Your True Identity with Ray Leight

Today’s conversation on Your True Identity is with Pat McElwee. Pat and her husband Mark have pastored Heart of God Church in San Diego, CA for 25 years. She searched for years to find help and understand her own internal struggles, cycles, and childhood traumas. In 2008 after learning key foundational tools and finding freedom with the help of others on the same path she, and a dear friend, started using the tools to help others get unstuck. Join in and hear her story of loss, trauma, and healing. http://www.heartofgodchurch.com https://equip.identityrestoration.net https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-restoration https://www.faithbygrace.org/maturing-into-yourself-book

Today on Your True Identity podcast, Ray discusses shame. If you struggle with shame at all and want to understand the causes of it, and the resolution for it, join in today's conversation. Listen in as Ray shares his struggles with shame and how the enemy uses it to steal our purpose and identity. Freedom is available. Find more resources to support your healing journey below: https://equip.identityrestoration.net https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-restoration https://www.faithbygrace.org/maturing-into-yourself-book

Joey Tomassoni and Ray discuss their journey of relational reconciliation on today’s podcast. Joey is a husband, father, artist, and a pastor. He is currently the pastor of cultivation at Downtown Hope in Annapolis, MD. Join us as we talk about our tumultuous relationship working together in leadership during the early years of the Downtown Hope church plant. We hope our vulnerable conversation and honesty about our immaturity, weaknesses, and relational issues will help and bless you on your journey. Find more resources and information relating to today's podcast linked below: https://www.downtownhope.org/ https://www.joeytomassoni.org/ https://lifeintheestuary.org/ https://equip.identityrestoration.net https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-restoration https://www.faithbygrace.org/maturing-into-yourself-book

Today’s conversation on "Your True Identity" is with Tom Jones. Tom is the Executive Vice President and COO of Global Awakening and the Academic Dean of Global Awakening’s Theological Seminary. Join us as Tom shares his journey through the discouragement of his chronic pain and multiple back surgeries and processing feeling lost in the “whys” of not experiencing healing in a healing community. Listen in to hear his miraculous story and be blessed. https://globalawakening.com https://www.faithbygrace.org https://equip.identityrestoration.net https://www.faithbygrace.org/maturing-into-yourself-book

Ray starts off season three of Your True Identity podcast looking toward the amazing guests we will have on as well as a look back at the miracles he has seen throughout his ministry time. If you are interested in hearing redemption stories of healing, being equipped with practical and sustainable tools for freedom, and being encouraged with spiritual truth about your identity, join us this season. https://equip.identityrestoration.net https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-restoration https://www.faithbygrace.org/maturing-into-yourself-book

In today’s conversation, Ray wraps up season two and shares how God answered his prayers for his own message and inspired his ministry focus. Join in and be blessed with the affirmation of your identity in Christ from the original Scriptures Jesus used in a vision to direct Ray to create the Who Do You Think You Are Bible study. Listen in and receive the truth of who you are. https://equip.identityrestoration.net https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-restoration https://www.faithbygrace.org/maturing-into-yourself-book

Today’s conversation on Your True Identity is with Darlene Curry. Darlene is a radical lover of God, a wife, a momma, and a creative. This woman is truly an amazing woman and one of the best friends you could ever have. Listen in as she shares her childhood tragic abuse and how God carried her through and brought her to a life of joy and creativity.

Today’s conversation is with Charity Cook. Charity is an Associate Evangelist with Global Awakening, an author, and speaker. Join us as Charity shares her story of reconciling loss and trauma with her theology. Listen in and be blessed by her journey of hope and overcoming while trusting God and believing the good news. Find out more information and order her new book, A Heart Like Jesus, at: https://globalawakeningstore.com More resources for your healing journey can be found here: https://equip.identityrestoration.net https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-restoration https://www.faithbygrace.org/who-do-you-think-you-are_bible-study

Today on Your True Identity Ray shares how to get to know your true identity. Join in as he reveals the destructive patterns that keep you from knowing who you are and how to get your needs met, fulfill your purpose, and live out your destiny. You can be free and be you! https://equip.identityrestoration.net https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-restoration https://www.faithbygrace.org/maturing-into-yourself-book

Today’s conversation on Your True Identity is with Rande Atcherson. Rande is a spoken word artist, a community advocate, and the director of Speak for a Cause working with non-profits to serve the community. Join in the conversation with us as Rande shares his journey from being hospitalized for severe anxiety to connecting with God in nature and finding peace gardening. Rande's IG@iSpeakChange Rande’s Website: www.speakforacause.com More resources can be found at : https://www.faithbygrace.org

Today’s conversation on Your True Identity is with Mike Van’t Hul. Mike is the Director of Global Awakening’s Network of pastors, missionaries, and itinerates. He and his wife, Deena, run Loaves and Fishes International, focusing on the care of orphans, widows, and the poor in their community and around the world. Join in as he shares their journey of serving orphaned children with severe special needs in China while experiencing trauma and loss and how he kept his peace and faith during those experiences.

In today’s podcast, Ray wraps up the conversation about grace, legalism, and the gospel with a discussion of who, what, and why Holy Spirit convicts. Join in as Ray looks at the debate of whether the Holy Spirit convicts born-again followers of Jesus of sin. Listen in and decide for yourself. https://equip.identityrestoration.net https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-restoration https://www.faithbygrace.org/who-do-you-think-you-are_bible-study

In today’s podcast, Ray continues the conversation about grace, legalism, and the gospel with the topic of repentance. Join in as Ray breaks out the definition of repentance and looks at the debate of whether it is something that followers of Jesus need to do. Listen in and decide for yourself if repentance is needed. Find more resources for your healing journey at the links below: https://equip.identityrestoration.net https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-restoration https://www.faithbygrace.org/who-do-you-think-you-are_bible-study

In today’s podcast Ray continues the conversation about grace and the gospel with the topic of confession. Join in as Ray breaks out the definition of confession and looks at the debate of whether it is something that followers of Jesus need to do. Listen in and decide for yourself if confession is needed. Find more resources at the links below: https://equip.identityrestoration.net https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-coaching https://www.faithbygrace.org/who-do-you-think-you-are_bible-study

In today’s podcast, Ray starts a discussion on the subject grace, hyper-grace, and the gospel. This is the first of a multi-week discussion on the key topics regarding the hyper-grace subject. This week Ray sets the foundation of the conversation with the topics of sin, righteousness, and sanctification. In the following weeks Ray will cover confession, repentance, forgiveness, and the conviction of the Holy Spirit. Join in on this on-going conversation and decide for yourself what might be hyper about grace. Find more resources at the links below: https://equip.identityrestoration.net https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-restoration https://www.faithbygrace.org/who-do-you-think-you-are_bible-study

In today’s podcast, Ray discusses the subject of trauma responses. It seems like the latest trend right now is labeling any reactions that we don’t expect, understand, or like from ourselves or someone else as a trauma response. Ray helps us understand the many different possibilities for these behaviors that may or may not be a trauma response. Join in and decide for yourself what might be happening. https://equip.identityrestoration.net https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-restoration

Today’s conversation on Your True Identity is with Joseph Harris. Joseph is the Lead Pastor of Love Center Church and has ministered alongside some of today’s well known ministers, such as Heidi Baker, Shawn Bolz, Kenneth and Gloria Copeland, Billye Brim, Bill Johnson, and Randy Clark. Additionally, Joseph is a Celebrity Chef who has been featured on several TV shows. He competed and won “All-Star Academy” Season 1 on the Food Network and was named “Best Home Cook In America.” Join in as Joseph shares his journey of healing through months of extreme anxiety and depression. Listen in and hear his difficult battle to restore wholeness and healing while still traveling and ministering. http://www.josephharrisministries.org/ https://www.lovecenter.info/

Ray discusses the issues of how travel can sometimes disrupt our nervous system and cause distress. Join in as he shares his recent experiences with multiple flight delays, cancelations, and divine appointments with other neurodivergent people. Listen in and hear how God sometimes provides what we need in ways that we would never expect.

Today’s conversation on Your True Identity is with Bob Hamp. Bob Hamp is the founder of Think Differently Counseling and co-founder of Think Differently Academy with his wife Polly. Besides three decades of private practice, he spent years developing a group discipleship strategy called Freedom Ministry that helped thousands of people find freedom from a broad range of struggles. Join in as he helps us understand the need to accept what is actually happening mentally and emotionally, so we don’t try to deal with a spiritual problem with material answers or a material problem with spiritual answers. Bob beautifully explains how Jesus healed both the body and spirit with spiritual and material answers. Listen in and think differently. Find more information about Bob's ministry on his website: https://tdcounseling.com/. To view additional resources for your healing journey check out our website at: www.faithbygrace.org.

Today’s conversation on Your True Identity is with Mike Hutchings. Mike has 35 years of pastoral, church planting, and "pastoring pastors" experience in a variety of church cultures. He is a leadership mentor, a pastor’s coach, and an advisor to a number of leadership teams of ministries and churches. Join us as he shares his own journey of healing and how God led him to pray for someone suffering from PTSD that developed his ministry, God Heals PTSD Foundation. Find out more information about Mike's ministry on his website: https://www.godhealsptsd.com/. View additional resources available for your inner healing journey at our website: www.faithbygrace.org/resources.