This episode is all about letting God turn everyday spaces into holy ground. I share honest stories from recent weeks—braving rain and awkwardness at UTD, meeting folks over coffee, and learning again that God’s presence can meet us anywhere if we’ll just show up. I invite you to listen in as I reflect on the slow, steady work of prayer and the surprising ways God is knitting together a launch team marked more by humility and expectancy than big strategies. If you’re longing to see the sacred in the ordinary, or curious about real-life faith, you’ll find good company here.
Key Highlights
- Following a small nudge from the Spirit to visit a familiar Starbucks, which leads to heartfelt gospel conversations with students and staff.
- Dishing out Starbucks gift cards to bless students during finals—and opening doors for honest talks about Jesus, faith, and church planting.
- Sharing Jesus with a student who’s “halfway there” and listening for Spirit-led ways to love and encourage those around me.
- Noticing how simple acts—being present, asking questions—create sacred space for the Spirit to move, including praying for strangers in moments of need.
- The quiet growth of our Tuesday morning prayer time: from two people to a small circle, gathering not out of obligation but hunger for God’s presence.
- Reflections on what really marks the church—becoming a people shaped by Jesus’ presence, not religious performance or fancy branding, but being together before God.
- The central role of the Lord’s Table—why Breakthrough Church’s logo is the cup and the bread, and how the body and blood of Jesus is our truest provision.
Selected Quotes
- “You can’t make this up. This is the Lord, and I think he’s trying to pursue you and tell you how much he loves you. And I shared the gospel with her and encouraged her to investigate who Jesus is. Everything hinges on who you decide Jesus is.”
- “We are the temple of the Holy Spirit. We are the resting place of God. The people of God are the resting place of God. He has set his name among us and in us. His reputation is now tied up with our identity and who we are.”
- “We do not have to strive for his presence... We simply humbly and lowly and empty come to the Lord and ask him to awaken our hearts with fresh faith for the presence of the Spirit because he’s there and he’s the one that’s gonna author that fresh faith for you to discern him, to see him, to love him, to bless him, and to move in power with him.”
References
- Breakthrough Church website: breakthroughdallas.com or bd.church
- 1 Kings (Solomon dedicating the temple)
- John 17
- Ephesians 3:16–19 (Paul’s prayer: “that you may be filled with all the fullness of God”)
- Tuesday morning prayer and fasting—for more info or to join, reach out through our website
