Returning to Joy
66 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago -Pioneer with Gabrielle on an unscripted journey to unlock joy. Consistent in every episode are stories of hope, healing, and connection that will give birth to your own journey of self-discovery, relational good, and wholeness.
Gabrielle is an intuitive storyteller sharing practical revelation from scripture and continual conversation with God. If you've struggled to hear God's voice and apply His truth to your life mindfully and holistically, this podcast is for you!
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Active Rest: When Knowing the Truth Isn't Enough
December 06, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBWelcome back to the final episode of Returning to Joy Season 4! The past several weeks have been so rich with reflections and new insights around the rest that Jesus offers, and the ways it can both heal us and empower us. In this final episode, we'll consider that simply knowing what Jesus says about rest is often not enough to keep us from being swayed by the demands and pace of the world around us. An active resilience is required, and is the kind of rest that Jesus modeled for us in th...
The Type of Faith that Rest Requires
November 15, 2023 11:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBThanks for listening to the Returning to Joy podcast. This week's episode is an invitation to have faith again, and not just a belief in Jesus but also in his authority and his power. True rest requires a faith like the Centurion in Luke 7. One that chips away at our belief that we must always try harder and do more to accomplish anything, and one that continues to trust that at his very word, it will be done. New episodes on Wednesdays! Bi-weekly! Thanks for subscribing and leaving a rev...
Pushing Back the Darkness and Letting the Light In
November 01, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBWelcome to this episode of Returning to Joy. This week is both an encouragement and a challenge to not only let in the light of Jesus in your life but to also bring forth that light to the darkest places. It is not only about the decision to receive the light but also a participation that God invites us into, to bring that light into the darkness of the world around us. You will hear about several impactful moments from Gabrielle's sabbatical, and the truth that the Lord put on her heart a...
Finding Light in Disorientation: A Journey through Psalms 13
October 18, 2023 16:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBDrawing from the work of Old Testament theologian Walter Brueggemann, Gabrielle discusses the concept of orientation, disorientation, and new orientation as seen in the Psalms and in Jesus's life. These movements symbolize the human experience of comfort, crisis, and resolution. Brueggemann’s perspective emphasizes the realness and authenticity of the Psalms, which capture raw human emotions during moments of disorientation. In this episode, Gabrielle creates a space for listeners to sit...
Entering in to Rest: The Active Pursuit and the Rest We Share (Part 2)
October 04, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBThanks for tuning into this week's podcast! This episode we are continuing in our series, Sabbath Stories: Embracing Rest in a Restless World. Each episode we will unpack the sacred call to rest and renewal, as well as a practical practice to help you integrate rest rhythms into your life. This episode we'll continue to look deeper at the pilgrimage that the Israelites made, and unpack the parts of the journey that reveal something beautiful about our own journey with God. We'll touch on t...
Rest is Found: Entering in to the Freedom We Find for Ourselves and Others
September 20, 2023 10:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBWelcome back to Season 4 of the Returning to Joy Podcast! This week we continue in our new series, Sabbath Stories: Embracing Rest in a Restless World. Each episode we will unpack the sacred call to rest and renewal, as well as a practical practice to help you integrate rest rhythms into your life. This episode we'll dive into the kind of rest that we find in Jesus, and the freedom in it that He calls us and those around us to enter into. New episodes on Wednesdays! Bi-weekly! Thanks fo...
Rest is Found: Entering in to the Freedom We Find for Ourselves and Others (Part 1)
September 20, 2023 10:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBWelcome back to Season 4 of the Returning to Joy Podcast! This week we continue in our new series, Sabbath Stories: Embracing Rest in a Restless World. Each episode we will unpack the sacred call to rest and renewal, as well as a practical practice to help you integrate rest rhythms into your life. This episode we'll dive into the kind of rest that we find in Jesus, and the freedom in it that He calls us and those around us to enter into. New episodes on Wednesdays! Bi-weekly! Thanks fo...
Beyond Burnout: Rediscovering God's Blueprint for Rest and Renewal
September 06, 2023 13:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MBWelcome to Season 4 of the Returning to Joy Podcast! This week we continue with our new series, Sabbath Stories: Embracing Rest in a Restless World. Each episode we will unpack the sacred call to rest and renewal, as well as a practical practice to help you integrate rest rhythms into your life. This episode's key concept: Rest is Resistance. New episodes on Wednesdays! Bi-weekly! Thanks for subscribing and leaving a review! Please feel free to share with your family and friends. Web...
Resting in Our Identity as Children of God with Rosalind Hervey
August 23, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBWelcome to Season 4 of the Returning to Joy Podcast! This week we are kicking off a new series, Sabbath Stories: Embracing Rest in a Restless World. Each episode will unpack the sacred call to rest and renewal, as well as a practical practice to help you integrate these rest rhythms into your life. This episode we sit down with Rosalind Hervey - a friend, mentor, and a spiritual mother to many in our community. She will help us unpack what it means to embrace our identity as children of Go...
Reimagining Church - Part 2: A Conversation with Taylor Rogers, Executive Director of Wildfire Network
June 07, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBThank you for tuning in to Part 2 of our conversation with Taylor Rogers, Executive Director of Wildfire Network. Wildfire Network is a community that exists to help the dreams of Jesus come true— in and through His people. In this episode, we'll continue our conversation about reimagining the church as we know it. We'll begin to dive into not only alternative metaphors and ways of understanding the church we are striving to be, but why it's important to have these conversations in order to...
Reimagining Church - Part 1: A Conversation with Taylor Rogers, Executive Director of Wildfire Network
May 24, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBIn our world today, "church" has become synonymous with a building, an institution, or a religious gathering. However, as we delve into the origins of the word "Ekklesia", that has often been translated to the word "church", we uncover a much more profound and transformative concept. Taylor Rogers is the executive director of Wildfire Network, a community that exists to spark and sustain the calling of God in the lives of believers by providing free services to help the new dreams that JES...
Resting on God’s Firm Foundation in Trials, Transitions, and Transformation with Denise Leonard
May 10, 2023 10:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBThanks for joining us for this special episode of Returning to Joy. In this episode, we’ll sit down with Gabrielle’s mother, Denise Leonard. In a season that has felt tumultuous and challenging for Gabrielle and her family, Denise has shared a word from the Lord that we want to share with the listeners today. When God is preparing us for a new thing He is bringing into our lives, and when we transition into a new season with the birth of something new in front of us, it often doesn’t feel ...
Meeting People Where They Are - A Conversation with Mashaun Hirschler, Mission Leader of T.H.U.G.G.I.N for Christ
April 26, 2023 10:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBThanks for tuning into this week’s podcast. In this episode, we’ll hear from Mashaun Hirschler, Mission Leader of T.H.U.G.G.I.N for Christ - a ministry that is aimed at serving those who are stuck on the streets. While mindful of the complicated psychological and sociological factors that contribute to addiction and homelessness, they seek to address the 'whole person' in Jesus’ Name. You will hear some of Mashaun’s story, and his radical transformation because of Jesus. He was called out ...
Pursuing God's Justice With Compassion and Dependency on Jesus with Guest John Garland (Part 2)
April 12, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBThis episode is a continued conversation with John Garland, pastor of the San Antonio Mennonite Church and Chaplain of the Interfaith Welcome Coalition. As you heard in the previous episode, much of his work and mission is dedicated to displaced and marginalized families in his area. As a result, he often has to confront questions that we would do well to consider for ourselves - questions of justice, division, action - and how can we be sure we’re doing the right thing? Together we’ll wres...
A Conversation with John Garland - Part 1: Decentering Yourself, Compassion Fatigue, & Bearing Witness
March 29, 2023 10:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBJohn Garland is the pastor of the San Antonio Mennonite Church and Chaplain of the Interfaith Welcome Coalition. John pastors from the discipline of “no action without prayer, no prayer without action.” His applied theology interprets Christianity as a trauma-transforming faith movement, he reads Scripture as divinely inspired through and for traumatized communities, and he understands hospitality, story, and prayer-centered community as the most powerful tools of healing. In this episode, ...
Decentering Yourself, Compassion Fatigue, & Bearing Witness with Special Guest John Garland (Part 1)
March 29, 2023 10:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBJohn Garland is the pastor of the San Antonio Mennonite Church and Chaplain of the Interfaith Welcome Coalition. John pastors from the discipline of “no action without prayer, no prayer without action.” His applied theology interprets Christianity as a trauma-transforming faith movement, he reads Scripture as divinely inspired through and for traumatized communities, and he understands hospitality, story, and prayer-centered community as the most powerful tools of healing. In this episode, ...
How We Describe God And Why It Matters
March 15, 2023 10:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBOften in our culture and especially in the Western church, we tend to describe God in abstract terms and with intangible qualities, and can even find ourselves desiring information about God rather than a testimony about our relationship with Him. But the Lord is real and moving around us in ways we can know with our senses. He is speaking and revealing Himself to you in a unique way, and there are concrete truths about God that you have a personal witness to. So today, ask yourself, who...
When "Focusing on Jesus" Causes Us to Miss Him Completely
March 01, 2023 11:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBWelcome to Season 3, friends! Thanks for tuning in. Our gaze should always be toward Jesus, but we must ask ourselves what version of Jesus are we trying to focus on? Are we worshipping the fullness of who He is, or are we trying to push attention towards a comfortable version of Him while ignoring the very brokenness He was sent to restore in the world? This is what we'll be diving into in today's episode. New episodes on Wednesdays! Bi-weekly! Thanks for subscribing and leaving a revie...
Exceedingly More Than You Can Imagine | God's Not Limited By Your Ability to See
June 22, 2022 19:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBBeloveds, I've got good news! God's power isn't limited by your capability to anticipate or perceive His goodness. When you can't even imagine better, and your eyes can't see God's faithfulness on the horizon. You can rest assured in the truth that He is still able to do exceedingly more. In this episode, let's dive into this truth together. Scriptures Mentioned: Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within u...
Did God Abandon Us Here? Trusting God beside the Red Sea.
May 25, 2022 06:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBAre you feeling stuck? Is there a lack of clarity on how to move forward? Does it seem like there are impenetrable barriers between where you are and what God has promised for you? You are not alone! So many people who trust the Lord are uncertain right now. They feel like they are wandering aimlessly with no direction and no leader. Yet, Christ has not abandoned you. In this episode, Gabrielle is preaching on why the moment you're in right now feels so intense and why it feels like you're...
Did God Abandon Us Here? Trusting God beside the Red Sea.
May 25, 2022 06:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBAre you feeling stuck? Is there a lack of clarity on how to move forward? Does it seem like there are impenetrable barriers between where you are and what God has promised for you? You are not alone! So many people who trust the Lord are uncertain right now. They feel like they are wandering aimlessly with no direction and no leader. Yet, Christ has not abandoned you. In this episode, Gabrielle is preaching on why the moment you're in right now feels so intense and why it feels like you're...
The Heart Behind Returning to Joy Ministry
May 11, 2022 19:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBWe've got a special guest! Executive Director of Wildfire Network, Taylor Rogers, steps behind the mic to interview Gabrielle Leonard, Director of Returning to Joy. In this episode you'll hear her heart and the why behind the ministry of Returning to Joy. Letter from the host: Dear Beloveds, Reflecting on and responding to the faithful and intelligent love of God has been therapeutic to my mind, heart, and body! I vulnerably share because I want you to experience the joy of authentic c...
The Heart Behind Returning to Joy Ministry
May 11, 2022 19:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBWe've got a special guest! Executive Director of Wildfire Network, Taylor Rogers, steps behind the mic to interview Gabrielle Leonard, Director of Returning to Joy. In this episode you'll hear her heart and the why behind the ministry of Returning to Joy. Letter from the host: Dear Beloveds, Reflecting on and responding to the faithful and intelligent love of God has been therapeutic to my mind, heart, and body! I vulnerably share because I want you to experience the joy of authentic c...
The Kind of Vulnerability that Strengthens and Secures You
April 07, 2022 05:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBIn this episode Gabrielle has the pleasure of sitting down with Chandler Merritt for a conversation on vulnerability. Chandler is an administrative genius but more importantly she is an incredible human who has uniquely learned the role vulnerability plays in strengthening and securing her. You don't want to miss the visual picture she paints for how the process of being vulnerable fortifies the truth about our past and helps us move forward with new perspective and healing. Letter from th...
The Kind of Vulnerability that Strengthens and Secures You
April 07, 2022 05:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBIn this episode Gabrielle has the pleasure of sitting down with Chandler Merritt for a conversation on vulnerability. Chandler is an administrative genius but more importantly she is an incredible human who has uniquely learned the role vulnerability plays in strengthening and securing her. You don't want to miss the visual picture she paints for how the process of being vulnerable fortifies the truth about our past and helps us move forward with new perspective and healing. Letter from th...
Dwell In The Land
March 24, 2022 14:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBThe Lord will make room for you. This episode is a overview of Genesis 26. Observing what we notice to be true about God and His children as they respond to His command to dwell in the land. Scripture: Genesis Chapter 26 Letter from the host: Dear Beloveds, Reflecting on and responding to the faithful and intelligent love of God has been therapeutic to my mind, heart, and body! I vulnerably share because I want you to experience the joy of authentic connection with Jesus, yours...
Dwell In The Land
March 24, 2022 14:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBThe Lord will make room for you. This episode is a overview of Genesis 26. Observing what we notice to be true about God and His children as they respond to His command to dwell in the land. Scripture: Genesis Chapter 26 Letter from the host: Dear Beloveds, Reflecting on and responding to the faithful and intelligent love of God has been therapeutic to my mind, heart, and body! I vulnerably share because I want you to experience the joy of authentic connection with Jesus, yours...
For Those Who Are Grieving: A Guided Prayer
March 10, 2022 23:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBThis episode is uniquely for those who are grieving. It's for those who know they are carrying pain but don't have the words or the strength to vocalize it yet. It's for those who know their heart is broken and their mind is confused. I get it. I'm there too. So in this episode I'm spending time praying for you...for us. I invite you to just receive. Prayer will then lead into some guided time for you to vocalize what you need to Christ. It's okay if you don't have words: often we don't kn...
For Those Who Are Grieving: A Guided Prayer
March 10, 2022 23:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBThis episode is uniquely for those who are grieving. It's for those who know they are carrying pain but don't have the words or the strength to vocalize it yet. It's for those who know their heart is broken and their mind is confused. I get it. I'm there too. So in this episode I'm spending time praying for you...for us. I invite you to just receive. Prayer will then lead into some guided time for you to vocalize what you need to Christ. It's okay if you don't have words: often we don't kn...
His Story: God's Been Good for A Long Time
February 23, 2022 14:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBHe is God of the generations. His goodness goes beyond are daily experiences. His goodness stretches back beyond our timeline. Christ has the authority to say on the cross "It is finished" because of who He's been, who He is, and who He forever will be. When we position ourselves under the truth that God's goodness isn't dependent upon our experiences we can find security and rest for souls. Scriptures: After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scriptur...
His Story: God's Been Good for A Long Time
February 23, 2022 14:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBHe is God of the generations. His goodness goes beyond are daily experiences. His goodness stretches back beyond our timeline. Christ has the authority to say on the cross "It is finished" because of who He's been, who He is, and who He forever will be. When we position ourselves under the truth that God's goodness isn't dependent upon our experiences we can find security and rest for souls. Scriptures: After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scriptur...
You're Created to Reveal Treasure
February 08, 2022 07:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBAre you feeling stuck? Paralyzed and weighed down by your dreams and hopes for the future? Maybe you're longing to birth something beautiful, but you're hitting a wall? If so, this episode is for you: The achiever. The one longing to build something significant but feeling shut down in the process. It may surprise you, but you're not creating treasure; however, you are created to reveal treasure. Understanding the difference between those two statements is crucial for freedom in creativity. ...
Selah: Learning How to Pause
February 09, 2021 15:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBScriptures mentioned: Psalms 46: 1 - 7 TPT God, you’re such a safe and powerful place to find refuge! You’re a proven help in time of trouble— more than enough and always available whenever I need you. So we will never fear even if every structure of support were to crumble away. We will not fear even when the earthquakes and shakes, moving mountains and casting them into the sea. For the raging roar of stormy winds and crashing waves cannot erode our faith in you. Pause in his presenc...
Selah: Learning How to Pause
February 09, 2021 15:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBScriptures mentioned: Psalms 46: 1 - 7 TPT God, you’re such a safe and powerful place to find refuge! You’re a proven help in time of trouble— more than enough and always available whenever I need you. So we will never fear even if every structure of support were to crumble away. We will not fear even when the earthquakes and shakes, moving mountains and casting them into the sea. For the raging roar of stormy winds and crashing waves cannot erode our faith in you. Pause in his presenc...
Dealing with Anxiety and Panic Attacks in 2020 with Ashley Rogers
December 09, 2020 11:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBAshley Rogers, founder and director of Created Art Ministry, joins Gabrielle Leonard this week to discuss anxiety and her experience with increased panic attacks in 2020. She gives wisdom on how to move past the shame and what it looks like to connect with Jesus amid anxiety practically. The amount of insight provided in this conversation is unreal. You’ll be encouraged! Special Guest: Ashley Rogers https://www.createdministry.com/ Scriptures mentioned: Philippines 4:6-7 NKJV Be anxiou...
I Confess: A Talk On Repentance, Self-Justification, and the Need To Be Right
July 21, 2020 21:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBWell, I'd say it's about time! It's been weeks since I've posted a new podcast episode. In this episode I'm sharing the why. I've been wrestling a lot lately. But it's time to get back to sharing on this platform. I invite you to listen to this first episode back. You'll hear my heart and my confession and repentance. It's a raw episode. Not polished. But the goal, if there is one, is like always to spark in you a desire to be, live, and move with God. Seek His Face & Walk With Him Script...
Today I Practiced Rest
May 27, 2020 03:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBContrary to popular belief, rest is not just pausing from activity. Biblical rest is an exchange. Jesus said, "I will give you rest." Rest is a gift. It's a symptom of someone who has been with Jesus. In today's show, I share how I recently practiced rest. I end the episode with an activation (guided prayer time) to help you connect with God and experience His rest. Scriptures mentioned: Matthew 11:28 NIV “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew ...
The Lord Always Accomplishes His Word: Looking To A Trustworthy God
May 19, 2020 14:00 - 11 minutes - 7.87 MBYou can count on God to be faithful to what He has promised. He is trustworthy. In this season, I am eagerly anticipating the fulfillment of His promises to me. I once heard someone say, "Your joy will mirror your hope", I get that now. These last few weeks, I've experienced a more resilient and consistent joy. In this episode, I'll share my source of hope and how I'm anchoring to the one who promised. Scriptures mentioned: Isaiah 45:3 NIV I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored...
Living In The Delight Of God: A Message Spoken at Awake Women's Gathering on 3/4/2020
May 13, 2020 17:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBIn this episode, you'll hear a recording of a message I gave on March 4, 2020, at ONE's Awake women's gathering. As I prepped for this talk God promised me that each listener would experience a personal and intimate moment with Him. That's what I'm praying still for all who listen to this episode. He desires you. You are His delight and I pray that my story reminds you of that truth and invites you into an experience of it. Responses To This Message: "Such an impactful message by Gabriell...
5 Things About Gabrielle: Sharing A Little More About Myself & Why I started The Podcast
May 05, 2020 15:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBOkay, this is an overdue episode. In this episode, the simple and the sacred collide as I share a little bit more about myself and why I started the Returning To Joy Podcast. Scriptures mentioned: Jeremiah 29:11-14 NIV For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your h...
5 Things About Gabrielle: Sharing A Little More About Myself & Why I started The Podcast
May 05, 2020 15:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBOkay, this is an overdue episode. In this episode, the simple and the sacred collide as I share a little bit more about myself and why I started the Returning To Joy Podcast. Scriptures mentioned: Jeremiah 29:11-14 NIV For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your h...
Time To Share: 5 Things About Gabrielle
May 05, 2020 15:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBOkay, this is an overdue episode. In this episode, the silly and the sacred collide as I share a little bit more about myself and why I started the Returning To Joy Podcast. Scriptures mentioned: Jeremiah 29:11-14 NIV For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your he...
Navigating The Unknown and Becoming Expectant of Good
April 29, 2020 15:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBHope is the joyful anticipation of Good. Hope is expectant and it remains regardless of the current conditions. We all know this to be true, yet when we're navigating unknown territory and can't see the road ahead clearly we sometimes default to our own speculations or reasonings that are devoid of hope. They're rooted in fear and past disappointments. In this episode, Gabrielle shares how she is practically and proactively anchoring herself in truth. Scriptures mentioned: Isaiah 26:2 NLT...
A Word On Luke 24: Including Jesus
April 21, 2020 16:00 - 11 minutes - 8.17 MBTwo disciples were on the road to Emmaus discussing the events of the crucifixion. Jesus was on their lips yet they walked in despair. But why? In this episode, Gabrielle encourages us to recognize the difference between having a discussion about Jesus and having a conversation that includes Jesus. Scriptures mentioned: Luke 24:13-18 TPT Later that Sunday, two of Jesus’ disciples were walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus, a journey of about seventeen miles. They were in the midst of a discuss...
Learning to Include Jesus: Are You Having A Discussion About Him or With Him?
April 21, 2020 16:00 - 11 minutes - 8.18 MBTwo disciples were on the road to Emmaus discussing the events of the crucifixion. Jesus was on their lips yet they walked in despair. But why? In this episode, Gabrielle encourages us to recognize the difference between having a discussion about Jesus and having a conversation that includes Jesus. Scriptures mentioned: Luke 24:13-18 TPT Later that Sunday, two of Jesus’ disciples were walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus, a journey of about seventeen miles. They were in the midst of a discuss...
Learning to Including Jesus: Are You Having A Discussion About Him or With Him?
April 21, 2020 16:00 - 11 minutes - 8.18 MBTwo disciples were on the road to Emmaus discussing the events of the crucifixion. Jesus was on their lips yet they walked in despair. But why? In this episode, Gabrielle encourages us to recognize the difference between having a discussion about Jesus and having a conversation that includes Jesus. Scriptures mentioned: Luke 24:13-18 TPT Later that Sunday, two of Jesus’ disciples were walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus, a journey of about seventeen miles. They were in the midst of a discuss...
Learning to Including Jesus: Are You Having A Discussion About Him or With Him?
April 21, 2020 16:00 - 11 minutes - 8.18 MBTwo disciples were on the road to Emmaus discussing the events of the crucifixion. Jesus was on their lips yet they walked in despair. But why? In this episode, Gabrielle encourages us to recognize the difference between having a discussion about Jesus and having a conversation that includes Jesus. Scriptures mentioned: Luke 24:13-18 TPT Later that Sunday, two of Jesus’ disciples were walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus, a journey of about seventeen miles. They were in the midst of a discuss...
The Kissing Hand: Experiencing The Confirmation of God's Presence
April 14, 2020 22:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBI'm grateful for the incredible lengths The Father goes to demonstrate His love for us. Nothing can restrict it. He doesn't merely proclaim His love; He goes the distance to ensure we experience it uniquely directed towards us. In this episode, Gabrielle shares a story about how God used the children's book, "The Kissing Hand," written by Audrey Penn to assure her of His love. Scriptures mentioned: Song of Songs 1:2 NLT Kiss me and kiss me again, for your love is sweeter than wine Isaia...
How the Gospel Reveals The Nature of God's Voice
April 07, 2020 22:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBThoughts come quickly to our minds throughout each day. Some are fleeting, gone just as swiftly as they came. Others linger, and if left unchecked, will take up residence in our mind. We're commanded in scripture to take captive every thought that stands against the knowledge of God. In this episode, Gabrielle shares her process for identifying her thoughts and ensuring they agree with the nature of God. Scriptures mentioned: John 3:16-17 TPT For this is how much God loved the world—he g...
Becoming Aware of Your Heavenly Reality: A Word for During the Coronavirus Pandemic
April 01, 2020 16:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBOur inheritance right now is that we are seated in heavenly places with Christ Jesus. Our world may be disrupted and in chaos due to the Coronavirus but we must be a people that are connected to and reflective of the atmosphere of heaven. In this episode, Gabrielle brings a powerful and practical word on how to become aware of and mirror the reality of heaven on earth. Scriptures mentioned: For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms becau...