Pneuma Podcast

Based on (John 1:40-51) “Called to be a Regular Witness for Jesus Christ” invites all followers of Jesus Christ to take their rightful place within the mission of God as witnesses that does not require expert witness training. The business of winning souls for Jesus Christ is every Christian’s business and not just the ministers. Philip learnt this lesson early in his ministry with Jesus Christ th...

Based on Luke 15:1-10 “A lost Sheep and a missing Coin” reminds Christians of the mission of Jesus Christ on this side of eternity. Throughout his earthly ministry he was found to be crossing the imaginary lines drawn by the religious leaders of his day, this welcoming approach is replicated many times in the New Testament but for the Pharisees it was a step too far for a Rabbi. Jesus responded in...

Based on (Luke 14: 25-33) ‘Counting the Cost of Discipleship’ invites Pneuma Podcast listeners to examine closely what Jesus Christ meant by denial and counting the cost in order to qualify for discipleship mantle. Counting the cost first like in any project will help every disciple of Jesus Christ to overcome future difficulties that may occur along the way, especially challenges that will direct...

Based on Mark’s Gospel Chapter 4: 35- 41 “Crossing Over Unto the other Side” invites listeners to be dissatisfied with their present unfavourable circumstance into the fullness of God’s plan and purpose for their lives. We pray that this podcast will bless you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Based on (Luke 14:1, 7-14) “Seeking the Margin” invites listeners of this Podcast to seek the margin rather than the centre of society’s class distinction and to identify with those who are disadvantaged and also to demonstrate genuine hospitality that is intentionally directed towards those we are uncomfortable with or who may be different from us. When people are deeply moved by the love we shar...

Based on (Numbers 13: 26-33) Grasshopper Philosophy presents us with a vivid examples of those who have spent the rest of their lives in mental quagmire and as a result reduced themselves mentally and physically to Grasshopper mentality. “We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them.” We can however, begin the process of deconstructing those negative structures from...

Based on Colossians 1:24-29 and 2:1-15, “Steward of the mystery of God revealed” is a succinct look at the Apostle Paul’s uncompromised approach to the developing heresy in the Colossian Church Community, a situation that had the propensity to cause greater spiritual harm to the body of Christ at that time. This podcast is an invite to the Church today to be aware and approach similar situation wi...

Based on (Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16) The X Factor of Faith) invites listeners of this podcast to consider the heroes of faith accounted in the passage, what it was that kept them focused on their journeys of life. I believe it was their X factor, the ability to believe in the immaterial, intangible and the incompressible, you too can have the X Factor to be counted among these great saints. I pray that...

Based on (Luke 12:13-21) “The Rich Wise Fool” invites listeners of this podcast to reflect on the parable of Jesus Christ regarding our understanding of resources allowed us by the special grace of God. Such understanding will stimulate us on how we view our possession as God’s and not ours to keep and knowing that what is most important is not our earthly inheritance or material wealth but indeed...

Based on (Isaiah 53:1-10) “Burdens are lifted at Calvary” invites listeners of this episode to consider the implication of Isaiah 53:1-10 on the authenticity of the finished work of Calvary where Jesus Christ lifted our burdens. There is therefore no need to carry any burden at all, if only we understand that what Jesus Christ did on Calvary’s Cross was for us. I pray that this podcast blesses you...

Based on (Luke 10:38-42) “Distracted by Many Things” invites listeners to examine their intentions for serving God in the midst of avoidable distractions that has become the norm in our technology infested society. There is no denying that we live in a world that is full of distractions; these distractions are affecting our ways of life, our relationships with other mortals and above all our relat...

Based on (Luke 10: 25-37) Compassion: The act Demolishing Racial Injustice invites listeners to reflect on Racial Injustice in our world today; drawing from the narrative of the Good Samaritan in the Book of Luke. Although many of us know what Racial Justice is in principle but in practical terms and in all honesty do, we really believe the equality of all race? In the next few minutes I would lik...

Based on (2 Kings 5:1-14) “Powerlessness, Powerful and the wonder of the Power of God” invites us to consider how God chooses unlikely vessels to fulfil his purposes. In the key text for this podcast are the accounts of those who are powerful and yet powerless and those who are powerless but powerful even without platform to exercise them. Sometimes our God does not work through or need the permis...

Based on (1 Timothy 6:3-11) and Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist “Lesson from Oliver Twist” invites listeners to consider the life of contentment with what is needed more than anything else rather than what is wanted as God promised to supply needs not wants. Oliver Twist and friends just needed more gruel to stay alive and not to feed their greed. “godliness with contentment is great gain.” (1 Timot...

Based on (Matthew 4:18-22) “Come follow me” invites us to reconsider answering the call of Jesus Christ. The call to follow is a theme that runs throughout the scriptures right from the beginning, God has been in the business of calling people to covenant relationship with him in one way or the other. Adam and Eve were called to steward Eden and replenish the Earth, God stepped into their world in...

Based on Exodus 3:1-15, Matthew 16:21-28 and the “Hiding Place” by Corrie ten Boom, “In the Centre of God’s Plan” invites listeners to consider their special places in within the plan of God as Moses and Corrie were. You may not necessarily feel you are better placed to fulfil God’s calling, but God feels you are as aptly demonstrated by these stories. I pray that this podcast blesses someone. Hos...

Based on (Acts 2:1-21) “The Reason for Pentecost” podcast invites us to reflect on Pentecost and what is remarkable about the phenomenon that transformed the whole meaning of this Jewish feast from being exclusive to an inclusive festival that is now celebrated, experienced and adhered to all over the world today. My understanding is that Pentecost or Pentecostalism is a denomination or a sect but...

Based on (Acts 16:16-34) “Freedom from Slavery” invites listeners to consider the key characters in the passage namely, the slave girl, her owners and the jailer and the lessons we are able to learn from the story. I observe that all three of these characters are slaves of some sort and desperately needed to be freed from slavery. The fact that they are unaware that they are being held captive in...

Based on (Ezekiel 47:1-12) “The Fountain of living waters “calls listeners to reflect on the importance of water in our lives and help us draw spiritual insights that will enable us share in Prophet Ezekiel’s vision of the miraculous formation of some bodies of water that grew from his ankle, knee, and waist until it was deep enough to swim in, and then it rose to a point where he could not cross...

Base on (Acts 16:9-15) “A Catalyst for Spiritual Things” invites listeners of this podcast to consider the examples of Lady Lydia, Europe’s premier Christian convert and how the writer of Luke’s Gospel aptly described her as “a worshiper of God”, because of her openness and willingness to the things of God. Also, Paul and his companion’s operation of the spiritual gift of discernment, their intent...

Based on Genesis 1:1-5 and John 1:1-5 “Let there be light” invites listeners to consider the importance of light in their world. Light is so important to all of God’s creation, this is why one of the first and most important word God spoke at creation was “let there be light”, let there be light so that creation, (the universe in its entirety) will come alive because God is light, there is no dark...

Based on 2 Samuel 7:11-14a and Mark 6:30-34, “Answering the call to rest” invites Christians to consider the subject of rest which seem to be far away for many. Rest is so important to God that the scripture said he rested and now he promised King David, his servant rest from all his troubles, his kingdom will be established on earth through his progeny and eternally through Jesus Christ. We too n...

A call to walk on water, based Matthew 14:22-33, invites us to consider our Christian walk with God as we are called to do impossible things by faith however, we must endeavour to keep our eyes on Jesus Christ who is the Author and Finisher of our faith in the first instance and this includes every aspects of our lives. This is how we learn to step out into the storm-tossed sea and fall back on ou...

Journey into the Unknown (Joshua 3: 7-17) Each day of our lives, like the Children of Israel we are invited to take the journey into the unknown. It may be that you are at the cusp of a new expedition in your life and seeking to properly and sincerely navigate your way through it and you are uncertain of what the outcome might be in a few years from now because the dynamics of your present circums...

Based on Acts 9:1-20 “Paul’s Defining Moment” invites us to consider the intriguing account of Saul an enthusiastic persecutor of Christian believers, in fact, he could be aptly described in contemporary term as a terrorist and a licenced killer in the name of religion, this was evident in his active participation in the crude execution of Stephen one of the seven deacons who became the first Chri...