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This transcript captures a powerful “Encounter Night” hosted by Todd White, emphasizing fervent worship, deep theological teaching on God’s nature, dedicated ministry for healing and deliverance, and practical calls to evangelism and discipleship. Attendees are welcomed and encouraged to worship the King and hold nothing back from God. The gathering is held specifically to honor and worship Jesus Christ in spirit and truth, recognizing Him as the singular reason for their assembly and the only Name by which humanity must be saved.

The Power of Worship and Commitment

The atmosphere is one of intense praise, where participants are urged to “lift up your hands” as a sign of surrender and adoration. Raising hands is presented not just as a religious formality but as a natural sign of affection, comparing it to a child running to a loving parent. It is a “wave offering of praise” that God loves. The core declaration of the event is a commitment to follow Jesus wherever He leads, living a life of surrender, recognizing that “my life’s not my own”. This commitment is driven by the truth of Christ’s resurrection—the “war on death was waged” and broken, ensuring that He is forever alive and glorified.

Unpacking God’s Goodness and Fighting the Thief

A key theological theme addressed during the night is the common misconception that God is the source of suffering, sickness, or death. Todd White passionately asserts that God is not the thief who “comes to steal, kill, and destroy”. Instead, Jesus came to give “life and life abundantly”.

The teaching emphasizes that all sickness and oppression come from the devil, as revealed by Jesus’s ministry of “healing all that were oppressed by the devil” (Acts 10:38). The speaker warns against religious mindsets that incorrectly label suffering as God’s will to “keep you humble” or as a lesson. If one believes that God causes sickness, it is impossible to genuinely pray for healing.

To correct this twisted view, the sources stress that Jesus is the “visible image of the invisible God” and the express image of the Father. Therefore, seeing Jesus’s life, actions, and words provides the only accurate theology of the Father. Blaming God for loss or disease must be renounced in order to walk in freedom and trust Him fully.

Ministry for Healing and Deliverance

The Encounter Night included spontaneous ministry, demonstrating the immediate reality of God’s desire to heal. Specific prayers were led for people experiencing pain over the right eye, which resulted in immediate healing for several individuals.

One woman received prayer for total body restoration, including serious digestive issues, insomnia, stress-related neck pain, and depression. She shared struggles with pancreatic and intestinal issues, rapidly losing weight, and financial limitations preventing medical care. The minister addressed a past spiritual agreement she had made in a moment of pain (a desire to starve herself to death), declaring that upon repentance, God treats it “as if you never said it”. The declaration over her was one of “health restored,” “healing restored,” and absolute freedom from the spirit of infirmity, affirming that she is a daughter and princess of the King, worth the blood of Jesus.

A separate instance of deliverance ministry, targeting a person named Olivia, addressed internal struggles stemming from blaming God for loss. This moment was identified as a necessary step toward freedom, removing the false belief that God kills or steals.

Transformation through Discipleship (LCU)

A powerful testimony was shared by Melissa, a student at Lifestyle Christianity University (LCU), illustrating the radical life change facilitated by the ministry. Before her encounter with Jesus in 2018, Melissa struggled with depression, anxiety, PTSD, eating disorders, self-harm, and multiple suicide attempts, leading to extensive time in treatment centers. She described her life before LCU as one of brokenness, believing she was hopeless.

After finding Jesus, Melissa enrolled at LCU, finding it to be a safe and healing environment where she learned her identity. She received freedom from the fear of man and healed from years of self-hatred. Crucially, she learned to walk by faith, not feelings, taking “every thought to the obedience of Christ,” and received a “firm foundation” in her identity.

Melissa’s father paid her tuition in full shortly before his unexpected death. LCU became a place where God became her Father, helping her process grief and instilling a burning commitment to live for Jesus, knowing her earthly father was in paradise. This story highlights the core mission of LCU: transforming twisted minds and helping people realize their identity as sons and daughters of God.

Evangelism and the Call to Sow

The teaching included practical encouragement on the importance of “sowing the gospel” with one’s words and life. Drawing on 2 Corinthians 9:6-10, the instruction is to sow bountifully and give cheerfully, driven by purpose, recognizing that God supplies seed to the sower. Prosperity is defined broadly, encompassing relationships and a healthy mindset, not just wealth.

Todd White shared recent personal experiences demonstrating lifestyle evangelism, such as sharing the gospel with receptive golfers and tipping a cart girl as a demonstration that “God so loved the world that he gave”. In another instance, he was led to minister to a bartender (a nursing student with five children) who hated organized religion. By receiving a “seed” (a financial gift) and hearing that God is not a thief, she surrendered her life to Christ, much to the joy of her praying mother. The goal is to be “anointed,” not “annoying,” ensuring that words are calculated to bring life.

The meeting also addressed the necessity of forgiveness as a definitive mark of a Christian. The speaker highly encouraged watching the testimony of Erica, who publicly forgave the man who killed her martyred husband, showcasing the powerful difference between forgiving simple offenses and radical forgiveness.