Daily Encounters are the greatest way to spiritually grow as a disciple of Jesus!

You choose your Daily Encounter, God chooses your Holy Visitation!

There is only one way to God, and it’s through Jesus—but in Jesus, there are many ways to connect with God.

Knowing how you best connect with God is a game-changer for your ability to connect with God.

Connect with God ways:
- Adoration is ministering to God’s heart through worship.
- Conversation Is an active, two-way relationship of asking, listening, and responding.
- Compassion is connecting with His heart towards His people.
- Creation is feeling His presence, hearing His voice, or being moved to worship by being in His creation.
- Expression is feeling closest to God when you are creating - whether it is through writing, painting, playing, dancing, etc.
- Fasting is intentionally denying the flesh so you can hunger for God, hear His voice, and draw closer to Him.
- Learning is when God teaches you new revelation you didn’t know before.
- Meditation is focusing on God’s Word and stewarding it as it renews your mind and heart.
- Movement is when you experience God’s presence when you move your body physically.
- Reformation is when you partner with God to make the crooked ways straight.
- Remembrance is When you remember what God has done, you feel close to the Lord.
- Solitude is experiencing intimacy with God by getting alone Him.

Without Daily Encounters, your faith won't last.

In Daily Encounters, There Are 2 Words to Focus On
1. DAILY

Practical Advice:
Have an appointment with the Lord every day!

Warning:
There is always resistance to the things of the Spirit!

You choose your Daily Encounter, God chooses your Holy Visitation!

In Daily Encounters, There Are 2 Words to Focus On
1. DAILY
2. ENCOUNTERS

Daily Encounters is discipleship!

Hebrew: לָמַד (lamad) = to learn by practice, to be trained.

Greek: μαθητής (mathētēs) = disciple, apprentice; someone who orders their life around Jesus.

Discipleship Simplified: A disciple is someone who follows Jesus, obeys Him, and builds their life around Him every day.

Daily Encounters are the greatest way to spiritually grow as a disciple of Jesus!

3 Elements of a Daily Encounter
1. Daily prayer

Prayer is conversation with God!

Practical Advice for Growing in Your Prayer Life
1. Pray through the Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13)
2. Make prayer lists and targets
3. Pray the perfect will of the Lord

3 of My Favorite Prayers
1. I want what You want; show me what You want!
2. Lord, I don’t know what to do; give me Your heart and mind.
3. Holy Spirit, teach me!

Practical Advice for Growing in Your Prayer Life
1. Pray through the Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13)
2. Make prayer lists and targets
3. Pray the perfect will of the Lord
4. Pray in the Holy Spirit

3 Elements of a Daily Encounter
1. Daily prayer
2. Daily Bible reading

Caution:
Young people, you can be swirly, but you must be biblically grounded!

Types of Bible Translations
1. Word for word (exact) translations
2. Thought-for thought translations
3. Paraphrase versions
4. Corrupt/apostate translations

Question:
What Bible should I read?

Examples of Word-for-Word Translations Are:
ESV – English Standard Version
NASB – New American Standard Bible
NKJV – New King James Version

Examples of Thought-for-Thought Translations Are:
NLT – New Living Translation
NIV – New International Version
BSB – Berean Study Bible

Examples of Paraphrase Versions Are:
The Message
The Passion Translation
The Living Bible

Caution:
Treat paraphrases as commentary, not authoritative translations.

Warning!
Avoid these corrupt translations:
Jehovah's Witnesses' New World Translation
LDS (Mormon) Bible editions
Mirror Bible
Queen James Bible

Question:
What Bible plan should I read?

3 Elements of a Daily Encounter
1. Daily prayer
2. Daily Bible reading
3. Daily worship

3 Kinds of Spiritual Encounters
1. God—the Holy Spirit

We are invited to encounter the Holy Spirit the same way the Disciples encountered Jesus!

3 Kinds of Spiritual Encounters
1. God—The Holy Spirit
2. Angels

You will entertain angels this year.

Most of these angelic encounters you will be unaware, but some of them you will be aware—as Hebrews 13:2 tells us.

Hebrews 13:2 ESV “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”

There will be testimonies of angels this year.

They will start with our children, then go from children to the youth, and then the youth to the adults.

3 Kinds of Spiritual Encounters
1. God—The Holy Spirit
2. Angels
3. Demons

Warning:
When we have a prophetic word, we tend to be tested with the contradicting demonic spirit that resists the prophetic word.

Don't be afraid of it, but be aware of it.

Question:
How fast do you forget about the goodness of God?

God is waiting to meet you daily; to teach you; to transform you—one day at a time!

Daily Encounters are the greatest way to spiritually grow as a disciple of Jesus!