From Ouija Boards to the Holy Spirit: My Radical Encounter

From Ouija Boards to the Holy Spirit: My Radical Encounter

What happens when someone goes looking for the supernatural in all the wrong places — and the real God meets them anyway? Phil Pringle shares the story of his own conversion at 19, when curiosity about Ouija boards opened a door to genuine spiritual torment, and a small Pentecostal church in Christchurch, New Zealand, became the place where everything turned. From a bike ride across town with his girlfriend Christine, to a room full of elderly believers laying hands on him, to the moment fear left and the Holy Spirit filled him — this is testimony that the same God who delivered then delivers now. This story is more than nostalgia. It is a reminder that the power of the Holy Spirit is not theory — it transforms lives, breaks chains, and births revival. Within nine months of that night, over a thousand people came to Christ out of a single house. That same Spirit still moves. He still fills, still frees, still sends. Whatever door has been opened in your life, and whatever darkness has tried to settle in, the name of Jesus is still the name above every name. Listen, and let faith rise that God can do it again — in you, through you, and around you.   Find a C3 Church Near You: https://www.c3churchglobal.com [https://www.c3churchglobal.com/]   If you want to give to help C3 Church Global plant new churches around the world, head to https://www.c3churchglobal.com/giving [https://www.c3churchglobal.com/giving]   Follow Me On Social Media: https://www.youtube.com/@Philpringle?sub_confirmation=1 [https://www.youtube.com/@Philpringle?sub_confirmation=1]  https://instagram.com/philpringle [https://instagram.com/philpringle] https://www.facebook.com/psphilpringle [https://www.facebook.com/psphilpringle] https://www.tiktok.com/@philpringl [https://www.tiktok.com/@philpringl] https://twitter.com/philpringle [https://twitter.com/philpringle]    Purchase a copy of my books today: https://philpringle.com/store [https://philpringle.com/store]

Pentecost: The Day the Church Was Born

Phil Pringle explores Acts 2, describing the Holy Spirit’s outpouring at Pentecost, Peter’s Spirit-filled sermon, and the immediate response of 3,000 people coming to faith and being baptised. The episode highlights the early church’s rhythms—apostles’ teaching, fellowship, breaking bread, prayer, daily meeting, and radical sharing—and calls listeners to live as a Spirit-filled, unified community every day.   Find a C3 Church Near You: https://www.c3churchglobal.com [https://www.c3churchglobal.com/]   If you want to give to help C3 Church Global plant new churches around the world, head to https://www.c3churchglobal.com/giving [https://www.c3churchglobal.com/giving]   Follow Me On Social Media: https://www.youtube.com/@Philpringle?sub_confirmation=1 [https://www.youtube.com/@Philpringle?sub_confirmation=1]  https://instagram.com/philpringle [https://instagram.com/philpringle] https://www.facebook.com/psphilpringle [https://www.facebook.com/psphilpringle] https://www.tiktok.com/@philpringl [https://www.tiktok.com/@philpringl] https://twitter.com/philpringle [https://twitter.com/philpringle]    Purchase a copy of my books today: https://philpringle.com/store [https://philpringle.com/store]

From Upper Room to Fire: The Day Pentecost Changed Everything

Phil Pringle explores Acts 1–2, recounting the disciples gathered in unity, Jesus' family joining in prayer, and the sudden coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. He explains how the Spirit brought unique passion and power to each believer, enabled miraculous speech in other languages, and launched the church as witnesses to the nations. Along the way Phil emphasizes the importance of assembling together, remaining unified, and recognizing the Spirit's work rather than mocking it, closing with encouragement to be filled with boldness and purpose.   Find a C3 Church Near You: https://www.c3churchglobal.com [https://www.c3churchglobal.com/]   If you want to give to help C3 Church Global plant new churches around the world, head to https://www.c3churchglobal.com/giving [https://www.c3churchglobal.com/giving]   Follow Me On Social Media: https://www.youtube.com/@Philpringle?sub_confirmation=1 [https://www.youtube.com/@Philpringle?sub_confirmation=1]  https://instagram.com/philpringle [https://instagram.com/philpringle] https://www.facebook.com/psphilpringle [https://www.facebook.com/psphilpringle] https://www.tiktok.com/@philpringl [https://www.tiktok.com/@philpringl] https://twitter.com/philpringle [https://twitter.com/philpringle]    Purchase a copy of my books today: https://philpringle.com/store [https://philpringle.com/store]

Preparing Your Heart for Pentecost (Acts 1:1-11)

Fifty days. That's the gap between an empty tomb and a room full of fire, and it's no accident. On Sinai, the law came down and three thousand people died. On Pentecost, the Spirit came down and three thousand people were born again. The same number, the same mountain of God, but two completely different kingdoms: one that brings death, and one that brings life. This is where the book of Acts begins, and Phil Pringle opens it up to show you why Luke, a doctor, a man of logic and science, ended up writing more about the Holy Spirit than almost anyone else in the New Testament. Because once you've seen what the Spirit actually does, you can't unsee it. Jesus tells His disciples to wait in Jerusalem, and they pray for ten days straight before heaven breaks open. That same pattern is the invitation to you. The baptism of the Holy Spirit isn't a one-time charge. It's a life lived plugged in, recharged again and again in the presence of God. Without that power, we're a phone with a dead battery: full of potential, capable of nothing. With it, we become witnesses to the ends of the earth, ready for the day Jesus returns the same way He left. As you walk towards Pentecost Sunday, let your hunger rise. Wait on Him. Get filled again. The Spirit who fell then is still falling now.   Find a C3 Church Near You: https://www.c3churchglobal.com [https://www.c3churchglobal.com/]   If you want to give to help C3 Church Global plant new churches around the world, head to https://www.c3churchglobal.com/giving [https://www.c3churchglobal.com/giving]   Follow Me On Social Media: https://www.youtube.com/@Philpringle?sub_confirmation=1 [https://www.youtube.com/@Philpringle?sub_confirmation=1]  https://instagram.com/philpringle [https://instagram.com/philpringle] https://www.facebook.com/psphilpringle [https://www.facebook.com/psphilpringle] https://www.tiktok.com/@philpringl [https://www.tiktok.com/@philpringl] https://twitter.com/philpringle [https://twitter.com/philpringle]    Purchase a copy of my books today: https://philpringle.com/store [https://philpringle.com/store]

What to Do When Your Faith Crashes and Nothing Works

Faith crashes are real, and nobody talks about them honestly enough. Every person who has ever prayed with everything they had — for healing, for restoration, for a door to open — knows what it feels like when the answer doesn't come. The question isn't whether it will happen. The question is what you do when it does. Phil Pringle draws from decades of pastoral experience and his own story of public setback — including eight years of council rejections and front-page newspaper headlines — to offer something more powerful than polished optimism: a clear, grounded path back to faith. He teaches the difference between aggressive faith and quiet trust, reminding us that Romans 8 holds even when we can't see how. He points to Paul, bitten by a snake after surviving a shipwreck, choosing to see opportunity where others saw catastrophe — and sparking revival across an entire island. The breakthrough, Phil reminds us, always comes at the end of many attempts. The last blow of the hammer is only possible because of every blow that came before it. If you're in the middle of a faith crash, this is the word you need to hear today.   Find a C3 Church Near You: https://www.c3churchglobal.com [https://www.c3churchglobal.com/]   If you want to give to help C3 Church Global plant new churches around the world, head to https://www.c3churchglobal.com/giving [https://www.c3churchglobal.com/giving]   Follow Me On Social Media: https://www.youtube.com/@Philpringle?sub_confirmation=1 [https://www.youtube.com/@Philpringle?sub_confirmation=1]  https://instagram.com/philpringle [https://instagram.com/philpringle] https://www.facebook.com/psphilpringle [https://www.facebook.com/psphilpringle] https://www.tiktok.com/@philpringl [https://www.tiktok.com/@philpringl] https://twitter.com/philpringle [https://twitter.com/philpringle]    Purchase a copy of my books today: https://philpringle.com/store [https://philpringle.com/store]