{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Tell Me More","title":"Ep. 219 - Divine Appointements","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2505,"description":"Dr. Dennis Wiles is back from Canada, and he joins Michael and Ashley Berryhill to talk about what he learned. He joined a pilot mission trip through the Ascent Movement, hosted by Canadian Baptist Ministries. The trip took the team from the Greater Toronto Area to Montreal and Quebec, where they saw how churches are sharing the gospel in one of the most multicultural places in the world.\nFrom there, the conversation turns to evangelism here at home. Dr. Wiles shares two divine appointments: a server at a busy restaurant who asked for prayer, and a Hindu seatmate on a flight from Africa who wanted to add a statue of Jesus to his home altar. These stories show how simply being available can open doors for the gospel. The episode closes with a call to pray, because every great movement of God has begun with a praying church.\nIn This Episode\nAn overview of the Ascent Movement’s pilot trip to Canada with Canadian Baptist Ministries, TMS Global, and Restore Hope\nVisiting Tyndale University during the 500th anniversary of William Tyndale’s English New Testament\nWhy “multi” isn’t the same as “inter”: multicultural vs. intercultural, multigenerational vs. intergenerational\nNew research from Canada: younger generations aren’t so much secular as pluralistic, and they’re more open to spiritual conversations\nWhy the gospel doesn’t need cultural or political power to prop it up\nWilliam Carey and the “unusual, mysterious partnership” between God’s power and our availability\nTwo divine appointments: a restaurant server and an airplane seatmate\nEvangelism as a continuum: being one link in the chain, not just the person “closing the deal”\nBecoming “come and see” people, like the Samaritan woman\nPrayer as the “secret sauce” behind every revival and awakening\nKey Takeaways\nThe power of the gospel doesn’t depend on us, but it does have to be shared.\nBusyness is one of the biggest reasons we walk right past divine appointments.\nTry praying for “the one”: ask God each day to put one...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/GcDhMOrORvrFS3Fh9sQz-Cx7btazFxGSz6jeCzh3cyg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yNjI1/NjAwY2UyMWQ0Mjlm/YjU2NzMwODJhYzY5/N2U3NS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}