Bible Connection Podcast: Believing for It with CeCe Winans
Through an incredible life and ministry of trusting in God and relying on his guidance, CeCe Winans, the bestselling female gospel artist of all time, has pointed millions of people to the love of Jesus. In this first episode of season two of the Bible Connection Podcast, she sat down to talk about her career and how important it has been for her to stay connected to the truth found in Scripture.

      
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CeCe Winans

CeCe Winans is the bestselling and most-awarded female gospel artist of all time, selling 17 million albums through the course of her career. She has been awarded several different Grammy, Dove, and Stellar Awards. CeCe has been able to sing and lead people in worship at the White House and in front of the pope. Her ministry has impacted countless people throughout churches worldwide.

In this episode of the Bible Connection podcast, she shares how all of her success and her platform is a gift from God, out of his mercy and kindness. Every chance she can, she uses her success and her platform to point others back to Christ, to show them his love and mercy, and to bring them the good news that offers hope.

She shares how important her relationship with the Word of God is in her life and how everything comes back to spending time in Scripture.

Then CeCe shares stories about how her ministry and her music, through the grace of God, have impacted and helped people in tough situations. She talks about how important it is to rest in the knowledge of who God is, as taught in the Bible, when you’re going through hard times. She talks about her new single and other upcoming projects that celebrate finding joy in the message of the gospel in the midst of a chaotic world. That joy comes from knowing God and being secure with trusting in Him and how important it is to encourage and teach the next generation in that faith.

In 2012, CeCe and her husband launched Nashville Life Church. She tells the story of how her son’s experience in Australia led to the foundation of the church.

Excerpts from This Podcast

4:41 — “I’ve always understood that every platform God has given me was not for me, but it was for him. So when you get the chance to speak to so many people at one time, I want to make sure that the glory goes to him.”

6:19 — “I believe in Jesus Christ and I’m not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ. And I know that the message I bring always brings hope. It always uplifts people. What a privilege it is to sing the good news, because people need it.”

11:00 — “When we go out on stage, people have not come to see us. They’ve come to see Jesus. It’s not about us.”

11:50 — “As believers, that’s what we do. We believe. We believe in the Word of God – this is our foundation, this is our manual on how to live, how to go through dark times, how to stand when things are not going your way and how to trust God’s character. And that’s what the Bible does, it teaches you who God is.”

16:20 — “Looking out, listening to the news, seeing what’s happening in everybody’s life, different circumstances – you’re not going to find joy there. During these times, there’s only one place you will find joy. And that is in the Word of God. That is in Jesus.”

20:00 — “I have a responsibility, and I feel the urgency, to make sure my daughter and my grandson, and not just them, but all of my spiritual daughters, that next generation, that I’m passing something on to them, this faith. So that when I’m gone, they’re strong.”

24:50 — “The Bible is the most exciting book you could ever read.”

26:04 — “Invite the Holy Spirit before you read. ‘Holy Spirit, I’m about to read, give me an appetite for the Word. Give me an understanding of the Word.’ Because it makes a difference when you open up the Bible and begin to study that the Holy Spirit is there to help you.”

Featured Scripture

Psalm 16:11
“In His presence is fullness of joy.”

Proverbs 11:21
“The seed of the righteous shall be delivered.”

Episode Links

Hear the new song I’ve Got Joy
Generations Video Series
Generations Live Conference
Nashville Life Church website

CeCe Winans’ Social Links

Website
Instagram
Twitter
YouTube
Facebook

      
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