I don’t know about you but Andrea and I watched the entire Charlie Kirk memorial service on Sunday. It was powerful and moving and yet I believe was much more than that. Sometimes when God answers prayer we can be standing in the middle of our answer and not even recognize it. During the Bush and Obama years I remember saying can a nation be saved? It was a rhetorical question of God born out of a desperation to see America turn back to God. Here are a few of my thoughts about Sunday.
First I can’t help but see that mainstream “Church”, cool hip pastors of mega churches, Gospel coalition disciples(i.e. Tim Keller and the “third way”) and many many ministry heads were exposed on Sunday as frauds and peddlers of compromise.(they just don’t know it yet) (2) God is clearly causing the gospel to be preached from the political arena. I heard a clearer message of repentance and what Christ accomplished on the cross and our appropriate response from politicians than America has heard from her many pastors. America is being discipled back to God from the highest offices in the land. (3) Politics is a major battlefield that has been neglected terribly by mainstream Christianity and that just won’t do anymore. (4) The gospel as well as the truth of God’s word is offensive and does two things, first it causes those who see the light to find freedom, and second it causes those who hate the light to lash out in rage and anger. Jesus came to bring a sword and it’s time the Church picked it back up.(5) Our modern preachers have by and large caused none of these reactions. Hell is not threatened by a large portion of the prominent voices of the American Church. If your pastor or Church failed during covid, compromised during BLM, and silent or wrong about Charlie Kirk you need a new Church.(6) God is once again moving supernaturally in a way and in an arena that the old move of God will reject or persecute. The biggest obstacle to what God is doing is going to be the Church, or the religious I should say.(6) God is not done with America. Do not write our obituary yet. Theology that says all nations will be evil when Christ comes back needs to change. There will be sheep and goat nations, and our time to choose what we will be is now.
Erika Kirk needs our prayers. She has been thrust into a fire of tremendous testing and she will emerge as a strong leader in this movement. I have no doubt God has raised her up for this time. We are going to see a lot of leaders raised up out of this and I’m excited to see it. The generation influenced by Charlie Kirk and his message will one day soon take our pulpits(thank God!) and fill our elected offices. We are at the beginning stages of a major reformation. I am so thankful to be alive during this time.
Speaking of those influenced by Charlie Kirk. Jimmy and I sat down with Anthony Rubinacci and although this was before the memorial service it was after the horrible events of Sept 10th. Anthony is one of those who has been heavily influenced by Charlie and very active politically. He has a very bright future and before he got too famous I wanted to have him on the podcast!
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