Nurse practitioner and content creator Courtnee Stagner went from “checking religious boxes” and numbing pain with partying to discovering the gospel... even when she didn't want to!

We talk about the difference between works and grace, why “Sunday-only” faith leaves you empty, how daily Scripture changes you, her sobriety since Easter, abiding in John 15, and how comedy, medicine, and faith collide in the Stagner family. If you’ve felt the void—even with the job, car, and letters after your name—this one’s for you.

Resources:

• Courtnee Stagner — Instagram: @courtneestagner (Bible group link in bio)

• Courtnee Stagner — TikTok: @courtneestagner12.

• Justin Stagner — Instagram & tickets: @justin.stagner + ticket link in bio

• The Bible Recap: www.thebiblerecap.com

• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary (free online): https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/matthew-henry-complete/

• The Chosen — Watch/learn more: https://thechosen.tv

Timestamps:

• 0:00 – Meet Courtnee: nursing, comedy collabs with Justin, the “Southern grandpa” bit, and medical-term skits

• 5:00 – “Make God go away”: partying, grief, coping, and conviction

• 7:30 – The house-church invite, hearing plain gospel, and the moment it finally clicked

• 10:30 – Grace vs. works: why “too easy” isn’t cheap grace—and why real grace changes you

• 12:20 – The void: chasing success, degrees, and the next hit of achievement

• 14:40 – Confession time: living like a Christian in name only (both of our stories)

• 17:30 – Surrender: The Chosen fish moment—turning and swimming upstream

• 19:45 – Why a Bible-centering church matters (and why motivational Sundays won’t sustain you)

• 24:10 – Don’t forsake meeting together: community, accountability, and growth

• 29:00 – Daily bread: Bible Recap, Matthew Henry + Tara-Leigh Cobble, and a simple rhythm

• 30:30 – Sobriety since Easter: replacing substitutes with Jesus

• 33:20 – Seeing Jesus on every page of the Old Testament

• 36:10 – Prayer and abiding (John 15): fruit is the byproduct, not the assignment

• 38:10 – Where to find Courtnee & Justin and her Bible group

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