Holy WIT

In Episode 28 of the Holy WIT Podcast we tackle the idea that the church needs to repent about how they see and respond to those in the LTGBQ community. We continue with the conversation with Wilna van Beek who is the author of When Gay Comes Home - Learning To Build Bridges. [https://www.amazon.ca/When-Gay-Comes-Home-Learning-ebook/dp/B077NL879Y] Do we trust Holy Spirit to do the work in the background while we simply love others? If we don't trust Holy Spirit then we are trying to be in control and be our own little god. If we are to really love others we first need to allow God to deal with what is in our own heart. Jesus hung out with people and in doing so those people were changed. If we represent Jesus then how do we learn to hang out with others and represent Jesus so that others are changed. Podcast resources God Gazers - Bridge Builders Ministry [https://www.godgazers.com/index.php]

In this Episode of Holy WIT Stephanie has a great conversation with Wilna van Beek who is the author of When Gay Comes Home - Learning To Build Bridges. [https://www.amazon.ca/When-Gay-Comes-Home-Learning-ebook/dp/B077NL879Y]Wilna operates a ministry called God Gazers - Bridge Builders Ministry [https://www.godgazers.com/index.php] whose mission is to come alongside family and friends who journey with loved ones who have come out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer/questioning (LGBTQ) teaching them to see their loved ones with the eyes of Jesus. This is part one of a two part conversation in which we get to hear Wilna's own story of how she lived in a gay lifestyle until later in life when she overcame her same sex attraction by allowing Jesus to heal the root issue.

This episode is a response to the Heaven Bent Podcast - The Devil Himself [https://frequencypodcastnetwork.com/2021/04/12/s2e7-the-devil-himself/] and we talk about the reality of satan and the demonic in the here and now. Satan is not a metaphorical being but is a created being, a fallen angel.  We discuss how we know that the demonic is real as we see throughout scripture and what power satan has in our world today. Where we see the oppression of the demonic is in the lives of individuals, over groups and organizations.  We learn how deliverance is for every follower of Jesus, is a process and how freedom is lived out and maintained in community.

Episode 25 is a part 2 of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit [https://warriornations.ca/holy-wit-e24-gifts-of-the-holy-spirit/] as we continue our response to the Heaven Bent Podcast [https://frequencypodcastnetwork.com/2020/06/08/2-the-gifts-of-the-spirit/] . As we focus more on the gift of prophecy, we are joined this week by Pastor Kervin Raugust as he gives us his learning and wisdom. We discuss prophesy from the lens of both the old and new testament prophets. The current teaching in the church that prophecy is mainly for encouraging is challenged as it is also needed for warning and exhortation. We learn what is needed to become mature in the gift of prophecy and what is necessary to test a prophetic word that have been given to you.

In this episode we explore the gifts of the Holy Spirit in response to the Heaven Bent Podcast. [https://frequencypodcastnetwork.com/2020/06/08/2-the-gifts-of-the-spirit/] The gifts of the Holy Spirit are found in 1 Corinthians 12: 7-11 and are Words of wisdom Words of knowledge Faith Healing Miraculous powers Prophecy Discerning spirits Tongues Interpretation of tongues All of these are the work of one spirit and He distributes to each one as he determines. We talk specifically about healing, prophetic words and speaking in tongues.   Healing is discussed from a holistic point as we discuss how healing can occur in either the heart, soul, body and spirit and more than often a combination of these domains. We look at the prophetic from the lens of both the old and new testament prophets.  The current teaching in the church that prophecy is for encouraging is challenged as it is also needed for warning and rebuke. We wrap up looking at speaking is tongues and clarify between praying in tongues and speaking in tongues.  We discuss how it can be for self edification, edification of the church body and even in spiritual warfare.