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The Darkness Will Not Overtake You!

September 04, 2023 09:54 - 9 minutes - 8.77 MB

The Darkness Will Not Overtake You! John 1:5 “ The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overtake it.” I read this the other day on someone’s Facebook post and knew I had to use it. I know so many of us need to hear this right now. The darkness you are feeling will not overtake you. This is one of those verses we need to write on a sticky note or an index card and place somewhere we will see it often. I feel like there are so many verses in the Bible for us to stand on...

The God of Abundance

September 01, 2023 10:46 - 8 minutes - 8.01 MB

The God of Abundance 2 Corinthians 9:8 "And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work. Today’s episode will be a bit different. Yesterday, I was listening to a recording of my prayer group meeting from June 29th. I was not there as I was in Maine celebrating my parents’ 60th wedding anniversary. We begin each prayer group meeting with a short teaching. When I heard the scripture...

All About The Angels

August 31, 2023 12:08 - 10 minutes - 10 MB

All about the Angels John 1:51 “And he said to him, “Very truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.” I saw a Bible verse yesterday on Facebook for John 1:5 “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.” When I saw this, I thought that would be the verse for today. Then, when I read the chapter of John 1 today, the story of Nathanael stuck out to me instead. I was going to write about his st...

Witness Wednesday #75 Linda M.

August 30, 2023 12:38 - 13 minutes - 12 MB

CLICK HERE for retreat info CLICK HERE for Linda's book. We have all seen God working in our lives; however, we might not all be aware it is God who is working in our lives. This is why it is so important we start talking about it more. The more we share our experiences, the more people understand how God works and how much He truly loves us. If you would be willing to share any experience you have had of how God has worked or is working your life, please email me at catherine@findingt...

The Eucharist

August 29, 2023 10:45 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MB

The Eucharist John 6:48-51 “I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever, and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.” Today’s verse is a difficult teaching. It is one that turned a lot of those following Jesus away from Him. They could not co...

Gossip Is Like Poison

August 28, 2023 14:08 - 9 minutes - 8.62 MB

Gossip Is Like Poison Proverbs 16:28 “A perverse person spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.” What came to mind when I heard this verse was gossip. I know I have talked about this before, and yet I think we can’t really over-emphasize how bad gossiping is. We tend to think it is not that bad because you are just talking amongst your friends or family members, so the other person will never find out. We think we have a right to sometimes as if we are just stating how ...

The Spirit Of Truth Is Speaking To You!

August 25, 2023 13:12 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MB

The Spirit Of Truth Is Speaking To You! John 16:13-15 " When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine. For this reason, I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.” This verse talks about the Holy Spirit, the gift the L...

God Can Make A Way Where There Is No Way

August 24, 2023 12:44 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MB

God Can Make A Way Where There Is No Way! Psalm 116:1-4 "I love the Lord because he has heard my voice and my supplications. Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore, I will call on him as long as I live. The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish. Then I called on the name of the Lord: “O Lord, I pray, save my life!” I was only going to talk about verses 1 and 2, which are the verses of the day today on the Bible Gateway web...

Witness #74 Diane C.

August 23, 2023 10:29 - 6 minutes - 5.71 MB

CLICK HERE for retreat info We have all seen God working in our lives, however, we might not all be aware it is God who is working in our lives. This is why it is so important we start talking about it more. The more we share our experiences the more people understand how God works and how much He truly loves us. If you would be willing to share any experience you have had of how God has worked or is working your life, please email me at [email protected] or just cl...

Great Is Your Faith!

August 22, 2023 11:19 - 9 minutes - 8.38 MB

Great Is Your Faith! Matthew 15:28 “Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.” And her daughter was healed instantly.” I have heard this story in the Bible many times and I am sure you have too. Right before this verse is the story of the woman who was asking Jesus to heal her daughter. Here is the story found in Matthew 15:21-28 “Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. Just then a Canaanite woman from that reg...

Can Unforgiveness Affect My Eternal Salvation?

August 21, 2023 12:21 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MB

Can Unforgiveness Affect My Eternal Salvation? Colossians 3:13 “Bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if one has a grievance against another; as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do.” I recently attended a boot camp to learn about the unbound method of deliverance. Unbound is a technique to set people free from the things that weigh them down. The reality is that our enemy, the devil, wants to keep us from living out our destinies as children of God. Evil spirits ...

Your Prayers Will Be Answered!

August 18, 2023 12:37 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MB

Your Prayers Will Be Answered! James 5:16: "The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.” The Big Life Devotional Podcast has an excellent episode yesterday titled “Praying in Circles.” What I loved most about this episode is that it gave us an action we can do to pray for our children, or really anything we are praying for. The idea of praying in circles comes from a book called The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson. This is an amazing book that...

Stay Focused On Jesus!

August 17, 2023 11:21 - 9 minutes - 8.41 MB

Stay Focused on Jesus! Colossians 3:1-2 "So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” Today’s prayer point to help us get ready for this weekend's healing service is “Focus on Jesus Christ.” This is a tough one. It may sound simple, we may all look at that and think we do a good job focusing on Jesus. I mean we pray each day, right? Good ...

Witness Wednesday #73 Nancy & Robert

August 16, 2023 12:50 - 9 minutes - 8.51 MB

CLICK HERE for Retreat Info We have all seen God working in our lives, however, we might not all be aware it is God who is working in our lives. This is why it is so important we start talking about it more. The more we share our experiences the more people understand how God works and how much He truly loves us. If you would be willing to share any experience you have had of how God has worked or is working your life, please email me at [email protected] or just cli...

The Lord Is Close To The Brokenhearted

August 15, 2023 12:32 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MB

The Lord Is Close To The Brokenhearted Psalm 34:17-19 “The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. The righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.” Yesterday I talked about how the Lord is with us to deliver us. If you are going through a hard time this can be hard to hear. You might want to believe it and yet you...

"I am with you, says the Lord, to deliver you!"

August 14, 2023 14:53 - 9 minutes - 9 MB

“I am with you, says the Lord, to deliver you!” Jeremiah 1:19 "They will fight against you; but they shall not prevail against you, for I am with you, says the Lord, to deliver you.” I know a lot of people who could use this promise right about now. I know a lot of people who are struggling with a lot of different things. There are some who are battling addiction, cancer, family members treating them badly, recovering from a stroke, recovering from a car accident, dealing with depression...

Yes, It's Ok To Be Weak!

August 11, 2023 16:31 - 12 minutes - 11 MB

Yes, It’s Ok To Be Weak! 2 Corinthians 12:9 “But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” I will rather boast most gladly of my weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ may dwell with me.” I love this verse. When I hear this verse I remember that we don’t always have to be strong. We don’t always have to be perfect. We don’t always have to get it right. When I hear this verse I am reminded that God’s power is made perfect in our we...

Witness Wednesday #72 Miracle at World Youth Day!

August 09, 2023 14:55 - 7 minutes - 7.18 MB

CLICK HERE to read the article or to share it. We have all seen God working in our lives, however, we might not all be aware it is God who is working in our lives. This is why it is so important we start talking about it more. The more we share our experiences the more people understand how God works and how much He truly loves us. If you would be willing to share any experience you have had of how God has worked or is working your life, please email me at catherine@findingtruenorthcoa...

Unity Is The Goal

August 08, 2023 17:05 - 10 minutes - 9.86 MB

Unity Is the Goal Ephesians 4:3-4 “Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one spirit, just as you were called to one home when you were called; one lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. Today’s prayer point for my healing ministry team is Unity. This is something I believe so many of us have been praying for quite some time now. Our country is more divided than I c...

Your Sins Become Like Snow

August 07, 2023 14:01 - 9 minutes - 8.99 MB

Your Sins Become Like Snow Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, let us argue it out, says the Lord: If your sins are like scarlet, will they become like snow? If they are red like crimson, will they become like wool?” I am a part of a healing ministry and we have a healing service coming up in two weeks. Before the service the leader sends out a different prayer point for each day along with scriptures to go with the prayer point. Today we are to pray for God’s mercy and forgiveness. We had several ...

I Am Whole

August 04, 2023 13:19 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MB

I Am Whole Colossians 2:9-10 “ For in him dwells the whole fullness of the deity bodily, and you share in this fullness in him, who is the head of every principality and power.” This episode will conclude our “I am who God says I am” series. I am whole is a struggle for many to believe. We have all sinned before, we all sin frequently probably. It can be easy for us to think that sin makes us less than. Especially if we have had a really difficult past. Maybe we have had a lot of relation...

I Am Healed

August 03, 2023 12:01 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MB

I Am Healed Isaiah 53:5 “But he was pierced for our sins, crushed for our iniquity. He bore the punishment that makes us whole, by his wounds we were healed.” I love talking about the Lord’s healing. I love talking about it because it is so amazing and also because I am not sure people believe He is still healing today. I was at the Encounter Ministries Boston Campus’ summer intensive Tuesday night. That night the topic was the Prophetic Word. Wednesday night was going to be all abou...

Witness Wednesday #71 David B.

August 02, 2023 11:46 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MB

We have all seen God working in our lives, however, we might not all be aware it is God who is working in our lives. This is why it is so important we start talking about it more. The more we share our experiences the more people understand how God works and how much He truly loves us. If you would be willing to share any experience you have had of how God has worked or is working your life, please email me at [email protected] or just click here. It won’t take up mu...

I am Guided

August 01, 2023 11:35 - 8 minutes - 8.06 MB

I am Guided Isaiah 30:21 “And your ears shall hear a word behind you: “This is the way; walk in it,” when you would turn to the right or the left.” This is a great verse because it explains that we are guided throughout our lives. However, it can also be misleading. Unfortunately, we can’t really take this verse literally. We do not have someone whispering into our ears each step of the way. Although that would be pretty cool. Imagine if you didn’t have to wonder if you were taking the...

I Am Strong

July 31, 2023 11:38 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MB

I Am Strong Philippians 4:13 “ I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”  This is truly one of my all-time favorite verses. I keep a list of all the verses I used as the central point of each episode as there are 31,102 verses in the Bible and I want to make sure that I am not always speaking about the same few that we all already know. I try not to repeat a verse I have used already as the main verse of the episode. However, sometimes if I learn something new about a verse o...

I Am His

July 28, 2023 12:01 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MB

I Am His Isaiah 43:1-2 “But now, this is what the Lord says—he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.” When I was looking at the sheet of verses titled, “I Am Who God Says I Am” I saw th...

I Am Courageous

July 27, 2023 10:57 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MB

I Am Courageous Joshua 1:9 “I command you: be strong and steadfast! Do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord, your God, is with you wherever you go.” Today is another verse that tells us who God created us to be. God created us to be strong and steadfast. Do you know what steadfast means? Steadfast means resolutely firm and unwavering. This verse is telling us that we can be courageous because God is with us wherever we go. God is telling us in this verse that we don’t have to fear a...

Witness Wednesday #70 Megan & Sean

July 26, 2023 10:45 - 10 minutes - 9.7 MB

I have two witnesses for you today. I do not know either of these people. I saw one of the witnesses on the Encounter Ministries Facebook page and then I saw the same witness on another friend’s page and I felt like that was the Holy Spirit telling meet share her story. I think her story is especially good because so many people struggle with food allergies these days and I am not sure it even occurs to us to ask for a healing from that. I am not sure we even believe that is something th...

I Am Forgiven

July 25, 2023 12:40 - 10 minutes - 9.36 MB

I am Forgiven 1 John 2:12 “I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven on account of his name.” I decided to stick with some of the verses from the “I Am Who God Says I Am” Challenge from my Big Life mentoring group. I have talked about many of the verses however the next one that I had not talked about before is 2 John 2:12. I particularly liked this one because I am not sure this is one that most of us would agree with. Do you believe you are forgiven? I recen...

We Are Protected

July 24, 2023 11:02 - 9 minutes - 8.49 MB

We Are Protected Psalm 18:32 “God gives me strength for the battle. He keeps my way secure.”  This verse came to me from a challenge that we received in Big Life mentoring this past week. Pamela Crim gave us a list of 14 Bible verses that tell us who God says we are. Our job was to read one verse each day and to pray with it. Read it out loud and really think about what it says. She encouraged us to go online to look up the verse in many different translations. Have you done that befo...

Do Sinners Really Have More Fun?

July 21, 2023 12:05 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MB

Do Sinners Really Have More Fun? Proverbs 23:17-18 "Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day. Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.” When I read this verse this morning I knew the Lord was talking to me, as it talks about fearing the Lord again and I mentioned yesterday how I usually stay away from those verses because I think we often misunderstand what it means to Fear the Lord. Yesterday I talked about a Deuteronomy 10:12...

"Fear of the Lord" What Does That Even Mean?

July 20, 2023 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MB

“Fear of the Lord” What does that even mean? Psalm 2:11 “Serve the Lord with fear; exult with trembling, accept correction lest he become angry and you perish along the way when his anger suddenly blazes up. Blessed are all who take refuge in him!” When I was at adoration yesterday I asked the Lord which verse He wanted me to talk about today and then opened the Bible. I don’t do this often but this was what I felt led to do yesterday. I opened up to the first page of the Book of Psalms ...

Witness Wednesday #69 Catherine D. (retreat)

July 20, 2023 10:52 - 8 minutes - 7.72 MB

Today I want to witness about how the Lord can sometimes work in our lives. I went to a retreat in January with some of my big life mentoring sisters. There were about 20 of us there. We spent the time doing cool things like running in the ocean first thing in the morning and dressing in 80s gear and doing jazzercise at a local restaurant. I had not met most of these people before. Aside from the cool activities planned we also spent some time talking about what was going on in our lives...

The Great Commission

July 18, 2023 11:17 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MB

The Great Commission Mark 16:15 “And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.” I wish I knew what just went through your mind when I read that verse to you. This verse is Jesus talking to his disciples and He is sending them into the world to proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. I wonder what went through their mind when He told them to go out to the world and proclaim the gospel. When Jesus told his disciples to go out and proclaim the...

The Goodness of the Lord

July 17, 2023 12:59 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MB

The Goodness of the Lord Psalm 27:13-14 “I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!” What came to mind when I read this verse was that we can look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. It seems like we think we need to wait until heaven to look upon the goodness of the Lord. We tend to have the attitude that we just have to make it through this wo...

Only God Knows What Is Truly In Our Hearts

July 14, 2023 12:05 - 10 minutes - 9.34 MB

Only God Knows What Is Truly In Our Hearts Proverbs 21:1-3 “The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will. Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart. To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.” This verse came from my prayer group yesterday. When I read it I was a little unsure what parts of it meant. I liked what it was saying and yet I didn’t understand it fully until I lo...

Don't Just Accept The Bad News

July 13, 2023 11:49 - 15 minutes - 13.7 MB

Don’t Just Accept The Bad News 2 Kings 20:5 “Turn back, and say to Hezekiah prince of my people, Thus says the Lord, the God of your ancestor David: I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; indeed, I will heal you; on the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord.” The story of Hezekiah was the story used in the sermon last Sunday on the Elevation Podcast with Steven Furtick. It was a really great sermon called “Challenge The Shadow.” In order to understand this you wil...

Witness Wednesday #68 Ginny R.

July 12, 2023 10:19 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MB

We have all seen God working in our lives, however, we might not all be aware it is God who is working in our lives. This is why it is so important we start talking about it more. The more we share our experiences the more people understand how God works and how much He truly loves us. If you would be willing to share any experience you have had of how God has worked or is working your life, please email me at [email protected] or just click here. It won’t take up mu...

God Is Holding Your Hand

July 11, 2023 11:30 - 10 minutes - 9.77 MB

God Is Holding Your Hand Acts 18:9-10 “One night, the Lord appeared to Paul in a vision and said, “Do not be afraid. Continue with your preaching, and do not be silent, for I am with you. No one will attack you or try to harm you, for there are many in this city who are my people.” I always get a bit jealous when I hear verses that say the Lord appeared to so and so in a dream or they were visited by an angel. Then I remember that although I am not getting visited by an angels that I am a...

Can My Faith Really Move Mountains?

July 10, 2023 10:48 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MB

Can My Faith Really Move Mountains? Matthew 17:20 “ He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” This is a hard verse for me. Don’t get me wrong, I love it and I have it on a sticky not on the wall in front of where I work. However, I struggle with it. I am not sure I know exactly what it means and so ...

O Ye Of Little Faith...Is That Me?

July 07, 2023 11:16 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MB

“O Ye Of Little Faith…Is that Me?” 1 John 5:14-15 “And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have obtained the requests made of him.” I was reading through an old journal yesterday and I came upon this scripture verse. It was one that I had been thinking about a lot at the time. The journal entry was from June 2, 2020. Here is what I wrote. Good morning Dad, I...

God's Foolishness is Wiser Than Human Wisdom

July 06, 2023 11:05 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MB

God’s Foolishness Is Wiser Than Human Wisdom 1 Corinthians 1:25 “For God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength.” When I read this verse this morning I thought it was very interesting and so very true. It is something I don’t thing we often think about. It is one of those things that when you hear it, you know it is true, but it might never have occurred to you. I think it is pretty obvious that God is wiser than we are and we know h...

Witness Wednesday #67 Joanne & Jasmin

July 05, 2023 10:36 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MB

Today I have two witnesses for you. Both of these witnesses were sent to me via email & FaceBook and so I am going to read them to you. The first one is from my aunt. My dad only has one brother and he lives in CA. We haven’t seen him in a very long time and while he was living in CA he got married. I have never met his wife. One day I got a notification that I had a new subscriber on my YouTube channel and I could see by the last name, it was his wife. I found her on facebook and rea...

Have You Ever Met An Angel?

July 04, 2023 04:00 - 10 minutes - 10 MB

Have You Ever Met An Angel? Hebrews 13:1-2 “Let mutual love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.” When I heard this verse this morning on the Big Life podcast is reminded me of a story that a friend of mine told me. One of my friends came on the show to do a witness Wednesday and she was telling me about how she was visited by two angels one day. She did not know they were angels while she was talki...

Do Not Despise Small Beginnings

July 03, 2023 11:04 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MB

Do Not Despise Small Beginnings Zachariah 4:10 “Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand.” I heard this verse in a sermon I was listening to on the Elevation Podcast. The sermon was given by Jabin Chavez. This verse was a small part of his sermon and yet when he said it something inside me said that someone listening to this episode needs this verse right now. Someone needed to hear that is it ok that...

Be Still & Listen

June 26, 2023 14:06 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MB

Be Still & Listen Exodus 19:3-6 "As Moses went up to meet God, God called down to him from the mountain: “Speak to the House of Jacob, tell the People of Israel: ‘You have seen what I did to Egypt and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to me. If you will listen obediently to what I say and keep my covenant, out of all peoples you’ll be my special treasure. The whole Earth is mine to choose from, but you’re special: a kingdom of priests, a holy nation.” One of my friends sen...

Whoever Has Been Forgiven Little Loves Little

June 23, 2023 13:11 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MB

Whoever Has Been Forgiven Little Loves Little Luke 7:47 "Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.” I usually don’t have a scripture verse for these episodes in advance. I usually ask God to give me one right before I write it, or I look in my Encounter Ministry notes, or my prayer group notes. However, yesterday when I was listening to another podcast this story from the Bible came to me clear ...

If You Only Knew The Power Living Inside Of You...

June 22, 2023 12:36 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MB

If You Only Knew The Power Living Inside Of You… Matthew 8: 16 “When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.” I was talking with a friend last night and we got on the topic of the Holy Spirit. I love to talk about the Holy Spirit because I am still in awe over the whole thing. I am in awe that God gave us the Holy Spirit. I am in awe that we have the Holy Spirit living inside of us. I wish each an...

Witness Wednesday #66 Eileen M.

June 21, 2023 04:00 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MB

We have all seen God working in our lives, however, we might not all be aware it is God who is working in our lives. This is why it is so important we start talking about it more. The more we share our experiences the more people understand how God works and how much He truly loves us. If you would be willing to share any experience you have had of how God has worked or is working your life, please email me at [email protected] or just click here. It won’t take up mu...

Open The Eyes Of Their Heart Lord

June 20, 2023 13:46 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MB

Open The Eyes Of Their Heart Lord Ephesians 1:18-21 “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and eve...

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