A bathroom in Tampa. A kitchen at golden hour. A church in Northern Ireland where a pastor had to be carried to his car. This episode opens a brand new series on the Holy Spirit with three real stories of first encounters — and builds the case that there is more available to every believer who is willing to ask for it.

In this episode, we talk about:

• What revival actually looks like — and why it is already happening in Southern California and beyond
• You can have as much of God as you want — A.W. Tozer on why hunger is the key
• Ally's story: from empty and going viral to a Bible in Barnes and Noble and a life completely changed
• Angela's first encounter with the Holy Spirit — alone, in someone else's bathroom, listening to a sermon
• Darren's encounter in London that launched a church and changed how he understood the gifts of the Spirit
• What to do if you have never had an experience like this and feel shame about it
• Why word and Spirit have to go together — lessons from the Jesus Movement

SPONSOR
This series is sponsored by Logos Bible Software — and all three of us genuinely use it. Whether you're trying to go deeper in Scripture, prep for teaching, or just slow down and actually understand what you're reading, Logos is the tool. It gives you context, original language insights, commentaries, and more, all in one place. It's not a shortcut — it's a companion. You can try it free for 60 days through our partner link below.

📖 Try Logos free for 60 days: https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst
Hosted by:
Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
Elijah Lamb — https://www.instagram.com/elijah.lamb

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Ten years of bulimia. One day it was just gone — and the temptation never came back. This episode opens with one of the most vulnerable conversations of the series before diving into a full spiritual warfare Q&A, answering the questions the audience sent in about lust, pride, generational curses, anxiety, possession, and how to actually walk someone through deliverance.

In this episode:
• Angela's decade-long battle with bulimia and the day the Holy Spirit set her free
• Dallas Willard on transformation: how thoughts, community, and habits work together
• How to beat the enemy when you are under attack — shut the door of compromise first
• Behind every sin is a God-given desire going to the wrong source — what that means for lust and pride
• Generational curses: what they are, how to break them, and what you can and cannot do for your family
• Is it spiritual warfare or is God closing a door? How to discern the difference
• Why you should not perform deliverance on someone if you have not been trained

SPONSOR
This series is sponsored by Logos Bible Software — and all three of us genuinely use it. Whether you're trying to go deeper in Scripture, prep for teaching, or just slow down and actually understand what you're reading, Logos is the tool. It gives you context, original language insights, commentaries, and more, all in one place. It's not a shortcut — it's a companion. You can try it free for 60 days through our partner link below.

📖 Try Logos free for 60 days: https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst

Hosted by:
Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
Elijah Lamb — https://www.instagram.com/elijah.lamb

#BibleStudy #SpiritualWarfare #ChristianPodcast #Faith #Deliverance #Jesus #BibleStudyPodcast

Most spiritual warfare does not show up as something dark and obvious — it shows up as pressure, confusion, broken patterns, and eroded joy. This episode names the three battlefields every disciple is navigating — the world, the flesh, and the devil — and gets practical about how to fight each one well.

In this episode:
• The three battlefields: the world, the flesh, and the devil — and what each one actually looks like
• Satan's primary weapon is not power — it is distortion of truth
• You cannot cast out flesh — you crucify it, and here is what that means practically
• Why consumerism applied to the local church is a demonic strategy
• Three models of deliverance ministry
• Not everything is demonic. Some things just require repentance.

This series is sponsored by Logos Bible Software — and all three of us genuinely use it. Whether you're trying to go deeper in Scripture, prep for teaching, or just slow down and actually understand what you're reading, Logos is the tool. It gives you context, original language insights, commentaries, and more, all in one place. It's not a shortcut — it's a companion. You can try it free for 60 days through our partner link below.

📖 Try Logos free for 60 days: https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst

Hosted by:
Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
Elijah Lamb — https://www.instagram.com/elijah.lamb

#BibleStudy #SpiritualWarfare #ChristianPodcast #Faith #Deliverance #Jesus #BibleStudyPodcast

Can a Christian be possessed? What does demonization actually mean? And what do you do when someone needs more than encouragement — they need deliverance? This episode walks through Mark 5, where a man possessed by a legion of demons encounters Jesus, and builds a practical, grounded theology of demonic activity, freedom, and the authority Jesus has given His followers.

In this episode:
• The literary setup of Mark 4 and 5 — why the storm and the demoniac are connected
• Demonization vs. possession: what the Greek actually says and what • • • • • • Hollywood gets wrong
• Six levels of demonic influence every believer should understand
• How habitual sin, addiction, and unbroken agreements open doors to the demonic
• A practical deliverance prayer model drawn from Catholic, Pentecostal, and charismatic traditions
• Personal stories of real demonic encounters — and how Jesus showed up every time
• Why the greatest wounds in your life might become the very thing He uses to set others free

This series is sponsored by Logos Bible Software — and all three of us genuinely use it. Whether you're trying to go deeper in Scripture, prep for teaching, or just slow down and actually understand what you're reading, Logos is the tool. It gives you context, original language insights, commentaries, and more, all in one place. It's not a shortcut — it's a companion. You can try it free for 60 days through our partner link below.

📖 Try Logos free for 60 days: https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst

Hosted by:
Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
Elijah Lamb — https://www.instagram.com/elijah.lamb

#BibleStudy #SpiritualWarfare #ChristianPodcast #Faith #Deliverance #Jesus #BibleStudyPodcast

Most people think of Jesus as a teacher and savior — but the gospels paint a picture of someone who also healed the sick and cast out demons everywhere He went. This episode breaks down the full scope of Jesus's ministry and what it means for followers of Jesus to continue it today.

In this episode:
• The three things that summarize Jesus's ministry in Matthew, Mark, and Luke
• Why removing exorcism from the gospels would destroy the entire narrative
• There is no neutral territory — two kingdoms, no in between
• Healing vs. deliverance: what the difference is and how to pray for both
• How false belief systems become open doors — and how to close them
• Why the good news according to Jesus is not just good teaching — it confronts evil

This series is sponsored by Logos Bible Software — and all three of us genuinely use it. Whether you're trying to go deeper in Scripture, prep for teaching, or just slow down and actually understand what you're reading, Logos is the tool. It gives you context, original language insights, commentaries, and more, all in one place. It's not a shortcut — it's a companion. You can try it free for 60 days through our partner link below.
📖 Try Logos free for 60 days: https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst

Hosted by:
Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
Elijah Lamb — https://www.instagram.com/elijah.lamb

#BibleStudy #SpiritualWarfare #ChristianPodcast #Faith #Deliverance #Jesus #BibleStudyPodcast

Spiritual warfare most of the time doesn't feel spiritual — and that's exactly what makes it so dangerous. In week two of this series, Pastor Darren, Angela, and Elijah Lamb continue building the biblical framework: the unseen realm, cosmic spiritual beings, unforgiveness as a scheme of Satan, and what it actually looks like to take every thought captive.

In this episode:
• Ephesians 6:12 — what Paul means when he says our struggle is not against flesh and blood, and why that changes everything
• Daniel chapter 10 — the story of an angel held up 21 days by a demonic prince, and what it reveals about how the unseen realm works
• Can God's plans actually be delayed by spiritual opposition — and what does that mean for how we pray?
• Why unforgiveness is one of Satan's most effective and most overlooked schemes, and what Paul says about it in 2 Corinthians
• Taking thoughts and emotions captive — what it actually looks like as a daily practice, not just a Bible verse on a wall
• Angela shares vulnerably about intrusive thoughts, grief, and recognizing a spiritual attack in real time
• Why discipleship itself is warfare, and how the fruit of the spirit are formed in the fight

This series is sponsored by Logos Bible Software — and all three of us genuinely use it. Whether you're trying to go deeper in Scripture, prep for teaching, or just slow down and actually understand what you're reading, Logos is the tool. It gives you context, original language insights, commentaries, and more, all in one place. It's not a shortcut — it's a companion. You can try it free for 60 days through our partner link below.

📖 Try Logos free for 60 days: https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst

Hosted by:
Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
Elijah Lamb — https://www.instagram.com/elijah.lamb

#BibleStudy #SpiritualWarfare #ChristianPodcast #Faith #ElijahLamb #Ephesians #Daniel #BibleStudyPodcast

We're kicking off a 6-week series on spiritual warfare — and we could not be more excited (or more in need of it). This week, Pastor Darren and Angela are joined by Bible teacher Elijah Lamb to lay the biblical foundation for understanding the world we actually live in. Spoiler: it's not neutral territory.

In this episode, we talk about:
• Why the church is often less interested in the supernatural than the rest of the world — and why that's a problem
• What Genesis 1 reveals about the world before the fall (hint: creation wasn't finished — it was a war zone)
• Why Satan's primary weapon isn't power — it's deception, and how he distorts your view of God from the very beginning
• The lies you might be living under right now without even realizing it — and how to start identifying them
• Is it spiritual warfare or is it me? How to discern the difference (and why it might be both)
• The cross vs. the thorn: how to know whether God wants to free you from something or walk with you through it
• Why every act of obedience, love, and forgiveness is an act of war against the enemy

This series is sponsored by Logos Bible Software — and all three of us genuinely use it. Whether you're trying to go deeper in Scripture, prep for teaching, or just slow down and actually understand what you're reading, Logos is the tool. It gives you context, original language insights, commentaries, and more, all in one place. It's not a shortcut — it's a companion. You can try it free for 60 days through our partner link below.

📖 Try Logos free for 60 days: https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst

Hosted by:
Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili

Guest Host:
Elijah Lamb — https://www.instagram.com/elijah.lamb

#BibleStudy #SpiritualWarfare #ChristianPodcast #Faith #ElijahLamb #Scripture #Genesis #Demons #HolySpirit #BibleStudyPodcast

In this episode, we talk about why following Jesus was never meant to be done alone. Looking at the life of Jesus, the early church, and the pattern of discipleship throughout Scripture, we explore how spiritual formation happens through commitment to community and participation in the local church.

In this episode we talk about:
• Why discipleship is formed in community, not isolation
• The example of Jesus’ life shared with others
• Acts 2 and the practices of the early church
• Consumer Christianity vs committed discipleship
• How accountability and spiritual authority shape growth

Hosted by:
Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
Chance Morton — https://www.instagram.com/chancejmorton

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How do we actually learn to pray?

In this episode, we explore Jesus’ model of prayer, the Lord’s Prayer, and what it means to approach God as Father. We discuss slowing down in a distracted world, walking through suffering, and letting prayer reshape how we see God and live as disciples.

In this episode, we talk about:
• Jesus’ teaching on prayer
• God as Father and intimacy with Him
• Creating space for daily prayer
• Suffering and unanswered prayer
• Living out God’s kingdom

Links (hosts):
Pastor Darren Rouanzoin: https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
Angela Halili: https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
Chance Morton: https://www.instagram.com/chancejmorton

How do we approach Scripture in a way that truly shapes our lives?

In this episode, we explore how to read the Bible as disciples of Jesus — not just for information, but for transformation. Walking through Matthew 4 and Romans 12, we examine how Jesus used Scripture in temptation, how God renews our minds through His Word, and what it means to let the Bible form us against the pressures of culture.

In this episode, we talk about:
• How to approach Scripture as a disciple, not just a reader
• Why culture forms us — and how God’s Word counter-forms us
• Romans 12 and renewing the mind
• How Jesus models Scripture in Matthew 4
• Reading, meditating, memorizing, and praying the Bible
• Letting God’s Word shape character and habits
• Growing in spiritual understanding through Scripture
• Simple tools for studying the Bible well
• How Jesus helped His disciples understand Scripture

Hosted by:
Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
Chance Morton — https://www.instagram.com/chancejmorton

Follow the podcast:
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