Brilliant Perspectives

Discover how prayer can shift your focus from life's chaos to God's promises. This discussion reveals the power of 'push prayers' to combat negativity and foster a joyful life. Explore the transformative nature of prayer when rooted in your identity in Christ, emphasizing gratitude and connection. Key scriptures inspire listeners to embrace constant communication with God, enhancing their spiritual journey.

Graham Cooke, an international speaker and author of over 20 books, joins the conversation to share insights on the power of prayer as a personal interaction with God. They delve into the concept of 'crafted prayer,' where intentions align with divine promises. Graham emphasizes the joy of knowing our spiritual inheritance through Christ, highlighting the transition from old covenant mediators to direct access to God. Personal stories reveal how guided prayers can bring peace and transform one’s experience of God's presence in challenging times.

What if God is always making the first move, and our only job is to respond? In today’s episode, we explore the freeing truth that opens the door to peace and freedom as we follow His lead. Join us as we learn to live in the rhythms of His grace, receiving every good gift He offers with joy and trust. Key Scriptures: + 1 John 4:19. We love, because He first loved us. + James 1:17. Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. + Romans 11:35-36. Or who has first given to Him that it might be paid back to him again? For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen. To stay connected with Graham Cooke and Team Brilliant, CLICK HERE. As always, thanks for listening!

God is always making the first move, and our only job is to embrace the delight of a responsive life. His love invites us into a life of newness and freedom, giving us permission to receive without striving. Key Scriptures: Hebrews 8:6. But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, by as much as He is also the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises 2 Corinthians 5:17. If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. Old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. To stay connected with Graham Cooke and Team Brilliant, CLICK HERE. To check out BrilliantPlus, CLICK HERE. As always, thanks for listening!

As we are being made into the image of God, He works all things together for good. This means that our difficult circumstances are never the real issue at hand. At the heart of every matter is an invitation into a deeper understanding of our identity in Christ. + 1 Corinthians 2:12-16. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God, which things we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words… + Romans 8:28. And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. + Hebrews 7:25. Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. + Genesis 1:26. Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness…” To stay connected with Graham Cooke and Team Brilliant, CLICK HERE. To check out the BrilliantPlus app, CLICK HERE.

In our relational learning with the Lord, the Holy Spirit is going to be our greatest Helper, Comforter, and our source of wisdom and revelation. He is our new wine, and He will teach you how to activate a positive expectation of the Lord in every situation of life. To stay connected with Graham Cooke and Team Brilliant, CLICK HERE.

We have been released from the letter of the law. Now, we are simply learning the language of the Kingdom and aligning our hearts with the truth of our new identity in Christ. Key Scriptures: + Romans 7:6. But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old way of the written code. To stay connected with Graham Cooke and Team Brilliant, CLICK HERE.

Join Graham Cooke, Dionne van Zyl & Jalyn Bowdan for a 3-day virtual event to discover how to build a devotional lifestyle that's more joyful than you could ever imagine. Reserve your seat HERE. __ Grace empowers us to receive and enjoy God in the fullness of who He really is. Today, we’ll unlock the delight of living in the fullness of grace as we focus on the key of God’s kind intentions. Key Scriptures: + Jeremiah 29:11 — "I know the plans I have for you” says the Lord. “Plans for good. Never for evil. My plans are for a good future, full of hope with a good outcome.” To stay connected with Graham Cooke and Team Brilliant, CLICK HERE. As always, thanks for listening!

Grace isn’t just a comforting thought; it’s an empowering Presence that fills our hearts and fuels our lives. In this episode, we explore how Jesus, our High Priest, invites us to draw near with confidence, receive under pressure, and live boldly in our true identity. Key Scriptures: + Hebrews 4:14. Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. To stay connected with Graham Cooke and Team Brilliant, CLICK HERE. As always, thanks for listening!

The grace of God empowers us to draw near with confidence, to receive from Him while under pressure, and to trust in the fullness of His heart towards us in every situation of life. Key Scriptures: + 2 Corinthians 8:9. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich. + Hebrews 4:14-16. Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. 16 Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. To stay connected with Graham Cooke and Team Brilliant, CLICK HERE. As always, thanks for listening!