Special Series – Wretched John – Episode 1 – Out to Sea

About this episode

The episode recounts the story of a blasphemous deckhand named John who cries out to God during a storm, leading to his salvation and a significant impact on the world.

Over 250 years ago, wooden boats powered by canvas sails tried the seas with no assurances that they would ever set foot on solid ground again. On the high seas, sailors at the mercy of rolling waves and raging storms, do what have done since the days of Jonah, they cry out to God. Such was the case with a blasphemous deckhand named John. At first, he hesitated, considering how he had forsaken God so long ago for a life abandoned to wickedness. But cry John did. And the Lord heard that cry, reaching down with a tender hand of love and grace and not only saved John from the storm, but rescued his life from the depths of sin. An act of God that would eventually impact much of the known world for centuries to come. The post Special Series – Wretched John – Episode 1 – Out to Sea appeared first on Forgotten .

Topics covered

• history
• religion
• spirituality
• christianity

Keywords

• sailors
• storms
• God
• salvation
• wickedness

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Wretched John, Out to Sea, Special Series – Wretched John

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