81 episodes
SPARK the Podcast Mekina Saylor, Amy Rizzuto and Jenna Shotmeyer
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- Religion & Spirituality
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4.9 • 35 Ratings
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A place of rest and connection for busy creatives. When your coffee is running and you’re on the go, find community here.
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81. The Importance of Small Groups and Building a Community with Jana Klosowsky
On this episode of SPARK the Podcast, Jana Klosowsky shares more about God’s plan for community and connection in our lives. God uses other people to encourage us, speak to us and refresh each other! The importance of intentionally seeking community with other Christians is HUGE. The people we choose to do life with, that inner circle, those people you can be vulnerable with, pray with and for, encourage each other - those people are who we go to when things get hard and we can trust with our stuff.
When we live in communities, life is just a little sweeter. It’s not perfect or without hardships, but practicing life like this within our communities of faith is part of how we become more like Christ.
Galatians 5:6 - “The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.”
Connect with Jana Klosowsky- https://www.instagram.com/janaklosowsky
Connect with the Host:
Mekina Saylor- https://www.instagram.com/mekinasaylor
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80. Resurrection Hope with Amy + Jenna
Today on SPARK the Podcast we are going to be talking all about the hope the resurrection gives us! We just finished celebrating Easter and the good news that death could not hold our Lord. After being put to death on the cross, Jesus rose on the third day, defeating death and sacrificing himself for our sins so that we can have relationship with Him! Let's dive into the hope the resurrection brings to our lives, and how this truly changes everything.
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Connect with the Hosts:
Jenna Shotmeyer- https://www.instagram.com/jennashots
Mekina Saylor- https://www.instagram.com/mekinasaylor
Amy Rizzuto- https://www.instagram.com/amyrizzutophotography
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79. Who Influences Us with Jenna + Mekina
We’re back for another Coffee Talk on SPARK the Podcast with Jenna + Mekina. This time we’ll be discussing who influences us, Jonah + the whale, and God working in us verses through us. We’re also excited to share some quiet time techniques and a little Christian music that has really moved us over the years. We hope you enjoy this episode!
Connect with the Hosts:
Jenna Shotmeyer- https://www.instagram.com/jennashots
Mekina Saylor- https://www.instagram.com/mekinasaylor
Amy Rizzuto- https://www.instagram.com/amyrizzutophotography
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78. Worship and Praise with Annie Herrmann
Today on SPARK the Podcast, we are talking all about worship and praise with our wonderful guest, Annie Herrmann! The Bible calls us to praise God! Psalm 150:6 says “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!” Psalm 100:2 says “Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!” Psalm 95:1 calls us to “come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!” Annie shares more about why worship is important, what to do when worship can feel hard, and the joy that comes from praising God alongside the local community. Listen in today!
Connect with Annie Herrmann:
Website- www.fish-eye-design.com
Professional Instagram- www.instagram.com/fisheyedesign
Personal Instagram- www.instagram.com/anneconstancephotography
Connect with the Hosts:
Jenna Shotmeyer- https://www.instagram.com/jennashots
Mekina Saylor- https://www.instagram.com/mekinasaylor
Amy Rizzuto- https://www.instagram.com/amyrizzutophotography
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77. Following God's Direction with Rebecca Haymes
Today on SPARK the Podcast, we are talking about big life intersections and following God's direction with Rebecca Haymes! Becca shares, "Recognizing these big intersections- whether in the moment or in hindsight - gives me such an appreciation for how great and vast and good God is. If we pay attention it also shows how intimately He cares for us and pursues us. Matthew 10 tells us God knows how many hairs we have on our head. Psalm 139 says God knows when we sit and when we rise, and that it’s God who created our innermost being. Psalm 44 says God knows our hearts. It’s one thing to read about God’s attention and affection for us, but it’s another thing altogether to experience & recognize it in our lives. Recognition is key. Because we can experience His goodness and be too enthralled with the gift and miss the Gift-Giver. So when I experience His goodness, and recognize it, my appreciation for Him & His ways/plans/purpose grows, and consequently my trust for Him does too.
Becca has been married to her husband, Christopher for over 12 years and they have a daughter Elena and a son, Grant. She is a wife, mom, photographer and recently just got her doula certification. Thank you for joining us Becca! We’re so excited to have you on the Podcast today!
Connect with Rebecca Haymes:
Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/rebeccahaymesphotography
Website- https://rebeccahaymesphotography.com
Connect with the Hosts:
Jenna Shotmeyer- https://www.instagram.com/jennashots
Mekina Saylor- https://www.instagram.com/mekinasaylor
Amy Rizzuto- https://www.instagram.com/amyrizzutophotography
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76. Creating a Vision Board with Stephanie Herrera
On this episode of SPARK the Podcast, we are so excited to welcome Stephanie Herrera back to share her thoughts about developing a vision board for the year! Stephanie shares, "A vision board isn’t about just quantity or checking things off a list. It's about developing a deeper relationship with God so you can get to know him and hear his voice and know the plans he has for you.
“John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.” Hear his voice, see him, seek him. Get to know him better so you can learn the plans he has for you and your assignment here. The thing I have been realizing is the more time you spend with God, the better you get to know him and recognize his voice in your everyday life."
Listen in on this episode to hear more about Steph's heart behind putting together a vision board, along with a step by step process to creating one for yourself this year!
Connect with Stephanie Herrera: Website- https://tonemediastudio.com
Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/tonemedia
Connect with the Hosts:
Jenna Shotmeyer- https://www.instagram.com/jennashots
Mekina Saylor- https://www.instagram.com/mekinasaylor
Amy Rizzuto- https://www.instagram.com/amyrizzutophotography
Learn more about NJ SPARK at www.njspark.co or follow us on Instagram at www.instagram.com/njsparkco.
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