Pastor Matthew Barnett shares about God, working with people off the streets, and humility

Senior Pastor and co-founder of the Dream Center Matthew Barnett joins the Painful Lessons Podcast in a very approachable conversation about growing up as a famous pastor's son, starting his own ministry in Los Angeles, providing shelter and rehabilitation to addicts, scandals in religion, dealing with hardships and grief, impacting so many lives, and much more. You can visit the Dream Center's website here: https://www.dreamcenter.org/ Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/painful-lessons/id1729973942 Follow the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Z65Jr9DcOliiRBcfFFKFP Subscribe to the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkC06HhkZIfoqk_n1E9MOiA/featured?sub_confirmation=1 00:00 - 02:45 Tyler introduces his hero, Matthew Barnett, pastor and founder of the Dream Center 02:46 - 07:41 Matthew explains the Dream Center and how it started 07:42 - 10:00 Tyler shares his rehab experience 10:01 - 13:55 Matthew highlights the importance of forgiveness to people 13:56 - 17:15 Matthew shares his first impressions working with Tyler 17:16 - 18:44 How does Matthew handle losses in rehab? 18:45 - 25:15 Matthew talks about almost quitting 25:16 - 25:49 How often do pastors think about swearing? 25:50 - 31:09 Inspiration from David in the Bible 31:10 - 38:10 What can people learn from David? 38:11 - 41:27 The importance of having humility 41:28 - 47:52 Thoughts about who does and doesn’t go to heaven 47:53 - 51:00 A pastor’s thoughts on scandals in religion 51:01 - 54:20 Gangs protecting the church 54:20 - 55:03 - Closing the show