REVIVAL TODAY WITH JONATHAN SHUTTLESWORTH - OCTOBER 19TH, 2025

Summary

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REVIVAL TODAY WITH JONATHAN SHUTTLESWORTH – OCTOBER 19TH, 2025

Podcast: Real America’s Voice
Host: Jonathan Shuttlesworth
Date: October 19, 2025

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EPISODE OVERVIEW

This episode, hosted by Jonathan Shuttlesworth, delves into recent events in the Christian and conservative community, focusing primarily on the impact and aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s recent death. Through testimonies, biblical reflection, and stories from across the country, Shuttlesworth connects Kirk's sacrifice to a renewed fervor for faith, calls for true Christian activism, and the significance of “living sacrifice” in modern American Christianity. The episode explores how personal sacrifice fuels spiritual revival and social transformation.

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KEY DISCUSSION POINTS & INSIGHTS

1. Testimony of Healing and Power of Faith

[02:00 – 03:12]

• “Disco,” a biker, shares a powerful healing testimony from Sturgis, describing how faith transformed his life after meeting Christ.
  • Quote (Disco, 02:27):
    “I prayed about it and I just believed. I have this force of God that just can't quit. ...I was taking 13 medications. I'm on zero medication.”
  • Both speakers affirm that “Jesus did it” ([03:12]) and that spiritual encounter is life-changing.

2. Reflection on Sacrifice and Martyrdom

[03:27 – 09:27]

• Shuttlesworth preaches about sacrifice’s centrality in Christianity, contrasting Christian self-sacrifice with other faiths and movements.
• Cites scripture (John 15:13, John 12:24) and early church history to illustrate how persecution fueled explosive church growth.
  • Quote (Shuttlesworth, 05:10):
    “Nothing produces the power of God like sacrifice. When they'd lay the sacrifice on the altar, the fire of God would hit the sacrifice.”
• Emphasizes that Jesus, uniquely among religious founders, died for his followers rather than asking them to die for him.

3. Charlie Kirk’s Death: Impact and Revival

[03:27 – 10:54]

• Shuttlesworth discusses the immediate and substantial social and spiritual impact following Charlie Kirk’s shooting.
  • White House releases a gospel-centric tribute, spreading Christ’s message to millions.
  • Quote (Shuttlesworth, 08:35):
    “...a minute and a half clip that preaches the full gospel of Jesus Christ from the White House... gone to over 30 million people just on official channels, not counting reposts.”

4. Testimonies – Personal Awakening and Boldness

[10:54 – 16:46]

• Emotional testimonial (female medical practitioner, Oregon) moved by Kirk’s sacrifice:
  • Expresses conviction about being “lukewarm” and recommits to living her faith openly.
  • Quote (Oregon speaker, 12:40):
    “I don't want to be lukewarm anymore. So this isn't about Charlie Kirk. It's so much bigger... my relationship with Jesus Christ is more important to me and it always should have been. ...That changes today with this video.”
• She references Revelation 3:15-16 on spiritual complacency and pledges public, unapologetic Christianity.

5. Seven Things That Died With Charlie Kirk

[16:46 onwards]

• Shuttlesworth draws from Luke 9:23 to correct misconceptions about “taking up your cross,” emphasizing it is not suffering, but personal sacrifice to advance the gospel.
• Quote (Shuttlesworth, 18:10):
  “Your cross is your personal responsibility to forward the gospel in your generation.”

6. American Freedom, Christianity, and Social Engagement

[18:45 onwards]

• Commentary on regional differences: Texas’s economic and spiritual strength versus Canada’s and other areas’ religious decline.
• Warns against spiritual autopilot in times of comfort; calls for persistent, proactive Christian activism.
• Highlights high volunteerism and sacrificial service in his own church as a model for Christian life.
  • Quote (Shuttlesworth, 22:00):
    “Sacrifice-free Christianity is dead.”

7. Personal Stories of Awakening

[24:30 – 29:50]

• Shares the story of a cousin (non-churchgoer, New Jersey) deeply moved by Kirk’s death, now inquiring about faith and scripture.
• Recounts meeting “Samantha,” a 22-year-old Christian from a troubled, atheistic, and addicted family, in Southern California.
  • She found faith during COVID-19 lockdowns by reading the Bible for the first time and now boldly shares it at her workplace.
  • Quote (Samantha, paraphrased):
    “After what happened to Charlie Kirk, I just thought, screw it. ...I’m gonna put the music on [loud].”
• Shuttlesworth interprets these stories as evidence of a nationwide spiritual quickening and breakthrough in boldness.

8. Call to Action

[29:50 – end of content]

• Asserts that a spirit of boldness is rising: “There is an impartation of boldness coming into every believer today. We are going to see America shaken by the power of God, and we're going to do it together in the name of Jesus Christ.”
• Urges listeners to serve, volunteer, and evangelize boldly and sacrificially in their local context.

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NOTABLE QUOTES & MEMORABLE MOMENTS

• Disco’s Healing ([02:27]):
  “I prayed about it and I just believed. I have this force of God that just can't quit. ...I was taking 13 medications. I'm on zero medication.”
• Sacrifice and Growth ([05:10]):
  “Nothing produces the power of God like sacrifice. When they'd lay the sacrifice on the altar, the fire of God would hit the sacrifice.”
• White House Tribute ([08:35]):
  “A minute and a half clip that preaches the full gospel of Jesus Christ from the White House... gone to over 30 million people...”
• Revelation on Complacency ([13:05]):
  “Don't be a lukewarm Christian. ...Because you are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of my mouth.” – Testimonial from Oregon
• Personal Responsibility ([18:10]):
  “Your cross is your personal responsibility to forward the gospel in your generation.”
• Sacrificial Life is Worship ([22:00]):
  “Sacrifice-free Christianity is dead. ...Building churches is worship. Evangelistic crusades is worship. Any effort you’re making to build the kingdom of God is worship.”
• Revival’s Reach ([29:10]):
  “Something happened this week where... whatever amount of don’t care you have just went up 10x and the devil is gonna be in trouble the rest of this year.”

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IMPORTANT SEGMENTS & TIMESTAMPS

• Testimony on Healing: [02:00 – 03:12]
• Sermon on Sacrifice and Persecution: [03:27 – 09:27]
• Reflection on Charlie Kirk’s Impact and White House Gospel Message: [08:10 – 09:28]
• Emotional Testimonial on Lukewarm Faith (Oregon): [10:54 – 16:46]
• What “Taking Up Your Cross” Really Means: [16:46 – 18:45]
• Regional and Generational Observations about Faith: [18:45 – 24:30]
• Cousin’s Awakening & New Boldness at California Airport: [24:30 – 29:50]
• Final Call to Boldness and Action: [29:50 – 30:05]

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TONE & LANGUAGE

Shuttlesworth’s tone is urgent, passionate, and direct, mingling scriptural citation with modern anecdotes. The episode combines emotional testimonies, clear calls to passionate faith, and a sense of national spiritual momentum following tragedy.

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FINAL TAKEAWAYS

• Tragedy can unleash spiritual revival and activism.
• Sacrificial service and bold faith are needed more than ever.
• Authentic Christian witness goes beyond words; it’s seen in courage and action.
• Listeners are called to break complacency, serve sacrificially, and openly live their faith.

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Transcript

[Podcast Host]

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[Pastor]

The truth became a web of lies.

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[Testimonial Speaker]

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[Testimonial Speaker]

Can I tell you thank you for saving my life in Sturgis?

[Pastor]

Is that you?

[Podcast Host]

No way.

[Pastor]

What Disco? You gotta be joking.

[Testimonial Speaker]

Like, I can't eat. Four years of this pain and throwing up. I don't know. Like, I came to Sturgis to hang out, buy bike parts. Then I found Jesus. And it's a whole different thing here, right? We got lots of medical doctors, but there's only one big physician. Only one. I don't got it anymore. Like, I don't know where it went. I've eaten today. I ate part of my boyfriend's burger.

[Pastor]

You made my whole year.

[Testimonial Speaker]

I had two heart attacks after that.

[Podcast Host]

Actually.

[Testimonial Speaker]

I prayed about it, and I just believed. I have this force of God that just can't quit. And I don't know how to explain it to you. I went to my doctor and I said, I don't need your medication anymore. I don't need you anymore. And I have been healed by God. And he said, I don't got another explanation. He knew I have. I was taking 13 medications. I'm on zero medication.

[Podcast Host]

Zero.

[Testimonial Speaker]

I have nothing wrong with my heart. Nothing. This man is for real. For real. Bikers don't play. And he's for real.

[Pastor]

Jesus did it. Yeah.

[Testimonial Speaker]

Jesus did it. Don't. He didn't do nothing.

[Pastor]

That's right. I did nothing.

[Testimonial Speaker]

I love you.

[Pastor]

I just said, you made my year. Three years. Three years and one month since we met. That was in August.

[Testimonial Speaker]

Thank you so much.

[Pastor]

You're very welcome. You're in Washington. Watch your step there. I love you. Disco. God bless you. God bless you. We are raising up a family in this church. We're raising up a family in Pittsburgh. We're raising up a family in Texas that don't just know about God, they know God. They've handled his power. They've seen his power flow through them. You're coming out of here today carrying fresh fire, fresh anointing, never to take another backward step. But I preached in our campuses on the power of sacrifice. And I'm going to play a video that's going to help you understand. I think maybe what you haven't been able to put words to, but I'm going to preach about some of the good. Charlie Kirk was shot when was it? Tuesday. Tuesday or Wednesday. Wednesday, yeah. And I mean, so it's not even been a week. It's been about half a week. And you can already see massive positive effects coming from his death. Because the Bible says in John 15:13, Greater love has no man than this that he laid down his life for, for his friends. Sacrifice demonstrates great love for people and for your cause. John 12:24, Jesus said, Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it abides alone. But if it dies, it produces much fruit. You'd have thought when they started killing Christians in the Book of Acts that it would have knocked it down, but it did the exact opposite. They had 120. They were threatened, and behind closed doors they went to 3,000. Then they kept killing them. They went to 5,000, kept killing them. Then it said, who are these men who have filled the whole of Jerusalem with their doctrine in like five years? No radio, no TV, no Facebook. And then, then it says by chapter 17, who are these men that have turned the whole world upside down? You would think that if you, if you were in a religion where your son could be called on to strap explosives to himself and blow up a building, that would hurt recruitment, but it doesn't. There's something in people that want to give their life for a cause greater than themselves. And what I'm going to preach, you know, not in this church. How many of you were at all night prayer here in Texas? West coast got off easy because of the time zone. Their all night prayer ended before midnight. But in Texas and Pennsylvania, we prayed half the night. 1am, 2am Aren't you glad you go to a church that it's not like this happened? And last Sunday was football, kickoff Sunday and we all wore cowboys. And now we realize what a serious battle we're in. We've always operated this way at this church that we have joy no one has more fun than this church has. But we understand. We're not here to goof off. We're here in a very real battle against latent darkness. And we're not going to let America turn into Canada or England or Germany, going to press in to the power of God. And nothing produces the power of God like sacrifice. When they'd lay the sacrifice on the altar, the fire of God would hit the sacrifice. And that. That is something that not only is a part of Christianity, it is. It is the unique thing of Christianity that every other religious leader expected Their. Their founder. The founder expected the followers to die for him. Jesus said, I have come to die for you. And then he instructed us, we have the promises of long life, and they're real. I'm not dying anytime soon, and neither are you. We've had four funerals at our church in Pittsburgh. In all the time that's been there, I think only two were members. We're going to have a very slow death rate here because God's a healer and God's a protector, and none of that's changed. But there is a laying down of your life in Christianity for the cause of the gospel. And if you attend here and you don't know where to go or what to do, to do that, there are plenty of departments for you to be a living sacrifice for the advancement of the kingdom of God. And you're going to be happy to do that. It's fun to serve. If you like people, you can be a greeter. If you don't like people, we've got security. So every end of the spectrum, you can be. So I want to play. It's amazing. And I'm just telling you the truth here. This is not meant to be an endorsement or not an endorsement. Charlie Kirk and I were on the same television channel every week. This. This church doesn't play on Christian tv. It plays on a channel called Real America's Voice, which was Charlie Kirk. It was their flagship station, Adonis. And I met him in a hotel in Orlando years back. I didn't have much interaction with him, but I didn't listen to his podcast. Like, I don't listen to a lot of people's podcasts because I'm in preaching once or twice every day. So when that happened, though, I've probably listened to him more this week than my whole life. And then people that knew about him or knew a little bit about him just started to look him up, and then you had the White House. Now, when you watch this, however, you feel politically the White House account. And you would think, you know, the little you know about President Trump, you would think if he was going to do a tribute on Charlie Kirk, he could find hours of footage of Charlie Kirk endorsing him or talking about him. And instead the White House decides to put out a minute and a half clip that preaches the full gospel of Jesus Christ from the White House. With scripture, I'm talking all five points. Sinless life, death on the cross, burial, resurrection soon coming, and lordship. And that's gone to over 30 million people just on official channels, not counting reposts. Unless a seed goes into the ground and dies, it abides alone. But if it dies, it produces much fruit. Check out the White House video.

[Motivational Speaker]

Only in America is it possible to say, you know what, I don't like the way the country is going and to do something about it. Take that risk, take that leap of faith, stay involved, trust God and act obediently. Romans 12:12, 2 verse that God will use all things, all things for good, for those who love him. It's bigger than you. I want you to remember that. It is bigger than you. It's bigger than me. You are here to make somebody else's life better. The pursuit of liberty and freedom. You know what gives me strength? The hundreds of thousands of you that say, Charlie, keep going. First Corinthians 5 and 15. So that's all pretty amazing evidence. Not just intra biblical evidence, but extra biblical evidence that Jesus Christ was a real person. He lived a perfect life. He was crucified, died and rose on the third day. And he is Lord and God.

[Pastor]

Probably affected more people in the four days since his death than than when he was alive. And then it has, for whatever reason, it has deeply affected people. This is a medical PR practitioner from Oregon, not exactly Texas voting demographic wise. And she did a video that is so touching and powerful to me and I wanted to play it because I think it's going to help a lot of people today. Roll the second one.

[Podcast Host]

Hey friends, I have debated making this video. I have wanted to make it and then I've been like, I can't stop crying because I'm emotional. And I've watched countless videos talking about the events of not only yesterday, but man, there's so many like that we're either unaware of or just haven't been paying attention to. But like many of you that I have watched your videos, I who I'm gonna try to do this without like getting choked up. I have felt very, very, very convicted. And the thing that keeps coming to mind. And it was, like, hammered into my head as a kid. Right. Don't be lukewarm. Don't be a lukewarm Christian. A lot of people that either first meet me or really know me that well have no idea that I'm a Christian from looking at me, unless you look closely at my tattoos, to. To know that a lot of them are scripture. You wouldn't know. And I think I'm getting choked up because that's not how I want my relationship with God to be. I don't want people to not know. It's like a secret relationship.

[Pastor]

Right.

[Podcast Host]

Why would I want a secret relationship? It's a relationship. It's not a belief system. It's not. I call it that all the time, but it's not. It's a relationship. Sorry. My work. And it's. I've been lukewarm. Revelations 3, 15, 16, which is the reference. Like, I don't even know it by heart because I don't read my Bible enough. Honest. Honest truth. It says, Revelation 3, 15 and 16, I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then because you are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of my mouth. And it says. It's describing the. I'm gonna mispronounce this word. The Ladysian Church warning against complacent apathetic faith that's neither.

[Pastor]

Neither.

[Podcast Host]

Neither fully committed to God nor actively against him, but indifferent. And from where I live. So I live in the state of Oregon and had a conversation with someone earlier today who works in mental health. I work at a jail. I deal with mental health all the time. And he said to me, there's a general consensus of the conservatives in Oregon that they're like, hey, as long as it's not happening on my lawn, as long as it's not affecting me personally, I don't want to hear about it. I don't want to see it. I'll act if I have to. Right. That's just being indifferent.

[Pastor]

Sure.

[Podcast Host]

There's. You don't. Like. I'm very much like. I don't want to be extreme one way or the other. Right. But I also want people to see my deeds and know without me having to say that I'm a Christian. And if they do say, like, ask, I want to. I want to proclaim it. Right. I don't want to be lukewarm anymore. So this isn't about Charlie Kirk. It's so much bigger than that it's so much bigger and we're being called. People keep talking about a shift. I felt it too. So from here on out, I don't care if you want to unfriend me, if you don't like emotional people, if you don't like people from Oregon, if you don't like Christians, I don't. I don't care. Unfriend me, unfollow me. I don't care. Because the part I'm going to be indifferent about is not my faith. I'm going to be indifferent about other people's opinion, which is how it should have been to begin with. I'm not going to worry about offending anyone because my relationship with Jesus Christ is more important to me.

[Pastor]

And it.

[Podcast Host]

Always should have been. And for that my heart hurts. But that changes today with this video. So thanks for watching. I really did try, but this has been how I felt all day and yesterday and I feel like silver lining, right? I feel like I can finally feel the Holy Spirit again. So thank you for your sacrifice. Charlie.

[Pastor]

Seven things that died when Charlie Kirk was killed number one, Luke 9:23. Then Jesus said to the crowd, if any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way. Take up your cross daily and follow me. If you came from a different church background, they would use take up your cross to justify any tragedy or bad thing. Your cross was your car accident that broke your ribs. Your cross was cancer. Your cross was your depression. That's improper Bible interpretation. Your cross is your personal responsibility to forward the gospel in your generation. All the stuff that's getting ready to happen in Canada if there's not a stop to it. Canada used to be like the 51st state. I did almost all my preaching in Canada to start. Do you know what you'd have to do to go across the border, show your driver's license? It was no big deal. Then it hit a point where the churches quit preaching and winning the lofts. We're not soul winning in section 8 housing and trailer parks on Saturday for fun or to express our faith. If light retreats, darkness moves in for free. But if light shines, darkness moves out for free. I thank God for all the freedoms we have in Texas. I was looking at a at a map. It's kind of stupid the way they report data in the United States. Like how the US economy is doing. As if Bakersfield, California and South Lake, Texas are the same. I saw an economic breakdown by state. Texas is holding the whole country up. It has the Strongest economy this year by far. The freedoms here, prayer going back in school, order of the governor. Bible reading back in school on order of the governor. But if we're. You know what Christians do in times like that? It's like Christians only know what to do when they're pressed. And then when things are going good, they go into autopilot. This is time for us to rise up in our faith and put our boot on the devil's neck and snap it and see what has begun. Go even greater. In Jesus name, can you say amen? Romans 12:1. So I tell you, dear brothers, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice. Everybody say living sacrifice. You know, my generation, like that lady was talking. We were told that how many are ready to give your life for the gospel? Everybody put their hands up, knowing full well you're not giving your life for the gospel here. You're going to go to Whataburger after. There's no jihadists. We're not in any danger like they are in northern Nigeria, that a group could swoop in during service and kill every person. And that's good. You want to keep it that way. But the Bible says there's also a living sacrifice. That's the kind that he wants. He didn't say he wanted a dead sacrifice. If sacrifice meant we're all to die for the gospel, then I would load us all onto a 757 and go preach an outdoor meeting in Pyongyang or. Or someplace where it would mean instant death. But God didn't call you there right now. He called you here. And he wants a living sacrifice. There's things you can do alive to advance the gospel to. To take. Put aside. He must deny himself, take up his cross, put aside his selfish ambition and follow Jesus. This church is not quite two years old. It'll be two years old next. This floor is full now. We've had it for special events. We've broken a thousand. There was a point where we had more volunteers here than members. We had to tell people that were volunteers. You should think about joining the church, seeing as you work here and, oh, people don't care about pageantry here. This is not a church where people. The goal is to be a member and try to come more Sundays. The reason this church is starting to attract. I'm talking Texas. I know Pittsburgh's watching, too. The reason this church is starting to attract Baptist church consultants to study what's happening here. Is because the money that comes in is the amount of money that comes in in churches that have 10 times the attendance here on Sunday. They don't know why. How do you have that many volunteers? You're supposed to have a 5% volunteer rate. We have like a 35, 45% volunteer rate. Because this is a church where we didn't take, take the sacrifice out of Christianity. We're not here to watch a stage show. We're here to take up our cross and make an impact on our generation. I commend this church. I'm not here to. I want to commend the people that are here that do work that nobody cares about. You are building a strong church that will impact Texas, that will impact Pennsylvania. And the best is yet to come. Can you say amen? Number one Sacrifice free Christianity is dead. A living and holy sacrifice. The kind he will find acceptable. This is the way to worship him. My three, my five services in 72 hours, that's worship. Not instead of singing. I'm happy to lift my hands and sing too. We don't undermine worship. We have the best here. Michael and Sherry Howell and 44 years going to church, I haven't heard better. I haven't heard better than Tony and Clarita. We put a premium on music. But the Bible says you can keep your worship going. You can. Building churches is worship. Evangelistic crusades is worship. Any effort you're making to build the kingdom of God is worship. Philippians 3:8. Yes. Everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake, I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage so that I could gain Christ. Sacrifice free Christianity is dead. Something about watching that guy do what he was doing and give his life for it. And without him saying it, everybody know that if he knew he was going to get shot that day, it wouldn't have changed one thing he was doing. Made everybody re examine what am I doing? Like you heard that lady say. And then the effects. I mean I preached on this twice yesterday. I'm preaching on the third time now. It is amazing that as I'm preaching on how it's loosing an awakening. That lady said she felt it. I. I'm on my way to the LA service from Phoenix and my mom texts me. Can you call your cousin on my mom's side of the family, you know I got a bunch of cousins on that side. He's a. He's a. I think he's a union electrician in New Jersey. He's a few years older than me. I turned 45 at the end of the month. I think he's around 50, 49, 50 in there. We were friends growing up. I haven't talked to him. He doesn't go to church. No interest in church. Can you call your cousin? He just texted and was crying. He's not a crier, he's a union electrician. He's a 49 year old father. He's not a weak person. He's a big strong guy. He's crying. He wants to know what translation of the Bible he should buy that's the best to read. He wants to know if you'll call him and talk to him about the word of God, what the devil means for evil. God takes it and turns it for good. We were already in a spiritual awakening in this country. It's going to ramp up hardcore on the devil in Jesus name. Then you want to hear something crazier? So I finished preaching in Santa Ana, California. We're landing in a new airport because we're. We're on at a new part of town with the new building. So this is a private airport geared to rich people in Southern California. And I walk in and I do a double take because not unquietly on loud in the, in the FBO fixed base operation, private little airport area where you can use the restroom and get free pretzels and stuff like that. You know, they have playing for music, not just praise and worship, like our kind of praise and worship. So there's a white lady, you're not supposed to say, but she's white. She's a lady. She had on a, you know, black dress, looked like, like real professional. And there's praise and worship music playing loudly. So I said, hey. She went, what? I went, what's with the music? And because I talk like an east coaster where even your compliments sound mean. Hey, what's with the music? She went, oh, you, you want me to. You don't like that music? I said, no. I said, that's praise and worship, right? She said, yeah. I said, did you put that on? She said, I did. I'm a believer. I said, you are? She said, yeah. And she said, I used to put it on softly. But after what happened to Charlie Kirk, I just thought, screw it, that's in Southern California. Wow. We broke 500 this morning. 508 in Fort Worth on a regular Sunday. Hallelujah. So. So then I said, you're a believer. I said. Then she, she tells me where she goes to church. Jack Hibbs Church, Calvary Chapel, which is like our. Our kind of flow. I said, that's great. That's one of the churches in California that fought the lockdowns. She said, yeah, I was going to another church. That's the one I got saved in. But she said, they keep everything at a very basic level, which is great, but I want more. She said, I want to know more about the Bible. She's 22. Her name is Samantha. So Abraham was in there with me, he said as well. And she started telling her testimony. Well, she's so Bible quoting scriptures, it was like talking to a preacher, like a good one. And so I said, do you. Did you. Did you grow up in a Christian home? She went, no, my father is a fentanyl addict. That's one of the homeless guys in the tent cities in California. She said, I don't even know where he is. And my mother's also a fentanyl addict. And she said, they're both atheists. This sounds fake. I know this sounds like a fake anecdotal pastor story that somebody would clip and say, you know, show me is the person in the room with us now type of thing. I'm telling you, I got Abraham with me and he'll vouch he was there. It was. I was amazed. So then she goes, I said, how did you become a Christian when you were never taken to church and your parents are on fentanyl and atheists? She said, when they did the lockdowns and closed all the high schools, she said, that was my escape from my drug addict parents was going to school. And then that got taken from me and I was so bored, I noticed a Bible in our house. Again, if you're an atheist parent, you want your kids to be atheist. Maybe get rid of the Bible because it could be problematic. So she said, now think of this. Think of how God works. She said, so one day I was just so bored, I picked it up, which is odd, she said, because I hate to read. I said, me too. Makes me sleepy. And she said, I picked it up. And I turned to John. That's where they tell you to start. You're not supposed to start at the beginning. I've told this story before, and people don't like it, but I like it. And I've got the microphone. There's a guy in Europe that got saved off the streets. He was a drug, not on drugs. He was a drug dealer for, like, organized crime. He got saved. The pastor gave him a Bible. And the next week, the pastor said, how's it going? Did you get a chance to read the Bible? He said, yep, I'm already to Leviticus, I just got circumcised. And the pastor went, I'm not looking forward to when he finds Galatians again. I told you. Mixed, mixed review. But I, I think that's the funniest thing I've ever heard in my life that the guy's just reading and doing everything. It says, a man shall not have long hair. Then keep reading. So she said, I started in John and she said when I read the book of John, I. It was like I could feel God's presence in the room. And I received him and then found the church. She said, all of the girls that work here are believers. Then she starts telling me that, that the lady that runs the company is a Christian, but she says she's not like a real one and she wouldn't give me Sundays off. So I went to HR and made them give me Sundays off. And then she said she's been giving me trouble for it, but I don't care. And she said, I especially don't care. And I'm telling you, it wasn't like some, some like nasty. She was. She actually had the Southern California Kelly Kapowski from Saved by the Bell accent look like she wasn't tucking mean. It was like, I don't even care. I'm just decided I'm gonna go to church. And I thought, screw it, I'm gonna put the music on. You could tell it's not somebody that's prone to being a fighter or somebody's looking to cause trouble just like that, that medical practitioner. But something happened this week where it's like all of a sudden, whatever amount of don't care you have just went up 10x and the devil is gonna be in trouble the rest of this year. There is an impartation of boldness coming into every believer. Today. We are going to see America shaken by the power of God. And we're going to do it together in the name of Jesus Christ.

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The truth became a web of lies.

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What difference at this point does it make?

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