You Can’t Follow Jesus and the American Dream — David Platt

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You Can’t Follow Jesus and the American Dream

You Can’t Follow Jesus and the American Dream

Preacher: David Platt
Tradition: Baptist — Southern
Published: Sep 30, 2025
Length: 22:25

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In this episode of Everyday Radical, David Platt and Austin Huang reflect on how comfort and success have affected the Western Church. *LEARN MORE:* https://radical.net/everyday-radical/jesus-and-american-dream/ *CHAPTERS* 01:50 A Message for the American Church 06:30 You Can Make Disciples of all Nations Right in Your Neighborhoods 12:30 Things We Need to Learn from Persecuted Believers 16:54 The Point of Persecution is to Silence Witness 18:21 I Feel Stuck. How Can I Make My Life Count? 🔗 *CONNECT WITH US* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/followradical TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@followradical Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/followradical Website: [https://radical.net](https://radical.net/) Newsletter: [https://thecommission.radical.net](https://thecommission.radical.net/) *FEATURING David Platt* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plattdavid_ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@platt_david Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/plattdavid/ *Austin Huang* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austin.t.huang TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@austinthomashuang

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Discipleship
Jesus Christ
Christian Living

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