JTWR | Journey Together With Ritz

Are You Your Sister's Keeper? What does that even mean? And are we even doing it well?!Join us on today’s episode where we talk SISTERHOOD - as God designed it to be. 

Resources:Lisa Bevere - Nurture and GodmothersJennie Allen - Find Your People

From brokenness to wholeness - What does a surrendered life in Christ even look like in today's world?
I'm diving deep with guest Natalie Maglaris to talk about her story.
Who she was, who she became, and who she is today - a woman on a mission to display family on a mission.
YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS ONE!

Natalie & Sam's Restaurant: Bacon and Jam

Resource: Becoming a Woman of Excellence by Cynthia Heald

Scripture References:
Psalm 34:18Isaiah 54:5Col 2:6-7John 4:23Prov 16:9

My guest today Maria Gomez has served in many churches for over 16 years as a guest speaker, and worship leader and travels on mission trips when possible. She has been married for 5+ wonderful years to her lovely husband, Anthony, and they lead a podcast together called “The Team Gomez Podcast”

She shares her love for Jesus and people through acts of service, including custom-made crafts, creative backdrops for events, and custom clothing under the name JLovesBeauty Co.

Official TeamGomez Podcast Page:

teamgomezpodcast.podbean.com

SPOTIFY

open.spotify.com/show/6Ri9Ib4jWG4IjDmcmafp0Y

APPLE

http://podcasts.apple.com/.../the-team-gomez.../id1510840754

Additional Show Notes:

• BOOK: Marks of the Cross: Embracing the Character of Christ by Robert Gladstone
• BOOK: The Bait of Satan by John Bevere

*Bonus Episode* with guest Melody Fabien

"When you get a prophetic WORD, there's gonna be a prophetic WORK." -Melody Fabien

A very important message from my bestie Melody. She shared at a church here in Chicago and it was so encouraging and convicting. 

Here are some scripture references:
1 Tim 1:18-20
2 Tim 2:3-4
Col 1:12-14

You can catch the YouTube video of this message here.

GUEST: Jose Oyola

Jose Oyola, a lifelong resident of Chicago, has been serving God for over 20 years. He currently serves as pastor/elder at Cross Culture Church.

Cross Culture Church IG:
https://www.instagram.com/crossculturechicago
Jose Oyola IG: @jtoyola8

Some Scriptures Mentioned:

Resources:

✨On today’s JTWR episode, I want to shine some heavenly light on my singles.

Yes, you wonderful-free-humans-that-can-do- just-about-anything-you-want.

Mentorship and Coaching:

Cd+Melody Fabien

Are you loving God with your WHOLE heart, mind, emotions, and strength?

I was just pregnant with my little guy Uriah and living an answered prayer, but not before dealing with some difficult waiting.

Main Scripture Reference:

“Trauma is anything that changes for the worse. The way that you see yourself, the way that you see other people, the way that you see the world or the way you see God.” -Dr. Anita Phillips 

God can use us however He wants but I’ve learned over the years that I can be useful to the body or I can really grab hold of deeper things in the Lord and allow Him to touch EVERY area of my life (not just some parts) so that I can be the MOST useful to my family, my friends and the body around me. 

That God-awareness and being able to recognize things in our lives are important and valuable in the kingdom of God. If you need help with unprocessed pain, reach out to someone in your local church or seek a professional counselor.  

My friend Vanessa Cruz is a licensed therapist.

Scripture reference:

Guest: Lymari Navarro

How could God possibly love someone like me? 

Phili 3:3-9

John 15

Proverbs 18:1

Jeremiah 2:13

Proverbs 13:20 

Today's Episode Topic: Vulnerability and Transparency PART 2

In order to really thrive in our lives, we need to choose to be vulnerable over only always wanting to be transparent.

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