From Persecution to Purpose | Ruslan KD's Story

Jack Hibbs Podcast

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Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Christianity

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🗓️ 9 July 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Pastor Jack sits down with Christian YouTuber and content creator Ruslan KD to share his powerful testimony of fleeing Azerbaijan to escape religious persecution and ethnic conflict. Of Armenian descent, Ruslan opens up about his difficult childhood, gang involvement, and the life-changing moment when God transformed his heart and gave him a new purpose. Now reaching millions through his YouTube channel, Ruslan creates content focused on Christian faith, biblical truth, culture, music, and current events. In this conversation, he and Pastor Jack discuss God's redeeming power, finding true purpose in Christ, and why life's greatest ambition is to live for and please God. This inspiring testimony is a reminder that no life is beyond God's reach and that He can use anyone for His glory. CONNECT WITH RUSLAN KD: Website: https://blessgod.co/ Instagram: instagram.com/RuslanKD Twitter/X.com: twitter.com/ruslankd YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ruslankd 00:00 Introduction: A Heart for the Next Generation 02:21 A Unique Heritage: Growing Up Armenian in Azerbaijan 03:41 Refuge in America: Culture Shock and Family Breakdown 06:28 Church Hurt: Sexual Abuse and Institutional Betrayal 09:17 From Atheism to Gang Life: A Troubled Childhood 12:52 Seeds of Faith: God's Relentless Pursuit 14:55 Wrestling With God: The Journey to Conversion 16:04 Public Profession of Faith: Miles Ahead Crusade 17:34 Decades of Prayer: A Mother's Salvation 18:33 Beauty From Ashes: Redemption and Purpose 24:23 The Power of Transformation: Old Things Passed Away 26:34 Marriage and Financial Freedom: Breaking Generational Cycles 28:57 Integrated Faith: Theology Meets Practical Living 30:24 The Law of Replacement: Building Gardens in Your Life 36:08 Serving in the Local Church: Character Formation 38:47 Music Ministry: Consecrating the Gift in Your Hand 39:16 Building Community: Teaching Young Christian Rappers 40:13 The YouTube Explosion: From Music to Discipleship 41:41 The Armenian Genocide: A Forgotten Christian Nation 43:32 The Prophetic Word: Why Armenians Fled to Glendale 46:46 Music and Ministry: Consecrating Your Craft 50:55 The Juggle Not the Balance: Managing Multiple Callings 52:30 Family First: Playing on the Floor and Bible Trivia 55:19 Romans 8:28: All Things Work for Good 56:25 Main Character Syndrome: Getting in on God's Story 57:42 The Exception Not the Rule: Faithfulness Over Fame 59:51 The Battle is the Sign of Life: Ongoing Sanctification 1:03:15 Godly Ambition: Making the Most of Time, Talent, and Treasure CONNECT WITH PASTOR JACK: Get Updates via Text: https://text.whisp.io/jack-hibbs-podcastb Website: https://jackhibbs.com/ Instagram: http://bit.ly/2FCyXpO Facebook: https://bit.ly/2WZBWV0 YouTube: https://bit.ly/437xMHn Twitter/X: https://x.com/RealJackHibbs CALLED TO TAKE A BOLD STAND: https://boldstand.org/ DAZE OF DECEPTION: https://jackhibbs.com/daze-of-deception/ Did you know we have a Real Life Network? Sign up for free today for more exclusive content: https://www.reallifenetwork.com/

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome to today's show, and we're going to have a good time together as we go down to Path that is, for me, very exciting.
0:08.2	I'll tell you the reason why. And that's all about the next generation. If you guys know me, if you know this program, if you know anything that we do,
0:16.1	making disciples is the desire of my heart, because that's the heart of the Holy Spirit to make disciples.
0:22.7	And so today we have Ruslan with us and many of you will know his name.
0:27.5	He is a content creator.
0:30.8	He is a rapper.
0:32.1	He is an author.
0:33.8	We're going to talk about that in a moment.
0:35.6	He does so much that I just had to get him on the show because I want this generation that occupies our time together to become more familiar with him. And I just love this guy. I'm saying stuff right now that I haven't told him face to face, but he was so kind to invite me down to his studio
0:55.1	and did that with him and just fell in love with his attitude. His passion for the Word of God
1:01.1	impressed me. And so it's great to have you. Man, it's an honor to have you here. It's an honor to be here.
1:08.0	Oh, my goodness. Yeah, this is incredible. And I like that you guys have your own custom mugs.
1:12.0	It's beautiful.
1:13.1	If you get some mugs, you know, it's happening.
1:15.2	But it's remarkable.
1:17.4	I mean, for those who, and by the way, my desire, as I said in the intro, is I'd love to see our audience dive more and more into your programming and get more acquainted with your
1:32.1	life and the impact. But your name is immediately unique. And with that is a background that's
1:39.4	unique. And I remember you telling me very briefly, but it was really the genesis of us having you here today.
1:47.0	You mentioned when we first met that you had, what I would say, a very, very rough upbringing in the sense of what people would call church hurt.
2:02.7	I mean, you were exposed to some tremendous things,
2:05.8	things that most people would say, yeah, there can't be a God.
2:09.5	Or if there is a God, and if that's him, I don't want anything to do with them.
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