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Send us Fan MailSomething is shifting right now. You can probably feel it.In this week's episode Christina reflects on the rare blue moon energy that's here right now and what it's asking of us between now and the summer solstice on June 21st.If old memories have been surfacing out of nowhere, if self-doubt has spiked just as you were starting to claim something new, or if you've been quietly sensing that a deeper version of you is ready to emerge, this one is for you.Here's what you'll hear:What a blue moon actually is and why this one matters (hint: the next one isn't until 2028)Why so many women right now are being called into the leadership of themselves  and what that really meansThe backlash wave: why self-doubt floods in right when you start to shift, and why that's actually a sign you're close to a breakthroughHow homeostasis keeps us small  and how to stretch the muscle of claiming yourself anywayChristina's personal story of a childhood memory that surfaced this week and what she's releasing under this moonWhat the window between now and the solstice is for, and how to work with it energetically rather than just in your headWhy this year feels different from last year's solstice  and what's being asked of us nowA simple daily practice to use between now and June 21stThis week's practice:Place your hand on your heart or solar plexus. Ask: What is ready to be released? What no longer belongs?Don't go looking for the answer in your head. Let images, memories, and feelings rise on their own. Write them down. Burn them if you can. You don't need to understand how a story shaped you — just name it and let it go.Free resource: The Missing MapIf you've ever wondered why anxiety keeps returning, why you people-please even when you don't want to, or why certain patterns just won't budge — the answers often live in your energy system. The Missing Map is Christina's free guide to understanding your chakras and energetic world, so you can find where you need to align and actually do it. Includes a PDF guide and audio version. Download free at spirituallyawareliving.com/themapConnect with Christina:Book a Connection Chat: spirituallyawareliving.comSubstack: Showing Up WholeInstagram: @christinafletcherChristina Fletcher is a Spiritual Alignment coach, energy worker, author, speaker and host of the podcast Showing Up Whole.She specialises in practical spirituality and integrating inner work with outer living, so you can get self development off of the hobby shelf and integrated as a powerful fuel to your life. Through mindset, spiritual connection, intuitive guidance, manifestation, and mindfulness techniques Christina helps her clients overcome overwhelm and shame to find a place of flow, ease, and deep heart-centered connection.Christina has been a spiritual alignment coach, healer and spiritually aware parent coach for 11 years and trained in Therapeutic Touch 12 years ago.  She is also a meditation teacher and speaker. For more information please visit her website www.spirituallyawareliving.com Want to uncover where you need the most energy alignment? Take her new Energy Alignment Quiz to identify which of your energetic worlds (mind, body, heart or spirit) needs aligning the most! Or Follow her on her social media accounts:FacebookInstagramorLinkedin...

Audio Transcript How are we this morning? Excellent. All right. It's my privilege to bring the word to you this morning, so let's get into it. Recently I read a story about a young man who never wanted to be a soldier. He had no visions of fame or ambitions of glory. When his father announced that he'd secured him an appointment to West Point, the boy protested. He wanted to be a farmer or perhaps work the river trade. But his father was not a man to be argued with, and so the 17 year old boarded a coach east. Sick with dread, he got off to a rough start. Through a clerical error, his name was copied incorrectly and it would stick permanently. He hated the academy. He finished 21st of 39 cadets, distinguished only in horsemanship and mathematics. The Mexican War found him a reluctant quartermaster, competent, but unnoticed afterward posted to lonely garrisons on the Pacific coast. Far from his wife Julia and the children he barely knew, he began to drink. In 1854, facing either court martial or resignation over his drinking, he resigned his commission in disgrace and went home with empty pockets. What followed were the worst years of his life. He tried farming on land his father in law gave him outside St. Louis, and the crops failed. He hauled firewood through the city streets in a worn army overcoat, occasionally passing former West Point classmates who looked away embarrassment. He pawned his gold watch one Christmas to buy presents for his children. He tried bill collecting and was terrible at it. He tried real estate and failed at that, too. By 1860, at 38 years old, he was working at a clerk in his younger brother's leather goods store in Galena, Illinois, earning $800 a year. He was a man whose life, by every visible measure, had failed. Then Fort Sumter fell. The quiet clerk who couldn't sell harnesses turned out to understand something that most West Point polished generals did not. The war was not about elegant maneuvers or reputation, but about pressing forward relentlessly, accepting losses and refusing to stop. Donaldson, Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chattanooga, the Wilderness, Appomattox. The failures had taught him things that successful men never learned. What it was to be underestimated, to be written off, to keep moving even when the odds looked long. The boy who didn't want to be a soldier, the the lieutenant who resigned in shame, the farmer who failed, and his brother's store. Hiram Ulysses Grant, or as the West Point Clerk mistakenly wrote, U.S. grant, ended the war as General of the armies, the man who had saved the Union and later President of the United States. It turned out that the long road had been the training. Weeks before his death, Grant wrote the preface to his personal memoirs, saying, man proposes and God disposes. There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice. Most of us at some point will know what it is to be in our own wilderness. We will know what it is to wait, to wait through years that seem to lead nowhere, to feel forgotten by God, to look out at a landscape that gives no sign that he is at work. And we will be tempted in those years to conclude that nothing is happening, that God has misplaced us, that our life is being spent in vain. This morning, as we come to a passage in the Book of Exodus that speaks directly into that experience. It is the story of 40 silent years in the life of Moses and 400 silent years in the life of Israel. It is the story of a God who appears to all human eyes to be doing nothing. And it is the story of how, beneath that silence, he was doing everything. So if you would with me open your Bibles, please, to the Book of Exodus. And this morning we're going to finish chapter two, verses 11 to 25. One day, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and looked on their burdens. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his people. He looked this way and that, and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. When he went out the next day, behold, two Hebrews were struggling together. And he said to the man in the wrong, why do you strike your companion? He answered, who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian? Then Moses was afraid and thought, surely the thing is known. When Pharaoh heard of it, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and stayed in the land of Midian. And he sat down by a well. Now, the priest of Midian had seven daughters. And they came and drew water and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. The shepherds came and drove them away. But Moses stood up and saved them and watered their flock. When he came home to their father, Reuel, he said, how is it that you have come home so soon today? They said, an Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and even drew water for us and watered the flock. He said to his daughters, then where is he? Why have you left the man? Call him that he may eat bread. And Moses was content to dwell with the man. And he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah. She gave birth to a son, and he called his name Gershom, for he Said I have been a sojourner in a foreign land. During those many days. The king of Egypt died and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God, and God heard their groaning. And God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob. God saw the people of Israel and God knew. Let's pray. Father. May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts this morning be acceptable in your presence. Lord, I pray, after my words are long forgotten, that your word would be remembered. Jesus name. Amen. Exodus is an epic of God's love and redemption of his people. Every scene reads like an action novel. The baby in the basket, the burning bush, the plagues, the angel of death. The parting of the Red Sea, the thunder and lightning around Mount Sinai, the covenant with the Almighty. Before we dive into our text, we must read Exodus rightly. We have to read it Christologically, that is, in relation to Jesus Christ, who is our perfect sacrifice, who saved us out of our bondage to sin and delivered us into a right relationship with God. When Jesus appeared to his disciples on the road to emmaus in Luke 24:27 Records beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. If Jesus started with Moses when describing himself, perhaps we can also we also read it historically. Scholars debate whether the Exodus took place around 1446 BC or around 1260. Good evidence exists for both dates and ancient Israel did not work with an absolute calendar the way we do. But what matters for us this morning is not the precise year, but the fact that it is history, not myth. The renowned Old Testament scholar Nahum Sarna observed that no nation would invent for itself and then faithfully transmit for thousands of years an inglorious origin story of slavery, grumbling and and idolatry. Israel did not flatter itself into existence. This happened. Exodus 2:11 to 25 sits at 1 of the great hinge moments of redemptive history. The book opens with the sons of Jacob settling in Egypt under the protection of Joseph. But there arose a new king over Egypt who did not know Joseph. What begins as refuge becomes bonding. Hebrews multiplied, and Pharaoh, fearing them, enslaved them and decreed that every male child be cast into the Nile. Into that decree Moses is born. Wes laid out for us last week that Moses mother hides him, his sister watches over him, and then Pharaoh's daughter draws him out of the water. He grows up in the palace, Stephen tells us in Acts 7:22 that he was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was mighty in his words and deeds. And that is where our passage begins. The structure that we will use this morning breaks down into four movements. Verses 11 to 14 Moses takes matters into his own hands. Verses 15 to 17 Moses flees and is shaped at a well. 18:22 Moses is welcomed and becomes a sojourner. 23 To 25 While Moses tends sheep, Israel groans and God acts. Start with 11 to 14. Moses has grown. Now the infant in the basket has become a man in Pharaoh's court, raised as Egyptian royalty. How much did he know about his true background growing up? Wes mentioned last week that Moses mother was allowed to nurse him. So did they still have a relationship? Certainly possible. There are so many unanswered questions. Did he live with a divided heart for years? Did he spend endless nights pleading with Pharaoh? Was he embarrassed by his background and didn't want to believe it? We have no idea. What we do know is that he was raised to be a prince of Egypt. But by the time he was 40, he knew exactly who he was and who his brothers and sisters truly were. Were. One day he goes out to his brothers, the Hebrews, and he looks on their burdens. And what he sees he cannot unsee. An Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own. He looks this way and that, and when he sees no one watching, he strikes. Strikes the Egyptian down and buries him in the sand. Now this raises a nagging question for me. If Moses was a member of Pharaoh's household in the royal family, so to speak, why would he have feared killing someone? Wouldn't a royal be able to kill a lowly Egyptian taskmaster with little to no reprisal? This goes into the historical context at the time. Exodus 1:8 says, now there arose a new king over Egypt who did not know Joseph. Commentators note that this likely indicates a dynastic change. A new royal house with no political or familial loyalty to the previous regime. In fact, during either time period, you believe royal houses at that time were very politically unstable, with different factions having different claims to the crown. The princess who had adopted him was almost certainly aging or dead. And the reigning pharaoh would have viewed an adopted Hebrew with suspicion, not affection. And the man Moses killed was not a slave. He was an Egyptian official, a representative of Pharaoh's economic and political authority. This is crucial. In ancient Egypt, killing a Hebrew slave was something an Egyptian could do with little consequence. But a member of the royal household killing one of Pharaoh's taskmasters. This probably would not have looked so much like murder. It would have looked like the potential beginning of an insurrection. The next day, Moses goes out and this time he finds two Hebrews fighting each other. He steps in to make peace, and the man in the wrong rounds on him with words that must have cut deeply. Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you mean to kill us as you killed the Egyptian? And Moses is afraid. The secret is out. Beneath these interactions is something deeper that the New Testament helps us understand. The writer of Hebrews tells us this whole episode began in faith. By faith. Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the Reward. That's Hebrews 11:24-26. When Moses walked out of the palace, he was not slumming, he was choosing. He looked at the gold of Egypt on the one hand and the suffering of God's people in the other. And he chose the suffering. That is faith. So what went wrong? Well, it can be summed up in the next phrase. He looked this way. That a long line of preachers have lingered over those words and noticed what was missing. As Chuck Swindoll says, he looked east, he looked west, he looked over his shoulder, but he didn't look up, did he? He looked in both directions horizontally, but he left the vertical completely out of it. Moses was a man with a true call, but a glance still fixed on the ground. Here is the heart of the problem. Moses tried to bring about by his own hand what God had promised to bring about by his covenant. The deliverer was right, the cause was right, the method was wrong, and the time was not yet. And the proof is what he is in what he does next. He hides the body in the sand, as if sand could keep a secret from God. Within a day, the rumor was loose. Within a week, Pharaoh wants him dead. Three things to take from these opening verses. First, a true call from God does not exempt a man from from the discipline of God's timing. Moses had the right cause and the right collar. But he ran ahead. And it will take 40 years in the desert to refine him. Second, hidden sin is a poor investment. Sand is a thin grave. What God means to expose, no man can keep buried. Third, there is mercy for those with juvenile or immature faith. John Calvin's pastoral word on this passage is really helpful. Even the obedience of the saints, stained as it is by sin, is still sometimes acceptable to God through his mercy. So Moses runs, but God was not finished with him. He was only beginning verses 15 through 17. Verse 15 begins with collapse. However noble Moses motives may have been, when he took matters into his own hands, he was outside the will of God. And yet God still had a plan for him. This is one of the great promises of Scripture. God uses sinners for his glory. It's the only kind he has to work with. When you read the heroes of the faith, they read a lot more like a Alcoholics Anonymous meeting than a catalog of superheroes. I can almost see them in a church basement, sitting in a circle on folding chairs, sipping bad coffee, introducing themselves. Hi, I'm Abraham and I'm a liar who pimped out my wife. Hi, I'm Jacob. I'm a deceiver and I'm a thief. How? Hi, I'm Samson and I'm a lust addicted vow breaker. Hi, I'm David. I'm an adulterer and a murderer. Hi, I'm Jonah and I'm a racist runaway. Hi, I'm Peter and I'm a coward who denied my Savior. Hi, I'm Moses and I'm a murderer. When Janet and I lived in Atlanta, we had a pastor who was fond of saying that God doesn't look for ability, he looks for availability. God uses broken people because it's his strength, it's his wisdom, it's his power, and it's for his glory. God would be using Moses, but he had some seasoning yet to experience. Verse 15. When Pharaoh heard of it, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and stayed in the land of Midian. There's no firm consensus on where exactly Midian was, but the traditional and most widely accepted location is in northwest Arabia, east of the Gulf of Agapa, in what is now northwestern Saudi Arabia. The Midianites appear to have been a semi nomadic people, so Midian may refer to an area where the tribe ranged rather than a specific location. Calvin, commenting here, sees in Moses flight not cowardice, but the sovereign hand of God, breaking a man down before he builds him up. Calvin's instinct is that the Lord put his servant through a long banishment precisely so that he would learn humility and dependence, because the work for which he was designed was greater than human strength could compass. 40 Years of palace training had to be matched by 40 years of desert undoing. Augustine, in a different connection, spoke of being in the region of unlikeness that far country, where the soul learns who it is by losing what it had. Moses, sitting by that well is in the region of unlikeness. Verse 15 ends noting that Moses, obviously exhausted, sat down by a well. One of the beauties of Scripture is the inclusion of what so often to us seems like pointless details. But wells, as it turns out, is an important location in the Bible, specifically, if you are looking for a wife. In Genesis 24, Abraham's servant meets Rebekah, Isaac's future wife, at a well. In Genesis 29, Jacob meets Rachel at a well. This time, who is Moses going to meet? Verses 16 and 17. Now, the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and drew water and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. The shepherds came and drove them away, but Moses stood up to save them and watered their flock. Moses is once again faced with injustice. Has he learned anything? A group of young women have come to the well to draw water, and a group of shepherds is going to give them a hard time. Moses, again courageously rises to their defense. Already we see clues that he is learning from his past mistakes. The text does not record that he killed the shepherds, and not only that he served the young women by watering their flock. For the first time, he was learning what it was to be a deliverer. He stands firm for what is just and begins to practice true leadership, which is born out of service. It would have been unthinkable at the time for a man to perform a menial task for women. But Moses stooped to serve. And by learning to serve, he was learning to lead. For all God's leaders are servants. He, in time, the one who is the true and better. Moses would himself kneel and wash 12 pairs of dirty feet and tell his disciples that whoever wants to be great must be a servant of all. Service is always one of the first courses in God's leadership training. Anyone who aspires to spiritual leadership, especially in the church, should begin by finding a place of humble service. If you travel to my alma mater, Wheaton College, one of the most striking little buildings on campus is the Marion E. Wade center, which houses the largest collection of C.S. Lewis writings in the world. Its namesake, Marian Wade, was an American businessman and founder of the large company Servicemaster. Wade was a man of deep faith who established a tradition called six weeks on the front lines. Every future executive at the company would spend six weeks scrubbing floors on hands and knees, doing the work of those they would later lead. Wade believed that those who refused to serve had no business leading. One of the other blessings of servant leadership is that when kids watch authentic service from their parents, it has a tendency to be passed down through the generations. The other founder of Service Master was a gentleman by the name of Ken Hanson. Ken's son, Walter Hanson, when he grew up, would move to Cleveland. He started a little church in his living room. And it grew, and it grew to about a thousand. In 10 years, the church would grow into what is now called Parkside Church. And if that name rings a bell, it would be because it's the church that Alistair Begg just retired from. It's amazing how these things pass down. Moses is being molded. Though he must feel lost and alone, God is right there, directing the most salient detail, refining his champion. God creates this dress rehearsal. The stage is a backwater. Well, the cast is seven anonymous girls, but the script is the same script that would one day be played out at the Red Sea. This is how God so often works. CS Lewis, in his collected letters, wrote that the great thing, if one can, is to stop regarding all the unpleasant things as interruptions of one's own or real life. The truth is, of course, that what one calls the interruptions are precisely one's real life, the life God is sending one day by day, Moses thought his real life had ended at the border of Egypt. In fact, his real life was just beginning in Midian. There are seasons of our lives where it seems to have been derailed, where the calling we thought we had has collapsed and we find ourselves sitting by a well in some unfamiliar place. The temptation is to read those seasons as God's absence. But this text invites us to read them as God's curriculum. The God who is going to deliver Israel is at this very moment teaching his deliverer how to stand up for seven helpless women at a watering trough. Nothing in your wilderness is wasted. Turn to verses 18 to 22. The daughters return home and their father called Ruel here or Jethro elsewhere, most likely the same man. So don't get confused. Very common at the time for there to be multiple names for somebody. And he asked why they're early, and they say, an Egyptian delivered us. It's a quietly ironic line. Moses has gone out to deliver Hebrews and was rejected as a meddling Egyptian. He flees to Midian and is received as a generous Egyptian. The man cannot escape his identity, and yet his identity is not what God will make of it. Ruel rebukes his daughters for leaving the man unhosted. Call him that. He may eat bread and Moses is brought in. Verse 21 simply says Moses was content to dwell with the man. The Hebrew verb here ya all carries the sense of consenting, of being willing, even of resigning oneself. Moses is not striving anymore. He has come to the end of his striving. He sits down and he stays. The Book of Acts tells us that 40 years passed between Moses flight to Midian and his encounter with God at the burning bush. D.L. Moody is often quoted as saying Moses spent 40 years in Egypt learning to be something. 40 Years in the desert learning to be nothing. And 40 years in the wilderness proving God to be everything. Philip Reichen notes that whenever we are tempted to grow impatient with God's timetable for our lives, we should remember Moses, who spent two years of preparation for every year of ministry. Zipporah is given to Moses as a wife and a son is born. Moses names him Gershom new meaning I have become an alien in a foreign land. The name comes from the Hebrew verb garash, which means to drive out or expel. It may refer to Moses own experience of being driven out of Egypt. It also sounds like the Hebrew words ger and sham, which is a pun that means an alien there. Every time Moses speaks his son's name, he confesses that he does not belong. Midian is not home. Egypt is not home. He is a man between worlds. The Puritans loved this theme of sojourning. John Owen described the believer as a stranger and a pilgrim traveling through a country not his own, with his heart fixed on a city whose builder and maker is God. Jonathan Edwards preached a famous sermon called the Christian Pilgrim, in which he said that the true Christian travels on through this world as a wayfaring man and looks not upon any of the enjoyments of this world as his own. GK Chesterton, with his usual paradox, put it this way. How can we contrive to be at once astonished at the world and and yet at home in it? The answer of Scripture is that we cannot. Not fully, not yet. We are pilgrims. Gershom is the name of every saint. But notice Moses, sojourning is not a punishment, it is a preparation. RC Sproul emphasized that the entire 40 year sojourn in Midian was God's way of thinking. Moses for leadership, a man trained only in Pharaoh's court could not lead Israel through Pharaoh's wilderness. But a man who had himself become a shepherd of sheep in that very wilderness could one day shepherd God's people through it. The geography of Midian is the geography of the Exodus. Route. The skills Moses learned watering Reuel's flock are the skills he would use leading Israel's flock. God was not killing time. God was forging an instrument. And Moses doesn't know he names his son after his displacement. He doesn't name him soon to be deliverer or heir of promise. He names him Sojourner. The man cannot see what God is doing. Alistair Begg has spoken movingly of how God's people are very often in the dark about the brightness of God's plan for them. Moses is in the dark, but the brightness is gathering. If you are a Christian, you are a Gershom. You are a sojourner in a foreign land. The disquiet you feel, the restlessness, the sense that this world is not home is not a defect of your discipleship. It is a feature of it. CS Lewis spoke of this often when he talked about the pilgrim longing in Mere Christianity. He wrote, if we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world. The long ordinary years in which it seems nothing of eternal weight is happening to you are very likely the years in which God is doing his deepest work. Verses 23 and 20 through 25. And now the camera pulls back, just like in a movie. We get a break from the action in Midian and the screen flashes. Meanwhile, back in Egypt. Verse 23. During those many days, the king of Egypt died and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. 40 Years have passed. A Pharaoh has died, another has come. Nothing has changed for Israel. They are still in chains. Bricks still must be made, whips still fall. And from those brick fields raises a sound. The text uses the strongest words in Hebrew for it. A groaning, a crying, a shrieking that goes up out of the dust. Where does the cry go? To all human eyes, the cry goes nowhere. Pharaoh doesn't hear it. The Egyptians don't hear it. Moses doesn't hear it. And then come four of the most precious verbs in the Old Testament. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God, and God heard their groaning. And God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob. God saw the people of Israel, and God knew. God heard. God remembered. God saw. God knew. John Piper has called these four verbs the Gospel before the Gospel, the announcement hundreds of years before Bethlehem that the God of heaven is not a deistic clock maker, but a covenant father who hears the groaning of his enslaved children. Each verb carries a war world. God heard, not merely overheard, the Hebrew implies attentive, responsive, hearing the cry that no human ear answered, the cry that seemed to die in the air over the Egyptian sky. The cry arrived at the throne of heaven. The silence of God is never the deafness of God. When his people cry, he hears with the ears of a father. God remembered. This does not mean that God had forgotten and now recalled. To remember in the covenantal sense is to act upon a prior commitment. When Scripture says God remembered Noah, the next thing is that the waters subside. When it says he remembered Hannah, the next thing is that she conceives. When it says he remembered his covenant with Abraham, the next thing is the Exodus. God's remembrance is the prelude to his deliverance, the covenant he made 400 years before. I will be a God to you and to your offspring after you has not faded. He was about to honor it. God saw. The verb is the same verb used in Genesis 1. And God saw that it was good. It is the verb of attentive, evaluating, sight. He saw the bruises, he saw the broken backs. He saw the widows, the unburied babies. There is no suffering of his people that is hidden from him. The Scottish divine Samuel Rutherford, writing from his imprisonment in Aberdeen, often returned to the image of God as the watchman over Israel, who never slumbers, whose people's tears are gathered in heaven long before they fall to the ground. God sees and God knew. Interestingly, the verb stands alone in the Hebrew. There is no object God knew. Some translations may supply one. God knew their condition, but the Hebrew leaves it bare. Why? Perhaps because what God knows here is larger than any object can contain. He knows their pain, he knows their bondage, he knows their names, and he knows what he is about to do. Jonathan Edwards taught that every act of God in history is the unfolding of a purpose conceived before time began. God knew. While Moses sits in Midian thinking he had been forgotten, and while Israel cries in Egypt, thinking that they have been forgotten, neither has been forgotten. God is doing two things at once. In Midian, he is shaping his deliverer. In Egypt, he is hearing their cries. The two threads are converging towards a burning bush in the next chapter. But neither Moses nor Israel can see it. Yet Augustine in his Confessions, wrote this sentence. Thou, O Lord, wert more inward to me than my most inward part and higher than my highest. That is the God of Exodus 2. He is closer to Israel's groaning than the chains on their wrists. He is closer to Moses weariness than the dust on his sandals. He is not far off. He is not distracted, he is at work. Four thoughts to close. First, be still and know that he is God. What we are very often is people who run ahead of God. Moses is not alone in this. Abraham had the promise of a son and and couldn't wait until he took Hagar. And the household of faith has lived with the consequences ever since. Jacob had the blessing already promised to him, but couldn't wait, and so he stole it with a goatskin and a lie. Peter had a lord he loved and couldn't bear to see him arrested. So he drew a sword in Gethsemane and cut off a man's ear. The pattern is older than Moses, and it is as new as this morning. The right cause can be pursued in the wrong way and the wrong time. Bradley Gray puts it bluntly. Nothing good happens when you get ahead of God and take matters into your own hands. Second, the silence of God is not the absence of God. 40 Years passed in Midian and 400 years in Egypt before God spoke from the bush. But not one of those years was empty. God was hearing, he was remembering. He was seeing, he was knowing. If your life feels like a wilderness right now, if you have been sitting by your own well in Midian waiting for a word from heaven that just doesn't come, take this passage and press it to your heart. The silence is not absence. The God who shaped Moses in obscurity is shaping you now. In his 1967 book Spiritual Leadership, J. Oswald Sanders quoted this anonymous poem. When God wants to drill a man and thrill a man, and skill a man. When God wants to mold a man to play the noblest part, when he yearns with all his heart to create so great and bold a man that all the world shall be amazed. Watch his methods, watch his ways, how he ruthlessly perfects whom he royally elects. How his hammer he hammers him and hurts him and with mighty blows converts him into trial shapes of clay which only God understands. While his tortured heart is crying and he lifts beseeching hands, how he bends but never breaks when his good he undertakes, how he uses whom he chooses and with every purpose him by every act induces him to try his splendor out. God knows what he's about. Third, your sojourning has a destination. Moses named his son Gershom because he felt the foreignness of his life. But the foreignness was not the end of the story. It was the prelude to a calling. The writer of Hebrews tells us that all the saints acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. They desired a better country. That is a heavenly one. Your pilgrimage is not a pointless one wandering. It is a movement towards a country God has prepared for you. Fourth, and most importantly, the God who heard Israel has heard you in a fuller way still. The end of Exodus 2 is a foreshadowing. The four verbs heard, remembered, saw new, find their final fulfillment not at Sinai, but at Calvary. There the Father heard the cries of his people. There he remembered the covenant he had made before the foundations of the world. There he saw his Son lifted up between heaven and earth, bearing the groaning of every enslaved soul in his own body. And there he knew in a way only the triune God could know the cost of redeeming a people for himself. If God heard Israel groaning under Pharaoh and he sent Moses, how much more has he heard your groaning and sent his son? The exodus from Egypt is the shadow. The exodus from sin and death is the substance. And the same four verbs hover over the cross. Today God hears your cries that come up from the dust of this fallen world. God remembers his covenant with you. God sees you right now in this room, in your struggle, in your brokenness. And God knows exactly what he's doing. Let's pray. Father, thank you for this text. Father, thank you for your covenant with us. That you know us, that you love us, that you see us, that no prayer goes unheard, no silence is a waste. And that wherever we are in our life, whatever burdens we are carrying, that you're right here. That you are molding us and you are creating us in just the way that you had planned for us before the creation of the world. Thank you for who you are. In Jesus name, amen. The post Moses Flees to Midian – Exodus 2: 11-25 appeared first on Red Village Church.

Hearing God is one thing — obeying Him is another. In this episode, Pastor Landon Schott walks you through the Journey of Faith: the critical space between hearing God's voice and actually acting on it. Drawing from his experience at Mercy Culture Church, Pastor Landon shares why spiritual growth comes down to these two simple — but not always easy — steps. ❓Got a question for Landon? Ask Here: https://form.typeform.com/to/zXALEGQj...

In this episode of The Church Planting Podcast, Greg Nettle talks with church planter, network leader, and author Josh Benadum about the future of church planting, the rise of house churches, and what it takes to cultivate a life of lasting spiritual influence. Josh and his wife, Mary, lead a growing network of house churches in Orlando through Acacia House Churches, while also collaborating with organizations like Brave Future and Youth for Christ. Josh also shares insights from his new book, A Life That Leads: Pursuing Christ and Impacting Others. The conversation begins with Josh unpacking why he believes house churches and microchurch movements are becoming an increasingly important strategy for reaching people in today's culture. Drawing from both the New Testament model and modern movements, he explains how smaller, decentralized communities can empower everyday leaders, create deeper discipleship, and reach people traditional models may miss. Josh also describes how their Orlando network functions—balancing local autonomy with shared leadership, coaching, and larger gatherings that unite the churches for worship and encouragement. The second half of the conversation focuses on Josh's new book and the question that has shaped much of his ministry: How can ordinary believers develop lives of deep, lasting spiritual impact? Drawing from his experiences growing up on the mission field in Cambodia and years of pastoral ministry, Josh reflects on the qualities and disciplines that sustain Christian leaders over the long haul. Greg and Josh discuss practical leadership traits like hospitality, gentleness, zeal, gratitude, and friendship, while also addressing the hidden dangers of bitterness, materialism, and spiritual drift. The episode closes with a powerful reminder that leadership is not reserved for pastors or platform personalities—it's a calling for every follower of Jesus. Table of Contents 00:00 – 02:30 Introduction to Josh Benadum and the vision behind planting in Orlando. 02:30 – 06:00 House churches, microchurches, and why these models matter today. 06:00 – 09:30 How Josh's network of house churches functions and grows. 09:30 – 13:30 The story behind Josh's book A Life That Leads. 13:30 – 16:30 Leadership is for everyone—not just pastors or platform leaders. 16:30 – 20:00 Developing qualities like hospitality, gentleness, and zeal. 20:00 – 23:00 How leaders sustain growth and avoid burnout or drift. 23:00 – 25:30 The importance of friendship, gratitude, and spiritual discipline. 25:30 – 26:20 Final encouragement for church planters and leaders.

A message by Senior Pastor Jon Whisner from Genesis 22 on May 17, 2026.

Does God hold leaders to a different standard? In Leviticus 21, we look at the strict requirements for the Priests and the High Priest. From who they could marry to how they handled grief, their lives had to reflect the holiness of the Sanctuary. Join us as we discuss the responsibility of those who lead today and why being "close to God" requires a higher level of consecration.#Leviticus21 #WayToLife #BibleStudy #SpiritualLeadership #Priesthood #Holiness #BibleTeaching #ChristianPodcast #TamilBibleStudy #HigherCalling #JesusOurHighPriest #OldTestamentStudy #Consecration #MinistryLife #ScriptureExplored

 In this episode of Spiritual Leadership, Landon Schott is joined by Pastor Jaco Booyens (Lead Pastor of Mercy Culture Washington, DC and founder of Jaco Booyens Ministries) and Pastor Marco Leardini (Lead Pastor of Mercy Culture Orange County) to pull back the curtain on what it actually took to plant two Mercy Culture campuses in two cities, in two separate states, on the same day in one year. They share the year-long wrestle behind the public "yes" — the fear, the family mountains that had to be moved, the prophetic confirmations, and the demonic warfare that came on every side the moment they obeyed. From panic attacks and the spirit of Python to drones in the yard, decapitated animals, and the constant battle for spiritual covering, this is a raw, vulnerable conversation about what it really costs to follow the voice of God. If you're stewarding something big the Lord has put on your heart, this episode is a roadmap for hearing Him, getting your house in unity, and standing in faith while the enemy attacks.

Today on Uncommon Sense, we're talking about “law enforcement” and why so many people no longer feel like laws are actually being enforced equally or consistently, especially when it comes to powerful and well-connected individuals connected to the Epstein scandal.We discuss the growing public frustration surrounding the unreleased and heavily redacted Epstein files, the lack of visible accountability for elite predators, and why so many Americans feel the justice system has failed women, children, and vulnerable people. We also talk about why local police departments, sheriffs, prosecutors, and public officials should be demanding full transparency and supporting the release of the complete unredacted Epstein files so the public can see the truth plainly.This episode also goes into the broader leadership crisis facing America and much of the world: weak leadership, fear of confrontation, and silence in the face of corruption. We discuss the need for stronger moral leadership, stronger families, stronger communities, and men willing to stand up publicly against evil instead of shrinking back from difficult conversations.If laws are not enforced equally, trust in institutions collapses. If justice is selective, people stop believing justice exists at all.It's time for courage, accountability, truth, and leadership again.--https://www.youversion.com/bible-app

Welcome to our TUESDAY MORNING RB pod for May 12, 2026. Topics:02:52 - The Passion of New York Fans06:30 - Mental Health in Sports10:56 - Spirituality and Identity in Sports12:57 - Fan Interaction and Player Experience14:48 - Transitioning Between Sports19:23 - Complexity of Football vs. Basketball22:07- The Debate of Sports: Basketball vs. Football24:43 - Spiritual Leadership in the Locker Room33:35 - What We Learned at ChurchHave a question? Got a guest suggestion? Want to advertise with us? Email us - jason@sportsspectrum.comWATCH all of our podcast episodes on our YouTube page:https://www.youtube.com/SportsSpectrumMagazineSign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15https://www.theincrease.com/products/sports-spectrum-magazine Do you know Christ personally? Click below to learn how you can commit your life to Him.https://sportsspectrum.com/gospel/

Come see George LIVE at Mic Drop Comedy San Diego on May 29th & 30th! https://www.micdropcomedysandiego.com/events/133457Stay Connected:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/georgejankoTwitter: https://twitter.com/GeorgeJankoTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thegeorgejankoshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shawnadellariccaBusiness Inquiries Email: george@divisionmedia.coWatch full episodes of The George Janko Show podcast here:https://www.youtube.com/GeorgeJanko/videosBlessed are the ones who are humble.Chapters:00:00 Intro01:17 George Has a Bone to Pick With Belle04:32 Belle's Head Injury Scared George09:02 Why Belle Can't Be Trusted in the Kitchen12:00 Power Tools, Marriage & George's Ego18:03 Belle's Wild Side Comes Out24:00 George's Dad, Hospital Stories & Gratitude28:52 The Flagrant Podcast Drama35:00 Bobby Lee, Logan Paul & Internet Beef37:00 Celebrity Culture Feels Weird Now40:09 Anxiety, Bad News & Finding Peace44:06 Surrender, Worship & Letting Go47:03 How to Pray for George and Belle50:36 Spiritual Leadership in Marriage54:38 How the Audience Humbled George01:00:04 Gratitude, Pride & Treating People Better01:04:18 Belle Gets Emotional About George's Honesty01:09:00 Why Honesty Builds Real Trust01:14:20 George Roasts Belle's Art01:18:40 Living for God, Not Approval

By Mario Seiglie - The life of Nehemiah is examined to understand seven spiritual leadership qualities he exeplified during the rebuilding of Jerusalem. The first four qualities are given here in Part One.

What if the real crisis in ministry isn't external pressure—but pastors forgetting they're still sheep? Could Psalm 23 hold the key to sustainable leadership, rest, and freedom from burnout? 

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A message by Senior Pastor Jon Whisner from Acts 6 on May 3, 2026.

Most leaders aren't taken out by sin — they're taken out by offense. In this episode of Spiritual Leadership, Landon Schott exposes one of the greatest demonic traps Christians fall into: The Spirit of Offense. If you've ever found yourself rehearsing arguments in your head, secretly glad when someone got what they deserved, or convinced every church you've attended is toxic — this episode is for you. Landon breaks down 10 signs you may be operating in offense, 5 things God has taught him about how offense works spiritually, and 6 practical steps to walk free from it — before it costs you your future. In this episode: • 10 signs you might be offended (even if you say you're not) • Why offense is a demonic trap — not just a bad attitude • How offense leads to spiritual immaturity and deception • The connection between offense, lawlessness, and the end times • Why unforgiveness is the root — and forgiveness is the cure • 6 practical ways to uproot offense from your life • Q&A: How to become offense-proof, how to spot it in others, and more

Wednesday Service | A teaching on Acts 13:1-3 with Pastor Josh BlackVictory Calvary Chapel is a church in Menifee, California. We gather for Jesus, to worship Him, to follow Him, and represent Him wherever we go. To learn more, visit us at www.victorycc.com.

In today's episode of Uncommon Sense with Ginny Robinson, I'm sharing my thoughts on a range of current events, along with answering a few listener questions.We'll be discussing recent developments and conversations surrounding Donald Trump, the ongoing discussions around the Epstein files, and a widely talked-about moment involving Pete Hegseth and his public citation of a fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction. CRINGE.I also take time to talk about something deeper than headlines: the importance of both men and women returning to a biblical worldview, embracing truth, and honoring God-ordained gender roles in a culture that often blurs or rejects them entirely.--https://www.bible.com/

From Reformed to Revival: How One Pastor Went All In on the Holy Spirit Pastor Josh McPherson went from a word-heavy, spirit-light Reformed church to 3-hour spontaneous worship nights, a 40-day fast, prophetic words written in a teardrop, and an invitation to the Oval Office — all in 60 days. This is one of the wildest Holy Spirit stories you'll hear. City of Grace Church (Wenatchee, WA): https://cityofgrace.com Strong Man Nation: https://strongmannation.com For Liberty and Justice: https://forlibertyandjustice.us Freedom Conference 2026 (Fathers Day Weekend — The Gorge Amphitheater): https://freedomconference.com ❓Got a question for Landon? Ask Here: https://mercyculture.typeform.com/to/zXALEGQj

Sean reacts to a messianic-style image of President Trump posted on Truth Social and later removed, calling it a complicating factor for Christian voters who supported him against the Democratic platform. The conversation turns to leadership: why good leadership is scarce, how leaders are both born and made, and why character is forged in private, using David, Joseph, and Moses as examples. Recommended reading: J. Oswald Sanders' “Spiritual Leadership” 00:00 Show Intro Banter01:34 River City Updates03:22 Music Gatekeepers Shift04:08 Trump Messianic Image06:09 Voting Tension09:25 Leadership In Short Supply10:50 Born And Made Leaders12:06 Leaders Get Followers12:34 David Goes First13:56 Joseph Built in Secret15:54 Moses Prepared in Midian17:34 Start Leading Now19:06 Servant Leadership Defined20:43 Politics and Character Drift23:16 Guardrails Against Compromise24:26 Who You Follow Matters25:48 Church Vision and Invitation

Sean reacts to a messianic-style image of President Trump posted on Truth Social and later removed, calling it a complicating factor for Christian voters who supported him against the Democratic platform. The conversation turns to leadership: why good leadership is scarce, how leaders are both born and made, and why character is forged in private, using David, Joseph, and Moses as examples. Recommended reading: J. Oswald Sanders' “Spiritual Leadership” 00:00 Show Intro Banter01:34 River City Updates03:22 Music Gatekeepers Shift04:08 Trump Messianic Image06:09 Voting Tension09:25 Leadership In Short Supply10:50 Born And Made Leaders12:06 Leaders Get Followers12:34 David Goes First13:56 Joseph Built in Secret15:54 Moses Prepared in Midian17:34 Start Leading Now19:06 Servant Leadership Defined20:43 Politics and Character Drift23:16 Guardrails Against Compromise24:26 Who You Follow Matters25:48 Church Vision and Invitation

Send us Fan Mail In this Healing the City Podcast, Pastor Eric returns to the mic with Pastor Mark to discuss vacation, Good Friday, Easter, the book Eric is writing, and several other fun and engaging topics. Support the show“Healing the City” is a weekly podcast about what it looks like to build healthier communities. Featuring the voices and perspectives of people from the Village Church, each episode is focused on the real challenges and real opportunities for change in our cities.The podcast takes a whole-person approach. We talk about soul care and spiritual direction, along with mental health and community involvement. You will hear thoughtful perspectives on what people in our cities are up against, plus practical steps you can take to be part of the healing.Join hosts Corey Gilchrist, Eric Cepin, Ashley Cousineau, Jessica Dennes, Michael Cousineau, Mark Crawford, and Susan Cepin as we have honest conversations and keep pointing toward hope and next steps.The Village Churchvillagersonline@gmail.comThe Village Church meets at 10a and 5p on Sundays1926 N Cloverland Ave, Tucson AZ 85712Mail: PO Box 30790, Tucson AZ 85751

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Revisit Pastor Hank's message from March 11th, where he lays a biblical foundation for understanding how God speaks and how believers can discern truth in a time when many voices compete for attention. Through Scripture, he explains the difference between true prophecy and false mixtures, helping believers stay anchored in the Word of God and recognize authentic prophetic voices.

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Most believers think they love God more than money. Landon Schott was one of them — until God said four words that dropped the floor out from under him: "You serve mammon." In this episode, Landon breaks down the spirit of Mammon — what it actually is, how it operates, and why even mature, ministry-seasoned believers get trapped by it without knowing. This isn't a lesson on budgeting. It's a spiritual warfare teaching on the invisible force that turns money into a god. In this episode: • What Mammon actually is — and why translating it as just "money" misses the point • The vision God gave Landon about the scales — miracles vs. money on the same altar • Why the rich young ruler said no to Jesus — and how most believers do the same thing weekly • How the Antichrist will use economy to damn people to hell • 5 signs Mammon controls your life (including one that hits hard for ministry leaders) • Why you should never pray for money — ever • 5 practical ways to break free from the spirit of Mammon • The difference between faith for abundance and Mammon You can love God and still serve Mammon. The question is: which one do you obey when it costs you something?

How do you know when God is giving you a vision—and what are you supposed to do with it? In this episode of Youth Worker on Fire, Doug Edwards shares a powerful and personal message on vision, obedience, and showing up where God calls you, drawing from real-life ministry experience and timeless wisdom from Oswald Chambers' My Utmost for His Highest. This episode is for anyone who feels called to something more—but isn't sure what the next step is.

www.tswrightspeaks.comwww.godcenteredconcept.comWhat does it take to turn broken environments into breeding grounds for leadership, purpose, and Kingdom impact?In this powerful episode of Kingdom Crossroads, host T.S. Wright sits down with Randy Morton—a former police officer, military veteran, and leadership mentor—whose life journey began in the streets of West Baltimore and evolved into a mission to raise up the next generation of leaders.Randy shares how a single mentor changed his trajectory through discipline, structure, and intentional leadership—ultimately leading him to become one of the first Eagle Scouts in his area. Now, he is equipping others through his Mentor Leadership Academy, training men and women to disciple, lead, and transform lives in their communities.This conversation dives deep into:The power of mentorship and early interventionLeadership principles forged through adversityThe importance of structure, accountability, and presenceHow to handle emotional weight as a leaderBuilding safe environments for vulnerability and growthWhy leaders MUST have someone to talk toIf you've ever felt called to mentor, disciple, or lead—but didn't know where to start—this episode will challenge and equip you to step off the sidelines and into your calling.It's time to raise leaders who raise others.Key Takeaway:Leadership is not about recognition—it's about responsibility, impact, and multiplication.Call to Action (CTA)Connect with Randy Morton: Website: www.digimortech.com/mentor-academy Phone: 1-833-372-3471Subscribe to Kingdom Crossroads and share this episode with someone called to lead.Christian leadership, mentorship, discipleship, youth mentoring, Kingdom leadership, Christian podcast, leadership training, spiritual growth, ministry leadership, men's mentorship, faith-based leadership, personal development, church leadership, mentoring program, leadership principles, Kingdom Crossroads, TS Wright, Randy Morton

How to Pray with Spiritual SeekersApostolics are rightly passionate about praying with those who are seeking the baptism of the Holy Spirit, but some approaches can become overly emotional or place unintended pressure on seekers. In this episode of Apostolic Life in the 21st Century, Dr. David K. Bernard offers practical guidance for praying with others in a way that avoids manipulation, honors the work of the Spirit, and upholds sound doctrine.This episode provides valuable insights for pastors, altar workers, and anyone who desires to see people genuinely receive the Holy Ghost according to the pattern of Scripture.For more on this subject, see Dr. Bernard's book Spiritual Leadership in the Twenty-First Century. Visit PentecostalPublishing.com to shop Dr. Bernard's full catalog of published works. Enter promo code DKB10 at checkout to save 10 percent on your order.If you enjoy this podcast, leave a five-star rating and a review on iTunes or your preferred podcast platform. We also appreciate it when you share Apostolic Life in the 21st Century with family and friends.

In this episode Nate and Mike are Talking about - What Does It Actually Mean to Lead Your Family?Spiritual leadership at home — simple ways to lead prayer, scripture reading, and faith conversations naturally. Protection and provision — balancing the responsibility to protect your family physically and spiritually. Modeling character — how kids learn faith more from watching your life than hearing your words.We hope this message helps you today. God Bless. Check us out on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0CrgLl2txF8?si=q7y_fKC1bngGWxZv Please review, like, comment, and subscribe! 

What if the answers you've been searching for are already inside you… waiting to be discovered while you sleep?In this episode of Seeking Center, we're joined by Bonnie Buckner, PhD, author of The Secret Mind: Unlock the Power of Your Dreams to Transform Your Life. Bonnie is the founder of the International Institute for Dreaming and Imagery and has spent decades helping people access the powerful guidance hidden within their dreams.According to Bonnie, dreaming isn't random—and it isn't just symbolic. Our dreams are a doorway into what she calls the “secret mind,” the deeper part of ourselves that already knows how to solve problems, spark creativity, and guide us toward our purpose.In this fascinating conversation, we explore how dreams can help us better understand ourselves, unlock new ideas, and even transform the way we move through life.If you've ever woken up from a vivid dream and wondered what that was all about, this episode may change the way you look at dreaming forever.IN THIS EPISODE WE EXPLORE:What the “Secret Mind” really is: The deeper intelligence inside us that communicates through dreams.Why dreams aren't random: How neuroscience, psychology, and ancient traditions all point to the transformative power of dreaming.How dreams can solve problems and spark creativityWhat recurring dreams might be trying to tell youHow to start remembering and working with your dreamsWhy imagination plays a powerful role in becoming who you're meant to beA QUESTION TO REFLECT ONBefore you go to sleep tonight, ask yourself: “What might my dreams be trying to tell me?” You may be surprised by what shows up.ABOUT BONNIE BUCKNER PhDBonnie Buckner, PhD is the founder and CEO of the International Institute for Dreaming and Imagery and the author of The Secret Mind. She has spent decades researching the science and psychology of dreaming and helping people harness their dreams as a tool for creativity, personal insight, and transformation.Her work blends neurobiology, social psychology, and ancient wisdom traditions to show how dreams can guide us toward our fullest potential.Visit bonniebuckner.com to find out more about Bonnie's offerings, her book The Secret Mind: Unlock the Power of Dreams to Transform Your Life, the Institute and more.  Visit seekingcentercommunity.com for more with Robyn + Karen and many of the guides on Seeking Center: The Podcast. You'll get access to live weekly sessions, intuitive guidance, daily inspiration, and a space to share your journey with like-minded people who just get it. You can also follow Seeking Center on Instagram @theseekingcenter.

Find the accompanying PowerPointHere. Spiritual Leadership in the Home, by Donnie V. Rader. 3/15/2026 Sunday PM Sermon.

WelcomeHello and blessings, and welcome to Episode 7 of Season 3 of The Calling Podcast, Follow Your Spirit All the Way In. I'm your host, Homaya.This episode is part 7 of 8, inspired by one of the best and most important masterclasses I gave in the last few years, The Healer. Today I'm opening a transmission on leadership, creation, and the truth that healers are powerful manifesters.Take a deep breath. Let your body listen, and let us go deeper.Episode SummaryIn this conversation, I share why sensitivity can rise after receiving light medicine, and why this softness is a blessing that supports your energetic upgrade.I also explore manifestation as healing going forward. Creation is not about waiting for proof. It is about declaring, holding space for yourself, and learning to receive from the frequency of I matter.Key TakeawaysSensitivity after an energetic upgrade can be a blessing, not a weaknessHealers are leaders and creators, and powerful manifestersManifestation is healing going forward, it is creationWhen you create for yourself, move from doubt into declarationLearn to hold space for yourself the way you hold space for othersBeing the receiver is the frequency of I matterStop waiting for proof, move internally and the external will alignIn this episode, I invite you to notice where you are still waiting for proof, permission, or external validation before you move.We are going to explore what it means to create from clear declaration, to hold space for yourself the way you hold space for others, and to receive from the frequency of I matter.If this episode of The Calling Podcast supports you, please leave a review, like and subscribe, and share it with your friends, family, and colleagues, because everyone has a calling. I'd love to hear your thoughts, text the show. Homaya Resource Links: Website: https://homaya.org/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/homaya/ Free Light Imprint Quiz: https://homaya.org/lightactivatorquiz Soul Contract Activation Meditations: https://homaya.org/the-calling-podcast

What do you actually gain when you answer the call to spiritual leadership… and what do you have to let go of to walk that path?In today's Prosperity Pep Talk, I'm exploring the duality of sacred leadership.Sacred leadership does offer you a pathway of creating impact, purpose, and building a business around your calling. But, along the way, it also asks something of you.If you've ever felt the pull toward sharing your work, teaching, healing, coaching, or guiding others, this conversation will help you understand both the beauty and the responsibility of that path.If you feel called to deepen into your sacred leadership, I also share about The Hearth, my temple for spiritual leaders who want to weave their medicine into meaningful, sustainable work in the world. http://hearthtemple.comListen now and reflect on this question:What might be waiting for you on the other side of answering your calling?

Send a textIn Part III of the Husbands: Provider & Protector series on Marriage Mondays with The Kings, the conversation continues to explore what true leadership in the home looks like for husbands and fathers.After addressing many of the concerns wives and children have expressed in previous shows—such as emotional absence, limited engagement, and spiritual passivity—this discussion focuses on the full blueprint of leadership that goes beyond simply providing financially and protecting physically.While providing and protecting are foundational responsibilities, true leadership requires much more. A husband's influence is seen through his emotional presence, spiritual guidance, intentional fatherhood, humility, accountability, and willingness to pursue personal healing. When husbands actively lead in these areas—praying with their families, communicating openly, participating in parenting, and setting the spiritual tone of the home—they help create stability, safety, and a lasting generational impact.Providing builds survival.Presence builds legacy.This episode challenges husbands, fathers, and future leaders of homes to step fully into the role of guiding their families with strength, wisdom, and intentionality.Support the show

This message is part of a series in the Book of Exodus, and you can get the first message in the series here:https://open.spotify.com/episode/5hxedZxcTGvVhuEU2zLMLvAbounding Grace is an outreach ministry of Calvary Church in Aurora, Colorado.Pastor Ed Taylor is the Senior Pastor of Calvary Church – you can find more about him at edtaylor.org.Join us as we study through the Bible and learn of God's Abounding Grace. These podcasts correspond with our daily radio programs, which can be heard nationally. We pray you are blessed through these broadcasts.If you like what you hear on Abounding Grace - don't forget to follow us, and use the Share button to pass it on to your friends and family!

This message is part of a series in the book of Exodus, and you can get the first message in the series here:https://open.spotify.com/episode/5hxedZxcTGvVhuEU2zLMLvAbounding Grace is an outreach ministry of Calvary Church in Aurora, Colorado.Pastor Ed Taylor is the Senior Pastor of Calvary Church – you can find more about him at edtaylor.org.Join us as we study through the Bible and learn of God's Abounding Grace. These podcasts correspond with our daily radio programs, which can be heard nationally. We pray you are blessed through these broadcasts.If you like what you hear on Abounding Grace - don't forget to follow us, and use the Share button to pass it on to your friends and family!

WelcomeHello and blessings, welcome to Episode 5 of Season 3 of The Calling Podcast: Integration and Embodiment for Healers. I'm your host, Homaya.This episode is part 5 of an 8-part series inspired by one of my most important masterclasses, The Healer. Today I'm opening a transmission on integration and embodiment, and on what it means to live your truth beyond the session.Take a deep breath. Welcome yourself into this space. Give yourself permission to receive the downloads. Do not try to grasp it only through your mind. Let it land fully in your aura.Episode SummaryIn this conversation, I speak about integration as the bridge between spiritual experience and embodiment.I share why your medicine is not only what happens in a healing space, but what people feel in your presence, in your relationships, and in the way you carry yourself when no one is watching.I also invite you to notice where you are still making yourself small so life feels safer, and what becomes possible when you stop minimising your light and allow yourself to be fully seen and fully felt.Key TakeawaysIntegration is embodiment, it is living your truth, not only understanding itYour medicine is your presence, not only what happens in sessionsAsk yourself where you are still making yourself small to feel safeWhen you stop minimising your light, your impact, ease, and prosperity expandTransmission moves people through frequency, not performanceNotice where you divide yourself, spiritual in one place and guarded in anotherAs we close, take a deep breath and feel what is true for you.Not what you learned, not what you understood mentally, but what you are actually living.Notice where you are still separating yourself. Spiritual in one place, guarded in another. Powerful in one moment, reserved in the next. This is not a calling to become more. It is a calling to stop minimising what is already here.If this episode of The Calling Podcast touched you, please leave a review, like and subscribe, and share it with your friends, family, and colleagues, because everyone has a calling.I'd love to hear your thoughts, text the show. Homaya Resource Links: Website: https://homaya.org/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/homaya/ Free Light Imprint Quiz: https://homaya.org/lightactivatorquiz Soul Contract Activation Meditations: https://homaya.org/the-calling-podcast

Mercy Culture has released over 102 worship songs — none of them written in a recording studio. Landon Schott sits down with worship pastors Jasmine Weiler and Treigh Martinez to unpack how every song in their catalog was born out of actual encounters with God: visions at 4am, spontaneous moments in the room, prayers that became melodies. They share the origin stories behind songs like "Names of God," "Fear Go," and "Encounter Song" — and why they believe you can't lead people into something you've never been in yourself.

Send a textRyan Pineda and Brian Davila break down eight biblical traits God expects from husbands and leaders, unpacking how strength, serving, patience, vision, provision, discipleship, trust, and spiritual fruit shape both marriage and business.⁣⁣__________⁣If you want to start your real estate investing business, we'll give you 1:1 coaching, seller leads, software, & everything you need. https://www.wealthyinvestor.com⁣⁣If you're a business owner who wants to get in peak physical shape, we can help! https://www.boardroom-athlete.com/apply⁣⁣Join our private mastermind for elite business leaders who golf. https://www.mastermind19.com⁣⁣Join free Bible studies and workshops for Christian business leaders. https://www.tentmakers.us⁣__________⁣CHAPTERS: ⁣0:00 - The 8 Traits God Expects from Husbands & Leaders.⁣0:10 - Strength: Physical, Emotional & Spiritual Leadership.⁣2:25 - Leaving Your Parents & Becoming One in Marriage.⁣5:25 - Passive vs. Controlling: What Real Strength Looks Like.⁣9:33 - Serving Your Spouse Like Jesus Served Others.⁣16:04 - Patience in Marriage, Parenting & Business.⁣25:40 - Vision: Leading Your Family & Team with Direction.⁣31:55 - Providing: Execution Over Excuses.⁣39:35 - Making Disciples at Home & in Business.⁣44:20 - Trust, Culture & The Fruit of the Spirit.Learn how to invest in real estate with the Cashflow 2.0 System! Your business in a box with 1:1 coaching, motivated seller leads, & softwares. https://www.wealthyinvestor.com/Want to work 1:1 with Ryan Pineda? Apply at ryanpineda.comJoin our FREE community, weekly calls, and bible studies for Christian entrepreneurs and business people. https://tentmakers.us/Want to grow your business and network with elite entrepreneurs on world-class golf courses? Apply now to join Mastermind19 – Ryan Pineda's private golf mastermind for high-level founders and dealmakers. www.mastermind19.com--- About Ryan Pineda: Ryan Pineda has been in the real estate industry since 2010 and has invested in over $100,000,000 of real estate. He has completed over 700 flips and wholesales, and he owns over 650 rental units. As an entrepreneur, he has founded seven different businesses that have generated 7-8 figures of revenue. Ryan has amassed over 2 million followers on social media and has generated over 1 billion views online. Starting as a minor league baseball player making less than $2,000 a month, Ryan is now worth over $100 million. He shares his experiences in building wealth and believes that anyone can change their life with real estate investing. ...

How do Jesus's teaching and example shape our leadership? Pastor John examines the traits of a godly leader in the home, church, or workplace.

You're not out of capacity. You're out of clarity. Most leaders hit a wall and immediately look for help, hire someone, or ask God to lighten the load. But Landon Schott shares the prayer that changed everything — and why asking God to remove pressure might actually be asking Him not to bless you. In this episode of Spiritual Leadership, Landon breaks down the exact five-step system he uses to keep increasing his capacity as a leader — and how an entire church grows when everyone stays in their lane and stewards well. In this episode: Why capacity is both a spiritual and practical issue The 5-step capacity framework: Identify → Prioritize → Remove → Empower → Repeat How differing priorities cause team friction (and how to fix it) The 10/80/10 rule Mercy Culture uses for radical empowerment What "leaning into awkward" actually looks like in leadership How to maintain your health and family while increasing your load Biblical examples from Luke 10, Luke 16, Acts 6, and Exodus 18 The question isn't how do I handle less — it's how do I steward more? Subscribe to Mercy Culture and follow Landon at @LandonASchott for weekly leadership content.

In this episode, I explore the deeper layers of spiritual sovereignty, perception, and the nature of evil with teacher and healer Sarah Elkhaldy, host of Mystery Teachings on Gaia. We go far beyond surface-level spirituality and into the real terrain—psychopathy, manipulation, spiritual warfare, and the psychological mechanics behind modern psyops.Sarah shares her unlikely entry point into awakening through conspiracy research, how that path evolved into esoteric study, and why understanding darkness is essential to true alchemy. We unpack the weaponization of compassion, the dangers of outsourcing authority, and how unexamined core wounds can make us vulnerable to manipulation. If you've ever felt overwhelmed by the state of the world, questioned your sanity while researching uncomfortable truths, or struggled to balance discernment with an open heart, this conversation will resonate.We also get into perception as the ultimate alchemical tool—how mastering it can modulate your nervous system, shift your biology, and reclaim your power from false authorities. Sarah explains why spiritual awakening requires energy, resilience, and a willingness to confront the uncomfortable realities most people avoid.This one goes deep. If you've been navigating the rabbit holes, wrestling with duality, or wondering whether evil can truly change—or whether this realm is something we graduate from rather than fix—you're going to want to hear this conversation.Watch Mystery Teachings with Sarah Elkhaldy at gaia.com/series/mystery-teachings-with-sarah-elkhaldy.DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for educational purposes only and not intended for diagnosing or treating illnesses. The hosts disclaim responsibility for any adverse effects from using the information presented. Consult your healthcare provider before using referenced products. This podcast may include paid endorsements.THIS SHOW IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY:BIOPTIMIZERS | Visit bioptimizers.com/luke and use code LUKE15 to save 15%.LEELA QUANTUM TECH | Go to lukestorey.com/leelaq and use code LUKE10 for 10% off their product line.PIQUE | Save 20% at piquelife.com/lukeREAL PROVISIONS | Get a free bag of venison chips with your order at realprovisions.com/lukeMORE ABOUT THIS EPISODE:(00:00:00) Trolls, Praise, Ego, & the Alchemy of Spiritual Leadership(00:16:24) Limbic Hijacking, Psychopathy, & Mastering Perception in the Matrix(00:40:59) Discernment, Free Will, & Graduating the Earth Arena(01:03:44) Fallen Gurus, False Light, & the Ego's Spiritual Costume(01:35:18) Channeling, Discernment, and the Line Between Wisdom & Ego(01:51:15) Karma as Cause, Effect, and Conscious Course Correction(02:01:35) Addiction, Ego Death, and the Path to SurrenderResources:• Website: www.gaia.com• Website:

In this conversation, the speakers discuss the evolving role of men in the church and society, highlighting a resurgence of male attendance in churches and the challenges they face. They explore the changing dynamics of masculinity, the importance of spiritual leadership in the home, and the need for men to connect meaningfully with each other. The discussion also touches on the significance of fatherhood, the impact of technology, and the future direction of men's ministry, emphasizing the importance of community and discipleship.  

What if clarity wasn't just a mindset—but a measurable business advantage?In this powerful episode of Mindset Mastery Moments, Dr. Alisa sits down with Yining Wang, Global Business Strategist and Executive Partner at Sincere Alignment Group, to explore the psychology behind conscious leadership, high-stakes decision-making, and sustainable success.Born and raised between China and Sweden, Yining brings a rare multicultural perspective to leadership—bridging traditional corporate success with inner mastery, stillness, and strategic detachment. Having advised billion-dollar ventures and operated in IPO-level environments, he shares how leaders can make clearer decisions without burnout or ego-driven reactivity.In this episode, we explore:The psychology of detached decision-making in high-pressure business environmentsHow cultural conditioning shapes leadership mindset and performanceThe neuroscience behind stillness and strategic thinkingWhy inner clarity is a non-negotiable leadership skillThe difference between building profitable companies and transformational communitiesThis conversation is a must-listen for founders, executives, and professionals who want to scale impact without sacrificing alignment, health, or purpose.

In this episode of 'Spiritual Leadership,' host Landon engages in a powerful conversation with Pastor Travis Johnson of Pathway Church in Alabama. Pastor Johnson, author of 'UN Embarrassed of Jesus,' shares his journey of embracing bold faith and standing against cultural pressures. They discuss the importance of maintaining a close walk with Jesus, facing opposition head-on, and the transformative power of courage in leadership. Pastor Johnson also shares his extensive work in Cambodia, where his ministry has significantly impacted local communities. This episode is a must-watch for anyone looking to deepen their spiritual leadership while remaining unashamed of their faith.

EVEN MORE about this episode!What happens when a hardcore skeptic dies—and comes back changed forever? In this unforgettable episode of the Ask Julie Ryan Show, Julie Ryan sits down with Dr. Lotte Valentin, whose dramatic near-death experience shattered her lifelong disbelief in anything spiritual. After hemorrhaging following childbirth, Lotte—an atheist programmer from Sweden—found herself floating above her body in an emergency room, immersed in unconditional love, surrounded by angels, and shown a luminous grid revealing that everything is connected.With no spiritual framework to explain what happened, Lotte was terrified to share her experience, fearing she'd be dismissed or institutionalized. But the spirit world didn't stop at revelation—it gave her a mission. She was told to go to medical school, write books, and bring healing messages to others. At age 54, she followed that guidance exactly, completing her prerequisites from scratch and entering medical school, ultimately merging Western medicine with medical intuition, ancestral healing, and mediumship.This powerful conversation explores near-death experiences, divine timing, and why science and spirituality aren't opposites—but reflections of the same truth. Filled with validation, courage, and hope, this episode is a must-watch for anyone who's ever wondered whether there's more to life than what we can see.Guest Biography:Dr. Lotte Valentin is an N.M.D., author, evidential psychic and medical medium, ancestral healer, and internationally recognized keynote speaker known for bridging science and soul. Often described as an oracle, she moves effortlessly through the realms of mystic, prophet, and seer. Her award-winning book Med School After Menopause: The Journey of My Soul earned 1st place in Spiritual Leadership from the Living Now Book Awards for its powerful message of transformation, healing, and spirituality. Following two near-death out-of-body experiences that awakened her clairvoyant, clairaudient, and clairsentient abilities, Dr. Lotte was guided to pursue medicine—completing her prerequisites and entering medical school at age 54—while also serving as an evidential medium and teacher. She has created Ancestral Healing Journeys in collaboration with Hemi-Sync, teaches with leading spiritual organizations worldwide, and frequently speaks on near-death experiences and medical intuition. Dr. Lotte is also the host of Dr. Lotte: Science with Soul, a top-5% globally ranked podcast dedicated to empowering people to heal physically, emotionally, and spiritually while uniting modern science with ancient wisdom.Episode Chapters:(0:01:30) - Dr. Lotte's Background and First NDE Setup(0:02:15) - The 7.4 Earthquake During Labor(0:04:30) - Postpartum Hemorrhaging Begins(0:08:06) - Multiple ER Visits and Medical Dismissal(0:10:30) - Critical Hemorrhage and Blood Pressure Drop(0:12:22) - First Near Death Experience - Leaving the Body(0:17:26) - Sister-in-Law's Spirit Visit in Hospital(0:19:33) - Introduction to Life After Life Book(0:20:06) - Nordic Spirituality and Childhood Experiences(0:21:58) - Second Near Death Experience(0:23:00) - The Mid-Station and Celestial Music(0:24:20) - Encountering Angels and Source Light(0:26:59) - The Grid Vision and Interconnectedness(0:30:00) - Hearing the Spirit World for 12 Years(0:31:01) - The Call to Medical School(0:34:04) - Starting Prerequisites at 54(0:34:44) - Science and Spirituality as Mirrors(0:36:00) - Quantum Entanglement Explanation(0:39:16) - Aura Photography Technology(0:41:49) - Medical Intuitive Work in Practice(0:42:25) - Lung Cancer Diagnosis Story(0:45:09) - Types of Sessions Offered(0:48:32) - Divine Timing vs Procrastination(0:52:00) - Meditation as Essential Practice(0:52:48) - Why We Incarnate➡️Subscribe to Ask Julie Ryan YouTube➡️Subscribe to Ask Julie Ryan Español YouTube➡️Subscribe to Ask Julie Ryan Português YouTube➡️Subscribe to Ask Julie Ryan Deutsch YouTube➡️Subscribe to Ask Julie Ryan Français YouTube✏️Ask Julie a Question!

(Nehemiah 2:5) There is work to do in our homes, churches, and nation. Sin's work is destruction; God's work is construction. In Nehemiah, we learn the principles of building up that which has been broken down. We also discover powerful lessons on spiritual leadership from the life and work of Nehemiah himself. (10020260128) Click HERE to download 10 Characteristics of Spiritual Leadership.  View our full study page for the book of Nehemiah HERE.  Join our study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every book of the Bible at enjoyingthejourney.org/journey-through-scripture/ Whether you're a new believer or have walked with the Lord for years, you'll find thousands of free devotionals, Bible studies, audio series, and Scripture tools designed to strengthen your faith, deepen your understanding of the Bible, and help you stay rooted in the Word of God. Explore now at EnjoyingTheJourney.org. Extend the Work Enjoying the Journey provides every resource for free worldwide. If you would like to help extend this Bible teaching, you may give at enjoyingthejourney.org/donations/

In this episode special guests Pastor Russell Johnson and Dr. Michael Brown share their powerful experiences and insights on combating antisemitism, the demonic coalition against Israel, and the historical and theological significance of Israel in God's plan. Discover how standing with Israel aligns with God's desire and brings unparalleled blessings, even amidst threats and challenges. Tune in for an episode filled with courage, faith, and the importance of aligning with God's heart.