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David Narcis Popovici on Christ-Centered Missional Living

In today's episode we sit down and chat with David Popovici on his and his family's ministry work in Iraq and what missions work looks like in that area of the world. David also shares his testimony with us of how the Lord radically transformed his life, as well as his heart and burden for the modern church. You don't want to miss it!

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You Asked, the Men Answer: Relationship Q&A

How do you know that the person you're dating is God's will for you, how do you know if it's the "right" person but the "wrong" time? Is it harder to date nowadays than it was in years past? Tune in as our male panelists answer your questions on singleness, dating, and marriage!

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You Asked, the Women Answer: Relationship Q&A

You asked, and the women answered! Thank you to all our listeners who submitted their questions pertaining to marriage, singleness, and the dating process. Join us as we sit down and have some real talk with Nicky and Georgiana about all of these things and more in this special extended episode. Tune in next episode for the men's responses!

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Challenges to the Modern Church

In today's conversation we discuss what we see as challenges that the modern church is facing in light of culture, the spirit of the age, and across generational gaps. We point out things that we've observed in our own churches as well as discuss ideas that Christian cultural commentators have also brought up.

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The Hope for Motherhood in the Midst of Infertility with Daniela Kovacs

We continue our conversation with Daniela Kovacs as she shares the story of how she met her husband, and how God took the both of them through a decade-long period of infertility in their marriage. We believe that Daniela's story of hope, faith, and perseverance will encourage us in our own similar or different stories of waiting, no matter what the outcome may be.

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From Religion to Relationship the Story of Daniela Kovacs

In today’s episode we sit down with Daniela Kovacs, co-author of “Daily Altar”, as she shares her life story of growing up in a broken home and in the Eastern Orthodox religion, and how Jesus chased her down and brought her to saving faith in Him! You won’t want to miss this testimony!

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Our Take on the Romanian and American Church

In this episode we answer a listener question on what the biggest differences between the Romanian Pentecostal and American evangelical church are. We cover what we enjoy about both church contexts, as well as dig into things that we believe both could improve on, and what a healthy Christ-centered church looks like in the end.

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Heartbreaks and the Pursuit of Marriage with Elias Jinar

How do you recover from heartbreak? What criteria do I need to keep in mind when choosing a godly spouse? Is missionary dating okay? Join us as we have a roundabout conversation with Pastor Elias Jinar on heartbreaks, relationships, and the pursuit of marriage as he joins us for the second time on the podcast!

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A Love Redeemed: The Marriage Story of Liz & Adam Jagenberg

This is Part 3 and our final episode in our mini-series with the Jagenbergs. We started with Adam's testimony, then moved to Liz's (and a bonus episode from her sister), and we are now ending with how the Lord brought the two of them together in marriage. Tune in for this final chapter of God's work of redemption, healing, and grace...truly a love redeemed.

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Bonus Episode: Sister & Intercessor - Corina Lasc & Liz Jagenberg

In this bonus episode we hear from Corina Lasc as she describes the years of faith, hope, and intercession that she went through as she prayed and interceded for her sister during her time of trial. This is a bonus episode to "From Ashes to Redemption: the Testimony of Liz Jagenberg.

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From Ashes to Redemption: The Testimony of Liz Jagenberg

Welcome back listeners! We are looking forward to Part 2 of our three part series with the Jagenbergs. In this episode we hear Liz's testimony of how God brought her through two abusive relationships and revealed His deep love and redemption to her in the midst of pain and suffering. This is truly a beautiful story of God's grace, mercy, and eternal redemption. We can't wait for you to tune in!

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To the New Age and Back: The Testimony of Adam Jagenberg

We kickoff a three-part series with Adam and Liz Jagenberg as we sit down and discuss their testimonies of how God worked in their lives. In today's episode Adam tells us of how he fell into the New Age and how God redeemed him out of it as a prodigal son, as well as discuss some of the problems and pitfalls of New Age ideology and what we can do as Christians to spot it.

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From Addiction to Freedom in Christ: The Testimony of Ben Cadar

In today's episode we interview a special friend of the podcast, Ben Cadar, and catch his testimony of how God brought him out of a life of drug addiction and criminal behavior and into full freedom and transformation through the power of Jesus Christ! We cannot wait for you to hear this powerful testimony and share it with those who also need to hear it.

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On Legalism and Holiness

What is legalism and how do we spot it, especially in ourselves? Where is the line between legalism and a holy desire to be set apart from the world? These are all questions we try to answer in today’s episode, tune in and find out!

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Adina & Alin Coroian on Life, Youth Ministry, and Serving in a Romanian Church

Join us as we sit down for a conversation with two good friends of the podcast, Adina and Alin Coroian. We discuss life lessons they've learned along the way from serving in various ministries in the Romanian church, especially as it relates to youth ministry and discipleship. And who knows, maybe we might get a special podcast coffee review at the very end!

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Andrew and Rebecca Valean on the Power of Prayer: Part 2

We continue our conversation from our last episode with the Valeans and dig into the importance of prayer, and some steps we can take to grow our prayer lives. We take a look at how Jesus modeled prayer himself, and what disciplines we can adopt so that our own prayer lives can better reflect the one that Jesus had.

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Andrew and Rebecca Valean on their Testimonies and the Power of Prayer

Join us as we sit down to talk with Andrew & Rebecca Valean about how God moved in their lives and the testimonies that they have of His goodness and grace. We will also discuss Andrew's heart behind prayer, and the things that we can all do to empower and grow our personal prayer lives.

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God Comes Where He’s Wanted: Altars Part 2

Join us in this second and final episode where we cover the Altars 2023 conference that was hosted by Church of the City New York. We discuss how we can deepen our prayers lives, how we can better seek after the heart of God--not just going to church for the sake of going to church and so much more.

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“God Comes Where He’s Wanted”: Our Take on Altars 2023: Part 1

"God comes where He's wanted". We recently had the pleasure to join Church of the City New York at their Altars 2023 Conference. It was an amazing weekend as fellow Christians met together to contend not only for revival, but also for how to bring prayer back into our churches...little did we know that Asbury would bring that prayer or ours one step closer just two weeks later! We go over the conference highlights in this first part, and will finish our discussion in part two.

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Life and the Universe with Damaris Derecichei

After months and months of waiting we finally get to...the Universe! But we don't make it very far, and lucky for us our special guest Damaris Derecichei is here to share her testimony with us of how God saved her into his loving grace. Tune in to find out more!

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