Pastor Essien talks (Young Ecclesia Nation): Recent Episodes
Pastor Essien
Marriage & Relationships! A hot topic in Christian circles, well let's see what scriptures has to say about it.
Consecration is beautiful but it seems for many of us, that device in our hands we call a phone could be the enemy. How do we deal with that? Find out in today's episode!
There's an attitude to prayer, there is a "how to" for prayer. Join us as we unravel "gumnazo eusebeia".
What are our boundaries regarding biblical honour? What does honour mean for the believer practically today?
Honor is a largely controversial topic in the body of Christ especially with abuse of it in certain aspects of the body. In this episode, we discuss some principles of honoring your pastor and what scriptures have to say on it.
In Christian theological circles, the topic of the Trinity is a hotly debated one. Here's what we think about the Trinity.
In this episode we'd be looking at the relationship between Christ's divinity and our salvation. Enjoy!
Man is a spirit that has a soul and lives in a body... are you sure? Find out in this episode!
In this episode, we continue our teaching on the gathering of God's people especially in relation to what it looked like in the Mosaic era. Enjoy!
The gathering of believers, oh the author of Hebrews definitely knew what he was talking about when he said do not forsake it. What are our thoughts towards God's meetings? What is our focus in these meetings? Find out in this episode.
Yeah just like the title suggests, this episode is about the price we pay in the Christian walk. It has cost men over the centuries multiple things to serve Christ effectively, what will it cost you?
In this Christian journey, we must acknowledge we all still have a will. So there's a willing commitment that must be made on the part of the believer for him to fully pursue Christ as he should. Find out more in the first episode of our two-part series.
Elders, deacos etc. What do these words mean in the context of the church? Find out in this episode
In this episode we speak on how the safety of a believer can be closely linked to the gift of prophecy. Dive in!
We continue our apologetics series and keep grooming our skill to logically defend the faith.
Money!! Often treated like a taboo topic in certain circles but it is yet an important one. What is the believer's relationship with money? How does one handle ministry and the cares of life as well? Find out in the first episode of the money matters series.
The logical defence of our faith, one every believer should be skilled in. Dive into the first episode of our apologetics series.
Prayer, we say that and often just think of the activity but don't spend time ruminating on why we pray. Why do we pray? What was so compelling about prayer that got Christ doing all night vigils? Find out in this episode.
In today's episode we bring back one of the classic interviews with a friend of Pastor Essien's, Pastor Chenemi. He dives into his university fellowship experience and there are lessons to learn for fostering a familial bond amongst the brethren. Enjoy!
In this episode we consider the following God's plan series and gain a holistic view of how God leads us.
The leading of God is extremely valuable to mankind as man was not designed to live separate from him. We continue to learn how this leading is made available to us in the third episode of the following God's plan series.
We continue with the second part of this series finding out more about how God directs us.
Join us in this 4 part series as we seek to understand better the dynamics of God's leadings and how to properly key into God's will for our lives.
We're not done with love yet, so in this episode we'll be diving more into the love walk and also highlighting the interesting topic of meditation.
Continuing with our topic of love, we go into practical ways of showing love in our everyday lives.
Build capacity for the maniifestation of the supernatural! Don't know how? Find out in this episode.
We have access to the supernatural but why do we not walk in it more? Find out in this episode.
What's the role of order and discipline in God's kingdom even down to our church services? Find out in this episode.
Finances, finances, finances. It seems like a topic we can't shy away from. Well we shouldn't! Learn in this episode the intersection of God's plan and your money.
Pastor Essien in this episode speaks on the supernatural sustenance a believer has access to. Listen in on how you can be kept by God's power.
Pastor Odudu Essien revisits the topic of Orthodoxy analyzing the role the foundational apostles played in the establishment of Christian doctrine.
Join us in this episode to discuss the place of ministry gifts and where you fit in God's plan to be a ministry gift yourself to others.
Pastor Essien does a study on Romans 8:19 and the role believers have to play on the earth.
We conclude our exposition from scripture on how Jesus never promoted gender inequality in today's episode.
Living for God! In today's episode we look at how we can live that life Christ paid for, we learn how we can live just like Jesus.
There's a misconception among some that believe Jesus promoted inequality amongst the genders establishing the men over the women. Well, that's just not true. Find out how in this episode.
Look at the hotly debated topic of homosexual desires and you see so many different perspectives but let's see what scripture has to say about it.
The bible speaks often about how the flesh and the spirit of a believer are constantly in contention. Well in this episode, learn how to make sure the Spirit wins that never-ending war.
The mind plays a very important part in the expression of the supernatural for us as believers.
As believers, faith is a part of our very existence and core to all of our beliefs. Find out how faith is a part of our heritage as believers.
The temple of God and the law existed before the coming of Christ Jesus but why did they exist at all. Find out in this episode.
Our relationships are a part of our lives even in the secular space but they also play a part in our spiritual lives as well. Listen to see how to cultivate those beautiful spiritual relationships and friendships.
See the effect of prayer and the work it does in our hearts as believers towards allowing the will of God to be worked through us.
We dive into the place of sacrifice in the believer's life and how it takes such a huge priority.
There are many religions in the world, why should you choose Christianity? Well find out in this episode.
As believers we're equipped with the supernatural and that's absolutely amazing BUT why are we equipped with it? Well short answer is love, for the long answer, listen in.
This episode, we explore the balance between the supernatural and logical within the Christian faith. It is neither purely logical or purely supernatural, it is beautifully both.
"And he expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself... Luke 24:27". What were the thing
While we're still in the book of 1 Timothy, we are wrapping up chapter 5 in this episode.
We're still pushing on into the book of 1 Timothy and will be looking at chapter 5 in this episode.
Let's dive deep into the book of 1 Timothy and see the relevance of chapter 1 to our daily lives.
"That's how you treat the devil!" - A statement by Wigglesworth commenting on violently dealing with the devil. Well, we'd be going deeper into dealing with the devil this episode.
Pastor Essien dives into fundamentals of the gifts of the Spirit and prophecy in particular.
The mind, everything proceeds from a person's mind and it's extremely important as conditioning the mind conditions our conduct. Learn in this episode how the mind relates to the believer's life
In this episode, we go deeper into understanding the laws guiding the realm of the Spirit.
Need to host a meeting full of the tangible power of God? Let's not talk too much, just listen to this episode.
Connecting with a realm above ours, in today's teaching we'd be talking about being able to impose the environment of heaven on earth. Sounds complicated? Then listen in.
We conclude this series on finding the balance between all these areas of our individual lives which all seem to carry some importance.
There are multiple areas of life and as believers we're not only allowed but encouraged to be excellent in them all. Listen to find out how to bring balance to all the areas of your life.
This episode explores a topic not widely discussed amongst the church, apologetics, the logical defence of one's faith. Dive in!
In this series, we'd be diving into the fundamentals of faith! One of the most important topics to the body of Christ
In this series, we'd be diving into the fundamentals of faith! One of the most important topics to the body of Christ.
Excellence is an attribute of God and by extension us as well. In this episode we dive into what that excellence could look like.
There's a life that Jesus paid for us to exhibit but a lot of us still fall short of that. Let's see how we can bridge the distance between the life Christ paid for and our life with an understanding of the consciousness of the presence of God.
Here we see the relationship between the loving nature of God & its expression through us and the presence of God.
In this episode we dive deep into the book of Hebrews to see what it says about the assurance of our salvation
Find out in this episode where consciousness of God's word plays a part in your life and all its effects.
In the final installment of the series, we close out the topic of divine direction and how you can continually rest within God's leading.
In this episode we'll talk about the divine leading of God and how you can always consistently be LED.
The mind of God is demonstrated in his will but we can sometimes stand in the way of that as men as he tries to implement this will through us. Let's see how we can deal with that problem in this episode.
...That he should no longer live for himself. As believers we are called to let Christ live through us, therefore it's important the flesh is subdued in our matters. Well let's see how to properly subdue this flesh in this episode.
As believers we've resigned ourselves to the leading of God but that would mean every aspect of who we are and what we own including something as sensitive as money. Well let's see what the word has to say about our walk with God and our money.
Winning souls is the function of every believer but sometimes it seems unnecessarily difficult. Well there's an advantage we have that we often don't use. Let's see how the supernatural relates to our evangelism lives.
Consistency! Without it, things are left haywire and confusing and it seems like so with the teachings we have within the faith and the various doctrines people believe in. Is that God's will though? Is there any way to produce consistent doctrine? Where are we getting it wrong? Find out in this episode.
Meditation is the key to cementing God's word in our hearts, learn how to do that today.
God's word has a transformative effect. If it isn't changing your conduct, something's wrong, find out more in this episode.
God the father, the son and the Holy Spirit. The popular trinity, well how about I tell you you've probably had a misconception about this trinity your whole life. Listen in!
Pastor Essien goes deeper into the topic of prophecy and its function in the everyday believer's life.
As believers, our mind is one of the most powerful tools available to us. Learn how it can be properly utilized in this episode. Be blessed,
Fast and pray for 3 days right now. Yes you! Lol we're joking, at least we think so... Anyways fasting is really important but why do you fast? Do you actually know? Spoiler, it's not so that the Holy Spirit won't leave you. Find out the benefits of this fasting you may be missing out on. Be blessed!
Pastor Odudu Essien continues his dive into the believer's spiritual awareness with a focus on understanding how God communicates with us. Be blessed!
"The realm of the spirit is the realm of thought". Believers are spirit beings but still limited by flesh. Pastor Essien dives into how we as believers can increase that sensitivity by inhibiting our flesh. Be blessed!
Believers have been freed from the sin nature, yay! But our minds have not been renewed as our spirits have been so we may still find ourselves falling below seen. Join us as Pastor Joy Essien takes us through handling freedom from addictions.
Pastor Essien dives into mysteries in this beautiful message titled the Oracles of God.
The healing power of God for EVERY believer. Listen in as Pastor Essien does a deep dive into that same healing power within us all.
Punctuality, organization, orderliness. Seems like a non-vital thing in the body of Christ, aren't there more important matters? Well Pastor Essien dives into why we may be undervaluing those traits.