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What happens when the very people you expect to support your purpose become the voices trying to silence it? Through the story of Joseph in Genesis 37, Lisa Schwarz reveals how opposition, discouragement, and even betrayal can become part of the journey toward God's purpose. The enemy may challenge your dreams, but he doesn't get to define your identity or determine your destiny. In this episode of Teach & Talk, Lisa challenges us to examine the voices we're listening to, the people we're surrounding ourselves with, and the places where we've allowed disappointment or fear to keep us from moving forward. Your purpose hasn't expired. Your opportunity hasn't passed. And your current circumstances don't get the final word. There is more. It's time to get out of the pit and respond to what God is calling you into. Stay connected: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/buFNYvv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if the very thing you're holding onto is what's keeping you from experiencing more of God? In this episode of Teach & Talk, Lisa Schwarz unpacks Mark 14 and the woman with the alabaster flask, revealing a powerful truth about surrender, extravagant worship, and the things we consider too valuable to release. Through Scripture and personal encounters, Lisa challenges us to examine the limits we've placed on God, the voices we've allowed to shape our perspective, and our tendency to decide how He should move before He even shows up. God isn't looking for perfect people or polished performances. He's inviting us into His presence, where religious expectations are shattered, surrender becomes worship, and transformation takes place. The question isn't whether God wants to do more. It's whether we're willing to let Him move beyond what we've already decided is possible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if the person you're striving to become is who God has already created you to be? Through the story of the prodigal son and the fruit of the Holy Spirit, Lisa Schwarz challenges us to stop managing our behavior and start living from our God-given identity. Discover how the Father's extravagant love restores more than our relationship with Him. It restores our understanding of who we are, the authority we've been given, and the character we're designed to reflect. You don't have to fight to become who God says you are. It's time to recognize your inheritance, get rooted in His love, and start living from what is already true. Stay connected: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/buFNYvv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if the transformation you've been praying for requires more than a change in your circumstances? In Romans 12, we're invited to be transformed through the renewing of our minds. But transformation isn't simply about thinking differently. It's about allowing the Holy Spirit to change how we live, respond, and move with Him. In this episode of Teach and Talk, Lisa Schwarz challenges us to examine where we've become comfortable, what we're still holding on to, and whether we're willing to embrace the changes God is inviting us into. You've been given wings. Are you willing to leave the ground? Stay connected: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/buFNYvv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if instead of asking God to take you out of the fire, you learned to invite Him into it? In Part 2, Lisa Schwarz continues the conversation about weathered faith and the purpose hidden inside difficult seasons. There are things we learn about God in the fire that we may never learn in comfort, and there are places of freedom that can only come when we allow Him to meet us there. Your trial doesn't have to become your identity. The comfort you've received can become the comfort you carry. What God is doing in you may be preparation for you and all your people. Stay connected: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/buFNYvv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if the season you're asking God to take you out of is the very place He's using to prepare you? In Part 1 of this message, Lisa Schwarz teaches from 2 Corinthians 1 about a faith that has been weathered through real life. Trials and tribulations aren't always evidence that something has gone wrong. Sometimes they are where we come to know the comfort, character, and goodness of God in a way knowledge alone could never teach us. The fire may be uncomfortable, but it isn't without purpose. What God develops in you today may become what someone else desperately needs tomorrow. Stay connected: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/buFNYvv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Not everything that looks good is good for you. In Daniel 1, what looked like favor was actually an invitation to compromise. Daniel recognized it and made a quiet decision that would shape everything that followed. He purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself. In this episode Lisa challenges us to consider what we are allowing to shape our thoughts, identity, and expectations. What we watch, listen to, think about, and tolerate matters. Sometimes stepping into more isn't about what you need to add. It's about what you need to stop allowing in. What are you letting in? Stay connected: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/buFNYvv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

God has promises for your life. But what if the thing standing between you and what He has spoken isn't God? In Joshua 1, Moses is dead, a season has ended, and God tells Joshua it is time to arise and go. The land has already been given. The promise is already established. But Joshua still has to move his feet and take possession of it. In this episode of Teach and Talk, Lisa Schwarz challenges us to examine the places where we may be waiting for God to do something He has already invited us to step into. There is a difference between knowing the Word and allowing the Word to get inside of you. There is a difference between talking about the promise and partnering with God to possess it. And there is a difference between being comfortable and actually prospering in what God has called you to. Sometimes the greatest resistance to growth isn't outright disobedience. It's passivity. It's settling for good enough. It's wanting an encounter with God without allowing that encounter to change us. God is inviting you into more, but more may require leaving something behind. It may require movement. It may stretch you beyond what feels comfortable, familiar, or safe. The promise is there. The question is whether you're ready to arise and go. Stay connected: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/buFNYvv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jesus said His sheep know His voice and will run from the voice of a stranger. But what happens when the strange voices have become familiar? We can become so accustomed to the voice of fear, failure, disappointment, religion, our past, or even our own reasoning that we recognize those voices more quickly than we recognize the voice of our Shepherd. In this episode of Teach and Talk, Lisa Schwarz explores John 10 and what it means to truly know the voice of God. Hearing Him isn't simply about receiving direction. It's about becoming so familiar with His heart and His nature that you can recognize what sounds like Him and what doesn't. Lisa also challenges us to consider whether we are listening for what God is saying in this particular season. There may be things He has called you to, but knowing His voice means also knowing when to move, when to wait, and when to silence everything competing for your attention. The goal isn't to become better at chasing words from God. It's to know Him. Spend time with the Shepherd. Learn His heart. Become familiar with His voice. Then when He moves, you'll recognize Him and be ready to follow. Stay connected: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/buFNYvv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There will always be competing narratives over your life. God says one thing, while your circumstances say another. Your past has a story. Fear has a story. Other people may have an opinion about what is possible for you. And somewhere in the middle of all that noise, you have to decide which voice gets to shape what you believe. In Numbers 13, Caleb stood in the middle of a people overwhelmed by what they could see and silenced the narrative that contradicted what God had already said. The giants were real, but so was the promise. In this episode of Enforcing Purpose, Lisa Schwarz explores what it means to guard what God has spoken, renew your mind, and take possession of what He has already made available to you. Through the stories of Caleb and Gideon, she challenges us to recognize the narratives that have quietly shaped our identity and kept us hesitant at the edge of obedience. Sometimes faith looks like moving before you understand how. Sometimes it means silencing voices you once trusted. And sometimes the greatest shift happens when you stop allowing yesterday to tell you who you are today. You don't have to feel fearless to obey. You don't have to understand the strategy before you give God your yes. The question is, when every other voice gets loud, will you still believe what God said? Stay connected: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/buFNYvv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

God never intended for you to experience Him through someone else's relationship with Him. In Exodus 33, the Israelites stood at the doors of their tents watching the presence of God descend upon Moses. They could see the cloud. They could witness the encounter. But Moses stepped inside and spoke with God face to face, as a man speaks with a friend. Through Jesus, that same invitation has been extended to us. In this episode of Enforcing Purpose, Lisa Schwarz challenges us to consider whether we have settled for watching the presence of God move through other people when the veil has already been torn for us to enter in ourselves. You don't have to live on someone else's revelation. You don't have to borrow someone else's oil. You have been invited to know the voice, heart, character, and presence of God for yourself. But face to face encounters change us. They require a willingness to come boldly, release what is comfortable, take a risk, and believe that when God speaks, He means what He says. This is an invitation to stop standing outside watching and step into the relationship Jesus made possible. The veil is torn. The invitation is open. Come closer. Stay connected: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/buFNYvv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do you do when you know God has spoken, but nothing around you looks like what He said? In 1 Kings 18, Elijah heard the sound of an abundance of rain while the land was still in drought. There was no storm on the horizon and no natural evidence that anything was changing. But Elijah heard something in the Spirit, and what he heard gave him the tenacity to pray until what God had revealed became visible. In this episode of Teach and Talk, Lisa Schwarz explores the connection between supernatural senses, intercessory prayer, and perseverance. God is always speaking, but learning to recognize His voice requires us to cultivate our spiritual senses and quiet the natural noise competing for our attention. And hearing is only the beginning. Sometimes God gives us insight into what He wants to do because He is inviting us to partner with Him in prayer. The word isn't always the finish line. It may be the invitation to travail, intercede, persevere, and pray until something moves. Lisa challenges us to stop measuring God's word by what we can currently see and to become people who know how to pivot without quitting, recognize even the smallest evidence of movement, and keep praying until the assignment is complete. Maybe you don't see the rain yet. Maybe all you have is the sound. Keep praying. Continue exploring this teaching with Lisa's book, There's a Super on Your Natural Stay connected: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/buFNYvv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if there is more available to you in God than what you're currently experiencing? In Luke 14, Jesus tells the story of a great feast. The invitation had already gone out. Everything was ready. But when the time came to respond, the invited guests began making excuses. In this episode of Enforcing Purpose, Lisa Schwarz explores the places where we can love God, believe His promises, and still settle for less than what He has invited us into. Sometimes what keeps us from more isn't rebellion. It's comfort. It's compromise. It's hesitation. It's waiting for a better time when God is saying the time is now. Through Luke 14 and the story of the tribes who chose to settle on the east side of the Jordan, Lisa challenges us to consider where we may have stopped short of the fullness of God's invitation. In this episode, you'll discover: • Why God's invitation is for now, not someday • How comfort can quietly keep us from stepping into more • What the east side of the Jordan reveals about settling for "good enough" • Why following Jesus requires more than simply showing up • How compromise can create a divided life • What it means to count the cost and still give God your yes This isn't condemnation. It's an invitation to consider your ways. Where have you become comfortable? Where have excuses replaced surrender? And what could you be tasting, experiencing, and carrying if you gave God your whole yes? The invitation has already been given. The table is ready. There's still room for more. Stay connected: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/buFNYvv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There comes a moment when faith requires movement. In this powerful message, Lisa reminds us that God hasn't called His people to sit on the sidelines waiting for permission. He has already filled us with His Spirit, established our steps, and invited us to carry His presence wherever we go. Whether you've questioned your calling, battled fear, or felt overlooked, this message is an invitation to rise up and take your place in the Kingdom. In this episode, you'll discover: • why the presence of God always empowers you to move • how fear and insecurity keep believers from stepping into their assignment • the biblical partnership between men and women in advancing God's Kingdom • why your greatest testimony isn't your gifting... it's your love • how religion often attacks evidence of God's work instead of celebrating it • why God isn't asking for perfection... He's asking for your yes You don't need someone else's permission to obey what God has already spoken. He is still calling ordinary people to do extraordinary things. The question isn't whether you're qualified... it's whether you're willing to take the next step He has placed before you. Stay connected: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/buFNYvv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if the greatest obstacle to God's work in your life isn't your circumstances... but the way you've been thinking about them? In this message, Lisa walks through Mark 6, Mark 8, and 1 Corinthians 2 to reveal why the disciples repeatedly missed what God was doing right in front of them. They saw lack where Jesus saw provision. They saw a storm where Jesus saw an opportunity. They were trying to solve spiritual problems with natural reasoning. The invitation of the Holy Spirit is to see differently. In this episode, Lisa unpacks: Why Jesus continually challenged His disciples to think beyond the naturalWhat Scripture means by a hardened heartHow natural reasoning can keep us from recognizing God's activityWhy the Holy Spirit enables us to discern what our natural minds never couldHow to stop filtering every circumstance through fear, facts, and human understandingWhat it means to consider spiritual realities before natural limitations The Kingdom doesn't operate by the limits of what you can explain. When you begin to consider what God is saying instead of only what you can see, everything changes. The Holy Spirit isn't inviting you to ignore reality. He's inviting you to see a greater reality.  Stay connected: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/buFNYvv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.