Page 198: Stephen McWhirter: "Come Jesus Come" Singer's Transformation from Meth Addict to Worship Leader
The Unfolding
Northwestern Media
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🗓️ 16 May 2024
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Stephen McWhirter grew up watching his traveling evangelist dad live a double life. He was one man behind the pulpit and abusive to Stephen's mother at home. Stephen decided that if God was real, He wasn't good. His earthly father and his heavenly father became the villains in his story. Angry and rebellious, Stephen fell into addiction, eventually addicted to meth for six years. But one night in a miraculous encounter, Stephen experienced the presence and love of God, and he's never been the same. Today Stephen is a worship leader and singer of "Come Jesus Come." Nearly 40,000 people have come to know Jesus through his TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram lives.
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| 0:00.0 | Page 198 of the unfolding is the story of Stephen McWhorter. |
| 0:04.4 | I'd literally watch my dad get up preach about Jesus. |
| 0:07.2 | Then behind closed doors, I would watch him physically abuse my mom. |
| 0:10.3 | So at a very young age, I decided that if God's real, he's not good. |
| 0:14.5 | For me, my earthly father and my heavenly father became the villains in my story. |
| 0:20.2 | God's story has been unfolding. |
| 0:23.5 | Since the beginning of time. |
| 0:26.6 | He invites you to be a part of it. |
| 0:32.1 | Another page in the unfolding. |
| 0:36.1 | Hi, this is Meredith Foster. |
| 0:38.6 | Stephen McWhorter grew up watching his traveling evangelist dad live a double life. |
| 0:43.9 | He'd preach in public and then abused Stephen's mom at home. |
| 0:47.8 | Eventually, Stephen wanted nothing to do with God or church. |
| 0:50.8 | His anger led to rebellion and then 11 years of addiction. But one night, in a |
| 0:57.2 | miraculous encounter, Stephen experienced the voice and presence and love of God, and he's never |
| 1:04.1 | been the same. Today, Stephen is a worship leader and songwriter who's seen nearly 40,000 people |
| 1:10.2 | come to Jesus on TikTok, Facebook, |
| 1:12.5 | and Instagram live, and thousands more as he travels and shares the gospel. |
| 1:18.0 | I grew up with a dad who was a traveling evangelist, and we would literally go from church |
| 1:25.5 | camp to church camp all over the United States. |
| 1:28.5 | That was my childhood. |
| 1:29.7 | I was homeschooled, the whole nine yards. |
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