Samuel grew up around church, but faith never felt real. By his late teens, he was battling depression, chasing identity through boxing, money, fitness, and partying… yet nothing filled the void.

Then lockdown hit.

Alone, broke, and at rock bottom, everything changed when he read a letter his mum had written years earlier. That moment led him to ask one question:

“Jesus… what’s the deal?”

Days later, on a beach with strangers, Samuel encountered God—and his life flipped overnight.

From depression to purpose.
From confusion to calling.
From a nightclub floor… to preaching the gospel within a year.

In this episode, Samuel shares:

• How Jesus pulled him out of his lowest moment
• The moment everything “clicked” on a beach
• His journey into global missions with YWAM
• Preaching in South America and trekking Bibles into the Amazon
• The reality check of returning home and living out faith in everyday life
• Why we are all missionaries—no matter where we are

This is a story of radical transformation, surrender, and discovering that your purpose isn’t found in what you do… but in who you’re living for.

“Love God. Love people. That’s the mission.”

Key Highlights

• [00:01:54] The "Xbox Christian" childhood and losing interest in faith.
• [00:05:40] Finding identity in boxing and the trap of "arrogance."
• [00:09:50] Hitting rock bottom in 2020 and the letter that changed everything.
• [00:24:49] Adventures in the Amazon: Distributing Bibles to indigenous communities.
• [00:39:55] Full Circle: Launching a personal training business as a new form of ministry.
• [00:54:19] Seeing revival and curiosity in the younger generation.

Connect with Samuel: Follow his journey and comedy content on Instagram: @BigSamTheBibleMan

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In this powerful episode of Jesus Studio, Holly shares her deeply personal journey of meeting Jesus in loneliness, heartbreak, confusion, and healing. From growing up in church and wrestling with family pain, to encountering God in a life-changing way during university, Holly opens up about mental health battles, seasons of deep suffering, unexpected adventures with God, and the restoring love of the Father.

She talks honestly about church hurt, identity, deliverance, healing, the Holy Spirit, and how Jesus became her home through years of uncertainty, moving, and change. Holly also shares what she believes God is doing in Gen Z right now, why this generation is hungry for the real presence of Jesus, and why the Church needs to be ready.

This conversation is full of hope for anyone walking through pain, disappointment, or a long road of healing. Holly’s story is a reminder that Jesus is faithful in both the instant breakthrough and the slow restoration, and that freedom, healing, and intimacy with Him are worth the journey.

Link to St Richards Hollingdean as mentioned on the podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/4ybEWWzX5HQgTPZX650DCu

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In this episode of Jesus Studio, Ash sits down with his friend Nathanael Edwards, a man whose life is a living testimony of what happens when you simply say yes to God.

Nathanael shares how he grew up in a Christian home, encountered the Holy Spirit as a child, and learned to recognise God’s voice through dreams, visions, and promptings. From stopping a man from taking his own life on a bridge in Croydon, to being called into missions in Africa, Nathanael’s story is full of divine interruptions and supernatural direction.

Leaving school with a reading age of six and severe dyslexia, he never imagined the scale of what God would call him into. Yet the real turning point came when God broke his heart for orphaned children. What began as a tiny feeding programme has now grown into a charity caring for thousands of children across Zambia, Malawi, Uganda, Rwanda and Venezuela.

This is a story about obedience, surrender, compassion, and the God who provides again and again.

Nathanael's Charity - https://www.lifesupportcharity.org/

Nathanael's Church - https://www.lccstor.org/

Nathanael's book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Visions-Night-Nathanael-Edwards/dp/1739426002

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