In this episode, Matt responds to the question, “Why did you become a Christian?” He shares 4 reasons why the Biblical Christian Worldview makes sense, and how a profound experience with God’s love and forgiveness in the midst of addiction and sin changed his life forever.

“It was the first time I started seeking God for Himself, not for what I could get from Him.”

We then discuss one of the secrets to getting through challenges in the Christian life: Asking for prayer. Sharing with trusted fellow believers can be so profoundly helpful in receiving God’s truth into our lives.

In this episode, Lance shares how his struggles with sin and addiction growing up caused him to believe society's lie: that you'll only be accepted and loved if you perform well. As a result, when he became a Christian and still struggled with sin, he'd hide it so he wouldn't be rejected by this new community. Like many others, Lance struggled with assurance of his salvation because of ongoing sin and addiction, until one day in a coffee shop, Hebrews 10:14 changed everything for him:

"For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy."

Then he points out the difference between these two verses on confession, how they are to different people and produce different results:

1 John 1:9: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

James 5:16: Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

A "just me and Jesus" relationship doesn't cut it. We disarm the accuser and experience true freedom when we are connected both to the Head and to the Body.

The video for this episode had a technical issue, so enjoy the audio and look forward to videos in upcoming episodes!

What happens when two guys with almost nothing in common become best friends because of Jesus?

Welcome to *Nothing But Jesus*—a podcast of honest conversations between two friends who meet before work to pray, grow, and navigate life's highs and lows together. No scripts. No polished performances. Just real stories, real faith, and the conviction that even when we don't have all the answers, nothing but Jesus is enough.

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