"God Saved My Marriage, Broke My Addiction, And Called Me To Preach!"

<p>https://takingthelandpodcast.com</p><p></p><p>Pastor Robert Gibson shares a powerful testimony of salvation, deliverance, marriage restoration, discipleship, and the long road to pioneering a church in Hurst, Texas.</p><p></p><p>He grew up in Lubbock, became a father at 16, battled addiction, nearly lost his marriage, and reached a point where he knew something had to change. Through the prayers of his mother and a divine encounter outside a grocery store, God brought him into a church, saved him, delivered him, and put his life back on track.</p><p></p><p>In this episode of Testimony Tuesday, Pastor Gibson shares why prayer still matters, why real preaching still saves, and why it is worth staying faithful even when the process takes longer than expected.<br /><br />Chapters<br />0:00 Welcome to Testimony Tuesday<br /> 1:06 Pastor Robert Gibson’s Pioneer Church in Hurst, TX<br /> 2:43 Saved Under Pastor Ron Byerly’s Ministry<br /> 4:08 Growing Up in Lubbock, Texas<br /> 7:19 Meeting His Wife in Junior High<br /> 8:56 Becoming a Father at 16<br /> 10:25 Street Influence, Music, and Gang Culture<br /> 15:30 Trying to Escape the Old Life<br /> 19:15 Marriage on the Edge of Divorce<br /> 22:49 A Praying Mother<br /> 27:50 Why You Should Keep Praying<br /> 31:00 The Night the Gospel Found Him<br /> 36:35 Hearing Real Preaching for the First Time<br /> 40:45 Delivered From Addiction at the Altar<br /> 42:49 God Answers a Specific Prayer<br /> 44:37 His Wife Gets Saved Too<br /> 46:32 Why It’s Worth Going All In for Jesus<br /> 51:05 Prayer of Salvation<br /> 53:14 Premium Preview<br /> 54:35 The Call to Preach<br /> 58:14 Waiting Almost 20 Years to Pioneer<br /> 1:00:00 Lessons in Discipleship<br /> 1:05:23 God Dealing With Pride<br /> 1:12:40 Surviving Offense Without Quitting<br /> 1:18:00 When God Says “Stay”<br /> 1:23:51 Finally Sent Out<br /> 1:29:31 The Early Days of Pioneering<br /> 1:31:55 Prayer Requests for Hurst, TX<br /> 1:34:09 Closing Prayer<br /><br />Show Notes<br />ALL PROCEEDS GO TO WORLD EVANGELISM<br /><br />Locate a CFM Church near you: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cfmmap.org" target="_blank">https://cfmmap.org</a><br /><br />We need five-star reviews! Tell the world what you think about this podcast at:<br />• Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://apple.co/3vy1s5b" target="_blank">https://apple.co/3vy1s5b</a><br />• Podchaser: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠