Our Healing Could Be Just One Prayer Away: Dr. Sarita Lyons & Lisa Victoria Fields
Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith
Jesus Calling
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🗓️ 21 November 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
This week, we explore the journeys of two remarkable women who have navigated the complexities of faith, community, and personal struggles. First, we’ll hear from Dr. Sarita Lyons, Director of Discipleship and Women’s Ministry at Epiphany Fellowship Church in Philadelphia. Sarita shares her deep love for Scripture, and how that juxtaposed with her personal, challenging experiences in a church setting. She attempts to shed light on the complexities of church relationships and the importance of healing and restoration within the faith community.
Later in the episode, we’ll hear from Lisa Victoria Fields, founder and president of the Jude 3 Project. Lisa went from an aspiring Wall Street financier to a passionate Christian apologist. She discusses the significance of wrestling with faith and how her work equips others to explore and affirm their own convictions.
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Interview Quotes:
“Before we decide to quickly leave [the church], I would say try to find a way to make connections with leaders to share what your experience was, to see if there's a path created for restoration. Give the house a chance to do the right thing before presuming and assuming that they would not.” - Dr. Sarita Lyons
“Defining clearly what the situation is and getting help from the community and not isolating are really, really key in trying to make good choices and discern what to do next.” - Dr. Sarita Lyons
“God is so good and He's so big that He can handle all of those different seasons of life that we are in as we are healing and working through church hurt. Sometimes the healing that we are looking for is literally one prayer away.” - Dr. Sarita Lyons
“I think you need a space to wrestle with God so He can be the one to give you the answer to the questions you're facing.” - Lisa Victoria Fields
“A faith that cannot be tested cannot be trusted.” - Lisa Victoria Fields
“Part of our healing comes from communicating our frustrations and our doubts and our pains to others, and then taking those in prayer to God.” - Lisa Victoria Fields
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| 0:00.0 | Life Audio. Let every heart prepare him room. Bring Jesus into your home before you hang that first ornament, with Jesus listens for Advent and Christmas. This inspirational Christmas devotional includes prayers that are perfect for the season, plus scripture verses, alongside |
| 0:21.8 | heartwarming illustrations. And it makes a treasured gift for anyone on your list. Jesus listens |
| 0:28.9 | for Advent and Christmas is available at your favorite retailer. |
| 0:33.8 | God is so good and he's so big that he can handle all of those different seasons of life that we are in as we are healing and working through church hurt. |
| 0:44.0 | Sometimes the healing that we are looking for is literally one prayer away. |
| 0:50.7 | Welcome to the Jesus Calling podcast. |
| 0:53.3 | This week we explore the journeys of two remarkable women |
| 0:56.0 | who have navigated the complexities of faith, community, and personal struggles. First, we'll hear |
| 1:01.4 | from Dr. Sarita Lyons, Director of Discipleship and Women's Ministry at Epiphany Fellowship Church |
| 1:06.7 | in Philadelphia. Sarita shares her deep love for scripture and how that juxtaposed with her |
| 1:11.8 | personal negative experiences in a church setting. She attempts to shed light on the complexities |
| 1:16.7 | of church relationships and the importance of healing and restoration within the faith community. |
| 1:22.3 | Later in the episode, we'll hear from Lisa Victoria Fields, founder and president of the Jude 3 |
| 1:27.0 | project. Lisa went from an aspiring |
| 1:29.3 | Wall Street financier to a passionate Christian apologist. She discusses the significance of |
| 1:34.8 | wrestling with faith and how her work equips others to explore and affirm their own convictions. |
| 1:40.4 | Let's begin with Dr. Sarita's story. My name is Dr. Serita Lyons, and I am a wife to Pastor Mark Lyons, who's a great husband, also an airline pilot. |
| 1:52.1 | We've been married almost 24 years, and we are the proud parents of four children, and I have the privilege of serving the local church as the |
| 2:03.7 | director of discipleship and women's ministry here in Philadelphia at Epiphany Fellowship |
| 2:09.1 | Church under the leadership of Pastor Eric Mason. |
| 2:24.7 | I'm born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and I am what you would call a quintessential church girl. My father is still a pastor of a local church. My mother who went home to be with the |
| 2:31.2 | Lord in January were really, really strong Christians. They love the |
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