Just "ONE" Encounter | John Giftah | Christian Sermon - Fuel for the Soul with John Giftah

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Welcome to Fuel for the Soul with John Gifta. I'm going to talk to today about all you need is one in Koto. Yes, you may be waiting for your life to turn it onto or maybe you've been praying about somebody else. Maybe they're going off track. They're not living the life that they're called to live, the life that God wants them to live. They've gone off track, maybe into the wrong company. Or maybe you yourself are feeling like John, I know I need to let go of these wrong habits in my life. I need to get my life set together, get on track.

But you know, I'm just not able to I don't know why my life is just in such a mess. And you know, I'm not able to turn the tables around and not able to make ammends myself. And I want you guys to understand something here. You're not alone. You're not alone. And even the people that you feel you've been praying about and they've gone too far from God and his word, his standard, and you're thinking like, oh my gosh, I think it's time to just give up. But I want you guys to understand that you know, the God we serve is a merciful God.

You know, the Bible says that it's not his will for people to perish but to have eternal life, and it's not his will for each of us to go off track and you know, live in that kind of a life. That's not what He wants is to do right. And at the same time, I want you to understand, yes, there's a place where we need to come to the place where you know, we need we have a role to play. I know I'm not saying this, uh, you know, don't do anything a continuancein like when you can actually do something about it.

But at the same time, there are moments when you're not able to take any step, or you're not able to do something, you don't have the strength for it, and your life is just not turning around. At some point you need to understand it's not you, but it's God who's sovereignly in control. Right. You need to understand that. And all you need is one encounter with a lord. And all a person needs is one encounter with the Lord to see their life changed. I want to share two scriptures with you, and I want to take this forward two examples.

Actually, if you see in First Samuel, chapter ten, you need to understand that there is a moment when Solve he's just living a normal life, like he's just chasing donkeys. He says he has no expectation of anything turning around. But in this moment, he has an encounter with Prophet Samuel, right, and Prophet Samuel is giving him this word that he's going to become the next or the first king of Israel. It's an exciting moment for Soil, and you know he was still just living a carnal life in factor why why do you say that?

One of the reasons is because even when he was trying to give up because they could not find a donkey in the previous chapter. You know, his servant just says, there's a prophet in town. Why don't we inquired about the donkey? You know. In other words, he doesn't even know about the prophet. You know, it's such a famous profit prophet Samuel is there, but he doesn't even know. He's not He's not spiritually in the right track at all. He was just living on carnal normal mediocre, uh, you know, worldly lifestyle.

But you know, even a person like that, he has an encounter with Samuel, and Samuel, you know, gives him a lot of prophecies that you know, and eventually this guy starts prophesying. I mean, it's it's interesting if you just read through these chapters. But what I want to focus on is verse nine. It says that Assault turned and started to leave. God gave him a new heart as God as sorry, Assault turned and started to leave, God gave him a new heart, and all Samuel's signs were fulfilled that day. Okay, I read to you from the Nalty version.

So one encounter, one encounter. So now you may say, this is he's meeting with Samuel. How can you say this encountered with God. Because in the Old Testament people do not have direct encounters with God. For the most part, very few people did right. They most of the time they solved the law through profits. Right. But today you and I in in in the New Testament, we have an advantage because the whale has been torn. You don't need to go through a profit or through a pastor, or through a high priest.

You can go directly to the throne or grace because the Holy Spirit of God lives on the inside of you. So today you know you can directly hack that encounter with the Lord. But here you see when Saul, even when he had the conversation with Samuel, things seemed like he was just the same. But the Bible says the minute he turned and left, God did a miracle. What I want you to understand is all it takes is one touch, one moment, God can just turn the tables around saddenly and quickly. No matter where you're heading right now, God can suddenly change the course of your life.

Another example is also Saul in the New Testament. You know, the Lord was just reminding me of the comparison between both the Saults, and you see both of them were on the wrong path. The Saul in the New Testament was such a guy that he wanted to kill Christians. He wants running to kill and murder, and he was finding the joy in that, and he got his approval from that, his identity from that. But one encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus, from being a serial killer, he becomes a soul winner.

Think about it. One encounter with Jesus transforms him from being a serial killer to become a soul winner. I want you, guys, understand, no matter where you are in life, no matter where whoever you've been praying about is in life, you have no idea when God is going to suddenly speak with them. Suddenly one encounter with Jesus and their life is going to change. It could be you. You need a touch. Just have that heart, say God, I want this, I want this. I know my life is not going in the right place.

I know that I need to make Ammen's God. I'm not able to please. I want an encounter. Please Lord, I want to touch, Please Lord. I want a transformation. Now. I'm telling you, when you have that heart, God will speak to you. God will transform you. God will meet you, and the way he's going to do is going to be different from different people. You know, back in the day, I remember a lot of times people put formula. I don't know, maybe people still do that. I don't I'm not connected to anyone like that.

But used to say, you know, somebody prayed for twenty one days. Of course, Daniel there was an example. So they said, you know, pray for twenty one days and your miracle will come. You know, somebody said forty days and your miracle come. Somebody you know tried something for fifty six days, and you know, people come up with different things like that. You know. See, I want you to understand. See if God specifically leads you to do twenty one days or forty days, because these are scriptural numbers.

You see, Jesus fasted for forty days, or you know, Daniel braided in prayer for the answer for twenty one days, or even if you look at you may up building the wall in fifty two days. So if there are specific numbers, and if the Lord specifically leads you to do something in particular in a specific way, you know, I'm open. You know, however the Lord leads you, go ahead but don't go and put your faith on formula. Just because for somebody it worked into any one days doesn't mean it's going to work for you in twenty one days.

That's what I want you guys to understand. It's not a formula. It's not It's not like, Oh, it happened in forty days for somebody, it should happen for me. No, it happened in you know, forty years for somebody like David became king around forty it's going to become the same for me. No. You know, God's timing is different. God's ways are different. So get into that place where you say, I'm not after Formila, but I'm after an encounter with Jesus, and one encounter suddenly can change the trajectory of your life.

Lord, today I pray in the name of Jesus, you will put that thirst in each and everyone we're listening to have that encounter with you, that you will speak to them, reach out to them. If they're like a Saul going after worldly things, transform them and let them go into the destiny that you have said for them, or if you're like the Saul going against your will, your people killing you know of course, I'm sure you guys are not killing anyone, but I'm just saying, you know, going against what God has, the standard that God has, or going against or you're not taking up the call that God has over your life.

I pray that you will have that moment with Jesus from being a guy who was just a serial killer, he became a soul winner. You will also see the change and transformation a man. God bless you. You've been listening to Fuel for the Soul with John Gifta. We hope you were blessed and inspired to live the life that God has for you. Make sure to subscribe to the John gifted YouTube channel for regular uploads of sermons, skits, interviews, and more. Follow John Gifta on Instagram for regular inspirational posts, and don't forget to check out the best selling books written by John Gifta, Who Am I which will help you understand your identity and the latest number one bestseller Unveil your Purpose, helping you discover your purpose and to start walking in it.

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