Jonathan 'JP' Pokluda

Because I've always said I was a Christian, but I was like, you know, what are the odds I'd be born to the right country? And if I was born in India, I'd be Hindu. If I was born in China, I'd be Buddhist. If I was born in Israel, I'd be Jewish, you know, and I just started wrestling with this.

Because I've always said I was a Christian, but I was like, you know, what are the odds I'd be born to the right country? And if I was born in India, I'd be Hindu. If I was born in China, I'd be Buddhist. If I was born in Israel, I'd be Jewish, you know, and I just started wrestling with this.

Because I've always said I was a Christian, but I was like, you know, what are the odds I'd be born to the right country? And if I was born in India, I'd be Hindu. If I was born in China, I'd be Buddhist. If I was born in Israel, I'd be Jewish, you know, and I just started wrestling with this.

And so I started looking at world religions, the Hindu faith, the Buddhist faith, the Jewish faith, Islamic faith, Mormons, Jehovah's Witness, Church of Christian Science, Scientology. And I kept tripping over Jesus.

And so I started looking at world religions, the Hindu faith, the Buddhist faith, the Jewish faith, Islamic faith, Mormons, Jehovah's Witness, Church of Christian Science, Scientology. And I kept tripping over Jesus.

And so I started looking at world religions, the Hindu faith, the Buddhist faith, the Jewish faith, Islamic faith, Mormons, Jehovah's Witness, Church of Christian Science, Scientology. And I kept tripping over Jesus.

in history that somehow 2025 years ago this carpenter born in bethlehem reset the calendar and you know bethlehem is a little bitty tiny town smaller than west monroe that no one would have heard of except for jesus was born there and nazareth is a city that we wouldn't know the name of except for jesus lived there so how did this guy become the single most polarizing character in the history of history

in history that somehow 2025 years ago this carpenter born in bethlehem reset the calendar and you know bethlehem is a little bitty tiny town smaller than west monroe that no one would have heard of except for jesus was born there and nazareth is a city that we wouldn't know the name of except for jesus lived there so how did this guy become the single most polarizing character in the history of history

in history that somehow 2025 years ago this carpenter born in bethlehem reset the calendar and you know bethlehem is a little bitty tiny town smaller than west monroe that no one would have heard of except for jesus was born there and nazareth is a city that we wouldn't know the name of except for jesus lived there so how did this guy become the single most polarizing character in the history of history

And I realized, you know, in studying that, that it's because he died and showed back up three days later. And Paul says over 500 people saw him.

And I realized, you know, in studying that, that it's because he died and showed back up three days later. And Paul says over 500 people saw him.

And I realized, you know, in studying that, that it's because he died and showed back up three days later. And Paul says over 500 people saw him.

And I, you know, I'm a porn addict at the time, sex addict, drug user, you know, and, and, and not like, and I've got my, you would have thought I had my act together, you know, because I was trying to be a millionaire before I was 30, was chasing the dollar. It's kind of everything wrong with Dallas and a person. And, um, And I just realized, like, this guy paid for my sins.

And I, you know, I'm a porn addict at the time, sex addict, drug user, you know, and, and, and not like, and I've got my, you would have thought I had my act together, you know, because I was trying to be a millionaire before I was 30, was chasing the dollar. It's kind of everything wrong with Dallas and a person. And, um, And I just realized, like, this guy paid for my sins.

And I, you know, I'm a porn addict at the time, sex addict, drug user, you know, and, and, and not like, and I've got my, you would have thought I had my act together, you know, because I was trying to be a millionaire before I was 30, was chasing the dollar. It's kind of everything wrong with Dallas and a person. And, um, And I just realized, like, this guy paid for my sins.

And if he paid for my sins, then I don't have to pay for my sins. You know, and I don't, you know, there's a lot of sins and I don't want to pay for them. And so he paid for them. Then I'm just going to go all in with him. And then as I went all in with him, I thought, you know, if this stuff is true and people can live forever, like we're all going to die and we're going to be somewhere forever.

And if he paid for my sins, then I don't have to pay for my sins. You know, and I don't, you know, there's a lot of sins and I don't want to pay for them. And so he paid for them. Then I'm just going to go all in with him. And then as I went all in with him, I thought, you know, if this stuff is true and people can live forever, like we're all going to die and we're going to be somewhere forever.

And if he paid for my sins, then I don't have to pay for my sins. You know, and I don't, you know, there's a lot of sins and I don't want to pay for them. And so he paid for them. Then I'm just going to go all in with him. And then as I went all in with him, I thought, you know, if this stuff is true and people can live forever, like we're all going to die and we're going to be somewhere forever.

I'm going to tell everybody I've got to tell the whole world about this. And so then went into ministry five years later. And really was setting out chairs. No one was giving me a microphone like, hey, come speak. They were like, we don't trust him. We're not even sure he's saved. You can put chairs in a circle. And so I did that for a little while and did some announcements.

I'm going to tell everybody I've got to tell the whole world about this. And so then went into ministry five years later. And really was setting out chairs. No one was giving me a microphone like, hey, come speak. They were like, we don't trust him. We're not even sure he's saved. You can put chairs in a circle. And so I did that for a little while and did some announcements.