Tea With Toni - Toni Lagaras

Biblical hope is a confident expectation of Good. So...what happens when good doesn't look so good? Take a look with us at Luke 2 from a different perspective and gain some hope and encouragement as we see what to do When Good Doesn't Look So Good.

(First Service) Mary had a unique job description. She was to be a carrier of the Son of God. She was to birth the impossible. But really, it wasn't that unique at all. We also are called to be carriers of the Son of God. Carriers of His life and power. And we're to deliver it to this world. Are you ready to birth the impossible?

(Second Service) Mary had a unique job description. She was to be a carrier of the Son of God. She was to birth the impossible. But really, it wasn't that unique at all. We also are called to be carriers of the Son of God. Carriers of His life and power. And we're to deliver it to this world. Are you ready to birth the impossible?

(I do apologize, but there is a 25 second delay from when you press play to when the audio starts :) ) What? What? Why is part 1 of a two part mini-series on prayer that will get you stirred up about prayer again. We define what prayer is, check out examples of what prayer looks like in the Word, and learn why we need to pray. This is a fresh look at prayer that makes releasing the power of God easy and doable.

We have all had those times when we've prayed or we've gotten a Word from God and it just doesn't look like anything is happening. Or the opposite of what He said is happening. We take a look at some examples in the Word to bring us hope and strength to hold on and show us what to do when it doesn't look like God is moving...

Romans 4 says that we are to have faith like Abraham's. He didn't waver. He stood strong. He plunged into the promise, convinced God would do what only He could do. But what does that really look like? In Dare to Trust, we look at Abraham's life to see what his faith looked like and how we can have that same kind of trust today.

Do. Love. Walk. These are things that the Lord requires of us. Do justly. Love mercy. Walk humbly with our God. In this podcast we learn what it means to do, love, and walk and look at our perfect example of Jesus to see just how to do it and what happens when we do!

The Word is full of examples of God coming down and interacting with His man. I am so thankful I serve a powerful and amazing God, but I am even more thankful He doesn't keep His power and presence all to Himself in heaven.

The Word is full of examples of God coming down and interacting with His man. In part 2 of When God Came Down, we continue to see what drew God from heaven to Earth. The Word is full of examples of God coming down and interacting with His man. I am so thankful we serve a powerful and amazing God, but I am even more thankful He doesn't keep His power and presence all to Himself in heaven. He still comes down.

There are two ways to see - through our eyes at our circumstances or through our faith. It's time to move up higher and see what God sees. That's where victory is!

What you see (or focus on) is what will produce in your life. What you look at makes all the difference in the world where faith is concerned. Is what you're looking at causing doubt or building your faith? What do you see?

Many question things every day. And that's good. Some things need to be questioned. But when we start to question our significance, it's not so good. You are significant, and God has an amazing plan for you.

We are living in interesting times, with prophecy being fulfilled all around us, and God has put some things in my heart to pray in these last days. He doesn't need a perfect situation in which to move....He just needs a praying church to release His power. Amen!

When Joshua marched around the walls of Jericho, he had specific instructions to go around and around and around a set number of times. What if he had stopped too soon? What if he didn't finish the 7th lap on the 7th day. Sometimes we stop short just before we get to our miracle. Don't stop....your faith will see you through to the end!

There are times it seems we get answers to prayers we didn't even pray or right the minute we pray them. Then there are other times that it seems like an answer will never come. Sometimes we have to contend for what God said in our lives. It's not always easy, but it is always worth it.

There is a river of life that flows from the throne of God and flows out of us...and we can drink of it! We can come and drink freely...what are you drinking?

Do you ever look at your life and think, "Well, that's not what I thought it would look like?" Joseph went through some rough stuff on the way to seeing his dream come to pass. I wonder how many times he had this though: That's not what I thought it would look like. But God had a plan and it lead to a wonderful destiny-filled life.

One of my favorite verses is Philippians when Paul tells us he has learned the secret of living content. This can be a difficult thing to walk out in daily life, especially in our culture. Learn how we, like Paul, can live content no matter what.

God wants to do miracles in us and through us...and He usually uses what we have in our hand to do it. He can do amazing things with almost nothing if we offer it to Him in faith.