From A Man With 5 Prison Sentences To A Pastor Preaching About Jesus | Scott Highberger’s Testimony

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A man named Scott Highberger had 5 separate prison sentences, but now he has become a pastor preaching about Jesus.

Scott Highberger

Pastor Scott Highberger shared his testimony about how God rescued him from darkness. At the young age of 12, he was already using drugs, drinking alcohol, and getting arrested. That’s when he began to visit juvenile detention centers. When he was 19 years old, he went to prison for the first time.

“I didn’t know anything about Christ. I’m not sure if I even believed in God,” he shared.

Sadly, his addictions got worse throughout the years. However, he experienced a memorable moment that deeply impacted his life. He watched a horror movie called “Exorcism of Emily Rose” and suddenly experienced the overwhelming presence of God.

“It shook me so deeply that I went outside, crying my eyes out,” he recalled.

Prison Sentences

The next day, he was arrested under a felony warrant and returned to jail. After that, he did something he had never done before—he asked for a Bible. At this point, he had already been arrested about 30 times and had three prison sentences under his belt. Then, he decided to study the scriptures and look for answers. Two weeks later, he was invited to a church service while in jail where he heard about the gospel of Jesus Christ for the first time.

“When I heard that Good News, it touched my heart. When they had an altar call at the end of the service, I went forward and truly repented and put my faith and trust in Christ and I was never the same,” he testified.

A Pastor Preaching About Jesus

When he got out of jail, his life got worse before it got better. He ended up homeless, and before he knew it, he was back in prison for the fifth time. This time around, he picked His bible again, and when he was released, he did something different. He decided to connect to a local church and became an intern. Afterward, he started a prison ministry within the church.

Furthermore, he became a Pastor and joined a prison ministry in Indiana called “Behind the Wire Ministries.” He also wrote a book entitled “Behind the Wire: a Prisoner’s Journey to the Pulpit” and used it as a resource to help people living destructive lifestyles. Later, his book inspired a faith-based movie entitled “Pardoned by Grace.”

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Reference | God Behind Bars

Header Image: Scott Highberger [@scott_highberger]. From Prison to Being A Pastor. Instagram, 25 January 2020, https://www.instagram.com/p/B7uC3kzhEZ6/