Pneuma Podcast

Based on Daniel 1:8-16 '' reminds listeners of this podcast the importance of living in a parallel world, a world of spiritual and material, sacred and secular. I reckon that this is sometime problematic and we are tempted to deny the fact, conversely, however much  we deny this fact, it is the human reality. It is therefore this reality that I am referring to as balancing act. The question i...

Based on Hebrews 11:1-16,  ‘Pathway to Somewhere’ is a reminder to Christians of the singular reason why we are called Christians in the first instance. The primary disciples of Jesus Christ heard the Gospel of the Kingdom of God and accepted the offer of salvation and joined the pathway to heaven with Jesus Christ leading. Since then the reason for Christianity has not change but times has c...

Based on (2 Samuel 2:1-7) “Re-centring your GPS Navigation Arrow” uses the analogy of Global Positioning System to remind fellow Christian travellers on this side of eternity to consider realigning their lives with what God is leading them to do. Like GPS operation, life is dynamic, and each morning is a start of another journey and there is an unwritten sign on an invisible surface reminding...

Based on Job 2:1-10 “The Nature of the Secret Council of God” invites believers in Christ Jesus to consider their experiences of sufferings in the light of Job’s own experience and not to allow the ignorance of not knowing what transpired on their account in God’s  Secret Council to derail them from believing in God. As people, whether of faith or none we are constantly pressured to wond...

Based on Habakkuk 2:1-4 “What’s on Your Vision Board?” calls listeners of this podcast to re-examine the importance of a vision board or dream board as it is the central axle for which the entire universe rotates, even when considered from the perspective of the creation narrative in the Book of Genesis how God clearly outlined His purpose for creating the universes and us. Vision board, therefore...

Based on (Nehemiah 6:1-17) ‘Dealing with the Ministry of Distraction’ invites listeners of this podcast to consider the scheming of the enemy as they seek to undermine our God given visions for our lives as exemplified in the story of Nehemiah and how he overcame the agents of the ministry of distraction in the characters of Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem. However, it is worth remembering that...

Based on ( Mark 5:25-34) “Faith and Courage in Difficult Times” calls the attention of listeners of this podcast to the importance of faith and courage combined in their  relationships with God as they seek to work with Him especially in difficult situations such as we are experiencing today. The Lord Jesus Christ often told his followers, not to be afraid and be of good courage. Th...

Based on 2 Samuel 9:1-11 “Showing Mercy to the Undeserving” a call for justice to all of God’s creation especially those He created in His own very image. No one created by God is undeserving because every single creation of God is deserving otherwise God the creator would not expend His time creating a worthless and an “undeserving individual”. God is all knowing and in His omniscience forme...

Based on Hebrews 11:13-19 “F” is a call to Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ to take steps of faith, and move away from what they may be afraid of in times of uncertainty. This is because the child of God is privilege to have a special relationship with Jesus Christ who the scripture says is , “the same yesterday, and today, and for ever.” (Hebrews 13:8). Listeners of this podcast may not know...

Based on 2 Samuel 12:1-13, The Blessing of Humiliation invites listeners to consider the benefit in humiliation. Granted, no one enjoys period of humiliation or wants to be humiliated but the fact is, humiliation occurs all the time so if it happens what should our responses be? In this podcast we look at the life of King David as our example, how he responded to the allegorical exposé of his trea...

Based on Genesis 4:1-10 ‘All lives Matters to God’ is a clarion call to all Christians to reconsider the values we place on all lives no matter the colour of skin, age, social disposition and even the unborn because the concept of the creation of the human person begins and ends with God. Every human being is created in the "image of God", a proper understanding of this concept  will help us...

Based on (Genesis 13:5-12) “The Consequence of going with the Plain” identifies the cause of the trouble that Lot encountered as a result of his decision to go with the plain land of Sodom. From the very beginning, of their journey something went wrong with the choice that Lot made. Like many of us he probably but selfishly wanted the best expanse of the land for himself and his family, littl...

Based on 1 Kings 17:1-16 “” invites listeners of Pneuma Podcast to reflect on the effect of the economic drought necessitated by the 2020 Global health emergency (COVID-19) that has thrown the whole world into a season of drought and as a result most of us are experiencing a personal season of droughts that we must overcome. A lot of questions are being asked, why are we having to face a pandemic...

Based on Isaiah 40:27-31 “Waiting for the time of Renewal” invites listeners of this podcast to consider some of the lessons to be learned in difficult times, and if there is any lesson to be learnt from COVID-19, it is the lesson of waiting, the act of waiting has increasingly become an herculean task in postmodern society. Most of us lack that grace of waiting, but we can draw from our key text...

  Based on (Ephesians 6:10-18) The Reality of Spiritual Warfare invites you to consider seriously the reality and the nature of the spiritual warfare raging against us today. In writing to the Ephesian Church Brother Paul calls on the Church to stay focus on the sovereignty of Lord because it is only in Lord that they be bold enough to withstand the arsenal of the enemy. It is not enough...

Based on Exodus 5:1-10 “Let my people go” calls us to reflect on the events of the last few days and raises concerns among the people of God and the role they are playing in the struggle for racial justice in our racially charged society. Racial injustice is an uncomfortable issue but the Church can no longer keep the silence they have kept for so long, granted, we help to abolish slavery we must...

Based on (Acts 1:1-11) “The Holy Spirit makes all the Difference” calls believers in Jesus Christ to acknowledge the Holy Spirit of God in their lives so as to be effective followers and a people worthy of emulation. The Holy Spirit of God is the oxygen of the Christian man or woman; without Him we will suffer from spiritual respiratory problems and would certainly require pneumatic ventilators, f...

Based on 1 Peter 1:3-9, “Finding Joy in the midst of Chaos” encourages listeners of this podcast to look beyond the ordinary to find joy because the joy of the Lord is the strength of the child of God and not the joy of the town. Let us therefore be joyous in this knowledge of the promises of God to us, it should strengthen and sustain us in our journey here on earth. This should be what we anchor...

Based on Daniel 6:15-23, “The day the lions went hungry” is a reflection on the story of Daniel’s life of faithfulness to his God and the power of God to save those who put their trust in Him. Out of jealousy Daniel was condemned to death and was placed on the menu for the lions but the lions went hungry because what was on the menu that day was unusual, so the lions won’t eat. God knew that Danie...

Based on 1 Samuel 17:32-40 “Retrospect of Positive Past” is a reflection of how David’s past victories emboldened him to take on the Giant Goliath of Gath. Undoubtedly these are difficult times in human history but for the Child of God what is important is our ability to reflect in retrospect on the positive past victories we have had because it is not the failures of the past, It is not the...

Based on 2 Corinthians 1:8-11, ‘Have Good Courage in Distress’ is an encouragement to listeners of Pneuma Podcast to be courageous in the midst of uncertainty by holding unto the understanding that Good Courage in Distress is important because the scar of the affliction you have is a testimony to your faith in God regardless. Importantly, that there is a reason for the trials that comes your way,...

Based on Psalms 91:1-11 “God is holding all things together” calls the listeners of this Podcast to consider the fact of the scripture in this difficult times. We should not be afraid no matter how intense the situation may be because we have been expressly warned of perilous times to come. Its ok to ask, “where is God in all of these?” but we must first understand that when life seem to be fallin...

Based on (Matthew 16:13-19) “Heaven is still open for business” invites listeners of Pneuma Podcast to consider and take advantage of our present Global situation and be strong in our faith in Jesus Christ and not be worried that things are getting out of control because we have been prepared for a time such as this. We are therefore encouraged to re-establish our foundations on Christ knowing tha...

Based on 1 Corinthians 15:14-19 "The Anastasis (Resurrection) of Jesus Christ.” Is a reflection on the resurrection of Jesus Christ and what it truly means to us as followers of Jesus Christ. Many people today doubt the authenticity of the resurrection because popular science says it is impossible, world religion says it is resuscitation, yet others chose to believe it as a fairy tale. But for the...

Based on Psalm 75:1-7 “Eucharisteo (Give Thanks)” is an invitation to listeners of this Podcast to cultivate “Eucharisteo” character as a part of our worship to God Almighty regardless of transitory troubles. There are times in this life that is difficult to give thanks or to be asked to do so as a result of what may be happening in our lives or around us, yet God’s word calls to give thanks. I pr...