••• How was Abigail able to talk David out of killing Nabal? ••• What are 3-characteristics of a seasoned tongue?&n

••• Bible Study Verses: Ecclesiastes 10.10-15, Joshua 1, Philippines 3.12-14, Proverbs 22.29, Luke 2.52, Matthew 4.4, 2 Timothy 2.15, Proverbs 15.22. ••• “The labor and sweat of our brows is so far from being a curse, that without it our very bread would not be so great a blessing. If it were not for labor, men could neither eat so much, nor relish so pleasantly, nor sleep so soundly, nor be so healthful, so useful, so strong, so patient, so noble, nor so untempted”, Jeremy Taylor, 1613-1667 † . ••• “Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.” 1 Peter 2:11-12, NKJV . ••• What determines your level of success in life? ••• What separates you from the crowd? ••• What helps you fulfill the purpose of God in your life? ••• Why does refining

••• 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 decision so important? ••• What type of self-awareness must a Christian have to experience blessings in the upcoming year? ••• What was Israel’s unique challenge? ••• Why was David effective in his first major battle? ••• Are you going to pray that your prayer group will be prepared for the upcoming year? ••• Pastor Godwin Otuno expounds on

••• 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 Gentile believers? ••• Did St.Paul want open-ended acceptance of all things? ••• What is the reason for tolerance? ••• What is forced tolerance? ••• What is the tolerance Zeitgeist? ••• What type of faith takes you no where? ••• Besides salvation, what else does grace give us the power to do? ••• Are you going to pray that you will be edifyi

••• 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 should we not fight about? ••• What should we accept in the house of God? ••• Should we accept churches that are painted in hot pink? ••• How much meat should a holy person eat? ••• What ideas should we not accept in the church? ••• What is the foundation of the biblical christian faith? ••• Must all strong christians pray at least 3-hours a day? ••

••• 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 John 1.7-9, NKJV . ••• Why does love fulfill the law? ••• Why was Paul emphasizing love in the letter to the Roman Church? ••• What put’s the love of God in a Christian’s heart? ••• What are 3-reasons for the importance of the true love of God? ••• What are at least 5-reasons why we share the love of God? ••• Are you going to pray for God to help you to love others who may be diff

••• 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 grief: for that is unprofitable for you”, Hebrews 13:17, KJV . ••• Why is scripture given to us? ••• What is one of the evidences of a transformed christian? ••• What are 5-reasons for obeying a constituted authority? ••• What period in Israel’s history lacked a civil authority? ••• When a person rebels against a constituted authority, who else does he rebel ag

••• 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 into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord”, 2 Corinthians 3:18, NKJV . ••• Who should be a living sacrifice to our Creator, the Lord Christ Jesus? ••• What did St. Paul say about the world system? ••• How does the biblical christian’s mind get renewed? ••• What has been distributed to every christian? ••• What types of things should biblical chri

••• 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 Romans 11? ••• Will God’s grace always be available to man? ••• How does one come into the Body of Christ? ••• What mystery does St.Paul not want the gentiles to be ignorant of? ••• Has God abandon the Jewish people because of their rebelliousness and unbelief yet? ••• Who knows the mind of God? ••• If God doesn't answer your prayers, what can you do? ••• Who spoke the univers

••• 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 perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God” 1 Corinthians 1.18, NKJV . ••• What is the difference between zeal and knowledge? ••• What was the tragic result of the Jews ignorance of the nature and character of God? ••• What happens when people establish their own righteousness? ••• Who is the end of the law for all true believers of th

••• 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 important to the biblical Christian? ••• What are 5-reasons why biblical Christians are so sure that we are not under condemnation? ••• What section of the bible gives us assurance? ••• What verse of the scripture is a go-to when one is feeling down or depressed? ••• What are 5-reasons why St. Paul has to remind us that we are not under condemnation from our past? ••• What power has our C

••• 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 law? ••• What is sanctification and how long does it take? ••• How long does one get freedom from the law? ••• What does the law define? ••• What makes someone break the law? ••• What is the real issue that St. Paul talks about in Chapter 7? ••• What does one need to deal with in order achieve victory in the Christian Life? ••• Are you going to pray for victory in the Chri

••• 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 experiments on my rats, or even, Teach my performing dogs new tricks” C.S. Lewis (1996). “Joyful Christian”, p.81, Simon & Schuster † ••• “Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, that he no longer should live the rest of his tim

••• 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 sing. 3. How we must sing. And, 4. Why we must sing. His main text is Ephesians 5:19, “Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs…” This is an extremely valuable treatise dealing with the worship of the Living God – something Christians should take seriously so that their worship is true, regulated and taught to them by God” Singing of Psalms t

••• 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 revealed in His word. Neither can be cured at once, but they can be cured by discipline”, Oswald Chambers” † ••• 3). “The humblest occupation has in it materials of discipline for the highest heaven”, Frederick W. Robertson † ••• “He dies for lack