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23. Igniting A Mothers Voice with Sarah Camez Aug 12, 2020

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Did you know a woman can be triggered to develop a mothering brain without being physically pregnant?

This triggering mechanism is called “Baby lust” which is the deep and intense need, hunger or ache to give birth to something: in the physical – a baby; in the spiritual, a movement!

In this episode, Matt interviews Des and special guest Sarah Camez. Sarah is the Media Director and Junior High Pastor at the Mission Church in Vacaville, Ca.

Learn how to ignite your mother’s voice in today's podcast.

LINKS:

www.sarahcamez.com
www.facebook.com/Camezee

Quick Episode Summary:

Meet Sarah Camez
The role of a Mother
Why has there been a lack of spiritual mothers in the church?
Reading scripture through the right lens
Equality in roles
Gospel Orphan message vs. The gospel of adoption
Solutions to increasing spiritual motherhood in the church.
Honor is not what you say, it’s how you say it
Your agenda is not always God’s agenda
A reformer without humility becomes an activist

22. Keys To Parenting A Perceiver with Payton Gonzales Aug 05, 2020

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In today's episode, Matt & Des have a conversation with their 8-year-old daughter Payton.

They share biblical and practical insight on how to parent a child who primarily receives revelation and information in the spirit through the gift of perceiving.

Learn the characteristics of a perceiver and strategies on how you can help steward their gift. You will also hear from Payton about how God speaks to her!

We encourage you to have your children listen in with you in this episode!

Quick Episode Summary:

The 3 ways a perceiver manifests the voice of God
Hard things about being a perceiver
A perceiver does not relate to God through senses but through will
Asking questions is the best way to lead a perceiver
Perceivers benefit from activation to manifest a word from God

21. Consistency to Lead in Challenging Times with Ben and Heather Armstrong Jul 29, 2020

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"Tough times never last, but tough people do."—Robert H. Schuller

In this episode, Matt and Des Gonzales have a conversation with their good friends Ben and Heather Armstrong from Bethel Church in Redding, Ca.

Ben is the prophetic ministry director and Heather is a professional photographer.

Together they co-lead Bethel Cascade campus. Listen in as they share their powerful journey of life, ministry, and how they dealt with the spirit of competition that tries to affect a couple's ability to co-lead effectively.

You will also hear powerful key principles of how to lead during these difficult times.

LINKS:

bethelpropehtic.com
Instagram: @thebenarmstrong, @heatherarmstrongphotography, @bethel.prophetic

Quick Episode Summary:

Meet Ben and Heather
The personal touch
The nurturing side of the prophetic
The prophetic looks different from person to person
The prophetic is creative in nature
The competition in marriage
Changing the equation of a healthy marriage
God loves to speak our language
Why are mothers and fathers both necessary in a prophetic culture?
Preparation for co-leading
A word for the season. Philippians 4:8, Isaiah 26:3
Dealing with the spiritual side yard

20. Creating Healthy Prophetic Community with Margriet Leach Jul 22, 2020

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In this episode, Matt and Des Gonzales have a conversation with their good friend Margriet Leach.

Margriet is the school director of Emerging Prophets at the Mission Church in Vacaville, Ca. Emerging Prophets is a Holy Spirit led school that helps people discover if they are called to be a prophet.

Join the conversation as Margriet shares how to create a healthy prophetic community and family.

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Quick Episode Summary:

Meet Margriet
What is Emerging prophets
The importance of a healthy family in a prophetic culture
Prophets have to let down their guards
How to become a safe leader for prophetic people around them
You bloom where you’re planted
The restoration of mothers in prophetic culture
Modeling the prophetic as a mother in the church
There isn’t age of admission for being a mother in the church
The pressure of being a prophetess
Permission not to prove yourself
You be you, you do you

19. Prophetic Processing with Michelle Deuz Jul 15, 2020

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In this episode, Matt and Des Gonzales have a conversation with their friends Michelle Deuz. She is a prophetic trainer with The Prophetic Company in Vacaville, Ca.

Michelle specializes in prophetic processing. She helps people understand each piece of a prophetic word to help know what the Lord is saying and how to move closer to your destiny.

This conversation will help you start processing the prophetic words you have received over your life.

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Quick Episode Summary:

What to do with prophetic words/ prophetic processing
It’s time to build your own prophetic voice
There’s a process before the promise
Identity is the foundation of the promise
You’re a victim or student of every season
Your prophetic voice is always learning
You never get to just sit back
People want prophetic comfort but they don’t want prophetic identity
You build with identity and you can’t have identity without process
It’s to call in fathers to release identity to their families
Relational equity equals authority
How to process corporate prophetic words
Delight in his sons and daughters
Healthy people > healthy house
Reintroduce yourself to yourself

18. Creating Kingdom Family with Joey and Kelley Feste Jul 08, 2020

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In this episode, Matt and Des Gonzales have a conversation with their great friends Joey and Kelley Feste who are the co-founders and Pastors of Kingdom Life in San Antonio, Tx. Joey also is the Founder and senior managing partner of KM Capital that serves professional athletes in sports financial management.

Join the conversation as Joey and Kelley get this episode get real and raw about the problems the American church is facing like race, politics, and more. They also share their journey in creating a healthy culture that has become a Kingdom Family.

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Quick Episode Summary:

Welcome, the Feste's!
How Matt met the Feste's
How the Feste’s have created a family culture in the church
How the Feste’s remained focused on the vision
An honest opinion on the problems the church is facing today
How to lead well together
The difference between championing and empowering
Addressing the political spirit and racism in the church
How the prophetic builds family

17. Finding Purpose In The Midst Of Personal Pain with Jeremy and Jordan Gonzales Jul 01, 2020

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"Healing does not mean that damage never existed, it just means the damage done no longer controls our life and destiny" -Matt Gonzales

In this episode, Matt and Des Gonzales have a conversation with Matt's brothers Jordan and Jeremy Gonzales. They have a raw and real conversation about dealing with difficult times and how to process pain. They share about a personal and difficult situation their family is currently walking through and how they are dealing with it as a family.

Quick Episode Summary:

Welcome, Jordan and Jeremy!
Hard times in family
Allowing authenticity in hard times for breakthrough
It’s always easy to help families that aren’t yours
Malcolm in the middle is the reality
Deeper levels of vulnerability require deeper levels of maturity
The hero complex
Thessalonians 2:8
Preaching the gospel vs. becoming the gospel
Walking in light with others
I've never heard of a clean revival
Sometimes it’s just that cup of water
You can’t run away from pain
Proverbs 17:17

16. Winning The Spiritual Battle For Future Generations with Kris Vallotton Jun 24, 2020

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How do you navigate spiritual battles in your personal life and family?

In this episode, Matt and Des Gonzales have a conversation with their great friend and author Kris Vallotton from Bethel Church in Redding, Ca. Kris shares his personal story of overcoming a season of intense spiritual warfare over his life. He also gives key insights on how to win the spiritual battle on behalf of your family to create a new spiritual legacy.

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Quick Episode Summary:

Welcome, Kris Valloton!
Developing a family culture that impacts ministry
Our legacy is to transform culture and disciple nations
What happens in your city is your responsibility
How to engage in spiritual warfare for your children
Faith rules the Kingdom. Faith is more important than understanding
Children’s understanding is very limited but their faith is very great
Fathers provide, protect and promote
If you don’t experience warfare then you cannot experience victory
A person with an experience has power over a person with a philosophy or strategy
Keys to dealing with torment
Your thoughts aren’t always your own
It’s another thing to get free, it’s another thing to stay free
Are you managing your mind or is your mind managing you?
Personal victories are actually public displays of covering
Josiah and breaking the generational curse
How do we touch a generation we’ll never see
Synergy between generations
Revival does not discriminate
Young people need old people, old people need young people

15. A Time To Grow with Jamil Stell Jun 17, 2020

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"As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do."- Andrew Carnegie

How do we grow as a nation and as believers in Christ to see justice and righteousness established for every person? In this episode, Matt follows up their previous episode "A time To Learn" and has a raw and honest conversation with special guest Jamil Stell.

Join the conversation as Matt and Jamil share their personal stories and keys on how we can see reformation through reconciliation.

LINKS:

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Quick Episode Summary:

Meet Jamil
George Floyd and racism
Don’t believe everything you hear in media
You have to search out the truth for yourself
The racism conversation with your kids is not an option
No the no limitations for those in Christ
Pain to a restoration mindset
Culture is not meant to tolerate, it’s meant to be celebrated
We’re moving from platforms to tables
Absorb the pain, don’t pass it on
Honor and humility open up hearts
Restored dignity reveals true identity
Going to Samaria demonstrates honor
Rules, regulations and laws cannot change the human heart
The Gospel: Compassion that leads to action

14. A Time To Learn with Tiffany Lane Jun 10, 2020

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Zig Ziglar once said, "The first step to solving a problem is to realize it does exist."

In today's podcast, Matt and Des welcome business influencer, Tiffany Lane to the show. Listen in as they continue the conversation about systematic racism and how we, as believers, should respond. This episode will give you key insight on what you as a leader should be doing in this season and what you can do to prepare for the next season by looking at the life of Christ.

LINKS:

Like Matt and Des on Facebook

Quick Episode Summary:

Meet Tiffany
What leaders should be doing
What is the world hungry for?
Less talking, more listening
Being sad is not enough
Other people’s worlds
Truth out of season isn’t useful
White privilege
When you hide history, you determine one’s future

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