Pneuma Podcast

Based on James 1:1-4 The Value of Tough Times is a theological reflection on the value of tough times. James demanded of his suffering brethren positive mental attitude during difficulties times by being happy.  We all know that it is not easy to be happy especially when things go wrong around us and yet this was the attitude James was encouraging. The same apply to us in the twenty-first cen...

Based on 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 Living with the Thorn in the Flesh is a reflection on how a truly righteous person can be made deliberately to live with a thorn in the flesh that refuse all solutions. The Apostle Paul who was undoubtedly an upright man, despite all of his moral laurels he was not spared of troubles which he called thorn in the flesh. He was not spared of life’s troubles as wou...

Based on 2 Corinthians 4:7-15, Peace in a Broken place, calls the listener of Pneuma Podcast to reflect on their attitude towards trials and reshape their minds in ways that they can find positivity and peace in their broken places because of the finished work of Calvary. The world may be full of brokenness and broken people needing deliverance from brokenness. However, follower of Jesus Chri...

Based on 1 Chronicles 28:1-8, The End of an Era is a theological reflection on the passings of Her Royal Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II. It saddened us today as we reflect on the exit of a great woman of virtue, a matriarch and above all Her Royal Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and of the Commonwealth of Nations. I am not oblivious of other people’s opinion of her person or polity...

Based on Numbers 13:25-33 “The Danger of Incorrect Conclusion” is an invitation to reflect on how we see things that happens around us. In this life’s journey, we are bound to come across challenging circumstance, many times with our co-travellers and yet we all see things differently, all the twelve spies in our key text saw the same thing and yet gave consequential conflicting reports. The...

Based John 10:22 “His Voice Makes the Difference “is a reminder of the fact that the success of the Christian walk with God is dependent on the ability to hear and single out the voice of God among the cacophonies of voices. Today many Christians suffer from SPIRITUAL ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER  so much so that they are unable to distinguish between the voce of God and other voices. Hear...

Based on Genesis 8:1-5 “BUT GOD” calls believers to consider this important phrase in the light of their relationships with God. Today many of God’s people including spiritual leaders are in their own pool of dependencies, ranging from emptiness of the soul, financial problems, health challenges, marriage failures, stress, personal and social security problems to hopelessness resulting from lack o...

Based on Matthew 27:15-26 “Between Jesus Christ and Jesus Barabbas” calls listeners of this Podcast to reflect on what influences the decisions they make. Are your judgments based on truth or the reality before you. Reality is temporal but truth is eternal, you cannot do anything against the truth but for the truth. Truth is constant in all situations even when it does not seem so. However, f...

Based on John 21:1–9 ‘Present in our Distress’ encourages believers to keep trusting in God against all odds. Jesus’ disciples also experience disappointment but rescinded when they discovered that even when in distress the Master of the Universe was with them. You may be staggering from one failure to the other right now or from mistakes you made in the past and wondering if you are good enough f...

In the New Covenant, Pentecost is more than just an occasion to mark the birthday of the Church but also a progressive insight into our walk with God regardless of the denomination we choose to belong. Therefore, contrary to the popularly held misconception Pentecostal is not a denomination or a sect, it is not just speaking in an unknown tongue, it is an experience of the in-filling and...

Based on Daniel 3:16-28 Glowing in the enemy’s Furnace seek to inspire believers in Christ Jesus to serve God regardless of circumstances. To do that the Child of God must know God, love God, serve God and seek eternal destiny with God. Daniel 3:16-28 presents us an excellent example of people who served God regardless of the benefits they would get from God who made them. The trio, Shadrach,...

Habakkuk 2:1-4  the ‘Divine Calendar: God’s Waiting Room’ is a reminder to God’s children everywhere of the need to recognise God’s Calendar above the material and man - made calendar. God’s calendar and his time is another form of exposing God’s character to those yet to believe in his faithfulness, we must be patient with ourselves, with others and with God. Prophet Hababbuk was confronted...

Based on Revelation 2:1-7, ‘The Church Christ Built’ is a reminder of what followers of Jesus Christ are called to be. It is important for believers to know that the church is Christ’s idea, but Christianity isn’t, when the disciples accepted those labels, they had issues with being church first. This is because, once an entity is named it has to have a natural structure that reflects so...

Based on (1 John 1:1-5) Understanding the Nature and Character of God 2: reminds believers of the importance of not only knowing the nature and the character of God but making the revelation an integral part of the life of the believer in Christ Jesus. The disciples of Jesus Christ did not follow undefined trajectories of truth but a wholesome and undeniable  truth that has the propensit...

Based on Exodus 15:22-27, Journey Through the Barren Land invites God’s people to embrace God in their difficulty and see the hands of God in it. Each day that we live in this life is like a Journey through the barren land, not in terms of material things as some have it more than others but I am talking about the intangible aspects of life, that which is spiritually inclined, that intrinsic rever...

Based on Matthew 27:55-6 ‘Hope in Grief’ invites believers to take a closer look at the circumstances surrounding the sad event of Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection so as to understand that no matter how unpalatable a situation might appear, for the child of God there would always be a reason to be hopeful. The women in our key passage today were resilient even in their grieve for Christ, the...

Based on Luke 23:20-33 What’s on your Calvary Memoir? Is a reflection on Jesus’ personal calvary journal and how believers should mirror their lives on his as well. The journey of our faith surely began at Calvary, if this is the case then from time to time, we must endeavour to continue to pay frequent visit to our Calvary Memoir because that is where we can reflect on and refresh our walk with G...

Based on 2 Samuel 12:1-13 “The importance of Brokenness before the Lord” calls listeners of this podcast to reflect on their own vulnerability as children of the most High God and not to see themselves as those who have reached the zenith of their walk with God. King David learnt the lesson of brokenness through his habitual sin even though he was a man after God’s heart. The Bible is full of stor...

Based on 1 John 1:1-5 ‘Understanding the Nature and the Character of God’, invites listeners of Pneuma podcast to reflect on God’s revelation of Himself to those who believes in Him. The preaching and teaching of God’s Word must begin at the beginning. When a good groundwork is laid it gives the builder the confident that the  structural integrity of the edifice is assured. All God’s Cha...

Based on  2 Kings 6:1-7 ‘The Miracle of Recovery’ is a reflection on the intriguing story of the ‘lost axe’ recovered by miracle. Life can be tough, we lose things that we love such as family members, friends, and jobs; sometimes, we recover them and at other times we don’t. This podcast focuses our thoughts on the miracle of the recovery of  things that are important to us even when it...

CHRIST the GAME CHANGER, sequel to the podcast ‘A New Adam Emerges’ (30th January 2022) reflects on the theological problem of evil resulting from Adam’s failure. In this Podcast Pastor Mike interrogates Adam’s eventual fall against God’s integrity to sustain His creation. The failure of the first Adam did not happen extemporary, God was aware in His omniscience; the fall conversely orchestrated t...

Based on Exodus 3:1-6 When the Bush fails to Burn is a reflection on Moses’ encounter with the phenomenal manifestation of God’s presence in the Burning Bush that failed to be consumed. The underlying question in this podcast is this, what if Moses did not step aside to look? Maybe the very act of stepping aside to see the wonder unfolding before him is the real miracle and not the burning bu...

Based on the creation narrative (Genesis 1) ‘A New Adam Emerges’ brought to you by Pastor Ufah Mike Aba from Benue State Nigeria, reflects on the purpose of God in creating human beings in his own image. God in his fore knowledge created man in his own  very image to be the specimen for engineering the prototype man. The creation narrative is a complex tapestry  to the critical mind...

Based on Deuteronomy 34:1-12, ‘Seeing beyond the borders of your material Destination’ is a reflection on the calling of Moses to his eternal destination. Growing up, most of us I believe were fascinated by the intriguing story of a profound man of God named Moses, we are captivated by the story of his birth, how he was placed in a basket and left to float until providence led the Egyptian princes...

Based on (Isaiah 43:16-21) Striking a New Rhythm of life encourages listeners of Pneuma Podcast to take advantage of the promises of God available to them in this new season. You may be familiar with the axiom, “opportunity comes but once” However, I would like to say to you today that each new season is another opportunity to strike a new rhythm of life especially if you are a child of the M...