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Abide: John 15:7-8 — In His Word Jesus told His disciples the importance of remaining not only in Him, but in His Word. His Word is the ultimate truth: and so we live and breathe to know Him and hear His voice. When we walk with this singular focus, we bear abundant fruit and grow as mature disciples — and our Heavenly Father is glorified. Join us as Lana and Courtney share some practical tips they've learnt through their own walks in how to abide and remain in His Word: both the written Scriptures and the promises He whispers to our hearts.

Abide: John 15:5-6 Much Fruit In this episode, Lana and Courtney get real and honest on the practical outworkings of bearing much fruit. God has chosen to show Himself on the earth through our fruitfulness, and this only comes by abiding. We must remember that the fruit is not produced in our own strength, but is a positional inheritance when we remain in Him. It is a mindset of availability over ability. Even in the pruning and burning there is an invitation: The more we look at Him, the more we become like Him, the more His love flows out of us.

Abide: John 15:3-4 — Already Cleansed As Lana and Courtney continue to look at John 15, we see the pruning of the vine, not as a bad thing, but as a cleansing — a healing. Jesus said that He has ALREADY CLEANSED us! And when we understand that we are already forgiven and are totally loved, we can enter into a place of intimacy without judgement. This foundational place is important, as our beliefs shape the way we see and respond to Him. Seeing Him as good is how we bear good fruit. So we choose to remain: continually listening, allowing His love to continually grow us deeper into Him.

Abide: John 15:3-4 — Already Cleansed As Lana and Courtney continue to look at John 15, we see the pruning of the vine, not as a bad thing, but as a cleansing — a healing. Jesus said that He has ALREADY CLEANSED us! And when we understand that we are already forgiven and are totally loved, we can enter into a place of intimacy without judgement. This foundational place is important, as our beliefs shape the way we see and respond to Him. Seeing Him as good is how we bear good fruit. So we choose to remain: continually listening, allowing His love to continually grow us deeper into Him.

Jacob's Ladder #6: From Pillow to Pillar As Lana and Courtney wrap up the series on Genesis 28, they remind us that through Jesus, we no longer just rely on a visitation, but we are in constant communion with God, with no separation. There is an invitation for God to live in us. Holiness is an overflow of this indwelling and we move from ascension to consecration. As Jacob set up a pillar to honour God, so we become the pillars. It is here in this moment where Jacob said, ‘the Lord is my God,' even as he wrestled with the promise. And like Jacob, there is something that is formed in that wrestle, which brings us face to face with the magnitude of what God is speaking. It takes us out of our own strength and into total dependance on God. With a determined heart, we declare that we trust in the truth of His promise.

Jacob's Ladder #5: The Lord is in this Place As Lana and Courtney journey through the story of Jacob's Ladder, they come to the verse where Jacob declares, ‘Surely the Lord is in this place and I didn't even know it.' This shows us that even ordinary places can become holy places. Places where you have an encounter with God that marks you, and from which you don't want to leave. Encounters where God turns our face towards His and we see Him eye to eye. It is an invitation to focus: to move forward and to move higher with God.

Jacob's Ladder #4: In His Presence Journey with Lana and Courtney, as they themselves encounter God, even while talking about Jacob's encounter. In this episode we learn that God's promise was not dependent on Jacob's actions, for God declared, “I will…” For He is the great I AM. In Jacob's brokenness and wayward moments, God reveals His grace, as He is the one who leans in close. And it is there In God's presence that everything changes. In His presence we can do anything. Through the revelation of who He is, there is birthed a courage and boldness to do all He has asked us to do — a courage to believe in the promise and to dream again.

Jacob's Ladder #3: Building the Generations Lana Vawser and Courtney Kueck discuss verse 14 of Genesis 28. The promise God gave to Jacob in his dream was not just for him, but for the generations. In this new year, God is speaking about legacy and raising up the next generation: a generation who is not weighed down by past religious expectations, but who is also looking to the older generation for guidance. Just as God called Abraham to live face to face with His presence, so should we, as the generations together, make seeking God's face our priority.

Jacob's Ladder #2: Land and Territories In Jacob's dream, God reaffirms the promise that He gave to Abraham — and now to Jacob himself — I will give you this land. As we ascend, in 2024, God is calling us higher with Him. God wants to bring us into a place of rest and wonder, in knowing that He is the God who fulfils His promises, not only to us now, but to the generations. In this episode, Lana and Courtney also speak an encouragement to the mothers and grandmothers who have stood and fought for the promises for their families. We should not underestimate the seeds that we plant. As we dive deeper with God, we are building a heritage for the next generation. Here is the link to the prophetic word Lana mentions in this podcast. It was first released in 2016 and God highlighted it again to Lana recently. https://lanavawser.com/intercessors-its-your-harvest-time-get-ready-to-be-refreshed-and-exponentially-blessed/ To donate to Zion's Company of Women, please feel free to use this link: https://donorbox.org/donate-to-zion-s-company-of-women While we are a non-profit company we are based in Australia and are not able to offer tax-deductibility.

Jacob's Ladder: The Journey Begins Lana and Courtney begin an exciting new series on the Biblical story of Jabob's ladder (Genesis 28). They share how Jacob's dream at Bethel was the beginning of his rebirth and destiny: and they share the spiritual significance of how that relates to us today. The start of 2024 is the beginning of something important. It is a ‘pillow to pillar' moment, where we — like Jacob — begin to realize who God is and what He is doing around us. There is a new place of rest: the fruit of encounter and transformation, a place of ascension and birthing. God is re-introducing Himself to us in greater ways — to His power, His love and His nature: where the supernatural is going to become even more natural in the coming year. To donate to Zion's Company of Women, please feel free to use this link:⁠https://donorbox.org/donate-to-zion-s-company-of-women⁠ While we are a not-for-profit, we are based in Australia and are not able to offer tax-deductibility.

Lana and Courtney: 2024 — Come Up Here! In the first episode of 2024, Lana Vawser and Courtney Kueck bring us some keys for the new year, and share what God has put on their hearts for the next season. In a place where God's kairos (appointed time) meets our kronos (time), there is a redemption of so many things. God is restoring His promises. He is calling us to ‘look again' — to come deeper into His heart and to see things how He sees them. There is a hope and wonder, if only we look now and come up higher!

Lisa Bruton: Fully Alive — Fully Found Lisa shares with Lana and Courtney some powerful personal testimonies that show how God relentlessly pursues us. The heart of her story is knowing who the Father is and how much He tenderly loves us. With a focus on Him, we can be free to be authentically ourselves. Free to make mistakes, free to be imperfect — because He doesn't wait for us to get it all together before He uses us. Even when we feel God is far away, He is always there: and there is power in a simple prayer of ‘Help.' If we look for Him everywhere, we will find Him.

Bianca Serratore: Fully Alive — A Yes in Her Heart. ‘Love driven obedience' is when we can give God our yes because we know His nature: He is kind, He is loving and He is good. When we know this we can say yes, even when the yes is costly. The more we see God —see His true nature — the more we overflow in that yes. The source of our obedience comes from intimacy, and we become driven by devotion. It is then that we can lay down our gifts and calling and discover His plans are so much bigger and better.

Susana Taumoepeau: Fully Alive — Authentic Authenticity Join us as Susana talks about how she learnt to be honest with herself and honest with God. When we are honest, God can go into the broken places. When we are honest, God can show us who we truly are. When we are honest we discover a part of ourselves that we never knew existed and we feel so free. Romans 5 says, ‘While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.' While we are in our worst possible place, He still loves us, still wants us. We can bring our masks and our mess to Him. The Bridegroom is coming for His bride. He is coming to awaken us to who we are. We will carry His heart, and other people will be awakened by our awakening.

Eloise de Haas: Fully Alive — The Lord's Redemption Paul wrote in Romans that God, ‘works all things together for the good.' The Psalmist declared, ‘I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.' But how could they say this in the midst of trouble? They trusted in the redemption of the Lord. This is not just the redemption of salvation, or the redemption that we will one day see in Heaven, but the redemptive power that works in our lives now. Redemption that gives beauty for ashes and joy for mourning. In this episode Eloise shares with Courtney and Lana about some real and raw times when she had to intentionally choose to lay down her ashes so God could turn it into beauty. The process is not always easy: sometimes you need to lay the same thing down again and again. In the end, it's important to remember that the grace and redemption of the Father is not dependent on us, but on Him.

Jo Sarah Stanford: Fully Alive — Fully Me We are who God has made us. A masterpiece. Filled with gifts, talents, hopes and dreams — beyond what we could imagine. Join Lana, Courtney and Jo, as Jo shares some stories about how God took her ‘yes' and turned it into something incredible. The journey of ‘yes' is not always easy. It requires trust. This trust is found in the Secret Place — in that place of intimacy with the Lord. And there you realise it's not so much about the journey, but about the Secret Place itself.

Rachael Burton: Fully Alive — Growth Living fully alive is a daily conversation of trust with the Father. It is learning to live in intimacy as His daughters, and stewarding what He has given us. As we mature, this intimacy changes and matures also. We lay down old methods and structures to grow into a whole new level of encounter. Sometimes this means practising a thankful posture, even in the midst of difficult circumstances; and giving God the authority, instead of taking control. But when we yield our control to Him, we rise in His authority, knowing He is our firm foundation. Here, we can encourage and strengthen others without competition, calling each other deeper into Christ.

Roma Waterman: Fully Alive — Rhythms of Rest In the first episode of season three, we ask, ‘what does it mean to live as a woman of God, fully alive?' Roma joins Lana and Courtney to discuss the rhythms of life and how God is changing the way we work, so we can rest while still producing. We look at how seasons of rest are just as important as seasons of productivity: and ask who are we when we aren't producing. Is our identity tied to what we do? They also share some practical tips on how to operate from that place of rest, and encourage us to find the purpose in the little, beautiful things God puts around us.

Katherine Ruonala: The Sacrifice of the Bride Join Courtney, Lana and Katherine, as Katherine shares her heart for a life of worship. Worship is a foundational place of transformation. Living a life of worship is sometimes a sacrifice, but where there is sacrifice, there is always a response from heaven. Through this, we acknowledge His Lordship, and understand that He becomes our protector. This brings peace as we discover God delights in providing for us. He calls us to surrender so that every part of our lives are transformed. He brings His Bride into alignment with Him, so that we live from a place of overflow, and come to the revelation of God's true, loving nature.

Anita Alexander: The Maturing of the Bride Our Journey is about love. To always be in pursuit and always be pursued. God's view of love is different to our worldly view. He wants to take us to a higher maturity of what true love looks like. Do we choose to keep our bridal covenant with God, or do we covenant with the things of this world and the lies we believe? Maturity is a life of all in abandon: saying I'm not living for myself, but living for Him. This maturity is the beauty of the Bride, reflecting the beauty of the King.

Sarah is real and raw as she shares from her journey in living daily as the Bride. When we say, ‘I'm unworthy…I'm not good enough…' God says, ‘I am the I AM.' It is HIS voice we must listen to, not the voice of the accuser. Sometimes we struggle with God's love, yet the struggle is not with Him, but within ourselves. He holds us, safe and secure, until we finally come to a resolution that His love is the only answer to our every question. He is the safe place in the chaos. Our devotion is developed in these moments: and as we move forward, we invite others into His embrace too.

As He is present, and e are in Him and He is in us, everything we need is provided. Divine dance. In that place of freedom we find love, we find healing we find our voice.

Join Lana and Courtney as they share and discuss what is on the Lord's heart for the hour that we are in. As we have crossed over into the Hebraic new year of 5784, Lana and Courtney unpack the word of promises fulfilled and discuss what it looks like to stand in the place of occupying within His heart.

Carolyn Williams (Billing): The Fragrance of the Bride As we live in a place of deep intimacy with God, we begin to take on His fragrance. We smell like Him, we look like Him, because we are near to Him. Yet, the focus of the fruit of this is not to do things for God, but to be ministering unto Him and living in His heart. We are held in the spotlight of His gaze. His love. We may feel like hiding, but when we truly understand these moments of encounter, it changes everything. His love becomes a foundation, a conviction that says, “His gaze over me is love. He adores me!” This fortifies us to go forth into the greater works He has for us, knowing these works do not determine our identity. Then, in turn, our own gaze shifts to Him, and we declare, “I refuse to look away!”

Emma Sims: The Reflection of the Bride Join us as Emma shares her heart on how we, as the Bride of Christ, are created to reflect Jesus. We are pure because He is pure. Worthy because He is worthy. Righteous because He is righteous. He is a creative God, and His creativity lives in us. He is our foundation. We walk through this life, not in our own strength, but out of an overflow of who He is.

Candace Shaw: Redefining the Bride Candace shares from personal experience how to navigate the ups and downs of everyday life, while still staying pure as the Bride of Christ. The challenge is to keep our hearts tender: but there is an invitation to allow Him to prove Himself to us in that place of refining, as He reveals His true nature. To pursue Him and allow Him to pursue us. In a world of comparison, we are to live in a place where His voice is the loudest.

Rebekah Bartels: The Body and the Bride We are not just the Bride as individuals, but as the collective Body of Christ. We are each created to release the fragrance of God wherever we go, and however that may look like. In this episode Rebekah shares how God spoke into her identity as the Bride of Christ and how the little, unseen things in her life matter. Jesus is calling us to make ourselves ready, by living in a place of His purity, consecration and holiness. He is calling us to be set apart, to stand out from the world and reflect who He is. When He speaks into our lives, the things of the world naturally fall away. When we learn more of who we are, we live in the identity of the Bride.

The Shulamite has now become pure and complete. As a bride and mother, she now carries the word and heart of her king. A shift has come and the Bridegroom-King is wooing others through her. What a privilege it is that we get to carry our Beloved's heart, words and His nature, as His life flows through us. We now carry that same love to awaken and empower others. All his desires are complete in us, and we are never to be separated again

Even as we say “yes” to being Jesus' bride, there are night moments where we let our hearts slumber. But no matter what we do, our Bridegroom King will speak His heart to us and awaken us from our sleep. His desire is not to leave us in the state He found us, but to transform every part of our being.

Natalie Fuller: Purifying the Bride Learning to live in God's Kingdom and to walk in His identity is a lifetime journey. It's a never ending process of purification, going deeper and deeper. Often this process can be painful, but as hard and unglamorous as it is, it's where the power to set us free really comes from. If we want to be living in purity, we have to walk through it. Remember though: We don't strive to become the pure bride — we already are. We are not a victim — we are walking from a place of victory. We so enjoyed recording this podcast and felt such power in its message that we couldn't wait to release it. We are breaking from the Song of Songs to share it with you, but the Shulamite will be back next week.

As the Shulamite surrenders to her Bridegroom-King and allows Him to love her, she finds strength and life within. Just as we are nourished by God's tenderness and love, so we find freedom and a greater expression of who we are. Turning point of transformation. Transformation of belief “I spoke to her…she began to believe me… Then the yielding happened as I loved her, and she became my bride.” Zeal of the heart of the king for his bride. His delight.

What do we do when we encounter a wilderness season — that dark night of the soul — where we feel God is nowhere to be found? Lana and Courtney share how their own hard seasons drew them into deeper intimacy with the Lord. They, like the Shulamite, were driven by devotion to “find the one their heart loves.”

What song is the Lord singing over you? It takes courage to sit with Him and ask this question. Together with Lana and Courtney, we walk with the Shulamite as she discovers her identity in the song sung over her.

Join Lana and Courtney, as they embark upon a journey into the book of Song of Songs. Just as the Bridegroom-King called the Shulamite woman, so our King Jesus calls to us, wooing His bride into an adventure of love.

Episode #1 Introduction Welcome to Zion's Company of Women Podcast. In this very first episode, our hosts, Lana Vawser and Courtney Kueck, introduce themselves and share the heart behind the podcast.

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