From Rikers to Righteous: A Conversation with Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Philip Anthony Mitchell feels that he was radically brought into the Kingdom. Born in Queens, NY to Trinidadian parents, Philip found a sense of community and belonging in the streets, despite his mother and father starting a Christian ministry in the basement of their home.
Now the lead pastor of 2819 Church in Atlanta, Philip sits down with the Perrys for a conversation on the urban context and darkness of his childhood, how he was changed by prison, the idea of "calling," and the deep reverence and affection he now has for the Lord. He feels like he’s gotten a second chance at life, on the backside of a lot of pain and discipline, and he shares more of his story in this episode.
Stay tuned for Part 2 next week!
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I saw some criticisms of PAM’s style and I got a revelation while praying the other day. That God’s teachers and preachers in the Earth are like instruments. Some are clarinets and flutes and some are trumpets and trombones. God is trying to wake people up from spiritual slumber so He needs those loud, abrasive voices because they are getting through to people. So if you prefer a clarinet or flute, that’s fine but don’t knock the trumpets because God is using it all!
This is good💯🙏🏾
Divine revelation! God made me a trumpeter and trombones. You experience a lot of rejection from being judged by the tone and not the message. It is part of the lane.
Another thing is this, even the prophets and men and women of God , all were varied not only in personality and what they go through but how they delivered the word of God.
Moses stuttered and slurred; Jeremiah was a weeping prophet and cried out; Elijah challenged the 400 prophets of BAAL and even laughed in their face and made of fun of their false god
Everybody’s ears are tuned differently!!!! living on a different wavelength due to our experiences and lives, certain people, certain backgrounds, they are the foundation for different sounds and they reach the people who share that foundation.
This is goood!!!!
I spent a few months in Atl at 2819 before moving back to Florida. Pastor Mitchell is something serious. I thank God for that, brother. I know for a fact this will be a good one.
We're from Florida and looked for a church when we moved here. My husband has been following P. Phillip, since 2019 and we drive an hour every Sunday and then wait in line for an hour to get into the service! 😮
@@AdieRivera you have to get there early if possible. The wait is definitely worth it.
@@tommyd1059 agreed! We look forward to Sundays and love our Squad group!
Nasty socks!😅 Don't buy them.
@@AdieRivera You need to find a church home where you live, God isn’t just found at 2819 church, what you and others are doing, can quickly become idolization..
This is bout to be a good one
Never let a pastor raise your kids. I made sure I led a
Sunday night bible study with my wife and kids and allowed them to ask questions about the faith. It challenged me to get deeper into the word to be able to answer those hard questions, but it was worth it. My son led his girlfriend to Christ when he was 19. My daughter was witnessing to her friends in high school. They still messed up like any other teenagers, but they understand God’s forgiveness and mercy, which is so important.
Men, be the priest and servant leader of your household. That is not your pastor's job.
Very true👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Amén! Thank you for being a servant of God and a good steward of your family! It’s so important for men to understand their roles and responsibilities to God first and how that relates to their families! May we allow Gods word to resurrect the family! In Jesus name.🙏🏽🙌🏽
Amen!!!!!
AMEN
I’ve been attending 2819 for 8 yrs. I feel so blessed to be apart of this journey & how it made me grow in God 🙏🏾🙌🏽
I do watch 2819 when it shows up in my feed. I feel it's one of the more real churches/services I watch on YT.
But please can you tell me what 2819 stands for or means? I've not happened across that yet.
Matthew 28:19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit". Thats what the name is in reference to.
@@techneiqueabsolutely great to hear it has blessed you! 2819 standards for verse Matthew 28:19 in the Bible
I'm WEEPING through this revelation 😭😭😭 GOD LOVES ME !!! HE LOVES ME
He DOES indeed!!!
Amen! He loves you and knows you personally!
Jackie and Preston, Shebi you guys are making Podcast for your listeners right? Next time, abeg let any session with P Phil be like 2hours. Unless there is a part 2 coming.
I'm not done listening but I'm almost at the end and i'm already sad. What do I do with the rest of my day????? With the rest of my life????? 😭😭. Ok i'm just being dramatic, i just love you all 3 and just like Peter, i want to make a tent for 3 of you 😅
😂😂 I second this comment
You're so Nigerian 😂😂😂the shebi took me out!
The pain was so deep you had to express yourself the naija way!!! looool
lol! Just started listening - might feel same at the end😀😀
🤣🤣😭😭😭LISTEN!!
I was homeless, got into drugs, went into prisons, then i got to know Jesus, He changed my life.. Now i make 22k weekly. have a home, a wife, a lovely daughter... A child of God. HALLELUJAH
How did you do it? Do explain please 😯
My family have been into series of sufferings lately
All thanks to Christina Ann Tucker
After I raised up to 325k trading with her I bought a new House and a car here in the states 🇺🇸🇺🇸 also paid for my daughter's surgery (Joey). Glory to God.shalom.
I do know Christina A. Tucker, I also have even become successful....
Absolutely! I've heard stories of people who started with little to no knowledge but made it out victoriously thanks to Christina Ann Tucker.
God didn’t change my nature, he redeemed it!, 😮that’s a word right there! 29:55
"You're like the batman of preaching" bro thats crazy bc its so true😂
I can’t unsee this
I'm slow. What does it mean?
@@88niteowl88 batman had a deep voice lol
@@rjmami8508 Gotcha!!! LOL!! Thank you for clarifying.
@@88niteowl88 No problem lol
Anybody notice that God keeps revealing himself to him in the BATHROOM… it’s really poetic when you think about it.. first he meets the officer/angel in the bathroom “God is calling you!”.. then he later crawls in the bathroom and ask God to reveal himself to him after his girlfriend plays the gospel music in his apartment .. God revealed himself in that bathroom.. he would later that night make love and conceive a son.. then that very son later writes on the apartment wall.. gets chastised .. and the pastor wakes up in the middle of the night .. finds his son weeping in the bathroom near the toilet .. and that situations also revealed to him how GOD forgives us and we have to move on from beating ourselves up about the past once we are forgiven.. three times through out his life God revealed himself to this man in the bathroom.. let me know if I’m bugging!
Ooo you got an eye for themes in peoples lives/stories. This type of attention to detail means you probably read the bible deeply and pick up on its themes !!!! Reading your post made me excited! Great breakdown and POV
How refreshing to hear someone his age honoring his parents instead of criticizing and blaming them. That’s rare these days.
So true.nowadays people blame everything and everyone except themselves
Yes!!!! We've got to remember kids are not robots, they have a mind of their own, you can train them but at the end of the day, they have to decide what they want...
FR! there is no handbook to parenting and most decent. Parents are just doing the best that they can with what they know.
More like holding them accountable. That’s what the parents of the people of my generation lack, the ability to take accountability, humble themselves, consider others opinions and experiences, and apologize.
I liked when Jackie said God is different from our parents. Sometimes its hard to see God, because of my relationship with parents.
This is so true. I'm doing my best as a parent to not be a hindrance to my children being drawn to God
His story of him getting saved got me at work in tears because ik that feeling it’s like a spiritual thirst and eagerness that awakens in you that you have to do anything to fill
You beautiful sis
Mmmmmmmmyyyyy Godddddd! The last 5 minutes has been my whole struggle for the past month. Self condemnation and forgiveness towards myself and asking Lord to show me how to rest in Him
Me too. I had to pause the video to cry and pray to God about it And for others who are struggling with it as well. I have to constantly remind myself that Gods love for me is not performance based. Every time I face a hardship or struggle is not a punishment because of something I did or didn’t do. Learning everyday to forgive myself and not penalize myself for something God already forgave me for. Gods love goes deeper than I could ever fully grasp and I’m so grateful for it.
Every time I think about getting my get back I hear Pastor Philip in the back of my mind saying "you praising the Lord with the same hand you sin with ... HOW DO YOU DO THAT" ( He never said this but its something I think he would say.) then I fall back and try to let it go. I said all that to say he and The Perrys helped me with dealing with my impuslvity so thank you for breaking down the word for a gen z'er
All of us need to live with eternity in view, it changes everything.
The way the performance conversation just confirmed things and BLESSED me. A few days ago, the Lord revealed to me that I’m constantly feeling the need to prove myself worthy of His love. My goodness! This is encouraging to know that I’m not alone in this. Lord help us receive and rest in your unconditional and faithful love.
I watched pastor Mitchell on RUclips for a month before coming to 2819. My first visit I showed up the weekend of baptism and even then watching people getting baptized and praising god it was such a powerful and beautiful experience. I came back September 8 and I’m never turning back. As intimidating as the Bible can get not knowing where to start I’m thankful I showed up to 2819 on the back end of wisdom and wonders. This is the first time I read Matthew and understood. Cried deeply and thank god for this perfect time to restore my relationship with him. And stop just leaning on the sermons to build my relationship but actually reading the word for myself expressing my interpretation in my journal and hearing it from the church building conversations with my family around the scripture and now searching for other believers who want to hold each other accountable on our separate intimate journey with God. I am truly grateful 🙏🏽
At 64 years old and having been in love with the Lord most of my life, I gleen so much from this young man. Continue to walk with God, I'm praying for you 🙏🏿.
I'm 66 and totally agree! I'm so proud of these young people sold out for Jesus!!!
The amount of times I cried during this pod. The amount of times I had to pause and get on my knees. The amount of times the Lord has gone out of His way to let me know He’s already forgiven me. It’s hitting different this time 🥹🙌🏼🙏🏼.
Thank you for having this honest and vulnerable conversation. Can’t wait for part 2.
I experienced the same thing. Paused it 3 times to just cry and exam myself
I feel a very strong reverence when Pastor Philip speaks😮💨🙏🏾
😭 Jesus the story of Malaki ( I’m sure I didn’t spell it right I’m sorry) rocked me I think most believers struggle with that and I definitely see that fight in myself and my 12 year old. She doesn’t like being “in trouble” & she always comes back no matter how gentle you are & says “ I thought you were still mad” & it’s like most of the time I was never mad and never showed anger I was just communicating whatever the concern was and not to do it. She like myself does really push for my approval as I push for my moms. Maybe I’m critical at times when I could just be quiet, not scolding but just expressing small things that I could probably keep to myself. I’m crazy proud of who my 12 year old is! I see her far greater than who I was. Not that I was horrible. Her mind is just different and I love that and that’s how it should be! This podcast was lit! 🔥
I had to pause it (39:35) and dang near cried because i went through the EXACT same thing. My moms side is muslim and i felt empty. I didn’t feel God’s presence in my life. I was confused for a while until college when God revealed himself to me. I’m so thankful he did and now, you cannot pull me away from Jesus. ❤❤❤ Thank you for this! 🙌🏽🙏🏽
That’s my Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell he is definitely a true man of God so you know I’m tuning in
OMG!!! Love Love Love His ministry and how he literally delivers the word with surgical precision🔥🔥🔥🔥
I remind my son of that all the time. He's currently in county, on his way to prison. Pray for his conversion. I just keep that time to plant seeds, God still has a plan if he's still breathing. So many are in prison in their minds and what it means to be free..❤
This is so good. It really helps me understand God is God , no matter what the culture. It’s gut wrenchingly deep and authentic. I’m grateful to hear this.
we treat God like how we treat our relationship - transactional, God doesnt love like us. his love does not depend on what you do.
The vulnerability and transparency is so healing. Thank you 🤍
a hour just doesn’t do justice so glad its a part 2 😭
Listen!! What you said!
As a disciple who grew up in the streets and not the church, it is refreshing to come into contact with other Godly men with the same background. I believe that when you come from struggling with deep sin and God still draws you it’s life changing. You have a feeling of debt to God for keeping you when you were in deep transgressions. Your witness is so strong when you realize that nothing that you did saved you !
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@billiechildress5731 as long as you don't look down on those raised in church who belong to God.
Praise God young man and thank you for sharing this!!!
@@ShamirYukno as a student of the gospel Ephesians goes against looking down on anybody creed culture or religion
The ending...can't help but connect with Philip's unpacking of depravity, introspection, existential crisis, awakening, and continual growth in simultaneously grasping the fear and love of God. Praise God for His relentless mercy.
57:36 now you know Jackie held in the “ebeerekesheeaa” LOLLLLLL
I'm glad I chose to watch. My younger brother shared a sermon of his with me . I asked "Why is he yelling?" It took me a short time to realize,he's passionate. As I often get misinterpreted for the same. I appreciate listening to his backstory.
It's 1am in South Africa and I definitely stayed up just to hear this man's testimony. Praying for this man🤍
Next week???!!!! Now Cmon Jackie and Preston! Next week?? I ain’t even promised tomorrow 😫😫😫
God will keep you till then. See you next week. 💛
@@ichieholysauce5774 🫶🏾 won’t he do it. 🙏🏾
I spent 4 months in jail, but in that process I experienced the joy of the LORD and it was my contentment in that that gave me peace and strength. The Spirit has encouraged me to write a book about it. Glory be to Him.
"God came and got me for himself" whew!! GLORY!!!
This is so real!! When he said his parents did the best they could at raising an american kid as immigrant parents is my same story.
Can we take a moment to appreciate Ms. Jackie's interviewing abilities? She has a way to wring out important information out of whomever she's talking to🌻
Aim to Please FATHER GOD, not making HIM proud-remember pride is not of HIM.
I'm standing in grocery store crying. Thank you for malachi story. Malachi is me.
I’ve been following Pastor Mitchell for the past year, and I haven’t found anyone like him here in LA. I appreciate someone who’s straightforward and no-nonsense. Looking forward to the second episode!
Trinidad in the house!!
We cannot be afraid of death. It is a destiny we all must face. It’s just a release from the physical realm into the spiritual. There will be no sorrow for those who are in Christ Jesus. Live your life in expectation of being worthy of meeting with the Lord face to face. ✨
This man really is a blessing to the church. A very refreshing real Pastor that our generation needs more of.
His passion and heart allows me to see the grace in his life over some of his error in context! I believe his passion and deeper study will lead him to all truth! Respect!
15:02 i agree with Jackie, i have that issue now, esp being West Indian and from Brooklyn the gritty rough side of the tracks bc i wasn’t raised in church, but have such an experience and rawness, thirst. And religion culture was so confusing to me at first. And being vulnerable and raw in religious settings reminds me of apostle Paul’s walk. This all I got and I’m all in. I had to learn how to get through the Christian religious community fluff.
Same! God would give me dreams of my time running out because I would ALWAYS have this big clock in the sky…ticking away. I felt the pressure and anxiety that Jesus was coming very soon! I also would see the sun moon and stars do as predicted in Revelation. And when the dream was over… right before Jesus came and I knew it was too late. Each time! I never seen His face in the dreams BUT His presence was SO heavy I would wake up sweaty profusely! Heart palpitations and all! But Thank you Lord for your patience and not allowing me to die before I got my life right! Because even the dreams didn’t make me want a relationship, I rejected God so hard! I didn’t have No sense of identity, but He showed me Himself one day and I wept so hard because it was the first real time I felt and received love that His. Been walking and running with Jesus since🤪🙌🏾
Wow! Thats so powerful. Praise Godddd 🙌🏾🙌🏾
The story about his son drawing on the wall really touched me in a beautiful way. This was a great conversation. 💛
I think this is the one A LOT of us waited for to sit on this couch 🛋
As a parent the teachings in the end were so much appreciated. I pray God teaches and guides us to raise our children where their connection of love is not to a performance that it affects their view of our Lord. help us God
Found this church and pastor randomely two weeks ago on youtube, been listening every day. The cosign here is perfect can't wait
Same here. Watching from Dallas, TX. He seems genuine and sincere. I know we are to keep our eyes on and follow Jesus. No room for the false pretense.
Same I just found him a week ago and been watching all his sermons
This was such a powerful conversation! I felt like God 👏🏾was 👏🏾 in 👏🏾the 👏🏾 room! Praise God for this message!
I believe he’s Preston’s pastor, they’re definitely friends
Found this church around the same time as you, and I been listening daily ❤😊
This brother lives in the prayer closet!!! You can sense it.
That writing on the wall story analogy ripped my heart out
Anything less is unacceptable if you’ve really been called.. whew!!!.. so fire 🔥🔥
Did you hear Jackie Hill drop her Calvinism in the middle of the conversation. IT'S WONDERFUL WHEN GOD CHOOSES TO REDEEM SOMEONE. No free will. God chooses who will be saved before the foundation of the world. Pre selection. Pastor Mitchell get away from them don't do conferences with them. Calvinism is another gospel.
I don’t understand this, please help?
I’m new to Pastor Philip, and I love the real, sincere, and heartfelt sermons. Because where you go eternally is NO game. Appreciate you all! Blessings
This is the one we’ve been waiting for!!!!
Pastor Phillip is my guy, I remember him coming to Jersey to kick it with us at Change Church.
I never put reminders on but for THIS!! I got my alarm set!!!
Same here
me too
Watch everything and anything with Jackie, she loves God and she does not water down the word of God
Me too!
Sometimes I wonder if its less about the fact that we can't accept the fathers love and forgiveness. Maybe in that moment Malachi was wondering what prompted him to write on the wall. "Why didn't I know the right thing to do in the moment". "What if I do the wrong thing again"
I guess it comes back to shame again and also the fact that we are not the source of our righteousness. Left to our own knowledge we may always do the 'wrong' thing.
I wonder if it is a matter of me having a hard time surrendering to God. I want to be able to always do the 'right' thing. And the guilt of doing the wrong things eats at me even though i know my father loves and forgives me when i repent.
Maybe the guilt and shame comes from trying to do righteousness on my own. Perhaps as a way to show God, that I am this perfect child that He doesn't have to worry about. But the right thing is only right when God says it's right. God wants to keep me righteous, He wants me to do the right thing more than I do.. God desires intimacy with me. He wants to walk with me as I grow in maturity. Who I become should be so intertwined with God because He was with me and in me the whole time.
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This was so good ... The story about Pastor Philip son had me in tears ..I didn't come here to cry😂
"They did the best they could but the pull of the streets..." So I understand this. Alot of people wondered how I went down the path of being a dancer and I always say, my mom raised me in church & my dad was a detective. My decision was my decision and its nothing my parents did or "taught" me. I just had a drive to succeed and unfortunately I thought dancing brought me close to that. I became a true believer/Christian in 2014 btw.
17:00 - Yesssss and literally that type of discipline -- where God just leaves you to your own devices and just withdrawals like in Rommans 1:28 -- is scary 😭
Let me tell you….. this is the most scariest thing in the world! I’m feeling this firsthand and I KNOW I never want to be outside of Him ever! 🥲
This podcast has blessed me tremendously! I’ve felt so convicted by the Holy Spirit and has brought me to tears in so many different parts of the podcast! All I can say is THANK YOU! ❤
Love that deep dive into the meaning of calling! Wow 😮
Please stop interrupting when he's talking. Just let Father continue to speak thru him without breaking the flow..
no offense intended.
Wow! That ending was reaffirmed God's love for me!
I keep rewinding this episode because it is so rich. Why did I not know about him while I lived in Atlanta for 24 years and now I’m in Texas searching for a church that preaches truth the way he does!
Part 2…I would love to hear more on parenting. How to parent when you were raised in such a broken home and don’t know what it looks like
I appreciate how Pastor Mitchell was adamant about covering the Perry’s , throughout this episode
Can you give an example of this? I'm sooooooo thirsty to see this perspective. What a brilliant viewpoint you have
The self condemnation part is one of those things where.. a scripture comes to mind in Proverbs “a just man falls down six times and gets up another but a wicked man stays in his mischief”. Hits home
Speaking is a man that has incarcerated, now that I’m free. I feel overwhelmed being at home with a toxic wife that is doesn’t believe in my father God. Every time I try to fast or pray I get attacked for spiritually and almost physically. Get attacked verbally constantly. So I feel what this man says and I believe it’s true. I stand there 110%. I feel safer incarcerated than I do out here.
I have been struggling with the same thing- feeling inadequate and almost like there is a checklist and if I don’t meet it God doesn’t love me. I will meditate on his love too.
When he said we must not see the Lord as someone I must perform for to earn his love but it was given to me! Lord help me to live a life that’s not trying to get something from you but a life that I have already attained your grace and love! Amen
In holding back tearrrrsss
Wow. This was sooooo good. That last part is where I find myself often. I can't shake myself to receive God's love and forgiveness to move on from the mistakes I've made in life. From there, I would often find myself under my " juniper tree."
Incredibly moving. Thank you for having him on your podcast. Such a powerful reflection of what and who the Holy Spirit is all about!
You can always tell if someone grew up in the streets, by the way they carry themselves and move… I tell people all the time, you can’t teach someone to ride a bike if you never rode one..
That’s why Phillip is able to reach certain individuals.. amen?
This is such a good podcast!!
zeke still “owes” us a part 2 on his channel
Right??? That's ending was abrupt haaa
JACKIE YOU LOOK GORGEOUS
I'm inspired by his conversion story. I have read about people imprisoned, yet Pastor Philip having this attitude makes me realize that that freedom is a heart change. This message is teaching me that God's all about showing me His value. Pastor Philip having this conversation with Preston and Jackie reaffirm that my worth comes from the Creator, not from my trying to make up for the days of my depravity. Thanks so very much for your insights, honesty and vulnerability. Praying for this podcast to reach the masses!! 💪✝️🥰🛐🕊️
MY GOD YOU CAN FEEL THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD WITH HIS TESTIMONY!
The fruit of righteousness is cultivated and grown only in face of the Son!
That was my thought when yall started talking about the inward moments of wrestling between believing we’ve been made fully accepted in Christ, and yet still feeling shame. If ws just sit in the face of God, through all the shame and everything, we grow. Absolutely loved this episode!!
Wooooo that story at the end and the picture I now hoave in my mind has left me in tears. Thank you Lord for your forgiveness and love
I attend and serve at Mike todds TC church and love it. But this guy is a true blessing and gives you accurute, straight forward, heart felt, honest preaching straight to the heart. Now i have to keep my ears on gaurd at church because of what philip has taught me. Mike Todd is good but is flawed is some aspects but he did lead me in the correct direction and i will forever be greatful to him as my minister. Philip is mamdatory for evey christian(diciples) ear. Start with his serIes seven please im beggin you to listen to him.
Thank you for sharing and being kind in your words toward Mike Todd
Im only in the first 10 minutes of the conversation and, God BLESS you brother Anthony.
Thank you for your honesty, vulnerability, and willingness to share.
Blessings!
A blessing. By our testimonies, others can be set free! I am very excited for ACTS 242 Conference, this is almost like a sneak peak.
What a powerful episode❤
Please send reminder for part 2🙏This was so good
24:41 Right as he goes into who people think that he is like, I muttered, " John the Baptist ".. 2 seconds later...🤣🤣🤣🤣 The brother is as one who is a voice crying in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord!
1:01:40 that story is a strong communication from God! So refreshing to know how much God loves us and wants us to rest in His love for us
His story about his son really touched my heart.
Love that he teaches the truth. He doesn’t sugar coat the word like preachers do today. We are to live Holy and become disciples.
So good, so true. In full agreement
19:11 tbh i dont think Pastor Philip sounds ANYTHING like the Perry frfr. I think he sounds like himself. hes not like the Perrys at all.
I agree. His preaching should be the norm
This is the sit down the world has been anticipating ! 2819 ! This man ! There’s no words ! May the oil on his head never ever ever run dry !!!
Amen!
I question my genuineness... Like "Lord, am I being true?? Is my motive true??" This is a fear and genuine concern for me . I fear following Jesus because of what I can get even though He said we are His inheritors etc.. yes I want what He has for me.. but is this why I'm here???
Yesss. I would like to hear Philip Mitchell speak off-the-pulpit. This will be worth listening to. Good job Perrys.
He has done other podcast.
@@patricemoore9473where
He did another interview on "we need to talk"???? I think? Anyways the interview was beautiful and seen so much of his humanity, lots of respect out of that interview. I sent it to my husband so he could see why his method of pulpit is beautiful