Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast

WALKING IN GOD’S WILL Bible Study Verses: Eph. 5.17, 1 Sam.10.19, Psalm 91, Jer. 33.2+, 1 Sam.1.13, Matt.3.16, Proverbs 28.1, 2 Kings 6.17, Acts 10.5.Thus says the Lord... “Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know” Jer.33.3 NKJV  “...do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God” St. Paul in his letter to the church in Rome.  Is it’s God’s will for His people to have an earthly king?  What is ‘walking in an open heaven'?  How do you discern what Holy Spirit is leading you to do at any given moment?  Is it possible to realize the constant presence of God in your life?  How does one’s understanding become enlightened to the things of God?  Why is it important to live in the presence of Our Creator?  In African legend what happened to Enoch when he constantly

WHO CAN STAND BEFORE KINGS?  Bible Study Verses: Genesis 39:1-6, Genesis 41:39-41, I Samuel 16:17-18, Acts 9:13-15, Proverbs 22:29, Psalm 78:70-72, Psalm 78:70-72.  “As long as you are proud you cannot know God. A proud man is always looking down on thing and people: and, of course, as long as you are looking down you cannot see something that is above you.”― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity.  “Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.” Proverbs 22:29 KJV  What does it take to stand before kings?What are common threads for people who will and will not stand before kings and leaders in the community?  What is Instant Mentality?  When did the many churches no longer identify with the body of Christ?  Who’s approval do many churches seek?  What is more important than being a seeker sensitive church?  Who do many preachers answer to today in many churches, especi

WHO CAN SPEAK TO DRY BONES? Bible Study Verses: 2 Timothy 3:1-7, Amos 8:11, Ezekiel 37:1-4, Ezekiel 2:7, Ezekiel 3:16-21, Romans 8:38-39, Acts 13:2, Isaiah 42:8, 2 Corinthians 1:5, Luke 2:46-51, Luke 2:49, Luke 2:51.  "God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks [to us] in our conscience, but shouts [to us] in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world."― C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain.  “Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord” Amos 8:11 KJV  How Did Dryness Begin?  With the proliferation of churches, shouldn’t there be a corresponding increase in righteousness in our communities?  What is disguised as the Word of God to believers hoping and hungry for a word for a famished soul?  Can these dry bone live?  Are you qualified to speak life to these dry bones you encounter every day?  Who Can Speak

WHO CAN CLAIM GOD’S BLESSINGS?  Bible Study Verses: Psalm 35:27, JAMES 4:1-4, Joshua 1:8, Deut. 30:19, Luke 6:38, Exodus 32:29, Genesis 22:2 , 15-17, Psalm 148:13, Genesis 12:1-10, Romans 6:1.  “Materialism is in fact no protection. Those who seek it in that hope (they are not a negligible class) will be disappointed. The thing you fear is impossible. Well and good. Can you therefore cease to fear it? Not here and now. And what then? If you must see ghosts, it is better not to disbelieve in them.” ― C.S. Lewis, That Hideous Strength  “Let them shout for joy and be glad, Who favor my righteous cause; And let them say continually, “Let the Lord be magnified, Who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.” Psalm 35:27 NKJV  What is the ‘Divine Human Partnership’ ?  Can you help God do His part?  Will all people benefit from God’s blessings?  What is the ‘The Entitlement Syndrome’?  Who can claim God’s Blessings?  W

THE FIRST FRUIT PRINCIPLE  Bible Study Verses: Genesis 4: 3-5, Joshua 6:18-19, Romans 3:31, Exodus 20: 2-3, Matthew 6:33, Deuteronomy 26:2-5, Proverbs 3: 9-10, Isaiah 60:10, Malachi 3:10, Matthew 6:20-21, Luke 16:38, Numbers 18:12, Proverbs 3:9.  “Prosperity it the best protectorof principle” Mark Twain  “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1.8+ NKJV  Why did God accept Abel’s offering and rejected Cain’s offering?  Why was Israel instructed to take the gold of Jericho to the treasury of the house of God?  What are 5-reasons to talk about the first fruit?  What are 6-difference of

THE PRINCIPLE OF TITHE AND OFFERING  Bible Study Verses: Malachi 3:8-11, Romans 3:31, Leviticus 27:30, Genesis 14:20, Deuteronomy 14:22, II Chronicles 31:5, Nehemiah 10:37, Matthew 23:23, Hebrews 7:5-9, II Corinthians 9:7, Romans 12:1, Mark 10:21.  “Prosperity is the best protector of principle” Mark Twain  “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”...” Joshua 1.8+ NKJV  What are at least 4-reasons to talk about tithing?  What is the association between tithing and our enemy taking advantage of us?  What are 3-thoughts from Malachi concerning the tithe?  What are 3-prevalent views of tithing?&

THE SEED PRINCIPLE The Covenant Blessing of Prosperity Part-3 Bible Study Verses: Genesis 1:11-12, Genesis 8:22, John 12:24. ““Prosperity is the best protector of principle” Mark Twain  “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”...” Joshua 1.8+ NKJV  What are at least three components of the seed principle?  What are 12-important reasons for the seed principle?  What are 3-components of the root principle?  What prevents the future harvest?  What is the Seed Principle?  What are 7-fundamentals of the seed principle?  What are 6-unlocking aspects of the seen principle?  Why doe

THE PRINCIPLE OF STEWARDSHIP  The Covenant Blessing of Prosperity Part-2 Bible Study Verses: 3 John 1:2, Proverbs 23:4, Proverbs 16:16, Proverbs 23: 7, Matthew 25:14-30, Proverbs 11:24, Proverbs 22:4, James 5:16, Proverbs 10:16, Proverbs 15:16, Matthew 10:16, Luke 6:38, Proverbs 10:22, Psalm 5:12, Luke 6:38, Malachi 3:11, Proverbs 13:22.  “Prosperity is the best protector of principle” Mark Twain  “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go...” Joshua 1.8+ NKJV  What is supernatural protection?  What verse describes the favor of God?  What is wrong thing thinking?  What verse describes remarkable abu

THE COVENANT BLESSING OF PROSPERITY  Bible Study Verses: 3 John 2, Psalm 35:27, Deuteronomy 28:1-2, 3 John 1:2, Proverbs 23:4, Proverbs 16:16 , Mark 8:36, Exodus 20:9-11, Genesis 2:15, 2 Thessalonians 3:10, I Corinthian 4:1-2, Genesis 1:11, John 12:24, 2 Corinthians 9:6, Malachi 3:10, Proverbs 3: 9, Deuteronomy 28: 1-2, Luke 6:38, Romans 4:21, Galatians 6:9. “Prosperity is the best protector of principle” Mark Twain  “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go...” Joshua 1.8+ NKJV  What covenant relationship leads to blessings?  Why is there mixed emotions when pastors discuss prosperity?  What are 5-elements of m

BECOMING SALT AND LIGHT TO THIS WORLDBible Study Verses: Mat. 5:13-16, Heb. 11:23-29, Mark 8:36, Romans 6:1-2, Galatians 1:13, Luke 15:12-19, Ezekiel 22:30.  “...suppose a person who knew nothing about salt. You give him a pinch to taste and he experiences a particular strong, sharp taste. You then tell him that in your country people use salt in all their cookery. Might he not reply ‘In that case I suppose all your dishes taste exactly the same: because the taste of that stuff you have just given me is so strong that it will kill the taste of everything else.’ But you and I know that the real effect of salt is exactly the opposite” CS Lewis, Mere Christianity  “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...” Philippians 2:14+ NKJV  Wh

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SALT AND LIGHT?   Bible Study Verses: Matthew 5:13-16, Hosea 4:6, Amos 8:11-13, Matthew 5:13-16, James 2:19, I Corinthians 14:8, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Matthew 1:21, 2 Cor. 5:11, John 14:1-3. “Imagine a lot of people who have always lived in the dark. You come and try to describe to them what light is like. You might tell them that if they come into the light that same light would fall on them all and they would all reflect it and thus become what we call visible. Is it not quite possible that they would imagine that, since they were all receiving the same light, and all reacting to it in the same way (i.e. all reflecting it), they would all look alike? Whereas you and I know that the light will in fact bring out, or show up, how different they are. Or again, suppose a person who knew nothing about salt. You give him a pinch to taste and he experiences a particular strong, sharp taste. You then tell him that in your country people use salt in all their cookery. Might he not re

You Have Not Many Fathers  Bible Study Verses: Deuteronomy 5:9, Jeremiah 31:29, I Corinthians 4:10-21, I Cor 5:5-6, I Cor. 6:1-8, Malachi 4:5-6.  “You asked for a loving God: you have one... The consuming fire Himself, the Love that made the worlds, persistent as the artist's love for his work and despotic as a man's love for a dog, provident and venerable as a father's love for a child, jealous, inexorable, exacting as love between the sexes. How this should be, I do not know: it passes reason to explain why any creatures, not to say creatures such as we, should have a value so prodigious in their Creator's eyes.” CS Lewis  “If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? ... If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!” Luke 11.11 NKJV  What are some of the unintended consequences of the post modern relentless attacks on f

God’s Better Covenant  Bible Study Verses: John 3:16, Hebrews 8.6-12, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 18:20, I Samuel 16:1, John 21:15, Deuteronomy 28:1-14, 2 Corinthians 6: 14-18.  "Hebrews 8:6 refers to Jesus Christ as the “Mediator of a better covenant.” Is that covenant based on better laws (as many today assume)? No. It “was established on better promises.” These promises include forgiveness of sin, God’s Holy Spirit and immortality. Verses 7-8 say that the fault was not with the covenant, but with “them” (the people).” Paul Luecke*  “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” Jn3.16 NASB  Why are some people outside of the Kingdom of God?  Who initiated God’s Covenant with Born again Christians?  Will being be born again lead to a life of ease and worldly prosperity for most Christians?  Why was it that only Noah knew about the impending dest

When Bad Things Happen (to good people) Bible Study Verses: John 9 "The good and the bad things are part of life. Accept it. The bad is a learning process, you will surpass it. If you do you will be happy and it will be a good thing.”  Ann Marie Aguilar  “And passing by, he saw a man blind from birth, and his disciples asked him, saying, ‘Rabbi, who did sin, this one or his parents, that he should be born blind?’ Jesus answered, ‘Neither did this one sin nor his parents, but that the works of God may be manifested in him; it behoveth me to be working the works of Him who sent me while it is day; night doth come, when no one is able to work:— when I am in the world, I am a light of the world.’” John 9.1-5, YLTB.  Why do bad things happen to good Christians?  Who refused to acknowledge the miracles of Our Creator, Christ Jesus about 2000 years ago?  When do facts become irrelevant?  What does romantic love and propaganda have in common?  What

Living Under The Enemy’s Radar  Bible Study Verses: Job 1.1-12, James 4.7, Job 3.1-3-40, Job 42.5, Isaiah 6.  "[The natural life] knows that if the spiritual life gets hold of it, all its self-centeredness and self-will are going to be killed and it is ready to fight tooth and nail to avoid that.” C.S.Lewis “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour” 1 Peter 5:8, KJV  In the battle for the soul of a man, what role does forgiveness have?  When does Our Creator, Christ Jesus, start giving us strategies to achieve victory in spiritual warfare?  Who did Job continually pray for just in case they sinned against God?  Why is one of the reasons that bad things sometimes happens to good people?  Is it possible for a Godly person to come under satanic attack?  When the enemy has Christians in it’s radar, what is usually the first thing it attacks? &

THE LIFE BATTLES OF JOSHUA  Bible Study Verses: Joshua 1, Exodus, Matthew 14.29.  “Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses. From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the River Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your territory. No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you. Be strong and of good courage” Joshua 1.3 NKJV  "[The natural life] knows that if the spiritual life gets hold of it, all its self-centeredness and self-will are going to be killed and it is ready to fight tooth and nail to avoid that.”  C.S.Lewis What were five issues that Joshua faced in his battle to receive his inheritance of the promised land?  Was Joshua defeated by the strongest opponents?  Who betrayed Joshua?  How does t

The Commandment With A Blessing  Bible Study Verses: Deuteronomy 5:16, 1 Samuel 1.9.  “Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and so that you may prosper in the land the LORD your God is giving you” HCSB  "The homemaker has the ultimate career. All other careers exist for one purpose only, and that is to support the ultimate career. " Source: “Collected Letters of C. S. Lewis” (2006)*  How did Hanna influence the whole nation of Israel by her motherly desires?  Why is a mother so important in the proper upbringing of children?  Pastor Otuno expounds on this and much more on the exciting journey of Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast originally aired on May 11th, 2019 on WNQM, Nashville Quality Ministries and WWCR World Wide Christian Radio broadcast to all 7-continents on this big beautiful blue marble, earth, floating through space. Please be prayerful before studying The Word of God

Winning The Battles of Life  Bible Study Verses: Job 14.1  “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.” Ephesians 6.12  NASB  “We’re in a battle in this world. We may not see it, we might forget it’s there. But the enemy would love nothing more than to fill our minds with discouragement and defeat. If you’re a believer who is living like salt and light in a dark world, you won’t go for long without encountering obstacles and attacks he will hurl your direction. And though we can’t stop his cruel attacks, we don’t have to let him win. God reminds us in His word to stay aware of Satan’s schemes, to live alert in this world, and to stay close to Him.God gives specific instructions in His Word, He gives us all we need to stand strong in this life. Yet all too often we race through busy, full days, ill-equip

AFTER EASTER WHAT NEXT?Bible Study Verses: 1 Corinthians 15:17, 1 Corinthians 15:18-20 , Matthew 28:1-20, John 12:24, Luke 24:49, I Samuel 2:9, Isaiah 40:31, Habakkuk 2:3.  “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  After Easter What next?  Why must you encounter the empty tomb?  What are at least 3-things that the Empty Tomb tells us?  Why did the Disciples Worship?  Why Wait?  Will You Wait? Pastor Otuno expounds on this and much more on the exciting journey of Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast originally aired on April 27th, 2019 on WNQM, Nashville Quality Ministries and WWCR World Wide Christian Radio broadcast to all 7-continents on this big beautiful blue marble, earth, floating through space. Please be prayerful before studying The Word of God so that you will receive the most inspiration possible.  G

EXPERIENCING THE GLORY OF THE RESURRECTED LIFE Bible Study Verses: 1 Corinthians 15:12-19, Matthew 26, Matthew 27:27-35, 2 Timothy 3:12, John 10:17-18, Matthew 26:42, Philippians 1:29, Galatians 2:20, 1 Corinthians 10:12, Philippians 2:5-11, Ephesians 2:6.  “ 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  Why is the Resurrection so important to the Christian faith?  Why is the Resurrection a Big Deal?  Why can’t the world tolerate a risen savior?  What is this Resurrected Life?  How do we experience the resurrected life?  What are at least 8 possible painful aspects of experiencing The Resurrected Life?  Why did Christ Jesus not try to escape, curse his accusers, indulge in self pity or threaten his accusers on the road to the resurrected life?  Why did Our Creator, Christ Jesus, not resist those wh