The Lisa and Cheree Podcast

On prep for the holidays, self care, and keeping Christ the Center of the Holidays. Today Lisa and Cheree get a jump start in preparation for the holidays and talk about how to create a Christ centered home during the Holiday season.  How do we prioritize worship in our home and in practical family rhythms. Lisa and Cheree take time to explore these questions and share thoughts and insights from t...

Prayer and intercession are a vital part of our relationship with Jesus. As we position ourselves for what God wants to do in this next season, Cheree and Lisa take a look at how we can move from praying prayer requests to partnering with the Holy Spirit to pray and declare what is on God's heart for our circumstances, our families, our church and our communities. Listen in to hear personal storie...

Send us a textWhat does that Bible say about loving one another and how does this directly connect to creating a sense of belonging within the body of Christ? Join us to today to find out. Loving one another is an important part of building relationships. Today Lisa and Cheree dig into the Word of God to evaluate and shine a light on how we show up in our relationships. The Word of God will challe...

Send us a textThe statistics on loneliness in the world today are not a pretty picture. We have all been created for community and connection. Today Lisa and Cheree continue the conversation around Friendship. They delve into the importance of having friendships that spiritually refine us, challenge our thinking, and the friendships where the person doesn't always agree to everything we say. We di...

Send us a textToday Lisa and Cheree discuss the ongoing process of what God’s been working out in their lives over the past season. They continue to talk about intentional personal growth and how they see this intentional growth as a bigger part of what God is doing in building the Kingdom. Listen in to the learn how to identify when spiritual warfare is at play and how to continue to walk in the...

Send us a textToday Lisa and Cheree discuss Christian responses to the opening ceremony at the Olympic Games, and whether our reactions stem from culture or compromise. Cheree and Lisa discuss the responsibility of being the salt of the earth, modeling responses in order to have personal conversations with people who aren't yet followers of Jesus, and how to check your own heart. Join in as they p...

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Send us a textToday more people are experiencing loneliness than ever before. In today's podcast Lisa and Cheree take a look at the importance of adult friendships, especially as women, and the need for community and connection. They discuss the different types of friendships, how they are important and what they have to offer. How do you navigate those close friendships you had with friends in yo...

Send us a textJoin Lisa & Cheree as we catch you up on our personal journey these past few weeks and the thread of the Lord in this season in our lives. It's been an incredible journey as we wrap up the Freedom Study, and move into one of the most dynamic times of the year via the DOVE International Leadership Conference. (Newport Church is a partner church with over 1,000 churches and ministr...

Send us a textCheree and Lisa continue to share their journey as they process all the God has been revealing in the past months. Asking the questions: Do I try to avoid my own problems or am I taking on other peoples problems. Learning how to take responsibility for things that we personally need to work on versus blaming others for our responses and feelings. The challenge is to not only do the h...

Send us a textToday we have a special friend and guest, Samantha Okkers, in the studio. Samantha and her husband Nigel, pastor House of Praise church in Cape Town, South Africa. Samantha shares her story of rebuilding after significant memory loss from a seizure and years of mis-diagnosed pain. Her story is one of hope for anyone who has walked through pain & trauma. Join us as she shares her...

Send us a textOn today's podcast we cover what is coming up next in our Leadership Perspectives and Life Skills group. Check out the dates, and we would love to see you participating in this next round of development! We also give an update on the Freedom curriculum, and vision cast for the Freedom event happening on April 7th where we will be going after personal deliverance and the baptism of Ho...

Send us a textToday Lisa and Cheree continue their conversation on Family Culture and Rhythms. They discuss the importance of routines that build safety. Learn about the importance and how to have ongoing conversations sex and sexuality. Join ins as the take some deep dives into online safety, social media and technology. Don't forget to rate this episode, hit the like or follow button and subscri...

Send us a textToday we are welcoming Lisa Hurst to the team at Newport Church. Lisa recently joined staff at Newport as the children's ministry director and we are excited to have her part of the team. Today Lisa shares a bit of her own backstory and testimony, her heart for our families at Newport, and the journey that God has brought her to bring her skills and vision to this new role. Don't for...

Send us a textMany of us have routines we do that form culture within our family. Today we share priorities from our own lives that build healthy relationships, keep connection, and develop positive parent child relationships. We share personal experiences from our own family lives, what we have learned along the way, to inspire creativity and intentional thinking as you build your own healthy fam...

Send us a textToday Lisa and Cheree discuss how the lens of shame can affect our freedom in Christ. Learn how shame can hide behind other thoughts and emotions. How it can twist the message of something we have heard. Learn steps to take to walk in freedom from shame and experience truth. They hope this podcast will encourage you to fall deeper in love with Jesus, as you gain a deeper understandin...

Send us a textThis podcast has us sharing our insights into what the Lord has been doing for the past year in our own lives and how that impacts as we look ahead for 2024. Don't forget to rate this episode, hit the like or follow button and subscribe! This indicates to the algorithm that this is valuable content and enables us to reach more people with our message. Thank you! ResourcesNewport Chur...

Send us a textConflict is something that we all deal with in our relationship. Learning how to do it well takes intentional skill building. Join us today as we talk about how to handle conflict in a way that builds connection with others, learn to identify the issue, and know what we want to achieve. How do we have positive disagreements and what do we do when others come to us with criticism? Lea...

Send us a textToday on the Culture of Empowerment Series, Lisa and Cheree talk about how we relate to different cultures and how to be an empowering listener in relationships. Learn how to connect by focusing on the similarities between us, and why is it important to be flexible, ask questions and listen well. Listening is also one of the most important skills to cultivate when we look to empower...

Send us a textToday Cheree and Lisa discuss the importance of the words we use, and how the language we use can create a culture around us. Learn why being intentional about what we say and the words we use to communicate are so important. They take a look at examples of disempowering language versus empowering language. They share what it's been like to have to stop and slow down and take a deep...

Send us a textThis weeks convo: becoming a magnet for empowerment and tools to increase in favor & empowerment with others out of the book, Culture of Empowerment. This week Lisa and Cheree continue the discussion on the Culture of Empowerment discussing Chapters six and seven. They talk about how to increase the likelihood of being empowered, and how to respond to hurtful relationships. What...

Send us a textToday Lisa and Cheree share big take-aways from this past season, and from the Culture of Empowerment book study. If you are following along, check out Chapter three in the book, and grab your Bible and notes to participate in the discussion. We take a deep dive in how we can become empowering people. Discuss how what we think about ourselves and others, what we say, and how we commu...

Send us a textOn todays podcast Lisa and Cheree dive into how leaders can create an empowering culture within their areas of influence. They break down what empowerment is and what it looks like when leaders are intentionally encouraging and inspiring those around them. They also discuss what may be holding us back from creating an empowering culture. What we believe can empower or disempower thos...

Send us a textLisa and Cheree are back in the studio again! The ladies share what God has been doing over the summer in their lives and the vision they have moving forward. A new course is starting up at Newport Church in their Leadership Perspectives and Life Skills small group, click HERE for more details. They share the vision they have for this next study and how the content has already impact...

Send us a textThe Prophetic ministry is a powerful gift that can be used to connect others to Jesus. Today we explore how this gifting operates and equips the church, and practical ways to stretch yourself to grow in the prophetic to uplift and encourage others. We also dialogue how it is so important to learn how to steward genuine prophetic words we receive, and how to respond and process prophe...