Grace Gathered

Buckle your seatbelts for one of our favorite episodes yet! Believe me, we know this is a hard topic to address. But you won’t regret joining us as we find freedom in confession and conversation. As we pray over this podcast and the women who listen, this is the kind of freedom and joy we desire for each to encounter. We hope you’ll enjoy it as much as we did!

Tina Wright blesses us with a message about how we can "Love One Another" through acts of hospitality. She challenges us to consider each other believer not as a stranger, but as a guest! Is your home a missional home? Are you welcoming and hosting people in order to continue the work Jesus did on this earth? You don't need a large home or perfect decorations, but simply a welcoming, obedient spirit. The holidays are a perfect time to begin!

In this episode we discuss the different ways we can wait for one another - physically, spiritually, emotionally - and why this is so hard in our fast-paced world. One way we can be in the world but not of it is to slow down, be patient with each other, and help each other carry the burdens we tote around with us.

We began this season talking about the welcoming heart of Jesus toward others, and today we talk about putting this into action. Join us in some vulnerability as we talk about why greeting one another is so much harder than in sounds, how we protect our comfort at all costs, and how the Gospel affects the way we view the acts of greeting and welcoming each other.

Join in the conversation as we talk about some of the things that stand in the way of our ministering the “One Anothers.” The devil uses devices to divide and diminish, and one of them is judgment! Even something so small as a preferential difference can ultimately keep us from reaching out to someone God has put in our lives. Here, we share some of our own convictions and struggles to accept and love people the way Jesus did and encourage one another with practical ways to put up a prayerful fight against this part of our nature, habits, and culture. 

For further reading & reference, explore the following verses and literature (Stephanie, Libbie, and Claire are reading from the ESV, unless otherwise noted): Romans 12:10, Romans 14, Proverbs 22:6, Romans 15:7, Matthew 11:28-30, Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund, Love One Another by Don McMinn, Living Out the One Anothers of Scripture, a 30-Day Devotional by Revive Our Hearts Ministries.

In this message, Libbie introduces us to the patterns that Jesus set in motion for us to follow - every single one is a demonstration on how to love one another. "Loving other Christians the way Christ loves the church means loving them more than we love ourselves." Thank God for the love Jesus has shown to us! Join us this season for more conversation on the topic of "Love One Another," as well!

John 13:34

Welcome to Season 3! We hope you’ll join in the conversation as we study the “One Anothers” of the Bible. Claire and Stephanie jump into the heart of the matter - before we can minister to one another, we must first have the heart of Jesus, one that is open, humble, and inviting. Come alongside us to challenge what the world says about the subject with what Jesus says about it!

For further reading & reference, explore the following verses and literature: Stephanie, Libbie, and Claire are reading from the ESV, unless otherwise noted. Matthew 22:37-39, Philippians 2:5 (NIV), Matthew 19:14, 2 Peter 1, 1 Corinthians 13:1-3, Love One Another by Don McMinn, Living Out the One Anothers of Scripture, a 30-Day Devotional by Revive Our Hearts Ministries.

In a very special episode, Libbie walks us through the practice and power of praying Scripture aloud over our loved ones in the form of spoken blessings. We explore the ways we have seen prayers cover generations of people and encourage each other to answer the call to put this into practice. Together we uncover ways we have already begun implementing this in our own lives and what we can do to grow and encourage each other in it!

We hope you enjoy the end of the summer series, and we can't wait to see you next month in Season 3!

A note & an apology: while the quality of conversation is top notch, the sound quality is poor! Thank you for bearing with us through the current struggle. We promise you won't want to miss it!

For further reading & reference, explore the following verses and literature: Stephanie, Libbie, and Claire are reading from the ESV, unless otherwise noted. 2 Corinthians 10:5, Mark 10:13-16, Draw the Circle: The 40 Day Prayer Challenge by Mark Batterson.

We are excited to have you join us in the first of three episodes in our summer series on prayer!

In this episode we welcome new co-host, Claire! Together we share a conversation about why we pray, why we don’t pray, and what happens when we pray. The three of us share the different practices we have around prayer journaling and our experiences with the difficult and graceful balance between hoping, praying bold prayers, and praying “Thy will be done.”

In the rest of the summer series we will explore how we can discern sharing prayer requests from venting and gossiping, and how our prayer habits can affect the lives of our loved ones and others around us so powerfully. See you there!