Tea With Toni - Toni Lagaras

We are at the end of our Holy Week series, and it’s resurrection day. We all know what happened today. The church worldwide is celebrating! We are all declaring! He is Risen! Christ is risen indeed! I just have a few thoughts to share. The resurrection is a new creation reality. The first Easter morning, Jesus rose from the dead and He went to them, wherever they were. He went to Mary in the garden. He went to the two walking on the road to Emmaus. He went to the house the disciples were hiding in. And He wants to come to where you are too. Let's take a look at all the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus purchased for us. 

Good Friday is in the past now and it’s Silent Saturday. I don't know if that’s what others call today, but that seems like a good title to me. Yesterday, Good Friday, was good for us but dark for the disciples. They scattered. What happened to Jesus in the hours following the crucifixion? What happened to the disciples? Let's find out together.

It's Good Friday. Good means to be desired. And although it is good to us, it seemed dark to the disciples. Let's go through the events of Good Friday together. There's so much to see!

We've made it to Maundy Thursday of Holy Week, and it's happening. Feet washing. The Last Supper. Final words. Love one another as I have loved you. Sleeping in the garden. Jesus is arrested. So many things to see and learn from here. Let's take a deeper look.

We are deep into Holy Week, and there is a lot going on. We see a woman with an alabaster box doing something we call worship but she called simple obedience. There's the reason it's referred to as Spy Wednesday, Judas makes a deal with the elders, and so much more. I'm so thankful you've come along on this Holy Week journey with me. 

We've looked at what Holy Week is, Palm Sunday and Holy Monday. But what really happened Tuesday? Jesus was getting it done. Let's find out together the significance of His final words to the crowds and what He had to say about the fig tree He cursed the day before. 

We're back with day 2 of Holy Week - Holy Monday. From cursing the fig tree to clearing the Temple, come with us to discover the significance of what happened on this day in the final week of Jesus' life. 

I'm so excited to share my thoughts with you on Holy Week (or Passion Week). Today we look at the why behind celebrating Holy Week and answer the question of why there are differences in the gospel accounts. We also take a little deeper dive into the significance of Palm Sunday and the prophetic moment it is. 

As we move towards Christmas, two questions resonate in my soul. Do you know how loved you are? My prayer is that by the time you finish listening, you will know for certain and be filled with the tangible love of God.And...what is love supposed to do? Once we receive God's love, it has a specific work it does in our lives. Do we really know what that is? Our lives will never be the same when we do.

The elections are on Tuesday, less than a week away. It's such an unsure time in our nation. We  have talked in the last two episodes about the process of determining how to vote. Let's take a look at what happens when it's all said and done. The polls are closed. The votes are cast. It's the day after....What happens Wednesday?

My husband and I recently heard a statistic that somewhere upwards of 37,000,000 (yes, that is thirty-seven million) evangelical Christians who have decided not to vote. That number is astounding and perplexing to me. In this two-part series, we are going to address why we need to vote, some reasons why maybe we don't think it's necessary, and how we should vote. 

My husband and I recently heard a statistic that somewhere upwards of 37,000,000 (yes, that is thirty-seven million) evangelical Christians who have decided not to vote. That number is astounding and perplexing to me. In this two-part series, we are going to address why we need to vote, some reasons why maybe we don't think it's necessary, and how we should vote. 

In Ezekiel 37, God showed Ezekiel a valley full of dry bones and asked him a simple question. Can these bones live? It's a question He is also asking each of us. Do you have an situation that needs a supernatural solution? Check out this episode and learn to say along with Ezekiel, "Dry bones hear the word of the Lord!" And watch God do the miraculous for you. 

But we are back this week with All The Prayer Things. We dive deeper this week into Walking with God by glancing at Enoch and Abraham and taking a closer look at Jesus' prayer life. What does it look like to drift? Is there a different between works and effort? Can I really do this? Yes you can! Find out how today. 

There's a fight for the deep places in the heart of the church, because if the enemy can keep you in the shallows, he wins. And sometimes we don't even recognize what the enemy looks like so we give him no opposition. What are the deep places? How can we recognize our enemy? Let's dive out into those deep places together. 

Everyone wants to know the secret to an effectual prayer life, which really is a prayer life that gets answers. We dive into that today in this episode on walking with God. We want to move from a prayer life that is all about transacting business to one that takes us into the deep places of God, and we do that in walking with Him. Walking with God truly safeguards our faith and takes us to a place where we will see the supernatural. 

We are back (under a new name - Let's Go Deeper!) with the same love and passion for going deeper in the Word of God together and deeper in our walk with God. Today we are going to glance through the Christmas story and on to Elijah to see who God can use to accomplish His plans on the earth, how He needs us to pray in these last days (it's easy - you'll see), and what God spoke to Elijah on the mountain has to do with you and me today.  Are you ready to go Deeper with me?If you want to listen to the previous podcasts from the Christmas story referred to in this episode, check out the Better Together podcast hosted by Sisterhood. Spotify link:https://open.spotify.com/show/6xEInI0yWTO8g6jIDr9Mq2?si=845af80b7e3748a7iTunes link:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/better-together-hosted-by-sisterhood/id1499511375

Trust me. You need this podcast in your life. It’s like CPR for the soul. I cannot contain my excitement about this episode with my friend, Patsy Cameneti. I've known Patsy for just a few years (since 1991). She started as one of my Bible School instructors, became my employer and moved on to being a mentor and lifelong dear friend. She walks so closely with God and has always been an inspiration to me to want to do the same. In this podcast we get to catch up with, hear about a new book she's writing, and talk about too many things to list, but each one will bring you right back to the heart of God. So many truths of the posture of the church in these last days, especially in regards to prayer and walking with God.Links:Cameneti Ministrieshttp://cameneti.net/Patsy's book Engendered: What Was God Thinking?https://www.amazon.com/Engendered-Gender-Relationships-Patsy-Cameneti/dp/1680312162/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=engendered+patsy+cameneti&qid=1593715727&sr=8-1Tommy Hicks Visionht

Are you ready for some good news from across the globe? My long-time friend from Bible School days, JudiJo Adams, joins us on the podcast with some good news. They have 45 Bible School campuses on 5 different continents, so she has a unique perspective from many different countries. And let me tell you, God is on the move! I know you're going to fall in love with JudiJo's heart and passion as she gives us her bird's eye view of what God is doing in spite of this pandemic all across the world.You can connect with JudiJo through their ministry website:https://ramworld.org/Bio:With passionate pursuit to “Train leaders & impact nations,” Judi Jo has a wonder-FULL life.  Spending over 25 years in the ministry with her husband, Russ, & adding her two boys, Wesley & Evan along the way, she lives to make a difference. In addition to her heart for women’s ministry with The Inspired Woman, she is the co-pastor at Church at Glass Chapel, Broken Arrow, OK.  Backing it all up to where it began,

We are knee deep in this stay-at-home (shelter-in-place) directive in Ohio, and it's hitting us all a little differently. Today my daughter, Alli, and I had a great conversation about the quarantine from the perspective of a high school student. We chat about surviving, togetherness in a small house, taking things for granted, boredom and pressing in to God as well as what it's like to be a PK (aka pastor's kid). Grab a cup of coffee or tea and hang out with us for a bit!