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"A wise woman builds her home, but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands." Proverbs 14:1 puts the responsibility in your hands. In Part 3 of Seen & Strengthened, Pastor Carolyn picks up where Hagar and Hannah left off. God sees you and God strengthens you, and that strength has an assignment. God strengthens you so that you can build your home, your marriage, your children, your friendships, your ministry, and the people around you. Pastor Carolyn walks through 6 keys from Proverbs 14, Proverbs 24, and Proverbs 31. A strong home never happens by accident. Your own words and reactions can tear down the very thing you are praying for God to build. Comparison pulls you off your own construction site. Strong lives get built brick by brick, long after the emotional moment has passed. She closes with legacy, which is what you are putting into people while you are alive. The Proverbs 31 woman was faithful with what was in her hands. You have something in yours. Start there. Download your free study guide to follow along, and learn how to join us by Zoom for these Bible Studies at carolynshuttlesworth.com/study

Hannah prayed so hard at the tabernacle that the priest thought she was drunk. She walked out that same day, eating again and no longer sad, and nothing in her circumstances had changed yet. In Part 2 of Seen & Strengthened: Becoming a Woman Established in God, Pastor Carolyn Shuttlesworth teaches from 1 Samuel 1 and 2 and Proverbs 31 on where a strong woman's strength comes from. She walks through what Hannah did with her pain and why prayer can change you before your situation changes. She also opens up Proverbs 31:25, the woman clothed with strength and dignity who laughs without fear of the future, and draws a clear line between wisdom that prepares and worry that obsesses. Key scriptures: 1 Samuel 1:1-20, 1 Samuel 2:1, Proverbs 31:17, 25, Philippians 4:6-7, Isaiah 41:10, Matthew 6:25-34 Download your free study guide and follow along: carolynshuttlesworth.com/study

Hagar ran into the wilderness, mistreated and sure that no one saw her. The angel of the Lord found her beside a spring of water, and she walked away calling Him El Roi, the God who sees me. In Part 1 of "Seen & Strengthened: Becoming a Woman Established in God", Pastor Carolyn Shuttlesworth opens Genesis 16 and teaches why knowing how God sees you has to come before knowing what He has called you to do. She walks through the difference between fruitfulness and performance, reads Proverbs 31 as the portrait of a woman whose works flowed from her relationship with God, and shares a verse in Mark 6 that shows what a hard heart costs you. This teaching will help you stay faithful when nobody is clapping. Download the study guide and follow along: carolynshuttlesworth.com/study

Pastor Carolyn wraps up her Rooted, Resilient, and Victorious series with a truth that reframes anything you may be walking through in life: God did not plant you merely to survive. He planted you to produce! Working from Psalm 92 and the picture of a flourishing palm tree, Pastor Carolyn breaks down what it actually looks like to bear fruit in every season, not just the easy ones. She unpacks why harvest always starts with a seed, why you cannot control the timing of what you've planted (only the watering), and why so many believers dig up in doubt what they planted in faith. You'll hear the difference between a moment of doubt and a full walk into unbelief, why delay never means denial, and how some of what you sow becomes a harvest for someone else entirely, your children, your grandchildren, the people watching your life. This episode closes out the series with a final declaration meant to plant itself in you: you did not just survive. You remained fruitful. Your harvest is sure!  You can download your free printable Study Guide to follow along at https://carolynshuttlesworth.com/study

A soldier is never sent into combat and told to figure it out along the way. He's equipped and trained first. Given a weapon, a plan, and a way to call for backup before the fight ever starts. In Part 3 of "Rooted, Resilient, and Victorious," Pastor Carolyn opens Ephesians 6 with a teaching she calls "Don't Fight Naked." You already have what you need for the battle in front of you. The problem is rarely a lack of equipment. It's forgetting to put it on. Pastor Carolyn walks through the full armor of God piece by piece: the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the shoes of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, the sword of the Spirit, and prayer. You'll hear why the enemy's greatest weapon has always been deception, why peace was never meant to disappear just because a battle shows up, and why your mind is the ground he fights hardest to control. God would not have handed you a sword if He expected you to lose. Download your free printable Study Guide to follow along at https://carolynshuttlesworth.com/study

Twelve men walked into the same land. They saw the same giants, the same walls, the same fruit. Only two came back with a report worth remembering. In Part 2 of "Rooted, Resilient, and Victorious," Pastor Carolyn opens Numbers 13 and walks you through three keys that separate a woman of faith from the crowd. You'll hear why fear makes you forget every miracle God has already done, what God meant when he said Caleb had a different spirit, and why your bad report is not harmless in heaven. From there she moves from the palm tree to the palm branch. Part 1 showed you the roots. This teaching shows you what the branch has always symbolized in Scripture: triumph, honor, and a victory that was already secured before you ever stepped onto the battlefield. You are not fighting for victory. You are fighting from it. Your victory is sure, but you must be prepared to fight again. David beat a lion, then a bear, then a giant, and then kept fighting. One breakthrough does not mean you can lay your armor down. Dominion is not passivity, and authority operates through surrender. Download your free printable Study Guide to follow along at carolynshuttlesworth.com/study.

Palm trees don't avoid the storm. They're built to stand in it. In Part 1 of "Rooted, Resilient, and Victorious," Pastor Carolyn opens Psalm 92 and shows you why God chose one specific tree to describe how you're meant to flourish. You weren't planted by your circumstances. You were planted by the Lord, always by an instruction, and no voice, storm, or season has the authority to remove you from where He put you. Through five keys, Pastor Carolyn walks you through what it means to be established in the Word, to stand when pressure comes, and to know exactly who you are in Christ. You'll hear why pressure doesn't cancel your position, why your emotions were never meant to sit in the driver's seat, and why comfort is one of the enemy's favorite tools to pull you into compromise. If you've felt bent by the weight of this season, this teaching will remind you that there's still life in the roots that stay planted. You may bend, but you will not break. Download your free study guide to follow along at CarolynShuttlesworth.com/study.

You don't walk out of the valley empty-handed. In Part 2 of The Table in the Valley, Pastor Carolyn unpacks the last three keys of Psalm 23 — and what they mean for the woman who refuses to make the valley her address. In this episode: why God anointing your head means your mind is not available for the opposition, how your cup can overflow even when your circumstances say otherwise, and why goodness and mercy aren't just following you — they're chasing you down. If you've been waiting for permission to believe that victory is already written over your life, this one's for you. Download the Study Guide: carolynshuttlesworth.com/study The Unshakable Women's Bible Study meets twice per month in Boca Raton, Florida. In addition to joining us in-person, you can also now join by Zoom. You can find all the details at carolynshuttlesworth.com/study.

This episode was recorded live at our The Unshakable Women's Bible Study. You can download your free worksheets with faith confessions to accompany this teaching, and sign up to join us live by Zoom for our next Bible Study at https://carolynshuttlesworth.com/study. You've heard that you walk through the valley — not around it, not over it, and definitely not in it forever. But did you know God prepared something for you right in the middle of it? In this first part of the Table in the Valley series, Pastor Carolyn unpacks Psalm 23 in a way that will shift how you see every hard season you've ever walked through. The valley is not your final address. It's not your identity. And it is not going to destroy you. God doesn't wait for the enemies to clear the room before He blesses you. He sets a table right in front of them — and you get to eat. In this episode, you'll learn: Why faith doesn't mean you'll never face a valley — and what it actually does mean The four keys to navigating the valley without taking up residence there Why the table God prepares is a place of receiving, nourishment, covenant, rest, and confidence How to stop letting what's around you get inside you What it looks like to rest in faith — and why rest is never weakness Part 2 continues June 30th!

The Unshakable Women's Bible Study is in a four-part series based on Pastor Nancy Dufresne's powerful book, A Sound, Disciplined Mind. This episode is week four of the series, covering chapters 12-13. You can download your free worksheets to accompany this teaching and follow along at https://carolynshuttlesworth.com/study. In the final week of our A Sound Disciplined Mind Bible study, Pastor Carolyn closes out the series with two of the most powerful tools every believer already has access to: prayer and perfect peace. Your spirit man is unshakable, but your mind has to be trained to follow your spirit, not your emotions. An undisciplined mind reacts quickly. A disciplined mind responds spiritually. In this teaching, Pastor Carolyn walks through four key points on how to pray instead of panic, trust instead of torment, and stay fixed in peace when life gets loud. You'll learn how to recognize when you've handed over your peace, how to break the mental hamster wheel, and how to practice peace — because peace must be practiced, not just desired. If you've been carrying things you were never meant to keep carrying, this episode is your reset. Grab the study guide at carolynshuttlesworth.com/study.

The Unshakable Women's Bible Study is in a four-part series based on Pastor Nancy Dufresne's powerful book, A Sound, Disciplined Mind. This episode is week three of the series, covering chapters 9–11. You can download your free worksheet to accompany this teaching and follow along at https://carolynshuttlesworth.com/study. This teaching centers on three truths that will change how you face what you're up against: forget the past, stand through the test, and keep your joy. Condemnation is one of the enemy's greatest weapons — and most women don't even recognize it's him. Pastor Carolyn breaks down the difference between conviction and condemnation, why a disciplined mind refuses to carry what Jesus already paid for, and how staying mentally chained to your past will keep you from walking boldly into what God has called you to do. She also tackles the middle of the battle — that hard place where it feels like something is wrong with you because you're under pressure. Spoiler: it's not. Battlegrounds are where faith gets stronger and endurance gets built. There is another side, and it's victory. And then there's joy — which is not denial, not pretending, and not the forced kind. It's a choice. And it might be the most powerful weapon you have. In this episode, you'll learn how to: Recognize the difference between conviction and condemnation — and why it matters Stop mentally rehearsing what Jesus already forgave and forgot See yourself the way God sees you — not through your past, your shame, or your circumstances Stay spiritually prepared so opposition doesn't catch you off guard Understand why the battle you're in is not the end of your story Choose joy on purpose — and why that choice protects your strength Use laughter and praise as active weapons of faith You are not defined by what you're walking through. Trouble is not your permanent address — and this episode will remind you exactly why.

The Unshakable Women's Bible Study is in a four-part series based on Pastor Nancy Dufresne's powerful book, "A Sound, Disciplined Mind." This episode is week two of this series, with chapters 5-8 as the reading. You can download your free worksheet to accompany this teaching and follow along at https://carolynshuttlesworth.com/study. This teaching centers on a powerful truth: what you rehearse, you strengthen. Your thoughts are not passive. They are shaping your perspective, influencing your emotions, and ultimately directing your life. Pastor Carolyn exposes how worry, fear, doubt, and depression operate—and how to break their hold before they take root. You’ll be challenged to recognize the patterns you’ve been reinforcing and take responsibility for what you allow to stay in your mind. Because a sound mind isn’t accidental—it’s cultivated. In this episode, you’ll learn how to: Identify and shut down thought patterns that lead to worry and anxiety Refuse partnership with fear—even when it feels justified Replace doubt by aligning your thinking with God’s Word Stop strengthening what you don’t want growing in your life Use praise as a weapon to break heaviness and shift your focus Stay anchored in truth instead of being pulled by emotions or circumstances This is a call to stop entertaining thoughts that keep you bound and start living with intention. When you guard your mind, rehearse truth, and stay rooted in the Word, you step into the mental freedom that produces peace, clarity, and lasting victory!

The Unshakable Women's Bible Study is in a four-part series based on Pastor Nancy Dufresne's powerful book, "A Sound, Disciplined Mind." This episode is week one of this series, with chapters 1-4 as the reading. You can download your free worksheet to accompany this teaching and follow along at https://carolynshuttlesworth.com/study.  In this episode, Pastor Carolyn dives into the foundational truth that your mind matters more than you think. This teaching reveals how your thought life determines the direction of your life—and why renewing your mind is essential to walking in victory. Through practical examples, biblical truth, and real-life transparency, Pastor Carolyn challenges you to take responsibility for your thoughts, exercise your authority in Christ, and refuse to be swayed by fear, comparison, or past experiences. You’ll learn how to: Treat your mind as “Heaven’s capsule” and guard what you allow in Break free from cycles of negative or limiting thoughts Walk in spiritual maturity with discipline and self-control Anchor your mind in truth instead of reacting to circumstances Activate the authority you’ve already been given in Christ This episode is a call to stop living mentally defeated and start living intentionally, with a sound, disciplined mind that produces peace, clarity, and victory.

Recorded live at our Unshakable Women's Bible Study, this episode introduces a brand-new four-week series focused on developing a sound, disciplined mind and becoming truly unshakable in every area of life. Drawing from Pastor Nancy Dufresne’s powerful book, "A Sound, Disciplined Mind," Pastor Carolyn will challenge you to take full responsibility for your thought life, emphasizing that transformation begins with renewing the mind daily through the Word of God. With practical insight and biblical foundation—including Romans 12:2 and Psalm 131—she unpacks how to guard your thoughts, reject worry, and live in supernatural peace. Through relatable examples and Spirit-led revelation, this message will equip you to stop rehearsing past struggles, silence the enemy’s tactics, and intentionally fill your minds with truth. As the foundation for the weeks ahead, this teaching is both a call to action and an invitation to step into a life marked by stability, strength, and unwavering faith. Order Pastor Nancy's Book "A Sound Disciplined Mind": https://www.dufresneministries.org/books/p/a-sound-disciplined-mind-by-nancy-dufresne-cw8xs Access previous studies and downloadable guides:  https://carolynshuttlesworth.com/study 📚 Shop Pastor Carolyn’s Books and Merch: https://bit.ly/shop-mw Pastor Carolyn IG: ➡︎ / / carolynshuttlesworth ⭐ Discover and enroll in our online courses inside Miracle Word University: https://bit.ly/miracleworduniversity 📱 Learn more about our online community called Miracle Word Plus: https://bit.ly/mw-plus

In this episode, Pastor Carolyn encouraged the women to break free from lazy Christianity and refuse a faith built on convenience. She emphasized that the Kingdom of God responds to persistence, teaching that perseverance is the bridge between God’s promises and their fulfillment. Pastor Carolyn reminded the ladies that there is always a harvest if we don’t give up, even when we don’t realize how close we are to our miracle. She explained that persistent prayer releases God’s power, activates heaven’s response, and moves situations forward. Ultimately, persistence not only brings results, but it also strengthens our character as believers. The ladies took time in prayer together, believing for miracles in 2026.   Become part of the Victory Tribe and Partner with Miracle Word: https://bit.ly/mw-partner   Miracle Word Church is located in West Palm Beach, FL. Learn more about joining us: https://bit.ly/miraclewordchurch   📚 Shop Pastor Carolyn’s Books and Merch: https://bit.ly/shop-mw   =========================== Connect with us! ============================= Facebook ➡︎ / / miraclewordministries Pastor Carolyn IG: ➡︎ / / carolynshuttlesworth Pastor Ted IG ➡︎ / tedshuttlesworth     ⭐ Discover and enroll in our online courses inside Miracle Word University: https://bit.ly/miracleworduniversity   📱 Learn more about our online community called Miracle Word Plus: https://bit.ly/mw-plus 🔥Join us in a live revival meeting: https://bit.ly/miracle-word-schedule   ============================= FREE Resources: ============================= ⚡️Subscribe to Miracle Word Podcasts: https://bit.ly/mw-podcasts ⚡️Download the FREE Miracle Word App- IOS: https://apple.co/4bCO3Z6 Android: https://bit.ly/MW-Android-App ⚡️Download FREE E-Book “Praise Laugh Repeat”: https://bit.ly/mw-free-gifts   ============================= Youth & Kids Ministry: ============================= Last Gen Youth: https://bit.ly/lastgenyouth Miracle Word Kids: https://bit.ly/miraclewordkids