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Purpose 104: Look to Jesus to Stay Humble With Mac Powell May 30, 2018

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God gives us all unique gifts, and to some he even grants fame. What happens when fame comes knocking? Is it possible to stay humble? That was my burning question for Mac Powell, the lead singer of the band, Third Day. Many people consider Third Day to be a pioneer in the Christian music business, but to Mac, it was just a result following God's call on his life.

Mac has toured all over the world and has even been inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. During his two decades of being a recording artist, Mac stays true to his faith by clinging to scriptures like Romans 5:8. Mac looks to Jesus and his five children as his guiding forces. The music he makes is for his family and his savior. It was truly a privilege to get to talk to Mac today, and I know you will be blessed by what he has to say about his crazy gift of a life.

More in this episode:

Mac shares all about his history and why he started Third Day.
After 25 years, Mac still feels the great joy of bringing music to the world.
Mac tells us how he looks to Jesus to stay humble.
How music was a huge part of connecting Mac to his heavenly Father.
Mac knew nothing about Christian music before starting Third Day.
Holding onto something too tightly is just as dangerous as ignoring your calling.
Mac's biggest strength is his people.
How Mac battles to have patience.

Resources:

http://www.thirdday.com/

Business 10: Family Business with Brianna McIntyre May 29, 2018

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Today we are going to explore how to do business with family. Sometimes, it's awesome. Sometimes...not so much. My special guest today is Brianna McIntyre, my very own daughter. Today is an opportunity for you to get a peek behind the curtain to see what running the family business is all about.

Brianna is going to offer up her perspective on how to compartmentalize family and business while still utilizing the strength of those relationships. I think you will love her solid advice for young people working for their parents, as well as advice for Millennials in general. I am also excited to share with you stories from our Next Level Trainings and how it has shaped our family business! I am thankful to have Brianna on the show, and I know you will get so much out of her perspective!

More in this episode:

What happens when we make excuses.
Brianna is excited to give you a look behind the curtain.
Empathy is the key to working with your family.
Keep your roles clear.
Your family can still surprise you.
Brianna's takeaway from doing Next Level Training.
What Brianna has learned about taking care of your people.
What I learned by directing a conference.
Be servant hearted and promote them to be successful.
Brianna's advice to Millennials.

Resources:

Michael P. Mcintyre

Wild at Heart

Intimacy With Christ

Fit 10: Mental Health And How It Affects Your Overall Well-Being With Christy Austin May 28, 2018

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Mental health is a huge buzz word in our culture these days, but many people in the church are still grappling with how to look at mental health practices from a spiritual perspective. Our brains might seem distant or even disconnected from the health of the rest of our bodies, but the opposite is true! When we are not taking care of ourselves mentally, we are not reaching our fullest potential for our physical health. My guest, Christy Austin, is here to share her godly perspective on mental health, and how we can improve our overall well being.

Christy is a psychiatric therapist with a heart for the church. Though she is not a Christian counselor, there are many secular studies and practices that we as believers should apply when managing our mental health. Today, you will learn why your mental health is important and then gain some wisdom about how to go about fortifying it.

More in this episode:

Learn all about Christy's history and experiences with mental health.
All about art therapy.
Christy is not a Christian counselor, but God uses her in mighty ways.
Physical activity can improve your mental health.
Christy wants to start with natural ways to boost mental health and then try medication.
Christy's keys to staying mentally healthy.
Engage in a right brain activity to pull fear out of your brain.
It is important to renew your mind with the Word.
There is a mental component to increasing our physical activity.
We need more mental health plans in our high schools and churches.
Discover Christy's parting wisdom.

Government 16: Prophet to the Nations Keith Ferrante May 25, 2018

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Today on Are You Real Government Dubb Alexander welcomes Keith Ferrante. Keith is a powerful prophet to the nations, an accomplished author, and a worldwide prophetic trainer.

Keith shares his story about how he started walking in his prophetic gift when he was 22 after God started delivering him from a religious mindset. Through that, he started to shift from the church mountain to the business and government mountain. Now Keith travels the world sharing his gift of past, present, and future prophecy to bring breakthrough to the nations.

In this episode Keith will explain how you can't bring something to people, they have to be that something. He will also share his involvement in the restoration of North and South Korea, what the Fathers' heart is for Germany and speak about the poverty mindset in the world plus much more.

What do you think about today's episode? Reach out to Dubb and let him know!

LINKS:

Connect with Dubb

facebook.com/EmergingProphets

emergingprophets.com

Government 09: Abby Abildness

Linked 18: Words or Power: What's the Takeaway? May 24, 2018

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Today on Are You Real Linked Christy Austin welcomes Carston and Mandy Woodouse.

Carston and Mandy are currently planted in Glory City Aiken. However, they refer to themselves as City Takers for the entire Central Savannah River area, of South Carolina. The Woodhouse's and the Austin's have been co-labouring together for many years through the art of giving and evangelism to see an abundant harvest in their area.

Join in as they discuss how to tell the difference between religion or relationship, their personal salvation stories, their advice to fellow City Takers, and how they believe God will manifest to usher in a season of revival for all the generations.

We would love to get linked with you in prayer! Connect with Christy and the Are You Real team and tell us what City you are taking.

LINKS:

Connect with Christy

Carston and Mandy on Facebook

Email Carston and Mandy

Purpose 103: Finding Purpose Through Service - Brian Schiele May 23, 2018

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Having a heart and a passion for service doesn't always look the same. Sometimes, the way we conduct our businesses can also have God's mission and our purpose in mind. My guest today sees his business in just this way—as a way to live out his calling to minister to God's people.

Brian Schiele has been in the mortgage lending business for the past 15 yrs, and he sees his job as the perfect opportunity to serve others. Your home is your largest asset, and many people come to Brian and Fellowship Home Loans with a dream. Brian makes those dreams financially possible. For Brian, mortgages are all about the stories of people and what they are looking to accomplish. He was lucky and found a business that enabled him to use his passion for people and gift with numbers together. He grew his business not just so he could make a lot of money, but so he could help a lot of people.

The market hasn't always been so kind to Brian. Through the market crash in '07-'08, Brian and his partner remained faithful to the ministry God had called them to. After the crash, the market changed and they learned their trade anew. Brain's faithfulness and passion have carried him far, and I know you will take a lot of away from this interview today!

More in this episode:

How Brian got his start in this business world.
The Scripture from Proverbs 15:3 that is so important to Brian, it's on the back of his business card.
The story behind Brian's partnership and a business built by values.
Brian's business was a slow start, but he was OK with that!
Brian's story of the housing market crash and how that completely changed his plans.
How Brian managed the changes in the market even though he felt like he was brand new at it.
What happens when we spread ourselves too thin.
God is doing big things in Brian's life in the family sphere.
How Brian integrates his ministry into his business.
Brian shares how he wishes he had gotten to know more diverse people in college.

Resources:

Fellowship Home Loans

800- 804-SAVE

Government 15: Kingdom Consciousness with Dr. Undrai Fizer Part 2 May 18, 2018

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Today Dubb Alexander welcomes back Dr. Undrai Fizer, for part two of Kingdom Consciousness.

Dubb and Dr. Fizer have a great conversation about how the Kingdom of God is governmental in nature, and what that means to us as Kings of the earth.

If the earth is our Kingdom, why are we not taking our inheritance? Because we don't truly believe we are Kings. In the garden, Adam and Eve did not believe who they were. They didn't claim their territory. The fall was the first act of religion. The difference between religion and the Kingdom is: Religion caters to your mere humanity, the Kingdom tells you who you were before the foundation of the world.

Your identity transcends this dimension and this world.

In this podcast, Dr. Undrai Fizer will give you great resources to explore the Kingdom, teach you how to identify a Kingdom meeting, and more.

LINKS:

Connect with Dubb

UndraiFizer.com

Dr. Undrai Fizer on Facebook

BOOKS:

The Excuse-less Life

The 365

Linked 17: The Art Of Unity In Community May 17, 2018

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Today in episode 17 of Are You Real Linked Christy Austin will guide you through Luke chapter ten verse seven.

"And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house."

This verse says a lot to City Takers about the importance of community. For true revival to come to our cities we need to link arm in arm with our brothers and sisters around us because we can not take a city alone. There is no such thing as a lone ranger city taker.

In 2018 society is telling us that it is okay to bounce around from community to community. But Jesus is calling us in this verse to commit to one and other and stick it out even when it gets difficult.

Christy will share what her community looks like and how being intimate with each other also means true intimacy with the Holy Spirit.

LINKS:

Connect with Christy

enkindleministries.org

Areyoureal.org

Purpose 102: Passion Conference With Kristian Stanfill May 16, 2018

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One of the most influential ministries in the United States has got to be the Passion Conference, a ministry of Passion City Church. I've been following this ministry for 20 years, and it is so evident that God is moving through the worship ministry at Passion City Church. Even though Kristian Stanfill is at the center of this movement, making records and writing music heard all over the world, he knows that he would be nothing without the saving grace of Jesus.

Kristian is a singer and songwriter. His most recent album, Mountains Move, is absolutely incredible. Today, Kristian is going to share all of the experiences and decisions that led him to this amazing ministry. You see for Kristian, it's not just about making records. For him, it's about capturing what God is doing in the people of his church. God is the vision, and he simply acts in faith. Kristian and I had the chance to talk about community, unique gifts, and God's call on our lives. I know you are going to love hearing the extreme faith that Kristian lives out every day!

More in this episode:

What it is like to be a part of the Passion City Church.
Learn the story behind the Passion Mission.
Kristian shares his own experiences by the Passion Movement.
How Kristian learned how to write songs and express his love for God.
Take your walk with God seriously.
Get anchored to your church community.
You don't have to promote yourself when you are seeking Jesus.
What it was like for Kristian and his wife to move to Atlanta to plant a church.
What happens when God calls you to give sacrificially.
Kristian's biggest strength with Passion City is to see people.
Pray for God to show you the people that you need to love.
Kristian's biggest weakness is an inability to plan ahead.
What's going on in Kristian's life that we need to know about.
Get Kristian's "Back to the Future" answer!

Resources:

Passion City Church

Instagram

@PassionMusic

Government 14: Kingdom Consciousness with Dr. Undrai Fizer Part 1 May 11, 2018

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Today Dubb Alexander talks with Dr. Undrai Fizer from the Kairos Institute of Personal Discovery!

Dr. Undrai Fizer is also the publisher of Divine House Books. Fizer has devoted his life to the genius work of the Kingdom and the Fathers divine mind as it pertains to the spiritual intelligence of sons and daughters of God on the earth.

Listen in as they discuss how the Kindom of God is governmental in nature and how it displays the Fathers' heart.

Dr. Undrai Fizer's will share how he first experienced the Kingdom and explain how a saved man has trauma but a Lord has authority, plus more. You will love being challenged to live a more Kindom live style through this episode!

"The Kingdom is question activated"

Reach out to Dubb If you have any questions about the Kingdom or any ideas presented in this episode.

LINKS:

Connect with Dubb

UndraiFizer.com

Dr. Undrai Fizer on Facebook

BOOKS:

The Excuse-less Life

The 365