The Charlie Kirk Show - "We're Not Going Back" Freedom Night in America with Sean Feucht

00:00:00.000 Hey everybody, happy Monday.

00:00:01.000 I have not been able to do a traditional AMA, unfortunately, in preparation.

00:00:04.000 Just a crazy weekend.

00:00:05.000 Lots of travel and lots of things happening.

00:00:07.000 But I did do an event at Dream City Church with Sean Foyt, where I took questions from the audience.

00:00:11.000 So that will be our placeholder for the Ask Me Anything episode this Monday.

00:00:15.000 Sean Foyt, who's amazing, let us worship.

00:00:17.000 We have a conversation and then we take questions from the audience.

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00:00:47.000 Buckle up, everybody.

00:00:48.000 Here we go.

00:00:49.000 Charlie, what you've done is incredible here.

00:00:51.000 Maybe Charlie Kirk is on the college campuses.

00:00:53.000 I want you to know we are lucky to have Charlie Kirk.

00:00:56.000 Charlie Kirk's running the White House, folks.

00:01:00.000 I want to thank Charlie.

00:01:01.000 He's an incredible guy.

00:01:02.000 His spirit is love of this country.

00:01:04.000 He's done an amazing job building one of the most powerful youth organizations ever created, Turning Point USA.

00:01:10.000 We will not embrace the ideas that have destroyed countries, destroyed lives, and we are going to fight for freedom on campuses across the country.

00:01:19.000 That's why we are here.

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00:01:31.000 See so many great friends here.

00:01:32.000 I see Mike Ingram.

00:01:33.000 How you doing, Mike?

00:01:34.000 Great to see you.

00:01:35.000 And so many others.

00:01:37.000 And so our team and I were meeting the other day and we said, oh boy, we don't know how attendance is going to be this month because it's the same night at the State of the Union.

00:01:48.000 I said, I think we're going to be just fine.

00:01:50.000 I said, we're going to be just fine.

00:01:58.000 I said, if our core audience is making that must-see viewing, I said, we've got some communication issues that we've got to address.

00:02:08.000 Great to see all you guys.

00:02:09.000 Thank you so much.

00:02:10.000 We have an amazing friend tonight, and we're going to dive into it quicker than usual.

00:02:14.000 I just want to thank all of you that have been so engaged and so involved in what's going on in the Arizona House.

00:02:19.000 There's some very important voter integrity bills that are passing through the Arizona House and Arizona Senate right now.

00:02:25.000 And just yesterday, the Arizona House just passed a bill that we want to make sure this church gets behind that says churches can never be shut down again in emergencies like COVID-19.

00:02:39.000 We're never going to let it happen again.

00:02:41.000 We want to make sure that gets to the governor's desk and we're tracking that bill and many others.

00:02:46.000 And so they're working very hard.

00:02:47.000 But when you guys contact your local representatives and you track what's going on, I know there's a lot of confusion happening with these bills, but the local politics, the local level matters so much.

00:02:58.000 And, you know, tonight, I know, for those of you who could watch the re-I'm just going to watch the recap of whatever happens tonight in the State of the Union.

00:03:05.000 And honestly, that matters less to me than ever before.

00:03:08.000 And I think you feel the same way because I feel that there is this revival of grassroots citizenship.

00:03:14.000 And, you know, when we first talked about this, you know, Angel and the entire Dream City team, I said, you know, I really want this community to become one of the most active communities in the country, to understand what it means to be a citizen again, not a serf, not a subject, but what it really means to be a citizen.

00:03:30.000 And sometimes that means you have to stop watching the propaganda on TV and actually getting into the getting into the weeds and worrying about what's happening around you and the education of your children.

00:03:40.000 And you're starting to see that happen in a very profound and serious way.

00:03:44.000 And so thanks to the success of what we've been doing here at Freedom Night in America, we are now seeing churches from all across the country do biblical citizenship classes.

00:03:54.000 In fact, TPUSA Faith, we now have over 50 churches that are doing biblical citizenship classes and growing across the country, inspired by what we're doing here.

00:04:04.000 Very exciting.

00:04:06.000 And so what I just want to say, and you guys can look into all the different bills and things that are happening, is that, you know, we could talk about the public approval rating.

00:04:15.000 We could talk about the popularity, which is, you know, all record low.

00:04:18.000 And I understand there's a lot of doom and gloom on the news right now.

00:04:21.000 But the American person, the citizen, whether it be the truckers that are on their way to DC right now, which is very, very exciting.

00:04:28.000 I know you've been watching that.

00:04:31.000 That the people in charge realize that the ground that they have been standing on is a lot shakier and fragile than ever.

00:04:39.000 That regular, normal, everyday people are starting to rise up.

00:04:42.000 And I want to talk a little bit about, you know, what was some of the remarks earlier on the Russian-Ukraine situation.

00:04:48.000 I'm by no means going to say that I'm an expert on this, but what I find to be so stunning and one thing that could unite the entire country, regardless of your opinion of should we send U.S. troops or not, I'm probably not there, to be perfectly honest, that we should send U.S. troops there.

00:05:01.000 However, that doesn't mean we should do nothing.

00:05:02.000 And I think the first thing that we should do, and it's kind of not that complicated, why are we still buying oil from Russia?

00:05:08.000 It's a pretty simple question, right?

00:05:10.000 Which is if we wanted to starve the beast, why don't we use the amazing oil and gas assets and blessings that God gave us here in America?

00:05:21.000 And it would accomplish four or five things immediately.

00:05:24.000 It would create millions of jobs.

00:05:27.000 It would give the European Union leverage in a bargaining chip to no longer have to export or import oil from a totalitarian dictatorship that is invading sovereign countries.

00:05:36.000 It would also give us the opportunity to be energy independent, which we were just a couple years ago until the radical environmentalists decided that we shouldn't do that.

00:05:45.000 This right there is going to prevent future wars as they come.

00:05:50.000 And so it's a very complicated situation.

00:05:52.000 I think it's important that we all look a level deeper, but it shouldn't actually be that complicated to say, wait a second, we have more LNG, we have more liquefied natural gas, we have more assets at our disposal than any other country on the planet.

00:06:07.000 Why are we not using it?

00:06:08.000 And the answer is very simple.

00:06:09.000 We know that.

00:06:10.000 It's because the radical environmentalists have captured this government and they want to try to have no fossil fuels and no energy.

00:06:17.000 You have no fossil fuels or no energy extraction.

00:06:17.000 Well, guess what?

00:06:20.000 You get a strong Putin.

00:06:20.000 You can't have both.

00:06:22.000 You have to have either one or the other.

00:06:23.000 And quite honestly, we look at this situation right now.

00:06:26.000 He only feels as emboldened as he is right now is because he's actually incentivized to invade because the price of oil goes up even more.

00:06:33.000 So he actually, in some ways, the petrodollar gets strengthened and increased.

00:06:38.000 This is a very important point and very important takeaway as we look at public policy from a Christian perspective, which is if you view the earth as a God itself and not as something that we should use for the betterment of humanity, then you have completely inverted actually what is your God.

00:06:56.000 Now, we are called to be fruitful and multiply.

00:06:58.000 The earth we should preserve and conserve, but first and foremost, we should use it for the betterment of humanity.

00:07:03.000 We are not here to worship earth.

00:07:05.000 We are never called to worship earth at all.

00:07:07.000 We're supposed to worship God Almighty.

00:07:09.000 However, the other side, they almost have an earth-worshiping kind of inclination to them, where they believe that we should never touch anything happening in the planet all whatsoever.

00:07:18.000 Well, guess what?

00:07:19.000 Then all of a sudden, someone that is filled with, I believe, an unclean spirit, a satanic type spirit, is going to capitalize on that and invade a sovereign country and bomb citizen centers all around there.

00:07:31.000 So I think that's a very agreeable thing that 90% of the country is like, yeah, wait a second, we're putting all these sanctions on, but why are we still buying oil from the very same person?

00:07:39.000 And I think a very simple thing is before we send U.S. troops, we should say, no more oil at all.

00:07:45.000 We should extract our own oil and gas here at home.

00:07:47.000 Something we can all agree on.

00:07:50.000 When we were thinking about who to have here tonight, he's just spectacular.

00:07:54.000 Many of you have seen his movement, and it's a real movement.

00:07:57.000 So, during the lockdowns, there were people that decided to just kind of stay at home and do nothing.

00:08:02.000 This church opened up and was courageous and bold.

00:08:05.000 But this man started a movement.

00:08:07.000 Now, I know you're going to get kind of confused when he comes up on stage, some of you that don't know him.

00:08:11.000 He looks like a liberal.

00:08:12.000 I give him a hard time all the time.

00:08:14.000 He's got long hair.

00:08:15.000 He looks like a 1960s hippie.

00:08:17.000 He's got, but it's okay.

00:08:18.000 We'll give him a hall pass.

00:08:20.000 I'm totally kidding.

00:08:21.000 But he went around the country and did these open-air revivals that brought thousands of people to the Lord in the midst of a lockdown.

00:08:30.000 And I started to get these messages from people, and they said, Charlie, you got to look at the Sean Foyt guy.

00:08:35.000 So I endorse Sean back personally when he ran for Congress in California.

00:08:39.000 And I was so moved by his story.

00:08:41.000 And I started to see Sean attract crowds of thousands and then tens of thousands.

00:08:45.000 And then I saw the opposition.

00:08:47.000 I saw all of a sudden local governments try to lock him down.

00:08:50.000 I saw the satanic response to what Sean was doing when everyone was supposed to stay at home.

00:08:56.000 He was bringing people into the streets to go glorify the Lord.

00:08:59.000 And Sean, you know, he'll do a better job than I will of actually talking about how this is not a political thing at all.

00:09:05.000 It's about glorifying God.

00:09:06.000 But guess what?

00:09:07.000 Politics actually started to involve himself in his ministry because you had secular politicians that say, hey, you can go protest in a BLM rally, but if you're coming to go glorify God, you're not allowed to do that.

00:09:18.000 And he was the tour that he put on in the last year and a half.

00:09:23.000 You should, it's unbelievable, one of the most ambitious.

00:09:26.000 And one of the, and I'll say this: I will put him up against anybody.

00:09:30.000 And I'm by no means know everybody in this space, but I don't think anybody worked as hard and did more effective open-air revivals in as many cities as Sean Foyt did in the last two years.

00:09:42.000 And it's a great honor to have him here tonight.

00:09:44.000 Sean, get on up here.

00:09:49.000 See?

00:09:49.000 You see the hair?

00:09:50.000 So just tricks, people.

00:09:54.000 There you go.

00:09:55.000 Sean, welcome to Dream City, man.

00:09:56.000 And just, God bless you for all the work you've been doing.

00:09:58.000 Seriously.

00:09:59.000 This church is amazing.

00:10:00.000 You guys are incredible.

00:10:02.000 Thank we thank God for you all across America.

00:10:05.000 Pastor Tommy, thank you so much.

00:10:07.000 Beautiful place.

00:10:08.000 So, Sean, tell us about your movement, Let Us Worship.

00:10:11.000 It was a brilliant idea that you then put the work into.

00:10:16.000 I mean, you spent hundreds of days away from home over the last year and a half, and you came under intense opposition.

00:10:22.000 Just walk us through all that.

00:10:23.000 Yeah, so leading up to the pandemic, I had spent about 20 years investing into really the most persecuted, closed nations in the world.

00:10:33.000 My parents are both full-time medical missionaries, so I grew up in a missionary home.

00:10:37.000 And so I had been in places like North Korea, Afghanistan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, a lot of places across the world.

00:10:45.000 And I didn't really care that much about America, to be honest.

00:10:49.000 I mean, just truthfully, I was just like, you know what?

00:10:51.000 America's heard the gospel.

00:10:53.000 Let's move on.

00:10:54.000 You know, they had their chance, you know.

00:10:57.000 And then I started having kids.

00:10:59.000 And I have four now, ages 11, 9, 7, and 3.

00:11:04.000 We've been fruitful.

00:11:04.000 We've multiplied.

00:11:06.000 And I started to think about what is this nation going to look like for my children?

00:11:12.000 And I started to get concerned.

00:11:13.000 And of course, I'm living in California where the polarization is great and where the intensity is great.

00:11:18.000 But yet also the revival history is great.

00:11:22.000 And so anyway, when the lockdowns happened, I wasn't shocked because I just run for Congress, right, in a very, very purple.

00:11:31.000 Well, they told me it was a purple district.

00:11:32.000 It was actually a blue district, which I found out in the Bay Area.

00:11:37.000 And I discovered, I peeked behind the veil, right, of Gavin Newsome and Pelosi and all this stuff happening in California.

00:11:46.000 And I knew that there was an agenda at play during the lockdowns.

00:11:51.000 Casinos were open, strip clubs were open.

00:11:53.000 It's fine to go to Costco, but the church was the super spreader, you know.

00:11:58.000 And so I thought, okay, let's start a, let's first galvanize people, right?

00:12:03.000 Because I wasn't shocked the government was doing what it was doing.

00:12:06.000 I was shocked that so many people were complying.

00:12:11.000 So I'm sitting there in my house, right?

00:12:13.000 This is, I don't know if I've ever told this story like this, but I did a pledge.

00:12:17.000 I called the pledge, Let Us Worship.

00:12:19.000 I circulated it online, really sent it for all my friends in New York, California, states that were really locked down.

00:12:25.000 Said, sign this pledge, let's take a stand.

00:12:27.000 And then I was sitting at home and I was getting these direct messages from my underground church pastor friends in Iraq, in India, in Afghanistan.

00:12:37.000 And they were saying, you're not going to let the governor do that to you, right, Sean?

00:12:44.000 Come on, you spent enough time with us.

00:12:47.000 You know what to do.

00:12:48.000 And they were egging me on.

00:12:51.000 And so I said, okay, we got to do something.

00:12:53.000 Let's put feet to this pledge.

00:12:56.000 And so I put a post up on social media and I said, let's join me at the Golden Gate Bridge tomorrow.

00:13:02.000 Let us worship.

00:13:04.000 And I didn't know if anyone would come.

00:13:05.000 San Francisco was really locked down.

00:13:07.000 And we showed up and 400 people showed up on the Golden Gate Bridge.

00:13:14.000 And I want to share this and then I can, you know, you can ask me your questions.

00:13:20.000 But what really shocked me, guys, was when we walked onto the bridge and, you know, first they were like, what are you guys here for?

00:13:28.000 What are you marching for?

00:13:29.000 And we said, we're here for Jesus.

00:13:30.000 And they said, what took you so long?

00:13:30.000 We're here to pray.

00:13:34.000 We met these policemen that were on suicide patrol.

00:13:38.000 They had bicycles and they were on suicide patrol across the Golden Gate Bridge.

00:13:42.000 And we told them we came there to pray.

00:13:43.000 And they started breaking down, weeping.

00:13:45.000 They said, you have no idea what we're experiencing.

00:13:48.000 People are jumping to their deaths.

00:13:50.000 So many people every day.

00:13:52.000 We can't stop them all.

00:13:53.000 And I began to realize the toll that this pandemic was taking on Americans, the story we weren't seeing.

00:14:01.000 The story of isolation, depression, heartache, discouragement, despair, and how the church wasn't even open to meet those needs.

00:14:10.000 And so that really motivated us.

00:14:12.000 We launched an accidental movement.

00:14:14.000 The next day we showed up in Huntington Beach.

00:14:17.000 A thousand people were there.

00:14:19.000 A few days later, we showed up in San Diego.

00:14:21.000 5,000 people showed up on the beach in San Diego.

00:14:25.000 And a movement was born.

00:14:27.000 You went to Portland or was it Seattle where they unplugged your stuff?

00:14:31.000 Yeah, Seattle and Portland and Tifa showed up real strong and destroyed our gear, threw our stuff down.

00:14:38.000 We got mace.

00:14:39.000 We got pepper sprayed.

00:14:40.000 We got harassed.

00:14:41.000 We had blood poured on us from Satanists.

00:14:44.000 I mean, we went into, and, you know, because I had gone into some of these gnarly places around the world, I felt like we can't just look at Seattle and Portland and think, like, that's just like in North Korea. 0.99

00:14:57.000 Like, we're called to bring light to darkness.

00:15:00.000 So we didn't go to the suburbs of Seattle.

00:15:03.000 We went into CHOP.

00:15:05.000 We didn't go into the suburbs of Portland.

00:15:07.000 We went to downtown right near the courthouse where they were burning copies of the Bible.

00:15:13.000 And did the government give you some pushback?

00:15:16.000 What was the process of getting through?

00:15:18.000 Yeah, well, I mean, in Seattle, they kind of defunded the police.

00:15:22.000 So we took that to our advantage.

00:15:26.000 In Portland, in Portland, the police just didn't show up at all, which was kind of like, all right, we'll have to defend for ourselves.

00:15:35.000 But in Portland, you know, the chaplain of the police department called me and he was real sweet.

00:15:40.000 He's like, man, we can't protect you.

00:15:42.000 It's crazy.

00:15:43.000 There's a gang of teenagers that are knifing people at night.

00:15:47.000 We can't even find out who they are.

00:15:48.000 There's so much murder.

00:15:50.000 Don't do this.

00:15:53.000 But then when we went back to Seattle the second time, the city barricaded the park.

00:15:57.000 In Chicago, we had 100 Lightfoot send 100 police officers after us to close the park down.

00:16:03.000 In Tempe, Arizona, I got a court case here.

00:16:08.000 And this, I still have a court case here because of what we did in 2020 and a big fine I got to pay.

00:16:14.000 So, yes, we have faced resistance.

00:16:16.000 Tell us about that one.

00:16:17.000 The one here?

00:16:18.000 Yeah.

00:16:19.000 Well, it was weird because people were so sweet and so nice.

00:16:22.000 And we showed up.

00:16:23.000 And, you know, I think they were having trouble issuing a permit.

00:16:28.000 And I said, well, you know, they just had a protest rally here.

00:16:31.000 We're just going to do a protest for Jesus.

00:16:33.000 He called a protest.

00:16:34.000 You can get away with it, you know?

00:16:36.000 So we had 10,000 people that showed up in Tempe.

00:16:41.000 The police, we invited the police on stage.

00:16:45.000 We had a beautiful moment where we prayed over the police.

00:16:48.000 They prayed over us.

00:16:50.000 And the city began to interview the police and ask them.

00:16:53.000 They wrote up this really nice report.

00:16:54.000 This was the most amazing event we've ever had.

00:16:56.000 And then the city fined us thousands of dollars.

00:16:58.000 So anyway.

00:17:00.000 Tempe?

00:17:01.000 Yes, Tempe.

00:17:02.000 Yeah.

00:17:03.000 Not shocked.

00:17:05.000 So this movement, in some ways, you started with a lot of enthusiasm, a lot of response.

00:17:11.000 But then, Sean, you started to see some of the fault lines that already existed in the church.

00:17:16.000 So first came the controversy of whether or not the church should be open.

00:17:20.000 Talk a little bit about kind of what you learned in that process of churches that were seemingly pretty bold previously and then they just shut their doors and they wanted nothing to do with you.

00:17:29.000 In fact, they might have attacked you.

00:17:32.000 Yeah, I mean, that was really sobering.

00:17:33.000 You know, I think, you know, I'm a worship leader too.

00:17:35.000 And so, you know, we write songs about, you know, we're slaying the giants in the land and we use all this language.

00:17:42.000 You know, I'm no longer a slave to fear, but I'm afraid to go to church.

00:17:46.000 And it just, our theology was not lining up.

00:17:50.000 Like our songs weren't lining up with our actions, you know?

00:17:53.000 It was like it would like we sing about the sick being healed, the dead being raised, people getting touched, like the light invading darkness and the moment where we can actually prove our songs, many of us didn't show up.

00:18:06.000 And so, you know, and I'll say this too, and I love the worship movement and I love the creatives and I am one, but they were probably hit the hardest, you know, whereas they felt like they had to kind of form to a certain agenda, shall I say.

00:18:23.000 And that compassion looked like putting a mask on and watching the live screen at home in your room.

00:18:31.000 And people actually tried to build theology around that.

00:18:34.000 Like, this is what Jesus would do.

00:18:36.000 And I'm like, what Jesus are you reading?

00:18:39.000 I mean, he walked into sickness.

00:18:41.000 He walked into darkness.

00:18:43.000 He walked into the demonic and he brought freedom and he brought healing and he brought hope.

00:18:49.000 And so, you know, that was the first thing that shocked me.

00:18:52.000 I'm like, I'm like, this is testing the core of our theology.

00:18:56.000 Do we believe in the very songs we sing?

00:18:59.000 And so it was, yeah, it was crazy.

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00:20:07.000 And then the Great Awokening happened, right?

00:20:10.000 And so it was lockdowns and then the Great Awokening, where all of a sudden you automatically, Sean, had to be posting a black square. 0.80

00:20:17.000 You had to be apologizing for things you never did because of the color of your skin.

00:20:21.000 And in some of the church circles you run in, that was a pretty prevalent kind of, you must do this.

00:20:27.000 We're going to show up at 8 a.m. on Saturday morning and do the BLM march.

00:20:30.000 And if you disagree, you're a bad person. 1.00

00:20:32.000 You're a racist. 0.99

00:20:33.000 All the while you're trying to get people to say, wait a second, can we worship? 0.99

00:20:36.000 No, no, no, we don't do that.

00:20:37.000 The church is closed, but the protest is open.

00:20:39.000 Like, walk us through that.

00:20:40.000 And kind of, because you took a pretty hard stance against kind of this whole woke, CRT, you know, anti-family belief of BLM.

00:20:49.000 Yeah, I mean, to me, I think, you know, the woke agenda was really a cop-out because it's like people pretending that they're virtuous and they have compassion and they're trying to guilt people.

00:21:05.000 Like it's a guilt mechanism, right?

00:21:07.000 That's not how the gospel works, right?

00:21:08.000 It's grace, there's freedom, there's love.

00:21:11.000 But wokeness demands that you comply to a certain narrative or we shame you.

00:21:17.000 And churches were using this.

00:21:18.000 We're weaponizing this, you know?

00:21:20.000 And, you know, it's not like I have the personal history of being in the nation's personal history.

00:21:25.000 I mean, I have a team right now of 32 doctors on the ground in Iraq in a refugee camp, you know?

00:21:31.000 And it's like none of that mattered because I was white and I was this white supremacist and I was trying to capitalize on the pain of whatever.

00:21:42.000 Thank God that we had such a diverse, beautiful group of people.

00:21:45.000 I mean, every gathering we had was incredibly diverse.

00:21:48.000 And I think that alone shattered that, you know, the media and the woke powers that be want you to buy into the narrative that we're disunified according to our race.

00:22:00.000 I've been to 160 cities across America to testify something different.

00:22:05.000 You know, one of my favorite things, one of my favorite moments, this happened a bunch, but we were in Chicago and, you know, these BLM protesters came out. 0.90

00:22:15.000 They probably said they were Christians.

00:22:17.000 I don't know.

00:22:18.000 And they came out to protest our meeting in South Chicago and they were screaming and yelling and screaming my name and everything.

00:22:25.000 And they didn't know that like that day we had three black pastors that were preaching the gospel.

00:22:30.000 So the first one got up and he said, hey, man, young man, let me tell you something.

00:22:34.000 And he started preaching the gospel, forgiveness.

00:22:37.000 You need to release your offenses.

00:22:39.000 And that white, angry protester came down to the altar, gave his life to Jesus.

00:22:43.000 We baptized him in the back of a truck bed.

00:22:46.000 And so what I found is that people were sucked into this narrative because I think genuinely, Charlie, like I think our generation is born with a call for justice, right?

00:23:00.000 I think we're just born with that.

00:23:01.000 We want a cause to live for.

00:23:03.000 We want to live for justice.

00:23:04.000 We want to do things for the kingdom.

00:23:07.000 And the world just literally perverted that in this last season and told us the only way to do that is according to our rules.

00:23:16.000 The only way to do that is according to how we say.

00:23:19.000 And it was a guilt shame mechanism that many people fell for.

00:23:23.000 And I'm telling you, we got to get back to the centrality of the gospel, which is forgiveness and grace.

00:23:30.000 We don't mandate that people comply with some black square thing or whatever it was. 0.95

00:23:36.000 You know, it was very manipulative, in my opinion.

00:23:38.000 And it was all rooted in guilt.

00:23:39.000 And it was people that didn't know how to deal with guilt, right?

00:23:43.000 A legitimate Christian, a real Christian, you should be walking around without guilt because you're born new.

00:23:47.000 You're born free.

00:23:48.000 God can't even remember your sins, what the scriptures say, once you are born new.

00:23:52.000 So let me ask you: go ahead, Sean.

00:23:53.000 Well, no, it also demanded, it wanted, wokeness wanted love without truth.

00:24:02.000 You know, it wanted a measure of love.

00:24:05.000 You know, love is without the truth of Jesus, without the truth of the gospel, without the truth of salvation.

00:24:14.000 And so many people fell for it.

00:24:16.000 Yeah, so a lot of churches fell for it.

00:24:19.000 Some pastors fell for it.

00:24:21.000 Where do you think we stand now with that?

00:24:23.000 You know, how deep is the woke infiltration of the modern church?

00:24:28.000 Obviously, this church stands on the gospel and stands on truth and fights for liberty.

00:24:32.000 But, you know, Sean, you visit a lot of churches.

00:24:34.000 I do too, but you probably have a better picture.

00:24:36.000 Where does it stand now?

00:24:37.000 You know, I think there's definitely a polarization.

00:24:42.000 I don't think we have to, you know, talk about certain movements that once had galvanized the church because even the press is annihilating them as being frauds, right?

00:24:52.000 I think right now the biggest issue is people feel bad, but they don't want to repent or change because of their pride from what they believed in before.

00:25:01.000 They're just trying to carry on like nothing happened.

00:25:03.000 And I'm kind of like, well, hey, listen, remember we warned you about that?

00:25:07.000 Hello, hello, hello, you know.

00:25:09.000 So there is a polarization, I think, in the church.

00:25:13.000 And, you know, to be honest, I think if you look at revival history or if you look at moves of God in the past, I think polarization has always preceded revival.

00:25:24.000 So I used to hate it.

00:25:26.000 I don't hate it as much anymore.

00:25:27.000 So walk us through that.

00:25:29.000 Give us some examples of how polarization precedes a revival.

00:25:32.000 Well, me and Pastor, we're talking in the back there.

00:25:35.000 I mean, revival rarely comes in times of perfect peace.

00:25:41.000 It rarely comes in times of prosperity.

00:25:42.000 It rarely comes in times where, I mean, you know, Matthew 24 says that Jesus pulls no punches.

00:25:49.000 He says, listen, there's going to be wars.

00:25:51.000 There's going to be rumors of wars.

00:25:52.000 Hello, season we're in.

00:25:54.000 There's going to be famines.

00:25:55.000 There's going to be earthquakes.

00:25:56.000 There's going to be all this stuff.

00:25:57.000 But take heart.

00:25:58.000 Don't be alarmed.

00:26:01.000 Tell someone next to you, don't be alarmed.

00:26:03.000 Don't be caught up in the hysteria of it.

00:26:05.000 It's going to happen.

00:26:06.000 I got news for you.

00:26:06.000 And guess what?

00:26:08.000 It's going to get worse.

00:26:10.000 But that's okay because we were born for such a time as this.

00:26:14.000 Right?

00:26:16.000 But the thing that Charlie, it says in Matthew 24, then Jesus says a couple verses later, he says, and the increase of wickedness will cause the love of many to grow cold.

00:26:27.000 Because of the increase, because of the chaos, because of the confusion, because of the agendas, many people are going to get caught up in it.

00:26:35.000 And the love of many is going to grow cold.

00:26:36.000 I mean, how many people do we know in lockdowns or in the civil unrest?

00:26:41.000 They just left the church.

00:26:42.000 They just left God.

00:26:43.000 They just left everything.

00:26:45.000 The love of many will grow cold.

00:26:46.000 But then it says this promise: that the gospel of the kingdom will be preached in every nation, tribe, and tongue.

00:26:54.000 It's going to happen.

00:26:57.000 Not an emperor, not a governor, not a man.

00:26:59.000 I mean, that's the thing.

00:27:00.000 We stood there in the Capitol in Sacramento, and we gathered 12,000 people in Sacramento on the steps of the Capitol.

00:27:07.000 Our permit, I think, was only for 500.

00:27:11.000 And I just said, listen, I wanted to sing that song.

00:27:14.000 You know, that song you learn as a kid?

00:27:16.000 Pharaoh, Pharaoh.

00:27:18.000 Ooh, baby, let my people go.

00:27:22.000 Come on, any assembly of God people out there, you know what I'm talking about. 0.98

00:27:26.000 Because I'm like, Gavin Newsome, who do you think you are?

00:27:30.000 The church never allows the government to tell us when and how to worship God.

00:27:35.000 You know, and the polarization, the government, the intensity, you know, I mean, we're living in it right now.

00:27:42.000 And I think it's going to get worse.

00:27:44.000 Joel prophesied, Joel 2.

00:27:47.000 It says it's the great and terrible day of the Lord.

00:27:49.000 You can focus on how terrible it is, but you can focus on how great it is.

00:27:53.000 I love to focus on how great it is because it is a season of historic revival.

00:27:59.000 So, Sean, you know, some of both of our kind of Christian counterparts, they would push back.

00:28:06.000 They'd say, you know, you guys talk about America and politics too much.

00:28:10.000 Just focus on the gospel.

00:28:12.000 You know, we're talking, of course, to Sean, who's brought thousands of people to the Lord.

00:28:16.000 And, you know, we talk about the gospel every single week on our podcast, on our radio show.

00:28:20.000 You know, it's a big part of what we do.

00:28:22.000 How do you navigate that?

00:28:23.000 How do you push back against that?

00:28:25.000 And you have an American flag patch on your sleeve.

00:28:27.000 You're unapologetically American.

00:28:29.000 You talk about the virtues of this country and you're able to weave that into the teachings of the gospel.

00:28:34.000 You know, a lot of people in this audience probably have people in their life that, you know, other Christians that say, I'm not into that.

00:28:39.000 I don't care about America.

00:28:40.000 Come on.

00:28:41.000 I just care about the gospel.

00:28:42.000 Help us through that.

00:28:43.000 Well, one funny thing is, you know, we get called everything Christian nationalists, this, this, that.

00:28:48.000 And then all of a sudden, those same people are like, stand for Ukraine.

00:28:56.000 Anyway, I won't go down that.

00:28:58.000 I'm not going to go down that.

00:28:59.000 You guys know what I'm talking about.

00:29:01.000 But, you know, what happened last night is a perfect example, Charlie.

00:29:07.000 Every Senate Democrat but one, every single Senate Democrat, but this is the polarization I was telling you guys about right now.

00:29:17.000 Every Senate Democrat for one voted for the most fanatical, extreme abortion bill in the history of our nation. 0.95

00:29:25.000 Everyone but one voted yes on it last night in the Senate to allow abortion up until the moment of birth.

00:29:35.000 That would put us in great company.

00:29:37.000 North Korea, China.

00:29:41.000 So you look at that and you think, how, how, like, how can we as believers, how can anybody as a believer vote on that platform when every single person on that platform comes into agreement with the shedding of innocent blood?

00:29:59.000 This is not the blue dog dems of the, you know, this is a season of incredible polarity.

00:30:07.000 And so I think, you know, and Charlie, I'm saying this as somebody that, dude, I organized prayer meetings across America for years.

00:30:14.000 You know, we did 24-hour prayer meetings.

00:30:16.000 We gathered in 2000 with five, you know, almost 500,000 people on the mall in D.C.

00:30:20.000 We prayed for the ending of Roe v. Wade. 0.52

00:30:23.000 And at some point, I felt the Lord say, hey, it's great to pray about it.

00:30:26.000 Why don't you do something?

00:30:28.000 Why don't you put feet to your prayers?

00:30:30.000 Why don't you engage?

00:30:32.000 And so that's why I ended up running for Congress.

00:30:34.000 And I feel like this is a season of action.

00:30:36.000 Like we can't stand by.

00:30:38.000 America is an amazing nation.

00:30:40.000 You know, I've been to 70 nations around the world.

00:30:42.000 There's not a place like it.

00:30:43.000 Historically, it's brought the greatest propagation of the gospel of any nation in the history of humanity.

00:30:50.000 It's not even debatable.

00:30:52.000 And so why should we not fight for the destiny of this nation?

00:30:55.000 Just like, you know, David, you read the book of Psalms.

00:30:59.000 There's a lot of Psalms where David's singing about Israel.

00:31:04.000 He's singing not songs to God, songs to Israel.

00:31:08.000 Telling everybody how much he loves Israel.

00:31:10.000 Telling everybody how much he wants to see God's promises over Israel.

00:31:13.000 Why should we not want that in the nation where our kids are going to grow up in?

00:31:18.000 Why should we not want this to be a prosperous nation?

00:31:21.000 You know?

00:31:23.000 So I feel like it is the time to engage.

00:31:25.000 We're salt and light.

00:31:25.000 We have to.

00:31:27.000 We cannot allow the political space to be the one sphere where Christ is not being felt and known and seen.

00:31:38.000 And that's part of the spirit that we want to try to instill.

00:31:42.000 America is a different type of country.

00:31:44.000 Our core tenant is liberty, in God we trust, e pluribus unum.

00:31:47.000 It's the American Trinity.

00:31:49.000 So we all know the Christian trinity, God the Father, God the Son, God the Spirit.

00:31:52.000 We don't talk about the American Trinity.

00:31:54.000 And this is Dennis Prager's theory, which is just phenomenal, which is on every coin you can see the American Trinity.

00:31:59.000 And all three are biblical values.

00:32:01.000 Liberty.

00:32:01.000 God wants you to live freely.

00:32:03.000 In God we trust.

00:32:04.000 It's a core value of the Christian faith, obviously, you know, and it's all throughout the Bible.

00:32:09.000 And then number three is e pluribus unum, which is a Latin phrase which means out of many, one.

00:32:13.000 And it goes to a Christian verse that we all know, which is nor slave, nor Greek, nor Jew.

00:32:18.000 We are all free in Jesus Christ.

00:32:20.000 America was founded on those three ideas, liberty, in God we trust, and e pluribus unum.

00:32:25.000 They're minted on our coins.

00:32:26.000 They're on our currency.

00:32:27.000 Everything that we believe comes from those three ideals.

00:32:30.000 Show me any Christian doctrine that is widely accepted that, you know, in mainstream Christianity that would not say we believe in those three things.

00:32:38.000 And show me another country where those three things are said.

00:32:41.000 That's so important.

00:32:42.000 We're going to put it on our money, on our currency.

00:32:44.000 It doesn't exist.

00:32:46.000 And, you know, God wants us to live in a state of freedom.

00:32:48.000 He wants to set the captives free.

00:32:50.000 That's why I love the story of Exodus so much.

00:32:52.000 And, you know, kind of very similar to what you're talking in Sacramento, is there is a yearning in the human heart to want to be free.

00:32:58.000 And what came after the story of Exodus is equally as important.

00:33:02.000 It also is in the book of Exodus, which is once people are free, which you're seeing right now now that all these restrictions are lifted.

00:33:09.000 Sean, what happened once the people of Israel were in the desert? 0.98

00:33:13.000 They started complaining again.

00:33:14.000 They said, wait a second, why are we in the desert?

00:33:17.000 Who's this Moses guy? 0.96

00:33:19.000 You bring us back to Egypt because at least we ate meat when we were in Egypt.

00:33:24.000 They basically said, we want to go back to slavery because we had better food.

00:33:28.000 And so there is this tension in the human heart to want to be free and want to be taken care of.

00:33:32.000 And it would be easy, Sean, you've traveled 70 countries to just have someone want to take care of us, to give us stuff, to be able to blame people for our problems.

00:33:42.000 And so, Sean, help us through that from a biblical theological perspective.

00:33:46.000 Give us some more support kind of that informs your, you know, your not political, but philosophical approach to these ideas and issues.

00:33:52.000 No, that's amazing.

00:33:53.000 I, you know, I always think in America, you know, the church gets so geeked out, right?

00:34:00.000 When Cooper Cup scores the game-winning touchdown in the Super Bowl, right?

00:34:05.000 Well, not in Arizona, but in LA, right?

00:34:08.000 So, Cal.

00:34:09.000 And then he gives this speech about how much he loves God, and he has this amazing story about how him and his wife do Bible studies, and he's a good guy, right?

00:34:17.000 We get pumped when Kanye West does an album, Jesus Christ King, or whatever, with Jesus King, or whatever.

00:34:23.000 We get pumped when, you know, a billionaire professes their faith, and we're like, that's our God.

00:34:29.000 That's our God.

00:34:30.000 Yeah, that's amazing.

00:34:31.000 But the moment a Christian runs for politics, like, I live this, okay?

00:34:38.000 So I have a little bit of authority to talk about it.

00:34:40.000 Like, the moment that a Christian, like, everything else is fine. 1.00

00:34:45.000 All other spaces are fine.

00:34:47.000 But what moment when a Christian runs for politics, man, I had friends that I was like, these guys are going to back me, right?

00:34:53.000 We talk in the back room about these issues.

00:34:54.000 We're all in one accord.

00:34:55.000 The moment a Christian takes a stand of politics, it's like, ooh, I don't know. 1.00

00:35:00.000 I don't know about that.

00:35:01.000 What's he doing this for?

00:35:03.000 I don't know about that, you know?

00:35:04.000 And it's like, it's on, I think it's actually demonic, man.

00:35:08.000 I think that there is this thing in the church where the enemy has so messed up our churches and our theology to not allow Christians.

00:35:20.000 Think about it.

00:35:21.000 Say there's seven spheres of society, right?

00:35:25.000 There's only one sphere that regulates all the other spheres.

00:35:32.000 We experienced that in COVID.

00:35:34.000 Who controls our lives?

00:35:38.000 Where you can go, when you can have church, what you can do.

00:35:41.000 And if we don't have Christians represented, if we're not salt and light in the one sphere that controls all other spheres, how are we faithfully responding to the Great Commission? 0.68

00:35:57.000 So growing up as a missions kid, I just thought, well, I'm going to be a missionary in Congress.

00:36:06.000 Like, honestly, that was my heart.

00:36:08.000 Like, the Lord sent me into closed nations before.

00:36:11.000 God can send me wherever He wants to go.

00:36:13.000 When I gave Jesus my yes, I told him I'll go anywhere.

00:36:18.000 The greatest price I ever had to pay, my family ever had to pay, when I gave Jesus my yes to go into politics.

00:36:28.000 The darkest space I've ever encountered out of any nation in the world is the space of politics.

00:36:35.000 And it's because Christians are afraid to represent Jesus in that space. 0.93

00:36:43.000 Anyway, that's intense, but it's true.

00:36:46.000 Why do you think that that's the case?

00:36:49.000 I think because there's too much dualism where we separate that.

00:36:58.000 We separate politics from our faith, and it's like that's not actually the Hebraic way.

00:37:04.000 All of our life, right?

00:37:06.000 Jesus gets all of our life, every space of our life.

00:37:11.000 Don't bring Jesus into the ballot box.

00:37:13.000 Oh, yeah, bring Jesus into the ballot box.

00:37:16.000 Don't bring Jesus into your politics.

00:37:18.000 Yeah, bring Jesus into your politics.

00:37:19.000 I mean, look at the founding fathers.

00:37:22.000 You know, I mean, this is our call as Christians.

00:37:24.000 And so, you know, my pushback against that is when you see like what happened last night in that Senate vote, it's impossible to be a believer and not like absolutely rise up and go, hold on a minute.

00:37:39.000 What?

00:37:41.000 Every single Senate Democrat but one wants babies to die up until the moment of birth.

00:37:47.000 I'm not okay with this.

00:37:50.000 We got to hold the line.

00:37:54.000 Turn to someone and say, hold the line.

00:37:58.000 So, Sean, before we open it up for questions, kind of just give a charge to the regular everyday people, people that are homeschooling, people that are on the front lines.

00:38:06.000 You know, you've seen and heard a lot.

00:38:08.000 You know, give a word of encouragement what you're seeing happening across the country right now in the fight for liberty.

00:38:13.000 Yeah, so, guys, I'm so encouraged.

00:38:15.000 You know, I'm encouraged because the enemy overplayed his hand.

00:38:22.000 And this is not like, I'm not just, you know, making like this is preacher stuff.

00:38:25.000 No, I've seen it.

00:38:28.000 I've seen 7,000 people gather in downtown Portland.

00:38:33.000 I've seen 10,000 people gather in Nashville.

00:38:36.000 We had the largest church service in 2020 in America.

00:38:38.000 40,000 peep believers showed up at the height of COVID, 45 degrees in the rain.

00:38:49.000 The enemy overplayed his hand.

00:38:50.000 He wanted to kick us out of our church.

00:38:52.000 And we just said, okay, fine.

00:38:54.000 The church has left the building.

00:38:59.000 We don't want just the church anymore.

00:39:01.000 We want it all.

00:39:03.000 We want the gospel of the kingdom to invade every part of society. 0.61

00:39:07.000 We want to see Jesus in the schools again.

00:39:09.000 We want to see prayer come back in schools.

00:39:12.000 We want to see the presence of God in business.

00:39:14.000 We want to see, and this is the season we're in.

00:39:18.000 It's a revival in our society.

00:39:22.000 It's a revival in our society.

00:39:24.000 We're not going back to the way it was.

00:39:27.000 We're not going back to the pre-COVID church.

00:39:30.000 We're not going back.

00:39:33.000 We're not going back.

00:39:34.000 And I'm telling you, and I'm just going to pray over you and then we'll do QA.

00:39:37.000 I want to pray over you.

00:39:38.000 Just stand up real quick.

00:39:39.000 I want to pray over you because I want to pray over you.

00:39:41.000 Listen, I'm not saying this.

00:39:42.000 This is not just nice, you know, rah-rah, you know, speech.

00:39:47.000 I've seen it with my own eyes.

00:39:49.000 You name the hardest city in America.

00:39:51.000 I've seen God move there.

00:39:54.000 No place is too hard and no place is too dark.

00:39:57.000 And we can't even be in the, you know, I was in Miami over New Year's.

00:40:01.000 We had Governor DeSantis come, who's amazing, and had him come.

00:40:04.000 And he looked at me and he said, he said, well, why don't you just move everything to Florida?

00:40:08.000 We're the free state.

00:40:09.000 We're free.

00:40:09.000 Everything's free.

00:40:10.000 And I'm like, well, I'm like, that's amazing.

00:40:12.000 I would love that.

00:40:13.000 But who's going to fight for California?

00:40:19.000 We also can't be the conservatives and the Christians that run to places that are easy. 0.94

00:40:25.000 That's not the gospel either.

00:40:27.000 He's sending us into the difficult places.

00:40:29.000 And I believe this is the year where we're going to see a turnaround.

00:40:33.000 We're going to see it politically, but we're going to see it spiritually.

00:40:36.000 Amen.

00:40:38.000 So, God, I just thank you, Lord, that there is an awakening happening right now in our nation.

00:40:43.000 Lord, and I pray over every person out here, God, these beautiful people that love America and they love you.

00:40:48.000 I pray today, God, that you would fill them with boldness.

00:40:52.000 Lord, we thank you that it says in Proverbs that the righteous are as bold as a lion.

00:40:57.000 I pray today, God, that they would be filled with boldness and courage and optimism.

00:41:03.000 Even right now, we don't even know what's going on with the State of the Union.

00:41:06.000 Praise God.

00:41:07.000 But, Lord, we tell you, we have a better report.

00:41:10.000 We have a better report of what you're doing on the earth.

00:41:13.000 And I pray today it would be a day of boldness.

00:41:16.000 It would be a day of courage.

00:41:17.000 And, Lord, based upon the testimony of what I've seen across America, we say this is the year of awakening in our nation.

00:41:26.000 We believe it.

00:41:27.000 We believe it in Jesus' name.

00:41:29.000 Come on, just give a shout. 0.99

00:41:31.000 Just give a shout tonight.

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00:43:09.000 We want to hear from you, hear what's going on.

00:43:12.000 Sean, really quick, how people can fall asleep, and then we'll start over there.

00:43:14.000 I think they have some slides.

00:43:15.000 You can throw them up if you have them.

00:43:17.000 But you can follow us on social media.

00:43:21.000 On your way outside, you can grab some of our let us worship merch and gear and hoodies.

00:43:26.000 These are the cities we're going to throw them up there. 1.00

00:43:28.000 These are the cities we're going to be going to, 12 cities across America that kicks off in Lafayette and the Cajun Dome, and it ends in on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

00:43:40.000 We just secured the permit for the National Mall a week and a half before the midterm.

00:43:45.000 So I expect all you sunny Arizona people to join us for a wild party.

00:43:52.000 Of course, we're going to New York, Philly.

00:43:53.000 We got the square, the Independent Square where the Liberty Bell hangs.

00:43:58.000 We got that reserved.

00:43:59.000 It's going to be an epic year.

00:44:01.000 We're going for broke.

00:44:02.000 We're going for revival.

00:44:03.000 Go to the next slide.

00:44:04.000 I don't know what else you guys got, but anyway.

00:44:06.000 And it's letusworship.us.

00:44:08.000 Is that right?

00:44:09.000 Yeah, letusworship.us or SeanFoyd.com.

00:44:12.000 Oh, one more thing.

00:44:13.000 We're getting heavily censored right now, of course, shadow banned, because, you know, dangerous content.

00:44:19.000 The gospel's dangerous, you know.

00:44:21.000 So follow us on social media, but you can also text 20221, Sean, to 2022.1.

00:44:30.000 If you text that, you can join our text thread and our email list and all that kind of stuff.

00:44:35.000 So do that. 0.56

00:44:36.000 It would be amazing.

00:44:37.000 All right, let's start here.

00:44:37.000 Perfect.

00:44:39.000 Hi.

00:44:40.000 So recently there's been a lot of talk of a national divorce.

00:44:44.000 And I was just wondering what you think about that.

00:44:47.000 Slash, do you think we're headed for a civil war?

00:44:50.000 Yeah, so I've done a lot of talking about this and I'll do some more.

00:44:53.000 By the way, we had, yeah, Sean doesn't want to answer this.

00:44:56.000 That's fine.

00:44:57.000 Let him answer.

00:44:57.000 Yeah, that's fine.

00:44:58.000 I specialize in the tough stuff.

00:45:00.000 So I'll bring Sean back to pray and then I'll do the other stuff.

00:45:05.000 So yeah, national divorce, you know, civil war.

00:45:08.000 Sure, why not?

00:45:09.000 So yeah, I've done a couple podcasts on this.

00:45:12.000 So let me first, I have to preface by saying this.

00:45:14.000 A national divorce would be awful. 1.00

00:45:15.000 It'd be terrible.

00:45:16.000 I don't want to see this country torn apart.

00:45:18.000 We are a union of 50 states.

00:45:19.000 The states created the federal government, the federal government did not create the states.

00:45:23.000 But we'd be fooling ourselves if we did not take a step back and ask ourselves, what are the ties that bind us together to our fellow countrymen in Manhattan and San Francisco right now?

00:45:32.000 Let me give you an example.

00:45:34.000 We believe the Constitution is a wonderful political document. 0.97

00:45:36.000 They think the Constitution is trash, most of them. 0.89

00:45:39.000 We believe marriage is one man and one woman. 0.99

00:45:41.000 They believe that marriage is whatever you want it to be.

00:45:44.000 We believe in rights given by God.

00:45:46.000 They don't even believe in God.

00:45:47.000 We believe in borders.

00:45:49.000 They believe in open borders.

00:45:50.000 I could go on.

00:45:52.000 A lot of times we don't even speak the same linguistic language, right?

00:45:55.000 We're English becoming an increasingly minority language in some of these areas.

00:46:00.000 So you have to ask yourself the question: what is it that ties us together to your fellow citizen?

00:46:05.000 Well, it's the dollar.

00:46:07.000 Okay, well, what happens when the dollar becomes increasingly devalued, which we're seeing in real time?

00:46:12.000 And you might have a currency reset.

00:46:15.000 The point that I'm getting at is we're on a much more fragile cultural footing than I think people actually want to say out loud.

00:46:21.000 When I go to Los Angeles, I have to go with armed guards and the whole thing for death threats and all that.

00:46:26.000 I don't feel as if I'm visiting a country where I share values with in any way, shape, or form.

00:46:33.000 I see more schools that are protesting in favor of BLM, this kind of woke LGBT agenda.

00:46:40.000 And I asked myself, you know, half the country looks at that completely different.

00:46:44.000 Now, the way we avoid a national divorce, and I'll get to the Civil War question in a second, which would be a tragedy, is actually if the other side just decided that they don't want to impose their viewpoint on us.

00:46:57.000 A lot of this would simmer down, right?

00:46:59.000 A lot of this would simmer down if you have difference of opinions, like, okay, the people in Alabama, they see the world a one way.

00:47:05.000 We in Malibu, we see the world one way.

00:47:08.000 Whatever, we're not going to go anywhere.

00:47:10.000 The problem is they are relentlessly trying to push this stuff outwardly in places that don't share their values.

00:47:18.000 And they're almost trying to provoke a response.

00:47:20.000 So they're going to Birmingham or they go to Scottsdale, and the next thing you know is they're having your children in Scottsdale fill out forms that could potentially tattle on their parents on whether or not they're being compliant with CRT-type guidelines or woke agenda, which was something they mistakenly said, you know, sent into parents.

00:47:38.000 So there's almost this imperialist mindset by the American left.

00:47:43.000 And so the way we must respond, and we must respond by saying that we want to keep the country together.

00:47:49.000 There's more that unites us than what divides us.

00:47:52.000 But I have called for quite some time.

00:47:54.000 We must realize that the center of power on the American left is actually not a majority of people.

00:48:00.000 I really don't believe a majority of people believe men can become pregnant.

00:48:04.000 I don't.

00:48:05.000 However, I believe that the people that believe men who could become pregnant are powerful people.

00:48:10.000 They run Apple, for example.

00:48:12.000 Your Apple iPhone has a pregnant man emoji.

00:48:15.000 I don't know if you know this or not.

00:48:16.000 It's a huge debate.

00:48:17.000 They came out with it.

00:48:18.000 Obviously, don't update.

00:48:19.000 Yeah.

00:48:20.000 Don't update.

00:48:21.000 Obviously, one of the most important things Apple could be worrying about, right?

00:48:25.000 Now, that could only go on for so long.

00:48:28.000 I have called for a while that we need a political extinction event of the woke left.

00:48:34.000 We need to make it unacceptable to believe, for example, that we should judge people based on the color of their skin, that men could become pregnant, that we should have segregated classrooms.

00:48:44.000 Like in Colorado, they have playtime at playgrounds only for black families, and white families are not allowed. 0.99

00:48:50.000 Like this garbage has got to stop. 0.99

00:48:52.000 And I believe most Americans are looking for an outlet or a vehicle to repudiate that and want a return to team reality. 0.93

00:49:00.000 The Civil War thing, here's what I do believe. 0.77

00:49:02.000 Most Americans don't want a civil war.

00:49:03.000 I don't think we will get to a civil war unless, for whatever reason, the other side tries to provoke people and the people on the right aren't disciplined enough to realize that they're trying to tempt you into something fake to justify a security responsive return.

00:49:20.000 I've said this openly before: don't take the bait.

00:49:24.000 Satan would love nothing more than to try to have you get into a conversation or political dialogue that would then all of a sudden say, hey, we have to get more power at the FBI or DOJ to take care of these people that want to tear the country apart.

00:49:36.000 We must be explicit unifiers.

00:49:39.000 We must be always trying to bring people together on things that are agreeable and that are part of the American trinity.

00:49:44.000 How's that for addressing a pretty controversial topic?

00:49:47.000 All right.

00:49:47.000 Thank you.

00:49:51.000 Hey, I have a question for Sean.

00:49:54.000 How did you get your start with Bethel Music?

00:49:57.000 And what was that whole experience like?

00:49:59.000 What were some highlights of that?

00:50:01.000 And do you have a method for getting alone with the Lord and getting in a creative space, whether it's lyric writing or on guitar or just that in general?

00:50:12.000 Yeah, I never wanted to be a worship leader, or like all my family are doctors, like besides me.

00:50:21.000 I guess I couldn't measure up.

00:50:24.000 But I really did love worship and I love the presence of God.

00:50:28.000 And I loved the fact that I could learn a few chords and have that time of worship in myself.

00:50:36.000 And so anyway, one thing led to another and I started leading worship and never wanted to be on a label.

00:50:41.000 But God just opened doors.

00:50:42.000 And I think that for me, I think especially in COVID and even the lettuce movement, if you guys have ever been, that's a big part of what we do.

00:50:54.000 You know, it's just worship.

00:50:55.000 It's not a precursor to something.

00:50:57.000 It's not a get us ready for the preaching thing.

00:51:00.000 It is the main thing.

00:51:01.000 You know, it is how we bring heaven to earth.

00:51:04.000 It is how we change our hearts.

00:51:05.000 It is how we can live with sanity in this crazy world, you know.

00:51:11.000 So for me, I think, you know, I have to make sure to carve time to get along with the Lord and to be intentional about it.

00:51:19.000 I wish I could say there's some, you know, magic way to do it, but I think it's just comes down to being really intentional.

00:51:26.000 And I have four kids in a crazy world, but I have to maintain that creative space.

00:51:31.000 And I think on the creative end, opportunities will come and opportunities will go.

00:51:37.000 But whether I'm on a label or off a label, I actually kind of like it better now because I can do whatever I want.

00:51:44.000 You know, I just follow the Lord and the doors that he opens.

00:51:47.000 So I hope that answers it.

00:51:49.000 Yeah.

00:51:50.000 Thank you.

00:51:53.000 Hello, Sean and Charlie.

00:51:54.000 I just want to know because you guys are very influential with people and you guys are able to speak with people so well.

00:52:01.000 And just want to know, like, how can like a person like me be able to speak into the hearts of people and to really attract them?

00:52:10.000 Yeah, so look.

00:52:11.000 Your shirt's a good start.

00:52:12.000 I like the shirt.

00:52:14.000 You're doing good there.

00:52:17.000 Yeah, so you said specifically just about speaking.

00:52:20.000 You know, someone asked me the other day, you know, I was just getting an IV at Prana.

00:52:25.000 I think our Prana friends are here somewhere.

00:52:26.000 If you guys ever need an IV in the Valley, they're amazing.

00:52:28.000 Check them out.

00:52:29.000 I was just there a couple hours ago.

00:52:30.000 They're back there.

00:52:32.000 And they're wonderful.

00:52:33.000 And they said that I'm a good speaker.

00:52:35.000 I said, look, when you do 15,000, 20,000 speeches, it's hard to be bad at it after that.

00:52:42.000 I used to get nervous when I had to speak way back when, 10 years ago and 12 years ago when I first started this.

00:52:49.000 And that's perfectly normal.

00:52:50.000 It is.

00:52:52.000 And I say this.

00:52:53.000 I believe any person can become a good public speaker.

00:52:56.000 I really believe that.

00:52:57.000 And you need to have passion and you need to be interesting.

00:53:00.000 And you also need to prepare.

00:53:02.000 A lot of public speaking is preparing and knowing what you're talking about ahead of time.

00:53:06.000 And there's a multitude of opportunities.

00:53:08.000 This is what I tell young people all the time.

00:53:10.000 They say, you know, Charlie, I don't know what I want to do.

00:53:12.000 I say, if you be, if you get okay at public speaking, you can be a very successful person because most people don't want to do it.

00:53:18.000 Most people don't want anything to do with public speaking.

00:53:21.000 It's a huge differentiator.

00:53:22.000 So you asked specific about speaking into that.

00:53:25.000 That's really important.

00:53:26.000 But also, you know, you have to know what you believe and why you believe it.

00:53:30.000 And to spend a lot of time learning and diving deep into those ideas, Sean.

00:53:34.000 Yeah, I would just say I think a lot of the gifts and, you know, that you want to excel at or you want to become better at, I think it comes down to stewardship, you know, and it's like, what do you have in front of you?

00:53:48.000 Who are you influential to right now?

00:53:50.000 You know, and how can you steward that influence, you know, to be all that God's called you to be?

00:53:55.000 And it's amazing how the Lord will begin to build that.

00:53:58.000 Because, you know, despite the popular belief, God doesn't run on communist principles.

00:54:06.000 Everyone's not given the same.

00:54:09.000 I mean, it's just the Bible.

00:54:11.000 Some are given five, some are given 10, some are given.

00:54:13.000 I'm not given Charlie's brain, right?

00:54:16.000 And I don't have his hair.

00:54:17.000 That's true.

00:54:18.000 Perfect example.

00:54:20.000 Perfect.

00:54:21.000 You know, and so, but yet, but yet the Lord actually takes from the one that does nothing with and it gives the one that is a good steward.

00:54:29.000 And so that's my encouragement to you, man, is like wherever that sphere of influence is, you know, do everything that you can do to steward that well and watch God bring an increase to it.

00:54:39.000 Yeah.

00:54:39.000 And I'll just say this is that, you know, this is just more general advice to young people is that some people get resentful because they say, I don't have the skills that other people have.

00:54:47.000 You know, I grew up with some superstars that were so unbelievably talented and they made some decisions and they're not superstars anymore.

00:54:55.000 They had the raw talent where they could have been CEOs and they could have been unbelievable.

00:54:59.000 But the people that, you know, I grew up with some of them that were always worked hard, but they would have just been, you know, I don't know if I have all the skills.

00:55:07.000 And they're like rock stars 10 years later.

00:55:09.000 I tell it's about work ethic.

00:55:11.000 It's about values.

00:55:13.000 It's about integrity.

00:55:14.000 It's about application of those things and constantly trying to be a better person.

00:55:18.000 So, I hope that's helpful.

00:55:19.000 Thank you.

00:55:22.000 Oh, so my question revolves around something that was mentioned earlier: the idea that the political sphere is the only sphere that Christians really aren't trying to dive into, or I should say, kind of fear.

00:55:34.000 But as we've seen with life, we see that the music industry, the entertainment, sports, even like with all the criticism against Tentebo, all these industries and spheres that are so influential on our lives are being attacked constantly.

00:55:47.000 And so, for I'm in speaking for everybody in here, we don't necessarily have the influence that you guys do.

00:55:52.000 So, kind of bouncing off the previous question as well: how do we as individuals with lesser influence attack these spheres that are so secular and start bringing Jesus into the hearts and minds of the people around us?

00:56:07.000 You know what flipped Virginia?

00:56:11.000 You know, I lived in Virginia throughout high school.

00:56:14.000 It's been blue, blue, blue.

00:56:17.000 Who flipped Virginia? 1.00

00:56:18.000 It wasn't Trump, it was parents, right?

00:56:21.000 That were unafraid to raise their voice.

00:56:24.000 You know, and I'm telling you, I believe this.

00:56:27.000 And I don't know, Charlie, if you agree with me, but I think 2022 is the year of parents, man.

00:56:32.000 Parents are not playing games, and they're just normal people, ordinary people.

00:56:37.000 They don't have big social media followings, they're not, you know, but they get up there.

00:56:42.000 I mean, you don't mess with a mama bear. 1.00

00:56:44.000 I mean, for real.

00:56:45.000 You do not mess.

00:56:46.000 Even Jesus was, you know, his mom.

00:56:49.000 You remember the story where Jesus was like, hey, it's not my time.

00:56:52.000 And his mom goes, oh, I'll tell you when it's your time.

00:56:56.000 You're going to turn that water into wine right now.

00:56:58.000 You know, so that's that's my Mother's Day sermon.

00:57:01.000 It's a good one.

00:57:03.000 I'll come back and preach my Mother's Day sermon.

00:57:05.000 No, but going back to it, I think, you know, we underestimate the power of boldness and what it does.

00:57:14.000 It just takes one person to take a stand.

00:57:16.000 And that's what we saw in Virginia to flip the whole state.

00:57:18.000 So I think this is the year we're going to see that more.

00:57:20.000 Yeah, and I'll just expand on that: is that don't look at influence as numbers, as many people as you can.

00:57:27.000 And I know a lot of people that have big social media followings, but they really don't influence that many people.

00:57:32.000 It's just they have people that they follow because they're clowns or whatever.

00:57:35.000 You know, it's better to have five or six people that you influence on a very quality way.

00:57:40.000 And God will bless that and honor them.

00:57:42.000 And if you are trying to look for the numbers, like I want to influence millions and millions of people, first you have to understand that comes with a tremendous cost.

00:57:49.000 I just have to just say it takes a lot of work and you'll come under a lot of attack.

00:57:54.000 Maybe that's something you want, but it really is not something that is impossible for the everyday person if you apply in that way.

00:58:02.000 Become a master at one or two things, a topic that really interests you, right?

00:58:06.000 It could be immigration, it could be abortion, it could be whatever it is.

00:58:09.000 You're like, no matter what, like I might not be able to know everything about every topic, but I'm going to try to win influence in this one thing.

00:58:15.000 And anytime this thing comes up, I'm going to be the mover and the shaker in that category or that topic or that issue.

00:58:23.000 And I think that's really important because if you look at to kind of piggyback off Sean's example, it was all around education in Virginia, right?

00:58:31.000 It was all about parents getting involved in education and kind of all the involvement in that.

00:58:36.000 So thank you so much for your question.

00:58:38.000 Really appreciate it.

00:58:41.000 I just want to ask, what was the tone that attacked you and rejected you the most when you were protesting?

00:58:52.000 And why?

00:58:53.000 Who was the one that attacked me the most?

00:58:55.000 Oh, the town?

00:58:59.000 Sorry, the state.

00:59:00.000 The what?

00:59:00.000 The state.

00:59:01.000 The state.

00:59:02.000 Well, we were number one on the governor's website in the state of Washington.

00:59:08.000 We were the number one COVID breakers on his website.

00:59:16.000 You know, Gavin Newsome released these ordinances.

00:59:19.000 They call the Sean rules.

00:59:23.000 I could go on and on.

00:59:24.000 No, I think honestly, what shocked me the most was the sheer demonic violence that I witnessed in Seattle and Portland.

00:59:34.000 I've never seen that in America before.

00:59:37.000 And, you know, the fact that that was actually a spirit, right? 0.89

00:59:45.000 People, like, I mean, they're crazy, right?

00:59:48.000 They were macing and pepper spraying babies that showed up at our events. 0.64

00:59:53.000 They were throwing spikes in the road so that car tires would explode as people left gathering to worship, you know.

01:00:00.000 Surrounded my wife and kids at one point with knives in their back.

01:00:04.000 You know, we have a documentary coming out, not to plug that, but sharing the whole story.

01:00:09.000 You know, it's going to be wild for Americans to really see what happened.

01:00:13.000 And yeah, a lot of intensity, but you know, we persevered and we stood up and we worshiped God and breakthrough came and people got saved and people got healed and people got delivered.

01:00:27.000 And so it was really worth it.

01:00:28.000 It was really worth it.

01:00:30.000 I like your hat.

01:00:31.000 Thanks, man.

01:00:32.000 Thank you.

01:00:33.000 All right.

01:00:34.000 My name is Kenny.

01:00:36.000 So you both are fathers.

01:00:37.000 So I guess I'm just asking, not yet.

01:00:39.000 He's a father.

01:00:40.000 I'm a husband.

01:00:41.000 So you're being prophetic, though.

01:00:43.000 He might be a father.

01:00:44.000 There we go.

01:00:45.000 Soon to be father then.

01:00:47.000 What advice would you give to parents in today's society on protecting their children as far as parenting?

01:00:53.000 Like, obviously going to schools, but as far as parenting, as protecting our children from the lies that society is trying to tell them?

01:01:00.000 Yeah, I mean, you know, I was watching my kids the other day, actually just yesterday.

01:01:07.000 And I don't know, just having a moment, maybe some of you parents have felt this, and I just kind of overwhelmed.

01:01:12.000 I'm like, they are facing things that I never faced.

01:01:15.000 Man, I grew up in the 80s and 90s when we had some stuff, but nothing like they're facing.

01:01:21.000 You know, the perversion, the levels of that they want to mess up their identity.

01:01:27.000 And I was just, yeah, the gender stuff, the confusion.

01:01:31.000 And I just was, I was like, God, how are they going to make it?

01:01:33.000 And, you know, I have all blonde-haired kids.

01:01:35.000 That's all we make.

01:01:36.000 It's like blonde-haired, blue-eyed kids.

01:01:38.000 And they're just running on the beach and they're innocence.

01:01:41.000 And I'm just thinking, they don't even know what they're up against.

01:01:45.000 Anybody ever felt like any of your parents ever felt like that?

01:01:48.000 And I heard the Lord say, really, and this was like powerful to me.

01:01:52.000 Like, I heard the Holy Spirit say, Sean, I created them for such a time as this.

01:01:58.000 I created, I fashioned them.

01:02:01.000 And so I think one is never, never parent from fear.

01:02:08.000 Never parent because you're afraid of the boogeyman and the enemy, right?

01:02:12.000 Be cautious, be careful, but know that God's given them a spirit inside of them that is powerful, right?

01:02:18.000 My daughter, she's 11 years old.

01:02:21.000 She is a praying, prophesying machine.

01:02:24.000 She will walk up to any all in here and give you the greatest prophetic word you've ever had in your life, you know.

01:02:28.000 She knows Jesus, right?

01:02:30.000 And we just keep getting them in the atmosphere where they can get filled up by God, where they can encounter God, where they can get marked by God.

01:02:38.000 I believe that's the difference maker. 0.87

01:02:40.000 And then, of course, don't let them learn any of that crap, you know, and secular and public education. 0.96

01:02:46.000 We wanted to control in COVID. 0.97

01:02:48.000 We really wanted to control and be able to steward the environment, right, of them as they walk through the pandemic.

01:02:56.000 And so we took them out of school because one day you have to wear a mask, the next day you can't go.

01:03:00.000 One day, you know, it's like, we're like, you know what?

01:03:02.000 We're not going to do this.

01:03:03.000 We are going to party with God.

01:03:05.000 And so we took them on the road with us and they experienced revival across America.

01:03:09.000 We homeschooled in a camper.

01:03:11.000 We did it out of hotel rooms.

01:03:13.000 And they'll never forget that season.

01:03:16.000 So that's my encouragement: is just don't do it.

01:03:19.000 Don't parent from fear.

01:03:20.000 Know that God's got you, but also use wisdom.

01:03:23.000 It's awesome.

01:03:23.000 Well, I could just, I mean, I'm not a father yet, but I could say that from the turning point perspective of helping parents all across the country, you know, with the educational piece, which is so incredibly important.

01:03:36.000 You know, parents, I say, if you spend one hour a week, this has been a challenge we've said before, spend one hour a week with all the devices off and teach your children something about American history or philosophy.

01:03:47.000 And you might say, well, that's awfully intimidating.

01:03:49.000 I'm just going to keep unplugging this.

01:03:51.000 And we've talked about some amazing educational options together, but one that we've partnered with, Charlie4Hillsdale.com.

01:03:57.000 I've said it before.

01:03:58.000 It's a way that you guys can take these online courses, teach your kids the Constitution or American history.

01:04:04.000 It's very important.

01:04:05.000 And so take ownership of your kids' education.

01:04:10.000 It might not be homeschooling.

01:04:11.000 By the way, I think homeschooling is a great option.

01:04:13.000 And God bless our homeschooling parents, but it might not be the right option for you.

01:04:17.000 I get that.

01:04:18.000 Then it's one hour a week.

01:04:19.000 If you can't dedicate one hour a week, then the battle is already lost.

01:04:23.000 But think about that.

01:04:24.000 That one hour a week is 52 hours a year that will be all about things of instilling those values that really matter that will really make a tremendous impact.

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01:05:39.000 Okay, next question.

01:05:41.000 Hi.

01:05:42.000 How hard was it to like stay faithful to God and not have the urge just to go home like after all the struggles?

01:05:52.000 Oh, the struggles.

01:05:55.000 You know, I think the hardest part was, you know, it wasn't the opposition of, you know, the governors or mayors or Antifa or protesters.

01:06:08.000 It was the distance of friends.

01:06:11.000 And I think the distance and the desertion of friends, the relational component, I think was, I think it was really hard for Jesus, you know, in the garden where he's like, man, you guys couldn't just stay up one hour and have my back.

01:06:30.000 You know, and I think that he, you know, he walked, he hasn't walked through anything that we don't walk through, right?

01:06:36.000 That's why he can meet us in our place of need, you know, and I think that that for me in that season, for me and my wife, that was the most difficult thing.

01:06:45.000 But on the flip side, the most incredible thing about that was that God opened new doors and new relationships and new connections.

01:06:52.000 And, you know, here I am with Charlie talking about the amazing thing God's done.

01:06:56.000 And I don't know if I would be there if we had not have taken that stand.

01:07:00.000 So sometimes the relational disconnect is hurtful, but it's necessary.

01:07:06.000 I don't know if that's helpful to some of you guys.

01:07:09.000 I mean, I'm like, I'm an 8-7 on the Enneagram.

01:07:13.000 Like, I'm an eight challenger, but the seven is like, let's party.

01:07:16.000 I want everyone to party.

01:07:17.000 Like, let's just party.

01:07:18.000 Let's rage together.

01:07:19.000 This is awesome.

01:07:21.000 But this was a season where the eight came out and it was like, no, we need to challenge this spirit, you know, and I'm going to lose some friends in the meantime.

01:07:30.000 But, but we found God in it.

01:07:32.000 So, the hardest was a relational thing.

01:07:34.000 I don't know.

01:07:34.000 I'm sure you guys can identify that's always the most difficult, at least for me.

01:07:39.000 But sometimes it's necessary.

01:07:41.000 Thank you, man.

01:07:42.000 Appreciate it.

01:07:42.000 Thank you.

01:07:43.000 Next question.

01:07:44.000 Hi.

01:07:45.000 My question for you guys is: I'm vice president at my school.

01:07:50.000 I'm in student council, and people look up to me as a role model and a leader.

01:07:56.000 But there aren't many Christians at my school, maximum, probably seven.

01:08:02.000 And it's very sad as me, as a 13-year-old.

01:08:07.000 So, my question for y'all is: how can I help them become Christians, but also be strong in their faith?

01:08:16.000 What a beautiful question.

01:08:17.000 Isn't that so terrific?

01:08:22.000 First, I just want to encourage you that being 13 years old and going through this, you're going to be a formidable force for Jesus when you're 18, 20, or 30.

01:08:32.000 I'll tell you what.

01:08:36.000 I'm going to tell you the truth.

01:08:38.000 You're going to lose friends and you're going to get bad things said at you.

01:08:40.000 Maybe that's already happened, right?

01:08:43.000 Christians will get bullied. 0.99

01:08:45.000 It's part of what we are guaranteed.

01:08:47.000 It's part of our bargain.

01:08:48.000 You know, we get salvation and we get suffering here in life.

01:08:51.000 Quite a momentary deal.

01:08:53.000 Some people, why do you do that?

01:08:54.000 Well, look, we know what's really going on here.

01:08:56.000 But here's the thing: you could rise above all that and you should rise above all that.

01:09:00.000 And I would just, you know, stay really anchored in the scriptures.

01:09:05.000 You know, my wife does a Bible in 365 ministry that helps people read the Bible in one year.

01:09:11.000 She does a great job of that. 0.99

01:09:13.000 And I would, the more you dive into that, you are an ambassador for what it means to be a Christian and to be Christ-like.

01:09:23.000 Because that seven, I guarantee you, is actually probably even more.

01:09:28.000 Because some people are probably scared to say that they're Christians.

01:09:30.000 They're scared to say that they believe what you believe.

01:09:33.000 But let's pretend it is just seven.

01:09:35.000 There's no reason why that seven can't become 14 or 70 very, very soon and to multiply.

01:09:41.000 And when Jesus talked about the parable, the talents, he's talking about people like you.

01:09:46.000 So you have the good news.

01:09:48.000 You know, Jesus is your Lord and Savior, but you're in a pretty tough environment, right?

01:09:52.000 Well, you're also in a position of leadership, though.

01:09:55.000 That's awesome.

01:09:56.000 And so people are going to look up to you in times of pressure.

01:09:59.000 So a good rule for life is pressure is when your values come out.

01:10:03.000 Okay.

01:10:04.000 So you could hide your values when you're like on vacation.

01:10:07.000 Well, vacations are really stressful, but like, you know what I mean?

01:10:10.000 Like you could hide your values when it's not tough.

01:10:13.000 But when you get under pressure and there's a due date and you got to get your homework done and your friend doesn't have the homework done or you don't, it's like, hey, let's just cheat and get the answers in.

01:10:24.000 That's going to be pressure to find out whether or not you actually believe it or not.

01:10:28.000 Right.

01:10:29.000 And that's going to be an opportunity for you as a leader to be like, hey, we're going to take the bad grade because it'd be worse to lie than to get a good grade with, you know, it would be worse to lie with a good grade than to not.

01:10:41.000 So, but I just want to encourage you.

01:10:42.000 You're 13 years old.

01:10:44.000 And I'm telling you, this is a great example before Sean chimes in.

01:10:47.000 There's a generation of superstars that are rising up.

01:10:50.000 I'm telling you, that are younger and are tougher than anything we've seen.

01:10:54.000 Sean?

01:10:55.000 We're so proud of you.

01:10:57.000 You're amazing.

01:10:59.000 You're going to be just fine.

01:11:01.000 Thank you.

01:11:02.000 God bless you.

01:11:03.000 Thank you so much.

01:11:05.000 Hi, my name's Megan.

01:11:07.000 Thank you guys for what you guys do.

01:11:09.000 I just had a question in regards to something that I feel like's not touched on a lot.

01:11:13.000 And it's like with the F. Joe Biden and the let's go, Brandon.

01:11:17.000 So I used to kind of like say, let's go, Brandon, a lot.

01:11:20.000 And my brother challenged me, like, let's try to like revert away from saying that.

01:11:24.000 And I'm like, why is that?

01:11:25.000 And he goes, because as a Christian, like, we want people to be known by our love.

01:11:30.000 And at the end of the day, like, we want justice to be shown, but not compromising our morals.

01:11:35.000 So I just kind of was curious what you guys thought.

01:11:37.000 Yeah, I think there's a time and place.

01:11:39.000 I don't think there's, it's the right place for churches to say that.

01:11:42.000 I don't.

01:11:42.000 I've said that, and some people have come after me.

01:11:45.000 I'll be honest.

01:11:47.000 You know, someone said the other day when I said, let's go, Brandon, they said, that's not very Christ-like.

01:11:51.000 It's like, you know what?

01:11:52.000 Jesus was divine, and I struggle to control myself with the destruction of my country happening every single day.

01:11:52.000 I agree.

01:11:58.000 I completely admit it.

01:11:59.000 No, I'm not defending.

01:12:02.000 It's cathartic.

01:12:03.000 It feels good.

01:12:04.000 It's fleshly.

01:12:06.000 I'm just saying, I say it, okay?

01:12:09.000 And I'm not defending it by any way.

01:12:11.000 But I think the church has to rise above that.

01:12:13.000 That's my own opinion.

01:12:14.000 I'm not saying if pastors have said that before, they're in any way bad people.

01:12:18.000 It's my own personal opinion.

01:12:19.000 I think that, you know, there has to be standards, especially in a holy place of gathering.

01:12:23.000 And Sean might agree or disagree.

01:12:24.000 I don't know.

01:12:25.000 I mean, I think there's a lot of hypocrisy around the people that don't like that phrase, but I'll leave it there because they were freely saying a whole lot of other stuff in church, by the way.

01:12:42.000 You know, a lot of people could say, well, why would you say dang it?

01:12:46.000 That means, or why would you say shoot?

01:12:49.000 Because that means, really means this.

01:12:52.000 You know, I don't, I think a lot of that is, I don't mandate that with people.

01:12:56.000 Like, well, you have a Holy Spirit.

01:12:57.000 You know, I'm not, we're not here to be religious people that, you know, and I agree with Charlie.

01:13:03.000 I don't, I don't think church is the place for that.

01:13:06.000 You know, I don't, I don't think it is.

01:13:08.000 But I think that we should not shy away at the same time from speaking the truth about that guy.

01:13:18.000 And let me say one other thing that, and anyone on my team will tell you, I used to swear a lot like five or six years ago, and I just prayed a lot.

01:13:29.000 And I realized that the reason I was swearing is that makes you feel really powerful in a minute as you're as like that second you say it.

01:13:36.000 And it's actually, it's a sin of the flesh.

01:13:38.000 It's not the worst sin of the flesh, but it is.

01:13:41.000 And we've really cleaned it up on my internal team.

01:13:43.000 I have no tolerance for it at all whatsoever.

01:13:46.000 And I just challenge Christians. 0.99

01:13:47.000 I don't like when pastors swear in their sermons.

01:13:49.000 I think they think they're being cute or edgy. 1.00

01:13:51.000 I think it's really dumb and foolish, honestly. 0.99

01:13:54.000 I think that we're called to be restrained and prudent and wise with our language. 0.99

01:13:59.000 All of our podcasts and radio shows we do are always family friendly and clean.

01:14:03.000 And I want you to think about it, though.

01:14:05.000 If you're not careful with those words that we all know, right?

01:14:09.000 The seven worst words, then what other words are you not careful with, right?

01:14:13.000 Because that's easy to say those words all the time, right?

01:14:15.000 When you overhear conversations in bars.

01:14:17.000 And I think, wow, what is, are they, they're really not thinking through much of what they're saying, right?

01:14:22.000 It's kind of, it almost, it descends the conversation kind of into this lower level.

01:14:28.000 And I'm not moralizing.

01:14:29.000 I know a lot of people struggle with swearing.

01:14:31.000 I was there in my life and it's a habit and you get through it.

01:14:35.000 And so I do think the church needs to continue to lead in that.

01:14:38.000 And that's more just a general lifestyle thing.

01:14:41.000 And I find that this is not a rule of thumb, but if people that struggle with drinking also struggle with swearing, it's connected.

01:14:48.000 If you can't control what words you say, you're not going to control what you put in your body.

01:14:51.000 So something to think about.

01:14:52.000 So thank you so much.

01:14:54.000 I appreciate that.

01:14:56.000 Okay, I think we're going to run through the list.

01:14:58.000 Run through the line.

01:14:59.000 Yes.

01:15:00.000 So I have a couple questions for Sean.

01:15:06.000 Don't make them hard.

01:15:09.000 What advice would you have to say for kids who struggle with friends who basically spend their time watching TikTok?

01:15:20.000 With what?

01:15:21.000 Watching TikTok.

01:15:22.000 My kids will never get TikTok.

01:15:26.000 Oh, I would say this.

01:15:31.000 This is what I would say.

01:15:34.000 I would say, you know what?

01:15:38.000 There's something about being fascinated with Jesus that's amazing.

01:15:43.000 I grew up in high school.

01:15:44.000 How old are you?

01:15:45.000 12.

01:15:46.000 12, right?

01:15:47.000 Telling you rock stars, everybody.

01:15:48.000 They're coming.

01:15:49.000 So I grew up, I like your shirt, by the way.

01:15:52.000 I grew up as 12, 13 year old, 13, 14, and I got radically touched by Jesus.

01:15:59.000 And I was so obsessed with God and everything that he had for me.

01:16:04.000 I didn't really have a lot of time to do the things a lot of other kids were doing.

01:16:08.000 And so I know friends that are on TikTok and are being a light and are engaging and are sharing amazing things.

01:16:14.000 I think that's really good, you know?

01:16:16.000 But you can't let it become an idol in your life.

01:16:19.000 You know, Jesus is the only one to take that place.

01:16:22.000 And so I think you just got to pray and say, God, is this an idol?

01:16:25.000 Maybe I need to lay it down.

01:16:26.000 You know what's really good to do sometimes, especially when the trolls are bad, just for me, is like lay down social media for a little bit and just free yourself because I think we're a whole generation's walking around like this.

01:16:37.000 They don't know how to function with each other, with normal people.

01:16:41.000 So you could be countercultural and actually know how to hang out with real people.

01:16:46.000 And there's a great paradox of social media that is really unhealthy.

01:16:49.000 Here's what it is, is that extroverts actually don't like using social media because they're too busy doing things.

01:16:54.000 They're hanging out with people and they're doing, and introverts are always on social media.

01:16:59.000 So we're platforming a lot of people that are actually not well versed in social skills because they're staying at home, but they're on social media all the time.

01:17:07.000 And the people that actually should be on social media that are more magnanimous and are actually people that, you know, would actually have good communication, not that they don't have bad communication skills.

01:17:15.000 And this is a rule of thumb.

01:17:16.000 You meet people that are really, really good on social media.

01:17:20.000 And we deal with this at Turning Point USA.

01:17:21.000 90% of them are like super introverts.

01:17:24.000 And you meet them and they like, don't, they can't have a conversation.

01:17:28.000 And they're making videos and they're screaming and they're yelling and they're doing, you know, you know, backward flops and the whole things, but you meet them, they can't say more than they like.

01:17:36.000 They're just kind of mumbling.

01:17:37.000 You're like, wow.

01:17:38.000 And it's because that was actually what they did because they weren't comfortable going to be extroverts, right?

01:17:43.000 So I actually think social media, the paradox is it creates a generation of kind of, it subsidizes introversion, which is okay to an extent, but there's a lot of antisocial tendencies that come with forced introversion.

01:17:58.000 And not everyone actually does well as an introvert.

01:18:02.000 In fact, some people need gathering and they need communication and they need connection and they need to be, you know, outside of just looking at the prison.

01:18:09.000 So I hope that's helpful.

01:18:10.000 Thank you, men.

01:18:11.000 All right.

01:18:12.000 We'll try to get to two more if we can blitz through them, okay?

01:18:16.000 Hello.

01:18:16.000 Thank you all for being here with us tonight.

01:18:19.000 I want to first say thank you, Charlie, for taking such an interest in Scottsdale specifically with education.

01:18:25.000 My name is Sarah Solomon, and I have three young kids in the district, and we really appreciate all the support you've given us.

01:18:32.000 You've really made sure.

01:18:34.000 Yeah, thank you so much.

01:18:35.000 You've really made sure to encourage all of us parents to get involved.

01:18:39.000 And because of that, I've decided to run for Scottsdale's school board.

01:18:42.000 How great is that?

01:18:43.000 And I just want to say thank you.

01:18:45.000 So if you live in Scottsdale and you'd like to meet me, I will be in the back with my position signatures.

01:18:50.000 But during this time in education, there's such a divide.

01:18:54.000 There's polarization on everything from curriculum to budget, transparency, ethics, and values.

01:19:01.000 What do you say when you meet someone and they will not budge?

01:19:06.000 So, first, I just want to say we are doing what we're doing to try to inspire people like you to do exactly what you are doing.

01:19:12.000 I just want to commend you and encourage you again.

01:19:14.000 It's beautiful.

01:19:16.000 Look, the people that don't budge, try to win them over with your sincerity and your humanity, right?

01:19:20.000 Some people are going to be won over by the mind and the rational.

01:19:23.000 Like, show me the budget.

01:19:24.000 Most people are going to be won over by things that Sean does, dancing on stage and the sincerity and the kind of the heart.

01:19:31.000 People will vote for you and support you because you're a mom with three kids and you're fed up with what's going on. 0.76

01:19:36.000 Very few people will go vote for you if it's like, yeah, I have a strong opinion on the budget reallocation.

01:19:42.000 Like, okay, that's a portion of people, I guess, in Scottsdale.

01:19:45.000 Most people are like, you know what?

01:19:46.000 She's a crusader for the right things.

01:19:48.000 I can see myself in her.

01:19:50.000 That's the most effective way that I think you can communicate.

01:19:54.000 And also, don't let the negative attacks get you down.

01:19:56.000 They will come.

01:19:57.000 They will be personal.

01:19:58.000 They will be brutal.

01:19:59.000 But here's the amazing thing.

01:20:00.000 Look at all the friends you have around you just in this room.

01:20:03.000 I mean, you have people that are going to support you and get behind you.

01:20:06.000 So thank you so much.

01:20:08.000 And we want to get to one more question while we can.

01:20:11.000 Okay.

01:20:11.000 Thank you.

01:20:12.000 Were you in line, sir?

01:20:13.000 Or no?

01:20:14.000 Oh, I'm sorry.

01:20:14.000 You're good.

01:20:15.000 Okay.

01:20:15.000 Last question.

01:20:16.000 One quick question from a parent.

01:20:18.000 What can we do locally regarding all of the pot places or I don't know what you call them?

01:20:25.000 No, I totally sympathize with this.

01:20:27.000 And one other question.

01:20:29.000 I have young people that like to go to Dutch Brothers and get a drink.

01:20:33.000 And I've noticed on occasion that there's people there that are doing something.

01:20:36.000 I don't know what you call it.

01:20:38.000 And what can we do to, you know, smoking whatever vaping?

01:20:43.000 Vaping.

01:20:43.000 Yeah.

01:20:43.000 Okay.

01:20:44.000 I'm not a fan of that either.

01:20:45.000 So yeah.

01:20:45.000 What can we do as parents, as local citizens, to come against this that's coming against our children?

01:20:52.000 Yeah.

01:20:52.000 So, look, I'm starting to lose my patience with Scottsdale.

01:20:56.000 If the town keeps on falling, I'm going to get someone to run for mayor, or I might just run for mayor.

01:21:00.000 I don't want to be mayor.

01:21:01.000 Trust me.

01:21:01.000 I do not want to be mayor at all.

01:21:04.000 But no, I've got way too much many problems to become mayor of Scottsdale.

01:21:08.000 Oh, my goodness.

01:21:09.000 There should be no marijuana dispensaries in Scottsdale.

01:21:12.000 Period.

01:21:12.000 End of story.

01:21:12.000 It's ridiculous.

01:21:13.000 The people of Scottsdale, by a 70 or 80% margin, don't want them. 0.92

01:21:17.000 I could tell you this conclusively.

01:21:20.000 My suburb of Chicago that I grew up in, Prospect Heights, Wheeling, they have marijuana dispensaries in every corner right across the street from Hersey High School, Wheeling High School.

01:21:27.000 It will destroy your community.

01:21:29.000 And I say this as nicely as I can.

01:21:31.000 It brings in people that are the metaphorical bottom of the barrel.

01:21:34.000 We don't want to talk about it.

01:21:35.000 It's just the way it is.

01:21:36.000 Okay.

01:21:36.000 It brings in people that are involved in crime.

01:21:40.000 They're involved in other things.

01:21:41.000 And so Scottsdale should become a marijuana dispensary-free zone.

01:21:45.000 Now, they're like, oh, we're going to lose the tax revenue.

01:21:47.000 Like, really?

01:21:48.000 You're worried about tax revenue?

01:21:49.000 Have you seen the assessment of our properties lately?

01:21:51.000 Everything's up 40%.

01:21:52.000 You can't get a reservation at a restaurant north of Shea Boulevard.

01:21:55.000 You're worried about tax revenue?

01:21:56.000 Like, give me a break.

01:21:57.000 No.

01:21:58.000 So I would love to be part of this.

01:21:59.000 Again, I got enough stuff going on.

01:22:01.000 Someone's got to lead the charge.

01:22:02.000 This is where local politics can get really exciting, actually, where it's like, you know what?

01:22:06.000 In Scottsdale city limits, we are not going to put up with a marijuana dispensary.

01:22:10.000 It's bad for, by the way, it's bad for your property values.

01:22:12.000 It's bad for your children.

01:22:14.000 It's bad for crime.

01:22:15.000 It's bad for all of it.

01:22:16.000 And so I don't know the status.

01:22:18.000 I don't even know the mayor of Scottsdale, but why I get so passionate about this, guys.

01:22:22.000 I feel Scottsdale slipping the same way I saw the suburbs of Chicago slipping.

01:22:26.000 I'm seeing it happen in real time.

01:22:28.000 The little things become the big things.

01:22:30.000 And the next thing you know, these beautiful places start to deteriorate.

01:22:33.000 So I can't help you on the vaping thing.

01:22:35.000 I'm sorry.

01:22:36.000 It just seems to be really widespread.

01:22:37.000 Sean, do you have any thoughts on that?

01:22:39.000 I mean, bring them to a lettuce worship thing.

01:22:42.000 We'll get them for you.

01:22:42.000 Yeah, exactly.

01:22:44.000 But thank you so much.

01:22:46.000 I think that, you know, America's addicted.

01:22:49.000 I mean, we have an addiction issue.

01:22:50.000 Opioids is the number one killer in our nation.

01:22:53.000 People aren't talking about it.

01:22:55.000 Kids are addicted to vapes.

01:22:57.000 And it's the stuff that they're doing, they're putting in vapes is insane.

01:23:02.000 And so, you know, I think it's, it's, we see it every single city we go to.

01:23:06.000 They throw their vapes on the stage.

01:23:08.000 They throw drugs on the stage.

01:23:09.000 The guy that I run with was in prison and a drug dealer and everything.

01:23:12.000 And so he knows what everything is.

01:23:13.000 I don't know what anything is, but he'll tell me that's crystal meth.

01:23:17.000 That's, you know, a crackpipe.

01:23:18.000 That's this.

01:23:18.000 And in every city in America, we see it.

01:23:22.000 I mean, we have a problem with addiction.

01:23:25.000 And we need, people need to meet Jesus.

01:23:27.000 We need old school altar calls.

01:23:29.000 We need people to throw their drugs on the stage. 1.00

01:23:31.000 We need to get free.

01:23:32.000 So, amen.

01:23:34.000 Well, guys, what a wonderful Freedom Night in America.

01:23:37.000 If you guys want to hear all of these, we have them all cataloged on my podcast page.

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01:23:43.000 We deeply appreciate it.

01:23:44.000 Please support Dream City and the wonderful offering tonight.

01:23:47.000 And if you guys want to help support the expansion of these biblical citizenship classes and what we're doing at Freedom Night in America is tpusa.com.

01:23:54.000 Matt does a wonderful job for us at TPUSA Faith.

01:23:57.000 And everybody, give it up one last time for Sean Floyd.

01:24:00.000 God bless you guys.

01:24:01.000 We'll see you next month.

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01:24:12.000 Thanks so much for listening.

01:24:13.000 God bless.

The Charlie Kirk Show - March 07, 2022

"We're Not Going Back" Freedom Night in America with Sean Feucht

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