Heart-to-Heart Lecture Notes

Jul 13, 2024

Heart-to-Heart Lecture Summary (May 21st)

Introduction

  • Host: Welcoming attendees to a watch party.
  • Guest: Denise Smith, described as a fervent woman of God, business owner for 10 years, in a journey from religion to Kingdom learning.
  • Key Aspects: Denise has experienced miraculous healings and ministers prophetically and through healing internationally.

Personal Background

  • Denise has six children and lives in Alberta.
  • Grew up in a conservative church but later had a transformative experience with God.
  • Milestone Event: Anointed by a man, spoke in tongues, began praying for people skeptically but with divine results.
  • Talks about a profound season of transformation and self-discovery in both faith and personal life.

Family Details

  • Denise shared details about her six children, each with unique names carrying significant meanings.
  • **Children’s Names & Meanings: **
    • Chip: Free man, Ray (grandmother's initials).
    • Zoey: Life + Love, had hemolytic disease.
    • Destiny: Joy, defied critical health expectations.
    • Zakaria: Born around her father's death anniversary.
    • Max: Son, righteous and just.
    • Axl: Father of peace, named after a stepfather.
    • Other: Homeschooling, transitioning, working new jobs post-business loss.

Personal Testimony

  • Overcame difficult past involving abuse, street living, and struggles with infertility in her first marriage.
  • Felt deeply flawed but experienced divine healing and restoration with her husband Mike.
  • Reflects on the transformative nature of life’s painful experiences into divine anointing and purpose.
  • Emphasizes a relational understanding of God and the transformative power of God's love and its effect on life.

Spiritual Journey and Blog

  • Blog: “Ferocious Jeanne” inspired post-baptism in 2016 focusing on raw, authentic topics uncomfortable in conservative circles but needed.
  • Book: Writing a book titled “Say Something” chronicling her raw testimony and the healing journey but apprehensive about releasing it.
  • Emphasizes the power of testimony in overcoming by sharing personal stories vulnerably.

Unique Identity

  • Encourages acknowledging and celebrating individual unique identity.
  • Shares personal affirmations highlighting traits like strength, intensity, tenderness, boldness, trust in God, and cultural adaptability.
  • Key Insight: Learning to embrace and love her true self post-spiritual transformation.

Healing and Ministering

  • Shares passion for healing ministry stemming from personal life experiences, equating it to emotional and spiritual justice.
  • Examples: Praying for physical ailments, trauma healing, and spiritual insights.
  • Emphasizes trust in divine guidance during ministry and highlighting God’s powerful and loving nature.

Prophecies and Encouragements

  • Denise engages in prophetic ministry by speaking encouragements and insights into the lives of various audience members and attendees.
  • Common Themes: Confirmations about their spiritual journeys, calling, personal struggles, and affirmations of God’s plans and love for them.
  • Notable Insight: Strong emphasis on God’s timing, and individual purposes being revealed through faith.

Final Encouragement

  • Shared prayer and blessings over individuals, reinforcing trusting God’s plan and purpose.
  • Personal affirmations exchanged acknowledging the divine plan and mutual growth through shared spiritual journeys.
  • Call to Action: Encourages ongoing faith, embracing one's identity, and continual growth through divine guidance.

Conclusion

  • Notes closed with shared gratitude and excitement for continued spiritual growth and ministry opportunities.