Unlearned Wisdom by Johnny Chang
by Johnny Chang
Welcome to Unlearned Wisdom! A gospel-centered podcast by me, Johnny Chang. Every episode is a special lesson that I have learned through God, my pastors, and my personal life experiences. Everything I speak about can be directly applied to YOUR own life, today. These lessons can’t be learned from reading a book or sitting in a classroom. New episodes every Monday! Enjoy and God Bless.
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My Pastor Said I Was Manipulative. I Wanted To Burn His Church Down | #085 | Unlearned Wisdom
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://download.coreoftheheart.com/yt-unlearned-wisdom I quit filling every silence with my phone, because reaching for it the second things got quiet is a sign that I'm depending on something. But sitting in silence doesn't mean you're automatically…
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Give Me 77 Minutes And I'll Stop Your Overthinking (Pastor Explains) | Discord Stage #071
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://download.coreoftheheart.com/yt-unlearned-wisdom In 1 month, Johnny had his work stolen, his car hit, his license suspended by mistake, and a friend pass away. He kept asking God for the lesson behind it all. Here's what he found: your pain is…
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You'll Never Watch P*rn Again After Hearing What He Saw… | #084 | Unlearned Wisdom
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://download.coreoftheheart.com/yt-unlearned-wisdom He had a dream where everything was pure blackness, and all he could see was a glowing figure of himself on his phone. He knew exactly what he was looking at. Then he saw demons with clown-like…
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Stop Trying To Be A Better Christian (Do THIS Instead) | Discord Stage #070
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://download.coreoftheheart.com/yt-unlearned-wisdom You keep telling yourself you should be better by now. More faith, more discipline, more strength. But that pressure is what's crushing you, and it was never yours to carry. I had over 40 fights before…
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I Was Molested At 12, But Everyone Said I Was Lucky | #083 | Unlearned Wisdom
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://download.coreoftheheart.com/spotify-uw Get $10 off your Elah Ring with code UNLEARNEDWISDOM: https://bit.ly/4d37ded Pastor Johnny Chang talks about catching intrusive thoughts before they take hold, breaking the cycle of abuse he grew up with, and...
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Why You Keep Falling Back Into Lust (It's Not Willpower) | Discord Stage #069
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://download.coreoftheheart.com/spotify-uw If you keep falling back into lust, it's not because you're not trying hard enough. Someone asked me how to deal with temptation when they're not strong enough and keep falling short. Most of us fight it like...
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If You Think You Wasted Your 20s, Watch This | #082 | Unlearned Wisdom
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://download.coreoftheheart.com/spotify-uw I spent many years in prison, and if I could give myself advice 20 years ago, here is what I would say. Stop trying to prove that you're strong, or that you're not broken, because that caused my own demise. I…
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The Most Dangerous Mindset I See As A Pastor | Discord Stage #068
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://download.coreoftheheart.com/yt-unlearned-wisdom I needed to be right, and it made me miserable. When I trust only what I see, I try to fix everything myself, and I end up in pure misery. I learned this when a T-Mobile mistake dropped my credit score...
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Prison Didn't Break Me, Trying To Be A "Good Christian" Did | #081 | Unlearned Wisdom
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://download.coreoftheheart.com/spotify-uw I grew up in a strict Christian home, but by my teens I was deep in gang life, and it landed me in prison with two felonies. When I became a Christian, I hid my tattoos and chased a title in the church so I…
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So You Quit Every Addiction. Why Do You Still Feel Empty? | Discord Stage #067
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://download.coreoftheheart.com/spotify-uw In this video, I talk about why we reach for things like food, drugs, or pills, and how it is really about trying to fill a part of us that only God can fill. A man wrote in and told me he quit drugs, smoking,...
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You Keep Attracting Red Flags Because You Are One (Pastor Explains) | #080 | Unlearned Wisdom
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://download.coreoftheheart.com/yt-unlearned-wisdom ⚠️ Due to a technical error, we deeply apologise for the poor audio this episode 🙏 In this episode, I talk about what really makes someone the right partner for you. I break down the difference…
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The Only Prayer Left When You Can't Fix Yourself | Discord Stage #066
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://download.coreoftheheart.com/yt-unlearned-wisdom You cannot fix yourself, no matter how hard you try. There was a man who had been unable to walk for 38 years, and one sentence from Jesus made him stand up. In this episode, I talk about what…
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6 Signs God Is Testing You | #079 | Unlearned Wisdom
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video-description&utm_campaign=evergreen&utm_term=na&utm_content=unlearned-wisdom Try Shopify Now at https://www.shopify.com/unlearnedwisdom In this episode, I open up about being molested at 12,...
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Follow God Even When Nothing Makes Sense
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video-description&utm_campaign=evergreen&utm_term=na&utm_content=unlearned-wisdom Try Shopify Now at https://www.shopify.com/unlearnedwisdom In this video, I discuss what it means to surrender to...
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My Dad Abused Me At 7, But Nobody Believed Me | #078 | Unlearned Wisdom
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video-description&utm_campaign=evergreen&utm_term=na&utm_content=unlearned-wisdom Shopify: Own your customer relationships. Own your revenue. Start with a free trial at...
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Satan Wins When You Do This | @johnnychanglive | Discord Stage #064
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video-description&utm_campaign=evergreen&utm_term=na&utm_content=unlearned-wisdom In this video, I talk about weed, feeling numb, and trusting God more than your feelings. For Live Event...
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13 Years In Prison Taught Me Something I Wish Wasn't True | #077 | Unlearned Wisdom
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video-description&utm_campaign=evergreen&utm_term=na&utm_content=unlearned-wisdom Fuel your day with a routine that works: https://drinkag1.com/gospel I grew up in a gang, and I gave my life for...
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I Watched Porn at 8, Had 5 Kids by 29, Then God Saved Me | #076 | Unlearned Wisdom
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video-description&utm_campaign=evergreen&utm_term=na&utm_content=unlearned-wisdom In this video, we sat down with Danny to talk about how God changed his life. He grew up feeling neglected by his...
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The Biblical Way To Make Money Without Losing Your Soul | Discord Stage #063
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video-description&utm_campaign=evergreen&utm_term=na&utm_content=unlearned-wisdom In this video, I talk about grace, fear, and why so many people say they love God but still fall apart at night.…
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75-Year-Old Felon Meets His 50-Year-Old Son | #075 | Unlearned Wisdom
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video-description&utm_campaign=evergreen&utm_term=na&utm_content=unlearned-wisdom *Try Shopify Now at https://www.shopify.com/unlearnedwisdom* I sat down with Jake Bodine, who has spent the last…
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I Read The Bible 27 Times ONLY To Realize This | Discord Stage #061
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video-description&utm_campaign=evergreen&utm_term=na&utm_content=unlearned-wisdom Try Shopify Now at https://www.shopify.com/unlearnedwisdom In this video, I talk about what I learned after…
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I Was Addicted To Porn For Years. Here's How I Finally Quit | #074 | Unlearned Wisdom
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp In this video, I share how I overcame porn addiction using the Bible. For Live Event Information and to RSVP click here: https://events.coreoftheheart.com/ 🤝 WE'RE HIRING A-players at Core of the Heart! Apply here:...
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Want God to Answer Your Prayers? Stop Doing This | Discord Stage #060
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp Some people call me a heretic for this, but I know it works because God has been so good to me. In this video, I teach you a better way to pray so that you can get what you want. For Live Event Information and to RSVP click...
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The Biblical Guide to Forgiving Someone | #073 | Unlearned Wisdom
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp Try Shopify Now at https://www.shopify.com/unlearnedwisdom In this episode of Unlearned Wisdom, we talk about forgiveness and how I learned to forgive him after he abused me and my mom for years. For Live Event Information…
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If You're A Lustful Christian, Watch This | Discord Stage #059
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp Visit: https://www.progressive.com/ In this video, I talk about lust, addiction, healing, and what it really means to surrender to God. I explain why we fall into sin, and how Satan uses our trust in ourselves to trap us. I...
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Watch This to Be Impossible to Deceive | #072 | Unlearned Wisdom
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp My friend's grandma started visiting him every night. She told him to quit drugs and go to church. But she was not his real grandma. She was a demon pretending to be her. This almost made him try to end his life. In this...
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Stop Waiting For Them To Apologize (Do This Instead) | Discord Stage #058
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp In this video, I talk about surrender and why it does not come until things get heavy enough that you have no other choice. I share what happened to me when people I trusted the most turned their backs on me, and how that was...
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I Spent 13 Years in America's Most Violent Prisons | #071 | Unlearned Wisdom
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp *Try Shopify Now at https://www.shopify.com/unlearnedwisdom* I spent 13 years in prison. In this episode, I share what my life looked like inside it. For Live Event Information and to RSVP click here:...
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The Only Power Satan Has Over You Is This
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp In this video, I show you that the only power Satan has over you is your emotions. I take you through 2 Corinthians and show you exactly how he twists God's word, blinds your mind, and pretends to be good so he can trick you....
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Why God Is Ignoring Your Prayers Right Now | #070 | Unlearned Wisdom
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp Have you ever asked yourself why God doesn't just give us what we want? In this episode, I talk about why God not getting what you want could be a blessing in disguise. If you are waiting on an answered prayer right now, I…
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Why God Is Ignoring Your Prayers Right Now | #070 | Unlearned Wisdom
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp Have you ever asked yourself why God doesn't just give us what we want? In this episode, I talk about why God not getting what you want could be a blessing in disguise. If you are waiting on an answered prayer right now, I…
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How to Desexualize Your Brain and Control Lust
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp Ever wonder why you can't stop thinking about yourself, even when you're trying to serve God? In this raw, unfiltered Q&A, we dig into pride, selfishness, and the lie that "good intentions" make us good people, and why the...
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How to Desexualize Your Brain and Control Lust
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp Ever wonder why you can't stop thinking about yourself, even when you're trying to serve God? In this raw, unfiltered Q&A, we dig into pride, selfishness, and the lie that "good intentions" make us good people, and why the...
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Reading The Bible Could Be a SIN...Here's Why | #069 | Unlearned Wisdom
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp Did you know reading your Bible could actually be a distraction? In this episode of Unlearned Wisdom, Pastor Johnny Chang opens up about the 5 years he spent debating strangers on the beach, studying Hebrew, Greek, and...
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Reading The Bible Could Be a SIN...Here's Why | #069 | Unlearned Wisdom
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp Did you know reading your Bible could actually be a distraction? In this episode of Unlearned Wisdom, Pastor Johnny Chang opens up about the 5 years he spent debating strangers on the beach, studying Hebrew, Greek, and...
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Is it sinful to be gay? (Pastor answers)
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp In this Q&A session, Pastor Johnny tackles real, raw questions from the community covering everything from how to reflect Jesus in everyday friendships to what it truly means to "wait upon the Lord." He dives deep into heart...
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Is it sinful to be gay? (Pastor answers)
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp In this Q&A session, Pastor Johnny tackles real, raw questions from the community covering everything from how to reflect Jesus in everyday friendships to what it truly means to "wait upon the Lord." He dives deep into heart...
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What's the One Sin Jesus Will Never Forgive? | #068 | Unlearned Wisdom
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp Why do Christians fixate on one sin while ignoring their own? Johnny Chang breaks down judgment, forgiveness, and aligning with God's standard instead of your own. Plus plenty of unfiltered moments and brotherly chaos in...
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What's the One Sin Jesus Will Never Forgive? | #068 | Unlearned Wisdom
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp Why do Christians fixate on one sin while ignoring their own? Johnny Chang breaks down judgment, forgiveness, and aligning with God's standard instead of your own. Plus plenty of unfiltered moments and brotherly chaos in...
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To anyone who just got betrayed: How to forgive like Jesus
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp In this message, Johnny shares hard truths about the hidden idols of comfort and knowledge, and how they quietly keep us from real spiritual growth. Drawing from the story of Jacob at Succoth and conversations with Pastor…
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To anyone who just got betrayed: How to forgive like Jesus
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp In this message, Johnny shares hard truths about the hidden idols of comfort and knowledge, and how they quietly keep us from real spiritual growth. Drawing from the story of Jacob at Succoth and conversations with Pastor…
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I Went to Prison For 13 Years, Here Are My Worst Crimes
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp*Try Shopify Now at https://www.shopify.com/unlearnedwisdom* Pastor Johnny Chang breaks down why most churches teach incorrectly—exposing the traps of emotionalism, legalism, and performative preaching, and showing how…
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I Went to Prison For 13 Years, Here Are My Worst Crimes
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp*Try Shopify Now at https://www.shopify.com/unlearnedwisdom* Pastor Johnny Chang breaks down why most churches teach incorrectly—exposing the traps of emotionalism, legalism, and performative preaching, and showing how…
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I Spent 13 Years In Prison, But Then God Did This
I did 13 years in prison and when I got out I was still carrying guilt for everything I had done but what nobody told me was that my sins were already gone before I even walked out. Jesus did not wait for me to get my life together. He already took care of it.
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I Spent 13 Years In Prison, But Then God Did This
I did 13 years in prison and when I got out I was still carrying guilt for everything I had done but what nobody told me was that my sins were already gone before I even walked out. Jesus did not wait for me to get my life together. He already took care of it.
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How To Start Reading The Bible Like God Intended | #066 | Unlearned Wisdom
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp Most people read the Bible wrong and don't even know it. In this episode I show you why reading the Bible actually matters, how reading it the wrong way can hurt you, and I walk you through the exact method I use to connect...
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How To Start Reading The Bible Like God Intended | #066 | Unlearned Wisdom
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp Most people read the Bible wrong and don't even know it. In this episode I show you why reading the Bible actually matters, how reading it the wrong way can hurt you, and I walk you through the exact method I use to connect...
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Use The Bible Like This To Always Make Good Decisions
Your feelings change every day but the Bible never does. Learn why trusting your feelings over the Bible is the reason you keep making the same mistakes.
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Use The Bible Like This To Always Make Good Decisions
Your feelings change every day but the Bible never does. Learn why trusting your feelings over the Bible is the reason you keep making the same mistakes.
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Why Praying Harder Doesn’t Work (Here’s Proof) | #066 | Unlearned Wisdom
📲 Make God a daily habit in your life: https://onelink.to/cothdailyapp A few years ago I lost one of my closest friends and I blamed God for it. I had prayed for him more than almost anyone in my life, I watched him get so close to changing, and then he was gone. Through that pain I had to learn...
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Welcome to Unlearned Wisdom! A gospel-centered podcast by me, Johnny Chang. Every episode is a special lesson that I have learned through God, my pastors, and my personal life experiences. Everything I speak about can be directly applied to YOUR own life, today. These lessons can’t be learned from reading a book or sitting in a classroom. New episodes every Monday! Enjoy and God Bless.
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