Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast

••• Why We Need Holy Spirit . ••• Bible Study Verses: Matthew 28.19, John 14.16-26, John 4.24, 1 John 2.6, 1 Samuel 2.9-12, 2 Timothy 3.2-5, Revelation 2.29, Ephesians 4.30-32, 1 Corinthians 12.11, Acts 16.6-7, Genesis 1.2, 1 Corinthians 3.16, Romans 1.4, Romans 8.1-26, John 16.7-14, Acts 5.3, Acts 28.25, Hebrews 9.14, 1 Corinthians 2.9-13, Luke 1.35, Psalm 139.7-12, Romans 1.4, John 3.2-7, Luke 3.21-22 .••• “Jesus Christ carries on intercession for us in heaven; the Holy Ghost carries on intercession in us on earth; and we the saints have to carry on intercession for all men”, Oswald Chambers, 1874-1917, War War-1 YMCA Chaplin and Author of 'My Utmost For His Highest' -- top ten titles of the religious book bestseller since 1935 † ••• “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 11:13, NKJV . ••• What are 4-reasons why we need the indwelling of Holy Spirit? ••• What happens when a church or mi

••• The Power Of Holy Spirit .••• Bible Study Verses: Genesis 1.2, Acts 2.38-39, 2 Corinthians 5.5, Romans 8.16, Genesis 1.28, Ephesians 4.1-31, Acts 1.4-8, John 16.5-13, John 15.26, Acts 1.8, Luke 24.49, 1 John 2.6, Eph.2.6, Matthew 18.18-20, 1 Samuel 2.9, Jeremiah 17.5, 2 Timothy 3.7, Ephesians 5.18 . ••• “How little chance the Holy Ghost has nowadays. The churches and missionary societies have so bound Him in red tape that they practically ask Him to sit in a corner while they do the work themselves”, C.T. Studd † ••• “Oh! yes, (the prayer meeting) is the place to meet with the Holy Ghost, and this is the way to get His mighty power. If we would have Him, we must meet in greater numbers; we must pray with greater fervency, we must watch with greater earnestness, and believe with firmer steadfastness. The prayer meeting...is the appointed place for the reception of power” Pastor Charles Spurgeon, Source: Prayer Meetings, August 30th, 1868 † † ••• ““This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by mi

••• The Blessings of Returning . ••• Bible Study Verses: Isaiah 30:1-15, Genesis 28:12-20, Genesis 35:1-15, Luke 15:17-20, Genesis 32:7, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 30:29, Amos 9:14-15, Leviticus 26:39, Amos 9:14 . ••• “Come back to Bethel, the House of God, back to the ladder which is Christ, through whom we have access to God, fellowship with Him” Dr. J. Vernon McGee, 1904–1988, American pastor, Bible teacher, theologian, and popular radio minister to this day .••• “So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm”, Joel 2.13, NKJV . ••• What is the process of returning to Bethel? ••• What are a few challenges of returning to Bethel? ••• What are the 5-”REs” of returning to Bethel? ••• What are 5-reasons why the Lord Appearing to Jacob the Second Time? ••• What are 4-reasons why this Second Visit to Bethel so Important? ••• What are 6-blessings of returning to Bethel? ••• What is a functio

••• The Challenge of Returning to Bethel . ••• Bible Study Verses: Genesis 35:1-10, II Corinthians 8:12, Psalms 81:9, I Peter 1:15-16, James 1:25, I Corinthians 3:6, 9, Luke 15:11-24, Psalm 51:6, James 4:6, II Corinthians 7:10, I John 1:8, Hebrews 11:16 .••• “Come back to Bethel, the House of God, back to the ladder which is Christ, through whom we have access to God, fellowship with Him” Dr. J. Vernon McGee, 1904–1988, American pastor, Bible teacher, theologian, and popular radio minister to this day . ••• “But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. Therefore He says:Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light.” See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit”, Ephesians 5.13-18, NKJV .••• What are the

••• The Call to Return to Bethel . ••• Bible Study Verses: Genesis 27-35, Psalm 89:34-37, Romans 11:29, Haggai 1:4-5, Deuteronomy 23:21 . “Come back to Bethel, the House of God, back to the ladder which is Christ, through whom we have access to God, fellowship with Him” Dr. J. Vernon McGee, 1904–1988, American Presbyterian minister, pastor, Bible teacher, theologian, and popular radio minister to this day . ••• “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 . ••• Who told Jacob to go to Bethel? ••• Why did Jacob have to go back to Bethel? ••• How long had it been since Jacob had since Jacob had first been in Bethel? ••• What are 5-facets of the Bethel experience? ••• What are 3-reasons why it is so important to go back to Bethel? ••• What were 4-conditions of Jacob’s agreement? ••• What were 3-reasons why Jacob had to go back to Bethel? ••• What are 4-reasons that make going bac

••• Executing Divine Vengeance Through The Power of Praise . ••• Bible Study Verses:II Chronicles 20:2-24, Revelation 4:10-11, Isaiah 43:21, Psalm 69:30-31, Psalm 48:14, Psalm 67:5-6, II Chronicles 20:22, Psalm 22:3, Psalm 42:1, Psalm 27:4, Psalm 140:13, Psalm 55:22, Psalm 100:3, Exodus 33:14, I Chronicles 15:29, Joshua 6:20, Acts 16:25-26, Habakkuk 3:18-19, John 4:23, Psalm 24:3-4, Psalm 103:2, Psalm 100:4, Psalm 8:4, James 1:17 . “The Psalmists in telling everyone to praise God are doing what all men do when they speak of what they care about” Source: Reflections on the Psalms, C.S. Lewis, 1898-1963, Oxford Professor and author of Mere Christianity, Screwtape Letters and the Chronicles of Narnia . ••• “Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord! For He has delivered the life of the poor from the hand of evildoers”, Jeremiah 20.13, NKJV . ••• What are 3-reasons why Jehoshaphat went into battle praising God? ••• What are 6-attitudes of praise? ••• What are 5-reasons Why We Praise God? ••• What are 3-reasons why p

••• Executing Devine Vengeance Thru Persistent Prayer . ••• Bible Study Verses: Luke 18:1-8, Exodus 2:23-25, Matthew 11:12, Mark 3:27, James 4:7, Obadiah 1:17, Psalm 142:6, Psalm 18:2, Psalm 121:1-2, Psalm 37:28, Numbers 23:19, Matthew 15:21-28, Hebrews 11:6, Isaiah 54:7-17, Psalm 32:3, Mark 11:23, Isaiah 5:13, II Thessalonians 1:6, Luke 1:74, John 5:7, Proverbs 12:24, Genesis 32:26, Isaiah 62:6-7 . “Confidence that one's impressions are God-given is no guarantee that this is really so, even when they persist and grow stronger through long seasons of prayer. Bible-based wisdom must judge them” J.I. Packer, British-born Canadian Christian theologian, He is considered one of the most influential evangelicals in North America. † ••• “And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart”, Galatians 6.9, NKJV . ••• What is God’s expectation of prayer? ••• What is the relationship between justice and prayer? ••• How does one trigger the vengeance of God? ••• What are 4

••• Executing Divine Vengeance through The Spoken Word .••• Bible Study Verses: Psalm 81:10, Isaiah 53:7, Mark 11:23, Isaiah 54:17, Psalm 81:14-16, Psalm 32:3, Exodus 11.1, Obadiah 1:17, Psalm 58:10, Judges 6:6, Isaiah 35:4, I Samuel 17:26-47, Job 22:28, Proverbs 18:21, John 6:63, Hebrews 1:3, John 1:1-3, Psalm 81:10, Joshua 1:8, Matthew 4:4, Mark 11:23, Isaiah 62:6, Acts 13:11 .“The gospel of Satan announces salvation by character, which reverses the order of God's Word--character by, as the fruit of, salvation” A. W. Pink, 1865-1952, Christian evangelist and Biblical scholar †••• “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit”, Proverbs 18.21, NKJV .••• Why Wide-Open Mouth?••• What are 7-reasons Why a Biblical Christian Should Engage the Spoken Word?••• What are the 3-life actions in Executing Vengeance?••• What are 5-Reasons Why Should One Engage God’s Vengeance?••• How does one Invite the God of Vengeance ?••• What are 5-Attributes of the Power of the Spoke Word?•

••• Executing Divine Vengeance through Faith . ••• Bible Study Verses: Jeremiah 51:36, Matthew 11:12, Psalm 7:9, Romans 12:19, Exodus 11.1, Obadiah 1:17, Psalm 58:10, Judges 6:6, Isaiah 35:4, Hebrews 11:32-34, Mark 11:22-23, Isaiah 54:17, Psalm 32:3, Psalm 149:9, Matthew 4:4, Psalm 105:13-15, Isaiah 53:7, John 18:6, Luke 21:15 . “Our faith establishes our right standing with God, but our declaration of faith delivers our portion” Pastor Godwin Otuno in a sermon at Life Long Anointing Church, Antioch, Tennessee, USA, October, 10 2021 † ••• “O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongs— O God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth! Rise up, O Judge of the earth; Render punishment to the proud”, Psalm 94 1-2, NKJV . ••• How do we stop the enemy from wasting and aborting God’s Plan and Purpose for our Lives? ••• What are 3-reasons why should we engage the Vengeance of the Almighty God to stop the enemy? ••• Without God’s Vengeance what would have happen to God’s chosen people when they were enslaved by pharaoh? ••• Wha

••• The Torture of Ignorance . ••• Bible Study Verses: Isaiah 5:13-14, Genesis 15:13-14, Exodus 12:40-41, Exodus 1:7, Exodus 2:23-25, Psalm 32:3, Isaiah 62:6-7, Matthew 11:12, Ecclesiastes 8:11, John 10:10, 1 Peter 5:8-9, Psalm 55:22, Psalm 18:17, Exodus 14:14, Romans 12:19, Exodus 21:5, II Timothy 3:13, II Corinthians 2:11, Hosea 4:6, Jeremiah 8:22, Philippians 4:6, Proverbs 3:5-6, James 1:25, Isaiah 62:6 . ••• “To be ignorant and simple now -- not to be able to meet the enemies on their own ground -- would be to throw down our weapons, and to betray our uneducated brethren who have, under God, no defense but us against the intellectual attacks of the heathen", C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory, Preached originally as a sermon at Oxford, on June 8, 1942, published in THEOLOGY, November, 1941, and by the S.P.C.K, 1942 . † ••• “He can have compassion on those who are ignorant and going astray, since he himself is also subject to weakness”, Hebrews 5:2, NKJV . ••• What are the 3-negative consequences of silence i

••• Who Are Your Accusers? . ••• Bible Study Verses: John 8:1-11, I John 4:20, Matthew 7:3-6, John 12:42-43, James 4:7-10, Revelation 12:10, John 8:4-32, II Corinthians 13:5, Jeremiah 29:11, Romans 12:20, Hebrews 6:12, Isaiah 30:15, Mark 13:13 .••• “A man may well be condemned, not for doing something, but for doing nothing", William Barclay, 1907-1978, An author, radio/TV presenter, Church of Scotland minister and Divinity Professor. † . ••• “...therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit”, Romans 8.1, NKJV . ••• How did the religious officials try to tempt and trick The Lord, Christ Jesus? ••• What was the response of Christ? ••• What was Christ response to the accused? ••• Why did the religious leaders bring the Woman to Christ? ••• Why did Christ Respond with a Challenge? ••• How does one respond to accusers? ••• What is often the response of the accusers? ••• Who are the accusers and how do you recognize them? ••• How

••• What is the Condition of Your Temple? . ••• Bible Study Verses: John 2:13-16 , Exodus 30:13-15, Matthew 21:13, Jeremiah 5:30-31, Proverbs 22:28, Matthew 6:22, 1 Corinthians 14:8, Isaiah 42:8, Galatians 1:10, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Jeremiah 8:22, Ecclesiastes 1:2, Joel 2:1-28, II Corinthians 13:5, 1 Corinthians 6:19, 1 Corinthians 3:17 . “The act of faith, which separates us from all men, unites us for the first time in real brotherhood; and they who, one by one, come to Jesus and meet Him alone, next find that they are come to the city of God and to an innumerable company",Alexander MacLaren, 1826-1910, An English non-conformist minister of Scottish origin † . ••• “...Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? 20For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s”, 1 Corinthians 6.19, NKJV . ••• How did the Merchants Find their way into the Temple? ••• What did Alexis de

••• What Are You Looking For? . ••• Bible Study Verses: John 1.1-38, John 2:24, Luke 9:58-62, Jeremiah 17:9, Luke 14:28, Proverbs 4:25, Hebrews 10:23, 1 Corinthians 15:58, I Corinthians 3:18, I Kings 18:21, Mark 8:36, Ezekiel 33:31 . ••• “You must not do, you must not even try to do, the will of the Father unless you are prepared to 'know of the doctrine",C.S. Lewis, Surprised by Joy † ••• “...Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can You say, ‘You will be made free’?” Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed”, John 8:31–36, NKJV . ••• What is the purpose of Christ? ••• How did the Apostle Joh

••• The Jordan Experience . ••• Bible Study Verses: Romans 11.29, John 3:3, Joshua 5:2-3, Isaiah 52:1, Deuteronomy 30:6, Genesis 28:13, 22, Ephesians 6:12-13, Jude 3, Jeremiah 1:10, Obadiah 1:17, Deuteronomy 28:9, II Kings 2:6-15, Genesis 13:2-18, Genesis 13:14-15, Matthew 3:14-17, Matthew 14:33, James 1:6-7, Psalm 8:2, I John 5:14, Luke 10:19, Judges 6:14 . ••• “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 † . ••• “...for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now” Acts 1.5, NKJV . ••• What is the Abel-Meholah Experience covered in a previous podcast? ••• What is

••• The Jericho Experience . ••• Bible Study Verses: John 3:3, Joshua 5:2-14, Isaiah 52:1, Deuteronomy 30:6, II Corinthians 6:17, II Corinthians 13:11, Luke 22:42, Luke 22:42, Genesis 28:13, 22, II Kings 2:4, Matthew 4:1-11, Joshua 6:1-27, Ephesians 6:12-13, Jude 3, Jeremiah 1:10, Obadiah 1:17, Deuteronomy 28:9, Judges 1:34, 2:3-22, Joshua 21:44, Luke 10:19, Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 92:12, II Corinthians 2:11, 1 John 3:8, Jeremiah 29:11, 2 Corinthians 10:4-5, 1 Corinthians 9:27, Revelation 12:11, Romans 6:14 . “Until you have given up your self to Him you will not have a real self", CS Lewis, , Source: “Mere Christianity” (1952) † ••• “And Yahweh said to Joshua, “Look, I am giving Jericho into your hand, its king and the soldiers of the army” Joshua 6:2, LEB . ••• What is the Abel-Meholah Experience covered in a previous podcast? ••• What is the Gilgal experience covered in a previous podcast? ••• What is the Bethel experience covered in a previous podcast? ••• What is the Jericho experience? ••• What are 5-reason

••• The Bethel Experience . ••• Bible Study Verses: Romans 11:29, John 3:3, Joshua 5:2-3, Isaiah 52:1, Jeremiah 4:4, Deuteronomy 30:6, II Corinthians 6:17, II Corinthians 13:11, Luke 22:42, 2 Kings 2:2, Genesis 28:11-22, Genesis 35:1-7, Exodus 20:24, Genesis 32:28, Isaiah 40:31, Daniel 11:32, Psalm 91:1, Psalm 23:1-2 . “The same Jesus Who turned water into wine can transform your home, your life, your family, and your future. He is still in the miracle-working business, and His business is the business of transformation", Adrian Rogers, 1931-2005, Conservative USA pastor, author, and a 3-term president of the SBC † ••• “Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 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 3:17-18, NKJV . ••• What is the Gilgal experience covered in a previous podcast? ••• What is the Abel-Meholah Experi

••• The Gilgal Experience . ••• Bible Study Verses: Psalm 89:34-37, 1 Kings 19, 2 Kings 2:1, Joshua 5:2-9, John 3:3, Joshua 5:3, Joshua 5:5-9, Isaiah 52:1, Jeremiah 4:4, Deuteronomy 30:6, Galatians 3:14, II Corinthians 6:17, Ezekiel 36:26, Romans 9:15, II Corinthians 13:11, Joshua 5:4, Luke 22:42, 1 Corinthians 3:3, Romans 7:22-23, Romans 8:1, 2 Corinthians 6:16, Acts 1:8, Psalm 34:10, Psalm 84:7, Matthew 5:3-6, Psalm 42:1, 2 Corinthians 5:21 . “When a man is saved by divine grace, he is not wholly cleansed from the corruption of his heart. When we believe in Jesus Christ all our sins are pardoned; yet the power of sin, albeit that it is weakened and kept under by the dominion of the new-born nature which God doth infuse into our souls, doth not cease, but still tarrieth in us, and will do so to our dying day", Charles Spurgeon, Indwelling Sin, Sermon from Job 40:3-4 . ••• “In Jesus you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the cir

••• Bible Study Verses: Psalm 89:34-37, Romans 11:29, Ecclesiastes 3:14, Acts 1:8, Acts 3:16, Romans 8:26, John 14:26, Luke 4:18, John 6:68, John 1:12, I Kings 19:16-21, John 3:3, Acts 17.30, Acts 2:38 . “I believe that a great number of people are going to die and go to hell because they're counting on their religiosity in the church instead of their relationship with Jesus to get them to heaven. They give lip service to repentance and faith, but they've never been born again”, Adrian Rogers, 1931-2005, Conservative USA pastor, author, and a 3-term president of the SBC . † “Leave not off praying to God: for either praying will make thee leave off sinning; or continuing in sin will make thee desist from praying” Thomas Fuller, 1608-1661 . †† ••• “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, r

••• The Wisdom of Daily Sacrifice . ••• Bible Study Verses: Genesis 22:3-18, Hebrews 6:13-14, Proverbs 13:22, Matthew 7:24-25, Psalm 50:5-6, II Samuel 24:24, Hebrews 11:18, Job 1:8, Malachi 3:10, Matthew 26:39, Genesis 8:20-21, Psalm 20:1-3, Genesis 18:10, I kings 3:13, Romans 12:1, Philippians 2:5-11 . ••• “Not one man has ever sacrificed for his Lord without being richly repaid. If the cross is only contrasted with earthly pleasures lost, it may seem hard and threatening. But when the cross is weighed in the balances with the glorious treasures to be had through it, even the cross seems sweet”, Walter J. Chantry, 1938- , “The Shadow of the Cross - Studies in Self-Denial” † ••• “Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.” Psalm 141.2, KJV . ••• Why did God demand Isaac from Abraham? ••• Who benefits from sacrifice? ••• What instructions must we engage? ••• What are 3-aspects of sacrifice? ••• Why does God regard our sacrifice? ••• What are 3-re

••• The Wisdom of Daily Testimonies .••• Bible Study Verses: Revelation 12:7-11, Revelation 19:10, 1 Thessalonians 5:11-24, Hebrews 10:23-13:8, Psalms 63:6-7, 19:8, 22:22, 89:1, 119:114, Acts 18:25, 1 Corinthians 1:27, 2 Timothy 1:8, Galatians 6:9, Mark 10:52, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Revelations 20:10, Matthew 21:22, Proverbs 3:5, Malachi 3:6 .••• “Holy Mr. Whitefield, when someone observed, ‘I should like to hear your dying testimony," said,‘No, I shall in all probability bear no dying testimony’, ‘Why not?’ said the other. ‘Because I am bearing testimony every day while I live, and there will be the less need of it when I die”, Charles ‘the "Prince of Preachers’ Spurgeon, 1834-1892, Giant of the faith, (whose ministry grew to often preaching to over 10,000 people at Surrey Music Hall) Pastor, and renown leader of alleviating the suffering of neglected, homeless and starving children in his city, the Metropolitan Tabernacle, England †••• “Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He hath redeemed from the hand o