Hey Friend! Welcome to Beyond Sunday.
My name is Lauren, and I’m so glad you’re here. Not for the clicks, but for connection — and not to me, but through faith in the One who connects us all: Jesus. And that fills my heart with pure joy.
I like to think of this space as less journalistic posting and more journeying out loud. A journey that, in truth, began long before the first post ever went live. If I had to place a “Day One” pin drop, it would be 8 October 2023 — the day my sista-friend Janine and I walked into Beyond.
That day I stepped into a coffee shop and, three worship songs and two latte sips in, I had the revelation: this was a divine appointment. The church I had been searching for… had just found me. What I thought were simple Sunday evening plans with a friend turned out to be Holy Spirit leading us into community — and into His presence.
And from that day to this, I am a living testimony of a life on the other side of the “but God” comma.
I’ll share more of my story as we journey together, but for now, let me put it this way: I once was lost, but now I’m found. I once was blind, but now I see. Jesus met me in my darkest season and led me into His marvellous light. Through Him, I have been healed, delivered, and set free. He has transformed me from the inside out — and now, in Him, I’m living in my greatest season yet.
The person I was before encountering Christ is almost unrecognisable to me today. And by the time you read this… well, it might already be my next “allow me to reintroduce myself” season. One thing I know for sure: this walk with Jesus is never stagnant — and it is anything but “normal.” Because even now, in this very moment, He is doing a new thing.
So why this space, and why now?
This is my response to a powerful revelation shared by my spiritual parents, Pastor B and Pastor Jay:
“The moment you truly understand the finished work of the cross — when it becomes deeply personal and undeniably real to you — everything changes. And from that moment on, your life is measured from Passover to Passover.”
For me, that moment came in 2024. Not in a service — but in serving.
It was after setup for our Good Friday service. Alone in my car on the way home, I had one of the most powerful encounters of my life. I met the God who is love — the God who loves me. The One who has always held my heart, scars and all, and my life, mess and all, in the palm of His hand.
My Lord and my Saviour — whose goodness and mercy have followed me all the days of my life. Whose loving kindness had been chasing me down all along. Whose grace met me in that moment and drew me into an intimacy I never thought possible… but instantly knew was everything I had ever needed.
In that encounter, the God-breathed truth of John 3:16 and Hebrews 12:2 became real to me in a way it never had before. I finally saw it. I finally understood it.
By faith, for the first time, I knew this to be true:
God so loved me that He gave His one and only Son.
And I was the joy set before Him as He endured the cross.
Because of that moment — because of Him — I will never be the same again.
From that Passover, my life was turned upside down and right side. And ever since, it’s been a journey from faith to faith, from strength to strength, and from Passover to Passover.
Now, in this post-resurrection journey toward Pentecost (2026), I felt stirred to create this space — not just to share my journey, but for us to grow in faith together. A space rooted in my reflections on the Word of the Lord released every Sunday from the pulpit at Beyond.
Oh — and one more thing.
If you don’t have a church… Beyond is a good church.
Actually — scratch that. It’s the best!
See you on Sunday. I’ll save you a seat.
And now, all that’s left to say is this:
You are radically loved by Jesus.
He has called you by name.
And you are chosen for such a time as this.
Beyond Sunday 