Stories of Freedom

Today’s guest is Chris Campbell. Chris is a licensed Christian Counselor, practicing in West Virginia. Chris began his adult life as an engineer, then became a pastor, and now is a counselor. In today’s episode, Chris will give us a broad overview of how Freedom in Christ Ministries resources can work hand in hand with licensed counseling. Some sensitive topics may be brought up, so if you’re listeneing with children around- you might want to put on some headphones. We hope you enjoy this episode! 

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Resolutions Clinic: https://www.resolutionsofwv.com/

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Today’s guest is Kat Rodman. Kat is newly married and is working as a graphic designer in Orange County California. Kat grew up in a Christian home, but walked away from God when she experienced the loss of her father. Through God’s grace, she came back to following Jesus in high school. She consistently walked out her faith through her college years, but still felt deep grief, sadness, and anger. By God’s work through Freedom in Christ, she found healing. Here’s the rest of Kat’s story. 

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Today’s guest is Matt Massingale. Matt is a father, husband, and the recent author of one of our new fee resources “No Power Over Me: Demolishing Satan’s Lies”. Matt grew up in a small town in Louisiana, where he was exposed to some pretty scary circumstances. Nevertheless, Matt became a believer at age 15. It wasn’t until about 10 years later, when he read Victory Over the Darkness, that he really took hold of his faith. Now Matt uses what he has learned to help others find freedom in Christ and pursue healthy relationships.

EPISODE LINKS:

Check out Matt’s free resource: https://www.ficm.org/courses/no-power-over-me/

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Today’s Guest is Beverly Wilburn. Beverly grew up in a difficult home, but her Grandfather was a Baptist preacher who showed her the love of God. After his passing, she was looking for a Christian who showed the same kind of love as her grandfather. When she couldn’t find it, she turned to Atheism and professed that there wasn’t a God. Years later, a friend brought her to a bible study, where she accepted Jesus. She is now involved in Freedom in Christ Ministries and is passionate about sharing her story to encourage others. Here’s Beverly’s story.

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Today’s guests are Josh and Many Shaarda. Josh and Mandy met in Bible College, and once they got married, they made the difficult decision to move to an unreached part of Nigeria. After a few years there, the Shaardas felt the Lord move them to Uganda, where they now live with their children. In Uganda, Josh and Mandy have used the message of Freedom in Christ to minister to all the people of Uganda, but specifically those in prison. Through their obedience, many have come to Christ and God has radically transformed them. Check out the rest of their story!

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Read more about Sarah's Ministry at Renew Clinic! https://www.renewknoxville.com/

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Today’s Guest is Sarah Keel. Sarah is a wife, mother, and executive director of Renew Clinic- a Christ centered recovery ministry for those who have struggled with substance abuse.

Sarah grew up in a home where she experienced lots of change and was not introduced to the love of God. In rebellion, she turned to drugs and found herself in jail, facing potential prison time. It was in jail that she someone shared the gospel with her for the first time.

Now Sarah uses her story to minister to those who struggle with substance abuse and point them to Jesus. 

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Read more about Sarah's Ministry at Renew Clinic! https://www.renewknoxville.com/

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Today’s guest is Billy Burleigh. Billy accepted Jesus when he was a young boy, but soon after he had a thought come into his mind: “God made a mistake, I’m a girl”. Billy started to believe the lies of the enemy, and after encouragement from his therapist, decided to undergo gender reassignment surgery and present himself as a woman.

 After 7 years of presenting as a woman, Billy became desperate for change and found Jesus. Once he understood his identity in Christ everything changed!

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WATCH: A documentary where Billy shares more of his story! 

https://youtu.be/y4w8QiDprVg?si=B0JGgzLx6uaOIwp3

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Billy's Resource Reccomendations: 

https://biologicalintegrity.org/

https://familywatch.org/transgenderissues/

https://protectchildhealth.org/

https://www.advocatesprotectingchildren.org/

Today’s guest is Amber Ward. Amber met Jesus at a young age and she and her late husband met in their high school youth ministry. After their daughters were born, Amber’s husband was diagnosed with a chronic illness. Through this difficulties of his illness, Amber’s husband became verbally abusive to her and their daughters.

When her marriage was on the verge of failure, a friend introduced her to Freedom in Christ. Through Freedom in Christ, she learned how to forgive her husband and walk with him through his illness despite the verbal abuse she was constantly facing. 

EPISODE LINKS:

Subscribe to Stories of Freedom on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts so that you never miss an episode! 

Learn more about Freedom in Christ Ministries USA and the discipleship resources we offer: www.ficm.org. For those outside the United States: www.freedominchrist.org.

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We have an exciting announcement! Today's Guest is Lauren Boyt, who will be the new co-host of Stories of Freedom Podcast! Lauren is a recent graduate from Baylor University and is Freedom in Christ's new Communications and Content Manager! 

Lauren grew up in a healthy Christian home. But being the middle of three girls, she began to believe lies that she was not as important as her sisters. The lies of the enemy poured in her whole childhood and by the time she was in high school, she became harsh, angry, and bitter. She set up walls to protect and defend herself which had negative consequences on all her relationships. 

Then, her parents introduced her to Freedom in Christ. She finally understood that God is her defender and learned how to truly forgive those who had hurt her. 

EPISODE LINKS:

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Today’s guest is Rosemary Tong Davidson. Rosemary lives in Los Angeles, California, with her husband, Ronnie. Rosemary’s childhood was unstable, and she suffered both verbal and physical abuse. When she was 8 years old, her aunt and uncle gave her a Bible tract, and she prayed to receive Jesus in her heart. However, her view of herself was damaged due to the abuse and rejection she experienced as a child. Even after she rededicated her life to God as an adult, her walk with God continued to be a sin-confess-sin-confess cycle, and she didn’t understand God’s love for her.

Not until a couple of years ago when Rosemary was given The Bondage Breaker by Neil Anderson. After reading the book and working through The Steps to Freedom in Christ, Rosemary felt a huge weight lifted. She experienced freedom from tormenting thoughts, and a peace she’d never known. But what impacted her the most was understanding God as her Father and His great love for her. Today, she is overflowing with God’s love and passionate about shining her Father’s light wherever she goes.

EPISODE LINKS:

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Our Guest today is Pati Colston. Pati is a licensed clinical social worker currently working at a Christian pregnancy center. Pati began a relationship with Jesus after attending Vacation Bible School but eventually drifted away from God. While she did return to her faith as an adult, the brokenness and dysfunction she experienced in her family growing up caused her to believe that she had to be perfect to earn God’s favor. For years, she was trapped in fear and shame, while outwardly appearing to be doing fine.

It wasn’t until the last few years that Pati began to truly experience God’s abundant grace and love for her and find freedom. Being honest with God and getting to the depths of her fear and brokenness was the start of her healing and restoration. Now, Pati’s eager to share about God’s grace with others and testify to the fact that “there are no wounds too big for God to heal.

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Today’s guest is Jamesetta Roach. She is a Pastor and Christian Counselor in St Louis. Jamesetta grew up in a Christian home and felt a call to ministry at a young age. 

She began leading a deliverance ministry at her church, but quickly realized that her efforts were only producing temporary fixes within the members of her church. Then, she heard about The Steps to Freedom in Christ. After going through the Steps herself and seeing the drastic changes in her own life, she brought Freedom in Christ material to her church. 

Since then, Jamesetta has witnessed incredible transformation in her church body and seen numerous people experience healing and freedom through Christ. Not only have people within her church learned how to take responsibility for their freedom, but they also have became more connected and unified as a body. 

Jamesetta also went through the Freed to Lead course, which helped her throw off the fear of man and become a leader who solely looked to God for affirmation. Today, Jamesetta is eager to share these tools with others and see them embrace their identity in Christ and overcome bondage/strongholds.

EPISODE LINKS:

Purchase The Steps to Freedom in Christ: https://freedominchrist.com/new-thestepstofreedominchrist.aspx 

Jamesetta mentioned Freed to Lead as a resource she went through. Freed to Lead is offered as a small group course in both the fall and spring. Check it out here: https://www.ficm.org/courses/level-1-get-started/.

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This week’s guest is Rachel Kyriazis. Rachel lives in Pittsburg and currently works at a non-profit that works with at-risk youth. She met Jesus when she was young, but she began to really struggle with anxiety and hearing voices during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nothing seemed to help, so Rachel lived in a constant state of fear and anxiety. She got to such a low point that she believed she was unforgivable and almost lost her faith.

When she found Freedom in Christ materials, she learned how to identify lies and silence the voice of the enemy. These voices still try to speak, but now Rachel knows her identity in Christ and can take authority over the lies. If you’ve ever struggled with anxiety or heard negative voices in your head, this episode is for you. Rachel unpacks what these harmful voices sounded like and how to stand in the truth of who you are in Christ.

EPISODE LINKS:

Interested in getting involved with Gen Free? Check out their website at https://genfree.ficm.org/.  

Register for the GenFree Intensive on October 9-10 in Spring Hill, TN: genfree.ficm.org

Rachel mentions how helpful the Who I am Christ list & My Father God list have been in her life. Access them for free here: Who I am in Christ – https://www.ficm.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/who-i-am-in-christ05.pdf. My Father God – https://www.ficm.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/OurFatherGod-NoBackground.pdf 

Learn more about our Discipleship Process (including the Freedom in Christ Course and The Steps to Freedom in Christ): https://www.ficm.org/what-we-offer/our-discipleship-process/  

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Our interview today was a special one—we didn’t just talk to one guest; we talked to three! Dan sat down with Chris Campbell and James and Melissa Presley to discuss getting the Freedom message to younger generations. Chris Campbell is founder and president of Resolutions Counseling and originally founded and directed Generation Freedom, the youth arm of Freedom in Christ. James and Mellisa Pressley have worked with youth for over 20 years and head up GenFree, which is what Generation Freedom is now called.

Chris, Mellisa and James start off talking about what first led them to get involved working with youth. From there, we cover a wide variety of topics. We talk about everything from the history of Generation Freedom (now GenFree), general characteristics of Gen Z, the new vision of GenFree, how to incorporate Freedom in Christ principles and practices into working with youth, and what makes GenFree curriculum different than other youth curriculum. Mellissa, the Director of GenFree, expresses the heart of GenFree: for young people to be shaped from the inside out, not from the outside in. Their vision is to see young people have an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ, be filled with the Holy Spirit, and be rooted and grounded in their identity in Christ. GenFree is also committed to helping parents, grandparents, youth pastors, counselors and anyone else working with youth.

EPISODE LINKS:

Interested in getting involved with Gen Free? Check out their website at https://genfree.ficm.org/. 

Register for the GenFree Intensive on October 9-10 in Spring Hill, TN: genfree.ficm.org

Subscribe to Stories of Freedom on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts so that you never miss an episode! 

Learn more about Freedom in Christ Ministries USA and the discipleship resources we offer: www.ficm.org. For those outside the United States: www.freedominchrist.org.

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Our guest today is Mark Eshelman.

Mark accepted Christ at the young age of 10, but his faith soon became works based. In his 20’s, he experienced a spiritual crisis and sought answers as he traveled across the world. God provided the resources he needed to get through it, and for many years, Mark lived as a committed follower of Jesus. 

While his spiritual crisis led him to settle many of his intellectual questions about Jesus and Christianity, his faith was still very much in his head, and he did not know how to engage with God on a heartfelt, emotional level. Eventually he hit a spiritual drought, and he knew he needed something more.  

 Then, a friend introduced him to Victory Over the Darkness and The Bondage Breaker by Neil Anderson. Immediately, he noticed two significant changes: his heart was quiet, and his bitter anger was gone. This was the start of a new chapter in Mark’s life. Since then, he’s been on a journey of discovering his significance in God and learning to break off idols which has allowed him to fully receive and feel the depths of God’s love. Today, he’s able to love his wife, God and others in a way that he never was before. 

EPISODE LINKS:

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Our guest today is Amanda Thompson. She serves as a Field Staff with Freedom in Christ, discipling women both locally and around the country through Zoom. She lives in Texas with her husband, Valiant, and her three sons.

Amanda gave her life to Christ at 12 years old, but prior to that, she was abused by a relative for many years. This left her with a deep sense of shame and guilt, and she carried this over into her relationship with the Lord. For 20 years, Amanda tried hard to be a “good Christian girl” so that God wouldn’t regret His decision to make her His child. But that didn’t work. Eventually, in her second marriage, during a season of infidelity and self-hatred, Amanda hit rock bottom and was confronted with the question: did God actually exist? In that moment, she decided that yes, God was real, and since He was real, He must be big enough to fix everything she had messed up.

Not long after, Amanda’s mom gave her a copy of the book Victory Over the Darkness by Neil Anderson, and she found herself crying her way through it as she learned that she was loved, accepted and significant to God. God used this truth to revolutionize her life, marriage, and relationship with Him as he led her to greater freedom and healing. Today, Amanda sees all of life as a journey towards Christ likenesses, and she’s passionate about helping others on this journey, too. Let’s dive in to our conversation with Amanda Thompson.

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Our guest today is Mary Antony. She’s a wife, mom of 3 daughters, and is passionate about sharing the truths of our identity in Christ with others. Mary grew up as a missionary kid in Mumbai, India. It was really hard for her family to live out their faith in a culture that equated spiritual blessing with physical blessing. Because her family was not materially affluent, Mary doubted God’s love and presence in her life, and she came to believe lies about God and herself. While she kept up the appearance of being a good missionary kid, she became skeptical of living a life surrendered to God.

Mary was determined to take control of her own life. She didn’t want anyone telling her what to do, and she definitely didn’t want to follow a God that seemed like He didn’t love her. Eventually, Mary found success in the modeling industry, but it wasn’t long before this left her feeling empty inside. Then, one night, her life was forever changed when she opened up her Bible for the first time in years. Unbeknown to Mary, her mom had been on a 21-day water fast for her salvation after her mom took hold of her own identity and freedom in Christ through reading Neil Anderson’s books.

On this episode, Mary shares about her powerful salvation story, how Freedom in Christ transformed her entire family, and why she believes every Christian needs to know their identity in Christ and understand spiritual warfare.

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Our guest today is Steve Goss. Steve is the president of Freedom in Christ International and oversees the work of Freedom in Christ around the world. He also wrote one of our core discipleship resources called The Freedom in Christ Course. But before all of this, Steve was a successful businessman who served in his local church. One day, his pastor asked him to disciple a couple in their church who were struggling. Week after week, Steve went through the material with them but with little real progress. The couple was really trying to grasp hold of God’s truth, but they just couldn’t.

Shortly after that, Steve picked up a copy of the book The Bondage Breaker by Neil Anderson at a Christian bookstore. With the help of his pastor, he took the couple through the prayer and repentance process at the back of the book called The Steps to Freedom in Christ. The couple was dramatically changed, and Steve began teaching the material to others in the church too. What he found was that the so-called “good Christians” also started changing and gaining a new zeal for the Lord.

This was the beginning of a new calling for Steve which led him to open a Freedom in Christ UK office, write the Freedom in Christ Course, and eventually take over leadership of the international ministry 10 years ago. Today, he is passionate about getting the message and materials of Freedom in Christ into the hands of pastors and church leaders around the world. As Steve himself said, “We all need real freedom in Christ.”

EPISODE LINKS:

For more information about TRANSFORM, our 8-month program for leaders, and to apply: https://www.ficm.org/leaders/transform-spring-2023/.

Watch a Stronghold Buster Training put on by our Care & Training Team: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gstIVtr4hjQ

Make your own Stronghold Buster: https://www.ficm.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2021-StrongholdBuster-1.pdf

Check out the Freedom in Christ Course: https://freedominchrist.com/newfreedominchristcoursekit.aspx

Subscribe to Stories of Freedom on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts so that you never miss an episode!

Learn more about Freedom in Christ Ministries USA and the discipleship resources we offer: www.ficm.org. For those outside the United States: www.freedominchrist.org.

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We’re really excited for you to hear Hannah Marks share her story with us on today’s episode. Hannah grew up in the UK as a pastor’s kid, and she gave her life to Jesus at age 7. Eventually, she moved to the States to go to college, and while studying for her Masters degree, she was diagnosed with Graves disease and had her thyroid removed. But that was just the start of her journey with medical problems.

In 2018, she had a stroke and for the next couple of years, Hannah was in and out of the hospital, on multiple medications, and struggling with severe anxiety. It got so bad that Hannah didn’t want to leave her house, and she hit the lowest point she’d ever been at in her life. Although she was walking with Jesus the whole time, she truly believed that God had forgotten about her or that she had disappointed God in some way.

A few months later, Hannah was given the Bondage Breaker, a book written by Neil Anderson, and she learned who she was in Christ, the reality of the spiritual world, and how to deal with her fear and anxiety. Through that process, God set Hannah free from her anxiety. As other health issues have come up in her life, Hannah’s learned that the body can be out of control, but the mind can be at peace. Today, she’s passionate about sharing her story & helping other women like herself learn these powerful Bibilical truths.

EPISODE LINKS:

To sign up for the 12-week online study of Unraveling the Lie-Knot led by Sheryl Giesbrecht Turner: https://www.ficm.org/ficm-courses/unraveling-the-lie-knot-women-january-2023/. To purchase Unraveling the Lie-Knot: https://freedominchrist.com/unravelingthelie-knot.aspx.

For more information on the difference between the physical and the spiritual, check out our course, Keys to Health, Wholeness and Fruitfulness: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBQRpCNXnZVQi9BlYkrDgc59f4TNgv3tt

Subscribe to Stories of Freedom on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts so that you never miss an episode!

Learn more about Freedom in Christ Ministries USA and the discipleship resources we offer: www.ficm.org. For those outside the United States: www.freedominchrist.org.

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On today’s episode, you’re going to hear from Seth Broadhurst. He currently serves on staff with Freedom in Christ USA as our National Director of Ministry Relationships. He’s been married to his wife, Stacy, for 21 years and they have three children. Seth grew up attending church with his family, and trusted Jesus as His Savior on a youth retreat. After the death of a childhood friend, God ignited in Seth a passion to share the Gospel with others, and eventually, he became a church planter.

While his drivenness helped him grow the church and see a lot of positive results, his identity soon became wrapped up in his success as a pastor and people’s perception of him. Sundays were the hardest. If he felt like a sermon didn’t go well or he didn’t receive enough affirmation from others, he would wallow in shame and guilt for a few days.

This went on for many years, until Seth stumbled upon Freedom in Christ material and had an encounter with God he’ll never forget. As he embraced his identity in Christ and replaced lies with truth, he experienced freedom from the need to please people and be perfect, and his perspective on ministry radically changed. If you struggle with perfectionism, people-pleasing, or you work in ministry, we believe Seth’s story will be an encouragement to you.

EPISODE LINKS:

To purchase The Steps to Freedom in Christ booklet: https://freedominchrist.com/new-thestepstofreedominchrist.aspx.

Before going through The Steps to Freedom in Christ, we recommend going through one of these resources: Freedom in Christ Course, Restored, or Victory Over the Darkness and The Bondage Breaker. For details and to purchase: https://www.ficm.org/what-we-offer/our-discipleship-process/.

Subscribe to Stories of Freedom on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts so that you never miss an episode!

Learn more about Freedom in Christ Ministries USA and the discipleship resources we offer: www.ficm.org. For those outside the United States: www.freedominchrist.org.

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