Stories of Overwhelming Grace with Austin Murray

Join us for a short series called Overwhelming Grace, where we sit down with friends to hear their stories of encountering God's grace. On this episode, Austin Murray opens up about growing up in Waco, Texas with divorced parents and a chaotic childhood that spiraled into alcohol and drug use as a teenager. He talks about hitting rock bottom on a senior trip, feeling completely empty afterward, and choosing to cut himself off from friends to find his way back to God. Austin shares the story of meeting his future wife, Jordanna, and how one prayer night changed everything for him when He experienced God's grace in such a powerful, tangible way that his desire for addiction and shame broke overnight. He talks through turning down big job offers to stay obedient to ministry, grinding through unglamorous years as a young campus pastor, and more recently, processing the loss of his mother. Austin also breaks down the real difference between grace and tolerating sin, and why that distinction matters for anyone trying to walk in freedom instead of settling for comfort. Austin Murray is the college pastor at Antioch Waco in Waco, Texas.Passion & Purpose is a podcast that desires to help you fall more in love with Jesus and have a greater passion for Him and His purposes in the earth. Subscribe to my channel for weekly episodes @jimmy_seibertFor more resources to help you in transforming your personal life and every sphere of society, visit https://www.jimmyseibert.comFollow me for more ways to grow in your love for Jesus on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jimmy_seibertFor more information on the Antioch Movement, visit https://antioch.org