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Live Free with Josh Howerton

Lakepointe Church

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2026

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

What happens when suffering, politics, and moral confusion collide? In this episode of LIVE FREE, Pastors Josh Howerton, Carlos Erazo, and Paul Cunningham tackle two of the most critical doctrines for modern Christians: God’s sovereignty and the role of conscience in a collapsing culture. Through Acts 23, Romans 8, Titus 1, and 1 Timothy 4, they unpack how believers can trust God’s control over suffering while developing the moral clarity necessary to stand firm in truth. From free will, to abortion, civic engagement, suffering, and the dangers of a weak or seared conscience, this conversation offers a deeply biblical framework for navigating personal hardship and cultural chaos. Rather than retreating in fear or compromise, Christians are called to trust God’s providence, guard their conscience, and live courageously. In this episode, you’ll learn: How God’s sovereignty provides peace in suffering and uncertainty What is compatibilism, free will, and open theism The four types of conscience and why they matter spiritually How culture distorts morality—and how Christians can resist it Why suffering can become ministry in God’s hands How biblical truth shapes both private faith and public responsibility Trust God’s sovereignty. Guard your conscience. Stand firm. Think biblically. Live free. 💬 This week’s giveaway: Comment HAT 🧢 Want a Live Free hat of your own? Visit LiveFree.shop 📲 Looking to grow deeper in your faith? Check out the Lakepointe App to access our Discipleship Guide, daily Bible reading plan, and more. Text APP to 20411 to download

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0:00.0	You feeling terrible is not a sign of you not being saved. It's a sign that you are.
0:06.0	It means that your conscience is working. Pain is the sign to you that something is wrong with
0:10.4	your body and it needs to be fixed. Guilt is to the soul what pain is to the body.
0:14.1	A sign of not being saved is not that you feel terrible when you do terrible things.
0:18.1	It's that you feel nothing when you do terrible things.
0:21.9	Well, hey, Lifree Nation, before we jump into the episode, this podcast is recorded right here at Lake Point Church in Dallas, Texas.
0:28.4	But the Live Free Nation is spread all over the country and all around the world.
0:32.6	So if you've been watching and thinking, man, I wish I could be part of something like this.
0:36.5	We want to invite you to take a simple next step, and that is join us for Church Online.
0:41.3	Every weekend we stream our services live on YouTube, Facebook, and our Church Online platform,
0:46.3	and it's more than just watching a service.
0:48.3	There are a live host in the chat, prayer teams ready to stand with you,
0:51.3	and people all around the world worshiping together in real time.
0:55.8	And so whether you're exploring the faith, coming back to church or just looking for a place to start,
1:00.7	church online is a great way to jump in and experience what God is doing here at Lake Point.
1:05.3	We would love to see you in the chat this weekend.
1:08.0	And now enjoy the podcast.
1:10.7	Well, hey, welcome back to another
1:11.6	episode of the Live Free Podcast. My name is Carl Zarazzo, and today I'm here with Pastor Josh
1:15.8	Howardton and Pastor Paul Cunningham. Listen, after baptizing 700 people. My goodness, that's a, that was
1:25.0	amazing. Dude, so for those who are listening, we're on a high. This weekend at Lake Point baptized like 700 people. I'm still waiting on the, we'll see what the number of lands. But my goodness, dude, I don't ever see anything like that. That's our largest baptism weekend ever. That's amazing. Can I share a story? Please. So I was texting with some of the campus pastor. So Ryan Sharp, he's our campus pastor for Firewheel Campus.
1:48.7	Shout out Firewheel. He shared with me the story of Camilla, who, by the way, we have Camilla's permission to share this story.
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