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GOALS

PREACH THE GOSPEL

It is our desire to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ as often as possible. Because it is our hope that unbelievers (including false converts) who view or listen to our programs will hear the message of amazing grace and be saved.

EQUIP THE SAINTS

Like John Wesley, we trust that if we are on fire for God, “men will come to watch you burn.” By witnessing to actual unbelievers on air, we hope that Christians will be inspired to evangelize the lost and get equipped to defend the faith.

STRENGTHEN THE CHURCH

Wretched is a parachurch ministry that exist to strengthen and serve the local church. How? By persistently discussing the importance of the local church and pleading with believers to become MEMBERS of the best local church they can find.

STATEMENT OF FAITH

We believe in one God, eternally existing in three Persons—Father, Son and Holy Spirit, co-identical in nature, coequal in power and glory. (Deut. 6:4; John 1:1-4; 16:7-15; Luke 1:35; Matt. 3:16-17)
We believe in God, who is Spirit and a person; infinite, eternal and unchangeable in being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth; sovereign. (Deut. 4:15-18; John 4:24; Exodus 3:14; Num. 23:19)
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man, without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinners. (John 1:1,2,14; Luke 1:30-35; Phil 2:5-8; Heb. 4:15; Matt. 1:18-25)

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through the shedding of His blood in death on the cross as a representative, substitutionary sacrifice; and that our justification is made sure by His literal, physical, resurrection from the dead. (Rom. 3:24-25; I Peter 2:24; Eph. 1:7; I Peter 1:3-5)

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to heaven, and now exalted at the right hand of God, where, as our High Priest, He fulfills the ministry of Representative, Intercessor and Advocate. (Acts 1:9-10; Heb. 7:25; 9:24; Rom. 8:34; I John 2:1-2)
We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine person, and not merely an influence; that He is the source and power of all acceptable worship and service.

We believe that His work is to convince the world of sin, righteousness and judgment, to convict and regenerate sinners, to dwell in the hearts of believers, to guide, comfort, protect and sanctify them in this world, and to glorify Christ.

We believe that He will never depart from the Church nor from the weakest believers. (John 14:16-17,26; 16:13-15: Acts 1:8; 5:3-4; Rom. 8:2,16; I Cor. 6:19; 12:13; Gal. 5:22-23; Eph. 4:30; 5:18).
We believe that Christians should bear a good testimony for the Lord Jesus Christ by living lives separated unto God, abstaining from worldly practices. (Rom. 12:1-2; I Cor. 3:16-17; 8:13; II Cor. 6:3,14-18; I Thess. 5:22; I John 2:15)
We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that in Adam’s sin the race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God; and that man is totally depraved in the sense that his whole being is affected and cursed by sin so that he cannot, in this state, please God.

We believe that he is unrighteous in an absolute sense and can only accomplish relative good. We believe that he is lost and, of himself, utterly unable to remedy his lost condition. (Gen. 1:26-27; Eph. 2:1-3, 12; Rom. 3:22; 5:12)

We believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace and that man is justified by faith in Jesus Christ alone, and is thus given a new position of righteousness and holy standing before God, in which he becomes a son of God by spiritual rebirth, a new creation in Christ. (John 1:12; Rom. 8:1,38-39; I Cor. 1:14-15; 10:10; II Cor. 5:17) We believe that all the redeemed, once saved, are kept by God’s power and are thus secure in Christ forever. (John 6:37-40; 10:27-30; Rom. 8:1,38-39; I Cor. 1:4-8; I Peter 1:5)

We believe it is the privilege of believers to rejoice in the assurance of their salvation through the testimony of God’s Word, which, however, clearly forbids the use of Christian liberty as an occasion to the flesh. (Rom. 13:13-14; Gal. 5:13; Titus 2:11-14)
We believe in the imminent, personal and bodily return of our Lord Jesus Christ to gather His bride, the church. This should be the joyful hope of every believer. While we generally hold to a pre-tribulation, dispensational view, the staff at Wretched holds alternative orthodox positions re. eschatology (Acts 1: 11; I Thess. 4: 16-17; 3: 13; Colossians 3: 4; Revelation 19: 11-16).
We believe that Satan is a fallen angel; that he is the open and declared enemy of God and man; that he is the prince of the power of the air, often appearing to man as an angel of light, but that he attempts to frustrate all of God’s purposes through hindering the true proclamation of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

We believe that eventually Satan and those separated from the goodness of God will be cast into the lake of fire and brimstone to be eternally tormented and separated from God. (Job 1:6-7; Isaiah 14:12-17; Ezekiel 28:12-19; Matt. 4:2-11; Jude 6-7; Rev. 20:10)
We believe that every unrepentant, unbelieving sinner whose sins have not been forgiven through Jesus Christ, will immediately be condemned after death to conscious torment until the Great White Throne Judgment, when they will be reunited with their body and cast into a literal, eternal place of conscious torment, never to be annihilated, but punished by God Himself, with everlasting torment for their sins, separated from all that is good about God.

Further, we believe that all of those who have received the gifts of repentance and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ will, at death, immediately enter into His presence in Heaven and will there remain in conscious comfort until the resurrection of the body at His coming for His bride, the Church, when soul and body will be reunited and they, together with the saints from all ages, will dwell with Him forever in glory (Luke 16: 19-26; 23:43; John 3: 36; II Cor. 5: 8; Phil. 1: 23; II Thess. 1: 7-9; Rev. 20: 11-15; 21: 8).
We believe in the verbal, plenary God-breathed inspiration of the Bible, both the Old and New Testament, consisting of 66 books, inerrant in the original writings. The Bible is God’s sufficient revelation to man and there is no need for any additional revelation from God. (II Tim. 3:16,17; Matt. 5:18; II Peter 1:21,22; John 16:12,13)
We believe that the church, which is the body and espoused bride of Christ, is a spiritual organism made up of all born again persons of this present age and is distinct from the nation of Israel. (Eph. 1:22-23; 5:25-27; I Cor. 12:12-14; II Cor. 11:2).

We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament Scriptures. (Acts 14:27; 20:17,28-32; I Tim. 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-11)
We believe that every new believer should be baptized (preferably by immersion) in water as a physical picture of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and as a picture of the believers death to self, and resurrection to new life in Christ. Baptism does by no means confer forgiveness.

Further, baptism does not initiate an infant into a protective covenant with God. Baptism is an outward picture of an inward work of grace (Matthew 28: 19-20; Acts 10: 48).
The Lord’s Supper is a symbolic meal of bread and wine that represents the death of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord’s Supper does not confer forgiveness.

The Lord’s Supper should only be partaken by those who are repentant believers who are willing to make amends with anyone in the body if there is division.

The failure to rightly examine one’s self in this manner could result in weakness, sickness, or even death (Mark 14: 22-25; I Corinthians 11: 23-24).

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

ABOUT GOSPEL
PARTNERS MEDIA

Gospel Partners Media is a 501c3 religious, non-profit organization that uses various forms of media to create culturally-compelling and theologically-sound content like Wretched, Road Trip to Truth, Transformed, and many more.
A Gospel Partner is anyone who has graciously given financially to this ministry. Wretched relies on the generosity of God’s people. All ongoing, tax-deductible monthly gifts allow Wretched to reach millions of people around the globe. We cannot fully express our gratitude for our Gospel Partners.

To become a Gospel Partner CLICK HERE.
Firstly, we cannot begin to thank you enough for even considering becoming a Gospel Partner. Secondly, it’s easy to become a Gospel Partner, just CLICK HERE.

ABOUT
WRETCHED

Wretched is a daily television and radio program hosted by Todd Friel. You can expect to see and hear live evangelism, discussions on theology and much much more. You might even get a laugh or two.
About a decade ago, Todd called Ray Comfort.

“Ray, we need a name for the new show, and all I can think about is a slogan: ‘The wretch the song refers to.’ I want to convey that thought in the title.”

In typical Ray Comfort fashion, he said, “I’ll think about it and call you back.” That is the classic Comfort way of saying, “That is a terrible idea.”

A few minutes later, Ray called back. “Todd, I am so sorry. I wasn’t totally paying attention when you called. I thought you wanted to name the program after something a cat does when it has a furball. Retch. That was stupid of me. You should call the program, Wretched.

Thus Wretched was born. Since then Wretched has produced over 3,000 episodes of TV, thousands of hours of radio, four books, four evangelistic booklets, over thirty Biblical DVD and MP3 resources, and we are only just beginning.

But, why is “Wretched” so fitting for us? Some would argue that the program itself is downright wretched. The host is fully aware of his wretchedness. Wretched is at the very core of the Gospel: that God would save wretches like us.

So, get in, buckle up, and hang on cause it’s going to be a wretched time.
Wretched is located in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Wretched PO Box is:
3070 Windward Plaza Suite F301
Alpharetta, GA 30005
Wretched is an evangelical ministry, not affiliated with any denomination.
CLICK HERE to watch our daily 30 minute TV program.

CLICK HERE to find out where you can find Wretched TV on your local stations.
CLICK HERE to listen to our daily 60 minute radio program.

CLICK HERE to find out where you can find Wretched Radio on your local stations.

We get this question a lot, so here are just a few reasons why we disable comments on YouTube.

One, we are right about everything, so there’s really no need for correction. 🙂

Two, sadly the YouTube environment doesn’t lend itself to productive conversations. Unfortunately, comments are the opposite of productive and are typically very toxic.

Three, it would take a full time employee policing comments and we do not think that is a wise use of our Gospel Partner’s financial support.

However, we do have comments open on Facebook, which tends to be a more productive environment for conversation.

You can also contact us by CLICKING HERE.

Unfortunately, we do not. Why? Because none of our employees are updated on their rabies vaccinations.

You can send your questions, comments, conundrums, snarks, articles, YouTube videos, sermons, lions, tigers, and bears HERE.

ABOUT
TODD FRIEL

Freakishly Tall Todd Friel
Freakishly Tall Todd Friel
Todd Friel is the current host of both Wretched TV and Radio and the former host of Way of the Master Radio. He has authored five books, five evangelistic booklets, and is the producer of over two dozen Bible study courses. Todd has one wife, three adult children, and two grand-dogs.
We have yet to find a measuring tape long enough to measure him. Also, we can’t catch him.
CLICK HERE to find Todd Friel’s speaking schedule.
Good luck. He is very slippery.

You can contact Todd by CLICKING HERE.
Todd’s pronouns are he/him.

ABOUT SHIPPING
AND DELIVERY

Wretched accepts all major credit cards, as well as PayPal.
Absolutely! Call 678-585-4719 and ask for Al!
Orders typically ship out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday via USPS.
We are very sorry about that! Please send an email [email protected] and we will work with you to fix the problem ASAP!
We are very sorry to hear that! Please send an email to [email protected] and we will work on getting the issue resolved ASAP!
Yes! Wretched ships all over the world via USPS. However, to eliminate shipping costs, we encourage you to order downloadable versions of our resources.

ABOUT
GIVING

To update your Gospel Partner account, call 678-585-4719. Al is available Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:00am to 3:00pm EST, or just leave a voicemail.

If it is not convenient for you to call, you can start a new recurring donation by CLICKING HERE.
Firstly, we cannot begin to thank you enough for even considering becoming a Gospel Partner. Secondly, it’s easy to become a Gospel Partner, just CLICK HERE.
We are tremendously grateful for your willingness to support our sponsors!

To support Tomorrow Clubs visit: tomorrowclubs.org/wretched

To support PreBorn visit: preborn.org/wretched

To support The Master’s Academy International visit: wretched.org/pastor

GOALS

PREACH THE GOSPEL

It is our desire to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ as often as possible. Because it is our hope that unbelievers (including false converts) who view or listen to our programs will hear the message of amazing grace and be saved.

EQUIP THE SAINTS

Like John Wesley, we trust that if we are on fire for God, “men will come to watch you burn.” By witnessing to actual unbelievers on air, we hope that Christians will be inspired to evangelize the lost and get equipped to defend the faith.

STRENGTHEN THE CHURCH

Wretched is a parachurch ministry that exist to strengthen and serve the local church. How? By persistently discussing the importance of the local church and pleading with believers to become MEMBERS of the best local church they can find.

STATEMENT OF FAITH

We believe in one God, eternally existing in three Persons—Father, Son and Holy Spirit, co-identical in nature, coequal in power and glory. (Deut. 6:4; John 1:1-4; 16:7-15; Luke 1:35; Matt. 3:16-17)
We believe in God, who is Spirit and a person; infinite, eternal and unchangeable in being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth; sovereign. (Deut. 4:15-18; John 4:24; Exodus 3:14; Num. 23:19)
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man, without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinners. (John 1:1,2,14; Luke 1:30-35; Phil 2:5-8; Heb. 4:15; Matt. 1:18-25)

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through the shedding of His blood in death on the cross as a representative, substitutionary sacrifice; and that our justification is made sure by His literal, physical, resurrection from the dead. (Rom. 3:24-25; I Peter 2:24; Eph. 1:7; I Peter 1:3-5)

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to heaven, and now exalted at the right hand of God, where, as our High Priest, He fulfills the ministry of Representative, Intercessor and Advocate. (Acts 1:9-10; Heb. 7:25; 9:24; Rom. 8:34; I John 2:1-2)
We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine person, and not merely an influence; that He is the source and power of all acceptable worship and service.

We believe that His work is to convince the world of sin, righteousness and judgment, to convict and regenerate sinners, to dwell in the hearts of believers, to guide, comfort, protect and sanctify them in this world, and to glorify Christ.

We believe that He will never depart from the Church nor from the weakest believers. (John 14:16-17,26; 16:13-15: Acts 1:8; 5:3-4; Rom. 8:2,16; I Cor. 6:19; 12:13; Gal. 5:22-23; Eph. 4:30; 5:18).
We believe that Christians should bear a good testimony for the Lord Jesus Christ by living lives separated unto God, abstaining from worldly practices. (Rom. 12:1-2; I Cor. 3:16-17; 8:13; II Cor. 6:3,14-18; I Thess. 5:22; I John 2:15)
We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that in Adam’s sin the race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God; and that man is totally depraved in the sense that his whole being is affected and cursed by sin so that he cannot, in this state, please God.

We believe that he is unrighteous in an absolute sense and can only accomplish relative good. We believe that he is lost and, of himself, utterly unable to remedy his lost condition. (Gen. 1:26-27; Eph. 2:1-3, 12; Rom. 3:22; 5:12)

We believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace and that man is justified by faith in Jesus Christ alone, and is thus given a new position of righteousness and holy standing before God, in which he becomes a son of God by spiritual rebirth, a new creation in Christ. (John 1:12; Rom. 8:1,38-39; I Cor. 1:14-15; 10:10; II Cor. 5:17) We believe that all the redeemed, once saved, are kept by God’s power and are thus secure in Christ forever. (John 6:37-40; 10:27-30; Rom. 8:1,38-39; I Cor. 1:4-8; I Peter 1:5)

We believe it is the privilege of believers to rejoice in the assurance of their salvation through the testimony of God’s Word, which, however, clearly forbids the use of Christian liberty as an occasion to the flesh. (Rom. 13:13-14; Gal. 5:13; Titus 2:11-14)
We believe in the imminent, personal and bodily return of our Lord Jesus Christ to gather His bride, the church. This should be the joyful hope of every believer. While we generally hold to a pre-tribulation, dispensational view, the staff at Wretched holds alternative orthodox positions re. eschatology (Acts 1: 11; I Thess. 4: 16-17; 3: 13; Colossians 3: 4; Revelation 19: 11-16).
We believe that Satan is a fallen angel; that he is the open and declared enemy of God and man; that he is the prince of the power of the air, often appearing to man as an angel of light, but that he attempts to frustrate all of God’s purposes through hindering the true proclamation of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

We believe that eventually Satan and those separated from the goodness of God will be cast into the lake of fire and brimstone to be eternally tormented and separated from God. (Job 1:6-7; Isaiah 14:12-17; Ezekiel 28:12-19; Matt. 4:2-11; Jude 6-7; Rev. 20:10)
We believe that every unrepentant, unbelieving sinner whose sins have not been forgiven through Jesus Christ, will immediately be condemned after death to conscious torment until the Great White Throne Judgment, when they will be reunited with their body and cast into a literal, eternal place of conscious torment, never to be annihilated, but punished by God Himself, with everlasting torment for their sins, separated from all that is good about God.

Further, we believe that all of those who have received the gifts of repentance and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ will, at death, immediately enter into His presence in Heaven and will there remain in conscious comfort until the resurrection of the body at His coming for His bride, the Church, when soul and body will be reunited and they, together with the saints from all ages, will dwell with Him forever in glory (Luke 16: 19-26; 23:43; John 3: 36; II Cor. 5: 8; Phil. 1: 23; II Thess. 1: 7-9; Rev. 20: 11-15; 21: 8).
We believe in the verbal, plenary God-breathed inspiration of the Bible, both the Old and New Testament, consisting of 66 books, inerrant in the original writings. The Bible is God’s sufficient revelation to man and there is no need for any additional revelation from God. (II Tim. 3:16,17; Matt. 5:18; II Peter 1:21,22; John 16:12,13)
We believe that the church, which is the body and espoused bride of Christ, is a spiritual organism made up of all born again persons of this present age and is distinct from the nation of Israel. (Eph. 1:22-23; 5:25-27; I Cor. 12:12-14; II Cor. 11:2).

We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament Scriptures. (Acts 14:27; 20:17,28-32; I Tim. 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-11)
We believe that every new believer should be baptized (preferably by immersion) in water as a physical picture of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and as a picture of the believers death to self, and resurrection to new life in Christ. Baptism does by no means confer forgiveness.

Further, baptism does not initiate an infant into a protective covenant with God. Baptism is an outward picture of an inward work of grace (Matthew 28: 19-20; Acts 10: 48).
The Lord’s Supper is a symbolic meal of bread and wine that represents the death of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord’s Supper does not confer forgiveness.

The Lord’s Supper should only be partaken by those who are repentant believers who are willing to make amends with anyone in the body if there is division.

The failure to rightly examine one’s self in this manner could result in weakness, sickness, or even death (Mark 14: 22-25; I Corinthians 11: 23-24).

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

ABOUT GOSPEL
PARTNERS MEDIA

Gospel Partners Media is a 501c3 religious, non-profit organization that uses various forms of media to create culturally-compelling and theologically-sound content like Wretched, Road Trip to Truth, Transformed, and many more.
A Gospel Partner is anyone who has graciously given financially to this ministry. Wretched relies on the generosity of God’s people. All ongoing, tax-deductible monthly gifts allow Wretched to reach millions of people around the globe. We cannot fully express our gratitude for our Gospel Partners.

To become a Gospel Partner CLICK HERE.
Firstly, we cannot begin to thank you enough for even considering becoming a Gospel Partner. Secondly, it’s easy to become a Gospel Partner, just CLICK HERE.

ABOUT
WRETCHED

Wretched is a daily television and radio program hosted by Todd Friel. You can expect to see and hear live evangelism, discussions on theology and much much more. You might even get a laugh or two.
About a decade ago, Todd called Ray Comfort.

“Ray, we need a name for the new show, and all I can think about is a slogan: ‘The wretch the song refers to.’ I want to convey that thought in the title.”

In typical Ray Comfort fashion, he said, “I’ll think about it and call you back.” That is the classic Comfort way of saying, “That is a terrible idea.”

A few minutes later, Ray called back. “Todd, I am so sorry. I wasn’t totally paying attention when you called. I thought you wanted to name the program after something a cat does when it has a furball. Retch. That was stupid of me. You should call the program, Wretched.

Thus Wretched was born. Since then Wretched has produced over 3,000 episodes of TV, thousands of hours of radio, four books, four evangelistic booklets, over thirty Biblical DVD and MP3 resources, and we are only just beginning.

But, why is “Wretched” so fitting for us? Some would argue that the program itself is downright wretched. The host is fully aware of his wretchedness. Wretched is at the very core of the Gospel: that God would save wretches like us.

So, get in, buckle up, and hang on cause it’s going to be a wretched time.
Wretched is located in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Wretched PO Box is:
3070 Windward Plaza Suite F301
Alpharetta, GA 30005
Wretched is an evangelical ministry, not affiliated with any denomination.
CLICK HERE to watch our daily 30 minute TV program.

CLICK HERE to find out where you can find Wretched TV on your local stations.
CLICK HERE to listen to our daily 60 minute radio program.

CLICK HERE to find out where you can find Wretched Radio on your local stations.

We get this question a lot, so here are just a few reasons why we disable comments on YouTube.

One, we are right about everything, so there’s really no need for correction. 🙂

Two, sadly the YouTube environment doesn’t lend itself to productive conversations. Unfortunately, comments are the opposite of productive and are typically very toxic.

Three, it would take a full time employee policing comments and we do not think that is a wise use of our Gospel Partner’s financial support.

However, we do have comments open on Facebook, which tends to be a more productive environment for conversation.

You can also contact us by CLICKING HERE.

Unfortunately, we do not. Why? Because none of our employees are updated on their rabies vaccinations.

You can send your questions, comments, conundrums, snarks, articles, YouTube videos, sermons, lions, tigers, and bears HERE.

ABOUT
TODD FRIEL

Freakishly Tall Todd Friel
Freakishly Tall Todd Friel
Todd Friel is the current host of both Wretched TV and Radio and the former host of Way of the Master Radio. He has authored five books, five evangelistic booklets, and is the producer of over two dozen Bible study courses. Todd has one wife, three adult children, and two grand-dogs.
We have yet to find a measuring tape long enough to measure him. Also, we can’t catch him.
CLICK HERE to find Todd Friel’s speaking schedule.
Good luck. He is very slippery.

You can contact Todd by CLICKING HERE.
Todd’s pronouns are he/him.

ABOUT SHIPPING
AND DELIVERY

Wretched accepts all major credit cards, as well as PayPal.
Absolutely! Call 678-585-4719 and ask for Al!
Orders typically ship out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday via USPS.
We are very sorry about that! Please send an email [email protected] and we will work with you to fix the problem ASAP!
We are very sorry to hear that! Please send an email to [email protected] and we will work on getting the issue resolved ASAP!
Yes! Wretched ships all over the world via USPS. However, to eliminate shipping costs, we encourage you to order downloadable versions of our resources.

ABOUT
GIVING

To update your Gospel Partner account, call 678-585-4719. Al is available Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:00am to 3:00pm EST, or just leave a voicemail.

If it is not convenient for you to call, you can start a new recurring donation by CLICKING HERE.
Firstly, we cannot begin to thank you enough for even considering becoming a Gospel Partner. Secondly, it’s easy to become a Gospel Partner, just CLICK HERE.
We are tremendously grateful for your willingness to support our sponsors!

To support Tomorrow Clubs visit: tomorrowclubs.org/wretched

To support PreBorn visit: preborn.org/wretched

To support The Master’s Academy International visit: wretched.org/pastor

GOALS

PREACH
THE GOSPEL

It is our desire to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ as often as possible. Because it is our hope that unbelievers (including false converts) who view or listen to our programs will hear the message of amazing grace and be saved.

EQUIP
THE SAINTS

Like John Wesley, we trust that if we are on fire for God, “men will come to watch you burn.” By witnessing to actual unbelievers on air, we hope that Christians will be inspired to evangelize the lost and get equipped to defend the faith.

STRENGTHEN
THE CHURCH

Wretched is a parachurch ministry that exist to strengthen and serve the local church. How? By persistently discussing the importance of the local church and pleading with believers to become MEMBERS of the best local church they can find.

STATEMENT OF FAITH

We believe in one God, eternally existing in three Persons—Father, Son and Holy Spirit, co-identical in nature, coequal in power and glory. (Deut. 6:4; John 1:1-4; 16:7-15; Luke 1:35; Matt. 3:16-17)
We believe in God, who is Spirit and a person; infinite, eternal and unchangeable in being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth; sovereign. (Deut. 4:15-18; John 4:24; Exodus 3:14; Num. 23:19)
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man, without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinners. (John 1:1,2,14; Luke 1:30-35; Phil 2:5-8; Heb. 4:15; Matt. 1:18-25)

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through the shedding of His blood in death on the cross as a representative, substitutionary sacrifice; and that our justification is made sure by His literal, physical, resurrection from the dead. (Rom. 3:24-25; I Peter 2:24; Eph. 1:7; I Peter 1:3-5)

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to heaven, and now exalted at the right hand of God, where, as our High Priest, He fulfills the ministry of Representative, Intercessor and Advocate. (Acts 1:9-10; Heb. 7:25; 9:24; Rom. 8:34; I John 2:1-2)
We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine person, and not merely an influence; that He is the source and power of all acceptable worship and service.

We believe that His work is to convince the world of sin, righteousness and judgment, to convict and regenerate sinners, to dwell in the hearts of believers, to guide, comfort, protect and sanctify them in this world, and to glorify Christ.

We believe that He will never depart from the Church nor from the weakest believers. (John 14:16-17,26; 16:13-15: Acts 1:8; 5:3-4; Rom. 8:2,16; I Cor. 6:19; 12:13; Gal. 5:22-23; Eph. 4:30; 5:18).
We believe that Christians should bear a good testimony for the Lord Jesus Christ by living lives separated unto God, abstaining from worldly practices. (Rom. 12:1-2; I Cor. 3:16-17; 8:13; II Cor. 6:3,14-18; I Thess. 5:22; I John 2:15)
We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that in Adam’s sin the race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God; and that man is totally depraved in the sense that his whole being is affected and cursed by sin so that he cannot, in this state, please God.

We believe that he is unrighteous in an absolute sense and can only accomplish relative good. We believe that he is lost and, of himself, utterly unable to remedy his lost condition. (Gen. 1:26-27; Eph. 2:1-3, 12; Rom. 3:22; 5:12)

We believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace and that man is justified by faith in Jesus Christ alone, and is thus given a new position of righteousness and holy standing before God, in which he becomes a son of God by spiritual rebirth, a new creation in Christ. (John 1:12; Rom. 8:1,38-39; I Cor. 1:14-15; 10:10; II Cor. 5:17) We believe that all the redeemed, once saved, are kept by God’s power and are thus secure in Christ forever. (John 6:37-40; 10:27-30; Rom. 8:1,38-39; I Cor. 1:4-8; I Peter 1:5)

We believe it is the privilege of believers to rejoice in the assurance of their salvation through the testimony of God’s Word, which, however, clearly forbids the use of Christian liberty as an occasion to the flesh. (Rom. 13:13-14; Gal. 5:13; Titus 2:11-14)
We believe in the imminent, personal and bodily return of our Lord Jesus Christ to gather His bride, the church. This should be the joyful hope of every believer. While we generally hold to a pre-tribulation, dispensational view, the staff at Wretched holds alternative orthodox positions re. eschatology (Acts 1: 11; I Thess. 4: 16-17; 3: 13; Colossians 3: 4; Revelation 19: 11-16).
We believe that Satan is a fallen angel; that he is the open and declared enemy of God and man; that he is the prince of the power of the air, often appearing to man as an angel of light, but that he attempts to frustrate all of God’s purposes through hindering the true proclamation of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

We believe that eventually Satan and those separated from the goodness of God will be cast into the lake of fire and brimstone to be eternally tormented and separated from God. (Job 1:6-7; Isaiah 14:12-17; Ezekiel 28:12-19; Matt. 4:2-11; Jude 6-7; Rev. 20:10)
We believe that every unrepentant, unbelieving sinner whose sins have not been forgiven through Jesus Christ, will immediately be condemned after death to conscious torment until the Great White Throne Judgment, when they will be reunited with their body and cast into a literal, eternal place of conscious torment, never to be annihilated, but punished by God Himself, with everlasting torment for their sins, separated from all that is good about God.

Further, we believe that all of those who have received the gifts of repentance and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ will, at death, immediately enter into His presence in Heaven and will there remain in conscious comfort until the resurrection of the body at His coming for His bride, the Church, when soul and body will be reunited and they, together with the saints from all ages, will dwell with Him forever in glory (Luke 16: 19-26; 23:43; John 3: 36; II Cor. 5: 8; Phil. 1: 23; II Thess. 1: 7-9; Rev. 20: 11-15; 21: 8).
We believe in the verbal, plenary God-breathed inspiration of the Bible, both the Old and New Testament, consisting of 66 books, inerrant in the original writings. The Bible is God’s sufficient revelation to man and there is no need for any additional revelation from God. (II Tim. 3:16,17; Matt. 5:18; II Peter 1:21,22; John 16:12,13)
We believe that the church, which is the body and espoused bride of Christ, is a spiritual organism made up of all born again persons of this present age and is distinct from the nation of Israel. (Eph. 1:22-23; 5:25-27; I Cor. 12:12-14; II Cor. 11:2).

We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament Scriptures. (Acts 14:27; 20:17,28-32; I Tim. 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-11)
We believe that every new believer should be baptized (preferably by immersion) in water as a physical picture of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and as a picture of the believers death to self, and resurrection to new life in Christ. Baptism does by no means confer forgiveness.

Further, baptism does not initiate an infant into a protective covenant with God. Baptism is an outward picture of an inward work of grace (Matthew 28: 19-20; Acts 10: 48).
The Lord’s Supper is a symbolic meal of bread and wine that represents the death of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord’s Supper does not confer forgiveness.

The Lord’s Supper should only be partaken by those who are repentant believers who are willing to make amends with anyone in the body if there is division.

The failure to rightly examine one’s self in this manner could result in weakness, sickness, or even death (Mark 14: 22-25; I Corinthians 11: 23-24).

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

ABOUT GOSPEL
PARTNERS MEDIA

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A Gospel Partner is anyone who has graciously given financially to this ministry. Wretched relies on the generosity of God’s people. All ongoing, tax-deductible monthly gifts allow Wretched to reach millions of people around the globe. We cannot fully express our gratitude for our Gospel Partners.

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ABOUT
TODD FRIEL

Freakishly Tall Todd Friel
Freakishly Tall Todd Friel
Todd Friel is the current host of both Wretched TV and Radio and the former host of Way of the Master Radio. He has authored five books, five evangelistic booklets, and is the producer of over two dozen Bible study courses. Todd has one wife, three adult children, and two grand-dogs.
We have yet to find a measuring tape long enough to measure him. Also, we can’t catch him.
CLICK HERE to find Todd Friel’s speaking schedule.
Good luck. He is very slippery.

You can contact Todd by CLICKING HERE.
Todd’s pronouns are he/him.

GIVING

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ABOUT
WRETCHED

Wretched is a daily television and radio program hosted by Todd Friel. You can expect to see and hear live evangelism, discussions on theology and much much more. You might even get a laugh or two.
About a decade ago, Todd called Ray Comfort.

“Ray, we need a name for the new show, and all I can think about is a slogan: ‘The wretch the song refers to.’ I want to convey that thought in the title.”

In typical Ray Comfort fashion, he said, “I’ll think about it and call you back.” That is the classic Comfort way of saying, “That is a terrible idea.”

A few minutes later, Ray called back. “Todd, I am so sorry. I wasn’t totally paying attention when you called. I thought you wanted to name the program after something a cat does when it has a furball. Retch. That was stupid of me. You should call the program, Wretched.

Thus Wretched was born. Since then Wretched has produced over 3,000 episodes of TV, thousands of hours of radio, four books, four evangelistic booklets, over thirty Biblical DVD and MP3 resources, and we are only just beginning.

But, why is “Wretched” so fitting for us? Some would argue that the program itself is downright wretched. The host is fully aware of his wretchedness. Wretched is at the very core of the Gospel: that God would save wretches like us.

So, get in, buckle up, and hang on cause it’s going to be a wretched time.
Wretched is located in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Wretched PO Box is:
3070 Windward Plaza Suite F301
Alpharetta, GA 30005
Wretched is an evangelical ministry, not affiliated with any denomination.
CLICK HERE to watch our daily 30 minute TV program.

CLICK HERE to find out where you can find Wretched TV on your local stations.
CLICK HERE to listen to our daily 60 minute radio program.

CLICK HERE to find out where you can find Wretched Radio on your local stations.

We get this question a lot, so here are just a few reasons why we disable comments on YouTube.

One, we are right about everything, so there’s really no need for correction. 🙂

Two, sadly the YouTube environment doesn’t lend itself to productive conversations. Unfortunately, comments are the opposite of productive and are typically very toxic.

Three, it would take a full time employee policing comments and we do not think that is a wise use of our Gospel Partner’s financial support.

However, we do have comments open on Facebook, which tends to be a more productive environment for conversation.

You can also contact us by CLICKING HERE.

Unfortunately, we do not. Why? Because none of our employees are updated on their rabies vaccinations.

You can send your questions, comments, conundrums, snarks, articles, YouTube videos, sermons, lions, tigers, and bears HERE.

SHIPPING
AND DELIVERY

Wretched accepts all major credit cards, as well as PayPal.
Absolutely! Call 678-585-4719 and ask for Al!
Orders typically ship out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday via USPS.
We are very sorry about that! Please send an email [email protected] and we will work with you to fix the problem ASAP!
We are very sorry to hear that! Please send an email to [email protected] and we will work on getting the issue resolved ASAP!
Yes! Wretched ships all over the world via USPS. However, to eliminate shipping costs, we encourage you to order downloadable versions of our resources.

MEET THE BOARD

Phil Johnson

Director

Phil Johnson is the executive director of Grace to You and has founded several popular websites, including The Spurgeon Archive, The Hall of Church History, and Pyromaniacs. He is an ordained elder and pastor at Grace Community Church. Currently residing in California, Phil and his wife, Darlene, have three adult children and seven grandchildren.

EMEAL ZWAYNE

Director

Emeal Zwayne is the President of Living Waters Publications. He attended Biola University as a Biblical Studies and Theology major. Having received his pastoral ordination in 1995, he served for almost 6 years as a full-time Associate Pastor and Vice President of his church's board. E.Z. resides in Southern California with his wife, Rachel, and their 5 children.

TODD FRIEL

Executive Director

Todd Friel is the current host of both Wretched TV and Radio and the former host of Way of the Master Radio. He has authored five books, five evangelistic booklets, and is the producer of over two dozen Bible study courses. Todd has one wife, three adult children, and two grand-dogs.

T Getterman

Treasurer

T graduated from Texas A&M University in 1975 with a BBA in Accounting. T worked at Ernst & Ernst (now Ernst & Young) and then ran The Seven-Up Bottling Company of Austin. After running his own CPA firm for approximately 7 years, he served as Chief Financial Officer for Supercuts for 14 years.

Gary Wetherhold

Secretary

Gary Wetherhold retired from ABB after 32 years. He is currently the Director of Counseling, Children, and Families at Grace Fellowship. Gary and his wife Donna are blessed to have three children and 9 grandchildren.

MEET THE BOARD

Phil Johnson

Director

Phil Johnson is the executive director of Grace to You and has founded several popular websites, including The Spurgeon Archive, The Hall of Church History, and Pyromaniacs. He is an ordained elder and pastor at Grace Community Church. Currently residing in California, Phil and his wife, Darlene, have three adult children and seven grandchildren.

EMEAL ZWAYNE

Director

Emeal Zwayne is the President of Living Waters Publications. He attended Biola University as a Biblical Studies and Theology major. Having received his pastoral ordination in 1995, he served for almost 6 years as a full-time Associate Pastor and Vice President of his church's board. E.Z. resides in Southern California with his wife, Rachel, and their 5 children.

TODD
FRIEL

Executive Director

Todd Friel is the current host of both Wretched TV and Radio and the former host of Way of the Master Radio. He has authored five books, five evangelistic booklets, and is the producer of over two dozen Bible study courses. Todd has one wife, three adult children, and two grand-dogs.

T Getterman

Treasurer

T graduated from Texas A&M University in 1975 with a BBA in Accounting. T worked at Ernst & Ernst (now Ernst & Young) and then ran The Seven-Up Bottling Company of Austin. After running his own CPA firm for approximately 7 years, he served as Chief Financial Officer for Supercuts for 14 years.

Gary Wetherhold

Secretary

Gary Wetherhold retired from ABB after 32 years. He is currently the Director of Counseling, Children, and Families at Grace Fellowship. Gary and his wife Donna are blessed to have three children and 9 grandchildren.

MEET THE BOARD

Phil
Johnson

Director

Phil Johnson is the executive director of Grace to You and has founded several popular websites, including The Spurgeon Archive, The Hall of Church History, and Pyromaniacs. He is an ordained elder and pastor at Grace Community Church. Currently residing in California, Phil and his wife, Darlene, have three adult children and seven grandchildren.

EMEAL
ZWAYNE

Director

Emeal Zwayne is the President of Living Waters Publications. He attended Biola University as a Biblical Studies and Theology major. Having received his pastoral ordination in 1995, he served for almost 6 years as a full-time Associate Pastor and Vice President of his church's board. E.Z. resides in Southern California with his wife, Rachel, and their 5 children.

TODD
FRIEL

Executive Director

Todd Friel is the current host of both Wretched TV and Radio and the former host of Way of the Master Radio. He has authored five books, five evangelistic booklets, and is the producer of over two dozen Bible study courses. Todd has one wife, three adult children, and two grand-dogs.

T Getterman

Treasurer

T graduated from Texas A&M University in 1975 with a BBA in Accounting. T worked at Ernst & Ernst (now Ernst & Young) and then ran The Seven-Up Bottling Company of Austin. After running his own CPA firm for approximately 7 years, he served as Chief Financial Officer for Supercuts for 14 years.

Gary Wetherhold

Secretary

Gary Wetherhold retired from ABB after 32 years. He is currently the Director of Counseling, Children, and Families at Grace Fellowship. Gary and his wife Donna are blessed to have three children and 9 grandchildren.