Beyond the Building

85. Experiencing Hard in the New with Special Guest: Sandy Lyon

Hear how God shapes our hearts during difficult new seasons with special guest, Sandy Lyon. In this week’s episode. Sandy knows about experiencing hard times in the new. After relocating her family 8 times during her sons’ formative years, Denver became home base for 12 years. Sandy flourished in new relationships, started a new business and lived in a tremendous spiritual community until God called them away again. This move contained more pain than she could have imagined but God was using this painful season to create a heart of compassion in Sandy that has impacted many on the way.

84. Navigating New in Silent Seasons

New seasons are exciting but often come on the heels of silent seasons. We are tempted in these silent seasons to feel hopeless and forgotten but God is moving in these seemingly silent moments to order events and orchestrate steps preparing the way for what He has for us in the new. Avoiding the silent season leaves us unprepared for what He has coming our way.

83. It’s Not a Resolution

Tis the season…of making fabulous resolutions that deep down, you doubt you will keep! This is a month of celebrating the “NEW” that a relationship with Christ brings to your life. The Word of God tells us that in Him, He has made all things new. We love that! However, have you noticed that you still struggle with sin? Join us as we share some practical tools for seeing God continue…to make all things new in your walk with Him as you surrender to His Lordship.

82. You’re Invited

Feeling left out was a part of Eunice Lai’s story. For years, the lies that the enemy told her left her feeling excluded and not good enough. Recently, during a very serious month long bought with Covid, Eunice experienced an outpouring of love from family, friends and strangers. This allowed her to realize the importance and uniqueness of the part of the body of Christ that she was created to be! Join Eunice as she shares her journey and invites you into the story, to know that you are not left out. There is a place at the table of God for you!

81. Jesus Came So That No One Has To Be Left Out

The single most important message that can be shared in any season is this: Jesus came to earth so we would not be left out. In today’s episode, Debbie and Laura share from the Word of God the most important gift of all, the gift of salvation. This gift is for everyone, no one has to be left out. Listen in and share this life changing message. It might just be the gift that changes the story for you or for someone you love.

80. The Irony of Being In... Yet Being Out

As we continue in our series called “Not Left Out”, we focus today on the irony of the “in crowd” in the Christmas story...actually being left out...and the “out crowd”...actually being included “in”, in one of the most significant moments ever...the birth of the Messiah!
Have you experienced the pain of believing yourself to be in the “out crowd” of life? There is a powerful word for you in this Christmas story and it is all about achieving HIS perspective of what/who is really important!

79. Jesus Understands Feeling Left Out

Feeling left out is not a good feeling; and yet it is likely something that you have felt at some time in your life. There is something about the holidays to accentuate this emotion of sadness of not being included. Jesus understands how you are feeling. The Christmas story offers hope to those who have been hurt by feeling left out. In this opening episode, we will take a look specifically at how Jesus experienced being left out...and how we can love others with a greater sensitivity.

78. Christa’s Story: Experience to Strength and Hope

Revelation 12:11 states that we overcome the accusations by the enemy through the blood of the Lamb and by the word of our testimony. In this podcast, Christa DiEmedio shares a powerful testimony of the transformative work of the Holy Spirit as He brought the prodigal home.

77. Gratitude: Call It a Procession

Many of us find ourselves in challenges today. The early church was certainly in a season of struggle as they were persecuted and scattered in Paul’s time, but Paul shares an amazing image in 2 Thessalonians 2:14 that can radically change our perspective in our challenges allowing us to truly be grateful in all circumstances.

76. Special Guest Missy Reimer - “Christ is All I Need”

Missy Reimer’s world was radically disrupted when she was informed by physicians that she had a 5% chance of surviving a cancer diagnosis. Her answer was simple: “My God is bigger than your 5% chance.” Missy joins Debbie and Laura in sharing her powerful testimony of how choosing gratitude was critical to her journey through battling a rare cancer.