Episode 66: Smackdown with the Enemy, Gareth "Angel" Thompson (England)

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Pro-wrestler Gareth "Angel" Thompson is a pastor who holds “wrestling church” in Bradford, England, replete with sermons and suplexes, bodyslams and baptisms.

In his powerful testimony, hear how as a child he was mistreated and left for homeless until Christians came to his aid and how he now disciples wrestlers and evangelizes England with a unique message of hope.
"We've kind of brought these two worlds of professional wrestling and church together to tell Bible stories in a physical way, to unpack it in a language that people understand, to reach those normally not coming into church.
We do that through the storytelling narrative of good versus evil, of David versus Goliath, of Andre the Giant and Hulk.
And actually all these people are saying, 'Yes' to Jesus and they're stepping into the fight."
Hear the dramatic wrestling match with the Enemy in the fight for Gareth's very soul. Jacob York announces the smackdown of smackdowns.
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Chapters

1. Episode 66: Smackdown with the Enemy, Gareth "Angel" Thompson (England) (00:00:00)

2. Baptisms and body slams (00:02:00)

3. Being the de-facto parent as a child (00:04:50)

4. Love of wrestling begins with being bullied (00:07:10)

5. Struggles with anger (00:09:23)

6. Living in a dumpster (00:11:41)

7. Churches coming in to help (00:14:40)

8. Christian men who couldn't throw a punch to save their lives (00:18:08)

9. A retreat from the church (00:20:46)

10. Confronts his abuser with forgiveness (00:23:10)

11. "The more I gave to Him, the more I received." (00:25:56)

12. Life begins to change (00:28:10)

13. Bringing Jesus into wrestling (00:30:15)

14. Wresting with the Church of England (00:33:22)

15. Stories of other wrestlers transformed through Jesus (00:34:50)

16. People coming to faith and baptisms (00:36:10)

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