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In addition to singing and writing music, Denise is a gifted inspirational speaker. Her passion is to reveal God's LOVE as it relates to a variety of topics. She speaks to parents of teens, youth groups, schools, conferences, retreats, camps, recovery groups, Mops, etc.
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Topics (teen-adult)
We are all created with a deep need to BE LOVED and only GOD can fill that need perfectly.
Learning how to deal with our wounds and disappointments properly.
"Seeing myself through the eyes of LOVE" (Self image & Identity)
Understanding and overcoming the struggle within
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Her passion for the youth stems from her own wounds, struggles and regrets as a teenager. Her low self image and false concept of love mingled with a misunderstanding of how to properly deal with her disappointments lead her to stumble through life without purpose or direction. In doing so, she paved a trail of heartache and regret. To her amazement, the Lord rescued her from her destructive lifestyle and over time, healed her broken heart and freed her from her chains. Through the difficult consequences of her painful choices, she has learned the true meaning of love, trust, and surrender.
She is passionate about helping people of all ages and backrounds understand how to properly deal with their hurts, wounds, and disappointments and discover the true meaning of “LOVE”, as God ultimately revealed it to her. Denise is married with three children.
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For the past 18 years, Denise’s experience in ministry includes:
• Serving as youth director
• Writing and directing award winning sketches & musicals for traveling youth drama
groups/churches/retreats/vacation bible schools.
• Speaking, leading worship and sharing special music at women’s retreats, churches, conferences,
recovery groups, rescue missions, schools, youth groups, etc.
• Teaching Sunday school, leading small group studies for teens and adults, counseling and mentoring
young girls.
• Touring with her band Child of Mercy, and sharing her amazing story and original music.
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"Ms. Bridges I just want to say thank you and that you were such a blessing to me on Monday. You showed me that God's Love is the only Love I need because it’s everlasting. Thank you for praying for me and touching my heart with the words you spoke to me. Even though I only met you for a short amount of time, you showed me the true meaning of love and I just want to say that I know myself and my peers at my school were touched by your word. You don’t know how thankful I am to have had you come into my life at just the right time! It’s just amazing how God sends people like you to touch people’s hearts. When they’re broken like I was, God speaks through you to put back those broken pieces and heal those wounds. You changed my life on 3/7/11 and the way I look at love. I am just so thankful. God is truly blessing you to touch the hearts of broken down teenagers like me."
~Andrew Martinez/Anchorpoint Christian School, Gilroy, Ca.
"Thank you so much for that day, it changed my life. The words you spoke to me truly came from God. In my hardship, God sent you to my school to tell your story. God sent you to me to speak his words to tell me it would be okay and that I’m not alone. He knew you were the only one who could get through to me. I can NEVER thank you enough for showing me that God is ALWAYS there when I need Him." ~Courtney/Valley Christian, San Jose, Ca.
"I seriously just had an epiphany and I knew I needed to tell you!
I was listening to a song by JJ Heller and I've heard that song 100+ times. But tonight it had such an effect on me. Like...it just made me open my eyes and see everything that God has done for me. How can I lay in bed praying for God to send me someone to love me when he has already done so. I mean....what Jesus went through.....just watching Passion of the Christ was hard enough. I couldn't even imagine how it really was. What other parent would willingly give up their child for slaughter?! It's just...intense. It's this intense amount of love that he is just throwing at us daily. He does so much for us to show his love and I feel so blind for ignoring it all these years! I just want to go out and just tell everyone how much God loves us. And I mean EVERYONE. I feel....awesome! That's really the only word I can think to describe it. I mean of course I'll still get in those funks because I don't have a boyfriend or blah blah blah. But I think it's finally setting in that really...no matter who loves me on this earth it will never amount to His love. Obviously the love of those around me is still incredibly important but, I'm finally realizing that it isn't earthly love that defines me. I do not need a boyfriend to feel loved or important. Just coming to this realization...it's such an incredible feeling. I probably sound like I'm rambling but it's because I simply cannot put into words the emotions I'm feeling right now. I could really cry. Thank you so much for you prayer and thank you so much for being there. It's truly a blessing that you came to speak at our chapel. I think it's what really started me on this track. It was the first domino to fall! I really hope you could come back and speak to us again!" (:
~Ashlee/Valley Christian School, San Jose, Ca.
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