Download the App!
show episodes
 
We all face challenges in life irrespective of our social status or faith, challenges which we desire to overcome and live victoriously. In most circumstances, victories in life start with being hopeful and resilient as we search for solutions. This Podcast provides inspiration and empowerment based on the Bible, to help us daily find true hope and strength for victorious living. The Host, Charles Zuta, and all the guests who present this Podcast provide a biblical perspective as well as pro ...
  continue reading
 
Loading …
show series
 
Send us a Text Message. S05E02: The Dove Series: Emblems of the Holy Spirit Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta The Holy Spirit is a person. A person, who as the third person in the trinity is responsible for the regeneration of the sinner, leading the believer into the will and purposes of God, and transforming the believer into the image of Christ. While…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S05E01: Lessons from the life of Rebekah Series: Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta David the psalmist posed a question which echoes down the generations when he wrote, 'If the foundations are destroyed, what shall the righteous do? Foundations support everything standing on them and also define what can be built on them. The churc…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S04E26: The Role of Women in Paul's Ministry Series: The Female In God's Plan Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta The Church, the body of Christ is divided over the role of women in Ministry and Leadership. This division in the body of Christ is based largely on the content of two passages of scripture from a letter the Apostle Paul…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S0424: Lessons from the life of Rebekah Series: The Female In God's Plan Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta Rebekah's world was dramatically changed by a 'chance' encounter with a perfect stranger. However, the outcome of that encounter was only possible because of who Rebekah was as a person. What was it about Rebekah that made Go…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S04E25: Lessons from the life of Rahab Series: The Female In God's Plan Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta She lived in Jericho, a city in the crosshairs of God's judgement, a judgement which has been 400 years in waiting. When God's judgement finally came on Jericho, Rahab knew to say and do all the right things. Her actions saved…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S0423: Lessons from the Life of Ruth Series: The Female In God's Plan Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta She was a childless young widow with a devastating personal and family story. But Ruth did not let her past be her final destination. She consistently chose to do the right even at great personal cost and God recognized that. Wh…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S0422: Lessons from the Life of Tamar Series: The Female In God's Plan Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta Judah means praise or praised, but for most part of his adult life, Judah the fourth son of Jacob or Israel was anything but praiseworthy. His life was spiraling downwards until he was forced to confront himself when he crossed…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S0421: The Role of Women In the Jesus's Ministry Series: The Female In God's Plan Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta The body of Christ is divided over the role of women in the work of ministry, but God has no such problem. Actually, God has had women in His plans before the foundation of the world. Since Jesus is the Lamb slain be…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S0420: I am a girl, a woman and in God's plan, not an afterthought Series: The Female In God's Plan Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta Does the world fundamentally misunderstand women? Are women an afterthought of God's plan for mankind? Unfortunately, many cultures and religions seem to think. They don't only believe this and othe…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S0418: Steps to Contentment Series: Lessons from the Public Ministry of Jesus Christ Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta The Apostle Paul viewed contentment as a learned behaviour, a view supported by other passages of scripture on the subject of contentment. This implies there are concrete steps we can take to cultivate contentment…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S0417: Godliness with Contentment Series: Lessons from the Public Ministry of Jesus Christ Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta Godliness does not guarantee contentment in life, it is a must-have attitude which we add on to godliness and our faith. A life of contentment will eventually enhance our Godly testimony as we break free fro…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S04E19: The Loving Father Series: Lessons from the Public Ministry of Jesus Christ Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta Guest: Rev Derek Amanor When Jesus told the Parable of the prodigal son, he was introducing his audience to God as a father and the attributes of His Fatherhood, which was part of his mission on earth. Knowing God a…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S04E16: Relevance of Contentment Series: Lessons from the Public Ministry of Jesus Christ Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta Contentment in life is being satisfied with our present reality while trusting God's goodness towards us, that the turns our lives take will be for the best. This creates internal stability and optimistic out…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S04E15: The Foundation of Contentment Series: Lessons from the Public Ministry of Jesus Christ Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta For the believer in Christ, contentment in life is a 'be-attitude', it is not a given, it has to be cultivated. Fortunately, our contentment is not rooted in our circumstances, but in the unchanging natu…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S04E13: God's Solution to Loneliness Series: Lessons from the Public Ministry of Jesus Christ Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta A recent report by the US Dept of Health and Human Services, drew attention to the epidemic of loneliness prevalent in the US, affecting 1 in 2 people across most demographics. This is collaborated by the…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S04E12: Responding to God's Grace Series: Lessons from the Public Ministry of Jesus Christ Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta When we encounter the power of God, either individually or as a congregation, it can be an awe-inspiring and transformative experience which may last a lifetime. Actually, God expects that kind of response f…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S04E11: Generosity: Blessed to be a Blessing Series: Lessons from the Public Ministry of Jesus Christ Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta When Peter lent Jesus his boat on Lake Genesaret to preach to the multitudes, Jesus responded to Peter's kindness with an act of generosity. After Peter obeyed Jesus's command to launch into the d…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S04E10: The Blessings of Obedience Series: Lessons from the Public Ministry of Jesus Christ Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta Our relationship with God has been variously described as that between a father and child, sheep and shepherd, bride and groom. In each of these descriptions, a vital requirement for reaping the full benefi…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S04E09: The Alabaster Box: Responding to Extravagant Love Series: Lessons from the Public Ministry of Jesus Christ Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta The characters in the Easter story remind us of the role of women in Jesus's ministry and in God's plan of salvation as a whole, beginning with Eve in the garden of Eden. At Easter, i…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S04E07: Embracing God's Grace Series: Lessons from the Public Ministry of Jesus Christ Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta Do we sometimes fall into the trap of being transactional with God, expecting a certain measure of reward for a measure of service? Have we felt bitter and angry with God because we feel we have not been fairly …
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S04E07: Leaves without Figs Series: The Cursing of the Fig Tree Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta Sometimes we wonder why Jesus went looking for Figs on a tree when it wasn't yet the time for Figs. What was it that attracted Jesus to this particular Fig tree and was it right that he ended up cursing the tree when he found nothing …
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S04E06: Importance of Interpersonal Relationships Series: THE HUMAN FACTOR IN MINISTRY Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta God considered Abraham a friend, and by the end of Jesus' earthly ministry He called His Disciples Friends, including Judas Iscariot. So, these divine friendships were regardless of the occasional human imperfec…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S04E05: The Importance of Structures and Processes Series: THE HUMAN FACTOR IN MINISTRY Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta God established order in creation through well defined processes and structures, and God maintains that order by His word. He did the same when He set up formal worship for the Jews under the old testament with…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S04E04: Importance of physical and emotional well-being Series: THE HUMAN FACTOR IN MINISTRY Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta While here on earth, Jesus worked with a human team. He had to deal with their drama, trauma and generally the weaknesses of just being human. So, how did Jesus navigate the foibles of this motley human te…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S04E02: The Essence Of Faith In Our Walk With The Lord Series: Lessons from the Public Ministry of Jesus Christ Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta Guest: Apostle James Nii-Aponsah None of us saw Jesus Christ while he was on earth and we have no empirical proof that heaven exists, still we invest a lifetime in our belief system as C…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S04E01: The Compassionate Shepherd Series: Lessons from the Public Ministry of Jesus Christ Jesus' public ministry teaches vital lessons in how we too can be effective in organizing and ministering to people. Although his ministry was in a different cultural setting and dispensation, he dealt with many of the challenges we f…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S03E18: Occupy Until I come Part 2 Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta Guest: Rev. Prof. Spencer Duncan God has created us human beings for a purpose, so that we might bring Him pleasure in fulfilling His calling upon our lives by employing the services of our body, soul and spirit to their optimum. However, our difficulty is findin…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S03E17: How Victory moves through the gates Series: What Lies at the Gate When the disciples prayed for Peter's deliverance from death at the hands of King Herod, God answered their prayer. But when Peter came home to them, they left him standing behind the gate while they debated in unbelief whether it was really him or his…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S03E16: The Voice of Mercy Series: What Lies at the Gate When the Angels got to Sodom and Gomorrah, they met Lot sitting at the gate of the city. That righteousness man has been tormented and exhausted by the evil of the people in the land. Similarly, Uriah the husband of Bathsheba slept for days at the gate of the Kings pal…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S03E15: The Voice of Mercy Series: Christmas and New Year Series As we look forward to a New Year, top of our prayer lists for the New Year would be things which we want God to do for us. As important as that is, we need to remind ourselves that our eventual evaluation by the Judge of all the earth would be based on what we …
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S03E14: While the World Waits Series: Holiday Series We might never know why Jesus Christ, the promised messiah came when he did, but the Apostle Paul described the timing as 'the fullness of time'. So, why did God wait to send Jesus at that particular time in human history? Christmas and the advent of Jesus is therefore an …
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S03E13: The Cost of Indifference Series: What Lies at the Gate When Eli the Priest heard about the demise of his sons and the loss of the Ark to the Philistines, he fell from his chair, broke his neck, and died at the gate of Shiloh. His epitaph, if written by God, probably would read, 'here lies the man who was indifferent,…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S03E12 The Power of Choice Series: What Lies at the Gate When Peter and John made a decision to not ignore the lame beggar lying at the Beautiful gate as they went into the Temple to Pray, their interaction with him resulted in the first miracle performed by the early church, over 5000 souls were won, and they received an ex…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S03E11: Addressing our Priorities Series: What Lies at the Gate When Jesus told the story of Lazarus, a diseased and hungry man lying at the gate of the rich man, the unspoken part of that story was why Lazarus ended up in heaven, and it wasn't because he was poor and neither did the the rich man end up in hell because he wa…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S03E10: The Real value of a Soul Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta We know that a Soul is precious to God. But how precious? we can only imagine. However, based on the parables taught by Jesus, such as a shepherd leaving the 99 sheep in search of the one lost sheep, or a merchant selling everything he owns to buy one precious pear…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S03E09: God's Value System Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta When Jesus interacted with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well, the divergence of their value systems quickly became apparent. There are several lessons we could learn from their conversation which would inform us about God's value system, His priorities and definitions.…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S03E08: God's Treasure Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta Guest: Ps. Goodwin Gaius Gborglah God has treasures which he expects us to know about and focus our efforts on as heirs of the kingdom of heaven. However, finding and protecting these treasures requires knowledge, dedication and commitment. In this episode, Pastor Goodwin Gb…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S03E07: Laying Up Treasure In Heaven Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta Guest: Rev. Dr. James Commey While we may spend a lifetime creating material wealth here on earth, we must also create wealth or treasure in heaven because eventually, what would really count as true riches are the treasures which we have accumulated in heaven.…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S03E05: Fellowship of The Spirit Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta Guest: Rev. Thelma Odonkor All believers have been left in the care of the Holy Spirit, a Person who being part of the Godhead, yet comes to our side with strength and leads us to maturity as Sons of God. But how is our relationship with the Holy Spirit? how sensit…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta Guest: Ps. Goodwin Gaius Gborglah God has treasures which he expects us to know about and focus our efforts on as heirs of the kingdom of heaven. However, finding and protecting these treasures requires knowledge, dedication and commitment. In this episode, Pastor Goodwin Gborglah discusses our re…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S03E04: How God values things Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta. If we are to appreciate what really matters to God, and be able to create value by the things we do in God's House, we need to understand God's valuation system, the criteria God uses to assign value to things. In this episode I discuss some of the parameters of God'…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S03E03: What Really Matters to God - Part 1 Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta. When we understand and agree with God's priorities, objectives and definitions, we would be able to spend our effort on activities which create value for time and eternity, because it is only God who defines what is valuable. Moreover, our walk with God…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S03E02: Stewardship & Accountability of God's Blessings Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta. After Jesus fed the five thousand and four thousand, he asked the disciples to collect the fragments or what is left over after the people have had their fill so that nothing is wasted or lost. The question is, why bother to mitigate waste i…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S02E50: Progression of the Tithe - The Tithe in the new Testament and Church era Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta. God has a plan for the financial success or prosperity of His Children. This plan is part of our Salvation by grace through faith through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the Cross. However, as with the promises of G…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S02E49: Progression of the Tithe - From Abraham to the Mosaic Laws Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta. God has a plan for the financial success or prosperity of His Children. This plan is part of our Salvation by grace through faith through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the Cross. However, as with the promises of God, there are …
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S02E48: Tithe & Offering as a Memorial Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta. God has a plan for the financial success or prosperity of His Children. This plan is part of our Salvation by grace through faith through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the Cross. However, as with the promises of God, there are conditions associated with G…
  continue reading
 
Send us a Text Message. S02E47: Leveraging the Tithe Host: Rev. Dr. Charles Zuta. God has a plan for the financial success or prosperity of His Children. This plan is part of our Salvation through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the Cross. However, as with the promises of God, there are conditions associated with God's plan for financial prosperit…
  continue reading
 
Loading …

Quick Reference Guide