Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast

••• 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 poverty; the next time He is coming in power. The first time He had an escort of angels; the next time He will come with ten thousands of His saints. The first time He came in meekness; He is coming again in majesty” Adrian Rogers † . ••• “He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have

••• 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, 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. In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being m

••• 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;

••• 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 kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you” Ephesians 4:31-32, KJV ••• Who did Adam ultimately blame for his failure in the garden? ••• What are 5-characteristics of this thing called Irresponsibility? ••• What are 5-negative consequences of irresponsibility? ••• What were 5-advantages Adam

••• 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 ••• What are 5-general reasons for failure? ••• What type of image did Gideon have of himself that was different from the Angel of the Lord? ••• What are 5-negative effects of not knowing who you are in Christ Jesus? ••• What is Identity Crisis? ••• When can an identity crisis be a good thing? ••• When was Jacob’s pivotal identity crisis event? ••• What are 7-important reasons for kn

••• 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 King Saul failed? ••• What was the critical personal sin at the root of King Saul’s failure? ••• What is insecurity? ••• What are 5-reasons for insecurity? ••• What are 5-signs of insecurity? ••• What are 5-dangers of insecurity? ••• What are 5-life actions to defeat insecurity in one’s life? ••• What sucks the

••• 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?  ••• How will we respond when life starts happening to us?  ••• Why Do Men Fail?  ••• What is this thing called failure?  ••• What are 6-things that are not failure?  ••• What is the difference between failing and failure?  ••• Is failure avoidable?  ••• What are 2-components of failur

••• 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 seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal” 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, NKJV  ••• Why did “holy men” conspire to kill Apostle Paul?  ••• How did God use the Apostle Paul’s nephew?  ••• Why did 40-men go on a hunger strike?  ••• Why did the elders and high p

••• 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 narrow gate and the needle’s eye, Take from me all my trumpery lest I die”, “The Apologist’s Evening Prayer”, Poetry of CS Lewis †  ••• “...Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long suffering and teaching. For the time will come when

THE 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” Hebrews 11.6 NKJV  ••• What is First Fruit Principle and why should we talk about it?  ••• What are the 7-facets of the First Fruit Principle?  ••• What are 5-reasons why we should Talk about First Fruit Principle?  

THE 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 mixed emotions about a subject that is so vital and central to life and the propagation of the gospel?  ••• What is This Thing Called Prosperity? ••• What does Prosperity mean to the Christian?  ••• What are the 3-types of prosperity?  ••• What is the Covenant Blessing of Prosperity?  ••• What are the

THE 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 secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him, And He will show them His covenant.” Psalm 25.14, NKJV  ••• What are 3-attributes of a relationship that glorifies our Creator, The Lord Christ Jesus, and leads to a more fruitful year ahead?  ••• What type of relationship did King Abimelech and Isaac have?&

INITIATING 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 power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience, with joy giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the saints’ inheritance in the light. He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son He loves, in whom we have redemption and the forgiveness of our sins” Colossians 1.9-14, rHCSB  •••

THE 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 heavenly hall” Bishop Loren D. †  ••• “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting” Micah 5.2, NKJV  ••• What is the essence of the Christmas Celebration?  ••• If you dedicate your time or

WHEN 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 they did?  ••• How do many people react to the possibility of a Savior in this day and age?  ••• Before God is about to make a change in your life, family or church, what will He do?  ••• When will you start to see the manifestation of the changes God has planned

THE 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...saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus...” ...that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet

THE 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 together. I sought the Lord, and He answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to Him are radiant with joy...” Psalm 34.1-5, HCSB  ••• Are mobs usually smart?  ••• What did fortune telling and divination have to do with God Allowing Paul To

THE 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 posture, but the heart's attitude that counts when we pray. Billy Graham  The worst attitude of all would be the professional attitude which regards children in the lump as a sort of raw material which we have to handle. C.S. Lewis  Persistence in prayer for someone whom we don't like, however much it goes against the grain to begin with, brings about a remarkable change in att

THE 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 yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin” 1 Peter 4:1, NIV  Why did the Lord reject Eliab?  Why is The Heart Important?  What are 3-reasons Why God Focuses on Your Heart?  If our lives are shaped by our thoughts, what are 5-reasons why many are not guarding their heats?  What are 5-Dangers of an Unguarded Heart? &n

THE 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 Goliath’s challenge?  Why did David agree to fight Goliath and the rest of the camp were paralyzed by fear?  How is the coming year going to be different from the one that is about to end?  How are things in the world goin