The Freedom Fighter Podcast

It's hard for us to win the battle for our hearts and minds when we're haunted by the regrets of our past. .... Jesus invites us to come to Him for rest, rest for our souls, rest from the burdens we carry from our past choices and failures. Rest from our regrets. What an offer!! What a promise!! Spoken to a group of guys at a rehabilitation centre, Derek, shares this weeks message around: No regre...

VICTORY is an act of defeating an enemy or opponent in a battle, game, or other competition. It’s to triumph, to succeed. .... It's to successfully overcome or CONQUER a problem or weakness. .... A BREAKTHROUGH is a sudden, dramatic, and important discovery, ADVANCE, SUCCESS, IMPROVEMENT or development. .... In this week's message Derek shares around these things from a recent recovery retreat. Pr...

The Royal Marine Commandos have an ethos, a spirit and a mindset drilled into them as part of their training. The commando mindset is; be the first to understand, the first to adapt and respond and the first to overcome. …. Quickly adapting and altering our lives to what God says to us is key to experiencing the victory He has won for us and is leading us in to. …. Join Pastor Vince Gartland and D...

Trying to overcome spiritual problems without spiritual revelation is futile. .... Join Derek and Martin King this week as they discuss the importance of asking for EYES THAT SEE so that we can direct our efforts to successfully overcome in the battle for our hearts and minds. "You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." (John 8:32) 🗡🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🔥❤️ .... This is why the Scriptures sa...

In part 2 of the Fighting to Win series Martin King joins Derek to discuss how we can begin to move out of the sinking sand of fighting a losing battle by receiving context about the battle we're facing. They share personal experiences around this which have led to a shift in perspective that’s made all the difference in terms of their confidence to fight and win in the battles they’ve faced. .......

Do you feel like you’re fighting a losing battle against the issues you’re facing in life? .... Do you know anyone who’s losing the battle for their minds after the amount of pain, loss and disappointment we’ve encountered over these last years? .... How do we fight and win in the daily battle for our mind? .... Listen into part 1, OUTSIDE HELP, of our new Fighting to Win series. We all need outsi...

Join Derek and Paul Algeo from 'North Ayr the Gither' as they wrap up the Pruned for Better Fruit series by discussing the need for us to attack the weaknesses we see in ourselves....not punish ourselves because of them, complain about them, make excuses about them or blame others for them. We can be set free and totally transformed as we take responsibility for our spiritual, mental and physical...

Pruned for Better Fruit: ONGOING INVENTORY You can’t be spiritually, mentally and physically well with a heart full of things like fear, hate, hurt and judgment. We can heal and come fully alive by stepping out of denial, by facing & detecting our condition and then correcting our attitudes and behaviours. Listen in to this special Easter recording as Martin King & Debbie O’Brian join Derek to sha...

Pruned for Better Fruit: AGAINST THE TIDE “He who swims against the stream comes to the Source.” - Herr Muller Do you find yourself just going with the flow, seeking out the paths of least resistance, less struggle, less stress, more self gratification, led by your short term pleasure and happiness? When God corrects us and shows us the way, it “IS AGAINST THE TIDE WE MUST DIRECT ALL OUR EFFORT.”...

Pruned for Better Fruit: WE ARE NEVER THERE Pride and complacency says; “I’ve arrived, look at how good I’m doing compared to others, look at what I know and teach.” Humility says, “I’ve not arrived. I appreciate the fruits I’m producing, I appreciate the changes in my life and the good things God is doing through me but I’m a work in progress, I refuse to rest on yesterdays success.” Listen in to...

Pruned for Better Fruit: RECEIVING CORRECTION Pruning isn’t punishment! Correction isn’t condemnation! If we refuse to receive correction we disqualify ourselves from producing better results, more and better fruit. Join Pastor Vince Gartland and Derek as they discuss this part of the pruning process in this weeks podcast. 🗡🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️ “And have you forgotten his encouraging words spoken to you as...

Exciting new series around Pruned for Better Fruit. In this first session we set the stage and seek to UNDERSTAND WHY we need to be pruned, with the goal of growing in appreciation of the process. “You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” 🗡🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️ “I AM the True Vine, and My Father is the Vinedresser. Any branch in Me that does not bear fruit [that stops bearing] He cuts awa...

DIGESTING WHAT WE'VE ALREADY GOT. Here’s the 4th and final part of our series on ‘Something Inside So Strong.’ We'll never get all the goodness out of God's word into our hearts by surface skimming and neglecting our input time. We've got to take the time to feed on the Word and digest it so we can comprehend and grasp what it means for us personally, as "Faith begins where the Will of God is know...

‘Receiving Truth that Frees Our Mind’ Here’s part 3 of our series on ‘Something Inside So Strong.’ Martin King and Derek share personal stories and insights around the powerful truths in James 1:21. Praying this conversation really encourages, lightens and inspires you as you listen in 🗡🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️ Song: 'Something Inside So Strong.' Artist: Labi Siffre Album: So Strong Released: 1987 “Therefore la...

Part 2 of Something Inside So Strong; NO ROOT - NO LASTING FRUIT Jesus said when the truth doesn’t sink deep into our hearts we’re prone to fall away in testing times. Pastor Vince Gartland and Derek share their hearts around these things and establish the truth that; “WE’RE ABLE TO STAND FIRM BECAUSE OF WHAT WE’RE STANDING ON.” 🙌🏻🙏🏻 Praying this conversation really encourages and strengthens...

Welcome to our new series around 'Something Inside So Strong.' In the midst of a world of unrest we so need something inside that "they can't get to." Join us this week as Vince Gartland and Derek share their hearts around building our lives on the rock, that secure foundation of the promises of God. 🗡🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️ Song: 'Something Inside So Strong.' Artist: Labi Siffre Album: So Strong Released: 198...

Session 8: Prioritising Intimacy In this, our last teaching of the retreat, Derek shares his heart off script. Only half of the session was captured due to recording issues, but it’s enough. “And I will walk at liberty and at ease, for I have sought and inquired for [and desperately required] Your precepts.” ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭119‬:‭45‬ ‭AMPC‬‬ 🗡🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🔥❤️

Session 7: Receiving the Mothering Comfort of God “For the Lord says this, “Behold, I extend peace to her (Jerusalem) like a river, And the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream; And you will be nursed, you will be carried on her hip and [playfully] rocked on her knees. AS ONE WHOM HIS MOTHER COMFORTS, SO WILL I COMFORT YOU; And you will be comforted in Jerusalem.”” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭66‬:‭12‬-‭...

Session 6: Experiencing the Father’s Embrace “The resting place of his love will become the very source and root of your life. Then you will be empowered to discover what every holy one experiences—the great magnitude of the astonishing love of Christ in all its dimensions. How deeply intimate and far-reaching is his love! How enduring and inclusive it is! Endless love beyond measurement that tran...

Session 5: Absorbing Beauty to Heal and Recover from the Harshness of the World. Fintan Supple presents an experience of absorbing beauty from music, essential oils, and nature as a daily practise which helps us heal and recover from the harshness of the world we’re living in. “If you want to look for more of God you’ve got to look with more of you.” Song: Tenderness (feat. Chris Coleman) - Tony A...

Session 4: What’s in the Way of Our Rescue? The goal is resilience, to draw deep from the well within but there’s a battle on and our attention is the prize. How many of us are absolute slaves to our technology? We’re needing rescued and counter cultural and revolutionary action must be taken to escape. In session 4 Vince Gartland shares around the vitally important message of What’s in the Way of...

Session 3: Drawing From & Depending Upon the Well Within. Therapists Fintan&Elaine Supple, from Wild at Heart Uk&Ireland, lead us into an experience of how to dive into the depths of our being to draw from the well of life within us. An interactive and very helpful session with a short teaching from John Eldredge. The Temple; The Bible Project https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wTnq6I3vUbU The Well Wit...

Session 2: Benevolent Detachment Jesus offers us an unburdened life. He invites us to come to Him for rest and refreshment. He invites us to to throw all our cares onto Him, for He cares about righting whats wrong and He encourages us to learn to live freely and lightly. Sounds to good to be true right? Is this even possible in a world full of unrest and distraction? We explore the practice of Ben...

Session 1: RECEIVING THE STRENGTH TO STAND THROUGH THE COMING STORMS. We all need strength in the hour we're living through. Is there a conquering, overcoming strength available we aren't tapping into? We explore and establish this in this session asking that God, from the riches of His Glory, would strengthen, energize, and reinforce our hearts and innermost being with a supernatural strength and...

Debbie used mental health services for 30 years to cope with the pain and trauma she carried due to grief, resulting in lifelong addiction and life controlling issues. Listen in and hear how she moved from being traumatized and emotionally insecure by experiencing a miraculous healing and discovering keys that have made her free! 🗡🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️ Music: 'Belonging' Music to Journal by, Vol. 3: Soaking...