Neal Karsten of Big Life (big.life) a disciple-making ministry, joins the team to help us share God’s AMAZING grace!  First Neal shares his own transformation story from moral Christian kid to meeting Jesus at Hope College.  Then we talk about the difference between moralism and following Jesus.  Next we explore this question:  When you stand before God and he asks you why he should let you into his Kingdom, what will you say?  Then find out what Neal’s friend said when Neal asked him this question. 

Next Jesse, one of our listeners shows up with Starbucks coffee and it just turns out that Jesse had a big impact on Neal’s journey to Jesus at Hope College!  Then Jesse shares his story, growing up in fear of evil spirits, feeling the need to appease these spirits.  How in middle school he began reading the bible.  How this caused him to realize two things.  That he deserved God’s judgment and that God is a deliverer.  And finally how it all came together as he discovered in the New Testament that the God who delivers is the one who took our judgment for us.  Share this incredible Freedom Friday with anyone who can think of!