Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast

••• Marks of True Believer . ••• Bible Study Verses: 1 John 2.18-29, 1 John 4.1-3, Romans 8.16-17, Matthew 3.17, John 10.30, John 17.21, Matthew 7.15, Matthew 24.24, 1 Peter 5.8, Acts 4.12, Matthew 1.21, 1 Corinthians 15.19, 1 John 2.24-27 . ••• “The burdens of the Spirit differ from the weights on the Spirit. A burden of the Spirit, on the other hand, is given by God to His child for the purpose...

••• The Wiseman’s Journey .  ••• Bible Study Verses: Matthew 2.1-11, Luke12.2, Isaiah 9.2, Hebrews 12.1-2, 2 Timothy 4.2, Daniel 11.32b, John 3.16 .  ••• “If we could condense all the truths of Christmas into only three words, these would be the words: "God with us." We tend to focus our attention at Christmas on the infancy of Christ. The greater truth of the holiday is His deity. More...

••• Paul’s Counsel to Christians, Ep 359 .  ••• Bible Study Verses: Ephesians 6.1-9, Exodus 20.12, Acts 5.29, DEUT. WHEN THEY ARE COMING IN AND GOING OUT VERSE, Ephesians 5.22-33, 1 Corinthians 6.20, Acts 2.37-38 .  ••• “Up until the moment Christ enters our lives, surrounding our souls there exists a hard outer shell, a "survival nature," which protects us against life's harshest offens...

••• Are Some Predestined To Hell?, Ep 358 . ••• Bible Study Verses: Ephesians 1.1-14, Deuteronomy 7.6, Psalm 135.4, Isaiah 44.1, Romans 8.28, 1 Peter 2.9, Ezekiel 33.11, Romans 5.8, Isaiah 46.9-10, Job 42.2, Deuteronomy 30.19, Exodus 16, Acts 4:12 . ••• “Transiency is stamped on all our possessions, occupations, and delights. We have the hunger for eternity in our souls, the thought of eternity in...

••• Achieving Total Victory, Ep 357 .  ••• Bible Study Verses: Genesis 15.12-21, Joshua 1.1-5, Deuteronomy 20.16-18, Judges 1.28, Numbers 33.50-55 .  ••• “Our first problem is that our attitude towards sin is more self-centred than God-centred. We are more concerned about our own "Victory" over sin than we are about the fact that our sin grieve the heart of God. We cannot tolerate failur...

••• Sustaining Victory in Christ, Ep 356 . ••• Bible Study Verses: Genesis 15.1-14, Exodus, Galatians 5.1, 1 Peter 5.8, Philippians 2.12, Matthew 12.43-45 . ••• “If you read history, you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were precisely those who thought most of the next. It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become...

••• Why Victory is Elusive, Ep 355 . ••• Bible Study Verses: 1 John 5.1-5, Isaiah 5.13, Galatians 3, Revelations 5.12, 2 Corinthians 2.11, 1 John 3, John 10.10, John 8.32, John 1.12, Matthew 8.16, Matthew 4.1-11, John 8, John 1.5 . ••• “Furnish thyself with arguments from the promises to enforce thy prayers, and make them prevalent with God. The promises are the ground of faith, and faith, when st...

••• The Primary Mission of Jesus, Ep 354 . ••• Bible Study Verses: Luke 1.67-75, Matthew 1:21, Obadiah 1.17, Luke 4.18, Psalm 18.16, John 10.10, Romans 7.24, Proverbs 23:7 . ••• “Any battle for victory, power, and deliverance - from ourselves and from sin - which is not based constantly upon the gazing and the beholding of the Lord Jesus, with the heart and life lifted up to Him, is doomed to fail...

••• Accessing The Blessings Of The Word of God Ep 353 . ••• Bible Study Verses: Psalm 138.2, Isaiah 55.11, Judges 15.16, Joshua 7.1-5, 2 Kings 4, James 1.25, 1 Samuel 3, Genesis 22.12, Joshua 3, Genesis 18, Genesis 22 . ••• “There is a moral and spiritual war for the souls of Americans. And this war must be waged by preaching the Gospel, prayer, and obedience to God's Word”, Dr. David P. Jeremiah,...

••• Dangers of Quenching Holy Spirit Ep 352 . ••• Bible Study Verses: 1 Thessalonians 5.12-22, 1 John 4, Johne 16.13, Jeremiah 29.11, Hosea 4.6, 1 Timothy 4.14, Romans 12.2 . “The pampering of the flesh, is the quenching of God's spirit”, Thomas Watson 1620-1686, An English, non-conformist, Puritan preacher & author. Educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he was noted for remarkab...

••• Preparing for God’s Visitation, Ep 351 . ••• Bible Study Verses: Luke 19.41-44, Proverbs 29, 2 Peter 3.8-10, Genesis 18.10, Luke 1.31, Isaiah 55.11, Romans 12.2, Genesis 27, Matthew 15, Matthew 9.21-22, Acts 13 . ••• “ It very often happens that the converts that are born in excitement die when the excitement is over... Some of the most glaring sinners known to me were once members of a church...

••• Gaining Victory In God’s Word, Ep 350 . ••• Bible Study Verses: Micah 4.1-3, Isaiah 2, Hebrews 1.3, Psalm 107.20, Luke 5.17, 2 Peter 1, Ecclesiastes 8.4, Psalm 19.7, Psalm 119.98, Psalm 25.14, Luke 8.10, Matthew 13.123, Genesis 18.16-33, Joshua 1.8, Matthew 7.24-25, Matthew 7.24-25, Exodus 4.3, Matthew 10.41, 2 Kings 5, Matthew 7, James 1.25, Hebrews 11.6 . ••• “Holiness is the habit of being...

••• Hearing and Understanding God’s Words, Ep 349 . ••• Bible Study Verses: Matthew 4.4, 2 Corinthians 3.18, Hebrews 11.29, Genesis 12.1, 1 King 17, 2 Kings 5.10-15, Isaiah 55.11, Hebrews 1.3, John 2.5, Luke 1.29-31, Luke 3.2, Luke 5.4-5, Matthew 26.24, Hebrews 4.12, 1 Samuel 3, John 10.27 . ••• “Do not let the loud utterances of your own wills anticipate, nor drown, the still, small voice in whic...

The Root of the Tongue, Ep 348 . ••• Bible Study Verses: James 3.1-18, Luke 6.43-45, Proverbs 4.23, WHAT EVER IS LOVELY VERSE FROM PAUL, Genesis 6.5, Jeremiah 17.9, Romans 3.23, Proverbs 23.26, Ezekiel 36.26, Matthew 5.8 . ••• “Holiness of heart and life. This is not the perfection of the human nature, but the holiness of the divine nature dwelling within” A.B. Simpson, Founder of the Christian an...

••• Salvation By Faith Alone, Rewards By Works, Ep 347 . ••• Bible Study Verses: James 2.1-26, Matthew 7:21, Ephesians 2.8, 1 Corinthians 3.14-15, James 2.14, Matthew 25.1-43, Matthew 16.27, John 13.35, Acts 16:31; Romans 3:28; 4:5; 5:1; Galatians 2:16; 3:24; Ephesians 1:13, Philippians 3:9 . ••• “The Bible mentions rewards that await the believer who serves the Lord faithfully in this world (Matt...

•• Victory Over Partiality, Ep 346 ••• Bible Study Verses: James 2.1-13, Matthew 22.33, 1 Samuel 16:7, Romans 2.11, Acts 10:34 ••• “Fear imprisons, faith liberates; fear paralyzes, faith empowers; fear disheartens, faith encourages; fear sickens, faith heals; fear makes useless, faith makes serviceable", Harry Emerson Fosdick 1878-1969, American clergyman. Born in Buffalo, NY., Delta Upsilon...

••• Victory Over Temptation, Ep 345 . ••• Bible Study Verses: James 1.9-20, Genesis 3.1-6, Proverb 4.23, Hebrews 4.15, Proverbs 4:23, Luke 6:45 . ••• “Satan gives Adam an apple, and takes away Paradise. Therefore in all temptations let us consider not what he offers, but what we shall lose", Richard Sibbes, 1577-1635, A Puritan Golden Treasury, English theologian. He is known as a Biblical exegete...

••• Hearts Aligned, Part-4, Ep 344 .  ••• Bible Study Verses: Jonah 4, Jonah 3, 2 Chronicles 16.9, 1 Samuel 13.14, Amos 3.3, Jeremiah 17.9, Ezekiel 36.26, Romans 10.10, Psalm 51.17, Jonah 2, Revelation 16, Matthew 5.8, Revelation 3.20, Proverbs 3.5-6 .  ••• “Holiness of heart and life. This is not the perfection of the human nature, but the holiness of the divine nature dwelling within",...

The God of 2nd Chances, Part-3, Ep 343 . ••• Bible Study Verses: Jonah 3, Joshua 25.15, Deuteronomy 8.1-2, Isaiah 1.19, John 15.7, Deuteronomy 30.19, 1 Corinthians 3, Genesis 18, Jonah 1.2, Amos 3.3, 1 Corinthians 2, Hebrews 10. 7 . ••• “A wise man turns chance into good fortune", Thomas Fuller, 1608-1661, An English churchman and historian. He is now remembered for his writings, particularly his...

••• The God of 2nd Chances, Ep 342 . ••• Bible Study Verses: Jonah 2, Jonah 1, Isaiah 46.9-13, Matthew 11.28, Jonah 4.2, Genesis 22, Genesis 6.3, Psalm 46.10, Revelation 3.20, 1 Corinthians 10.11, 2 Timothy 3.16-17 . ••• “Quite honestly, most people are quick to "write someone off." But our God is a God of the second chance. Learn from One who is patient with you, and you'll learn to be patient wi...

His Way Is The Best Way ••• Bible Study Verses: Jonah 1.1-5, Hebrews 10.25, Luke 18.1, Obadiah 1.3, Psalm 24.1, Proverbs 14.12, Matthew 26.53, John 6.38, 1 Corinthians 10.11, 2 Timothy 3.16-17 . ••• “I believe that the happiest of all Christians and the truest of Christians are those who never dare to doubt God, but take His Word simply as it stands, and believe it, and ask no questions, just feel...

•• The Spirit of Worship Ep 340 ••• Bible Study Verses: John 4.6-42, Isaiah 95.6, Genesis 5.24,Philippians 2.9-11, Romans 6.23, 1 John 2.15-16, Exodus 34.29-35, Isaiah 60.1-3, Matthew 19 ••• “ A little lifting of the heart suffices; a little remembrance of God, one act of inward worship are prayers which, however short, are nevertheless acceptable to God”, Brother Lawrence, † ••• It’s God’s will t...

The Mystery Of The 7th Day, Part-2 - Why The Sabbath is So Special, Ep 339 ••• Bible Study Verses: Genesis 2.1, Exodus 31.13, Malachi 3.10, Exodus 23.12, Deuteronomy 5.15, Leviticus 23.3, Isaiah 58.13-14, Ecclesiastes 9.11, Hebrews 3.19, Exodus 3.3-4, Isaiah 40.31, 2 Kings 2.13, Isaiah 30.15 . ••• “People who do not worship are swept into a vast restlessness, epidemic in the world, with no st...

••• The Mystery of Rest: Resting In Christ, Ep 338 . ••• Bible Study Verses: Psalm 37.1, Hebrews 11.6, Romans 4, Hebrews 3.19, Ecclesiastes 9.11, Matthew 11.28-30 . ••• “ Another element of the Sabbath day rest which God instituted as a foreshadowing of our complete rest in Christ is that He blessed it, sanctified it, and made it holy. Here again we see the symbol of Christ as our Sabbath rest—the...

••• The Factor of Appreciation, Part-5 ••• Bible Study Verses: Genesis 17.1-7, Genesis 12, Genesis 18, Genesis 21.1-3, Romans 4.1-20 . ••• “Worship is not a repetitious exercise of rituals and formulas. These create a veil that actually prevents us from enjoying the presence of the Lord. Worship is the heart poured out in gratitude and awe, expressing our appreciation of who He is and what He has...