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179. How to Deal with the Orphan Spirit in Leadership
Emma Stark interviews Matt Johnson, Amanda Atkinson, and Susanne van Capelleveen about overcoming the orphan spirit in leadership by fostering community and embracing correction with kindness.
20 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT
180. Are You Praying God’s Heart or Your Own?
Intercession is not just for a few spiritual specialists.
In this episode of What the Prophets Say, Matt Johnson, Amanda Atkinson, and Karyn Stuart unpack what intercession really is, why every believer is called to pray, and how to discern the difference between praying from need, emotion, or opinion and praying what is truly on God’s heart.
This conversation explores the weight of praying for leaders, the importance of assignment, why your voice matters in prayer, and how intercession must always flow from relationship with Jesus rather than performance, pressure, or comparison.
If you have ever wondered whether you are called to intercede, how to pray for leaders well, or how to know if you are praying God’s will, this episode will help bring clarity.
In this episode, we cover:
Why every believer is called to intercede
The difference between general prayer and specific assignment
How to pray for leaders without getting in the flesh
Why comparison shuts down your voice in prayer
How to know what is truly on God’s heart
Why trustworthy intercession matters
The danger of praying from opinion, pain, or emotion
How to partner with the Lord in prayer
Key takeaway
Intercession is not about sounding powerful. It is about being trustworthy with what God places on your heart.
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13 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT
177. Sound Has Power. Are You Using It Right?
Sound is not neutral.
In this episode of What the Prophets Say, Matt Johnson, Ali McFarlane, and Karyn Stuart explore the spiritual power of sound, the voice of God, and why Scripture says there is the power of life and death in the tongue.
This conversation goes far beyond music. They unpack how God created through sound, how truth released through your mouth shifts atmospheres, and why the enemy fights so hard to silence your voice. They also explore how sound functions in worship, what happens in the spirit when heaven’s sound is released, and why the people of God must recover confidence in speaking what God says.
This episode will help you think differently about your words, your sound, your worship, and the authority you carry in Christ.
In this episode, we cover:
Why sound is more than music
The power of life and death in the tongue
How God creates through sound
Why the enemy targets your voice
What happens in the spirit when truth is spoken
Sound, worship, healing, and deliverance
Why agreement and community sharpen prophetic confidence
What it means to release heaven’s sound on the earth
Key takeaway
Your sound matters. Your voice matters. What you speak carries weight in the spirit. This episode is a call to recover the power of truth-filled sound and to partner with what God is saying.
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179. How to Deal with the Orphan Spirit in Leadership
Published 27 Apr 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] We see it in those that are leading. We see it in those that are being led. And so it comes to that. We have to know who we are in him. But we also have to be able to have people that we know... love us that we know have our back that can speak into those places in our hearts and and we will take them um take it to heart because i know if you come to me matt with with a word of correction i know your heart is for me i know both of you are for me so whatever you would say to me of course yes i have to take that to the lord right and sit with him and and let him come and work on the places of my heart um but Because I know that you're for me and because I know that we are team and I know that we have this shared purpose and that I have strengths in areas that you are weak and you have strengths in areas that I'm weak and I can we can take that. […]
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