Jesus People Podcast

In this deep and eye-opening episode of The Jesus People Podcast, licensed therapist and author Jay Stringer unpacks why willpower alone never brings lasting freedom. From pornography and addiction to food, anger, and ambition, Jay explains how our unwanted behaviors are not random but are telling a story rooted in trauma, attachment, and desire.

Jay shares how shame, strict upbringing, emotional neglect, and unresolved wounds shape what we crave, why accountability often fails, and how curiosity, not condemnation, leads to real healing. This conversation challenges both lust management and cultural normalization, inviting listeners to understand how God uses desire not to destroy us but to restore us.

If you have ever asked, “Why do I keep doing what I do not want to do,” this episode offers clarity, compassion, and a path forward grounded in truth, psychology, and Scripture.

 
Key Highlights
• Why willpower and accountability alone do not lead to freedom
• How trauma and attachment shape sexual desire and addiction
• The hidden role of shame, powerlessness, and emotional neglect
• Why porn, food, and substances often become substitutes for soothing
• How desire can form either the best or worst version of you
• Moving from lust management to curiosity and healing
• Why God’s kindness, not condemnation, leads to repentance
• Integrating your story instead of being trapped by it
• How desire can become a pathway to joy, purpose, and restoration

If you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, shame, unwanted habits, or confusion around desire, this conversation offers hope. Freedom begins when we stop asking only how to stop and start asking why.

Subscribe for more transformative conversations on The Jesus People Podcast, where we explore healing, identity, and the life God is forming in each of us.

Christian Life Coaching
For Christian life coaching rooted in identity in Christ, where trusted coaches guide you through scripture, prayer, and practical steps toward healing and purpose,
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Curious on where to get Jay Stringer's books? Visit the link(s) below!

 

Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing

Official publisher page: https://navpress.com/p/unwanted/97816...

Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1631466720 Desire: The

 

Journey We Must Take to Find the Life God Offers

Official publisher page: https://navpress.com/p/desire/9781631...

Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1631469479

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The Jesus People Podcast | Ruslan: Culture Wars, Christian Calling, and Godly Ambition in a Confused Generation

In this eye-opening episode of The Jesus People Podcast, Ruslan dives deep into why culture is spiraling, how Christians accidentally abandoned their post, and why believers must re-engage with clarity, conviction, and compassion.

From escaping Soviet-era instability as a child refugee, to being discipled by gangster rap, to discovering Jesus in high school, Ruslan opens up about the long road from brokenness to purpose. He explains how cultural drift, social media algorithms, and fear led Christians to vacate media, arts, and institutions and why it’s time to reclaim those spaces with truth and love.

We explore godly ambition, the crisis of modern manhood, why 7 hours of daily media is spiritually forming us, the rise of fringe ideologies, and how the Church can show the world a better way through integrity, work ethic, and sacrificial love.

 

Key Highlights:

• Why Christians abandoned culture and how it opened the door to ideological chaos
• Ruslan’s refugee story from Baku and the trauma that shaped his early life
• The impact of music, media, and hyper-consumption on identity formation
• Understanding “godly ambition” vs selfish ambition in the New Testament
• Why men are struggling, delaying adulthood, and seeking identity online
• The danger of victimhood narratives on both the left and the right
• How to engage culture without compromising truth or dehumanizing people
• Biblical frameworks for calling, responsibility, work, and spiritual maturity
• Raising families, leading quietly, and living a life that wins respect from outsiders
• A call for believers to step into media, institutions, creativity, and influence

If you’re wrestling with purpose, cultural chaos, faith in public life, or how to honor God in your work, Ruslan’s journey will give you clarity, conviction, and a practical roadmap for living boldly in a confusing generation.

Subscribe for more transformational conversations on The Jesus People Podcast, where we explore identity, purpose, and the unshakable hope found in Jesus.

 

Support the persecuted church: Global Christian Relief:

Global Christian Relief strengthens persecuted believers around the world through emergency aid, Bibles, safe shelters, and training resources in some of the most dangerous nations on earth.
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The Jesus People Podcast | Maryam Rosenberg: Imprisoned for Jesus, Faith Under Fire in Iran

In this gripping episode of The Jesus People Podcast, Maryam Rosenberg shares her extraordinary testimony of meeting Jesus in Iran, distributing over 20,000 Bibles underground, and being imprisoned, interrogated, and threatened with execution for her faith.
Blindfolded, isolated, and held in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison, Maryam endured 40 days of relentless interrogation meant to force her to deny Jesus and return to Islam. Instead, she witnessed miracles inside prison walls, saw hardened guards softened by dreams of Christ, and led women including victims of abuse, prostitution, and injustice to hope in Jesus.
This episode exposes the brutal reality of religious persecution while revealing the unstoppable power of the Gospel, the underground church in Iran, and the faith that flourishes even in darkness.

 

Key Highlights:
• Encountering Jesus through the Gospel of Luke in Iran
• Smuggling and distributing 20,000 Bibles under constant risk
• Arrest, interrogation, and solitary confinement in Evin Prison
• 40 days of blindfolded questioning and pressure to renounce Christ
• Ministry to abused and trafficked women behind bars
• Miracles, worship, and God’s presence in solitary confinement
• Guards and officials encountering Jesus through dreams
• Threats of execution and international intervention
• Escaping Iran and rebuilding life as a refugee
• Why Iran is home to the fastest-growing underground church
• What Christians can do today to stand with the persecuted

If you’ve ever wondered whether faith can survive extreme suffering, Maryam's story answers with unwavering truth: Jesus is present even in prison cells, and no regime can stop the Gospel.

Subscribe for more life-changing testimonies on The Jesus People Podcast, where we explore radical faith, transformation, and the relentless hope found in Jesus Christ.

Support the Persecuted Church: Global Christian Relief (Aid, Bibles, Shelter):
Global Christian Relief empowers persecuted Christians in some of the world’s most dangerous regions, including Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Through emergency aid, Bible distribution, discipleship resources, safe housing, and vocational training, GCR equips believers to stand firm and shine as beacons of hope.

Learn more and support the persecuted church here:
👉 https://give.globalchristianrelief.org/campaign/688704/donate 

 

 

 

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#gcr
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#gcrpartner
#PrayForThePersecuted
#StandWithThePersecuted

 

Christian Life Coaching:
For Christian life-coaching rooted in identity in Christ, where trusted coaches guide you through scripture, prayer, thought-reframing, and practical growth, visit Share the Struggle:
👉 https://www.sharethestruggle.org/ 

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The Jesus People Podcast | Maryam Rosenberg Keller:

Imprisoned for Jesus, Faith Under Fire in Iran
In this gripping episode of The Jesus People Podcast, Maryam Rosenberg Keller shares her extraordinary testimony of meeting Jesus in Iran, distributing over 20,000 Bibles underground, and being imprisoned, interrogated, and threatened with execution for her faith.

Blindfolded, isolated, and held in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison, Maryam endured 40 days of relentless interrogation meant to force her to deny Jesus and return to Islam. Instead, she witnessed miracles inside prison walls, saw hardened guards softened by dreams of Christ, and led women including victims of abuse, prostitution, and injustice to hope in Jesus.

This episode exposes the brutal reality of religious persecution while revealing the unstoppable power of the Gospel, the underground church in Iran, and the faith that flourishes even in darkness.

 

 

Key Highlights:
• Encountering Jesus through the Gospel of Luke in Iran
• Smuggling and distributing 20,000 Bibles under constant risk
• Arrest, interrogation, and solitary confinement in Evin Prison
• 40 days of blindfolded questioning and pressure to renounce Christ
• Ministry to abused and trafficked women behind bars
• Miracles, worship, and God’s presence in solitary confinement
• Guards and officials encountering Jesus through dreams
• Threats of execution and international intervention
• Escaping Iran and rebuilding life as a refugee
• Why Iran is home to the fastest-growing underground church
• What Christians can do today to stand with the persecuted

If you’ve ever wondered whether faith can survive extreme suffering, Maryam's story answers with unwavering truth: Jesus is present even in prison cells, and no regime can stop the Gospel.

Subscribe for more life-changing testimonies on The Jesus People Podcast, where we explore radical faith, transformation, and the relentless hope found in Jesus Christ.

 

Support the Persecuted Church: Global Christian Relief (Aid, Bibles, Shelter):
Global Christian Relief empowers persecuted Christians in some of the world’s most dangerous regions, including Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Through emergency aid, Bible distribution, discipleship resources, safe housing, and vocational training, GCR equips believers to stand firm and shine as beacons of hope.

Learn more and support the persecuted church here:
👉 https://give.globalchristianrelief.org/campaign/688704/donate

#globalchristianrelief
#gcr
#GlobalChristianReliefpartner
#gcrpartner
#PrayForThePersecuted
#StandWithThePersecuted

 

Christian Life Coaching:
For Christian life-coaching rooted in identity in Christ, where trusted coaches guide you through scripture, prayer, thought-reframing, and practical growth, visit Share the Struggle:
👉 https://www.sharethestruggle.org/

 

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In this urgent and sobering episode of The Jesus People Podcast, Ryan Miller sits down with Congressman Riley Moore, the man appointed by President Trump to investigate and respond to the mass slaughter of Christians in Nigeria.

Congressman Moore shares firsthand eyewitness testimony from his recent trip to Nigeria’s Middle Belt, where thousands of believers are being murdered, displaced, and driven from their ancestral land by radical Islamic militants. He exposes the truth behind the violence, the failures of global leadership, and why this is not climate conflict, but targeted religious persecution.

From Christmas Day counterterror operations to confronting the radicalized Fulani militias, this conversation sheds light on what is really happening on the ground and why silence is no longer an option for Christians in the West.

Key Highlights:

• Why President Trump appointed Riley Moore to oversee Nigeria
• Eyewitness accounts of Christians murdered for their faith
• The truth behind Fulani militias and forced displacement
• Why Nigeria was wrongly removed from the “Country of Particular Concern” list
• Christmas Day military action and cooperation with Nigeria
• How weapons and funding are entering the country
• Why Christians must engage culture and politics
• What Western believers can learn from persecuted Christians
• Practical ways Americans can help stop the genocide
• How to pray for Nigerian believers and government leaders

This episode is a call to awareness, prayer, and action. The persecuted church is not a distant issue. These are our brothers and sisters in Christ. As Jesus said, “Whatever you did for the least of these, you did for Me.”

Subscribe for more bold conversations on The Jesus People Podcast, where faith meets real-world suffering, truth confronts silence, and Jesus remains the center.

 

Stand with the persecuted church on February 10 by joining us for a night of prayer and fasting. Sign up here: https://www.thejesuspeoplemovement.com/persecuted-church http://Equippingthepersecuted.org 

 

Support the persecuted church: Global Christian Relief (aid, Bibles, shelter).
Global Christian Relief empowers persecuted Christians in some of the world’s most dangerous places. Think Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan by delivering life-saving aid and faith-building support. Through emergency relief, Bible and discipleship resources, safe shelter, and vocational training, GCR equips believers to remain steadfast, grow in faith, and become beacons of hope in their communities.

 

Learn more about Global Christian Relief in the link below:
👉 https://give.globalchristianrelief.org/campaign/688704/donate

 

#globalchristianrelief
#gcr
#GlobalChristianReliefpartner
#gcrpartner
#PrayForThePersecuted
#StandWithThePersecuted

Christian Life Coaching & Healing:
For Christ-centered coaching rooted in identity, scripture, prayer, and healing, visit Share the Struggle:
👉 https://www.sharethestruggle.org/

 

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