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Brilliant Perspectives
Graham Cooke, international speaker and author of 20+ books, has been a much needed guide beyond religious norms into a personal and dynamic relationship with God. His life and ministry are marked by a delightful, intimate, and unreserved two-way friendship with the Lord. This podcast is an invitation to explore some of the more radiant and lesser-known perspectives of the Kingdom of God and the Christian faith.
Episodes
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Unstuck from Limitations of Logic
We can get stuck for all kinds of reasons, but rarely is there a way out when we put logic and reason above God’s wisdom. When we understand that His nature is…
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Unstuck from Trying Harder
Most of us have places where we feel stuck, but we’ve mistakenly thought that all the weight is on us to become unstuck. In the Kingdom, however, the…
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Have Another Thought
"If all your thinking has brought you to a place you don’t like, have another thought.” Remember, we don’t become a new creation by changing our behavior. We…
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From Past to Present-Future
We aren’t taking anything from our old nature into our new covenant relationship with Christ. God’s goodness and mercy completely redeems our past. Now we can…
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We Only Deal With the New
Every situation is primarily about one thing: being made into the image of God and receiving an identity upgrade. Instead of making panicked decisions based on…
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Fully Alive to Christ
God gives us full permission to step into His perception and mindset about our old nature. He desires to cultivate a lifestyle focused on who we are in Jesus…
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The Accomplishment of the Cross
In the perception of God, your old nature is dead. We’re learning that death to self is not an action on our part because Jesus has already accomplished this…
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Expectation of Habitation
God is committed to transforming the way we see things. He helps us understand that unlike the visitational culture of the old testament, we are now living in…
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The Lens of the Kingdom
As we grow up into God, a continual upgrade of our lenses is required. The good news of the gospel is that our new-creation status not only changes the way we…
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A Journey into God's Perspective
A lens change is about embracing the truth of who we are in Christ and allowing that truth to transform our perspective, mindset, and language. Sometimes, this…
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Every Negative Has a Job to Do
Every situation has to bend to the rule of heaven, and every negative in your life has a specific job to do. The role of a negative is always to reveal its…
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Partakers of the Divine Nature
Radical Permission #3: We are created to live in the undivided affection of God. In that place, our grace and peace multiplies. Every circumstance is designed…
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The Father's Love Never Ends
Radical Permission #2: You are one with Christ, which means that the Father loves you in exactly the same way He loves Jesus. Everyday, in every situation, we…
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God's Constancy is Your Confidence
Radical Permission #1: God’s unchanging heart can always be depended upon. His consistent goodness allows us to stand in absolute confidence of who He will be…
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The Relational Heart of God
The world doesn’t read its Bible, but it does read its Christians. What if the key to unlocking someone’s heart isn’t always dependent on how well you can…
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The Language of the Kingdom
God has a vision of you that is unchanging. New Testament prophecy speaks to that image of you. It is spoken through the context of the Gospel of Grace, with…
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Prophecy Creates Momentum
Words of edification and exhortation are meant to create a momentum within us. These words speak directly to our identity and they tell us exactly how we’re…
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The Prophecy of Scripture
Behind every scripture is the passion of God to include you in the fellowship of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God uses scripture so that we can personally…
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The Power of the New Covenant
Jesus didn't come to simply patch up the old covenant. He came to replace it entirely. While the old covenant relied on sacrifices, rules, and striving for…
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Fireside Chat with Graham Cooke
In our first-ever FIRESIDE chat, we're sitting down with Graham Cooke to hear personal stories, prophetic insights, and glimpses of what the Lord has prepared…
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The End of Powerless Christianity
Legalism depicts God as distant, harsh, joyless, and uninvolved in our lives in any meaningful way. It tells us that He doesn’t talk to us about our future. He…
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Freedom From Performance
God is determined to free us from legalism and to empower us to understand the fullness of freedom that belongs to us in Christ. The heart of God is to see us…
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The Joy of Simplicity
The Joy of Simplicity is a prophetic word to you regarding how to live refreshed and renewed in the Lord. This word is about freedom. Freedom when the old has…
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Breaking the Cycle of Negativity
Negativity can quickly become an obstacle that prevents us from seeing the goodness of God that’s always present. If negativity has taken space in your life…
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Dealing with Difficult People
The people that we find most challenging are often the perfect catalyst in our transformation into the image of Christ. There is always a place of acceptance…
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Dealing With Overwhelming Emotions
How does God walk with us when negative emotions threaten to overwhelm and take charge? How are our emotions being made in His image and what does that process…
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Fresh Every Day
Sometimes, the world can be a tiring place. From carrying the weight of our own negativity to dealing with difficult people and toxic workplaces, everything in…
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Keys to a Lifestyle of Overcoming
What does it look like to walk through difficult circumstances as a new creation in Christ? Join us on today’s episode as special guest Dionne van Zyl shares…
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The Makings of a Good Fight
Warfare requires you to know who you are in the Kingdom at all times, and to have the confidence not to compromise your oneness in Christ. A "good fight" is…
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Making War on Negativity
In the Kingdom, it's not enough to get victory. We are learning to be overcomers and more-than-conquerors through Him who loves us. Today, we are setting the…
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Overcoming the Enemy with Majesty
Instead of panic in battle, what if God wants you to be under the wonderful pressure of peace? We are unashamed triumphalists who have an expectation of…
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Prayers of Expectation (Prophetic Word)
When we step into partnership with Jesus and the Holy Spirit in prayer, our language receives an upgrade. It becomes more defined and targeted as we develop an…
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The Building Blocks of Prayer
In Christ, we live in the same realm of goodness and favor that Jesus always enjoys with the Father. When we move in expectation of Jesus being ever-present…
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Crafting Prayers as a New Creation
Prayer is one of the great benefits of life as a New Creation in Christ. In today’s episode, we hope you are inspired to step into this joyful, relational, and…
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Meet Your Prayer Team
The best prayer team already lives inside you. Instead of praying panicked prayers based on fear, we have everything we need to pray with God from a place of…
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Our Starting Place for Prayer
Prayer often becomes one of the disciplines of Christianity instead of being one of its greatest delights. But what if prayer isn’t about trying to find an…
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In Hope Against Hope
The baseline for all promises is this: “I will never leave you or forsake you.” In God’s presence, you are free to believe what He tells you. Key Scriptures: +…
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Every Problem Comes With a Promise
While the enemy attempts to divert our attention onto our circumstances, God places promises and provisions next to every problem we encounter. God gives us…
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Provision & Inheritance
What if every single circumstance of life is an opportunity to discover more of God’s provision and inheritance for you? When you know that He has already gone…
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The God of Hope
When life looks different than we expected, our real battle is with hope. But we can move forward with confident assurance in God’s promises no matter what is…
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Parenting with the Holy Spirit
Parenting is a skill born out of love, passion, and intelligent design. Children need a path to follow and a lifelong guide who understands how life really…
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What Does God's Voice Sound Like?
The very character of God is evidenced by the Fruit of the Spirit, and each of the Fruit has a specific voice that reveals His heart toward us. Today, we are…
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How Can I Be Sensitive to the Holy Spirit?
The Holy Spirit is not elusive, easily offended, or inconstant in His commitment to your growth. He knows you completely and desires to be your close friend…
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Ebbs & Flows of Life in the Spirit
Times of quiet renewing are not about the absence of activity. When God guides us out of a fast flow and into a slower ebb, it is a time where His beauty can…
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What is Grace?
Burnout and weariness are often rooted in a disconnect from God’s empowering presence. But grace is a gift from God and a shelter from condemnation. Our life…
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God Is Not Double-Minded About Salvation
All of our learning takes place within the safety of our relationship with God. When we realize that His friendship is completely free from guilt and shame…
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Dead Means Dead
God isn’t seeing the old you when He looks at you, because He knows that Jesus already dealt with that on the cross. This means that God is no longer dealing…
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Freedom From Striving
God is not a user, He’s a lover. But when we are only living to serve Him, we find it hard to enjoy Him. God has given us the greatest possible gift by giving…
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God Isn't Trying to Fix You - with Theresa Cooke & Jenny Taylor
We are joined on today’s podcast by BRILLIANT LIFE coaches, Theresa Cooke and Jenny Taylor! In this extended interview, we’ll be exploring: + why boundaries…
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Challenge Your Circumstances
You don’t have to allow your circumstances to challenge God’s goodness. You can expect His goodness in every situation … and use it to challenge your…
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Overcoming Opposition
You are not defined by what other people do to you. You can only be defined by who God is for you. To walk in the Spirit is to be careful to maintain acts of…
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Goodness Is the Gospel
It was the relationship between God and Moses that first gave us the revelation that glory and goodness are bound together in the heart of God. An expectation…
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Goodness Never Runs Out
Every day, you should feel overwhelmed. The real question is: What are we going to be overwhelmed by? We can either be overwhelmed by shame, guilt…
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The Seeds of Your Future Are Here
We have a God who knows our future and tells us how we can align ourselves with Him to create a pathway from here to there. The seeds of your destiny are…
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Practicing Your True Identity
God sees our destiny and speaks identity into us in the present. He doesn’t just pronounce it … He wants us to perceive it too. The outcome that He sees…
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Living in the Present with Your Future in Mind
In the Kingdom, God gives us everything upfront ... then He teaches us how to live in it. Everything is about possibilities, and all prophecy is relating to a…
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Accelerating Your Destiny with Prophecy
Jesus, our great intercessor, stands in the gap between our present identity and our future destiny. He prays into this gap because something in the present…
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Waiting with God
You don’t have to endure your difficult circumstances. You can choose, instead, to be overwhelmed by the nature of God as you abide with Him. When we learn to…
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Abiding: The Gift that Keeps on Giving
There’s no waiting for an invitation to the place of abiding with God. He is fully and completely present with us any day, any place, and any time. Abiding is…
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Patience to Inherit Our Promises
Patience takes us into partnership with God’s presence. It makes us only vulnerable to His goodness and allows us to enjoy all that He is for us right now, in…