Conversations With John & Lisa Bevere

In Matthew 28, Jesus speaks his famous last words, commissioning those with him to go into all the world and make disciples of every nation.As believers today, we know how important this commission is, but so many people feel stuck when it comes to discipleship in their everyday lives. They want to obey God, but wonder what discipleship actually looks like in the context of today’s culture.Today on the podcast, we’re unpacking the practicalities on all things discipleship. We’re answering questions like…—Is discipleship supposed to look the same today as it did in the Bible?—Can someone who is unmarried disciple someone who is married?—What are the most effective methods of discipleship?We hope this conversation equips you to embrace God’s heart for discipleship and walk forward into everything He has for you!Want to embark on a discipleship journey of your own? Tune in today to our Foundations, Hearing God, or Faith Course in the MessengerX app today at NO COST to you!Feeling challenged to begin discipling t

Have you ever tried to build spiritual strength but certain obstacles in your life kept real strength just out of reach? If you’re not careful, distractions, discouragement, and insecurities will compromise your life and become major roadblocks to living the life God has called you to live.Today on the podcast, we’re breaking down the barriers that keep you from building real, lasting strength. We’re unpacking things like…—How to set aside distractions and overcome busyness—Dealing with discouragement—How to rule your soul rather than let your soul rule you—Why to stop measuring yourself by what you do rather than who you are—How to grow secure in God’s love for you and step into your true identityGod doesn’t want anything standing in the way of you becoming strong in Him! It’s time to lean into Jesus and let Him break down every barrier to strength in your life!Want to learn how to lead a spiritually and relationally STRONG life? Grab a copy of Lisa’s 90-Day STRONG devotional here: https://bit.ly/3pGeC97Is t

Building spiritual strength is imperative in this season, but where do we start?We’re answering this question on today’s podcast as we unpack things like…—How strength is displayed through authenticity—The difference between meekness and weakness—The role of consistency in building strength—How to say “no” to your flesh—How true strength is sourced by GodGod is strong and He wants us — His kids — strong, too. Now is the time to start building strength together!Want to learn how to lead a spiritually and relationally STRONG life? Grab a copy of Lisa’s 90-Day STRONG devotional here — https://amzn.to/3ckwykb!Is there someone in your life you want to build strength alongside? Dive into the STRONG course today on the MessengerX app, share it with two friends, and starting growing strong together!

Obeying God can be so difficult—especially when that obedience involves sacrifice. We want to do what God has called us to, but how do we start, and not only start but follow through?Today on the podcast we’re continuing this conversation on obedience and answering questions like:—What is the price of disobedience?—How do you keep a good attitude when obeying God?—Why is willingness important in obedience?—How does being a friend of God change your perspective on obedience?—How do worship and obedience work together?Obedience is foundational to our day-to-day walk with God and keeps us grounded exactly where we should be even in the hardest moments of our lives—in Him.We hope this conversation empowers you to walk in obedience and experience a new intimacy in your relationship with God!Want to dive even deeper into resources that will build your faith and empower you to obey God in every sphere of your life? Download the MessengerX app today at NO COST TO YOU in the App Store!

We all want to obey God, but sometimes obedience turns out to be more difficult than we could have ever imagined. And yet, we know obeying God is foundational to our walk with Him.Today on the podcast we’re tackling this topic head-on, answering questions like:—How does God’s grace empower us to obey him?—What role does love play in obedience?—What is the difference between obedience and sacrifice?—Why does God expose disobedience in our lives?Obedience guards our intimacy with God and keeps our focus exactly where it should be even in the hardest moments of our lives—on Him.We hope you walk away from this conversation with a new revelation of what it looks like to obey God in your day-to-day life and walk in His will for you!Want to dive even deeper into resources that will build your faith and empower you to obey God in every sphere of your life? Download the MessengerX app today at NO COST TO YOU in the App Store!

So many people want to hear God’s voice, but have no clue there are actually things that can block His voice in their lives. Today we’re unpacking this on the podcast as we continue our conversation on how to hear the voice of God.In this conversation, we answer questions like:—What are the different ways God speaks?—What blocks God’s voice in our lives?—How does idolatry affect the way we hear God?More than anything, we want to encourage you: don’t stop speaking to God because you don’t feel like He’s talking to you. God actually wants to speak to you even more than you want to hear from Him!Want to dive deeper and learn more about how God speaks and how to tune your ear to His voice? Start the Hearing God course today at NO COST TO YOU on the MessengerX app!Have a friend who has been struggling to hear God’s voice? Feel free to share this episode with them!

Hearing God’s voice is vital to sustaining a life-giving relationship with Him, but so many Christians have trouble knowing how and what God is speaking.Today on the podcast we’re tackling this topic head-on, answering questions like:—Does God speak to everyone?—What does His voice sound like?—What does it mean to live in the peace of God?If you have been trying to follow God without regularly hearing His voice, you’re missing out on a profound aspect of knowing Him. God is a communicator and loves to commune with His children.We hope you walk away from this conversation knowing that not only does God speak, but He wants to speak to you!Want to dive deeper and learn more about how God speaks and how to tune your ear to His voice? Start the Hearing God course today at NO COST TO YOU on the MessengerX app!Have a friend who has been struggling to hear God’s voice? Feel free to share this episode with them!

Have you ever struggled to receive God’s love? We’re unpacking this today in this special guest edition of Conversations with Pastor Maria Durso.Recently, Lisa hosted a conversation with Pastor Maria Durso on her podcast The Godmother with Lisa Bevere. The conversation was powerful, redemptive, such an incredible testimony of God’s love… and when it was all said and done, it ended up being one of our all-time favorite interviews here at the Messenger Podcast Network… so for that reason, we want you—our friends over here in the Conversations with John and Lisa crew, to have a chance to hear that conversation.Pastor Maria is a powerhouse mother, wife, grandmother, pastor, and minister. Her story is one of incredible redemption and triumph, a true testimony to the power of God’s love.In this episode, Pastor Maria shares:—her story of motherlessness, trauma, abuse, and how God intervened in the midst of her pain—how she learned to receive God’s love—how to pray powerful prayers over your kids—the roles of younger

There has never been more confusion surrounding the role of prophecy in our culture today. The last year has left so many people in our world wondering, “Does the prophetic even have a place in today’s culture?” and “How do I know what voices to listen to or trust?”Today we’re diving into this topic on the podcast. We talk about the role of the prophetic in the Old Testament vs. how it operates in our culture today, how to know which voices to trust, and how to move forward in strength, able to navigate the prophetic pollution in our culture today.Listen now and learn how to walk confidently in the prophetic in the way God intended for you. If you have friends who have wondered about the role of the prophetic in today’s culture, feel free to share this episode with them!-John & LisaP.S. Haven’t downloaded the MessengerX app yet? Get the app today at NO COST to you and start growing in your faith more than ever before—http://onelink.to/3mvb9f!

“What do I do when my spouse just feels like a roommate?”We’re tackling this question and more on the podcast today! Today’s episode of Conversations with John and Lisa is part two of our “Building a Marriage that Lasts” conversation in which we’re answering questions sent in from the audience.Some of the topics we’re tackling are:-How to co-lead (a business or a ministry) with your spouse-How to avoid competition and comparison in your marriage-How to make your marriage a priority in midst of life’s busyness-How to keep the romance alive-How to set a vision for your marriageOur passion is to see marriages whole and thriving as husbands and wives learn how to better love and communicate with each other! We hope this conversation equips you to do just that!Want to dive deeper and learn more about building a marriage that lasts? Start the Story of Marriage course today at NO COST TO YOU in the MessengerX app. Find the app here: http://onelink.to/3mvb9f

“How do you build a marriage that lasts?”As we travel, meet people, and interact with so many of you on social media, we get a variation of this question constantly. Well today on Conversations with John and Lisa, we’re diving into this!We recently asked our listeners what questions they have about marriage. Today is part 1 of a conversation in which we answer your questions!Some of the questions we’re answering today are:—Who is supposed to lead in a marriage?—How do you work through differences you can’t seem to align on easily?—How do you learn to communicate well when there are major differences in personality styles?—Prenups… good idea or bad idea?Our passion is to see marriages whole and thriving as husbands and wives learn how to better love and communicate with each other! We hope this conversation equips you to do just that!Want to dive deeper and learn more about building a marriage that lasts? Start the Story of Marriage course today at NO COST TO YOU in the MessengerX app. Find the app here: http:

In this special episode of Conversations, we’re not only joined by our youngest son Arden to continue the conversation on his new book, but we’re also joined by all four of our boys and our daughter-in-love Christian!We recently all sat down to have a conversation about the labels that limit us and how God is redefining those labels, and we want to share this conversation with you—our podcast family!Tune in as we talk about what it looks like to go from doubtful to seeking, discouraged to hopeful, lost to focused, and so many more!Don’t forget to grab a copy of Arden’s new book “Redefined: Confronting the Labels that Limit Us” today on Amazon: https://amzn.to/35UYdFgAnd you can dive into the Redefined course today on the MessengerX app: http://onelink.to/3mvb9f!

In this episode of Conversations, we’re so excited to be joined by our youngest son, Arden Bevere, as we dive into the message behind his first book, “Redefined: Confronting the Labels that Limit Us.”At some time or another, all of us have to face off with the labels that limit us and make room for God to tell us exactly who we are. Arden shares his passion for his generation and his desire to see them walk FREE of the labels and into the destiny and calling God has for them.Tune in as we unpack what it looks like to let God redefine the labels in our lives!You can order Arden’s Redefined book today here: https://amzn.to/35UYdFgAnd download the MessengerX app today in the App Store!

The MessengerX app is here! In this episode, our International Director, Rob Birkbeck, joins us once again to continue the conversation on our vision for 2021 and beyond. This conversation comes just a few days after the launch of our new state-of-the-art discipleship app MessengerX.Our passion is to see nations around the world discipled. Why? Simply because we believe that EVERYONE deserves to know—and MessengerX is how we intend to tell everyone, everywhere about the love of God and truth of His Word.Tune in for this conversation on our vision for this app in the nations, and if you haven’t already, be sure to download the MessengerX app today in the App Store. You can also find it here: http://onelink.to/3mvb9f!

2021 is here and we couldn’t be more excited! We have so much vision and hope for this year and are excited to share it with you in this episode and the next…but to know where you’re going, we believe it’s important to keep in mind what God has already done.Join us for this conversation with our Messenger International International Director, Rob Birkbeck, as we look back and share some of the incredible stories of what God has been doing in the nations over the past 10 years.We are so excited to be on this journey with you, our podcast family, and can’t wait to see what God does in 2021 and beyond!For more information about what’s coming in 2021 and how you can join the mission to revolutionize discipleship around the world, visit: messengerinternational.org.

In this episode, we continue our conversation with twin brothers, authors, speakers, and real estate entrepreneurs David and Jason Benham. They share their experience standing up to cancel culture and remaining steadfast in their convictions of God’s Word and truth, despite being pressured to back down from their faith in moments of tension.David and Jason discuss how God can use us best when we are broken and bold, and how He can weave these moments in our lives together for our good and for His glory.As you listen to this episode, we hope you feel empowered to stand in love and truth, even when it feels the most difficult.You can grab a copy of David and Jason’s latest book “Bold and Broken” on Amazon or at boldandbroken.com.

In this episode, we sit down with twin brothers, authors, speakers, and real estate entrepreneurs David and Jason Benham as they share their powerful story of standing for truth amidst a culture so quick to “cancel” those who refuse to conform to the patterns of the world.In the first part of this two-part conversation, Jason and David share the beginnings of their journey—from their father’s incredible conversion experience and work in the pro-life sphere, to their time as Minor League baseball players, to the beginnings of their careers in real estate, all the way up to the beginnings of talks about a potential reality show with HGTV.David and Jason share how if “Your theology is not your biography, then your theology is worthless.” Their story illustrates time and time again the power of standing for truth and living it out in the everyday decisions of life.As you listen to this conversation, we hope you feel challenged to stand for God’s truth in the midst of a culture that increasingly demands compliance

In this episode, you get an exclusive listen to one of the chapters from John’s new book “X: Multiply Your God-Given Potential.” In this chapter, titled “Diligence and Multiplication,” John shares how hard work and God’s grace are a powerful combination when we’re seeking to build a life that multiplies the Kingdom of God.He shares stories from the times early on in ministry when he and Lisa were serving under the vision of their pastors, to the conception of Messenger International and the early days of the ministry, to the publishing of the Bait of Satan. He dives into how God honored their diligence and hearts, and multiplied the work of their hands along the way.As you tune in today, we hope you are inspired to work diligently at everything God has placed in front of you and watch as He is faithful to multiply what is in your hands!You can grab a copy (or the audiobook version) of John’s new book on amazon today or at messengerpodcasts.com/xbook!You can also dive into the X Suite (which includes the Gifte

In this episode, John and Lisa sit down to discuss John’s new book X: Multiply Your God-Given Potential. John shares how every single person is gifted by God, and it’s up to each person to decide how they will use that gift: Will they bury it? Use it to serve their own agenda? Or will they use it to build God’s Kingdom?John dives into how faithfulness, contrary to common thought, it not our ability to well-maintain what has been entrusted to us, but rather to multiply what has been entrusted to us.Tune in as John shares what inspired him to pen this message as well as other stories from the book.You can pre-order the book today and get the audiobook FREE at messengerpodcasts.com/xbook!

2020 took so many of us by surprise. It has tested us and refined us, and in so many ways given us an opportunity to live out what we believe amid unimaginable circumstances.One of the keys to moving through this season in strength, both for us and for our team at Messenger International, is fervent prayer. When a believer stands in faith and prays fervently, mountains move.In this episode, we dive into what it looks like to pray fervently, how and why Scripture commands us to pray this way, and what happens we do! We hope this episode encourages you today!To get access to our entire library of courses for the monthly contribution of your choice, visit: messengerpodcasts.com/allaccess.