The Accord Sessions

In this podcast, the Accord Team, Rebeca and Naomi, talk about self-control which is a fruit of the spirit mentioned in Galatians 5:22. Self-control actually has nothing to do with us, and has nothing to do with will power, it is the character of Christ that lives within us. Self-control is a protection, it is not a restriction, and it is a freedom not a bondage but it depends who is in control. A...

In this podcast, the Accord Team, Rebecca and Naomi, talk about the role that truth plays in our lives, and the fact that Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. We have to determine for ourselves how much truth we want, and what truth means to us. Are we willing to be truthful, honest, vulnerable, and full of integrity, or do we instead choose to live lives that are cryptic, withholding informa...

In this podcast, the Accord Team, Rebecca and Naomi, continue to talk about deception and how we can be deceived by others but also how we can deceive ourselves. How we deal with deception goes a long way, and how we deal with it changes as we go along, but the more it happens, the more we can learn from it until we get to the point where we carry it carefully.

In this podcast, the Accord Team, Rebecca and Naomi, talk about what it means to be deceived and how we have experienced this through our own process. We are told in the Bible that God's people will be deceived, but we are also warned to walk carefully and not to become complacent, putting our trust in those who look and sound like Jesus but aren't.

In this podcast, the Accord Team, Rebecca and Naomi, talk about providence, and whether or not God will always bring things back around for us when we miss them. Romans 8 v 28 says, "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to His purpose." God will work all things together for His good for those who fully rely on Him, tr...

In this podcast, the Accord Team, Rebecca and Naomi, talk about forgiveness and the importance of us being able to forgive others who have wronged us. This is something that we are instructed to do Biblically, and we are also told that if we do not forgive others, then God will not forgive us. Unforgiveness can lead to bitterness, and it has a family which consists of spitefulness, grudges, anger,...

In this podcast, the Accord Team, Rebecca and Naomi, talk about what God has been doing over the past few months, the new era that He is leading us into, and the lessons that have been learnt during this time.

In this podcast, the Accord Team, Rebecca and Naomi, talk about what it means to be led by the Spirit, and how we can be prompted, convicted, and led by the Spirit through Scripture. Being led by the Spirit is not a system or an obligation. It's not like the commute to work that we have to endure every day in order to get where we need to, it is a relational place in our heart that we choose....

In this podcast, the Accord Team, Rebecca and Naomi, talk about hypocrisy and being a hypocrite. Hypocrisy is problematic because it can manifest in many ways depending on circumstance and personality, and it can mean different things to different people. Our hypocrisy however it manifests, is self protection, it's self reliance and denial at its worst. To not see our own failings because we a...

In this podcast, the Accord Team, Rebecca and Naomi, talk about the fact that everything has to be done in the heart, but more so, the fact that everything that God does will always go to the heart of the matter. Whether we stay on the peripheral or whether we allow God to go the root of an issue is completely down to us, and when God takes us to that root, it requires depth, honesty, trust, thoro...

In this podcast, the Accord Team, Rebecca and Naomi, talk about the importance of clarity and walking in the light. The Bible is full of scripture that commands us to arise, shine, and be clear, that is a command that God gives us and it is a responsibility that we have. God is not in the business of conundrums, He is always clear, and He always makes His intentions clear. That is always operation...

In this podcast, the Accord Team, Rebecca and Naomi, talk about the fact that when God does something new, it is completely new, and we have to be able to perceive it. Isaiah 43 v 18 - 19 says, "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland." When God does...

In this podcast, the Accord Team, Rebecca and Naomi, talk about trusting God with all of our heart as we look at Proverbs 3 v 5 - 6. The whole purpose of our faith is that we believe in and then rely upon our God. Trust is only found in authentic relationship, and we trust not because of what someone has said, but because of what someone has done. It is actually a major ingredient of love, because...

In this podcast, the Accord Team, Rebecca and Naomi, talk about the difference between an open mind and a closed mind. We are required in Christ to walk in certainty and assurance of who He is and who we are in Him, but we need to be open-minded, and guard ourselves from being a closed-minded person. Closed minded people don't want their ideas to be challenged, they are more likely to make sta...

In this podcast, the Accord Team, Rebecca and Naomi, talk about what it means to Abide in Him. Whilst He is constant, reliable, ever present and unmovable, we need to make sure that we choose Him every time in order to access that stability. This is called abiding in Him, and we are told this very clearly in John 15. Abiding is our choice, it is the decision we make to stay in Him, to enjoy His co...

In this podcast, the Accord Team, Rebecca and Naomi, talk about what it actually means when God does something new. New means something that has not been encountered or experienced before, it is something different from what exists before, and we will constantly experience new things in Christ. However, there is a difference between experiencing new things physically and experiencing new things in...

In this podcast, the Accord Team, Rebecca and Naomi, talk about worry, anxiety and overthinking. Matthew 6 v 25 - 34 tells us not to worry about our lives, and that tomorrow will take care of itself. We can learn through these verses how unproductive worry is, and how quickly it can take us away from trusting in God as we want to control the outcomes. But the plans and purposes that God has for us...

In this podcast, the Accord Team, Rebecca and Naomi, talk about the difference between being tired and being weary. Being tired is fulfilling when we are spent from pouring out and living a full life. Being tired comes from doing what we should be doing, being weary comes from being burdened by a lack of sight and agency with our purpose. Weariness is not tiredness, weariness is when we become bur...

In this podcast, the Accord Team, Rebecca and Naomi, talk about how something that can seem totally impossible here can suddenly be very possible there! God is capable of doing anything, and it is easy to get caught up in our own understanding about circumstances and situations, where we think that something is impossible. But in God, all things are possible, and we don't have to strive or hus...

In this podcast, the Accord Team, Rebecca and Naomi, talk about Psalm 27 where it says, "My heart has heard you say 'come and talk with me' and my heart responds 'Lord, I am coming!" This has to be our response to God where we are obedient and respond correctly to His calling. Our cry at the moment is for God to break things in us, break us free, break us open, break us up, b...

In this podcast, the Accord Team, Rebecca and Naomi, talk about Matthew 6 v 33 where we are told, "Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." To Seek the kingdom first, is simply the act of putting God first in our lives and our thoughts with His desires, and to use His character (the fruits of the spirit) as our pattern for life. It...

In this podcast, the Accord Team, Rebecca and Naomi, talk about the characteristics of a hard heart and how it can cause us to say no to the things of God. We may not consider that we have a hard heart, but it can be a gradual process like not putting cut flowers in water or leaving food uncovered on the counter, they spoil when left unattended, and it can be the same with our own hearts. God want...

In this podcast, the Accord Team, Rebecca and Naomi, talk about how easy it can be for us to water down Jesus and to become distracted with other things in our life. These other things can be things that God has given to us, but if they become bigger than Jesus, then we might be in the Kingdom but forgetting about the King. God is jealous over us, and He wants all of us, and our calling and giftin...

In this podcast, the Accord Team, Rebecca and Naomi, talk about disappointment and how we have to deal with it correctly to make sure that it does not build things within us that have to be dismantled, but that it ultimately causes us to run to God and trust in Him more. There is something very beautiful about feeling disappointment and then running to the Lord with it. As we give it to Him, tell...

In this podcast, the Accord Team, Rebecca and Naomi, talk about the seasons that we have in God, and how to know when something is over. It is important that we finish things well, and it is a requirement of God that can affect our movement into the new thing. When we know that it is time to step into the new, it is easy to become hasty in leaving the old but we have to finish as God wants us to....