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.

• 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.

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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.

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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.

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In this powerful episode of The Jesus People Podcast, Dr Pete Sulack shares the moment he was diagnosed Thanksgiving week 2024 with stage 4 brain cancer, told he had a 1% chance to be alive in eight months, and how one year later he reports no evidence of cancer and feels healthier than ever.

Dr Pete breaks down the holistic protocol he followed across five pillars: personalized diet, strategic supplementation, detoxification, oxygenation, with faith as the capstone. He explains why he leaned keto for brain cancer, why blood work and food sensitivity testing mattered, and how his goal was to make his body an environment where cancer is no longer hospitable.

Dr Pete also unpacks the spiritual transformation that came with the diagnosis: how to live from the vantage point of heaven, what it means that truth trumps facts, and why prayer and fasting are not performance but perspective alignment. If you or someone you love is facing cancer, chronic illness, fear, or a shaken faith, this conversation is packed with practical steps, kingdom mindset, and real hope in Jesus.

Key Highlights: • Diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer Thanksgiving week 2024 and given a grim prognosis • Early warning signs and the moment everything changed in the ER • The five pillar protocol: diet, supplementation, detoxification, oxygenation, faith • Keto, cutting sugar, and reducing chronic inflammation as cancer fuel sources • Hyperbaric oxygen, ozone sauna, vitamin C, and other oxygenation tools • Stewarding health as a kingdom responsibility to fulfill your calling • “Truth trumps facts” and walking by faith when circumstances scream otherwise • Prayer and fasting as a way to regain heaven’s perspective and real peace • How to face fear, realign quickly, and keep representing Jesus no matter what

If you’re battling sickness, anxiety, fear, or you feel like the enemy is coming for your future, Dr Pete’s story is a reminder that God can turn any diagnosis into a harvest field of hope. Subscribe for more life changing stories on The Jesus People Podcast where we explore transformation, purpose, and the relentless hope found in Jesus.

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In this eye opening episode of The Jesus People Podcast, Lisa Bevere joins Ryan and Annie for a bold conversation on God’s design for male and female, the spiritual battle behind cultural confusion, and why Gen Z is starving for truth with compassion.

Lisa shares the unexpected story behind the phrase “the future is female,” how shame and language shifts shape identity, and practical wisdom for marriage, parenting, and honoring one another as allies not enemies. From protecting kids to preparing for revival, this episode is a call to courage, clarity, and kindness in a noisy age.

Key Highlights: • The origin story behind “the future is female” and why Lisa responded • Male and female as intimate allies, not rivals, in God’s design • How identity confusion targets the next generation and how to respond with compassion • Preparing for revival through the Word, boldness, and generational discipleship • Practical marriage wisdom: speak to your spouse’s strengths to displace weaknesses • Guarding the home: media, porn, and how spiritual “agreements” shape access • Modesty, purity, and building a sexual legacy rooted in intimacy, not lust • Constant clear courageous conversations that shift culture in real life

If you feel torn between compassion and conviction, or you’re raising kids in a culture of confusion, this conversation will strengthen your resolve and renew your hope. God is restoring beauty, truth, and divine order and He’s inviting you to start small and believe big. Subscribe for more life changing stories on The Jesus People Podcast where we explore transformation, purpose, and the relentless hope found in Jesus.

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In this bold episode of The Jesus People Podcast, Dr. Austin Lake returns for an unfiltered conversation on what he believes is the real global crisis: depopulation and the spiritual war against the family.

Ryan and Dr. Lake unpack why modern culture treats children as an inconvenience, why community and discipleship are the pathway to transformation, and how fathers stepping up can reshape families for generations. From abortion and birth control to food, sleep, clean water, and Sabbath rhythms, this episode connects practical wellness to kingdom living and calls believers to lead with courage.

Key Highlights: • Depopulation as the growing crisis and why it matters for every nation • Abortion, sacrifice, and the spiritual battle over life and worship • Birth control, fertility decline, and treating symptoms instead of root causes • Men leading at home and why fathers influence generational outcomes • Kingdom wellness basics: food, sleep, clean water, and clean air • Community over information: how transformation happens in trusted relationships • Sabbath, marriage rhythms, and raising children with intentional discipleship • Inside Kingdom Path to Wellness: from Sabbath to supplements and family coaching

If you feel pressure to stay silent, confused by culture, or overwhelmed by health decisions for your home, this conversation is a call back to clarity, courage, and life giving leadership. The goal is not just information, but transformation that strengthens marriages, protects children, and builds a legacy of faith.

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In this gripping episode of The Jesus People Podcast, former New Age influencer and psychic reader Ella Ringrose shares her journey from Catholic upbringing in Ireland to a decade immersed in spirit guides, tarot, Reiki, shamanism, and plant medicine.

Ella describes the false peace, spiritual bondage, and escalating torment that followed, until a desperate moment in Bali when she cried out, “Jesus save me,” and experienced radical deliverance, freedom, and the Holy Spirit. This is an eye opening conversation on counterfeit spirituality, the authority of Jesus, and what real peace feels like when the search finally ends.

Key Highlights: • Growing up Catholic in Ireland and becoming hardened by scandal and fear • Dyslexia, anxiety, loneliness, and the “spiritual hunger” that opened doors • How New Age practices escalated from self help to occult experimentation • Spirit guides, psychic readings, and “nine truths in a lie” deception • Demonic oppression, suicidal thoughts, and the breaking point in Bali • Crying out to Jesus, clearing objects, and a powerful encounter with the Holy Spirit • Seven days of deliverance, repentance, and closing spiritual agreements • Why peace and sound mind are the proof of true freedom in Christ

If you or someone you love is deep in New Age spirituality, feeling tormented, anxious, depressed, or stuck in endless “healing,” Ella’s testimony points to the only One who truly satisfies and sets people free. Jesus brings real peace, restores the mind, and breaks spiritual bondage.

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