Episode 272 - The Power of Discipleship with Preston Perry

The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast

Davey Blackburn and Aubrey Sampson

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2023

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

What does it look like to grow in your faith when you came from an environment that contradicted so many of the things of God? How do you become a follower of Jesus after experiencing a childhood riddled with so much trauma and pain? For Preston Perry, growing up in the inner city and facing so many challenges from being fatherless and the collective pain of a community in crisis, Preston struggled to truly know God. As a young person, he found himself entrenched in street life, dealing drugs and watching so many around him succumb to the ills of gangs and crime. It was through being discipled by a friend who grew up in a similar environment and yet was so different from the life they both knew, that God became real to him. The power of that relationship was pivotal in changing Preston's life and leading him to Christ. Since then, Preston and his wife, Jackie, have devoted their lives to ministry. Preston is a speaker and apologist who has been able to take his experiences and speak to people who grew up in a similar context as he did as well as widen the Evangelical Christian perspective on topics like justice. In this episode, Davey sits down with Preston to discuss how our environment can shape our worldview, the way to reach those in communities that are different than our own, the power of discipleship in leading others to Jesus and how to fight for holiness in marriage after stories of trauma. Even if your life experiences are different, Preston's story is such a profound reminder of God's power in all of our pain and mess and how redemption can come after our trauma. Website: https://withtheperrys.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/preston_n_perry/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/prestonperrythepoet Twitter: https://twitter.com/Preston_n_Perry Want to learn more about Pain to Purpose? Learn more: www.course.nothingiswasted.com Are you ready to take a step towards healing? Join Davey on our next FREE, live Zoom call and learn 5 Steps to Taking Back your Story. Sign up today at: www.nothingiswasted.com/starthere Want to access all that Nothing is Wasted has to offer to help you in your healing journey? Join Community Plus and get resources like our masterclasses, Curated Pathways, and more for just $20/month. www.nothingiswasted.com/communityplus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, friend, whether you've been a faithful listener to the Nothing Is Wasted Podcast or you've just found us,
0:04.6	I know the stories that we share here of people walking through trauma, tragedy,
0:08.4	and major life transition can be extremely inspirational.
0:11.7	One of the threads I hope that you see is that these people who have or are walking through
0:16.0	pain on the podcast haven't just settled for the hurt that they've experienced.
0:20.0	They believe that even in the midst of all their suffering, there is a way forward.
0:25.2	That God has something more for them than just pain.
0:27.8	And they also see the agency they have in their own lives to partner with God to take back their
0:33.4	stories. It's that same kind of hope, the hope of real people walking through real valleys,
0:37.7	while experiencing real healing that our pain to purpose course offers.
0:42.4	We've guided now hundreds of people just like you through all sorts of pain points
0:46.8	and have helped them find hope and purpose through it even in the midst of it.
0:51.4	And we have countless stories of the way God has brought healing to people through the pain
0:56.0	to purpose course. But I want you to hear this one from Katie.
1:02.2	I realized that based on past her from just different Christian leaners that I had encountered
1:10.1	during, because I grew up in church, that a lot of what they did to me, I was projecting onto God.
1:17.1	Some pain to purpose course helped me to realize that I hadn't destroyed a view of God.
1:22.0	It was a great moment because I got to realize that and then working to reframe my perspective God.
1:31.2	Maybe you need help like Katie did and reframing your perspective on who God is after what
1:36.0	you've been through or perhaps you need to learn how to even begin to identify your hurt and how
1:40.8	it's impacting your life right now. No matter where you are, the pain to purpose course will give
1:45.1	you the tools to heal and find hope. You can sign up for the pain to purpose course at course.
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