THE WORD with Jo Hayes: Recent Episodes
Jo Hayes
A joy to sit down for a chat with Heidi Lemmerhirt, Ph.D., the Director of Operations at the Michigan Christian Study Centre - situated on campus, at the University of Michigan.
The MCSC is a vibrant hub of Christian living, learning and fellowship, designed to be a space where Christian students, staff and others of like-faith can gather.
With a gorgeous outdoor terrace, home-style cafe/kitchen area, conference room and quiet study space, it's a home away from home, on campus.
You can find out more about the MCSC at https://michigancsc.org
81 year old CONNY ZANDER is an Ann Arbour, Michigan, Glory story.
She grew up Lutheran, and became Catholic in the 1990's.
She is the founder of OUR LADY OF GRACE bookstore, situated in the 217 acre Catholic megaplex that is Domino's Farms - the international HQ of Domino's Pizza (Domino's founder, Tom Monaghan, is a super-committed Catholic).
The history of how the store came to be involves prophetic dreams, divine alignments, and walking by faith and not by sight.
It was an absolute joy to hear Conny's story, and an even greater joy to capture it in this podcast.
Recorded LIVE in Ann Arbor, Michigan - in Conny's delightful, Jesus-and-Mary-picture-filled living room.
ENJOY
A true joy to sit down with the Director of Campus Ministry at the ST JOHN PAUL II NEWMAN CENTRE - University Of Illinois, Chicago.
Lloyd Eikenloff is the longest serving sacristan at St Stephen's Cathedral - the heart of the Archdiocese of Brisbane.
Lloyd was born in 1945, and began serving as an alter boy at the Carmelite monastery at Auchenflower, from the age of 7.
In 1967, while pursuing a career in the public service, Lloyd began serving as sacristan at St Stephen's Cathedral - and he hasn't stopped since.
Upon retiring from the public service, in 1998, Lloyd upped his hours, and commitment, with the Archdiocese.
Lloyd has served with five Archbishops - Duhig, O'Donnell, Rush, Bathersby and Coleridge - and is a familiar face to the many people who regularly visit the Cathedral.
It was an honour to speak with him in this episode.
In this episode, Jo speaks to her dear ol' dad, Michael Hayes, in very open and honest discussion on faith, life and being a 'slow learner' when it comes to the spiritual life.
DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE AN OVERCOMER?
That means, "More than a conqueror, in any and every situation".
VICTORY, in the midst of ADVERSITY, is the promised inheritance, for all of us who profess Jesus Christ as Lord.
BUT, we must do our part. Get in The Word. Send forth The Word into our 'impossible' situations (ie. declare it out loud). Then, stand steadfast in Faith (ie. don't falter if the situation doesn't change immediately) - and watch our MIRACLE WORKING GOD do MIGHTY MIRACLES in your life - in the mighty name of Jesus.
This episode will build your faith for MIRACLES, in your 'impossible' situations.
REMEMBER: Nothing is impossible for our God (Matthew 19:26)
*First broadcast on Shalom World TV
The Word of God tells us that 'the POWER of life and death is in the spoken word'. (Proverbs 18:21).
From Genesis to Revelation, God tells us that His plan, promise and purpose is brought forth, from the supernatural into the natural, by His 'spoken, sent out' Word.
We are Christ's mouthpieces on planet earth. We, as believers in Jesus Christ, have the power to speak God's Word over natural situations, to change natural situations.
Like God, we can 'call things that do not exist as though they did', in Jesus' Name.
VICTORY IN LIFE comes in knowing, believing and DECLARING, The Word of God.
IN CONVERSATION with Sr Mel Dwyer, LIVE from Rome, Italy.
Sr Mel is the Australian congregational leader for the Canossian Daughters of Charity. In 2022, she was appointed to the order's international leadership team in Rome, Italy. She'll be based there for the next 6 years.
He bought a mountain & built a house on it. And a chapel. And a hydro-electric dam, generating all the power for the property.
All this, in the middle of nowhere (ok, in the middle of rural Tasmania). A place that looks like heaven.
What inspired Sam Clear in his latest venture, the miraculous provision of God & the theology of (construction) work.
The House That (God &) Sam Built.
Sam Clear is my Instagram Live guest tonight. (audio only in podcast version)
Today is Word Of God Sunday, here in Australia (we celebrate this special day on the first Sunday in February, as opposed to the third Sunday in Ordinary Time).
It is one of my favourite days of the year (although, I do say that about many days ... 366 days, in fact).
The Word of God is spirit and life. We can be filled to overflowing with peace, joy, freedom, abundance, wisdom, power and LIFE, if we abide daily in His Word.
From Genesis to Revelation, the scriptures tell us that it is GOD - and God alone - who promotes.
AND, He is the Father of Divine Recompense, Restoration, Vindication and Promotion.
If you need encouragement about a situation in your life that seems dead, lost, unseen, unlikely, impossible - rejoice! God specialises in fixing those sorts of situations.
JESUS HEALED EVERYONE - EVERY SICKNESS, EVERY DISEASE, EVERYONE.
MATTHEW 4:23-24 could not be more clear - JESUS WANTS YOU TO BE HEALED
Today (December 28) is the feast day of KING DAVID. He was the King of Israel - and is one of the greatest Kings in history. He defeated Goliath in that eponymous battle, wrote those amazing psalms, and is one of the holy ancestors of our messiah, Jesus. Yet, he was, in many ways, the 'least likely' to do/be all of these things. His story is an encouragement to all of us: God continually chooses the LEAST LIKELY to do great things for His Kingdom. If you feel like you're in the back blocks of anonymity, obscurity, unseen, unheard ... the 'least likely' to do something great, be encouraged. You're in good company. Be faithful to where God has you now, and He promises to take you to where He has called you.
Final week of #ADVENT … & no matter WHO you are, or HOW good/ not-good/non-existent your ADVENT prayer season has been - it’s not too late to receive a specific, personal Word from the Lord - the perfect preparation for Christmas ✨✨
He desires to speak powerfully & personally to each of us, everyday.
I am 100% certain this Word & Meditation will be a peace-and-joy-elixir for you, in the midst of what can be a very busy (cray-cray) season.
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Coming soon to @shalomworldtv - a new series all about how we are #OVERCOMERS in Christ.
I am excited for ya'll, believing these messages will transform every area of your life that needs to be transformed.
The Holy Spirit gonna do some big things, strap yo'self in
UNFORGIVENESS is a major bondage for many people. Holding on to offence, hurt, bitterness and resentment keeps them trapped in the past, unable to live in the freedom Christ died to give us.
The world's top medical experts have also found that unforgiveness is behind a long list of health conditions, including cancer.
This makes so much sense, because Sin and Sickness are tied together, and God repeatedly tells us in scripture that unless we forgive others, neither will God forgive our sins.
Matthew 6:14 + Ephesians 4:32 + Colossians 3:13
GOD'S WORD promises a 7 fold portion of recompense for anything 'stolen' by the enemy:
"If the thief is caught he must pay back seven fold" - Proverbs 6:31
The prophet Ezekiel tells a powerful story of the healing waters bringing life to the dead sea - a sea that was literally life-less (Ezekial 47).
The healing waters refer to the healing power of God - His holy spirit, His Word, His life.
"WHEREVER the waters flow, everything will be healed" - Ezekiel 47:9.
This is a PROMISE for every daughter and son of God. Any place in your life that is dead and life-less, the power of God WILL HEAL IT.
BELIEVE IT, RECEIVE IT, DECLARE IT in your life today, in Jesus' Name
PRAISE REPORT Click play to hear two amazing stories of how God provided financially … to help build faith for God to show up in your situation
Today is your day. You do not need to live one more day defeated, depressed, despairing, despondent.
You are a child of the most high God, and as such, NOTHING - NO THING - can defeat you.
Your inheritance as a co-heir with Christ means abundant joy, peace, hope, faith, favour, power, health & victory.
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Knowing what God’s Word says about me has RADICALLY transformed my life.
I know that I am ‘the head and never the tail; I am increasing only and never decreasing’. (Deuteronomy 28)
I know that God has set me high above all the other nations/people of the earth (Deuteronomy 26 + 28)
If you are a follower of Christ, this is your inheritance too.
But in order to experience this truth, you must KNOW and BELIEVE this truth.
Get in The Word + strap yo’self in for a new level of abundant living
Peace, rest, freedom, LIFE is your rightful inheritance as a child of God!
Jesus died on the cross for you to live in health, wholeness and freedom in every area of your life.
Living in bondage to anxiety, depression, fear, or any other mental torment is NOT GOD'S WILL FOR YOU.
Yes, there will be trials and suffering in this life - BUT, scripture tell us that 'in all these things we are MORE THAN CONQUERORS through Christ" - Romans 8:37.
It is totally possible to have deep peace and joy, even in the midst of fiery trials and suffering.
In fact, that is what we are called and commanded to: "Seek Peace and pursue it" - Psalm 34 + "Be full of joy ALWAYS" - 1 Thessalonians 5:16
But this is impossible in our own human strength. The ONLY way this is possible is by being totally anchored and focused on Christ, and His Word.
I can tell you from years of lived experience: We will not have VICTORY or FREEDOM in our minds and hearts until we know and believe and obey The Word of God.
DAILY MEDITATION ON THE WORD OF GOD WILL TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE - I am living proof.
The Israelites spent 40 years in the wilderness, before entering the Promised Land A journey from Egypt to Israel that could have taken just 11 days. ELEVEN DAYS, YA'LL!!! God does not want us to waste decades of our lives wandering around the same old mountains, delaying our entrance into our promised inheritance: the land flowing with milk and joy, overflowing the joy, peace, favour, abundance, GLORY. Tune in to find out how you can break out of your wilderness, and step into your promised land. *First broadcast on @shalomworldtv - May, 2020
PENTECOST = POWER ... for miracles, signs and wonders.
The great works Jesus did while on planet earth - healing the sick, casting out demons, raising the dead, multiplying a child's lunch to feed 15,000 people, pulling a coin worth hundreds of dollars out of the mouth of a fish - ALL these works, He desires to do through us, His church, right now, in 2021.
In fact, 'GREATER WORKS than these shall you do, because I go to my Father' (John 14:12)
The Christian life is meant to be a life of POWER. Healings, miracles, signs and wonders should be a normal part of the Christian life (Mark 16:17-18). Tune in to hear how YOU can experience the full life Jesus died to give you. (Strap yo'self in for a holy spirit joy-ride!) *This message was first broadcast on Shalom World TV, May 2020
Following God often (very often!) does not ‘make sense’, to our natural minds.
Because our human (read: carnal) thoughts are FAR below God’s thoughts.
We are called to walk by FAITH not FEELINGS. We are told to TRUST NOT in our own understanding.
All through the Bible, God’s people obeyed Him when it TOTALLY MADE NO SENSE (in the natural). Think, Noah’s Ark … It seem cray-cray 😭
But His obedience ended in VICTORY. It always does.
The stories I could tell ya’ll … 👏👏👏
**Mini-clip from longer message on @shalomworldtv
PROPHECY is one of the amazing (I would say, most fun) gifts of the Holy Spirit.
God used prophecy throughout the old and new testaments, to speak His Word to His people.
And the new testament is VERY clear that PROPHECY is meant to be a 'normal' part of the Christian life ... yes, even now, in 2021.
Tune in to this episode to hear some amazing real-life stories of how God blesses people through the power of prophecy.
*First published on Shalom World TV, May 2020
Love me The Word & love me a chat with Karen Doyle 💗 Combine both & … HELLO! We spoke about why I love scripture so much (ummm, it has literally transformed my life. In every.single.way); and why it is crucial to know what God’s Word says about us, if we want to live in peace, power & victory. **first published on @genius_project_daily podcast 1.9.20 #Catholic #Church #Faith #TheWord
There are crazy-awesome benefits to being a child of God.
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SALVATION - umm, eternity in heaven? Yes please.
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THE GLOW - There are so many scriptures that refer to the 'radiance' of those who trust in the Lord.
This is not just some fanciful notion. This is a real, tangible thing.
The radiance of God's glory in our spirit actually radiates out of our soul and body.
You can tap into this GLOW yo'self today - gaze upon the glory of the Lord.
In this life we will have disappointments. Situations that do not work out in the way we hoped or dreamed. BUT GOD promises to work those very situations out in such a way that they end up being for our great BENEFIT and ADVANTAGE.
"ALL things - seemingly good or not good - work together for our great benefit" - Romans 8:28
Selah!
The devil has been lying to the children of God since the time of Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden. He is the father of lies and there is NO truth in him. But in order for us to be able to call out his lies for what they are, we must know what is true. And that can only be found in The Word of God.
The God we Christian's worship is not just a God of the 'big and momentous'.
He is just as concerned with our everyday life circumstances, as he is the COVID19 pandemic, human trafficking and other 'big world issues'.
We can be bold and ask him even to intervene in seemingly 'trivial' things, like household appliance malfunctions ... tune in to this episode to find out more.
"Ask anything in my name, and it will be done for you" - John 14:14
We receive the promises of God, only through BELIEF!
The mighty book of Acts in the New Testament outlines the AH-MAZ-ING works done by the disciples in the early church - signs, wonders & miracles, EVERYWHERE!
We should be seeing the same things in our lives.
If we call ourselves 'believers' in Jesus Christ, we need to get rid of unbelief in our hearts, and step into the power-packed life that Jesus died for us to have.
Selah! xo
Day of St Joseph
in the
Month of St Joseph
in the
Year of St Joseph
It's the ultimate Catholic #TripleThreat
Why the church honours this great saint - the patron saint of the Universal Church.
Get amongst it. St Joseph, pray for us
God is still a God of MIRACLES in 2021. Jesus' life, and the the lives of the early apostles, were overflowing with miracles, signs and wonders ... and we are called to live similar lives as believers today. If you, or your loved one, need a miracle today - this is YOUR day. Tune in - all glory to Jesus Christ! *This episode was broadcast on Shalom World TV, May 2020
Are you in a place of anonymity and obscurity right now? Do you feel unseen, unheard, unknown and perhaps unwanted?
Sister, you are not alone! It's a tough place. And can feel very lonely and very isolating.
But it is THAT secret 'wilderness' place where God often does his deepest work, preparing us for our 'next' season.
Stay faithful to where God has called you .... He PROMISES to reward what is done in secret.
God's Kingdom is outrageously counter-cultural.
He tells us to LOVE, BLESS and DO GOOD to our haters. To those people who persecute us and spitefully use us.
Oh! It's hard on our flesh! ... but ultimately, such a message of freedom.
'Cuz when we obey and live out this command, we are proving that we are children of God. And He promises to BLESS US and work all things out in our favour.
Our haters need the love of Christ.
This is for the ladies! God is calling us to the step out of the boat and be water-walkers.
What is your 'impossible' situation? What is your 'impossible' dream?
Let me tell you: it ain't impossible to our God!
'Impossibles' are his MO.
He wants to show-off and show-out in your life and prove it was HIM, and only Him, who turned your situation around!
Surround yo'self with other water-walking women, and let's step out and fully live our divine purpose in Christ.
The Holy Scriptures tell us that it is God's Will for his children to succeed and prosper. From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible tells us time and time again, that God delights to see his children live in victory in every area of their life. When we are faithful to what God has called us to do, we are guaranteed success.
Someone needs to hear this today: It IS God's will for you to be healed. One of God's names is Jehovah Rapha - I am the Lord who heals you. Whether you're suffering from a physical, spiritual, mental, emotional, relational or financial illness, God wants to come into your life today and show you He is still on the throne. NOTHING - NO THING - is outside his realm of healing. Be healed, in Jesus name!
*This episode was broadcast on Shalom World TV, May 2020
No matter who you are, you CAN hear from God. The bible is the Word of God. Literally, His voice to us, His children. The bible tells us who God is, who we are, what we have and what we can and should do. It reveals our identity, our purpose and our inheritance as sons and daughters of the most high God. *This episode was broadcast on Shalom World TV, May 2020
Pope Francis has dedicated the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, to "the celebration, study and dissemination of the Word of God".
Glory! There is nothing more powerful in heaven, or on earth, than The Word of God.
If you are a catholic ready to live a life of greater power, peace and purpose, this episode is for you.