Open Doors: Conversations with Heart of the Father
128 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 14 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsOpen Doors is a conversation about inviting God’s love, presence, and power into our hearts. We are friends and teammates from Heart of the Father Ministries who share in the mission of setting captive hearts free through Unbound ministry. We’ll be touching on the impact of Neal Lozano’s book, Unbound, and hearing stories of lives changed through Unbound ministry. At times we’ll dig deep into the Five Keys of Unbound, simple responses to the gospel with profound impact on hearts and lives. Join us for stories, insights, reflections, and prayer as we seek Him together! Learn more at www.heartofthefather.com. Music by Christian Harper. Artwork by Rosemary Strohm at Command-S.
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Unbound Unveiled in UAE and Ukraine! Matt Lozano meets with Gosia Wojcik
April 25, 2024 09:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MB“This is where the real stuff happens,” says longtime Unbound partner and Polish interpreter, Gosia Wojcik. Gosia joins Matt in this informative episode that covers exciting ministry developments in United Arab Emirates and Ukraine! Hear Gosia’s Unbound story beginning with the “First-ever Unbound conference,” in Poland and how she interpreted for Neal and Janet as they returned year after year. “All that I learned from Neal and Janet has really shaped me – who I am as a follower in Christ...
Free to Be Holy Book Study Week 4: No Amount of Willpower with Matt Lozano, Lisa Livezey, and Jacqueline Harper
April 18, 2024 09:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBAuthor Matt Lozano talks with Lisa Livezey and host Jacqueline Harper. Tempted to jump out a window when it comes to holiness? In this final episode of our Free to Be Holy book study, the author himself speaks! We discuss Chapter Seven where Matt invites us to learn from his own mistakes. He shares his personal backstory of realizing he had believed the enemy’s lie. We learn what led Matt to write this book which he calls, “One of the graces of the pandemic.” Chapter Seven is an informal ...
Free to Be Holy Book Study Week 3: He’s Right Here with Jenn and Neal Lozano and Lisa Livezey
April 11, 2024 09:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBHe’s Right Here!! Jenn hosts Neal and Lisa for a distinctive discussion during Week Three of our Free to Be Holy book study. Free to Be Holy means being “free to walk in holiness,” says Neal and “free to grow in holiness,” adds Lisa. One reason we fail is because we aren’t free. Hear Neal’s story about a prayer recipient exclaiming at The Father’s Blessing, “He’s right here! He was always right here!” Even when we mess up, Jesus is with us. He respects our free will, but is always there ...
Free to Be Holy Book Study Week 2: Excellently Accessible to Us with Jenn Lozano, Janet Lozano, and Jacqueline Harper
April 04, 2024 09:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MB“The J’s are in the house” this week as Jenn and Janet Lozano along with Jacqueline Harper sum up Chapters Three and Four of Matt Lozano’s book Free to Be Holy. “Reading Chapter 3 was like going into the throne room. I just encountered the Lord,” said Jenn. God is totally other – completely unique and excellent in every way. And yet He’s excellently accessible to us! Jesus carried the world’s sin on the cross, but it didn’t change Him. He emanated perfect excellent love. Listen to Janet ...
Free to Be Holy Book Study Week 1: Reached Through Relationship with Jenn Lozano and Jacqueline Harper
March 28, 2024 09:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBOn this Holy Thursday, we begin studying Matt Lozano’s book Free to Be Holy. What is Holiness? The Hebrew word kadosh translates as “set apart, sacred, holy.” This applied to items used in the temple vessels and nothing made holy could be returned to ordinary service. Proper ritual allowed outward participation, but not interior restoration. Through Jesus, God removes our hearts of stone and gives us hearts of flesh. There are fascinating parallels between the purposes of blood in the h...
Cloaked in the Moment: A Palm Sunday Reflection With Matt Lozano and Lisa Livezey
March 21, 2024 09:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBAs we approach Palm Sunday, Matt and Lisa discuss the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem from Mark 11: 1-10. See parallels to the crowning of King Solomon, who was placed on David’s mule and cloaks laid down. What was symbolized by laying down cloaks before Jesus? Zechariah 9 prophecies about the king entering on a colt. What might have been the hidden meaning behind the unridden colt? Matt continues offering intriguing, thought-provoking questions: Why were the people so excited? ...
Written on Our Hearts: A Fresh Look at Jeremiah with Jenn Lozano and Jacqueline Harper
March 14, 2024 09:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBGrab a cuppa and enjoy some time with Jacqueline and Jenn as they continue our Lenten series, reflecting upon Jeremiah 31:31-34 where the word ‘covenant’ is mentioned four times. Jeremiah, the weeping prophet, felt so sad about the condition of his people. Amidst Israel’s failure, he offered hope – a promise that God would forgive all our sins and remember them no more. In the Old Covenant, people couldn’t uphold their end of the things, so God made a new covenant – one people can keep. I...
Sight and Salvation on the Sabbath with Matt and Jenn Lozano
March 07, 2024 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBWhat a treat to hear Matt and Jenn Lozano together for Week Four of our Lenten series as they cover the story in John 9 about Jesus’ healing a man born blind! Jesus makes room in His day to heal this man and he does the same for us! During Lent, we consider the darkness and undergo self-reflection. Why is there so much brokenness in the world? We join the disciples in asking Jesus why bad things happen. In the Scriptures, the Torah conveys the idea of divine retribution, but then we see r...
Infused with Hope: Insights from Janet Lozano and Lisa Livezey
February 29, 2024 10:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBAmidst the cold of winter, enjoy warm conversation and memories shared by Janet and Lisa as they discuss Romans 5:1-2, 5-8. God poured out His Word into our hearts. Pouring relates to our baptism and God himself infuses the virtues of faith, hope, and love into us when we are open to receive them. Through our faith, we rejoice in hope. Janet explains the difference between hope and optimism. We hear of an early Unbound session when a deeply painful story brought about weeping by all parti...
The King of the Universe Counts the Hairs on Our Head with Neal Lozano and Jacqueline Harper
February 22, 2024 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBAre you going deeper this Lent? Join Neal and Jacqueline as they reflect on the liturgical readings for this coming Sunday. You'll be blessed as they discuss many beautiful themes, beginning with a word on testing. The first reading is from Genesis chapter 22. Sometimes we complain about the testing we are going through. Yet, here Abraham is asked to do what God the Father would do. Such an amazing story of faith. Neal and Jacqueline converse about Abraham and more including life's ...
Lenten Insights: A Promise, A Family, A Sign with Jenn Lozano and Lisa Livezey
February 15, 2024 10:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBJenn and Lisa kick off our Lenten series! Join us as Lent begins, talking about God’s covenant in Genesis 9: 8-15. We start with the theme of light in the Scriptures. Light bursts from darkness in creation, the post-flood prism of light is the rainbow, and Jesus comes as the Light of the World. A covenant offers three aspects: a promise, a family, and a sign and each relates to these “light” moments in Scripture. PROMISE: At Creation, consequences are promised if eating the forbidden fru...
Like Heart Surgery: ¡Liberado en México! with Matt Lozano and Gilbert Rodriguez
February 08, 2024 10:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBJoin Matt Lozano and Gilbert Rodriguez as they share details from the Freedom In Christ conference held in San Juan, Mexico, last summer. Gilbert is Associate Director of Adult Faith Formation in the New York Archdiocese and has extensive ministry experience. He helps run Freedom in Christ conferences in Spanish. Gilbert tells of first benefitting from Unbound ministry in 2012 and how he was set free from fear. He continued on to make major life decisions, including a marriage proposal! We...
Heaven in Room 107: Dr. Scott Hahn Talks Holiness with Matt Lozano
February 01, 2024 10:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MB“We want to be saints, not celebrities!” In this meaty episode, we hear from popular author and theologian Dr. Scott Hahn, founder and president of the Saint Paul Center for Biblical Theology. Dr. Hahn chronicles his personal understanding of holiness beginning with his earliest experiences as a juvenile delinquent and how he discovered scripture and encountered Christ on a Young Life retreat. Hear then how Dr. Hahn’s presence at Dr. R.C. Sproul’s Bible studies shaped his approach towards G...
On the Mysterious Edge: Understanding Angels with Msgr. Brian Bransfield and Matt Lozano
January 25, 2024 11:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBDo you ever think about angels or just wonder about divine mysteries? In this fascinating episode, we hear from Msgr. Brian Bransfield who served as the General Secretary of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops from 2015 to 2020. He's a priest in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, has his doctorate in moral theology, and is the author of many books including his recent Angels: Our Guardians in Spiritual Battle, which he describes as “a user-friendly, easy to read map” that can ...
Breaking Barriers: 20 Years of Unbound Part II with Neal, Janet, and Jenn Lozano
January 18, 2024 11:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MB“And then the beginnings of Unbound began!!” Get ready for this exciting second part of Neal and Janet’s story about the beginnings of Unbound. Hear how God used a prophetic word spoken over Neal to help him find someone’s name in his Rolodex! Neal shares of the exciting 30-Day Renewal and Reconciliation event that brought people from various ethnicities, cultures, and denominations together. Janet expounds, saying, “This is what the church is supposed to be!” Hearing more teachings on de...
Surprising and Unexpected: Celebrating 20 Years of Unbound with Neal, Janet, and Jenn Lozano
January 11, 2024 11:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBIn this sweet episode, Neal and Janet describe their individual spiritual journeys in the early years leading up to Unbound. They tell of specific people and places where they experienced God’s call on each of their lives. Neal reveals what event caused him to begin searching for spiritual answers and how the prayer of his cousin Fr. Mike Scanlan was later followed by his own sincere prayer and how he experienced God’s loving presence. Janet shares her story of being invited to a prayer gr...
A Not So Ordinary Hope with Jenn Lozano and Terry Riggins
January 04, 2024 11:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBTo kick off the New Year, we thought it would be a great time to discuss hope. Since the beginning of a New Year often is a time filled with hope, joining Jenn today is a friend who is infectious in her hope and her fervor for the Lord. With the grace of God and inspired by the love of Christ, Terry Riggins has been on evangelistic trips all around the world, most notably to the underground church in China. She worked with the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia as coordinator of Deliverance ...
Deliverance is Coming! with Matt and Jenn Lozano and Jacqueline Harper
December 21, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBAmid your Advent busyness, take some time for joy and reflection with Heart of the Father Ministries! Jenn hosts Matt and Jacqueline in this final podcast of our Advent series. Scripture Luke 1:26-38 In this episode, Matt reflects on how God shows up and delivers Israel at a very low point. We learn how Miriam and Leah in the Old Testament relate to Mary and Elisabeth in the New Testament. In barrenness we say to ourselves, “I dreamed my life would be this and now it’s this.” And yet th...
He Will Do It! Drawing Near While Waiting with Jacqueline Harper, Jenn Lozano, and Lisa Livezey
December 14, 2023 11:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBLooking for a way to find joy amid the hustle and bustle of the Advent season? Meet Heart of the Father’s newest servant team member, Lisa Livezey as Jacqueline hosts this second episode in our Advent series. Jacqueline references Gaudete Sunday, from the liturgical calendar, meaning joy and signified by the Advent wreath’s pink candle. We read I Thessalonians 5:16-24, which begins with “Rejoice always” and ends with “The one who calls you is faithful and He will also accomplish it.” The ...
His Arrival and Presence Changed Everything with Jenn Lozano, Neal Lozano, and Jacqueline Harper
December 07, 2023 11:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBJenn hosts Neal and Jacqueline as the Open Doors Advent series begins. The text is Isaiah 40:3-5 with Neal reflecting on the richness and beauty of Advent and the meaning of the Latin word Adventus. Hear Neal’s favorite definition of faith and a lively discussion surrounding the Advent themes of Preparation and Promise with Jenn relating these to having company over and Jacqueline likening them to an ongoing construction project. The first Advent candle stands for hope and Neal talks ab...
Love Interrupted My Life: Matt and Jenn Host Sister Miriam James Heidland SOLT
November 30, 2023 11:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBIn this episode Matt and Jenn speak with Sister Miriam Heidland, former Division One college athlete whose life was revolutionized by encountering the love of Christ, resulting in her entering the Society of the Most Holy Trinity in 1998. Sister Miriam shares her story of growing up Catholic, falling away in college, her history of trauma, brokenness, addiction and how God sent a Catholic priest who loved Jesus into her life. Matt, Jenn and Sister Miriam reveal individual moments where th...
Restoring a Thankful Heart with Neal Lozano and Jacqueline Harper
November 16, 2023 11:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBWith the American Thanksgiving holiday coming up next week, we thought this would be a great time to talk about gratitude. We love our Thanksgiving tradition , but the heart behind it is really taking time to be grateful and to express our thanksgiving to the Lord. Have you ever considered that gratitude is a profound response to God's love and goodness? Join us as Neal and Jacqueline reflect on significant experiences of giving thanks. Neal mentions 1 Thessalonians 5, highlighting that ...
Rediscovering God's Freedom with Matt Lozano and Fr. Dave Pivonka TOR
November 09, 2023 11:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBIn this episode, Matt interviews Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, President of Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio, who speaks forthrightly about seeing God’s freedom at work in the students and really all of God's people. In the context of discussing freedom in Christ, Fr. Dave tells the story that led Franciscan University to offer new students free tuition for a semester. He and Matt discuss how unexpected ideas from the Lord require discernment and stepping out in faith! We learn that...
Compassionate Listening with Jenn Lozano and Ann Stevens
November 02, 2023 10:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBIn this episode, Jenn Lozano and board member Ann Stevens explore the art of listening in an Unbound session or simply to a friend or someone in need. Ann describes three overall ways one can respond when listening to hard things shared. Responses of fear or pride may be human responses, but God will give us grace to respond in humility, extending compassion to the individual receiving prayer. Join them as Ann shares the importance of taking personal time prior to an Unbound ministry sess...
From Grief to Grace: Transformative Journeys with Janet Lozano, Jenn Lozano, and Jacqueline Harper
October 26, 2023 10:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBIn this episode, Janet, Jenn, and Jacqueline offer a beautiful exploration of grief, examining some of its deepest challenges. As they share personal stories, you'll hear about the growth, grace, and gratitude that can emerge from loss. Join them as they look at Jesus and Mary for inspiration. In this conversation they also touch on the importance of companionship and support in the grieving process, and discuss how giving God our grief can open us up to receive powerful blessings and...
Invitation to Healing: Unpacking Trauma with Rachel Lozano, Jenn Lozano, and Jacqueline Harper
October 19, 2023 10:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBJoin Rachel, Jenn, and Jacqueline as they dig deeper into the impacts of trauma and loss. Together, they explore how to identify specific instances of pain, opportunities for forgiveness, and the processing of grief. In this episode, we "piggyback" on last week's conversartion with traumatologist Margaret Vasquez. We hope our reflections, insights, and anecdotes will allow you to go deeper with the Lord in healing and freedom! You'll also learn how to better identify trauma in someone else,...
Free to Be What I Am Made For: Overcoming Trauma with Rachel Lozano and Margaret Vasquez LPCC-S
October 12, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBHave you ever wondered why some of us get stuck, as in really stuck? Did you know that sometimes we are held back from living our best selves, the person we were made to be, by our past hurts and traumatic experiences? Back in the spring, our Heart of the Father team had the opportunity to attend a workshop on trauma informed care in ministry, hosted by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia's Office of the New Evangelization. This two day workshop was led by the brilliant professional counselor...
Fulfillment of Desire: Unbound in Cameroon with Matt Lozano and Miriam Wright
October 05, 2023 10:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBJoin Matt as he and our dear friend Miriam Wright recount their recent mission to Cameroon in this episode packed with tales of faith, forgiveness, and freedom during their 9-day adventure. Miriam has been an active part of our ministry here at Heart of the Father as she travels around the globe with us, teaches several of our ecourses, leads an Unbound Ministry team, and serves on our board. Now she's also fondly called "Mama Miriam" by her new Cameroonian friends! Walk with Matt and Mi...
His Yoke is Easy: Giving God Our Burdens with Rachel and Janet Lozano
September 28, 2023 10:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBHave you ever felt like you're carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders? Ever want to fix a problem for someone else and struggle to know what is yours and not yours to carry? Sometimes, life can seem like a never-ending battle, and it's tough to remember to give God our burdens, even the struggles of our friends and family members, instead of trying to deal with them on our own. In this episode, Janet joins Rachel and lends her wisdom on surrendering and giving our grief to ...
Diving Deep into the Practice of Surrender with Matt and Jenn Lozano
September 21, 2023 10:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBHave you missed us? We are so excited to be back for Season 3 and can't wait for you to hear all the special episodes we've lined up for you! Today we kick off this season "Swinging for the Fences" as Matt and Jenn take a deep dive into the heart of surrender. Surrender, though often so challenging, is a central expression of faith to give the Lord our "Yes", let go of the things that we tend to hold on to, and embrace Him as Lord. We're not just surrendering for the sake of ourselves; we...
Is God Still Good Even When Life Isn't? with Rachel Lozano and Bonnie O'Neil
July 27, 2023 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBHave you ever thought, "This wasn't the life I expected?" You thought you'd be farther along in your career by now. You thought you'd be married by now. You thought you'd have more money saved by now. You didn't think that your children would be going in these different directions that you don't believe are healthy for them. You didn't think that your kids wouldn't want to come back and see you. There are all different kinds of ways that we can be disappointed with life, and the question t...
God Has Good Plans for Your Life! with Neal Lozano and John Doman
July 20, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBToday Neal hosts a dear friend John Doman. Neal has known John and his beautiful wife Michele for over 35 years. Together they have 10 children and 56 grandchildren. WOW! These superheroes have led an amazing life, bringing their family up to know the Lord and to know the truth. Among their children (who are all grown) are worship leaders, Christian authors, ministry leaders and more, but most of all they're moms and dads committed to Jesus and committed to raising their families for Him. ...
On Family, Faith, and Freedom: Matt and Jenn talk with Mike and Alicia Hernon of Messy Family Project
July 13, 2023 10:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBMatt and Jenn have two special guests joining them today, good friends Michael and Alicia Hernon. The Hernons are on a mission to empower parents to embrace their sacred calling, which they believe is the key to the renewal of the Church and our society. Learn how Unbound has greatly impacted them both personally and as a family. Their ministry The Messy Family Project began as a podcast just like ours and has grown into a multimedia platform that provides free resources to couples to hel...
Abba's Heart FINAL Book Study Ch 15-17: Overcoming the Counterfeit Father, the Father Seeks Worshipers, and the Conclusion
July 06, 2023 10:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBJoin us for our final Summer Podcast Book Study as we explore Jesus's promise to show us His Father--and ours. Do you know that your Heavenly Father loves you, that you belong to Him, that He longs for you to be FREE to be FULLY yourself? Have you recognized the enemy's tactics in your own life, and what does that look like for you? How does Jesus model worship for us? What does it mean to worship in Spirit and in Truth? Laugh and cry along with Jenn, Rachel, and Jacqueline in a beautif...
Abba's Heart Book Study Ch: 13 & 14 Empowered to Serve and Walking in Forgiveness
June 29, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBJoin us for a terrific episode you don't want to miss...but... bear with us as one of our tracks had some minor technical issues so you have to listen a little more closely to what Janet is sharing, We've included the beginning of the transcript here in our show notes and click the TRANSCRIPT tab for the rest. Jacqueline: So welcome everyone to week five of our Abba's Heart Book Study that we've been doing this summer. It's just been so much fun and such a blessing to take a deep dive in...
Abba's Heart Book Study Ch: 10-12 A New Foundation, The Father's Table, and Standing in Authority
June 22, 2023 10:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBIf this is your first time tuning in and you are thinking, "What are they talking about? What is this Abba's Heart book study? " don't worry, don't turn this off. This podcast is for you, even if you haven't been reading Abba's Heart along with us. Today Matt, Jenn, and Rachel Lozano are talking about life in the Father's house, and don't we all want to hear more about that? Don't we all want to dwell in our Heavenly Father's house, to live as His sons and daughters? "I have regular pray...
Abba's Heart Book Study Ch 7-9: A Father Who Loves to Say Yes, Dreaming of Home, and Coming Home
June 15, 2023 10:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MB“Everything written in the book (Abba's Heart), every great idea about what home could be, should be, is waiting for us in the Father’s heart. “ “What will it be like to hear His voice without any veil between us? " Join us today for our Abba's Heart Summer Book Study- even if you have not read the book! Neal joins Jenn and Rachel for a beautiful conversation, incredible insight, and heartwarming stories and testimonies of the Father's love. Listen and invite a friend! Join our missio...
Abba's Heart Book Study Chapters 4-6: Adoption, Freedom, and the Father's Heart
June 08, 2023 10:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBDo you know that your Heavenly Father loves you, that you belong to Him, and that He longs for you to be FREE to be FULLY yourself? Listen today, and you'll leave with some gold nuggets to ponder and reflect on as we discuss chapters 4-6 of Abba's Heart. "What is the ultimate and complete self revelation of God? ... It was the sending of the Son- that He sent Jesus. And I think what jumped out to me was that I always think Jesus came to rescue us, but He also came to show us the Fathe...
Abba's Heart Book Study Chapters 1-3: The Promise, A Broken Heart, and The Tragedy of Slavery
June 01, 2023 10:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBJoin us on this journey back to the Father's delight. Before we kick off the discussion of Chapters 1-3 of Abba's Heart , Rachel sets up the framework of Abba's Heart so you have a vision of where we are going. The book is split up into four sections. The first is the Way Home, where we look at our separation from our home in God the Father, and how He made a way for us to return. The second section is the Father's heart, where we gain a deeper understanding of God's heart and the home we ...
His Love Poured Out: A Deeper Look at the Power of the Gospel with Neal Lozano and Jenn Lozano
May 25, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBThe gospel is the answer to the deepest questions of the heart. In this episode, Jenn and Neal discuss the power of the gospel as a transformational proclamation, one that carries a personal invitation to respond from the heart. It is the fulfilment of a promise, in the form of Jesus Christ our Savior. The power of the gospel is the love of God. When a preacher of the gospel desires to communicate the love of God, this self-giving love accompanies the speaker's words and actions. The pre...
Living in Freedom, Love, and Favor with Rachel Lozano and Dan Gahagan
May 18, 2023 10:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBWhat does living in freedom mean? In this episode, Rachel sits down with Dan Gahagan, Unbound board member and Baltimore native, to discuss Dan's ties with Unbound Ministry that began fifteen years ago. They reflect on Dan's personal experience of renouncing the enemy's lies and choosing to walk in the freedom of the Gospel every single day. "I developed the self-perception that I was not good, that I don't measure up, and that I don't have what it takes." After Dan renounced these lies,...
Stepping into Freedom and Wholeness with Rachel Lozano and Anita Colahan
May 11, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBBefore starting her own Unbound team, Bucks Unbound in Pennsylvania, Anita Colahan was part of our local Heart of the Father team. Now she serves on two Unbound teams when shes not doing Spiritual Direction, wearing many other hats in her parish, or spending time with her family. Listen as she shares insight into one of her deeply buried wounds that had manifested itself in so many relationships, and how her healing and freedom changed everything. “Unbound ministry has been such an amazi...
His Grace is Enough: Book Talk on Free to Be Holy with Matt and Jenn Lozano
May 04, 2023 10:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBIn today's episode, Matt and Jenn Lozano sit down to discuss Matt's new book, Free to Be Holy. Instead of teaching us how to "become holy," this book boldly proclaims that we are already made holy by the blood of Jesus. Why is freedom important to holiness? How does God make us holy? How do we live a lifestyle of holiness? How are we limited by the enemy in the pursuit of holiness? What are approaches to holiness that are healthy? Unhealthy? Together, Matt and Jenn discuss these quest...
The Kingdom is Here and Now with Matt Lozano and Dan DeMatte
April 27, 2023 10:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBBe awakened, empowered and equipped as you listen to Matt and good friend Dan DeMatte, founder and Executive Director of Damascus Catholic Mission, the Catholic Youth Summer Camp and Mission in Columbus, OH that reaches young people, enabling them to encounter Jesus and raise up missionary people to live missionary lives. Together, Matt and Dan discuss the power of the Gospel. By proclaiming the Good News of Jesus' victory, we are given the authority to set the captives free and release t...
Healing and Deliverance: Encounters That Lead to Wholeness and Communion
April 20, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBYou won't want to miss this week's episode with special guest Dr. Bob Schuchts of Restore the Glory Podcast and the John Paul II Healing Center. What is healing? What is deliverance? We cannot understand one without the other. Dr. Schuchts defines healing as an "ongoing encounter with the love of God that brings us into wholeness and communion." In light of 2 Corinthians 3:18, healing is gazing at the face of Jesus until we become the face of Jesus for others. Deliverance is the freedom...
Where I Found Bread with Rachel Lozano and Priscilla Strapp
April 13, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBA short conversation in her counselor's office ultimately led Priscilla Strapp of New Life Philly to bring Unbound to her church. Before long, she found herself across the world leading an Unbound conference in Japan -- the same place her journey of faith began as a child of missionaries. Priscilla's experience with Unbound is a story of deliverance and bridging divides, with an ending yet to unfold. Listen to this joyful conversation as Rachel and Priscilla reflect on what the Lord can d...
Lord, Do You Wash My Feet? with Dave Nodar and Neal Lozano
April 06, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBIn today's episode, join Neal as he and ChristLife's Dave Nodar (Neal's longtime friend) reflect on this Holy Thursday gospel passage in John 13:1-15. Here we find that Jesus, the Son of God, rose from supper, laid aside His garments, and girded himself with a towel. His service was based on who He was in the Father. This is God who becomes man, humbles Himself and becomes a servant. Jesus says, "I came not to be served, but to serve and to give my life as a ransom." Jesus tells us ...
I Heard Him Call My Name: On Lazarus with Matt Lozano and Nick Jorgensen
March 30, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBReflecting on John 11:17-44, Matt Lozano is joined in this episode by Nick Jorgenson from Acts XXIX Ministries. "So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, 'Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.'" John 11:41-42 NIV. Jesus is God speaking human. He chooses to speak with us through the humanity of His Son, Jesus Christ. Like the tomb o...
Tell Me So That I May Believe in Him with Ann Stevens and Jacqueline Harper
March 23, 2023 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBAs we continue these beautiful Lenten reflections on the Gospel readings, join Jacqueline and Ann in today's podcast on John 9:1-41, the story of the man born blind. What does it mean to be seen? How does it feel to be known? What can we learn from this story of Jesus seeing and knowing and healing the man born blind? Like the disciples, our first response to a problem is often with a "fix-it" mentality -- what did I do wrong, and how can I make it right? If we focus on what we see on t...
Come See a Man Who Told Me Everything with Neal Lozano and Rachel Lozano
March 16, 2023 10:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBIn today's episode, Rachel and Neal reflect on Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well, found in John 4:5-42. A beautiful story of conversion, this passage illustrates the intentionality of Jesus when He encounters the Samaritan woman and the same intentionality He has for each of us. He knows our hearts and is always waiting for our response, just as He waited and revealed Himself to the truth-seeking heart of the Samaritan woman. This passage is read in the middle of Le...