Hi and welcome to Gathered Courage, a podcast built around reminding you that no matter what you’re facing, God’s got you. I’m your host Kerry Smith and I’m here to help you gather your courage as you tackle everything from every day life to your biggest dreams. On this podcast we will deep dive int… read more
We continue today in James chapter 2. Join me as we read the Bible together, use our study tools and seek to know God better!
On today's episode you'll hear from my friend Ashley Kennedy. Ashely have been.through.it. Listen in and be inspired by her reliance on God to get her through it all!
We continue today in James chapter 2. Join me as we read the Bible together, use our study tools and seek to know God better!
We are headed into James chapter 2! Join me as we read the Bible together, use our study tools and seek to know God better!
Today I talk with my friend Valarie about the hardships of losing her son, starting something new and why working for Jesus your whole life is more …
Pollution is bad for the planet and your soul.
Don't forget what you see in the mirror!
Get your shot of courage with this episode! Marci brings the heat and sets our minds on our powerful God's presence in our lives! You won't want to …
How humbly do you accept God's word?
God is not shifty!
I am so excited for you to hear from Kathy. She has taken big leaps of faith and steps of courage to be the hands and feet of Jesus in her community. Listen in and gather your courage to stand firm!
Does God tempts you? Listen in to find out!
Starting a business take a lot of courage! Listen in as Becky and I discuss how courage plays a role in her success in business and life.
We all need a friend that is so absolutely grounded in the goodness of God that we want to be near them in hopes that it will rub off on us. Mel is …
On today's episode you'll hear from two amazing women and their journey towards saying yes to God and his call to love women stuck in sex trafficking. God has asked a lot of these women and I am so inspired by how they …
This past February the lives of Mary and her family changed forever. Listen in to hear her story and how courage has helped her get through.
Interviews are back! Today on the show if my friend Kim Clifton. Kim oozes courage and you are going to be so inspired by her!
Today we will look at James 1:9-11. What is your hope in?
Join me today as we take a look at James 1:5-8.
Today we start our bonus series in the book of James. I'm super excited to go through this book with you!
James 1:1-4
On today's episode I have my friend Dimetra. She shares vulnerably about her difficult journey of transformation and finding her true identity as …
You are going to be so inspired by Bailey! This girl is running with Jesus and I am better for knowing of her courage!
Today on the show is my new friend Heather. Heather has so much to share about living a courageous life and you are going to be encouraged by her confidence and love of Frozen II :)
Today we finish Romans! What an amazing ride!
Today Angela shares with us about her courageous steps towards following God's call on her life to write a Bible Study, raise warriors and follow …
We are close to wrapping up Romans 8!
I get to meet with today's guest on the regular and I am so excited for you to get to know her too. Today she shares her struggles and triumphs over …
Romans 8 is so good!
Today on the show is my friend LaRosa Tate. Our conversation about trusting in God's timing is so encouraging. You will be so encouraged by her faith and trust in God.
Today we will continue in Romans 8 verses 28-30.
Today on the show Melissa shares with us one of the more obscure characters in the Bible that shows major courage. She also outlines some great perspectives and practices for seeing everyday acts of obedience and …
Today on the show is my since college friend Trisha. Trisha is real time going through some really tough things and is daily gathering her courage …
I hope this episode gives you a midweek courage boost!
Today on the show, Angela shares with us the way God worked through a very difficult time in her life to totally redeem her story and use her in …
Today we look at a bigger chunk than normal, but you'll see why. I hope this bonus episode gives you a boost of courage to get through your week!
You do not want to miss the exciting things happening for Betsy! I realize you don't really know her, but you should and allow her courage to …
When I say that this episode is jam packed with life giving encouragement and examples of courageous living, I am not even exaggerating a little. Seriously! Listen for yourself!
You are an heir with Christ! Now that should give you some courage. Listen in today and hear more about our adoption into God's family.
If you …
If ever there was a conversation that would inspire you to own your "stuff" and use it for the good of others, this is it!
Don't forget to sign up …
Let's keep working on our courage as we work through verses 14-15 in Romans 8.
You are in for a treat today as Micah shares how she has gathered her courage to live the life God has given her. You'll love and be challenged by what she has to share regarding her family being her first ministry and …
Today we keep going in Romans 8 and find our courage in verses 12-13.
Not only does Katie live a courageous life through Jesus, but she also has supernatural powers to see courage in others! Seriously friends! Listen in!
Do you have the power? Listen in to learn about the power I am referring too!
You will love this honest and vulnerable conversation with Chelsea. I am in awe of her adventurous spirit and her willingness to share this hard …
Today we take a quick look at the courage found in Romans 8:9-10
Lydia's story of courageous recovery from alcoholism is so inspiring! You are going to be inspired by her courage to take the next small step.
I hope you'll take a listen to today's short episode. It gets a little uncomfortable, but it's good for us!
Today on the podcast I interview Tara Lilly. She has an amazing story of courageous living and foster parenting. I know you'll be inspired to live courageously after hearing this!
Today we take a quick look at Romans 8:5-6. Let's set our minds on the Spirit!
Courage is contagious! You will want to listen to all Debbie has to say and grasp onto her courage train!
Today we head on into verses 3-4 of Romans 8. I hope this mid-week short gives you a boost of courage!
I am so excited for you to hear from my friend Erica. She has so much wisdom to give when it comes to gathering our courage to live an everyday courageous life.
Welcome to our first mid-week bonus episode. Today we begin with Romans 8 and focus on verses 1-2. I hope this encourages you to live courageously!
Today on the podcast I have a conversation with my friend Sarah Burnett. She is one of my favorite people and I think she will quickly win your heart! Listen, I know this might not be what you expected, but you are …
Today we jump start this years interviews with my very great friend Heidy Tandy. You are going to be so encouraged by her story of courageous living!
Today I geek out over fresh starts and tell you about the new format of the podcast!
Today I scratch the surface on what Advent is and my experience with it.
Today we wrap-up our series on abiding in Jesus.
Today we look at the last three verses for this series, John 15:9-11.
Join me today for a prayer of thanksgiving to God.
This week we deep dive into verses 7-8 of John 15.
This week will will dive deep in verses 4-6 of John chapter 15. Also, at the end of the episode (I think) I've added an add segment for the first time. We shall see how that goes! Fingers crossed :)
Friends! The podcast is one year old! Woohoo!
Today we dive into God as our gardener and what the heck does verse 3 mean anyway?
I'm really excited about our new topic! Let's learn all about abiding in Christ!
Let's wrap up prayer. I'm sure we will come back to it someday, but for now we move on.
This week we dive deep into the roles described in verse 1 of John 15.
Today we take a look at Mary's prayer in Luke chapter 1.
Today we take a look at Hannah's prayer in 1 Samuel 2.
In this week's episode I tell you about posture prayer.
Here is a link to the prayer I used. https://infinitumlife.com/resources/posture-prayer/
What does it look like to pray continually?
Today I share with you about prayer partnerships.
This week we continue our journey on prayer and look more closely at the acronym ACTS for structuring our prayers.
On today's episode I share with you how I journal pray.
Prayer...when and where.
On today's episode I give you some rapid fire reasons why I pray.
This week I tell you some of my tricks to turning any scripture into a prayer.
Today I tell you some specific verses that I use to pray from.
Today we take a look at what we call "The Lord's Prayer"
Let's pray.
On this weeks episode I discuss Jesus as our intercessor.
This week we look at a prayer Jesus prayed for us. Yes! Jesus prays for us!
Today, I focus in on 4 specific times when Jesus slipped away to pray alone and one of the major take aways that I found in them.
Gathering my courage looks a lot like constant communication with God, so let's deep dive into prayer!
Lately I've been annoyed with my answer to the question, 'how are you doing?", so I'm working on changing my answer.
I'm calling an audible today. I just couldn't ignore the importance of this day!
Rest is hard for me. Today begins a short series on rest.
This confession is extra shameful for me!
The love and hate relationship I have with bedtime.
In general I love being a mom. But there are some things that....I honestly just loath. Enjoy my first confession. Can you relate?
We consume a lot of information, but have you thought about the ramifications of that? In this episode I describe why I put boundaries on the information I take in. Please tell me I'm not alone in some of these …
Today's episode is full of random facts about me. Not the most inspiring episode, but I hope you enjoy.
My journey from education to full time ministry. God is good!
This month, my birthday month, I'll be doing proper introductions about me, my family, my career, etc. God is good, that's all there is to it.
Boundaries on my schedule help me keep the main thing, the main thing. I hope you'll listen in and hear more!
Do you have boundaries on your time?
Boundaries don't necessarily feel good in the moment, but the impact they have on our goals and intentions is tremendous.
You've been on my heart and mind. I know the power of living in the freedom of the gift of Jesus. I want you to know this freedom too!
Your past ignorance or current sin struggles DO NOT negate your testimony and the power it has to share the gift of others. Listen in to hear more!
In my flesh I feel like Ananias gets a raw deal when he is asked to go help Saul. Listen in to see how my mind shifts on this thought and how very …
December's theme is GIFTS!
There is so much to be reminded of!
I hope you enjoy this content as much as I enjoyed creating it!
I have really enjoyed working through the concept of gratitude this month. In today's episode we will wrap it up with my final thoughts on the topic.
I know you'll enjoy hearing from my friend Meghann and how gratitude looks in her life.
Season 1 Episode 3- Practicing Gratitude
Season 1 Episode 2 True Satisfaction leads to Gratitude
To gather your courage you've got to find your gratitude groove!
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