#48 Hope for the Porn-Addicted Pastor - Garrett Kell
Compelled - Christian Stories & Testimonies
Paul Hastings
4.9 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 30 November 2021
⏱️ 55 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there. I'm Sarah from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and I'm a graphic design student. I really like |
| 0:12.7 | listening to compelled because of how engaging and encouraging the stories are. It's awesome to hear |
| 0:19.6 | testimonies from all different walks of life and to hear |
| 0:23.3 | about how God is moving in the lives of people across the world. So I hope you enjoy today's |
| 0:29.2 | episode. |
| 0:32.9 | I began to secretly wrestle with pornography. I think I just started dabbling in it, and it began to quickly become stronger in my life. |
| 0:48.3 | I'm Paul Hastings, and you're listening to Season 4 of Compelled, a seasonal podcast using gripping, immersive storytelling |
| 0:55.7 | to celebrate the powerful ways God is transforming the lives of Christians around the world. |
| 1:01.7 | Last week, we heard from Edgar Pacheco Jr. |
| 1:04.2 | In 2001, Edgar was born into this world without arms or legs. |
| 1:08.7 | And although he has already faced many hurdles throughout his life, Edgar has always known |
| 1:13.3 | that God is the one who has kept him and sustained him and allowed Edgar to thrive even |
| 1:19.6 | without limbs. |
| 1:21.0 | Again, you can hear that story by tuning into last week's episode with Edgar Pacheco, Jr. |
| 1:26.3 | Today, our guest is Garrett Kel. |
| 1:28.5 | For years, Garrett chased women, drugs, alcohol, and his own pleasures. |
| 1:33.1 | But after being radically saved, he began serving the Lord as the pastor of a growing church. |
| 1:38.7 | Yet Garrett carried a dark secret, an addiction to pornography. |
| 1:43.3 | But as Garrett would discover, the same Jesus who came to save the sinner also came to deliver |
| 1:50.1 | the saints. |
| 1:51.8 | Lean in and join us for another compelling story from the kingdom of God. This summer, Garrett and I sat down in a small classroom at Del Rey Baptist Church, |
| 2:05.1 | located just a few minutes outside Washington, D.C. |
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