82: The Encounter With God's Love - Troy Mangum

January 13th, 2022  |  37 mins 2 secs

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Troy had been managing his relationship with God on his own terms. Then everything fell apart in his marriage, work and family. It was at this point of brokenness he started to experience a love which profoundly changed his life.

81: Your Plan or God's Plan? - Lou Santiago

January 6th, 2022  |  37 mins 30 secs

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Lou Santiago is known as one of the greatest modern drummers of all time. Incredibly, at the height of his career, the Lord told him to quit drumming. Then in a dramatic pivot, by faith, Lou went into a vocation he never dreamed he would go into and succeeded beyond anyone's expectations.

80: "Prayer Saved My Life" - David Howell

December 30th, 2021  |  39 mins 8 secs

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From working 100 hours a week to save his business to a vegetative state after a devastating brain infection, David Howell shares his miraculous story of how prayer literally saved his life and forever changed him.

79: "I'm With You" - Keli DeWitt

December 23rd, 2021  |  40 mins 12 secs

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Keli was home alone at night with her young daughters in a remote South American village while her husband was gone on a supply run. She heard the door open, and when she went out to check, there stood a man with a knife who had just said to his friends that he was going to rape and kill her. That’s when Keli heard God say to her heart, “I’m with you, I’m with you, I’m with you!”

78: The Power of Saying "Yes" to God's Promptings - Matt Tommey

December 16th, 2021  |  34 mins 6 secs

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In 2009 Matt was experiencing immense frustration with the circumstances in his life when God tells him, “Raise up an army of artists to reveal My glory all over the earth." He thought, “Wait. What? Are you talking to me?” There couldn’t have been a greater disconnect between where he was in life and what God was calling him to do. Despite this, Matt committed to say “YES” to the Lord’s promptings no matter what. What happened next is most definitely a Real Faith Story.

77: Life by Performance is No Way to Live – Allen Arnold

December 9th, 2021  |  42 mins 10 secs

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Allen constantly crushed his goals at the world’s largest publishing company as a triple espresso, hard driving, win at all costs executive. Then he had a life-changing meeting with his manager who told him no one on his 18-person team could stand working with him. That started a painful but amazing shift from measuring life by performance to doing life WITH God and, the difference has been like moving from night to day.

76: Following Your Divine Passion - Leigh Archer

December 2nd, 2021  |  32 mins 6 secs

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Leigh and his wife Becca literally sold everything (house, cars, even their kid’s bikes) and moved to Prague in the Czech Republic as missionaries. Yet, over time Leigh couldn’t shake this deep passion for business and the potential impact it could have on the lives of others. 10 years later, he’s now the managing partner of a private equity group in Texas that’s having a profound impact on the communities in which they invest. Still a missionary, just a different mission field found by following his divine passion.

75: Mike Feliciano - Asking for and Receiving God's Amazing Guidance

November 25th, 2021  |  34 mins 37 secs

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Mike asked the Lord to confirm whether his family should move to Florida by answering three major prayer requests within one week: (1) Have someone take over the lease they just renewed on their home; (2) Have someone purchase and run their current business; (3) Provide the finances needed to completely take care of their move. God fulfilled ALL of the requests within four days of his prayer, and that was just the beginning of Mike’s journey into receiving God’s amazing guidance.

74: Matthew Flegler - "Trust in Him and He Will Do It"

November 18th, 2021  |  39 mins 54 secs

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Matt was in an enviable position as a real estate investor with banks approaching him to do deals. Then, he won a bid for the property of his next development that was nearly four times his typical investment. However, after winning the bid his funding sources completely dried up. With his back against the wall and no way out, he began contemplating suicide. However, God had a miraculous plan in mind to bring him thorough this while growing his faith in powerful ways.

73: Nate Goad - Experiencing Partnership With God

November 11th, 2021  |  36 mins 20 secs

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In the past, Nate would pray for God's guidance, then once he received direction would say, "I've got this," then start off on his own. But then he attended a conference that dramatically shifted his mindset around identity as a son of God and began to embrace the idea of co-laboring WITH God. This set him on a path that has led to a dynamic change in the way he now does business and life; experiencing the supernatural partnership of God.

72: Jamie Winship - "I May Never See My Family Again"

November 4th, 2021  |  44 mins 4 secs

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It was an impossible situation: Jamie Winship was facing a 100% chance of conviction with a 10-year prison sentence in an Islamic country. The trial was moments from ending and then... a miracle happened.

71: Elijah Stephens - You Have One Life ~ What Will Be Your Story?

October 28th, 2021  |  30 mins 42 secs

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During the six years it took to create the powerful documentary, SEND PROOF, Elijah Stephens had to repeatedly ask himself this question: "On my deathbed, do I want my story to be that I knew I was called to do this thing, it got hard and I stopped, or that I persevered and finished, despite the setbacks and challenges?"

In this episode, Elijah shares his experiences of working through PTSD, overcoming fear, the differences between intellectual and emotional belief, and the importance of growing in faith through small, daily acts of obedience; all of which helped him complete a monumental documentary which is impacting lives all over the world.