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GOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 40: RAISING A GENERATION FOR WHOLENESS Welcome to day 40 of 40 days of inner healing - RAISING A GENERATION FOR WHOLENESS Listen to this message as Pastor Sema speaks about the generation's needs and the plan of God to raise ministers of inner healing for the church and the nations. Thank you for completing this series.2025-03-0335 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 39: HEALING CONFESSIONSWelcome to day 39 of 40 days of Inner healing - HEALING CONFESSIONS. Join pastor Sema to make these confessions of healing over your life.2025-03-0325 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 38: JOURNEY TO WHOLENESSWelcome to day 38 of 40 days of Inner healing - JOURNEY TO WHOLENESS. Wholeness refers to a state of complete well-being (emotional, mental, spiritual, and sometimes physical health. It signifies a complete and divine restoration of the self, where all parts of a person—mind, body, and spirit—function in harmony and balance. Listen to find out more about journey to wholeness.2025-03-0322 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 37: EVALUATING AND CELEBRATING PROGRESSWelcome to day 37 of 40 days of Inner healing - EVALUATING AND CELEBRATING PROGRESS. If you don’t know how to evaluate and celebrate your progress, then you may be tempted to feel that you have been on the same spot. That’s a very difficult feeling to deal with. The question is, how can you evaluate your inner healing progress? What are the things to look for? How can you tell that healing is happening, even if it may be slow? Listen to find out more...2025-03-0319 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 36: HEALING IN GOD'S PRESENCEWelcome to day 36 of 40 days of Inner healing - HEALING IN GOD'S PRESENCE. Today, i would like us to discuss practical ways to engage with God’s presence for inner healing, how divine encounters can produce healing, and also how to curate divine encounters for healing. Let me begin by reading a portion of scripture Psalm 16:11 (NIV) says, “You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.” Listen to find out more a...2025-03-0324 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 35: THE HOLY SPIRIT IN HEALINGWelcome to day 35 of 40 days of Inner healing - THE HOLY SPIRIT IN HEALING. The Holy Spirit is described as the one who manifests God’s divine presence. The Holy Spirit is the expression of the Supremacy of God, in his omnipresence, omniscience, omnipotence and all existence of God. The Holy Spirit is the living breath of God - the breath that is life, the breath that is alive, the breath that is a person and the breath that gives life. The Holy Spirit was the first to be re...2025-03-0322 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 34: THE RESTORATIVE POWER OF SCRIPTUREWelcome to day 34 of 40 days of Inner healing - THE RESTORATIVE POWER OF SCRIPTURE When we mention meditation in a Christian context, we’re referring to the practice of reflecting deeply on God’s Word, allowing it to permeate our thoughts and transform our hearts. To meditate is to fill our minds with the word. To create vivid mental pictures of the word in our minds or imagination, to see so clearly that we speak. There is a level of ponder where your mind accepts your imagination as reality and...2025-03-0332 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 33: PRAYER AND WARFARE IN HEALINGWelcome to day 33 of 40 days of Inner healing - PRAYER AND WARFARE IN HEALING. Prayer recognizes the facts and then chooses to lay emphasis on the factual truth of the word of God. This is the major work of prayer in healing - to make the truths of the word of God so real to you that they can’t be taken away from you. Prayer is the exchange of deep and intimate thoughts, words, feelings and expressions with God, for the purpose of knowing him, making our desires known to hi...2025-03-0329 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 32: SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR HEALING Welcome to day 32 of 40 days of Inner healing - SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR HEALING A support system refers to a network of people, resources, and structures that provide emotional, practical, and informational assistance during times of need. In your inner healing journey, you will need support systems. I tell people that inner healing doesn’t just happen. Time does not heal all wounds - it is going through the healing process with the right support systems that heals wounds over time. And so today i want to zoom in on a number of...2025-03-0324 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 31: BOUNDARIES IN HEALINGWelcome to day 31 of 40 days of Inner healing - BOUNDARIES IN HEALING. Boundaries are guidelines that define how we want to be treated and what we are willing to accept in our lives, relationships and interactions, based on standards which we have set for ourselves. Healthy boundaries are set based on the standards of God’s word and our identity in Christ. It is impossible to enjoy emotional wellbeing and experience inner healing without healthy boundaries. Healthy Personal Boundaries = Taking responsibility for your own values, standards, actions and emotions, wh...2025-03-0333 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 30: CHANGING YOUR LENS Welcome to day 30 of 40 days of Inner healing - CHANGING YOUR LENS The focus of this episode is to explore how our perception and perspective shape our experiences and determine how we respond to life’s events. Our perspective is the lens through which we view the world. It encompasses our beliefs, values, and assumptions, and it profoundly influences how we interpret our experiences. Your perspective, or lens is what someone might also call your filter. It is how you interpret the events of your life. When it comes to...2025-03-0334 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 29: THE CHALLENGE OF HEALING Welcome to day 29 of 40 days of Inner healing - THE CHALLENGE OF HEALING The challenge of healing is a simple acronym ACT. AcknowledgingConfrontingTransforming Listen to find out more about the challenge of healing.2025-03-0331 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 28: RESTORING BODY IMAGE Welcome to day 28 of 40 days of Inner healing - RESTORING BODY IMAGE Body image is a combination of the thoughts and feelings that you have about your body. It is a mental picture that one forms about their shape, weight, complexion, or individual body parts, influenced by experiences, culture, or upbringing. Very simply, Body image is how we perceive our bodies and how we think and feel about our physical appearance. Listen to find out more about restoring body image. BODY IMAGE REVIEW LINK https...2025-03-0344 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 27: NOURISHING MIND AND BODY Welcome to day 27 of 40 days of Inner healing - NOURISHING MIND AND BODY The process of Inner healing can actually take a toll on your mind and your body, and as we focus on the process of healing, in rounding off this series, it is important to know how to nourish your mind and your body to facilitate the inner healing process. Inner healing involves four aspects of the human being: Your biology - The physical functioning of the brain and the body. Your psychology - How you think...2025-03-0328 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 26: VULNERABILITY IN HEALING Welcome to day 26 of 40 days of Inner healing - VULNERABILITY IN HEALING Vulnerability is entirely about one’s own emotions, thoughts, feelings or experiences and NOT the actions, inactions, thoughts or feelings of another person. Vulnerability is focusing on one’s own weakness and not the weakness of another person. Vulnerability is basically acknowledging the log in your eye, without seeking to address the spec in your neighbour’s eye. Vulnerability is not saying what I don't like about you, it is acknowledging the thing in me that makes me str...2025-03-0343 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 25: FORGIVENESS AND INNER HEALING Welcome to day 25 of 40 days of Inner healing - FORGIVENESS AND INNER HEALING Forgiveness is the conscious decision to let go of resentment, anger, or the desire for revenge against someone who has wronged you. The need to forgive implies that you were wounded by someone else, but the inability to forgive is a self-afflicted wound on your soul. Unforgiveness is you wounding your own soul and expecting someone else to bleed. Listen to find out more about forgiveness and inner healing.2025-03-0350 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 24; DEVIL'S ADVOCATE Welcome to day 24 of 40 days of Inner healing - DEVIL'S ADVOCATE The point of this teaching is to focus on understanding the root causes of harmful behaviors, the impact on perpetrators, and the possibility of healing and transformation. We’re discussing, not only the individuals involved but also the root causes of their actions, the consequences they face, and how they can seek redemption and healing. Listen to find out more about devil's advocate2025-03-0339 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 23: HEALING BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS Welcome to day 23 of 40 days of Inner healing - HEALING BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS A good relationship is hard work, it is heart work, it’s worth the work, and with Christ you can do the work”. Listen to find out more about healing broken relationships.2025-03-0334 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 22: OVERCOMING FEARWelcome to day 22 of 40 days of Inner healing - OVERCOMING FEAR. There is an entire A-Z list of phobias, call any letter of the alphabet and I will tell you a phobia that begins with that letter. The problem is that the devil has succeeded to make many people accept different fears as the norm. Fear, is basically a strong belief in the devil. Fear is unholy. Fear opens the door to darkness. Fear robs you of your right to operate as a son of...2025-03-0331 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 21: UNDERSTANDING AND DEALING WITH SEPARATION, GRIEF, AND LOSS Welcome to day 21 of 40 days of Inner healing - UNDERSTANDING AND DEALING WITH SEPARATION, GRIEF, AND LOSS Grief is a natural response to loss. It’s important to recognize that everyone experiences grief differently, and there’s no right or wrong way to grieve. Separation, whether from a loved one or through circumstances like divorce or relocation, can lead to profound feelings of loss. Listen to find out more about understanding and dealing with separation, grief, and loss2025-03-0329 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 20: UNDERSTANDING AND OVERCOMING SUICIDE AND SELF HARMWelcome to day 20 of 40 days of Inner healing - UNDERSTANDING AND OVERCOMING SUICIDE AND SELF HARM.Suicide is the intentional act of ending one’s own life. It often stems from overwhelming emotional pain, mental health conditions like depression, anxiety, shame, or feelings of hopelessness. The battle with suicide is a constant battle with thoughts that prompt or suggest to an individual that ending their lives is a solution to the deep emotional pain, numbness, agony or emptiness that they feel.Self-harm involves deliberately injuring oneself as a way to cope wi...2025-03-0340 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 19: UNDERSTANDING AND OVERCOMING ADDICTIONS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSEWelcome to day 19 of 40 days of Inner healing - UNDERSTANDING AND OVERCOMING ADDICTIONS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. First and foremost, an addiction is a chronic condition where an individual compulsively uses substances (like drugs, alcohol, or nicotine) or engages in certain behaviors (such as gambling, or sex) despite negative consequences. Substance abuse on the other hand, refers to the harmful or excessive use of these substances that can lead to dependence, and even various health issues. Listen to find out more about understanding and overcoming addictions and substance abuse.2025-03-0356 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 18: UNDERSTANDING AND DEALING WITH SHAME AND GUILTWelcome to day 18 of 40 days of Inner healing - UNDERSTANDING AND DEALING WITH SHAME AND GUILT. We feel guilty for what we did, but we feel ashamed of who we are. Almost anything can make one feel shame, something we did, our sexual past: our sexual issues, our bodies, our finances, debt, or our social class. Shame is the devil’s massage to you, that makes you identify with who he is. Listen to find out more about understanding and dealing with shame and guilt.2025-03-0334 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 17: UNDERSTANDING AND HEALING FROM ABUSE AND INJUSTICEWelcome to day 17 of 40 days of Inner healing - UNDERSTANDING AND HEALING FROM ABUSE AND INJUSTICE There are several degrees of abuse and the higher the intensity, the more challenging it can be to find healing and restoration. The most basic definition of abuse is “abnormal use” .Therefore if anything is done to an individual which they are unwilling to participate in, unprepared for, un-consenting with, or simply not built for, it counts as abuse. Clinically speaking, Abuse is the intentional harm or mistreatment of an individual. It can be p...2025-03-0335 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 16: UNDERSTANDING AND HEALING FROM TRAUMA Welcome to day 16 of 40 days of Inner healing - UNDERSTANDING AND HEALING FROM TRAUMA Trauma has become a buzzword in our society, you hear people saying every now and then, “I was traumatized”, but what does it really mean? In this episode, we'll explore the nature of trauma, its effects, and most importantly, how to heal from it. Listen to find out more about understanding and healing from trauma.2025-03-0335 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 15: UNDERSTANDING AND HEALING FROM REJECTION AND ABANDONMENT Welcome to day 15 of 40 days of Inner healing - UNDERSTANDING AND HEALING FROM REJECTION AND ABANDONMENT Rejection refers to the emotional pain that arises when an individual perceives that they are not accepted or valued by others. Abandonment is the experience of being left behind or neglected by someone who is expected to provide support or care. Listen to find out more about understanding and healing from rejection and abandonment.2025-03-0329 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 14: OVERCOMING DEPRESSION Welcome to day 14 of 40 days of Inner healing - OVERCOMING DEPRESSION In your inner healing journey, depression is one of the things which several people deal with that may not always be linked to the past, or even to people, however God still wants you well We live in a world where several people suffer from depression, and yet due to shame and stigma, they are unable to seek help, and would rather pretend to be okay. The good news is that there is so much in scripture addressing all the...2025-03-0335 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 13: MANAGING ANXIETY, STRESS AND BURNOUT Welcome to day 13 of 40 days of Inner healing - MANAGING ANXIETY, STRESS AND BURNOUT Some people ask - can a Christian experience Anxiety, stress or burnout? Especially since Christ has brought us into his rest. When you see how much stress can affect your mind and body, and even more, your spiritual life, then there is no doubt why the bible speaks widely about stress, worry, anxiety and burnout. Poorly managed stress will lead you in the path of sin and unrighteousness. Poorly managed stress is an open door...2025-03-0340 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 12: ATTACHMENT STYLES Welcome to day 12 of 40 days of Inner healing - ATTACHMENT STYLES Attachment styles are patterns of emotional bonding that individuals develop in relationships, shaped largely by early interactions with caregivers. These styles influence how people relate to others, their emotional responses in relationships. Attachment theory was developed by John Bowlby and later expanded by Mary Ainsworth. Bowlby emphasized the importance of the relationship between a child and their primary caregiver, while Ainsworth identified different attachment styles through her "Strange Situation" study. Listen to find out more about attachment styles2025-03-0328 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 11: PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Welcome to day 11 of 40 days of Inner healing - PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Psychosocial development is a theory that explores how individuals grow and change throughout their lives, integrating psychological and social factors. When it comes to the subject of inner healing, understanding psychosocial development is crucial. Listen to find out more about psychosocial development2025-03-0330 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 9: PAIN AND IDENTITYWelcome to day 9 of 40 days of Inner healing - PAIN AND IDENTITY When we grow up and are exposed to broken fatherhood, pain, dysfunction, it engineers patterns and false covers or unhealthy coping mechanisms. This easily becomes all that we know and are aware of, and eventually our experiences, education, exposure, environment and encounters, become who we are. We start to define ourselves based on these things, and the moment our sense of self changes, we replicate occurrences over and over and pass them down to our children. 2025-03-0328 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 10: FAITH AND MENTAL HEALTH Welcome to day 10 of 40 days of Inner healing - FAITH AND MENTAL HEALTH When you experience a painful event or experience, or simply when you go through the challenges of life (even as a christian), it is important that you prioritize healing and mental well being. If you don’t take out time to process and heal from the events of your life, then you may be making yourself susceptible to mental illness - this means that your brain is practically standardizing the experience into a mental condition. Mental illness will ne...2025-03-0335 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 8: FALSE COVERS AND COPING MECHANISMSWelcome to day 8 of 40 days of Inner healing - FALSE COVERS AND COPING MECHANISMS. False covers are the masks we create to shield ourselves from emotional pain, rejection, or the fear of being vulnerable. These covers may seem like protective mechanisms, but they can lead to anxiety, depression, and feelings of isolation. Coping Mechanisms on the other hand, refers to activities or behaviours that we engage to help us feel some emotional and even physical relief. Listen to find out more about false covers and coping mechanisms2025-03-0354 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 7: PATTERNS OF BROKENNESS Welcome to day 7 of 40 days of Inner healing - PATTERNS OF BROKENNESS Patterns of brokenness in the soul are systems that engineer the outcome of our lives, and even the lives of those around us and more importantly, the lives of our children. Sometimes patterns of brokenness in the soul are so deep that they create open doors for sin, evil and even demonic operation in the life of an individual or within a family. Therefore we cannot speak about inner healing without addressing patterns of brokenness in the soul. 2025-03-0326 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 6: THE WOUNDS OF ORPHANHOOD Welcome to day 6 of 40 days of Inner healing - THE WOUNDS OF ORPHANHOOD Utero-wounds (pre-natal wounds) Wounds as a result of unmet needs Wounds as a result of parental or role inversion Wounds as a result of performance-oriented expectations Wounds as a result of Abuse and injustice Wounds as a result of loss, separation, abandonment or rejection Wounds as a result of trauma.Listen to find out more about the wounds of fatherhood.2025-03-0327 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 5: THE ORPHANED HEART Welcome to day 5 of 40 days of Inner healing - THE ORPHANED HEART The orphaned heart (spirit), it simply describes the parts of our souls (mind, will, emotions) that have not encountered the fatherhood of God. The orphaned heart is one that is separated from fatherhood, authority, or identity. Listen to find out more about the orphaned heart2025-03-0241 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 5: THE ORPHANED HEART Welcome to day 5 of 40 days of Inner healing - THE ORPHANED HEART The orphaned heart (spirit), it simply describes the parts of our souls (mind, will, emotions) that have not encountered the fatherhood of God. The orphaned heart is one that is separated from fatherhood, authority, or identity. Listen to find out more about the orphaned heart2025-03-0241 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 4: UNDERSTANDING DYSFUNCTION Welcome to day 4 of 40 days of Inner healing - UNDERSTANDING DYSFUNCTION Dysfunction happens at three levels: 1. Family dysfunction, which begun with broken fatherhood 2. Societal dysfunction, which is simply a scaled version of family dysfunction. Society is the family of families. 3. Individual dysfunction, which results either from family dysfunction, societal dysfunction, or dysfunction due to the sinful nature of man, or other natural human causes. Listen to find out more about dysfunction2025-03-0237 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 3: BROKEN FATHERHOODWelcome to day 3 of 40 days of Inner healing - BROKEN FATHERHOOD How was Adam going to be a father to his own children whereas he had become an orphan, now out of the intimate presence of God - having no standard to copy? This one act of disobedience meant that Adam, being fatherless, wasn’t going to succeed at being a father to his children, and so the cycle of broken fatherhood started.2025-03-0235 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 2: THE ROOT OF PAINWelcome to day 2 of 40 days of Inner healing - THE ROOT OF PAIN The root of all pain (physical, emotional, or even spiritual), is separation from the fatherhood of God because of the sin of Adam, resulting in the presence of sin on earth, the nature of sin in man and the effects or consequences of sin to the entire creation. Listen to find out more about the root of pain and the source of healing.2025-03-0225 minGOLD ROCK CHURCHGOLD ROCK CHURCHINNER HEALING EPISODE 1: HEALING FOUNDATIONSWelcome to 40 days of inner healing. This podcast devotional on inner healing is designed to explore the concept of inner healing from a Christian perspective. So whether you’re familiar with the idea of inner healing or just beginning to understand it, my goal is to provide you with insights, encouragement, scriptural foundations and a safe space to understand and heal from all soul wounds, as you journey towards wholeness. Be blessed in Jesus Name.Episode 1 of 40 days of Inner healing - HEALING FOUNDATIONS. In this episode we will be talking about:1- De...2025-02-0619 min