Podcast Summary: "Heaven Is Waiting For Our Words"

Guest Speaker: Terry Mize
Event: Campmeeting 2022, Friday AM, Murrieta, CA
Date: June 20, 2022
Podcast: Dufresne Ministries Podcast

Overview

In this rich, heartening session, missionary and minister Terry Mize shares 54 years of faith-filled stories, practical teaching, humor, and personal conviction—centering on the power of speaking, believing, and acting on God’s Word. Drawing heavily on “Word of Faith” foundations and his international missionary experience, Mize argues that heaven is actively waiting for believers to speak words in line with the Bible, setting supernatural results in motion. This teaching offers encouragement for anyone seeking to walk in spiritual authority, experience miracles, and impact the world with the power of faith.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Authority and Power of the Word (00:00–15:00)

• Terry honors ministers and leaders for enduring in their callings.
• He humorously recounts his early life, including his marriage to Renee and their blended family, underscoring the importance of relationships built on shared faith.
• Recounts the pivotal moment as a teenager (00:11:00–00:20:30):
  • God gave him the phrase, "You can talk like God" (00:19:30).
  • “The Lord spoke to me…and said, ‘You can talk like God.’” — Terry Mize (00:19:45)
  • Through study, God revealed faith principles found in Genesis, Joshua, and the New Testament about believing and speaking God’s Word.

2. Word of Faith Foundations & Challenges (00:20:00–00:35:00)

• Discusses foundation scriptures for the Word of Faith message.
  • Genesis: “And God said…and it was so.”
  • Joshua 1:8, Romans 10:8, Mark 11.
• The resistance he faced for teaching “you can talk like God” (00:24:00):
  • “When I finished…they said, ‘Blasphemy! Crucify him!’” — Terry Mize (00:24:12)
  • Led to a crisis of confidence, repentance, and later, re-confirmation by God during a time of sickness in Panama.
• Shares how changing his thinking (Romans 12:2) unlocked a new way of living (00:32:00).

3. How Faith Works: Talking, Thinking, and Acting Like God (00:35:00–01:00:00)

• Encounters with illness, hardship, and near-death in missionary life affirm the necessity of actively using faith.
• God clarified his instructions to Joshua:
  • 1. Talk like God (keep the Word in your mouth).
  • 2. Think like God (meditate day and night).
  • 3. Act like God (do what He says).
• “Can it really be that simple? God said, ‘Simple, yes. Easy, no.’” — Terry Mize (00:39:20)
• Heaven “watches over the Word” (Jeremiah 1:12), and all of heaven is waiting for believers to declare and act on it (00:42:00).

4. Angels, Authority, and Dominion (01:01:00–01:15:00)

• Angels watch believers, waiting for faith-filled words and actions (01:01:30).
  • “Most angels are just laying on a lamppost, chewing on a toothpick, waiting for you to say something.” — Terry Mize (01:03:00)
• Genesis 1:26: God gave man “dominion”—meaning, Christians are to be the “dominating factor” on the earth.
• Critique of the church’s drift away from supernatural faith and faith preaching.
  • “Some of my pastor friends tell me, ‘I’m not Word of Faith anymore.’ I say, what does that even mean? You don’t believe the Bible anymore?” — Terry Mize (00:17:50)

5. Supernatural Testimonies—Miracles in Missions

(Scattered throughout, notable timestamps below)

• Yellow Fever Healing (00:30:00–00:40:00):

  • Critically ill in Panama, Mize declares, “Yellow fever is just a disease. I can fix a disease.” He lays hands on himself, begins to recover, and is eventually healed.

• Industrial Plant Miracle in Mexico (01:45:00–02:00:00):

  • Factory scheduled to close; Mize decrees publicly, “It will not close.” Against all odds, the plant remains open for decades.
  • “I decree to you…that plant will not close down Wednesday nor thereafter. If it does, you can say the God of Terry Mize is a liar.” (01:50:00)

• Raising the Dead (02:05:00–02:19:00):

  • In Guatemala, persistent prayer for 12 hours sees a dead baby revived.
  • “At 6 o’clock in the morning, I said, ‘Devil, you might as well give up…I’m not going to bury this baby.’ …then she started to breathe.” — Terry Mize (02:16:30)
  • Emphasizes, it’s not technique, but faith and persistence.

• Miraculous Protection from Violence (02:00:00–02:05:00):

  • Carjacked in Mexico, he confesses the Word and survives five point-blank gunshots unharmed.
  • "I've got the name of Jesus. I win." — Terry Mize (02:03:00)

6. Boldness, Confession, and the Supernatural (01:20:00–End)

• Critiques churches for mimicking the world and minimizing the supernatural.
  • "Sermons alone won’t win Hollywood or the world. It’s the supernatural." — Terry Mize (01:28:00)
• Faith is not passive. Heaven only moves when believers declare and act.
• "Fear and faith cannot live in the same house." (02:29:30)
• Sharing the Gospel doesn’t require explanation—declare it as fact (01:34:00).
• "All of heaven is watching all the earth all the time, to see if a man, woman, boy or girl somewhere speaks the Word of God…and when they do, heaven moves." — Terry Mize (01:14:55)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the Power of the Word (00:42:00):
  "Heaven doesn’t know what it’s supposed to do until you say something."
• On Angels’ Readiness (01:03:00):
  "Most angels are just laying on a lamppost, chewing on a toothpick, waiting for you to say something."
• On Faith in Action (01:57:00):
  "I decree as a man of God in Jesus’ name…the plant will not close. If it does, I’ll pack my bags and leave town."
• On Spiritual Authority (02:11:30):
  "You need to understand when you have it, when you don’t, and if you don’t, if you can get it."
• On Church Culture (01:27:50):
  "Why would the world want to come to you when you're a cheap imitation of what the world's doing?"
• On Miracles/Testimonies (02:16:30):
  "At 6 o’clock in the morning…she started to breathe. God raised her up and healed her of what killed her. Isn’t that cool?"
• On Sharing Faith (01:35:00):
  “You can’t explain the gospel. Faith doesn’t make sense—announce it, declare it.”
• Practical Wisdom:
  "Talk like God, think like God, act like God—then you'll have the same results as God." (00:40:00, 01:13:00)

Timestamps for Important Segments

• Introduction, Faith Foundations: 00:00–00:20:00
• 'You Can Talk Like God' Origin: 00:17:30–00:24:00
• Dealing with Opposition for Faith: 00:24:00–00:31:00
• Revelation about Thinking, Romans 12:2 Moment: 00:31:00–00:35:00
• How Faith Works: 5 Scriptures: 00:39:00–00:44:00
• Angels & Dominion: 01:01:00–01:12:00
• Critique & Charge to the Church: 01:27:00–01:33:00
• Industrial Plant Miracle Story: 01:44:00–02:00:00
• Supernatural Protection from Shooting: 02:00:00–02:05:00
• Raising the Dead/Baby Story: 02:08:00–02:19:00
• Matthew 14: Peter Walks on Water & Summary: 02:24:00–02:33:00

Closing Statement & Call to Action

Terry concludes with a charge for believers to:

• Renew commitment to speak, believe, and obey the Word of God
• Expect supernatural signs to follow faith-filled words and actions
• Remember: Heaven is always watching, waiting to move when we move by faith.

“We’re going to think like God, talk like God, and act like God—and the supernatural will attract the world.” — Terry Mize (02:35:00)

Summary in a Sentence

Heaven is waiting for us to boldly speak and enact the Word—with faith, persistence, and spiritual authority—so all of heaven can move on our behalf and bring the supernatural to the world around us.

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