Teach & Talk with Lisa Schwarz

What do you do when you know God has spoken, but nothing around you looks like what He said? In 1 Kings 18, Elijah heard the sound of an abundance of rain while the land was still in drought. There was no storm on the horizon and no natural evidence that anything was changing. But Elijah heard something in the Spirit, and what he heard gave him the tenacity to pray until what God had revealed became visible.In this episode of Teach and Talk, Lisa Schwarz explores the connection between supernatural senses, intercessory prayer, and perseverance. God is always speaking, but learning to recognize His voice requires us to cultivate our spiritual senses and quiet the natural noise competing for our attention. And hearing is only the beginning. Sometimes God gives us insight into what He wants to do because He is inviting us to partner with Him in prayer. The word isn't always the finish line. It may be the invitation to travail, intercede, persevere, and pray until something moves.Lisa challenges us to stop measuring God's word by what we can currently see and to become people who know how to pivot without quitting, recognize even the smallest evidence of movement, and keep praying until the assignment is complete.Maybe you don't see the rain yet. Maybe all you have is the sound. Keep praying.Continue exploring this teaching with Lisa's book, There's a Super on Your NaturalStay connected: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/buFNYvv

What if there is more available to you in God than what you're currently experiencing?In Luke 14, Jesus tells the story of a great feast. The invitation had already gone out. Everything was ready. But when the time came to respond, the invited guests began making excuses.In this episode of Enforcing Purpose, Lisa Schwarz explores the places where we can love God, believe His promises, and still settle for less than what He has invited us into. Sometimes what keeps us from more isn't rebellion. It's comfort. It's compromise. It's hesitation. It's waiting for a better time when God is saying the time is now.Through Luke 14 and the story of the tribes who chose to settle on the east side of the Jordan, Lisa challenges us to consider where we may have stopped short of the fullness of God's invitation.In this episode, you'll discover:• Why God's invitation is for now, not someday• How comfort can quietly keep us from stepping into more• What the east side of the Jordan reveals about settling for "good enough"• Why following Jesus requires more than simply showing up• How compromise can create a divided life• What it means to count the cost and still give God your yesThis isn't condemnation. It's an invitation to consider your ways. Where have you become comfortable? Where have excuses replaced surrender? And what could you be tasting, experiencing, and carrying if you gave God your whole yes?The invitation has already been given. The table is ready. There's still room for more.Stay connected: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/buFNYvv

There comes a moment when faith requires movement.In this powerful message, Lisa reminds us that God hasn't called His people to sit on the sidelines waiting for permission. He has already filled us with His Spirit, established our steps, and invited us to carry His presence wherever we go. Whether you've questioned your calling, battled fear, or felt overlooked, this message is an invitation to rise up and take your place in the Kingdom.In this episode, you'll discover:• why the presence of God always empowers you to move• how fear and insecurity keep believers from stepping into their assignment• the biblical partnership between men and women in advancing God's Kingdom• why your greatest testimony isn't your gifting... it's your love• how religion often attacks evidence of God's work instead of celebrating it• why God isn't asking for perfection... He's asking for your yesYou don't need someone else's permission to obey what God has already spoken. He is still calling ordinary people to do extraordinary things. The question isn't whether you're qualified... it's whether you're willing to take the next step He has placed before you.Stay connected: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/buFNYvv

What if the greatest obstacle to God's work in your life isn't your circumstances... but the way you've been thinking about them?In this message, Lisa walks through Mark 6, Mark 8, and 1 Corinthians 2 to reveal why the disciples repeatedly missed what God was doing right in front of them. They saw lack where Jesus saw provision. They saw a storm where Jesus saw an opportunity. They were trying to solve spiritual problems with natural reasoning. The invitation of the Holy Spirit is to see differently.In this episode, Lisa unpacks:Why Jesus continually challenged His disciples to think beyond the naturalWhat Scripture means by a hardened heartHow natural reasoning can keep us from recognizing God's activityWhy the Holy Spirit enables us to discern what our natural minds never couldHow to stop filtering every circumstance through fear, facts, and human understandingWhat it means to consider spiritual realities before natural limitationsThe Kingdom doesn't operate by the limits of what you can explain. When you begin to consider what God is saying instead of only what you can see, everything changes. The Holy Spirit isn't inviting you to ignore reality. He's inviting you to see a greater reality. Stay connected: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/buFNYvv

Many believers know Jesus as Savior... but never step into the life He commissioned them to live.In this message, Lisa explores the progression from identity to assignment, revealing why the Holy Spirit doesn't just transform us from the inside out... He also empowers us to carry His presence everywhere we go. Walking through John 20, Acts 2, and Acts 3, Lisa unpacks the difference between the Holy Spirit within us and the Holy Spirit upon us, showing how God invites every believer to move beyond receiving and into demonstrating His Kingdom.In this episode, you'll discover:• why salvation is the beginning, not the finish• the difference between identity and assignment• what Scripture teaches about the baptism of the Holy Spirit• why spiritual gifts were never meant to stay private• how ordinary people become carriers of God's power• why God still calls His people to demonstrate His Kingdom todayGod didn't simply save you to change your life. He empowered you to become a living witness of His presence wherever you go.The invitation has never been to settle for enough. There is always more.Stay connected: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/buFNYvv

What do you do when God gives you a clear assignment... and everything seems to stand in your way?In this episode, Lisa unpacks Luke 9 and reveals how Jesus responded when His path was blocked, His mission was opposed, and His followers hesitated. Instead of turning back, He pivoted. Too often we mistake resistance for a sign that we missed God. But sometimes opposition isn't a stop sign... it's an invitation to trust Him more deeply.In this episode, Lisa explores:• how to recognize God's timing in every season• why opposition doesn't always mean you're on the wrong path• the difference between following Jesus and becoming like Him• what keeps us saying "but first..."• why your calling is an identity before it's a destination• how to stop looking back and move forward with confidenceIf you've been questioning your calling, feeling discouraged by setbacks, or wondering whether you've missed God's voice, this conversation will remind you that God's mission for your life is bigger than the obstacles in front of you.Sometimes the breakthrough isn't found by turning around. Sometimes it's found by learning to pivot.Stay connected: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/buFNYvv