From Prisoner To Preacher (The 8 Years Before I Went Viral on Soft White Underbelly) | #002

In this episode, we dive into my early years walking with Christ, moving into the church, and leaving the gang life. From meeting my mom's pastor to nearly going back to the streets, God worked through it all. 🎙️ Watch/Listen to Unlearned Wisdom on every platform: https://linktr.ee/unlearnedwisdom Timestamps: 00:00 - First meal out: Korean BBQ tears 02:00 - Intro to Johnny's 8-year journey 05:00 - Meeting Pastor Kim through his mom 06:15 - Church by day, gang by night 08:50 - Going all-in with church life 10:18 - Pastor offers escape from the streets 11:12 - Living in church but still armed 12:23 - Gang turns on Johnny's new faith 13:17 - Trading gang status for salvation 15:00 - Church dorm life & early prayers 19:14 - Scrubbing toilets tests Johnny's pride 21:00 - Pastor calls out closed-off heart 24:53 - Opening up builds trust with pastor 26:00 - Humbling himself to become teachable 29:50 - Learning forgiveness after gang war 33:28 - Wrestling with salvation and sin cycles 36:34 - Overcoming temptation with scripture truth 40:30 - Using God's word against deception 47:42 - Setting boundaries to guard his flesh 51:32 - Mentors show grace through near relapse 1:03:30 - Overcoming self-pride & self-righteousness 1:07:25 - Accepting the idea of becoming a Minister 1:15:39 - Learning the original lexicon 1:21:02 - Don't win arguments, win souls 1:26:52 - Viral Soft White Underbelly interview 1:32:00 - Testimony spreads to strangers and enemies 1:37:15 - From inmate to Minister through grace 👾 Join my free Discord to submit your question for a future episode: ⁠  / discord   🐉 Follow Johnny Chang everywhere: ⁠ https://linktr.ee/johnnychang 🫶 Donate to support our Core of the Heart ministries: ⁠https://coreoftheheart.com/pages/donate 💙 For those that want to gain a deeper understanding of the Bible & get closer with God, to unlock true peace and happiness: ⁠https://coreoftheheart.com/ 🕊️ Use code WISDOM for 50% off your first month. ⁠Core of the Heart is our digital community to support you in getting closer to the true Gospel. Membership includes: Weekly Bible Class with Minister Johnny, hundreds of hours of livestream content, sermons, Q&A's and resources to help you understand the Bible faster. Sign up instructions: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/ZuAFD Ps. Don't forget to subscribe to this new channel!