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When You Don't Know What to Pray :: Jodie Berndt [Summer of Mentorship -wk 2]
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07/21/25
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We know that God’s word is living and active. Today’s guest Jodie Berndt takes us through using Bible verses as prayers that can powerfully influence your children’s lives.
There is so much encouragement in this episode for standing on the truth of God’s word and relying on scripture to help shape your children, teens and adult children. Of course, we as moms can’t help but be changed when we hide his word in our hearts and pray them over our family.
What we chat about:
Scriptures Mentioned:
There is so much encouragement in this episode for standing on the truth of God’s word and relying on scripture to help shape your children, teens and adult children. Of course, we as moms can’t help but be changed when we hide his word in our hearts and pray them over our family.
What we chat about:
- Using God’s word for prayers is powerful.
- There isn’t a need we’ll face in parenting that God hasn’t provided for in his word.
- Specific scriptures to pray for your child’s salvation
- Asking God what we can nurture and pray for in each child’s unique giftings
- God will accomplish the changes in your child’s character. Our job is to partner with him.
- Praying against fear and for protection
- Asking God to shape your children into good friends
- Processing popular media with your kids and discussing how it aligns or doesn’t align with a Godly world view
- The power of having others pray for your kids in community
- When prayers aren’t answered the way we want, God is still writing their stories.
- Free resources available at https://jodieberndt.com/resources
Scriptures Mentioned:
- Ephesians 4:29 - Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
- John 15:7 - If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
- Psalm 121:7-8 - The Lord will keep you from all harm—he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
- Acts 26:18 - Open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 - Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:[a] The old has gone, the new is here!
- Colossians 3:12 - Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
- Philippians 2:13 - for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.
- Psalm 91:11 - For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;
- Proverbs 17:17 - Shape my child into a friend who loves at all times
- Proverbs 27:17 - As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
- Proverbs 16:28 - A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.
- https://jodieberndt.com/
- Mom Life Unscripted YouTube Channel
- Jeannie Cunnion’s “Mom Set Free” Book
- Praying the Scriptures for Your Adult Children: By Jodie Berndt
- Praying the Scriptures for Your Children: By Jodie Berndt
- Praying the Scriptures for Your Life: By Jodie Berndt
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If God is holy, then He can’t sin. If God can’t sin, then He can’t sin against you. If He can’t sin against you, shouldn’t that make Him the most trustworthy being there is?
I’m thrilled to have Jackie Hill Perry back on the podcast to share about her much anticipated book, “Holier Than Thou”.
She walks us through Scripture, shaking the dust off of “holy” as we’ve come to know it and revealing it for what it really is: good news. As it turns out, God being “holier than thou” is actually the best news in the world, and it’s the key to trusting Him.
“Holiness is really abstract, but what does it have to do with me? The truth is it has everything to do with the way we live because the way we engage with the world around us is symptomatic of what we believe is true about God.”
We also chat about how Jackie doesn’t “mom alone,” about her growing family and the holy calling of motherhood. This is a powerful episode!
Summer of Mentorship Discussion Question PDF
Connect with Jackie:
Links Mentioned:
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Group Discussion Questions:
I’m thrilled to have Jackie Hill Perry back on the podcast to share about her much anticipated book, “Holier Than Thou”.
She walks us through Scripture, shaking the dust off of “holy” as we’ve come to know it and revealing it for what it really is: good news. As it turns out, God being “holier than thou” is actually the best news in the world, and it’s the key to trusting Him.
“Holiness is really abstract, but what does it have to do with me? The truth is it has everything to do with the way we live because the way we engage with the world around us is symptomatic of what we believe is true about God.”
We also chat about how Jackie doesn’t “mom alone,” about her growing family and the holy calling of motherhood. This is a powerful episode!
Summer of Mentorship Discussion Question PDF
Connect with Jackie:
- Website: https://jackiehillperry.com
- Facebook: facebook.com/jackiehillperrypage
- Instagram: @jackiehillperry
Links Mentioned:
- BOOK Holier Than Thou: How God’s Holiness Helps Us Trust Him
- [Ep 214] Gay Girl, Good God :: Jackie Hill Perry
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Group Discussion Questions:
- How would you describe God’s holiness?
- Does understanding his holiness help you trust him more?
- Discuss: “We cannot allow our experiences to define God’s nature.”
- Heather talks about how the first 5 years really matter and that the act of mothering is holy. Does that resonate with you? How does that change how you look at parenting in the little years?
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A few years ago, my friend Kelsey Philips hit a crisis in her life. She felt physically unwell, depressed and desperate for healing. She connected with a missionary couple from her church who prayed with her and over her for two hours. It was in that prayer time that Kelsey recognized God’s voice for the first time.
“He had been speaking to me for a long time. I just didn't know it was him. When you have an encounter like that, he speaks to these places that are so deep. He is healing wounds that are so far back and he is breaking you free of chains that are so heavy and hard and real. You don't ever want to go back to a place where you don't have that.”
I believe we can hear God’s voice and that he is still speaking today. As Kelsey reminds us, there’s no better time than now to practice listening to the Lord.
“It does require solitude and quiet and that is not our nature. But here we are in a season where we are in worldwide rest. We are forced into this place of quiet. We've all had to come off of the hamster wheel and this has been an incredible time to allow space to listen to him about what he's doing on so many levels.”
*this episode originally aired in March of 2020
Summer of Mentorship Discussion questions PDF
Links Mentioned:
“He had been speaking to me for a long time. I just didn't know it was him. When you have an encounter like that, he speaks to these places that are so deep. He is healing wounds that are so far back and he is breaking you free of chains that are so heavy and hard and real. You don't ever want to go back to a place where you don't have that.”
I believe we can hear God’s voice and that he is still speaking today. As Kelsey reminds us, there’s no better time than now to practice listening to the Lord.
“It does require solitude and quiet and that is not our nature. But here we are in a season where we are in worldwide rest. We are forced into this place of quiet. We've all had to come off of the hamster wheel and this has been an incredible time to allow space to listen to him about what he's doing on so many levels.”
*this episode originally aired in March of 2020
Summer of Mentorship Discussion questions PDF
Links Mentioned:
- Novo Missions [WEBSITE]
- Listening Prayer [ARTICLE]
- Where to Start in Listening Prayer–Friendship Questions [PDF]
- Hello Mornings [WEBSITE]
- Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God by Dallas Willard
- The Joy of Listening to God: Hearing the Many Ways God Speaks to Us by Joyce Huggett
- Whispers: How to Hear the Voice of God by Mark Batterson
- Take a few moments to check in with your group. How is everyone feeling? Give space for members to share how they are dealing with the uncertainty and stress. Practice listening to one another without judgement or advice.
- What has been your experience with “listening to the Lord”? Is that a familiar or unfamiliar concept?
- Have you ever had a moment like Kelsey’s when you recognized God’s voice for the first time? Share!
- How could asking God for a vision for your kids change your perspective on parenting them?
- What is one step you can take to make space to hear God this week? Brainstorm with one another.
- Is there someone you can encourage by sharing this episode with them? Take a moment to share it right now!
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