

The Healing & Freedom Journey
Mark DeJesus
Experience Mental, Emotional and Relationship Health
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Oct 26, 2023 • 46min
What is Grace? Part 4: The Power of Grace and Peace
Explore the power of grace and peace in one's life and journey, and the lack of emphasis on grace when calling out false doctrine. Discover the significance of grace and peace in teachings, mental health, and identity. Learn how grace brings greater peace and how to treasure and manifest grace in our lives. Rest hope fully on the grace Jesus provides and stand strong in battles over grace's influence.

Oct 20, 2023 • 53min
What is Grace? Part 3: Grace in the Old Testament
When we consider the word grace, we often reference the New Testament, especially Paul’s writings on grace. But the usage of the word grace is actually all throughout the Bible, even in the Old Testament. When we consider the Old Testament, many think of law, judgment and an intense standard of living that cannot be […]

Oct 18, 2023 • 25min
Working Through Control Issues
Are you aware that control issues may be hindering your mental health journey? The influence of control becomes place in our lives where we exert extensive effort, pressure, power or force to manipulate a situation or people. We can even have control issues with our own thoughts that send us into pressurized tailspins. I took […]

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Oct 12, 2023 • 1h 4min
What is Grace? Part 2: Discovering Grace
Explore the transformative power of grace and its impact on our lives. Discover the true gospel and the grace that God offers beyond accepting Jesus. Challenge misconceptions of grace, including the idea that it gives license to sin. Understand the importance of grace in church communities and relationships. Learn how grace can build up and edify others, focusing on empowerment rather than sin.

Oct 10, 2023 • 44min
What to Do When You Are TRIGGERED
Triggering is a term that is used often in mental health, to the point that it has even become a cultural expression that many use. What does it mean to become triggered and what can we do to work through moments in our life when our emotions get bombarded in this way? When we are […]

Oct 5, 2023 • 1h 11min
What is Grace? Part 1
Explores the concept of grace and its impact on mental, emotional, and relationship health. Reflects on a personal journey of experiencing grace through the love of the father. Discusses the transformative power of grace in various aspects of life, including marriage and parenting. Explores the multifaceted nature of grace and its manifestations in behavior, appearance, music, and prayer. Emphasizes that grace is a gift, not earned, and empowers individuals to focus on what God is doing in their lives. Discusses how grace can change one's perspective and lead to personal transformation.

Sep 28, 2023 • 23min
How OCD Infected My Pastoral Ministry
What happens when you are in pastoral ministry, but you wrestle with obsessive compulsive struggles? It actually took me a long time to realize that I struggled with OCD and perfectionism. Looking back, it definitely took a toll on my daily sense of peace. In this broadcast, I want to share some honest struggles I […]

Sep 27, 2023 • 11min
There is No Such Thing as a 20 Minute Call (And Other Helps for Your Journey)
While addressing a question that came in, I took a brief tangeant to discuss some important things that can be helpful when it comes to our healing and freedom journey. When it comes to issues of the heart and working through our mental and emotional health, there is no such thing as a 20 minute […]

Sep 26, 2023 • 30min
Are You Obsessive Compulsive About SIN?
Do you find in your desire to honor God’s ways that you’ve become obsessive compulsive about sin, identifying sin and trying to get rid of sin in your life? I get many emails and questions regarding sin that have intense obsessive distortions. It drives people to compulsively check for sin and find out what things […]

Sep 22, 2023 • 27min
Are You Battling Existential OCD?
Is it possible that your existential deep dives are revealing the presence and influence of OCD? Are you obsessive about chasing doubts about your existence or God’s existence? Over my 30 years of ministry experience, I have observed many who get lost in certain questions related to life, death, existence, God, eternity and more that […]


