Picture walking into a neighborhood bakery and sensing something deeper than the smell of fresh bread – an atmosphere charged with love, peace, and transformation. What if that bakery wasn’t just a place to satisfy your hunger, but a place where heaven meets earth, and lives are transformed daily?
In this episode of the As in Heaven podcast, we uncover how one woman, Deniz Koprulu, went from opening a small bakery in Toronto to becoming a beacon of hope and spiritual transformation, turning her bakery into an Ecclesia—a gathering place where Jesus shows up every day.
Her story invites us to consider how we can bring the presence of heaven into our everyday spaces.
Chapter Markers:
- 00:00 – Introduction: Meeting Deniz Koprulu and her story
- 02:07 – Deniz’s background: From Turkey to Toronto’s bakery scene
- 07:27 – Discovering the presence of God in the bakery
- 12:33 – The turning point: Deniz’s first encounter with Jesus through prayer
- 16:47 – Surrendering to Jesus: Deniz’s journey to faith
- 22:21 – The bakery as an Ecclesia: A place of ministry and community transformation
- 26:57 – Deniz’s dream of “The Table” and creating spaces of testimony
- 31:59 – Deniz’s message to business owners: Bringing heaven into everyday spaces