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Russell Brand discussing the Baptism of the Holy Spirit on X

Comedian and podcaster Russell Brand now talking about the Baptism of the Holy Spirit

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It has been interesting watching Russell Brand’s faith journey. Brand is a British, comedian, actor, and podcaster. It started showing up last year when Russell spoke of an increased interest in the Bible and spiritual things, which he shared in Instagram and X posts. Then earlier this year, he started posting about water baptism and asking people what they thought about that. This led to him eventually being baptized in the River Thames, on Sunday, April 28, 2024. The full immersion baptism was performed by another reality star, Bear Grylls. Since then, Brand has been posting about what may be the next step in his spiritual journey, getting baptized or filled with the Holy Spirit. Though we are uncertain what church he is attending, it seems to be charismatic, and the Vicar’s name is Dave, suggesting it might be a charismatic Anglican church. In a recent X post, Brand stated that he was at church on Sunday, May 19, 2024, which was Pentecost Sunday, Charisma News reports. The feast of Pentecost takes place 50 days …

Russell Brand in September 2020

Russell Brand explains why he is reading the Bible more and now wears a Christian cross

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Popular YouTuber and controversial British comedian and actor, Russel Brand, 48, recently posted a short video on X explaining why he is now wearing a Christian cross. Brand explained in his video, “Christianity and in particular, the figure of Christ are it seems to me inevitably becoming more important as I become more familiar with suffering, purpose, self and not self.” He also added that he now reads the Bible more and is also reading a popular Christian book, The Purpose Driven Life, written by Rick Warren. At the end of his video, Russell invited people to respond to what he had to say. Many responded by encouraging him in his spiritual journey. According to CBN, Brand’s post also prompted a response from mega Church pastor, Greg Laurie, who posted: Brand, who was once married to American Pop Singer Katy Perry, has over 6.4 million followers on his YouTube Channel, where he often discusses political and cultural issues. His videos have been viewed over a billion times. He has recently faced legal challenges from women …