EncounterPodcast

Isaiah 41:13 This meditation from Isaiah 41 is an invitation to notice the hand that has already taken yours. Not as a hand you must reach for in your bravest moment, but as a hand already holding yours in your most fearful one. Does Encounter help you walk hand-in-hand with God? Please consider giving! What fear can you give to the One holding your hand right now?

Lamentations 3:22-23 This meditation from the third chapter of Lamentations will help you reclaim hope.  Encounter God in this, his recreation of that first day so long ago. It's new for Him each morning, and can be for you, too. Does Encounter help you renew your hope?  Please consider giving! What is your praise as the day begins?

Deuteronomy 31:6 This meditation from Deuteronomy 31 is a reflection on having faith to walk and walk well as we take steps held secure with our hand in God's.  Does Encounter help you walk with the Lord?  Please consider giving! How has the Lord picked you up when you stumble?

Genesis 1:27 This meditation is a reflection on the truth that God created each of us in his own likeness. He created us to be like Himself-- each of us created as unique gifts to the world for His glory. Does Encounter help you glorify God?  Please consider giving! How do others see God in you?

Matthew 11:28 This meditation from Matthew 11 is a reflection on finding rest in the presence of God. I pray you will discover how to turn away from the false rest of the world to find true rest in Jesus, the fulfillment of all that you seek. Does Encounter help you find rest?  Please consider giving! Do you find the most peaceful retreat in creation or the Creator?

Galatians 6:2 This meditation from Galatians 6 is about exploring ways to share the burdens of others and finding others to help carry some of yours. Does Encounter help you release your burdens?  Please consider giving! What (and whose) burdens are you carrying today?

Hosea 10:12 The invitation of Hosea 10:12 is not a guilt trip. It is a promise. When you turn the soil of your heart and seek the Lord, He comes. He rains righteousness. He doesn't just observe your effort. He meets it. Does Encounter help you say yes to the Lord's invitation? Please consider giving! What has been left untended in your life?

Psalm 30:5 I pray this guided meditation from Psalm 30 will help you embrace forgiveness, let go of grudges, and discover hope, gratitude, and joy. Does Encounter help you embrace forgiveness?  Please consider supporting us. Is there someone you need to forgive?

1 Peter 5:6 Joyce Meyer said, "Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting."  This meditation from 1 Peter will help you stop minding the time and cast your cares on Him who created time. Does Encounter help you find peace?  Please consider giving! What worries do you need to leave with the Lord today?

John 8:32 The theme of this meditation from John 8 is freedom. I pray you will be encouraged to leave behind what binds, so you can race ahead free and fast into the presence of God. Does Encounter help you find freedom?  Please consider giving! What thoughts, fears, regrets, or shame still hold you captive?

Psalm 121:1-2 It is my prayer that this guided audio meditation will offer you encouragement as you seek to worship God today. Be encouraged to strive toward joyful praise to the Lord as you long for His help. Does Encounter help you experience the joy of the Lord?  Please Consider Giving! How has God helped you in the midst of a struggle?

Proverbs 1:7 I pray this meditation from the first chapter of Proverbs will help you begin your voyage towards knowledge by first taking a step towards God. Does Encounter help you move closer to God?  Please consider giving! How might your attempts to achieve wisdom make you wiser?

Galatians 5:24 In today's meditation, we'll contemplate our longing for healing and find acceptance in the healing that is already ours, as we live by the present Spirit of God. Does Encounter help you walk with the Lord?  Please consider giving! Where do you need God's healing today?

Psalm 18:2 The theme of this meditation from Psalm 18 is trust.  We'll be reminded to have faith in something other than ourselves, placing our trust in the One we can always trust.  Does Encounter help you trust in the Lord?  Please consider giving! In recent times, how has God shown his trustworthiness?

Matthew 6:34 "Future Tripping" is peering into the imagined future and anticipating an outcome. The theme of this meditation from Matthew 6 is overcoming anxiety by learning to live in the present moment in the presence of a very present God. Does Encounter help you live in the moment?  Please consider giving! What can you do to stay in the present moment with God?

2 Peter 1:3 You may not have all you want, but you have all that you need. I pray this contemplation will help you know the truth that God has all you need pertaining to living a godly life. Does Encounter help you find peace?  Please consider giving! What do you need to live a dynamic spiritual life?

Daniel 12:3 I pray the theme of this meditation from Daniel 12 will offer you the encouragement you need to slow down and become more far-sighted as you find peace in the consistency of forever. Does Encounter help you look toward the eternal?  Please consider giving! Are you near-sighted or far-sighted?

Proverbs 16:9 This guided audio meditation will help you reflect on balancing the plans and resolutions we make with the path the Lord directs for us-- trusting in God to determine our path. Does Encounter help you walk with the Lord?  Please consider giving! What are the motivations behind your current goals?

Psalm 46:1 In this guided audio meditation, we will reflect on finding a safe harbor when the world around you feels like it's beginning to collapse.  Does Encounter draw you near to the Lord?  Please Consider Giving! How do you react when the ground beneath you is unstable?

Hebrews 13:8 The theme of this meditation from Hebrews 13 is consistency with a firm foundation.  Maintain a desire to pursue a very consistent foundational God while being open to new aspects of who He is. Does Encounter help you pursue the Lord?  Please consider giving! Whose faith do you most admire?

Colossians 3:2 The noise of life can be deafening at times with clanging, clutter, and endless distractions. The theme of this meditation is lifting your eyes from earthly noise to heavenly peace.  Does Encounter help you block out the noise?  Please consider giving! How will you respond in moments of distraction?

Matthew 22:37 This meditation from the 22nd chapter of Matthew will help you use love to steer you through life. Use love to navigate through any situation you encounter. Does Encounter help you love God and love others?  Please consider giving! What do you think is the #1 rule to living a fulfilling life?

Psalm 100:5 The theme for this meditation from Psalm 100 is steadfastness.  We'll find that we can return to moments of unfailing love, looking no further than the unfailing presence of God. Does Encounter help you experience the unfailing love of Christ?  Please consider giving! Is there a place from your past that holds memories of love?

Galatians 5:14 This meditation from Galatians 5 is about having the freedom to love beyond yourself, loving everyone as God does, and treating everyone you meet as though they are the only one in your care.  Does Encounter help you love others?  Please consider giving! Who needs your undivided attention and love today?

Deuteronomy 6:5 This meditation from Deuteronomy 6 is a reminder to center your mind, body, and soul on remembering what matters most. Does Encounter help you focus on the things that matter?  Please consider giving! What matters most to you?

John 1:14 In this meditation from John 1, we'll focus on creating enough space in our tightly scheduled days for God to be revealed even during our distractions.  Does Encounter help you meet with the Lord?  Please consider giving! Do you allow enough margin in your busy life to discover God?

Matthew 6:19 I pray you will spend this time setting aside what is fleeting to be transformed by the eternal — surrendering your desire for worldly attention and surrendering your heart to Christ. Does Encounter encourage you to focus on the eternal?  Please consider giving! What worldly desires do you need to surrender today?

Psalm 113:3 I pray this meditation will encourage you to pause throughout your day for creation to remind you of the Creator.  Does Encounter remind you to look for your Creator in all things?  Please consider giving! What aspects of God's creation most remind you of the Creator?

John 13:34  The theme of this meditation from John 13 is a reflection on showing love, accepting Christ as our example of how to be known, and being satisfied with living our lives to love. Does Encounter help you live your life in love?  Please consider giving to us! How do you show love to others? How do others show love to you?

Romans 6:23 This meditation from Romans 6:23 will help you be more mindful of God's precious gift of time.  It is designed to help you center on the best way to spend the time you have. Does Encounter help you use your time wisely?  Please consider giving! What small things do you waste the most time doing?

Ephesians 4:2 This meditation from Ephesians 4 is an invitation to bear with the people God has placed in your life. Not as a burden endured through gritted teeth, but as a weight that love makes carryable. Paul writes, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love. Before it is a command, it is a description of how God has always held you. Does Encounter help you walk in gentleness? Please consider giving! What would it look like to carry someone the way Christ carries you?

Psalm 126:5 In today's meditation from Psalm 126, we'll focus on learning to be mindful of how joy abides within every moment of our lives, becoming aware of how even our tears can reap shouts of joy. Does Encounter help you find joy?  Please consider giving! When last did you experience true joy?

James 5:8 This meditation from James 5 is an invitation to wait differently. Not as passing time until something happens, but as establishing your heart on something certain. James writes to weary believers, be patient, establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. The Lord is not merely coming someday. He is near now. Does Encounter help you be patient while you wait? Please consider giving! What is your waiting doing to your heart?

1 Corinthians 16:13-14 The theme for this meditation is learning to love without ceasing.  It is my prayer that you will become aware of endless moments to recognize and reflect on the love of God and be mindful of a world in constant need of His unceasing love. Does Encounter help you rediscover the love of God?  Please consider giving! Who can you love regardless of their love for you?

Matthew 5:44 I pray this meditation will help you see with new eyes, so you can transform a tired life with a newfound faith. Does Encounter help you see with new eyes?  Please consider giving to us! Who in your life needs to be truly seen today?

1 John 1:7 The theme of this meditation from 1 John 1 is living in the light.  It is my prayer that this meditation will help you acknowledge your darkness and accept the light of God, finding hope in Him. Does Encounter help you find hope?  Please consider giving! When have you experienced the light of God overtaking darkness in your life?

Galatians 6:9 Galatians 6:9 is not a command to stop feeling tired. It is a promise spoken into the tiredness. There is a harvest coming. God does not waste faithful effort. The seed that has been planted in prayer, in service, in quiet integrity, in the repeated choice to love well even when it is not returned. None of it is lost. Does Encounter help you find peace?  Please consider giving! Is there something good in your life right now that you have quietly been thinking about giving up on?

Luke 6:37 The theme for this meditation from Luke 6 is being seen.  Focus on being mindful of our actions so that others see the peace of God in what we say and what we do. Does Encounter help you find peace?  Please consider giving! What persecution have you faced? How did you respond?

Proverbs 11:25 Proverbs 11:25 is an invitation to bet your life on the generosity of God. Not recklessly. But trustingly. To live with open hands rather than clenched ones, believing that what you release will come back around in ways you could not have planned. Does Encounter help you trust the Lord? Please consider giving.  When was the last time you gave something away without expecting anything back, and actually felt more alive for it?

Mark 11:24 This guided audio meditation from Mark 11 will offer you much encouragement as you seek to worship God today. I hope it will lead you to transparent worship, honest praise, and sincere longing. Does Encounter help you find authenticity?  Please consider giving! What masks do you wear?

1 John 4:16 This meditation from 1 John 4 is an invitation to abide. Not as a guest in God's love, visiting when you have earned it, but as someone who lives there. Does Encounter help you abide in the love of God?  Please consider giving! What would it look like to make your home inside the love of God?

Isaiah 60:3 The theme of this meditation from Isaiah 60 is hope. I pray you will find peace knowing there is a way forward because, with God, nothing is impossible. Does Encounter help you experience hope?  Please consider giving! When last did the light of the Lord outshine your black night?

Luke 16:10 In today's meditation, we'll talk about skipping shortcuts and being faithful in order to see actual results. Does Encounter help you increase your patience?  Please consider giving! Is there an area of your life where you need extra patience today?

James 3:13 James 3:13 is not a rebuke. It is an invitation. It is asking all of us the same question: does the wisdom you claim actually show up in your daily life? Not in your arguments. In your conduct. In the way you treat people when you are tired, when you are frustrated, when you have been given every reason to be anything but gentle. Does Encounter help you discover the wisdom of Christ?  Please consider giving! Is the wisdom you carry something people around you can actually see?

Psalm 34:19 The promise in Psalm 34:19 is not that your life will be free of hardship. It is far better than that. It is that God is present inside every hardship, and that His deliverance is never in doubt. "Out of them all." That is not a small phrase. That is the whole story. Does Encounter help you find freedom in Christ?  Please consider giving! When you are in the middle of your hardest season, do you actually believe that God sees it?

Luke 12:3 The theme for this meditation is disclosure. There are always eyes to see and ears to hear-- if not the prying gaze of a neighbor, then indeed the eternal presence of God. Does Encounter help you find a safe haven in Christ?  Please consider giving! What secrets is God asking you to reveal to Him?

Isaiah 40:31 The theme of this meditation from Isaiah 40 is strength -- a gift of resilience. I pray that you feel renewed so that you can walk, run, and soar by the power and grace of God.  Does Encounter help you experience God's grace?  Please consider giving! Why do you need God's strength today?

Ephesians 3:20-21 This guided audio meditation from Ephesians 3 will offer you hope as you seek to worship God, perhaps even during your struggles, or to find encouragement as you seek relief in the midst of recent disappointment. Does Encounter help you find freedom in Christ?  Please consider giving! Think of a recent struggle or disappointment. How did God comfort you in the midst of your pain?

James 5:16 This meditation is a contemplation on finding the courage to be vulnerable with someone in prayer. Does Encounter help you find courage?  Please consider giving! What vulnerabilities is God asking you to reveal in prayer?

Proverbs 18:21 The theme of this meditation is the lingering power of words. It is my hope that you will be reminded words have the power to hurt, and the power to heal. Does Encounter help you find comfort?  Please consider supporting us. Who needs to hear healing words from you today?