Podcast Summary: "Things Prepared For Us" | Edwin Anderson | Holy Ghost Meetings 2022 | Tuesday AM

Date: January 20, 2022
Host: Dufresne Ministries
Speaker: Pastor Edwin Anderson
Context: Holy Ghost Meetings 2022 (Tuesday AM)
Main Bible Text: 1 Corinthians 2:4–13

Episode Overview

This episode features guest minister Pastor Edwin Anderson sharing at Dufresne Ministries’ Holy Ghost Meetings. The main theme centers on the spiritual realities and blessings God has uniquely prepared for each believer. Pastor Anderson encourages listeners not to live casually or shallowly, but to press in to discover, receive, and walk out God's custom-designed purposes—by cooperating with the Holy Spirit for individual revelation and transformation.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Salvation & The Power of Calling on Jesus

• Pastor Edwin opens with gratitude for Jesus’ multifaceted salvation—deliverer, healer, and provider.
• Shares a personal story where calling on Jesus averted a car crash:

  “And I just said, Jesus. And as God is my witness, that trailer just slammed flat… instantly. What a savior.” (04:10)

2. God Responds to Those Who Love Him (1 Corinthians 2:4–9)

• Main text focus: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard… the things which God has prepared for those who love him.”
• Rejects the notion that expecting God to respond is “law”:

  “This scripture says he prepares things for those who love him. That means he responds to people.” (15:30)

• Emphasizes that God not only loves but delights in preparing blessings for His children, illustrated by an anecdote about preparing a custom wedding ring for his wife.

3. The Preparedness of God’s Gifts

• God’s plans for us are uniquely prepared “before the foundation of the world”—not afterthoughts (21:05).
• Points out that being “prepared” does not equal “possessed”—believers must actively “lay hold” of what God has for them.

  “Prepared doesn’t automatically mean possessed. Some things have been prepared, but that doesn’t mean we’ll possess them.” (36:15)

4. Personal Anecdote: The Custom Wedding Ring (22:15–28:20)

• Describes painstakingly designing a wedding ring for his wife as a metaphor for God’s personal preparation for us:

  “The point is God wants us to have what he has custom designed for us. That—that he has searched out, that he has built, that he has provided… He wants us to have it.” (27:50)

5. Pressing In to Take Hold (Philippians Parallel)

• Paul’s example: pressing, straining toward God’s purposes with intentionality (33:25).

  “A casual approach to our life, a casual approach to Christ, a casual approach to the things of God will not get us there. We won’t lay hold of things if we’re not… pressing.” (36:45)

6. The Holy Spirit’s Role in Revelation (1 Cor 2:10–13)

• The Holy Spirit actively searches out, reveals, and guides believers into the depths God has prepared.
  • Analogy: “Plumbing the depths” akin to ancient mariners using weighted ropes to measure ocean depth—modern technology (Holy Spirit) now allows us to see.

  “The Holy Spirit is constantly searching the things, the hidden things that God has prepared for us because he wants us to know them, he wants us to have them.” (45:00)

• Emphasis on participation: “We have to have a desire to know what his plan is for our lives.” (47:25)

7. Personal Search—for Yourself, Not Secondhand

• No amount of preaching can uncover your personal purpose—you must seek God directly for it (49:10).
• The revelation of God’s plan is progressive and personal.

8. Jesus’ Many Things—John 16

• Jesus told His disciples, “I have many things to tell you, but you cannot bear them now.”
• The Spirit would later guide them into all truth—implying a need for ongoing spiritual hunger and sensitivity (53:00).
• It’s not about imitation; believers must personally be led by the Spirit into God’s specific intentions.

9. The Word and the Spirit Together

• Recalls Word Movement/Faith Movement, but stresses the latter importance of both:

  “In the latter years of his life, [Brother Hagin] emphasized the Spirit and the Word together.” (59:05)

• Recommends “Tongues Beyond the Upper Room” by Kenneth Hagin.

10. Valuing Revelation & Doing the Word

• Deuteronomy 29:29 (“the secret things belong to the Lord… those which are revealed belong to us”)—not content with ignorance.
• The point isn’t only revelation, but doing the revealed Word (1:03:00).

11. Attentiveness—Mark 4:21-25

• Like a lamp, revelation is meant to light the whole house—not be hidden or compartmentalized.

• “We need to esteem every revelation, every truth, every facet of the gem that Pastor Nancy or others might reveal to us… because that’s how more comes.” (1:10:10)

12. Spiritual but Not “Spooky”

• Warns against chasing “spooky” manifestations—true depth isn’t about mystery for its own sake.

• “Spiritual, but not spooky. Natural, spooky—now instead, some people are after the supernatural but they just get into spooky-natural. That’s not what we’re talking about.” (43:40)

13. Confession and Spiritual Speech

• We don’t possess what we don’t confess; spiritual realities must be spoken—sometimes initially in tongues.

  “You don’t possess anything you don’t confess. Wouldn’t that apply to some of these things that we’re talking about here?” (1:21:00)

14. Supernaturality Versus Natural Living

• Believers are called to live supernaturally—receiving what can only be spiritually appraised.

• “There’s too many natural people… We are supernatural people. But if we live in the natural realm when it comes to these things, the natural man cannot receive them.” (1:25:30)

15. The Local Church & The Presence of God

• Impactful outreach is rooted in being a church where God’s presence manifests—not in busyness or programs alone.

  “The most important thing we can do as a church is… give God an opportunity to manifest his presence.” (1:36:10)

• Parallels the Old Testament tabernacle—outwardly plain, inwardly full of divine glory; so is the church.

16. Corporate Waiting and Worship

• Describes transformative experiences when the congregation corporately waited silently in God’s presence.

  “We were there for 35, 40 minutes. And as God is my witness, I looked down to watch—I thought it’d been like 10 minutes… Just in the presence of God.” (1:47:00)

• Encourages making space for these moments and allowing the Spirit to lead.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On God’s Preparation:

  “God has purposed—he has brooded over, he has arranged, he has laid in store some things for those who love him. Not everybody loves God… But God has taken time.” (17:10)

• On Possession:

  “Prepared doesn’t automatically mean possessed… They’re available to us, but we have to, we have to lay hold of some things.” (36:28)

• On Hungering for God:

  “There’s supposed to be a searching and a hungering. If we’re going to walk in these things that God has in these last days… we’re going to have to search for ourselves.” (50:30)

• On Corporate Presence:

  “The most important thing we can do as a local church is provide a place for the presence of God to be the temple. …It’s better than sermons. It’s better than my preaching…” (1:38:10)

• On Supernaturality:

  “We are supernatural people. Not—you know, not spooky natural. We’re supernatural people.” (1:26:00)

Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:00–06:00: Welcome, gratitude, personal testimony (Jesus saves from danger).
• 15:00–23:00: 1 Corinthians 2:4–9, God prepares things for those who love Him.
• 22:15–28:20: Wedding ring anecdote—analogy for God’s custom blessings.
• 33:00–37:00: Pressing in; spiritual passion and intentionality.
• 45:00–48:00: Holy Spirit’s searching; “plumbing the depths” analogy.
• 50:00–54:00: The necessity of personal spiritual hunger and direct revelation.
• 59:00–61:00: Word and Spirit; lessons from the Word/Faith Movement.
• 1:10:00–1:15:00: Valuing revelation, analogy of lamps/lights.
• 1:25:00–1:29:00: Living supernaturally versus living naturally.
• 1:36:00–1:39:30: Impact of God’s presence in church over activities.
• 1:47:00–1:50:00: Corporate, silent waiting in presence of God—transformative moments.
• End: Call to yield to God, closing thanksgiving prayer.

Conclusion

Tone: Warm, pastoral, earnest, with a teaching and invitational style. Pastor Anderson consistently insists that the treasures of God—both the common blessings for all believers and the unique purposes prepared for each person—must be pursued with hunger, inquiry, and partnership with the Holy Spirit. The episode is a call to go beyond surface-level Christianity, to press past routine, and to actively engage in receiving, acting on, and enjoying the richness God has prepared—for our good, His glory, and the building up of the church.