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  • 23. How do I give glory to God?

    58:04||Season 2, Ep. 23
    Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined.In this episode, Franklin adrresses two topics. Firstly, he talks about navigating sexual attaraction as a Christian. How soemtimes it can be difficult to distinguish sexual attarction from lust, and how sexual attractions is just information and doesn't always need to be acted on. Then, he switches the topic to giving glory to God, He reads through John 17:1-5, and talks about giving glory God glory is not about doing what we think we should do, but doing what God has called us to do. We hope it blesses you as you listen, and if you like the conversation, feel free to stick around for more :)Host - https://www.instagram.com/_e6uka_/Social media pagesThe Bench Insta - https://www.instagram.com/thebenchpodcast_/Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@the_benchpodcast?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

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  • 22. Did God ask you to do that?

    01:00:56||Season 2, Ep. 22
    Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined.In this episode, Franklin dives into the topic of serving in the church and ministry. He highlights that serving God in the capacity of "Ministry" is by calling, not by prefernce, and so not everyone who is a Christian is suposed to be a minister. He also talks briefly about gifts. Finding out the gifts that God has given you, and using those gifts to serve the people around you.We hope it blesses you as you listen, and if you like the conversation, feel free to stick around for more :)Host - https://www.instagram.com/_e6uka_/Social media pagesThe Bench Insta - https://www.instagram.com/thebenchpodcast_/
  • 21. We need to protect our women ft Vicky

    01:36:32||Season 2, Ep. 21
    Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined.In this episode, Franklin is joined by his friend Vicky, and they talk through some serious topics. The talk about Church discipline, and how as a body, it is important for the church to remove people who are harmful to the flock. They also talk about sexual abuse in the church, and how many women don't feel safe enough to speak up/ We hope it blesses you as you listen, and if you like the conversation, feel free to stick around for more :)Host - https://www.instagram.com/_e6uka_/Guest - https://www.instagram.com/vicky.ugbodu/Social media pagesThe Bench Insta - https://www.instagram.com/thebenchpodcast_/
  • 20. What does the Bible say about mentorship?????

    01:22:47||Season 2, Ep. 20
    Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined.In this episode, Franklin is flying solo. He spends some time dissecting the topic of mentorship.What it is, what it feels like, looks like, sounds like, as well as sharing some personal insights from his experience. He emphasises that wisdom is required to choose a good mentor, and that mentors and mentees have the responsibility to submit to Christ. We hope it blesses you as you listen, and if you like the conversation, feel free to stick around for more :)Host - https://www.instagram.com/_e6uka_/Social media pagesThe Bench Insta - https://www.instagram.com/thebenchpodcast_/
  • 19. Jesus came on a plane ft Ebe

    51:35||Season 2, Ep. 19
    Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined.In this episode, Franklin is joined by Ebe and they just laugh😭😭😭 They talk about some of their early faith experiences, navigating life after giving your life to Christ, and having peace in the middle of difficult storms. We hope it blesses you as you listen, and if you like the conversation, feel free to stick around for more :)Host - https://www.instagram.com/_e6uka_/Guest - https://www.instagram.com/ebzinoo__/Social media pagesThe Bench Insta - https://www.instagram.com/thebenchpodcast_/
  • 18. God is very specific ft Olivia

    01:47:36||Season 2, Ep. 18
    Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined.In this episode, Franklin is joined by Olivia ad they talk about intimacy with God. They talk about how God gives specific instructions, and it is only when we draw close to him that we know what we should be doing. They also talk about difficult expriences in the church and navigating friction. We hope it blesses you as you listen, and if you like the conversation, feel free to stick around for more :)Host - https://www.instagram.com/_e6uka_/Guest - https://www.instagram.com/oliviamihet/Social media pagesThe Bench Insta - https://www.instagram.com/thebenchpodcast_/
  • 17. What does it mean to be a man? ft Joel

    01:59:26||Season 2, Ep. 17
    Welcome to The Bench Podcast with Franklin Lukason, a space for real conversations, with real people. We cover topics on faith, life, the human experience, and how they are all intertwined.In this episode, Franklin is joined by Joel, and they talk about friendship, manhood, and love. They discuss the importance of having a personal relationship with Jesus, and how he is the only one that can fill the God shaped hole in our hearts. They also discuss manhood and what it means to be a man, countering some of the ideas of the manosphere, and highlighting the truth according to the word.We hope it blesses you as you listen, and if you like the conversation, feel free to stick around for more :)Host - https://www.instagram.com/_e6uka_/Guest - https://www.instagram.com/joelgleasure1/Social media pagesThe Bench Insta - https://www.instagram.com/thebenchpodcast_/The Bench Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@the_benchpodcast