Shows
Winterfest: Messages for the Generations"What's Your Issue?" | Markus McFolling | Premier Winterfest 2026Markus McFolling calls a generation to stop living around Jesus and start reaching for Him. Opening in Luke 8, he highlights a simple but piercing truth: family in the Kingdom is not built on familiarity or Bible knowledge alone, but on hearing God’s Word and doing it.Then he turns to the woman with the issue of blood and reframes the story for everyone in the room. Issues are not always visible, but they are real, and they don’t get healed through self-help, hustle, or hiding. After 12 years of isolation and disappointment, her fait...
2026-02-2131 min
The Bryce Crawford PodcastConversation with my Mentor (EP 142)Today's podcast episode is with my mentor and brother Markus Mcfolling! Markus and I sit down to dive into how a football injury spiralled into drug addiction, his experience in rehab, and how Jesus has completely turned his life around!
2025-10-1451 min
Freedom Church Lockport NYM6:8 | With Markus McFollingWe hope you'll enjoy our M6:8 Summer edition with Markus McFolling & Reach1
2025-07-3040 min
GO Church SermonsMarkus McFolling | Father's Day At GO Church (2025) - AudioAt GO Church, we believe in honoring the role of fathers and the power of transformation through Jesus. In this special Father’s Day message, we hear an incredible story from Marcus—a story that speaks directly to the heart of identity, purpose, and redemption.
Marcus shares his journey from growing up without a father, chasing an NFL dream, and falling into addiction, to encountering the life-changing love of God. When everything seemed lost, God stepped in and began to restore what was broken. Through honesty, passion, and bold faith, Marcus challenges us to live fully surrendered and discover who we t...
2025-06-151h 38
GO Church SermonsMarkus McFolling | Father's Day At GO Church (2025) - AudioAt GO Church, we believe in honoring the role of fathers and the power of transformation through Jesus. In this special Father’s Day message, we hear an incredible story from Marcus—a story that speaks directly to the heart of identity, purpose, and redemption.
Marcus shares his journey from growing up without a father, chasing an NFL dream, and falling into addiction, to encountering the life-changing love of God. When everything seemed lost, God stepped in and began to restore what was broken. Through honesty, passion, and bold faith, Marcus challenges us to live fully surrendered and discover who we t...
2025-06-151h 38Winterfest: Messages for the Generations"The Power of Surrender" | Markus McFolling | Smoky Mountain Wintefest 2025 - Pigeon Forge, TNFrom addiction to redemption, Marcus delivers a powerful, raw, and hope-filled testimony about the transforming power of Jesus. Sharing his journey from a broken childhood and failed NFL dreams to overdose, jail, and ultimately radical freedom in Christ, Marcus calls this generation to real faith—not religion, not performance. If you’ve ever felt unseen, unworthy, or stuck in cycles of pain, this is your moment to meet the God who redeems everything.
2025-06-0542 min
Pastor to Pastor with Dave StoneFootball, Fentanyl, & Faith with Markus McFollingAfter a shoulder injury that dashed Markus Mcfolling's dreams of playing for the NFL, he became dependent on pain killers to numb his physical, mental, and spiritual pain. Join host Dave Stone as he sits down with Markus to hear his powerful transformation from a fentanyl addict to a devout Christ follower. Click here to sign up for a free Focused Pastor account! We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail.
2025-04-2244 min
On The Real With Adam McCainHealing and Hope Beyond Despair - Markus McFollingJoin us on a transformative journey with Markus McFolling. Discover how Markus rose from challenges to becoming an inspiration for many. In this heartfelt episode, Markus shares his powerful testimony of how Jesus saved him from a life of addiction and hopelessness.Once a promising football talent with dreams of making it big with the Dallas Cowboys, Markus' career was abruptly ended by an injury. Faced with the reality of shattered dreams, he struggled with addiction and incarceration, finding himself at rock bottom. However, this wasn't the end of Markus's story. Markus embarked on...
2025-04-1548 min
RADIANT LIFE CHURCHGuest Speaker // Markus McFolling // 4.13.25 The post Guest Speaker // Markus McFolling // 4.13.25 appeared first on RADIANT LIFE CHURCH.
2025-04-1300 min
2025-03-2833 min
God Behind BarsNFL hopeful, Opioid addict, finding Jesus in Jail - Markus Mcfolling StoryOnce addicted to drugs & now preaching the gospel in prisons. On June 16, 2017, Markus went from being a pro football player to sitting in jail. After growing up in inner city CA, he was all too familiar with fatherlessness, poverty, and gangs. He tried to fill the voids he felt in his life with the game of football and eventually went pro. But when he experienced a career ending shoulder injury, all he knew crashed around me. Without football, he felt no purpose and no identity and became addicted to taking the pain medication prescribed to him. In 2 years, he...
2025-02-0538 min
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Allison Park ChurchTo Confess Special guest Markus McFolling shares his testimony and a message about how having a genuine heart is better than living in a religious mindset.
2024-11-2427 minAllison Park ChurchTo Confess Special guest Markus McFolling shares his testimony and a message about how having a genuine heart is better than living in a religious mindset.
2024-11-2427 min
JOY Radio (CJYE) PodcastKingdom Bound '24: Markus McFollingHollie Taylor sits down with CEO & Founder of Reach1, Markus McFolling. He shares about his journey from football, to addiction, to redemption, and how it's shaped his ministry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-08-0310 min
Shoulder to Shoulder(138) "Actively Engaging in the Storyline of God": The Israel Journey of Markus McFollingDoug and Pesach sit down with Markus McFolling to hear his Israel journey. Markus speaks to hundreds of thousands of Gen Z'ers every year as he crisscrosses the nation from high schools to camps to conferences. Israel was never a part of his theology or vocabulary until a trip to Israel in 2022 with Eagles Wings. On that trip he was touched deeply at the Western Wall, Shabbat dinner, and the amazing people from across Israel.
2024-07-0342 min
Allison Park ChurchMarkus McFolling Guest speaker Markus McFolling shares his powerful testimony of how God transformed his life from failed football star and drug addict to youth speaker and evangelist. Markus shares the good news of God’s power and grace available to us today.
2023-08-2743 minAllison Park ChurchMarkus McFolling Guest speaker Markus McFolling shares his powerful testimony of how God transformed his life from failed football star and drug addict to youth speaker and evangelist. Markus shares the good news of God’s power and grace available to us today.
2023-08-2743 minShoulder to ShoulderSHOULDER TO SHOULDER CLASSIC: Inspiring Story of Former Addict Markus McFollingJoin Doug and Pesach for an interview with Markus McFolling, as they unpack his story of football stardom that turned into drug addiction, and the depths he had to go before rediscovering his faith and beating addiction.
2022-08-3154 min
Shoulder to Shoulder(2) Inspiring Story of Former Addict: Markus McFollingJoin Doug and Pesach for an interview with Markus McFolling, as they unpack his story of football stardom that turned into drug addiction, and the depths he had to go before rediscovering his faith and beating addiction.
2021-09-1057 min
The Collaboration ConversationMarkus McFolling: Reach1 Inc | The Collaboration ConversationJoin us for an incredibly inspirational chat with Markus McFolling. Markus McFolling, Founder of Reach1, is originally from Seaside California. He moved to Ohio in 2008 as a collegiate athlete, but after two years as a professional player, he suffered a career-ending shoulder injury requiring surgery after surgery, leading him down a dark path of drug addiction. After losing his family and everything he knew and loved, he was inspired to make a full recovery and turn his life around. After rehabilitation and graduation from Adult and Teen Challenge Ohio Valley, his family was restored and Markus pursued his dream...
2021-05-2844 min
the WONDER podcastthe WONDER podcast Ep. 009 - Markus McFollingNo matter your age, you need to check out this week’s podcast with Markus McFolling. It’s full of encouragement and raw honesty about the struggles the younger generation is facing when it comes to mental health. We all have stories that are important to share and Markus never shies away from reminding people of that truth. During this episode, he talks about his story, and does it so vulnerably in hopes that it encourages others to see there's always hope at the end of the day.
2021-04-1643 min
Men of Iron PodcastOvercoming Adversity Feat. Markus McFolling (EP. 35)Send a textFounder & CEO of Reach1, Markus McFolling joins the podcast for EP. 35! Markus shares his powerful testimony about overcoming adversity. From a career ending football injury to a subsequent 3-year battle with opioid abuse. Markus now uses his platform, at Reach1, to impact youth across the nation."We make sure we are real in front of kids. I tell kids the hard parts of my life, even some of my current struggles. Because it helps them relate to you. When you get up in front of 100 kids and put it all out there. And tell them...
2019-06-0428 min