Welcome to Threads of Grace, produced in partnership with God's Way Radio. We invite you to listen in as different women share their heartfelt stories. Throughout these conversations, we’ll see God’s faithfulness connecting us to each other and to Himself. We hope you are encouraged to search out God’s word and to connect with other believers, as Christ continues to weave together your life’s story. Be sure to follow us. Visit https://www.godswayradio.com/threadsofgrace for more information.
Can there still be peace when death is imminent? Our friend from Calvary Chapel Gainesville, Micheline Sullivan recounts how the Lord saved her life and that of her son. Be encouraged by this final Beauty for Ashes testimony closing up Season 4. Send us a text
What hope is there when childhood is taken? The Lord can restore what the enemy stole. Our dear sister in Christ, Angeline, testifies to the faithfulness of the Lord and His healing hand over her life in this Beauty for Ashes episode. Send us a text
Where is our home? This yearning for belonging must be settled in God's heart for us! Evita shares her Beauty for Ashes testimony of how the Lord used both triumph and trials to bring her rest and to show how we can be at home in the Lord wherever we are. Send us a text
When a believer faces temptation, how can she overcome sin? During this episode, Steph shares how the Lord made something beautiful from the havoc sin wreaks if we’re willing to walk the hard road of repentance. Let’s discover how only Jesus can heal, forgive, and redeem our hearts even if they go astray as we listen in to her Beauty for Ashes testimony. Send us a text
He is risen! He is risen indeed! Our final episode of Passion Week Perspectives invites us to a seven mile journey with two of Jesus' followers unaware of the hope they would soon encounter. Send us a text
After our King was crucified, He humbled Himself even further, allowing wealthy men to bury Him, thereby fulfilling prophecy. May Nicodemus tender act of preparing the dead body of Jesus illuminate our hearts to serve our Living Lord. ToG would like you to have access to a featured message by Pastor Joe Focht. "Treasuring the King's Body" has ministered to us many a Saturday before Resurrection Sunday. If you have ears to hear, you will be blessed! https://resources.ccphilly.org/detail.asp?Teach...
What happens when plans change? An abrupt inconvenience, tests the heart of particular man in Jerusalem. May we follow in his footsteps willing to serve Jesus even if it takes us out of our way. Send us a text
Next up on Passion Week Perspectives, we'll connect with an individual who appears to be an innocent bystander. How different could his life be now, all because of his interaction with Jesus during Christ's betrayal? Send us a text
Let's focus on a man with a pitcher of water who made room for Christ to come into His home as we dive into the next episode. Send us a text
As we continue our journey, let's connect with the love and abandonment with which Mary of Bethany prepared for Jesus' death and burial. Send us a text
For this first episode, we'll put ourselves in the sandals of the owners of the donkey Jesus rode into Jerusalem for His triumphal entry. Send us a text
For these special episodes, Threads of Grace would like to look at Passion Week from different perspectives. Let's listen to the introduction! Send us a text
Ever had illness touch close to home? How do you continue to trust the Lord when cancer affects the one whom you love most? Let's listen in as mother (Tanya) and daughters (Chloe and Sophia) share their Beauty for Ashes testimony. We'll be encouraged as they recount the ways they witnessed God's faithfulness in the midst of their hour of need. Send us a text
How do you hold onto the Lord when a trial not only affects you, but something even dearer to your heart- your child? Teresa shares her Beauty for Ashes testimony regarding the ongoing health crisis of her youngest son. She reminds of the goodness of God even in the midst of life's storms. We'll be stirred up to trust the Lord all the more as we see His ever-present help in times of need as we listen with open hearts. Send us a text...
Ever been bound under such a heavy weight that all hope was lost only to have the Lord break the chains in your darkest hour? As Threads of Grace continues with Beauty for Ashes , we give God the glory as only He can take a life broken by addiction and turn into something beautiful. During this episode, Ana shares her testimony of how Christ delivered her from substance abuse and granted her the ministry of praise. Listen and be reminded that salvation is possible. The Lord desires to take the c...
Ever sought and pleaded for understanding, only to have the Lord grant something better — His peace? In our first official episode for Season 4 Beauty for Ashes , Erika shares her testimony of sufficient grace during a great health trial. Throughout the three years of suffering in and out of the hospitable, in weakness and in pain, the ever-present Lord was near to her. Listen in and be encouraged that nothing is wasted. The Lord desires to use even the most challenging seasons of our lives for ...
This preview episode for Threads of Grace Season 4, introduces our theme “Beauty for Ashes.” This program is part of the ministry of God’s Way Radio, and it is truly a joy and a blessed privilege to present this season. We’re going to have different ladies share their “Beauty from Ashes” testimonies, if you will. Together we’ll glorify God because only he can bring beauty from ashes and brokenness. We'll start of with some of the ways the Lord confirmed our theme and different scriptures we can ...
This episode concludes the Calvary Chapel Miami 2023 Ladies' Retreat. Bev Ramirez wraps up the study through Psalm 139 with her message titled, "He is For You." Send us a text
Listen as some pastors wives respond to questions at the 2023 Ladies' Retreat. Send us a text
This episode, part of Threads of Grace: Bible Studies, continues with the 2023 Ladies' Retreat hosted by Calvary Chapel Miami. Let's join in Session 2 as Bev Ramirez teaches through Psalm 139, with her message titled, "He is With You." Send us a text
As we wait for the next season of Threads of Grace live episodes to be released, we wanted to share this ToG Bible Study episode with you. In this first session of the Calvary Chapel Miami 2023 Fall Ladies' Retreat, Beverly Ramirez, senior pastor's wife from Calvary Chapel Orlando, shared on the theme NEVER ALONE as seen in Psalm 139:7-10. She reminded us of the comfort we can find in that God fully knows us, yet loves us anyway. Let's join in ready to receive from this time in the word! Send us...
As we close out Season 3, Jean McClure blesses us with her words and presence. She joyfully shares the ways Calvary Chapel began. In comparing our times with those of the early days of the movement, she mentions that our culture is not unlike the atmosphere when revival began during the Jesus movement. If living virtuously was possible amidst the turmoil, unrest, and moral depravity of the 60s, we can take heart that despite the world around us, the Holy Spirit will work in us to make us more li...
We see in scripture how the Lord honors purity . He commands the tabernacle furnishings to be covered in pure gold, the sacrificial animals to be pure with no defects, and the lives of believers to be pure . The phrase “Be Holy” appears 438 times in the King James Bible! In our world, corrupted by sin, is a pure and holy life even possible? ToG invites you to listen in as we hear from Tiffany Alcala on how a life of purity is possible by the power of the Holy Spirit. Send us a text...
Join us for this look into "Humility" with Christy Quinlan. So often the interpersonal difficulties many believers can face are rooted in selfishness and pride. The good news is that as we look to Jesus, we can learn from Him what it means to walk humbly with our God. As we choose to allow Him to clothed us in humility, the Lord will strengthen us to be victorious in any circumstances. Send us a text
When life offers a morally compromising shortcut to a virtuous woman, what does she do? Amy Anguelo shares the biblical definition of discipline and self-control along with the proper perspective on the importance of these virtues. Join the conversation as the ToG team discusses how to grow in following Christ’s example of a Spirit-led life rather than a flesh-filled existence. Send us a text
We’ve probably all heard the saying: patience is a virtue. But what the Bible teaches is infinitely more encouraging! Psalm 27:14 reminds us to “Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!” During our fourth episode this season, Silvia Gomez shares how the Lord has continued to teach her the value of patience and ways to grow in applying the virtue of waiting on the Lord. Send us a text...
As we think of the virtue of Faithfulness, perhaps you remember the beautiful hymn, “Great is Thy Faithfulness.” The chorus is based on Lamentations 3 verses 22 through 23 “Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.” Join us as we glean from the Lord’s faithfulness that we might have Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow. Let’s join in as ToG invites Janexis Goldberg to share on how the Lord ...
As we discuss the value of the Virtue of Wisdom this episode, we can’t help but notice how valuable it is to the Lord that He devotes an entire Book of the Bible to its study. Easton's Bible Dictionary defines wisdom as a moral rather than an intellectual quality. True wisdom is a gift from God to those who ask it. Throughout Proverbs, wisdom may be regarded not as just a mere personification of the attribute of wisdom, but as a divine person, "Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God." Let...
“What is truth?” This same question which Pilate asked Jesus, who is the way, the truth and the life, is still being asked by many today. During this episode, Rachel Varas joins the ToG team for a conversation on the importance of Honesty and Integrity in our lives. We see in Jesus’ prayer found in John 17:17, "Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth," that the essential foundation for truth and therefore every virtue is the Word of God- the Bible. We'll also gather practical ways to app...
In Proverbs 31:10, Solomon writes, "Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies. " Threads of Grace- Season 3 focuses on VIRTUE. During this preview episode our host shares on the importance, the basis, and the development of virtue in our lives. Let’s listen in with hearts ready to find ways of becoming a virtuous woman. Send us a text
