What if you looked like a “good kid” on the outside — but were hiding bondage nobody knew about?
That’s exactly where Nate was. Born in Cuba, raised in military circles, church kid his whole life. He never partied, never got in trouble. But behind the clean reputation was years of hidden sin — including a pornography addiction he couldn’t break no matter how hard he tried.
In this episode, Nate shares how a convicting sermon at a tiny 15-person church in Texas started unraveling everything — how reading Matthew 5-7 for the first time made him realize he was as guilty as anyone. And how after crying out to Jesus, night after night, he was finally set free.
But this isn’t just a testimony episode. It’s also a conversation about what it looks like to be a Christian creative — to carry gifts God spoke over you at 10 years old, to wrestle between music and visual art, and to eventually trust the lane God clears for you.
Nate is a Christian artist and the founder of Lamb Sessions — a multi-genre worship and community event in South Florida uniting local artists across genres (Latin, acoustic, R&B, hip hop) for the glory of God. His new EP is coming soon.
If you’ve ever felt like your past disqualifies you, struggled with hidden sin, or wondered how to use your creativity for the Lord — this one is for you.
In this episode:

Growing up as the “good kid” hiding secret sin
A pornography addiction — and the night God broke the chain
Reading the Sermon on the Mount and seeing himself in the Pharisees
A prophetic word at age 10 about music he ignored for years
Choosing music over visual art — and how God made the lane clear
Turning songwriting into prayer and journaling
Building Lamb Sessions: uniting Christian artists in South Florida
Why devotion to God AND excellence in craft belong together
“I’m not more righteous — I just learned to rely on His righteousness”

🎵 Follow Nate’s music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7MDC0FBx5NXuAVC7ZyG1NA?si=jk6zH0-ZRDO055gg3vbOAg
https://www.youtube.com/@nateemmanuelmusic/featured
🐑 Follow Lamb Sessions: https://www.instagram.com/thelambsessions/

Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction: Meet Nate, Christian Artist & Founder of Lamb Sessions
02:22 – Growing Up in a Military Family: Born in Cuba, Raised in Church
03:57 – Parents Divorce & Moving from Virginia to Texas
06:11 – The Tiny 15-Person Church That Changed Everything
07:16 – The Good Kid Who Was Hiding Secret Sin
08:03 – Reading the Bible for the First Time & Seeing Himself in the Pharisees
09:08 – Trying to Obey Gods Commands by Willpower — and Failing
09:28 – Understanding Grace: Why the Law Points Us to Christ
11:15 – Crying Out to Jesus to Be Cleaned
12:05 – The Fear of Going Back to Public School After Getting Saved
12:55 – Struggling with Pornography After Conversion — and Why He Couldnt Break Free
13:44 – Youth Camp and the Night God Set Him Free from Bondage
15:13 – Confessing Sin in the Light for the First Time
16:07 – Evangelizing in High School & Hunger for the Word in College
18:46 – When His Church Turned to Prosperity Gospel — Learning Discernment
21:30 – Gods Prophetic Word Over Him at Age 10: I See Him Making Music
23:22 – How Christian Hip Hop Ignited His Love for Music
24:15 – Wrestling Between Visual Art and Music — and How God Made the Lane Clear
29:49 – The Creative Process: Turning Songwriting Into Prayer & Journaling
32:07 – How He Learned to Produce Music With No Instrument Background
34:23 – Using His Voice as His Instrument: Beatboxing to Production
38:05 – Whats Missing in Christian Music — Devotion AND Craft Together
40:18 – Why Lamb Sessions Was Born: Uniting Christian Artists in South Florida
41:29 – The Songwriting Workshop That Brought 50 People Together
42:11 – What It Felt Like Inside Lamb Sessions — Unity, Revival, Community
44:41 – Whats Next: The EP and Future Lamb Sessions
49:18 – Freedom Doesnt Mean the Struggle Is Gone — The Real Truth About Sanctification
49:45 – Im Not More Righteous — I Learned to Rely on His Righteousness
50:36 – Closing Prayer Over the Listeners
52:32 – Final Words & How to Follow Nates Music