The Morning Star Bright Lights Podcast

Faith Journeys: Amanda Bellisario's Path to Ministry and Community

In our latest episode, we welcome Amanda Bellisario, who shares her journey from a Christian upbringing in Massachusetts to her role in ministry today. Amanda discusses her transition from a Christian school to public school, early career experiences, and how each step prepared her for her current role as a pastor's wife. We also explore her husband Craig's faith journey, where a clear directive from God led him to leave his job and start volunteering at the church. Encouraged by Pastor Brian and supported by Amanda, Craig transitioned to a full-time pastoral role. The couple moved into a parsonage, embracing their new life in ministry. Amanda reflects on the challenges and rewards of being a pastor's wife, emphasizing the importance of a support system, maintaining boundaries, and grounding teachings in scripture. Amanda shares a pivotal moment when she joined Barnabas Ministries, taking a leap of faith into a role that aligned with their needs. She highlights Barnabas Ministries' mission of fostering unity among pastors through John 7:23 groups, which provide a safe space for pastors to share, pray, and support each other. This unity has strengthened congregations and led to collaborative ministry efforts. Join us to hear Amanda and Craig's inspiring story of faith, calling, and community, and how they have built a supportive church family while staying committed to God's word.
 
Watch on Youtube!
https://youtu.be/suoAGxes_eY?si=qJJYjwvb31UdFIhA
 
 

Nothing we ever do is going to satisfy us but Him. We have to have a purpose. If I'm not living my purpose, I'm dying. Jessica Youngblood

Worth the Pain: My Journey from Meth to Ministry
 
If you're going to have a life worth living, you're going to have to walk through some pain... 
 
Jessica Youngblood was born and raised in the small town of Kirby, Arkansas. A life threatened by meth addiction and suicide. From feeling like her life would never turn out any different than generations before, to finding Jesus who radically changed her life! He healed her past, helped her to love her present and she knows He has a good future for her!
 
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/jessica__youngblood/
 
 

That’s what changed my life completely. The Word. It’s alive and breathing, and the more you take the word in and read the word, the more the word becomes alive and breathing in you. - Kelly Tyan

Kelly is a wife, mother of 2, an author, speaker, podcaster, and overcomer of many things, one, being breast cancer.  Both her book and podcast is called Addicted To The Climb.
Addicted To The Climb is a breakdown of 30 short personal stories to help people stay on the climb in their faith and fitness, while getting them fired up with fuel to motivate them to do so. I want the reader to know and realize that they are never alone and that God will make a way where there seems to be no way. These stories will help the reader breakthrough their own barriers that have been holding them back while giving them hope and courage to keep on climbing.Kelley’s mission for the book is help readers activate their faith and reset their mind with a new positive self-belief.
 
Website
addictedtotheclimb.com
 
Instagram
instagram.com/kelleytyan
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/kelley-tyan-626580a1
 
Facebook
facebook.com/kelley.tyan?mibextid=LQQJ4d

When we receive Christ by faith, we have the privilege of becoming his children. - Faith Grant

Faith was very young when her parents chose her to be their daughter. Faith was given the opportunity to grow up in a loving Christian home where she became a member of a new family, received a new identity, a new name, and eventually a new inheritance. She was chosen!

God spoke a lot to Faith about her true identity in Christ. He made beauty from her ashes and she found a lot of encouragement in the Bible and other sources. 
“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you; before you were born, I sanctified you; and I ordained you a prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5
Resources: 
"Search for Significance" - Robert McGee
"Changes that Heal"- Henry Cloud Podcasts/Sermons
Bible -(Specifically loves of Abraham, Job, and Moses)
“Jesus is Calling,”
Nicholas James Vujicic is an Australian-American Christian evangelist and motivational speaker. Vujicic has tetra-Amelia syndrome, a disorder characterized by the absence of arms and legs.
Russell Joyce
The Reset- Jeremy Riddle
 

God gave Bible prophecy for the church to strengthen our faith. He gives us so much proof that his word is valid. We can trust the validity of scripture. - Sarah and Ashley

 
 
What Did Jesus Say About the End Times? ... Discourse 1 
Pastor Allen Nolan Sermon
https://youtu.be/5-ooj8FrQGQ?si=1geD3GtSpx_nhVH0
 
Rapture Sermon Series
Andy Woods
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ5WZ9aWBhyji3poqi5-Oby7rPsRzoTjJ&si=FOtfxLjyVsTM59o0
 
 
 
Some other resources that are excellent:
Hope for our times - Tom Hughes
Olive Tree ministries - Jan Markell
ProphecyPros Podcast - Jeff Kinley & Todd Hampson
Behold Israel - Amir Tsarfati Pastor Brandon
Holthaus Pastor Billy Crone, Pastor Brett Meador (specializes in expository teaching), Pastor Jack Hibbs
 

You’re not your job, you’re not your title. Our identity is in Him. He truly wants us to see ourselves as a son or a daughter. You can do things from your identity, not for an identity.- Tim Moore

You’re not your job, you’re not your title. Our identity is in Him. He truly wants us to see ourselves as a son or a daughter. You can do things from your identity, not for your identity.
When you start to see how much He loves you, how He already sees you, you don’t have to perform, and that changes the game in everything. That identity is who you are, not what you’re performing to be.
- Tim Moore
 
If you are struggling with your identity in Christ, consider these resources through Morning Star Bookstore:
When Heaven Invades Earth: A practical guide to a life of miracles
By: Bill Johnson
 
Hosting the Presence: Unveiling Heaven's Agenda
By: Bill Johnson
 

Repost- Every song you hear is worshiping something, right? And so why wouldn’t my worship want to be centered around the one who deserves it the most? Joy Poole - Yours

What do you see when you look at me God? I feel like I'm just failing at everything. He just said, "Come back in, come back in. Just trust me again. Trust me. I'm still here. I'm still listening." And I just let go, everything I have is Yours. And so I walked back in and I just released it all back to him. And when you do that, there's so much freedom and there's so much joy and there's so much peace.
 
Be sure to check out Joy's single - Yours - available on Apple Music!
https://music.apple.com/us/album/yours-single/1702553297
 
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If you wish to contact the host, Corrine James, please email her at:
corrinejamespodcast@gmail.com
 

“He’s the God who sees and in that moment, it was God seeing you.” - God’s timing is perfect. Jennifer Grant

“He’s the God who sees and in that moment, it was God seeing you.” - God’s timing is perfect. The story of how Jennifer came to know the Lord through the people He put in her life.
 
Net of Compassion is a collaborative effort of many community groups founded and driven by a highly committed citizen of Worcester, Massachusetts. After overcoming his long battle with homelessness and substance use disorder, Director Richard Gonzalez now reaches out to the homeless, addicted, and under served in our community. Ritchie, Elizabeth, and a dedicated group of volunteers at Net of Compassion tirelessly work on the streets of Worcester to seek out citizens with the most need.
“Family of Israel, you know that I can do the same thing with you. You are like the clay in the potter’s hands, and I am the potter. This message is from the Lord.” Jeremiah 18:3-6
Hotel Grace, Worcester, MA
https://www.netofcompassion.org/hotel-grace.html
 
If you wish to contact the host, Corrine James, please email her at:
corrinejamespodcast@gmail.com
 
 Rose Book of Bible Charts, Maps & Time Lines - 10th Anniversary Edition
Rose Book of Bible Charts, Maps & Time Lines has been a must-have resource for every Pastor, teacher and Bible study leader for the past ten years.Now get the updated and redesigned Anniversary Edition of this best-selling book, Rose Book of Bible Charts, Maps and Time Lines 10th Anniversary Edition!Enjoy this best-selling book expanded with new charts, upgraded maps highlighting modern-day cities and countries, and up-to-date facts and statistics! Includes 216 reproducible pages of illustrations, charts, and maps on a variety of Bible topics, with two fold-outs of the genealogy of Jesus, cutaway Tabernacle illustration and Bible Time Line.
Get through The Morning Star Bookstore!