In this episode, Graham and Dionne take us beyond the surface of what it means to choose rest. Together, they explore how rest serves as a weapon against anxiety and as a path toward greater peace. Choosing rest empowers us to experience God’s constant companionship and navigate each day from a place of inner stability. Key Scriptures: + Matthew 11:28 To stay connected with Graham Cooke and Team Brilliant, CLICK HERE. As always, thanks for listening!

What if your prayers could unlock God’s promises over your life for decades to come? In this episode, we discuss the power of crafted prayers—prayers that shape our faith and help us rest in God’s provision. You’ll hear how one of Graham’s crafted prayers, rooted in Isaiah 41, has served as a steady anchor for over 40 years. We hope this episode inspires you to develop your own prayers that align with God’s heart and bring peace in every situation. Key Scriptures: + Isaiah 41:8-14. But...

How would your prayers change if you knew they were already backed by heaven? This is the beauty of our partnership in prayer with Jesus and the Holy Spirit. As we practice aligning our prayers with the kind intentions of God, we unlock a greater capacity for the joy and peace in believing. Key Scriptures: + John 11:38-46. Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. I knew that You always hear Me; but because of the people standing around I said it, so that they may believe that You sent...

“Is anything too hard for the Lord?” Prayer is designed to transform our perspective from fear to trust, knowing that God has already prepared the way for us. Learn how to pray with confidence, rooted in your inheritance in Christ, and discover the beauty of responding to life’s challenges from a place of peace and joy. Key Scriptures: + Genesis 18:14. "Is anything too difficult for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, at this time next year, and Sarah will have a...

What if your prayers could push away negativity and bring peace into every situation? In this episode, we’ll explore how praying from our new identity in Christ shifts our focus away from our circumstances and onto God’s promises. Key Scriptures: + 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. + Galatians 5:6. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith...

What if your prayers could align with God's heart and unlock the fullness of your inheritance in Jesus? In today’s episode, we’ll explore the concept of Crafted Prayer—intentional prayers rooted in the promises we receive as joint heirs with Christ. Join us as we unpack the divine advantage of praying WITH God, and how it empowers us to live with confidence, joy and peace in every situation. Key Scriptures: + Romans 8:17. Because we are His offspring, we qualify to be heirs; God...

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...

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;...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Do you have a constant sense of well-being about who you are in Jesus, or do you judge yourself based on your performance as a believer? Grace gives us access to a greater awareness of God's presence that empowers us through every situation of life. Key Scripture: + Romans 5:17. For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the one Jesus Christ. To...

When God speaks about our destiny, a pathway begins to open up for us to follow. His voice is an invitation that takes us from the present to the future, and back again. To stay connected with Graham Cooke and Team Brilliant, CLICK HERE. How have these Brilliant Perspectives impacted YOUR life? Let us know by clicking HERE. As always, thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brilliant-persepctives/message

Tests accompany our learning to make sure we receive the fullness of favor and increase attached to it. Every circumstance has an upgrade for us to experience, but the truth is that we’re not tested by events. Tests are meant to reveal what we believe about God, and what we believe about who we are becoming in Him. To stay connected with Graham Cooke and Team Brilliant, CLICK HERE. As always, thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message:...

True transformation in the Kingdom occurs when we allow our mindsets to come into alignment with the thoughts of God. As we begin to see life from His higher perspective, our circumstances become our training grounds and we learn to walk with God at higher heights and farther distances. Key Scriptures: + Amos 3:3. Can two walk together unless they are agreed? + Isaiah 55:8-9. My thoughts are not your thoughts nor my ways your way. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are...

In today’s session, Graham Cooke explores how to recognize and experience God’s favor tailored to the specific circumstances we encounter. This type of favor shines brightest not when things are going smoothly, but particularly, when they aren’t. Sign up HERE for the Constant, Continuous Favor 10-Day Challenge! Key Scriptures + Jeremiah 29:11. For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. +...

Favor is released because God has a passion for us that is designed to provoke astonishment. It’s a new creation reality that upgrades our expectation to the same level that Jesus enjoyed. Regardless of life events or any form of hardship, favor can elevate us to a place and position that empowers us to receive under pressure. Key Scriptures: + John 17:23. I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you...

We are just ONE day away from Brilliance24, our online annual conference with Graham Cooke and Team Brilliant. Join us this weekend for three days of transformational teaching, global community, and life-changing permission in the Kingdom. To save your seat at Brilliance24, CLICK HERE. To stay connected with Graham Cooke and Team Brilliant, CLICK HERE. As always, thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brilliant-persepctives/message

The process we engage in with God is what makes us truly rich … not just the outcome at the end of the journey. We feel safe and free when we know how He wants to walk with us, and we are continually becoming more like Him as we learn to love the process. Joy, peace, and delight are not postponed until the outcome is seen. They can be discovered at every turn, throughout the entirety of our growth and development. Key Scripture: + Jeremiah 17:7-8. Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord...

God is passionate about every aspect of your life. He created you for good works, and He invites you into the easy yoke and light burden of walking with Him. When the pressures of the world fight for our attention, how do we uncover our Kingdom assignment and partner with God’s passion for our world? Looking for more brilliant content on Fighting Your Fight of Faith? Join Graham Cooke and Dionne van Zyl for a FREE 1-hour live training on Tuesday, March 5th at 1 PM (Pacific Time). ⁠CLICK...

Most Christians have resigned to living two separate lives. We find ourselves setting boundaries between our spiritual lives in the Kingdom and the “real world” where our workplaces and families seem to reside. God’s intention has always been for us to live fully integrated lives. So how do we make God’s reality our reality? We’re getting ready for our annual virtual conference by sharing the highlights you loved most from Brilliance23. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for extended content,...