Occupy Freedom

"We are free to make beautiful, honest things right here in the waiting" - MHN

The average person spends one hour a day waiting in line; that's 2-3 years in a lifetime spent waiting. the Bible has much to say about waiting upon the Lord, but is it the same kind of waiting as in a line at the DMV, at the doctor's office, or on hold with our cell phone company? Beautiful breakthrough comes in the waiting, let's talk about it!

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"Wherever God leads He feeds, and where He guides He provides." - Rudi Swanepoel

JD and Lia Anderson followed the leading of the Lord and left their typical working life to hit the road with their two boys and become a full time family. Join us as they share their perspective on leaning into God's provision every step of the way as they minister to the world around them!

Church hurt, it's a common topic among many today. Join us as we share our personal experiences and have a conversation about how to heal from hurt so we can move forward and become a healthy contributor to the Body of Christ.

We're diving into the topic of learning from teachers in the Body of Christ in a healthy way, while discerning good from evil, deciding what should divide us and ultimately keeping our anchors in Christ as we unpack Paul's exhortation to the church of Corinth when he said, "All things belong to you!" (1 Cor. 3:22)

We've had such a BIG response to the "Bless Your Enemies" message that we've put together a common theme of questions asked regarding the topic and are ready to answer - Join us for the Q&A session!

A message taught by Rheanna at Everyday church, touches on the importance of Romans 12:14 "Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse"

We're baaaaaack!

We've been off the grid for an extended period of time and a lot has happened in life, family and ministry. We're excited to get back to work and want to get back in the mix by filling you in on all the things! Grab your coffee and join us to catch up!

We've been on this crazy ride with the Occupy Freedom podcast for one year now, and whether you've tuned in once or have been along for the ride this whole year, we want to say HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!!!!  

This episode is a light-hearted conversation about what God has been doing through the podcast, what's up with Justin and Rheanna and maybe some quirky banter here and there... tune in and let's CELEBRATE!!!

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The next generation is growing up in a modern-day Babylon, and many of us are asking the questions:

What do we do to equip our children to know the Lord?

How do we teach our children to carry the torch of faith in current day culture? 

Whose responsibility is it to impart the Kingdom to the next generation?

"These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates." - Deuteronomy 6:6-8

Join us as we begin exploring these questions on this episode of the Occupy Freedom podcast!!

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On this week's episode, Rheanna is reading from the scriptures of Proverbs 3, Ecclesiastes 3, and James 1 regarding the wisdom of God. Find a quiet place and soak in the Word of the Lord. Shalom! 

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"We die because we love Him, and we live because He loves us" 

On this episode, we are wrapping up our 3-part conversation on the Art of Dying by talking about the beautiful abundant life we are meant to live in Christ, join us!

"This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It’s adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike “What’s next, Papa?” God’s Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are. We know who he is, and we know who we are: Father and children. And we know we are going to get what’s coming to us—an unbelievable inheritance! We go through exactly what Christ goes through. If we go through the hard times with him, then we’re certainly going to go through the good times with him!" - Romans 8:15-17 MSG

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Fear is the blockage of life through death and faith is the key to the art of dying, so if you're going to deconstruct, deconstruct your fear not your faith!!

On this episode we are continuing part 2 of our 3-part conversation on death to the flesh so that we can live the abundant life in Christ! 

"And I continually long to know the wonders of Jesus and to experience the overflowing power of his resurrection working in me. I will be one with him in his sufferings and become like him in his death. Only then will I be able to experience complete oneness with him in his resurrection from the realm of death" - Philippians 3:10-11

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“The Lord told me, the problem is, you’ve been teaching people how to live, you need to teach them how to die” – Tommie Zito

It is natural for us as human beings to want to live an abundant life, it's part of the DNA that God has placed inside of us, but what if the pathway to an abundant life wasn't in the gain, but in the loss?

Suffering and death to the flesh is not a theology we teach much in church, because we tend to focus on teaching people how to live better lives, but the irony is that the scriptures teach suffering as an essential doorway to glory, death as the essential doorway to life, and letting go of everything this earth can offer you as the essential doorway to living the abundant life and deep intimacy that Christ calls us to here on earth. As God draws you to Himself in this hour, it might be feeling like death, but take heart that it's leading you to true life!

This episode is the first of three conversations that we are having on death to the flesh and ultimately life in the Spirit, join us as we dive in and ask hard questions of this process of life and death!

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On this episode, Justin is reading from the Psalms and the book of Ephesians and Galatians to encourage you in the grace of your destiny. 

Sit back and rest in the Grace of the Father... 

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“Unfortunate is he who loves haste; he will meet with a multitude of obstacles, and he will fume inwardly; through his desire for haste, he will be irritated time without number.” – St. John of Kronstadt

In culture of hurry, pressure to do more, and a "perfection over presence" mentality, there is a secret place that God calls us to in Him where we find rest, peace and fulfillment by His grace. On this episode, we are having a candid conversation with our guest, Sarah Legband, about the grace-space - a beautiful place of power and connection and LIFE with the Holy Spirit. 

In the grace-space there are hidden treasures to be found; Suddenly everything that God gives you to steward becomes sacred and rich, even if/when it doesn’t meet your lofty ideals or the expectations of others. It's where He teaches us to live, accomplish, and steward from a place of rest! 

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Have you ever had something stolen from you? 

Maybe it was a tangible item of significant value, or maybe a person you loved was taken from you in some way, or perhaps it was an intangible value that was lost such as your time, your peace, joy, wonder, trust, confidence etc. 

Jesus said, “The thief comes to steal, kill and destroy, but I have come that you may have life and have it abundantly.” – John 10:10 

On this episode we are diving into what it's like when the thief steals from us, how to process the questions and emotions, and ultimately how God restores us and gives us ABUNDANT life through Christ. 

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"Know the importance of the season you're in and a wise son you will be." - Proverbs 10:5a 

Just as a skilled farmer sows his fields in spring and gathers his harvest in the summer and fall, we too are called to be wise sons who discern and respond to the time and season.  Amidst the current shaking, sifting and squeezing, God is calling us to DETERMINE as ones who rule with a submitted authority. DETERMINE as ones who hold wisdom that is not earthly. DETERMINE as ones who are in bondage to love and love alone. DETERMINE as ones who understand things not of this world, but of a kingdom in heaven. DETERMINE as ones who see not as the world sees. DETERMINE as ones who hear, not as the world hears. DETERMINE as ones who love, not as the world loves. 

DETERMINE your release and He will determine your steps; your end from your beginning. Hide yourself in Him and you will never falter. God's kingdom has no end, His kingdom has no bounds, it can reach into the deepest depths and reach the highest heights. There is nothing too difficult for Him!

On this episode of the Occupy Freedom Podcast, let's unpack a word in due season from the Lord!

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Buckle your seat belts, because Ralph Berry is joining us on this episode of the Occupy Freedom Podcast to talk about fanning the flames of fellowship in the Body of Christ and what it means to cultivate kingdom culture!

Ralph is a misfit, ex-druggy, ex-convict, ex-inmate, and ex-reject whom the Master found, stooped down to, and scraped up off the bottom of a prison cell. Since his salvation in 1998, he has been His fool, preaching the glorious gospel in churches, jails, and institutions around the country. Ralph has degrees in Urban Ministry and Psychology and is a Licensed Alcohol Drug Counselor in the state of Minnesota. His last 9 years have been spent counseling and bringing the hope of the gospel to drug addicts and alcoholics around the state of Minnesota. He is happily married to his wife, Candy, who is a homemaker and homeschooler to their 6 children.

Let’s dive deep!

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The Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.” - Genesis 25:23

God could have chosen anyone to be the steward of your children, and He chose YOU! 

Wherever and however you begin your journey of family, God has a unique plan of redemption for you and your children through passionate pursuit of Christ together. As you seek to impart Christ to your children, remember that they will learn best by your life, not just your words. The question is not “what are the right things to do?” the question is “What do they see my life surrendered to?”  

They greatest thing for us to understand is not that we are simply parenting our kids to become functional adults, but that these children are a culmination of the nation of God, destined by Him to be born into this earth for such a time as this, inheriting this current culture, with the purpose of leading people to Jesus, and colonizing the Kingdom of Heaven here on earth…That’s huge! 

God has given us the keys as their stewards, to ground them in their calling, train them in their purpose and release them into their kingdom assignments. If we do not do this, there is an entire worldly culture full of influence who will do it for us and guaranteed we will grieve the results.

What if instead of simply parenting children, we raised nations for Christ? Let's talk about it!

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One month, turned into two months... but we're back, and still very quirky and random! 

This episode literally has no purpose other than to give you random thoughts, update you on where we've been, what we're doing and how we're planning to move forward. So join us! 

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We believer that the Word speaks for itself, and on this episode, Rheanna is reading from Psalm 23, Psalm 37 & John 14 to encourage your heart in the Lord. Meditate on the purity and simplicity of the Father's heart today and everyday!

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"And those are the ones on whom seed was sown on the good soil; and they hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirty, sixty, and a hundred fold" - Mark 4:20

The heart is an important, foundational component of faith because the heart converts input to truth and bears the fruit of its soil quality. Good soil is a cultivated, whole heart; holy, set apart, fully pliable and in full pursuit of Jesus. Just like a natural garden, the soil of the heart takes time and attention in order to create space for quality fruit to be produced. What are some practical, scriptural ways that good soil is cultivated? Let's talk about it on this episode of the Occupy Freedom podcast!

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Getting out of the middle ground and occupying the position of FREEDOM in Christ!