Travis Hearn - Phoenix Suns team chaplain's near-death miracle story plus Matt and Jason on what we learned at church
Sports Spectrum Podcast
Sports Spectrum
4.9 • 685 Ratings
🗓️ 14 January 2025
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
Today on the podcast, Matt and Jason share what they learned from church this past Sunday. Then, we're joined by Travis Hearn (14:43), a senior pastor at Impact Church in Scottsdale, Arizona. He is also the team chaplain for the NBA’s Phoenix Suns, and has served as a chaplain for major and minor league baseball teams for more than a decade.
Hearn is the author of multiple books, and his latest release "The Fire is For You" was published back in November 2024.
Today on the podcast, Travis Hearn returns to the podcast and shares his profound journey of recovery after a life-threatening stroke, emphasizing the importance of spiritual warfare, the power of testimony, and the transformative nature of pain. He discusses his rigorous rehabilitation process, the spiritual battles he faced, and how he turned his struggles into a message of hope and healing for others
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Sports Spectrum podcast. |
| 0:04.6 | Matt Forte at the 15 to the 20. |
| 0:06.2 | Splits defenders crossing midfield, a first down to run, a 42-yard run. |
| 0:11.2 | Where Sports and Faith Connect. |
| 0:13.3 | Forte, Diamond Catch, touchdown! |
| 0:17.2 | Forte, who gets the call, he'll slice his way in for the touchdown. |
| 0:21.4 | And now here's your host, former NFL Pro Bowl running back, Matt Forte. |
| 0:29.6 | What's up, Sports Spectrum? |
| 0:30.8 | It's Matt Forte here with Jason Romano. |
| 0:33.0 | My man, Jay Nice. |
| 0:33.8 | As we always do, we want to keep it current with you guys. |
| 0:36.2 | So we want to talk about a little bit over the weekend what we learned from church, a little bit of the word. |
| 0:41.6 | Yeah. And then we'll head into our conversation with the Sons chaplain. Yeah, Travis Hearns, who has an amazing testimony. So stay tuned for that. |
| 0:52.0 | But what did I learn this weekend? |
| 0:54.9 | Would you learn about Forte? |
| 0:56.2 | We started in Philippians 1, and I'm happy to read it because it was one verse. |
| 1:00.2 | Usually it's like we, honestly, like we sometimes Charlie would get on there and read like |
| 1:04.6 | the whole chapter to get the context. |
| 1:07.9 | You know, it's important for that. |
| 1:09.0 | But it was Philippians 1 where Paul is in, it's talking, you know, it's important for that. But it was Philippians one where Paul is talking, you know, he's talking about him and Timothy. |
| 1:15.5 | He says, Paul and Timothy bond servants of Jesus Christ to all the saints in Christ Jesus |
| 1:20.8 | who are in Philippi with the bishops and deacons. |
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