Stephen Mc Whirter on Addiction, Grace and Redemption| 412
Dad Tired
Jerrad Lopes
5 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 15 July 2024
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Jerrad talks with worship leader and songwriter Stephen McWhirter. Stephen shares how a childhood of abuse and a decade of addiction nearly destroyed his life. He opens up about how Jesus met him in the middle of it all and changed everything. This is a story of redemption, healing, and the kind of grace that goes deeper than our past.
What You’ll hear:
• How Stephen’s view of God was shaped by an abusive father
• What it looked like to run from religion and numb the pain
• How Jesus met him during a meth addiction
• Why true repentance leads to freedom, not shame
• What it means to forgive without excusing harm
• How his family, music, and message were transformed
Tune in to see why no one is too far gone and how God can write a better story than we ever imagined.
Episode Resources:
- Stephen’s website: worshipjesus.life
- Song: “Come Jesus Come” by Stephen McWhirter
- Book: The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel
- Book (Upcoming): Stephen’s testimony, published by Zondervan
- Tour Dates with Maverick City Music: See link at worshipjesus.life
- Read The Dad Tired Book: https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB
- Invite Jerrad to Speak: https://www.jerradlopes.com
- Support Dad Tired: https://www.dadtired.com/donate
- Shop Dad Tired x Range Leather: rangeleather.com/dadtired — Code: DADTIRED
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| 1:18.4 | order that being said let's dive into today's episode three two one go Stephen, bro, so excited to have you on the podcast today, man. |
| 1:40.4 | I came across a short piece of content on Instagram where you gave like a one-minute |
| 1:46.2 | clip of your testimony. And as I called Calgary, that is so powerful. I want to get into your |
| 1:52.8 | story. But before we do, maybe just tell the audience who you are and what you're up to these days. |
| 1:58.0 | Yeah. No, I do full-time, you know, songwriting, worship leader, traveling, you know, seeing people come to Jesus. |
| 2:07.7 | You know, I'd say, you know, at the time of recording this, that we're going on tour opening this fall from Maverick City. |
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