Imago

In this episode, Host Vanessa Brown uses the Prophet Samuel and King Saul to teach on how God assigns or mantles. A step by step study of the scriptures reveals how each of these servants prepared themselves for their mantle through a period of metamorphosis. The importance of being competent and receiving training is crucial in order to walk in calling in order to prevent being in wrong lane. The...

Vaness and two of her friends, LaTasha Bellamy and Shatarra Parker share their experiences and what they learned after participating in a local woman's conference. This episode discusses the need to further engage with friends, family, and peers after returning from a conference in order to keep what was shared stirred in our spirit. These women share where they were ministered to and how the...

Host, Vanessa Brown invite two of her friends, LaTasha Bellamy and Shatarra Parker to discuss their experience at the Audacious Woman Conference. This podcast discusses how the mantles assigned to us can seem overwhelming to us based on our lack of knowledge and understanding and what is required in order to move beyond our own feelings of inadequacies.

In 1 Samuel 16:7, the Bible says, "But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” In this episode, Vanessa interviews Shirley Godfrey Jackson to discuss and define Mantles. Why does God choose us for certain mantles...

This is Part 2 of of an in depth conversation with two fathers, Jeff Duncan and Michael McHoney. These men are at different periods of a fatherhood and offer their perspective on the love a father and how their relationship with God has impacted their relationship with their sons. The podcast is based on the question of how do we get back to God's original intent for man to "be fruitful a...

Host, Vanessa Brown, invites two of her long time friends, Jeff Duncan and Mike McHoney to join her for this Father's Day Special Episode. Jeff Duncan is the father of 3 adult men and Mike McHoney is the father of 3 young boys. The three join together to discuss God's original intent of the family and specifically the relationship between Jesus and God, the father. The panel further discus...

God wants commands that we seek him  but much like our parents, He didn’t give specific directions because we’re His children and from the beginning all He wanted was us. There was no prescribed way to “be with him”.  As He was with Adam in the garden was the way we were always supposed to be with Him. In this episode we answer the question, are there any necessary steps for seeking the presence o...

I t is crucial to know what seeking  means. The Hebrew word for seek is baqash   means to  Aim at, or Practise . To seek God’s face requires you to intentionally make Him your aim. You have set your intention. It means that you and everyone around you knows that God is the object of your attention.  In Psalm 27:8 David says, my heart says, seek your face the decision Has to also be made from the h...

In this episode of the Imago Podcast, host Vanessa Brown, uses Psalm 27:8, "My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, LORD, I will seek." as the foundation of her discussion. Many of us seem to struggle with what our purpose actually is in life. We can state what our career or job is but that does not define what our purpose is, or what God expects from us. Vanessa leads a discus...

As children of God we are called to use the authority we have been given to assist those who cannot do the same for themselves.  In this episode host Vanessa Brown uses  Mark chapter 1:22  as the conversation starter.    “They were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Three important points are raised during this discussion. First, When yo...

This podcast uses Exodus 1 as a backdrop to continue a discussion on the topic on the authority. In particular the account regarding Pharaoh's plan to destroy to Hebrew nation. This time though we talk about how we use our authority once it is conferred upon us by God. Since the initial consequence was given to the serpent and Eve in the garden, Satan has been constantly trying to destroy the...

Is the Emperor's New Clothes just a childhood fairytale? Well the Holy Spirit can use anything to teach us the precepts of God. In this week's episode Vanessa uses Mark 13:34 as this weeks scripture reference.    “For the son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the Porter to watch." ...

This episode discusses the account of Jesus with the spies who try to trap him in a conversation regarding paying taxes to Ceasar. Vanessa leads the discussion using Luke 20:20-26 for scriptural reference. Jesus uses wisdom and discerns the crafty intentions of the spies. He recognizes the authority of Ceasar and this study shows how important authority is to God and the expectation He has for us...

This episode discusses Mark chapter 11:14(B)“and his disciples heard him say it.” Mark is very careful to let us know that his disciples heard Jesus condemn this fig tree and seal its fate.  Jesus was able to speak to the fig tree because of the authority he possessed and because of the fig tree's disobedience.  The curse Jesus renders manifests and his disciples are witnesses to the result o...

This is part II of the interview with Wenda Quarles Davenport.   Wenda  a life-long friend  of host, Vanessa Brown,  shares her life story.  Wenda and Vanessa grew up together and excelled in school but they soon took very different paths. Wenda shares her story and tells how God miraculously kept during the darkest days of her life. Her unique journey of transformation is inspiring.  Wenda curren...

In this episode of the Imago broadcast, Wenda Quarles Davenport,   a life-long friend  of host, Vanessa Brown, stops by the studio to share her life story. Wenda and Vanessa grew up together and excelled in school but they soon took very different paths. Wenda shares her story and tells how God miraculously kept during the darkest days of her life. Her unique journey of transformation is inspiring...

In this episode, Vanessa Brown examines Mark 11:12-14 where she continues to use the interaction between Jesus and the fig tree to teach some practical lessons.  First, The words Jesus spoke to the fig tree was based on the fig tree’s current condition.   What Jesus spoke was to ensure that the state that it was in would be its everlasting state. Secondly, we were all created for a purpose and whe...

In this episode Imago Podcast host, Vanessa Brown discusses the theory of conspicuous consumption and how it relates to the fig tree in Mark chapter 11:12-14 12 On the next day, when they had left Bethany, He became hungry. 13 Seeing at a distance a fig tree in a leaf, He went to see if perhaps He would find anything on it; and when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the se...

This episode discusses our relationship with Jesus based on the account found in John 14 as He shares with his disciples that he is leaving to return to the Father. The discourse reveals that even though they have been with Him for three years, they did not know HIm. Even though they saw the miracles and had God incarnate with them, they were still looking for God. This session ask the question, ...

Samuel Bellamy  has a Master’s in Public Administration with a specialty in Nonprofit Management. He serves as an Associate Pastor at Increasing Faith Ministries.   Samuel manages a portfolio of grant making projects across nine counties as a program officer for a Community Foundation. He provides technical assistance and result management services to nonprofit organizations throughout the region....

Samuel Bellamy  has a Master’s in Public Administration with a specialty in Nonprofit Management. He serves as an Associate Pastor at Increasing Faith Ministries.   Samuel manages a portfolio of grant making projects across nine counties as a program officer for a Community Foundation. He provides technical assistance and result management services to nonprofit organizations throughout the region....

Samuel Bellamy  has a Master’s in Public Administration with a specialty in Nonprofit Management. He serves as an Associate Pastor at Increasing Faith Ministries.   Samuel manages a portfolio of grant making projects across nine counties as a program officer for a Community Foundation. He provides technical assistance and result management services to nonprofit organizations throughout the region....

This is part II of my interview with Micheal Smalls, a local poet and podcaster shares his perspective as a young single father.  Micheal Smalls is a 31 year old single father who shares his experiences with DSS and his journey as a single father to inspire other parents to settle their differences and live as peacefully as possible for the sake of their own mental health and that of their childre...

Micheal Smalls is a 31 year old single father who shares his experiences with DSS and his journey as a single father to inspire other parents to settle their differences and live as peacefully as possible for the sake of their own mental health and that of their children. Mike shares the importance of the role of family and those who filled in the gap in his life when he father was not present. Su...

In this episode Dr. Geneva Levy Fleming shares the role the mind plays in the to resistance to change to excellence in the body of Christ.  Support the show https://www.buzzsprout.com/2042228/support https://www.instagram.com/ https://www.imagohim.com/ https://www.facebook.com/home.php