I Got Everything I Wanted. Fame Still Couldn't Save Me | Russell Brand | Jesus People Podcast Episode 88
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Ryan Miller and Russell Brand discuss the emptiness of fame and the journey to spiritual fulfillment through Jesus.
📖 Russell Brand's book: How to Become a Christian in Seven Days https://www.amazon.com/How-Become-Christian-Seven-Days/dp/B0GTW7RP17 Sponsor a child through Compassion International: http://compassion.com/dudewithgoodnews In this powerful episode of The Jesus People Podcast, Ryan sits down with Russell Brand for a raw and deeply spiritual conversation about fame, addiction, sex, identity, surrender, and finding true intimacy with Jesus Christ. Russell opens up about what happened after experiencing the things many people spend their lives chasing: fame, money, sex, recognition, success, and influence. He shares how those things ultimately failed to satisfy the deeper hunger within him and how his journey through addiction, recovery, and spiritual awakening led him toward Jesus. This conversation goes far beyond an intellectual discussion about Christianity. Russell describes what he calls a "cracking open," the surrender of his old identity, and the realization that he could not fill a spiritual emptiness through drugs, relationships, sex, achievement, or the approval of others. Together, Ryan and Russell explore what it means to die to self, surrender completely to Christ…
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