Summary

Michael Cochren grew up β€œdoing church” by traditionβ€”grandparents in ministry, Sunday worship, youth choirβ€”but his heart never really connected. 🎢 In college, talented yet hollow, he joined a church music job for all the wrong reasons: self-promotion and convenience. A two-year Bible study left him indifferent until one night in a campus chapel, the presence of God peeled back the maskβ€”he saw his own β€œfilth” and cried out to truly follow Christ. πŸ™ A chance β€œCasting Crowns” lyric on the car radio confirmed God’s promise to cast his sin away as far as the east is from the west. From that parking-lot surrender onward, Michael’s music and ministry have been fueled by genuine faith, not performance. ✨

 

Time Chapters

01:02 Season of Doubt & Rebellion
04:45 College Music Job for the Wrong Reasons
07:12 Conviction in Bible Study
10:48 Broken in the Parking Lot
11:07 Casting Crowns Radio Encounter
13:02 Heart Surrender Moment
14:40 Ministry Transformed by Authentic Faith
17:23 Songwriting & Purpose
19:23 Looking Ahead in Ministry

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For Michael Cochren, (Cochren and Co.) a religious upbringing and musical talent kept him up in Christian circles, but his heart was far from God. Until the night the presence of God stripped away all of his pretending.

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Snapshot Testimony
Snapshot Testimony is a short feature and podcast on Moody Radio. Through interviews and storytelling, host Ally Domercant brings listeners inside the unique moments when a life is transformed by the power of Christ. Whether it's an unmistakable answer to prayer, the comforting whisper of the Holy Spirit, or the unforgettable day of salvation, we all have pivotal moments when the hand of the Lord is obvious and personal. These stories are the snapshots that make up a life of faith.Β  Β 
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