Where Do You Find God?

‘And as I walked past this group, it was like I literally ran into a wall, the presence of God, the Holy Spirit, it was very odd and very unusual for me’. Bjorn Brickell has been a breakfast show host on the Morning Wake Up on Life FM for 13 years.  He talks with Lizzie Oakes about the ways he finds God and has come to the conclusion that these days it's more about where God finds him.   https://l...

‘Sometimes it’s in the noise and the chaos or the big mountain top moments, but he does follow us down into the normality of life’. Davina West, born in Singapore and now living and working in New Zealand is a Producer/Broadcaster with Rhema Media.  Davina talks of having searched for God in all sorts of places but how now she is increasingly learning to recognize God in the everyday moments of li...

"I help those whose lives have experienced the heart of the Father - whose hearts cry: How do I authentically live this out in the context of my own life – without all the usual effort driven striving?” Mark Head, Spiritual Director of The Finding Home Journey talks with Lizzie Oakes about the ways we can struggle to find God and how he helps people to connect with God in their own individual live...

‘The storms don’t go away, the unfortunate times don’t not happen, but if you open up your heart, he’s there.’ Broadcaster Sela Alo who once told Lizzie that his greatest super power is being vulnerable shared openly and honestly about the ways he finds God in his life in the good times and the hard times.    Support Where Do You Find God?: https://donate.rhemamedia.co.nz/?utm_source=omnystudio&ut...

‘I would stay up late at night and binge watch Netflix and snack, and what I was trying to avoid was the next day coming with its stresses.' Francis Ritchie, Minister, Media Chaplain & Broadcaster openly and honestly shares of some of the struggles he and his family have been facing the last 4 years and is still currently working his way through.     Support Where Do You Find God?: https://don...

‘This thing that I fought for years, to try and start to receive, this love that God has for me if I could go to you and just unlock it, just click and bang, and it would just be the best, and I can’t do it and I hate that’ . Andrew Curtis honestly shares of how he struggled to receive God’s love but now that he has received it, he realizes his Christian journey is more about God finding him. Supp...

"He's everywhere and I'm a carrier of the presence of God, and every Christian is a carrier of the presence of God.   Canon J John and his wife Killy chat with Lizzie about the ways they find God in their everyday lives. https://canonjjohn.com/ Support Where Do You Find God?: https://donate.rhemamedia.co.nz/?utm_source=omnystudio&utm_medium=link See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

‘I grew up thinking that maybe only the serious people could find God, you know the real holy ones who do things properly and all the rest and then I lived the life that I lived and, on my way, back through to the heart of God I found he is very near to the broken hearted’.  Captain Hana Seddon of Rotorua Salvation Army shares with Lizzie Oakes of finding God with her sleeves rolled up.   https://...

‘It’s not about achieving; its understanding what it’s like to sit down and imagine God sitting down next to you on a park bench, on your good days and your bad days. When you’re crying, when you’re laughing’.  Counsellor Craig Gemmell talks with Lizzie Oakes about the ways he used to struggle to find the presence of God compared to how he is now readily able to access the presence of God.     Sup...

‘I have the most profound moments with God when I realize that he’s said something in scripture and then you get that moment, & they don’t happen all the time , of revelational revealing’.  ‘It’s just incredible how he works in your life and his kindness, and I think you get more in tune to that the closer you get to him’.    Luke Weston, newly appointed CEO of Rhema Media shares with Lizzie O...

‘Grief is horrible, and it hits you at times you least expect, and I find God there.  There’s that passage of scripture that talks about the peace that passes all understanding .  I would encourage anyone who’s in a grief situation to find that space of peace.  He’s always there’. Jo Hood is the Visionary of Mainly Ministries. She shares some of her journey with Lizzie Oakes including how she has...

‘As the years go by, things that would’ve freaked me out 15- 20 years ago, they don’t freak me out because it’s not my problem’.  ‘I’ve seen so many miracles over the last 20 years, that I have given up worrying’. Sue van Schreven, CEO & Founder of Orphans Aid International looks back over her  20 year ministry journey and reflects on the ways God has sustained her and the ways she encounters...

'The place I really find God and find a tangible sense of his presence is at the end of me'.  Andrew Urquhart has been a broadcaster with Rhema Media for over 30 years & shares with Lizzie Oakes about the way he encounters God in his work.   Support Where Do You Find God?: https://donate.rhemamedia.co.nz/?utm_source=omnystudio&utm_medium=link See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

‘When I was really at the peak of my ill years I‘ve had at least 2 seasons where I spent 80% of my time really just being able to sit in a chair or lying in bed’.  Strahan Coleman is a writer, award-winning folk musician, spiritual director and founder of commoners communion. He’s also someone who has experienced chronic illness which has led him to find God in new and deeper ways.  He shares some...

"One of the struggles I have is  a struggle around anxiety, so for me going to scripture is an absolute life line. It's not just the words on the page but it’s the voice of the Holy Spirit speaking through scripture which has held me when I’m really anxious".  Reuben Munn, Senior Pastor of Shore Community Church candidly shares with Lizzie Oakes about where he finds God and how vital it is for him...

"The best place I find God is when I let God be a Father to me". Becky Bermingham, Broadcaster, Communicator, Lover of Jesus shares the ways she finds God in her life and talks of how knowing God as Father is everything to her.    Support Where Do You Find God?: https://donate.rhemamedia.co.nz/?utm_source=omnystudio&utm_medium=link See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"We were filming the dream of a satanic priest in LA.  He said, “ You are the first Christians I’ve met who haven’t judged me ”.  The entire conversation with him I felt those Holy Spirit tingles. "Wherever we go now, whoever we meet, we just want to love on people.  And when we're loving on people, that is when I feel closest to God".   Filmmaker Fraser Grut , 10 000 Dreams, who's dream is to hel...

“When you’re seeing reports of children dying, women dying at the hands of dysregulated men it’s hard to find God in those spaces but if you look for God, for Atua you will find God”.  Mataio (Matt) Brown from She Is Not Your Rehab talks with Lizzie Oakes about the ways he finds God in the work he does in the anti violence movement.     https://www.sheisnotyourrehab.com/ Support Where Do You Find...

"I don't have to agree theologically with everyone around the world; that's an impossible endeavour.  But I can love and respect everyone around the world". World Christianity Specialist Dr Gina Zurlo shares with Lizzie Oakes how she finds God within World Christianity. https://ginazurlo.com/ Support Where Do You Find God?: https://donate.rhemamedia.co.nz/?utm_source=omnystudio&utm_medium=link See...

“I grew up in an abusive situation and hated this region.  What I’m finding now, is the community where I felt so vulnerable and broken is now healing me”. Community Activist Donagh Booth advocates for the elderly in her community and along with her daughter Maddi set up The Shoe Booth, an initiative which provides free shoes, uniforms and ball wear to young people.  Donagh very candidly talks of...

“It’s almost as if God is wanting to make himself known, almost as if God is wanting to touch my soul, I just have to pay attention & suspend my problem-solving brain”. Jeff Crabtree, speaker, author, researcher, filmmaker and multi award winning songwriter & music producer talked with Lizzie Oakes about the ways he finds God in his everyday life.  zebracollective.com    Support Where Do Y...

“When I can shut out the noise and focus in on what is in my hand to deal with, that’s when I feel, if I could see God in that moment, that is where God would be”. Julia Grace, Musician, Public Speaker, Mental Health Advocate talks with Lizzie Oakes about the ways she finds God in her everyday life.  https://juliagrace.co.nz/   Support Where Do You Find God?: https://donate.rhemamedia.co.nz/?utm_s...

What I’ve developed is a very personal practice of turning to God in the moments.   I love at any moment of the day, in any situation, in any circumstance I just say “I turn to you Lord”.  Matt Perry, FEBC talks of his personal practice of finding God in the everyday moments of his life.     https://febc.nz/ Support Where Do You Find God?: https://donate.rhemamedia.co.nz/?utm_source=omnystudio&utm...

“I seek his presence at that time of the morning  & I find that because my mind is open, my spirit is open, my heart is open I receive him and he comes to me there, he speaks to me, I experience his peace  and his love”.  Kaylene Subritkzy from Dove Ministries shares with Lizzie Oakes about her daily practice of Finding God at 4am.   https://www.doveministries.com/ Support Where Do You Find Go...

Dale Garratt, co founder of Scripture in Song shares the ways she finds God with Lizzie Oakes.  She speaks of how she received an incredible healing of her back by  finding God in his word.   Support Where Do You Find God?: https://donate.rhemamedia.co.nz/?utm_source=omnystudio&utm_medium=link See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.