Coming Together In Our Weaknesses: Willie Robertson & Ben Fuller
Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith
Jesus Calling
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🗓️ 16 May 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
When things get tough, and it feels like hope is barely hanging on, it always helps to remember we’re not alone. Haven’t we all benefited from a friend or a loved one who reached out, was able to lend an ear, or who was just there for us when we were going through a rough patch? It's amazing how a little kindness and understanding can bring us back to life. In Ephesians from the Bible, we are instructed to “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. [Ephesians 4:32]” We might never know how the smallest kindnesses we show could have a life-changing impact on those who receive it.
Our first guest is Willie Robertson, the CEO of Duck Commander and a familiar face from the Duck Dynasty television series. Willie shares a story about the transformative power of being there for one another—about a minister who showed up for his father, Phil, in one of his darkest hours—and how it inspired a new found faith that would eventually turn his life, and the lives of his family, in a new direction. We’ll also hear from Ben Fuller, a Nashville-based singer/songwriter, who faced addiction in his youth and early twenties. When he lost a close friend to addiction, Ben’s future seemed destined for a similar, dismal outcome. But a family who’d known Ben as a child decided to take him under their wing, invited him to church, and Ben found the hope he’d been looking for all his life.
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Duck Dynasty television series
Interview Quotes:
“If you talk to someone and they change their lives, all that could be generational change for them, for their children, for their grandchildren. And all that could take place just by telling someone a story.” - Willie Robertson
“Whether I'm studying the Bible with someone and trying to teach someone, or if I'm just literally trying to figure out some of the answers to life, I always just go into the Bible and see what it says.” - Willie Robertson
“What I find is when you share your faith, when you do that a lot, it starts fixing a lot of the other problems that you may have in life anyway.” - Willie Robertson
“In a moment [during my first time at church] hearing music and worship and seeing everyone's hands in the air and just feeling the Holy Spirit tangible in the room, it was like, This is what I've been looking for.” - Ben Fuller
“My Savior, His last few days on earth, He's washing filthy feet and He's spending His night with a leper. That's the Savior that saved my life.” - Ben Fuller
“It's amazing how when I don't open the Word of God, or if I'm not constantly seeking His presence, if I'm not constantly asking Him to guide me, to lead me, to just walk with me, it's amazing how upset I'll get, how short tempered I'll get, how quick I am to forget.” - Ben Fuller
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| 0:00.0 | Find inspiration as close as your phone, download the Jesus Calling app and get started today for free. |
| 0:05.9 | Look for the Jesus Calling app in both the Apple and Google Play Stores. |
| 0:09.8 | When I find it is when you share your faith, it helps you to become not selfish because you're having to think about someone else's problems, not just your own. |
| 0:21.0 | It helps you to get in the word and read because you want to |
| 0:25.6 | know the answers so you can help people. |
| 0:29.4 | Welcome to the Jesus Calling podcast. When things get tough and it feels like hopes barely hanging on, |
| 0:35.9 | it always helps to remember we're not alone. |
| 0:38.5 | Haven't we all benefited from a friend or a loved one who reached out, |
| 0:41.7 | was able to lend an ear, or who was just there for us when we were going through a rough patch, |
| 0:46.0 | it's amazing how a little kindness and understanding can bring us back to life. |
| 0:50.0 | In Ephesians from the Bible, we are instructed to be kind to one another, tender-hearted, |
| 0:55.3 | forgiving one another as God in Christ forgave you. |
| 0:58.6 | We might never know how the smallest kindness as we show could have a life-changing impact on those who receive it. |
| 1:07.6 | Our first guest is Willie Robertson, the CEO of Duck Commander, and a familiar face from the Duck Dynasty television series. |
| 1:14.0 | Willie shares a story about the transformative power of being there for one another, |
| 1:18.0 | about a minister who showed up for his father, Phil, in one of his darkest hours, |
| 1:22.0 | and how it inspired a newfound faith that would eventually |
| 1:24.4 | turn his life and the lives of his family in a new direction. |
| 1:28.2 | We'll also hear from Ben Fuller, a Nashville-based singer-songwriter who faced addiction in his youth in early 20s. |
| 1:34.5 | When he lost close friend to addiction, Ben's future seemed destined for a similar dismal outcome. |
| 1:39.8 | But a family who'd known Ben as a child decided to take him under their wing, invited him to church, |
| 1:44.8 | and Ben found the hope he'd been looking for all his life. |
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