Captivated Stasi Eldredge

Friends, today’s podcast is a treat you won’t want to miss. In this episode, Stasi shares some exciting news about a new project she is working on and offers us a glimpse of what's to come. She closes by guiding a powerful encounter with Jesus through Psalm 23. So settle in and take this time for yourself as Stasi helps us reflect on Jesus' profound love and connect deeply with His boundless, transforming affection.

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John 17:23 (NIV) — I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.

Ephesians 1:17 (NIV) — I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit[a] of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.

Hosea 2:19 (NIV) — I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in love and compassion.

John 17:3 (NIV) —  Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

Ephesians 3:19 (NLT) — May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

Psalm 23 (NLT) — The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams. He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name. Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me. You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies. You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings. Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.

John 10:11–12 (NLT) — I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 

Ecclesiastes 10:19 (NLT) — A feast is made for laughter, wine makes life merry, …

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RESOURCES:

Guided Prayer Background Music: Santo from the album Soaking in His Presence, Vol. 3 by William Augusto
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Join Stasi today in a conversation with author Katie Davis Majors as they discuss Katie's latest book, 'Safe All Along', and explore the promises of God, the essence of trust, and living out of a place of peace. Katie shares her journey with God from a young age to her years living in Uganda, where she adopted thirteen girls. Now mother to her fifteen favorite people, she also founded Amazima, a ministry fueled by compassion, mercy, and a desire to set others free through the truth of God’s word. You'll be encouraged and inspired by Katie's reflections on Jesus’ character and the hope of knowing we are always safe in God's unwavering love.

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Colossians 1:3–14 (NIV) — We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people—the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace. You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf, and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.

For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

John 8:32 (NLT) — And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.

The Story of Manna can be found in Exodus 16 – here, Exodus 16:17 (NLT) — …Each family had just what it needed.

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GUEST

Website: KatieDavisMajors.com
Amazima Minsitries: katiedavismajors.com/amazima
Instagram: @KatieInUganda
Facebook: @KatieInUganda
Twitter/X: @KatieInUganda
KATIE DAVIS MAJORS BIO
Katie Davis Majors is the bestselling author of Our Faithful God, Kisses from Katie, Daring to Hope, and Safe All Along. She is the founder of Amazima Ministries, an organization that aims to empower people in Uganda through authentic relationships, education, community strengthening, vocational training, and spiritual discipleship. Katie, her husband, Benji, and their children currently live in Tennessee. Visit Katie at Katie Davis Majors.com.

Books Mentioned:
Safe All Along: Trading Our Fears and Anxieties for God's Unshakable Peace (now available in paperback) https://amzn.to/3TJlGkG
Kisses from Katie: A Story of Relentless Love and Redemption https://wahe.art/3vwemRD
Daring to Hope: Finding God's Goodness in the Broken and the Beautiful  https://wahe.art/3vDpiNh
Our Faithful God Devotional: 52 Weeks of Leaning on His Unchanging Character  https://amzn.to/4ao9nB8

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In this episode of Captivated, Stasi Eldredge invites writer, speaker, and mother of eight Bethany Kimsey for a conversation on what it means to be a “Warrior Mom.” Stasi and Bethany share about the transformative power of prayer, highlighted through Bethany’s creation of a year-long prayer journal designed for mothers (but totally transferable to others) to help them intentionally pray for their children. Through personal stories and biblical insights, this episode will encourage you to engage in a deeper prayer life, recognizing your unique and powerful role in the lives of those you care about.

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Colossians 4:2 (NLT) — Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.

Psalm 37:5 (NLT) — Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you.

Matthew 11:28–29 (NLT) — Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 

Isaiah 55:11 (NLT) — It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it.

1 Peter 5:7 (NIV) — Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

Titus 2:4 (NLT) — These older women must train the younger women to…

Genesis 2:18 (NLT) — Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. …”

Ephesians 2:10 (NLT) — For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

Ephesians 2:5 (NLT) — that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!)

Romans 5:17 (NLT) —  For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ.

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BETHANY KIMSEY

Podcast: The Warrior Mama  https://wahe.art/3UyI6FJ
Website: bethanykimsey.com
Instagram: @bethanykimsey 
A Warrior Mama’s Prayer Journal  https://wahe.art/4afZrJw

BETHANY KIMSEY BIO
As a writer, speaker, and encourager of mothers, Bethany wants to see a generation of Grace Filled Warriors stand together and walk triumphantly behind the One who sets them free from performance, doubt, and fear. She helps weary mothers win the battle against worry and fatigue as they understand their identity in Christ and rest in the hope of the Gospel in community with other mothers.

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“Once upon a time in a faraway land…” is the language of fairy tales, and through them, a longing in the heart can well up. In this episode, Stasi shares that we identify with these stories because they speak to both our story and our identity—our longing to be pursued, fought for, and loved, and the truth that we are more than meets the eye. God’s promise is the promise of restoration, and in him, we can both discover and be restored to who we are truly meant to be. There is transformative power in understanding one's true self in the heart of God, allowing his voice to be the ultimate authority in defining our identity.

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Luke 19:10 (NLT) — For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.

Matthew 3:16-17 (NLT) —  After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”

Isaiah 61:1-3 (NIV) — The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.

John 10:10 (NIV) — The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

Ezekiel 37:1-10 (NLT) — The Valley of Dry Bones

Luke 1:34-37 (NKJV) — Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?” And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. For with God nothing will be impossible.”

Matthew 19:25-26 (NLT) — The disciples were astounded. “Then who in the world can be saved?” they asked. Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.”

Ecclesiastes 9:4 (NLT) — Anyone who is among the living has hope…

Isaiah 62:2-4 (NIV) — …you will be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will bestow. You will be a crown of splendor in the Lord’s hand, a royal diadem in the hand of your God. No longer will they call you Deserted, or name your land Desolate. But you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the Lord will take delight in you,  and your land will be married.

Isaiah 62:12 — (NIV)  They will be called the Holy People,  the Redeemed of the Lord; and you will be called Sought After,

Song of Song 7:10 (NIV) — I belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me.

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The wonderful Jennie Allen joins Stasi for a conversation fueled by honesty and whimsy. Jennie shares her personal journey of falling in love with Jesus, her emotional awakening, and her fabulous new book, Untangle Your Emotions. She shares how emotional vulnerability and authenticity foster a closer relationship with God and community. Friends, there is great power in not walking alone in our pain, and because we are the focus of God’s affection, we can come to him honestly, where we will receive his compassion and mercy. He is always with us. His invitation is to come close, pay attention to the gift of our emotions, and share with him our hearts in their fullness.

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Romans 5:1 (NLT) — Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.

Psalm 16:9 (NIV) — Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,

Romans 15:3 (NLT) —  I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Genesis 1:31 (NLT) — Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good! …

Genesis 6:6 (NLT) — So the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart.

Exodus 32:10 (NLT) — Now leave me alone so my fierce anger can blaze against them, and I will destroy them. Then I will make you, Moses, into a great nation.”
John 11:35 (NLT) — Then Jesus wept.

2 Corinthians 10:5 (NIV) — We 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.

Ephesians 4:26-27 (NLT) — And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a foothold to the devil.

1 Corinthians 15:32 (NLT) — And what value was there in fighting wild beasts—those people of Ephesus—if there will be no resurrection from the dead? And if there is no resurrection, “Let’s feast and drink, for tomorrow we die!”

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JENNIE ALLEN
If:Gathering:  ifgathering.com
Gather25: gather25.com
Website: jennieallen.com
Podcast: jennieallen.com/podcast
Instagram: instagram.com/jennieallen
YouTube: https://wahe.art/3TtinOu
Facebook: facebook.com/jenniesallen

JENNIE ALLEN BIO:
Jennie Allen, Bible teacher, author, and the visionary behind IF:Gathering, leads a new chapter as the Founder & Visionary of Gather25, a 25-hour global prayer gathering. Driven by a deep love for God and an unyielding belief in the potential of this generation, Jennie's mission is to disciple a generation of Jesus followers to live what they believe.

Through her writing and teaching, Jennie seeks to convey a simple yet profound truth: God sees you, loves you, and invites you to play your part in His unfolding story. She has witnessed firsthand the miraculous work of Jesus when people fully surrender to Him.
Jennie is a passionate leader following God's call on her life to catalyze a generation to live what they believe. Jennie is the New York Times' best-selling author of Untangle Your Emotions, Find Your People and Get Out of Your Head. Jennie has a masters in Biblical Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary and lives in Dallas, Texas, with her husband, Zac, and their four children.

JENNIE'S BOOKS (mentioned)
Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It – https://wahe.art/3TGJzuu
Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts – https://wahe.art/3PsZSbX

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The Sacred Romance by Brent Curtis and John Eldredge – https://amzn.to/49jL6MG

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In April 2024, the Wild at Heart women’s team will be hosting what is likely the last Captivating Retreat in the U.S. But God has more on the horizon, including the invitation for you to experience the four-day retreat through Captivating CORE. On today’s podcast, Stasi shares with her dear friends, anointed teachers and longtime followers of Christ, Lisa Beck and Cherie Snyder, some of their favorite parts of the retreat. Captivating is a timeless message and a sacred treasure hunt to come to know both Jesus more deeply and who we truly are in his love. God’s pursuit of our hearts is endless, and it is his desire that we know his freedom, healing, and love increasingly every day of our lives. Join us!

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Song of Songs 2:10 (NIV) — My beloved spoke and said to me, “Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me.

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RESOURCES:

Captivating CORE:  CaptivatingCORE.com

Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul by John and Stasi Eldredge  https://wahe.art/3L9tLMc

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