Episodes

  • How to Persevere in Prayer

    How to Persevere in Prayer
    Jan 6 2025

    “I am a recipient of His personal persistence. He has continued to walk with me when I, too, have grumbled against Him in the wilderness.” Today Aubrie shares encouragement from a Moms in Prayer mom who was challenged by the Lord to be persistent in her prayer life. She reminds us how God persistently pursues us and how we can follow His example as we stay close to Him. Jesus ever lives to intercede for us and the Holy Spirit helps us pray in our weakness. What a gift!

    The Moms in Prayer Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit ChristianParenting.org

    We thank E.J. Baldwin for writing the blog that our podcast host is reading.


    SCRIPTURES

    Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. Luke 18:1 NIV

    but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. Hebrews 7:24-25 NIV

    Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:30-31 NIV

    Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. Romans 8:26 ESV


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    8 mins
  • Rejoicing Before the Outcome

    Rejoicing Before the Outcome
    Dec 23 2024

    “God WILL fulfill what He has promised.” Today Aubrie reads from Luke 1 to share the story leading up to Jesus’ birth. Both Zechariah and Mary received messages from the Lord through an angel, but they responded differently. Even though Mary hadn’t seen everything unfold yet or know the outcome, her response was to praise and rejoice. May we be like Mary, having confidence in Who our God is, so we, too, can rejoice before the outcome.

    The Moms in Prayer Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit ChristianParenting.org


    SCRIPTURES

    And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her. Luke 1:38 ESV

    For nothing will be impossible with God. Luke 1:37 ESV

    And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” Luke 1:28 ESV

    But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. Luke 1:29 ESV

    And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.” Luke 1:45 ESV


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  • The Joy & Love of God | Sally Burke & Fern Nichols

    The Joy & Love of God | Sally Burke & Fern Nichols
    Dec 9 2024
    “This truth brings God’s supernatural love right into the natural realm where we live, right into the pages of our lives.” Join us as we finish out our mini Advent series hearing from our President Sally Burke and Founder Fern Nichols. They help us meditate on the joy experienced during the first Christmas and how we can experience joy and the boundless love of God today.The Moms in Prayer Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit ChristianParenting.orgABOUT OUR GUESTSSally Burke’s introduction to the ministry in 1990 was life changing. Compelled by joy and the hope God gave as she prayed with others for her children and their schools, Sally began to reach out and share with other moms—first as a Moms in Prayer group leader, then area coordinator for her hometown of Temecula, California, and later as regional coordinator for Riverside County. In 2008, Sally became the Director of Field Ministry at Moms in Prayer headquarters, overseeing ministry expansion worldwide. Today, in her role as President of Moms in Prayer International, her vision remains unchanged, that more children and schools and moms might experience God’s life-changing answers to prayer. Sally is also an international speaker, teacher and author of Raise Them Up, Start with Praise, Unshaken and the Unshaken Study Guide.As a child growing up in Florida, Sally was fascinated with the space program and began her career as a space shuttle engineer with a Master of Science in Management. After her marriage and the birth of two children, Sally and her husband came to faith in Christ, and Moms in Prayer soon became a top priority. She and husband, Ed, now have four grown children, two sons-in-law, two daughters-in-law and five grandchildren. In her leisure time, you’ll find Sally on a walk/run, curled up with a good book or enjoying the company of friends.Fern Nichols is a former elementary school teacher and the founder of Moms in Prayer International, a prayer movement that mobilizes women around the world to gather together to pray for their children and schools. In 1984, Fern was fearful about sending her two eldest children off to junior high. She knew the school would be a battlefield for their hearts and minds. She realized the warfare would be intense and to fight in this battle she needed to invite other moms to pray. She called a mom and asked her to pray with her for their children and school. Her response was an immediate “yes,” and that was the humble beginning of Moms in Prayer that now spans the USA in every state and is in more than 150 countries. Fern has traveled to almost every continent in the world speaking, teaching and training women how to pray effectively. She and her husband Rle have been married for over 50 years. They were involved with Campus Crusade for Christ (now CRU) for 15 years. They have four children and 10 grandchildren.SCRIPTURESSally’s reading is taken from Luke 2:8-20then that person can pray to God and find favor with him, they will see God’s face and shout for joy; he will restore them to full well-being. Job 33:26 NIVFor God so loved the world that He gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 NIVTherefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14 NIVFor it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 NIVHe who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things. Romans 8:32 NIVLINKSBOOKSRaise Them Up: Praying God’s Word Over Your KidsStart with Praise: Living Empowered Through PrayerUnshaken: Experience the Power and Peace of a Life of PrayerUnshaken Study GuideMom's Little Book of Powerful PrayersMoms in Prayer: Standing in the Gap for Your ChildrenWhen Moms Pray Together: True Stories of God's Power to Transform Your ChildMOMS IN PRAYERNew to Moms in Prayer? How to get startedHow to GiveSupport Through ShoppingSupport Our Mission
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    16 mins
  • Hope & Peace in Christ | Susan Shepherd & Cathi Armitage

    Hope & Peace in Christ | Susan Shepherd & Cathi Armitage
    Nov 25 2024
    “Peace means so much more than an absence of conflict and distress. It means wholeness.” We are kicking off Advent a bit early here at Moms in Prayer to truly soak in Who our amazing God is. Today we hear from our USA Country Coordinator, Susan Shepherd, and our Global Ministry Director, Cathi Armitage. They share with us the blessed hope and glorious peace that is found in Christ despite our circumstances or what is happening in the world. Listen in and be washed over by the Word.The Moms in Prayer Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit ChristianParenting.orgABOUT OUR GUESTSSusan Shepherd joyfully serves as the USA Country Coordinator for Moms in Prayer International coaching, encouraging, and working with amazing godly women across the United States. She joined a Moms in Prayer group in 1996 when her daughters were in elementary school. Since then, she’s experienced the peace, power, and perspective of watching God work in the lives of children and schools and she is passionate about sharing this hope and joy with other moms. Susan is married to Joe, mom to two married daughters, and the grandmother of three with another grandchild on the way. Susan loves to pray, but she also likes coffee with friends, traveling, and a good book.Cathi Armitage is the Global Ministry Director for Moms in Prayer International and has been involved in the ministry for thirty years. Cathi and her team oversee the ministry in over 150 countries and counting. She and her high school sweetheart, Matt, have been married for thirty-nine years and have one daughter, three sons and two daughters-in-law who know and love Jesus. She now has the privilege to pray for a new generation with one granddaughter. Cathi and Matt live in Southern California where she enjoys cooking with and for her family. She also enjoys hiking in the local canyons and standup paddle boarding in the Pacific, where she watches the rest of her family surf. It is during those times that they all experience God’s glorious creation up close and personal.SCRIPTURESFor to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 NIVto shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.” Luke 1:79 NIVPeace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27 NIVWhile they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’ Luke 24:36 NIVBut the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 NIVThe mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. Romans 8:6 NIVYou will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Isaiah 26:3 NIVThus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you in the way you should go. Oh that you had paid attention to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea; Isaiah 48:17-18 ESVRejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:4-7 NIVDo you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:28-31 NIVBut this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:21-23 ESVAnd Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me— holy is his name. His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation. Luke 1:46-50 NIVFor everything that was written in the past...
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  • A Hope-Filled Future for Our Children w Cathi Armitage

    A Hope-Filled Future for Our Children w Cathi Armitage
    Nov 11 2024

    “What we are seeing across the globe is the Moms in Prayer community, no matter what the circumstances are, they continue to be steadfast, immovable and abounding in the work of the Lord.” Praise God! Today Aubrie sits down with Cathi Armitage, our Global Ministry Director. Cathi and her amazing team oversee Moms in Prayer groups in over 150 countries and counting! Listen in as Cathi shares testimonies of how the Lord is answering prayers and bringing hope all around the world.

    The Moms in Prayer Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit ChristianParenting.org


    ABOUT OUR GUEST

    Cathi Armitage is the Global Ministry Director for Moms in Prayer International and has been involved in the ministry for thirty years. Cathi and her team oversee the ministry in over 150 countries and counting. She and her high school sweetheart, Matt, have been married for thirty-nine years and have one daughter, three sons and two daughters-in-law who know and love Jesus. She now has the privilege to pray for a new generation with one granddaughter. Cathi and Matt live in Southern California where she enjoys cooking with and for her family. She also enjoys hiking in the local canyons and standup paddle boarding in the Pacific, where she watches the rest of her family surf. It is during those times that they all experience God’s glorious creation up close and personal.


    SCRIPTURES

    The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it. 1 Thessalonians 5:24 NIV

    Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58 ESV

    And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us. 2 Corinthians 8:5 NIV


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    24 mins
  • Barriers to Prayer & How to Overcome Them w Mary Jane Geers

    Barriers to Prayer & How to Overcome Them w Mary Jane Geers
    Oct 28 2024

    “When we devote ourselves, when we love the Lord our God more than anyone or anything else, then idols will have to fall.” Today our Moms in Prayer Michigan State Coordinator, Mary Jane Geers, joins us to talk about overcoming barriers to prayer. Prayer isn’t always the easiest, most convenient or comfortable thing to do, but the fruit that comes from it lasts for eternity. Listen in as Mary Jane takes us to God’s Word and reminds us Who holds the victory.

    The Moms in Prayer Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit ChristianParenting.org


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    Wrestling with inner arguments immediately began after receiving an invitation to a Moms in Prayer group: “I’ll sound like a fool.” “I don’t have time for that.” “What’s the point?” Fears, idols, and doubts rose up in opposition to what Mary Jane knew was the right thing to do. She didn’t feel like doing the uncomfortable, the inconvenient, nor the irrational.

    But God.

    Through Holy Spirit’s conviction and empowerment, she said “yes” to a friend’s (and the Lord’s) invitation to attend a Moms in Prayer group. Despite the fear of others, the opposition of her flesh, and the lies of the enemy, she showed up. And is beyond glad that she did!

    Mary Jane cannot imagine how radically different life would have been without Moms in Prayer.

    Now 20 years later, after her first yes to Moms in Prayer, she can testify that she has seen many children, including her own three daughters, grow up to love, serve and follow the Lord. In addition, by God’s grace, school communities have been sustained and strengthened despite the temptations and trials of this world. Finally, praying God’s good and beautiful word has helped her and other moms to live victoriously in Christ instead of unnecessarily defeated by the enemy.

    Praise be to Jesus Christ, who has destroyed the barriers! Fellow sisters in Christ, may we demolish arguments and be found faithful to follow the Lord, no matter what He asks us to do, especially with Moms in Prayer.


    SCRIPTURES

    We must demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5 NIV

    For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV

    Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. James 4:7 NKJV

    Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ Mark 12:30 NIV

    But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

    Matthew 6:33 NIV

    not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:25 NIV

    But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. James 1:6 NIV


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    34 mins
  • God, The Lifter of Our Heads w Vanessa Frazier

    God, The Lifter of Our Heads w Vanessa Frazier
    Oct 14 2024

    “That’s the charge: Keep your eyes on Jesus.” What a sweet place to be—our eyes on Jesus, soaking in His presence. Today we welcome back our South Carolina State Coordinator, Vanessa Frazier. She reminds us of the blessing of a life that is centered around God and doing His work. As an educator herself, she sees what is going on in the schools and encourages us with what God is doing and how we can be praying. God IS at work!

    The Moms in Prayer Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit ChristianParenting.org


    ABOUT OUR GUEST

    Vanessa Frazier is the South Carolina State Coordinator for Moms in Prayer International. With over 30 years of experience walking and talking with God in national and international schools, she continues to fulfill the Great Commission—making disciples of public school teachers. She acknowledges Jesus Christ as her everything and is convinced that "if we're not praying, we're not doing anything." Frazier strives to inspire teachers to gravitate toward the Word of God on the job and through her online magazine, Disciples In Education—Sent to Serve (DisciplesEDU.com). Vanessa is the author of two books, Dear God, Welcome Back to School, and Another Timothy—Championing a Call to Prayer for the Boys and Men in Your Life. This thankful mom and grandmother is the Director of Christ Teens, and she is currently completing her Doctorate in Education at Regent University.


    SCRIPTURES

    Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. Joshua 1:6 KJV

    For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Ephesians 4:12 KJV

    O Lord, how many are my foes!

    Many are rising against me;

    But you, O Lord, are a shield about me,

    my glory, and the lifter of my head. Psalm 3:1, 3 ESV

    For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.” Matthew 18:20 ESV

    I planted, Apollos watered, but God [all the while] was causing the growth. 1 Corinthians 3:6 AMP

    Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. Colossians 3:1-2 NIV

    The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him,

    and he delivers them. Psalm 34:7 NIV


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  • God’s Great Love Casts Out Fear | Part Two w Fern Nichols

    God’s Great Love Casts Out Fear | Part Two w Fern Nichols
    Sep 30 2024
    “When you’re in the Word daily and see God’s love over and over again, it gets easier to immediately trust Him. And that then means the fear is not there. Fear is not of God because God is love.” Today we welcome back Moms in Prayer Founder, Fern Nichols, for part two of God’s Great Love Casts Out Fear. She helps us fill our arsenals with God’s Word to fight against the enemy and soak in the truth of God’s love. God not only shows us His great love, He IS love. And that changes everything.The Moms in Prayer Podcast is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit ChristianParenting.orgABOUT OUR GUESTFern Nichols is a former elementary school teacher and the founder of Moms in Prayer International, a prayer movement that mobilizes women around the world to gather together to pray for their children and schools. In 1984, Fern was fearful about sending her two eldest children off to junior high. She knew the school would be a battlefield for their hearts and minds. She realized the warfare would be intense and to fight in this battle she needed to invite other moms to pray. She called a mom and asked her to pray with her for their children and school. Her response was an immediate “yes,” and that was the humble beginning of Moms in Prayer that now spans the USA in every state and is in more than 150 countries. Fern has traveled to almost every continent in the world speaking, teaching and training women how to pray effectively. She and her husband Rle have been married for over 50 years. They were involved with Campus Crusade for Christ (now CRU) for 15 years. They have four children and 10 grandchildren.SCRIPTURES“Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. Luke 12:32 NIVBut you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. Jude 1:20-21 ESVSee what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 1 John 3:1 NIVAnd we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 NIVHe answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” Luke 10:27 NIVThen the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. John 17:23b NIVAnd I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts, living within you as you trust in him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love; and may you be able to feel and understand, as all God’s children should, how long, how wide, how deep, and how high his love really is; Ephesians 3:17-18 TLBWhen I am afraid,I will trust in you.In God, whose word I praise,in God I trust; I will not be afraid.What can mere mortals do to me? Psalm 56:3-4 CSBPraise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children—with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts. Psalm 103:1-4, 17-18 NIVLINKSBOOKSMom's Little Book of Powerful PrayersMoms in Prayer: Standing in the Gap for Your ChildrenWhen Moms Pray Together: True Stories of God's Power to Transform Your ChildMOMS IN PRAYERNew to Moms in Prayer? How to get startedJoin a Moms in Prayer or Grandmas in Prayer GroupShare Moms in PrayerSupport Our Mission
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