The Seacoast Podcast: Things You Won't Hear On Sunday

In 2019, Lead Pastor Josh Surratt called for a "Healing Service," motivated by desperate hope to see his sister healed of breast cancer.  God orchestrated something much bigger than expected.

Through a mutual friend, Josh Surratt was connected to Josh Silverberg who had recently seen miraculous healings as a result of his fervent prayer and belief in Jesus' power.   While Josh Surratt was expecting a couple of hundred people to show up and realized there was well over 1000, the nerves settled in deep.  Especially after finding out over dinner that Josh Silverberg had zero experience leading a healing service.  What happened is more than anyone could ask or imagine.

Today you'll hear from 5 people who claim to be miraculously healed.   

Story 1, Adam and Lori Fitzgerald:
A man is healed of a life-long, painful struggle with hydrocephalus. 
 
Story 2, Tyler and Chris Perstrope:
A malicious foul on the b-ball court upends a teen's athletic aspirations.  Unexplained worsening conditions caused by the injury points to a life of physical disability before being prayed for over the phone.

Story 3, Deborah Sadr:
A woman with life-threatening respiratory/cardiac ailments caused by ongoing exposure (at 13 years-old) to toxic conditions in NYC right after the 9/11 attacks. Symptoms vanished after being prayed for.  

Story 4, Caroline and Cole Collins:
A woman born with no arches in her feet is prayed over, arches restored in front of eye-witnesses including her brother, Cole.

Story 5, Abbie Love:
Monthly bouts with debilitating pain disappear after a woman falls asleep watching a recording of the first healing service that was posted on Facebook weeks prior.

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Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram
Jenny Mayer, host / Instagram
Stephen Popadich, host / Instagram

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Gabe Dewalk

Theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music
Series theme song: Seacoast Music

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Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver

In 2019, Seacoast Lead Pastor Josh Surratt called for a "Healing Service," originally motivated by desperate hope to see his sister, Jenny, healed from breast cancer.  God orchestrated something much bigger than expected. 

Through a mutual friend, Josh Surratt was connected to Josh Silverberg who had recently seen miraculous healings as a result of his fervent prayer and belief in Jesus' power.   While Josh Surratt was expecting a couple of hundred people to show up and realized there was well over 1000 plus, the nerves settled in deep.  Especially after finding out over dinner that Josh Silverberg had zero experience leading a healing service.  What happened is truly more than anyone could ask or imagine.

Episode 1:  Today, you'll hear the story of how this all came together, from the perspectives of Josh Surratt, Josh Silverberg and Micah Nicols (the mutual friend).

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 Micah Nichols / Instagram
Joshua Sliverberg / Instagram
Josh Surratt / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, co-host / Instagram
Mayer, Jenny, co-host / Instagram 
Popadich, Stephen, co-host / Instagram

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Gabe Dewalk

Music, theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music
Series music: Seacoast Music 

Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram

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We have a YouTube Channel for videos of all episodes since Jan. 2024. 

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Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver

Brittany Lake [her husband being Grammy-Award Winning artist, Brandon Lake] gives a snapshot of her upbringing, including how and when she found hope in Jesus.  Along the way, she discusses the challenges and rewards of motherhood and shares some reflections on having the extra income in the Lake household greatly due to the success of her husband's music career.   Her and Brandon now have been able to start a  unique outreach to serve weary souls and Brittany is still getting used to shopping at Whole Foods without having to worry about money.

She shares her greatest life challenge which also happens to be the biggest hurdle worked through in her and Brandon's marriage.  These challenges were set off when she was sexually victimized as a freshman in college. 

What brings her joy, sadness, anger and what's her greatest fear, Brittany also processes her desire to see the church have less "fluff" and shares the one person who has had the most influence on her life.

At the top of the episode, Jack, Lynne and Joey discuss how social media is changing the way society communicates, whether having less technology was a better way of life, (like in the  "olden days," i.e. 1990s)  if The Titanic was a good movie and is there really any purpose in knowing how to tell time on an analog clock?

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Brittany Lake / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, co-host / Instagram
Lynne Stroy, co-host / Instagram
Jack Hoey III, co-host / Instagram

Check out more Brittany Lake on Episode 26
Brandon Lake on Episode 1. 
 
Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Gabe Dewalk

Music, including theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music

Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram

Be a Patron of the podcast 

We have a YouTube Channel for videos of all episodes since Jan. 2024. 

We'd love to hear from you.  E-mail Joey HERE. 

Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver

Today, the story of "The Unlikeliest Worship Leader" (w/ Lee Worley) continues.    It's highly recommended to start here with Part 1 before listening to this episode.  

Before that, pastor and therapist Chip Judd talks on grief and things to consider in finding a good therapist, and our Lead Pastor Josh Surratt talks on tithing, zombies, whether he'd prefer to have Michael Jordan or Dabo Sweeney on the podcast.

As bonus content, there's music, sports, and entertainment talk with Grammy-Award winning, Lecrae; audio that wasn't included in Episode 5, Lecrae: God, Therapy and Restoration.

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Lee Worley / Instagram
Chip Judd / Instagram
Josh Surratt / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, co-host / Instagram
Ciarrah Lindsay, co-host, narrator /  Instagram
Lecrae, bonus content / Website / Instagram

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Gabe Dewalk

"Good," courtesy of Natasha Gray
Spotify / Apple Music

Music, including theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music

 

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We have a YouTube Channel for videos of all episodes since Jan. 2024. 

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Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver

One may be able to ignore a "word" from God, if it comes from one person; especially when the word doesn’t really "line up"  (i.e. you ain't feelin' it).  But a half dozen more bringing the same "word" will get any one's attention.  

Worship Pastor of the Mount Pleasant Campus Lee Worley shares his story of going from a touring drummer and high-end clothes salesman "making bank," to a Worship Pastor at Seacoast.  God talks to people?  God really can make one flourish in a role that's totally out of his or her league to fill?  Well, let's ask Lee Worley about it.   

At the top of the episode, Lynne, Joey and Teddy discuss whether there’s moral absolutes involved in the sorts of entertainment one consumes.  Are there books, movies, or music that all people at all times should stay clear from, for moral purposes?

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Lee Worley / Instagram
Lynne Stroy, co-host / Instagram
Teddy Winter, co-host / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, co-host / Instagram
Ciarrah Lindsay, co-host, narrator /  Instagram

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Gabe Dewalk

Music, including theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music
Other music:  Seacoast Worship 

Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram

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We have a YouTube Channel for videos of all episodes since Jan. 2024. 

We'd love to hear from you.  E-mail Joey HERE. 

Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver

The church is the “righteousness of God,”  (2 Corinthians 5:21) but not as a result of anything one has done (or refrains from doing).  Last time we checked, people of all types are still making messes everywhere with everything.  The only scenario in which one can truly live the right way is when the Spirit is working through and in a person’s heart.  But shouldn’t one still try hard as well?   It's common knowledge that deep change can't be made in passivity.  But if it’s a work of the Holy Spirit, what does "putting forth effort" even look like, and what's the risks of getting all this wrong?  Joey, Lynne and Teddy discuss while reflecting on their own life-journeys of faith.  

But at the top of the episode, Darrel Wallace, who tunes into Seacoast services as a volunteer every Sunday through Church Online, stops by to share his life story.  Despite a fair share of pain in his life, including emotional neglect from his parents, the loss of his wife to cancer, and a stint of being homeless, this Seacoaster is full of smiles and is about as thankful and optimistic as they come.  

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Darrel Wallace ("Festus") / Facebook
Lynne Stroy, co-host / Instagram
Teddy Winter, co-host / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, co-host / Instagram
Bri Smoak, co-host, narrator /  Instagram

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Gabe Dewalk

Theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music

Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram

Be a Patron of the podcast 

We have a YouTube Channel for videos of all episodes since Jan. 2024. 

We'd love to hear from you.  E-mail Joey HERE. 

Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver

So many unanswerable questions on this side of heaven and so many perspectives, even on the nature of what truth is.  In an age where everything is questioned, why do so many still believe fervently in a good, loving God?  And what about those who say, “I’d love to believe in this God, but I  can’t make myself believe in something."  Would unbelievers all believe, if they could see the fullness of God? 

And on the subject of God, is He all-loving, all-powerful, both, neither?   Some Christians ascribe to "open theology," respectfully rejecting the notion of God's unlimited power.  Regardless of what beliefs one holds, this world, the evil done on it, and the pain felt in it, is deeply troubling. 

We discuss these “not so light-hearted,” nor simple spiritual matters that have had the brightest of thinkers scratching their heads for centuries. 

Part one of this episode is with our very own Jack Hoey.  Joey and Jack process  thoughts on truth, belief, unbelief, and whether unbelief is a choice.  For part two, Bruce B. Miller (author, pastor and consultant) discusses the problem of pain, suffering and evil, using his most recent book, The 7 Big Questions in Searching for God, Truth, and Purpose, as context. 

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Bruce B. Miller / Website / Instagram / Book
Jack Hoey III / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram
Aaron Lafalce, narrator / Instagram / Music / Website

Special Song, Rainbows, courtesy of Natasha Gray
Spotify / Apple Music

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Gabe Dewalk

Theme song: Joel T. Hamilton Music

 
 
 

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We have a YouTube Channel for videos of all episodes since Jan. 2024. 

We'd love to hear from you.  E-mail Joey HERE. 

Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver

In her mind, the voice was unmistakably God.  Given what’s transpired since, and the circumstances surrounding the establishment of Francis and Benedict, it’s hard to see it any other way. 

Our very own Katie Walters and her business/ministry partner in Togo, (and now, family) Pastor Francis, join Joey to discuss God’s hand in their coming together to answer the call of Katie’s compelling vision for ministry in Togo. 

Together, they have employed 13 Togolese seamstresses through their 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Francis + Benedict. The partnership made with these women provides dignified and sustainable employment and the profits are used to resource other community leaders in Togo, helping to sustain their loving service to orphans, widows, and those suffering in poverty.

Oh, and the skirts made and sold to supporters all over the world are also very fashionable and classy attire that’s a hit with all sorts of women with all sorts of styles.

Francis and Benedict, a  worldwide family born out of Seacoast Church, aims to make a lasting global impact by using love and fashion to change communities … one outfit at a time.

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In this episode
Katie Walters, Founder and CEO of Francis and Benedict / Instagram
Dr. Francis Avoyi, Country Director of Francis and Benedict
Joey Svendsen, co-host / Instagram
Jacky Hoey III, co-host / Instagram

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Gabe Dewalk

Music: Joel T. Hamilton Music

Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram

Be a Patron of the podcast 

We have a YouTube Channel for videos of all episodes since Jan. 2024. 

We'd love to hear from you.  E-mail Joey HERE. 

Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver

Fairly new to the Seacoast family, Josh and Jessica Reagan have their trust in God, especially in regards to their inability (thus far) to conceive a child.  As these two age into their late 30s, many of their peers now with kids have unfortunate misconceptions on how these two process life and what their desires are, as a family with no kids.
 
Practical advice from these two, including refraining from asking couples "When are y'all gonna start growing a family and have some kids."  Families exist in all forms, many of which don't include kids.

As part of the role he plays within his "military family," Josh often flies jets on secret missions that he can't tell Jessica about; while she simply wishes there were no more missions left, for him to leave her for.

Does absence really make hearts grow fonder for these two and what do they miss the most when they are apart?  What's their favorite wars movies and how do they  currently feel about their difficulties of getting pregnant?

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Jessica Reagan / Instagram
Josh Reagan / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram
Jack Hoey III, "Deep Thoughts" / Instagram
Bri Smoak, host narration / Instagram

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Gabe Dewalk

Music: "Sometimes I Forget," by
Robbie Madison Music
Apple Music / Spotify 

Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram

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We have a YouTube Channel for videos of all episodes since Jan. 2024. 

We'd love to hear from you.  E-mail Joey HERE. 

Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver

Many are familiar with the admonition and promise found in Psalms 37:4: "delight in the Lord, and He will give you your heart's desire."   Having always desired to be married with children and now into her 40s, Lynne Stroy is trying to make sense out of this passage.  She readily admits to the difficulty of trusting, because currently, she's still single and doesn't understand why.
 
Lynne explores not only the spiritual implications of her singleness, but also describes practical and deeply personal facets of her journey.  Listeners will hear how often she thinks about her singleness, why eHarmony quickly lost its appeal, and the unintentional, insensitive (and sometimes hurtful) questions/suggestions people have proposed to her in regards to her singleness.   

Part 5: When Your Valentine Goes on Secret Missions as a Pilot

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Lynne Stroy / Instagram
Joey Svendsen, host / Instagram
Jack Hoey III, "Deep Thoughts" / Instagram
Bri Smoak, host narration / Instagram

Executive Producer: Josh Surratt
Producer/Editor: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: JT Price
Sound Engineer: Gabe Dewalk

Music: "Sometimes I Forget," by
Robbie Madison Music
Apple Music / Spotify 

Seacoast Podcast is now on Instagram

Be a Patron of the podcast 

We have a YouTube Channel for videos of all episodes since Jan. 2024. 

We'd love to hear from you.  E-mail Joey HERE. 

Producer/Editor/host: Joey Svendsen
Sound Engineer/Editor: Katelyn Vandiver