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Talking about hope can often feel abstract and even unattainable at times, but in this episode, Cody Andras breaks open and expands on what it practically means to find our hope, satisfaction, and peace in Christ alone. If you find yourself at a place of rebuilding relationships, life, or even hope after the past year, you are going to find truth and encouragement in this episode.

Has your hope ever been disappointed? Over the past year we have had many things we have hoped for or hoped in that have proven itself to be untrustworthy and crumbling, but what if there is a forward facing hope that could give us assurance in our present. In this episode Cody Andras shares about anchoring ourselves in Jesus in a steady and practical way. Our prayer is that you will be encouraged, challenged and transformed through listening and obey God’s truth.

This month’s gathering generations will encourage you to not only know God’s voice, but truly be rooted in knowing His heart. In this episode Cassi Odom, Judy Bouchard and Cathy Frank talk about Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who still gives each of us the invitation to know Him personally for ourselves as the bread of life, the True Vine and the Resurrection and Life. We hope you will be blessed by this episode

Amy is Houstonian. She loves TexMex, Houston summers, and deep conversations with those she loves, but when God pierced her heart for the nations and different cultures, she was quick to obey and follow Him on the journey that has positioned her in the Middle East. We hope you will not only be encouraged to be Jesus’ hands and feet in your community, our prayer is also that you might join us in supporting Amy in the work she is doing overseas.

If we want to continue to strengthen our ability to discern God’s voice, we’ve got to be sure to know God’s heart. He is a good Father and Shepherd who leads, guides, and protects us. In this episode, Leslie Clay shares very practical tools that will help you practice and strengthen your ability to hear God’s word, but then also obey it.

Discerning God’s voice in a world full of opinions seems not only important but essential so we can be women who will usher the peace and presence of Jesus into the worlds around us. This episode is a recording of our Gathering Generations session where Ann Little, Katie Adams, and Tricia Zody shared some practical tools that have helped them strengthen their intimate relationships with Jesus. You will be moved to tears, laughter, but also a desire to know your Creator in a deeper way.

In this last week before Christmas we want to explore the life and faith of Anna, who can often be a hidden figure in the story of Advent. She spent her life hoping and waiting on the promised Messiah. In this week’s episode Nancy Graves unpacks what we can learn from Anna’s posture of worship. We hope this encourages you to learn from and even adapt some of Anna’s most precious attitude of her heart.

During this advent season we want to look at the lives and faith of two women that played a significant role in the coming of our Lord. In this episode we will be introduced to Elizabeth, a faith-filled woman who experienced the miraculous work of Jesus by answering her life-long prayer for a baby, and Mary, the young virgin woman who supernaturally carried our Lord into this world. In this episode Katie Adams shares some valuable insights from their lives that will encourage, inspire and prepare your heart for this Christmas season.

During this advent season we want to look at the lives and faith of two women that played a significant role in the coming of our Lord. In this episode we will be introduced to Elizabeth, a faith-filled woman who experienced the miraculous work of Jesus by answering her life-long prayer for a baby, and Mary, the young virgin woman who supernaturally carried our Lord into this world. Karen McCord shares some insights from their journeys and how their faith and faithfulness inspires her in her everyday life.

In this episode Kortney Storey discusses the overflow of grace found in when we choose to live with God. She shares her favorite thing about Fall, what has helped her remain steadfast during the pandemic and she talks about the gift of worshiping Jesus that she is holding onto. She is a mom of a nine year old son, a hard worker and ensures that she lives from a place of grace and not guilt. We hope this will encourage you to find quiet moments in your busy life to pause and worship Jesus.

In this episode Gretchen Devereaux discusses the overflow of blessing found in trusting God. She uses Proverbs 3:5-8 as the foundation in this conversation. Gretchen is an inspiration. She is a mom of five kids, a fantastic teacher who loves what she does and believes in the call of God on her life, but she also shares about being widowed after her husband’s fight with cancer. You will be encouraged to look beyond your circumstances and find the steadfast character of God wherever you are.

Have you ever been paralyzed by fear or anxiety? Psalm 91 is one of the more well-known Psalms that God’s people cling to in times of trouble. In this teaching, Mary-Burton Smith breaks down the familiar words and adds her testimony to the teaching of how God has met her in her deepest place of anxiety. Our prayer is that you will learn to pick up God’s Word as your sword and may He teach you how to fight the battle you are facing.

Continuing the teaching series from God is Able, Marlene Kelly is unpacking the powerful story from 2 Chronicles 20 on how King Jehoshaphat responded to his enemies coming against him from three directions: He feared, he gathered his community and he prayed. And he responded in obedience when God gave an unusual command: Stand still and watch the battle. Wherever you are at today, and whatever armies are coming up against you, our prayer is that you will respond with prayer and obedience to God, the same God that Jehoshaphat worshiped. May you be blessed.

When everything around us looks and feels different, we want to ensure that we stand firm on the truth that God is unchanging. Not only was he able to perform miracles we read about in scripture, but he still is able to meet us in our uncertainty, lead us through the valleys and quiet our anxious souls. This episode is the first teaching from our Fall Bible Study, God is Able. We will examine the well-known story of David and Goliath and perhaps learn a equipping principal from the way David conducted this battle. Our prayer is that you will be equipped and empowered to flourish in this unprecedented season we are in.

During our time together Rediet Fletcher and Lauri Jasper share about processing this unprecedented season of living in a pandemic and then also helping our children process what they are experiencing. They give helpful practical tools that will equip and empower you in this very strange season. They close out the session by talking about how to prepare for a new school year and what is to come when you feel uncertain about the future. We believe you will be blessed by it.

In this episode Rediet Fletcher continues the journey through the women in the Bible and more specifically continues the conversation around the life of Rahab, the prostitute’s life. Rediet shares valuable and powerful truths from Rahab’s life. God has a way of always using the person we wouldn’t choose or a strategy we wouldn’t come up with. And then he simply invites us to take the step of faith and trust him, the God of heaven and earth. In this episode you’ll be reminded that God is sovereign, that he often uses those whom we would have judged and that God’s strategies are worth trusting and obeying. We believe you will be blessed by this conversation.

In this episode Natalie Gibb continues the journey through the women in the Bible. What you should know about Natalie is that she is a deep thinker, she takes God at His word and she keeps her faith alive and growing through doing hard things with Jesus. Natalie shares unexpected and powerful truths from the life of Rahab, a prostitute from Jericho. God has a way of always using the person we wouldn’t choose or a strategy we wouldn’t come up with. In this episode you’ll be reminded to sharpen your faith and simply trust the God of heaven and earth. We believe you will be blessed by this conversation.