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Today. Is revival still possible today? And man, we've got somebody who's out there doing it. We've got a Jacob Ebersoll who has literally been all over the world. This guy is on fire.
He's been on CBN news about four times. He's been all throughout the world, and they are absolutely seeing something going on down in South Carolina. And you guys have something coming up. I want to say it's in Charleston. Is that right?
Come on, Stu. Yes, sir. It's in Charleston, and that's taking place april twenty fourth. through the twenty sixth. Listen, God is moving in places where faith was once silent.
Worship is rising again, even in regions that were marked by conflict. People are crying out to God and finding peace that makes no sense except for Jesus. And so, God is moving in ways that only God can. And so, it's an honor to be here on the call with you, Stu. Yeah, and this is Michael Zwick, but Stu is actually the owner.
That's okay. That's okay. That's all right. But Stu is actually the owner. And I know the two of us have been texting, and I believe he just followed you on Instagram.
Is that right? That's right. That's right. That's why I had his name in my mind. It's all good.
You're a relatively young guy, Jacob. Is that right? How old are you? I'm thirty six. Thirty-six with four four children.
36 with four children. And you actually, did you grow up in a Christian household or? Uh Yeah, man. I mean, you know, growing up here in South Carolina, we definitely, you know, this is the Bible Belt. And I give so much of what I'm doing now.
I give that to my mother, who was So faithful in bringing the word to us. But I did grow up in a broken home. Uh you know the the devil definitely pull was pulling me closer and closer to his table. But February 19th, 2006, when I was 16. Um Jesus found me.
A pastor reached his hand out to me, brought me to Romans 10, and he told me two things. God loves you and he has a plan for your life. And I bowed my knee that night, February 19th, 2006. Was born again. Actually, went home that night.
And I accumulated all of the all of the these uh sins That I had accumulated all of my life. I put it in a red wheelbarrow with a flat tire. And I went upstairs and got my mom, and I doused that red wheelbarrow. barrel in uh gasoline and I set it on fire right there in front of her. and never look back.
So you're saying repentance could actually be a part of salvation, not just saying a prayer. Yeah, man. I mean, he looks at the heart. The Bible says. That if you confess with your mouth and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you shall be saved.
And so I do believe God was smart. when he when that was written down, there's a lot of people around the world that That raise their hand or they pray some kind of special prayer. But at the end of the day, he's looking at our heart, man. Yeah, absolutely.
So you got saved in 2006. You said, I don't want any part of my own life's old lifestyle. But what happened after that? Because that was, you know, almost 20 years ago. Yeah, man, I I I ran from the calling that God had in my life for many years.
Uh You know, he had called me to preach at an early age. But I was still facing some identity problems. And he chased me, you know, all over all over the place and Uh I I had all these people in my life that were they were giving me these books from Billy Graham and even from Reinhardt Bonke and Uh you know I I I was involved in missions a little bit, and every now and then I would get a chance to teach. And every time I would teach, I would preach the cross. I had all these people in my life.
You know, they would tell me, you know, you're probably called to evangelism. you should consider that. barely even knowing what that term Med. I I I stayed faithful in the little and then One thing led to another and I was invited to to uh speak to A group of students actually at Dorman High School, man. You can actually find this article online.
Uh-oh. And I came around the corner, and there was a, you know. 150 students, my knees were buckling. My hands were shaking, and I had this three-point sermon, you know. And the Holy Spirit told me in that moment, I want you to get rid of that three-point sermon, and I want you to preach the cross.
And on that day, I think it was 46 students came forward, and even a teacher, man. And they didn't know it, but I was scared to death in that moment. witnessing that happen and Uh on that day. When everybody left the room, me and my wife kind of sat on the steps there, and I can tell you that was the day I surrendered to preach the gospel for the rest of my life. Wow, and it's just been absolutely amazing since then.
I know you've been on. CBN several times, but what is actually going on down there in South Carolina right now? Yeah, man, I it's Bartenberg was a dream come true. You know, I'd been traveling the world now. Doing these big crusades from nation to nation, but my hometown is right here in Spartanburg.
Uh we actually have a phrase. that our world harvest team uh coined, I would say it's from South Carolina. to the ends of the earth until the whole world knows. And uh And so what what happened is we We decided to come back early this year and hold our very first American uh gospel crusade. in in Spartanburg of all places.
And uh And my wildest dreams came true.
So many thought it wasn't possible, to be honest with you. Um But But when has impossible ever stopped him? And so under that tent, I looked around at people who. Honestly, Michael, came from all over the country, and the Lord was very clear. Jacob, I want you to believe for more.
Under that tent, there was such a spirit of repentance and reverence, honestly hard to describe. And people came forward laying down their addictions. And I remember them doing that without us even. Even asking, and then witnessing released inmates on the field getting baptized. Even so this was new to me, Michael, people on live streams getting in their bathtubs at home and being baptized.
Come on. Yeah, man. I was like, we need to do this every crusade. And God, even, you know, this is one of my favorite stories, but it's certainly a favorite of our teams. God actually used the wind and the rain.
The tent almost got picked up because a storm came through and it actually drew. A multitude of people to the altar who eventually came to Christ that night. Um And the storm passed by and everything kind of calmed down and ministry just began to take place right there at that altar. It drove the teenagers, man, gave their lives to Christ. Multiple team members whose children were baptized.
and evangelists answering the call to preach. And so, what happened in Spartanburg was thousands upon thousands of people came far and wide under this massive tent that God blessed us with. And we decided we're going to We're going to take South Carolina by storm, and we are going to be the example. You know what it really looks like for a ragtag team of believers to. Tell the dev devil that he can take a hike.
And we're not going to stop until every single soul hears about Jesus. And so we believe that South Carolina is going to be a light unto the nations and the world. We went to Columbia after that. And we saw a massive increase in many areas. We built an infrastructure.
We have a whole team around this now. And so next is Charleston, man. And you're invited, Michael. I appreciate it.
Now, you've got something, you said something for the leaders in January, is that right?
Well, and you hold that thought. We're going to tell you a little bit more about Charleston and what's going to be happening come January right after the breaks. But if you have a call, if you have a question, 866-34TRUTH, 866-348-7884, is revival still possible? Today we've got Jacob Ebersoll. We'll be right back after these messages.
All right, we've got Jacob Ebersaul back on the line, and we're discussing revival. Is it something that is even possible today? And man, from what he said so far, it sure sounds like it. I've got a Psalm 85, 6 through 8. It says, Wilt thou not revive us again, that thy people may rejoice in thee?
Show us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation. I will hear what God the Lord will speak, for he will speak peace unto his people and to his saints. But let them not turn again to folly. And that's what we were just talking about: repentance. But, Jacob, you said you've got something coming up in January.
Yeah. Yeah, Michael, before I give those dates, we've seen it with our own eyes, man. We're watching hearts awakened, families restored. and honestly, communities that are being transformed. And it's certainly not because of our efforts, but because I do believe when people are hunger for God, that God answers and dry bones still come to life.
And That hope still breaks through because the gospel still sets people free because of the cross, man. And so, and the good news is that Jesus isn't limited to a nation or region, Jesus is for the world. It's for you right now where you are listening to this. I do believe revival begins in a heart that says, Lord, I'm ready. begins in homes that welcomes God's presence.
And so If you're listening to this, Jesus loves you. and he has a plan for your life. And so Also, any leaders listening, we are we do have this leaders meeting. January thirty first at the hub at Center Point in Charleston. And we are not only inviting pastors, but community leaders Uh in every sector of of of our society, of our state, not only in Charleston, but across the state.
And so this is going to be January thirty first, 10 a.m. at the hub at Center Point. And we are declaring that Charleston shall be washed in the blood of the Lamb. We are declaring that the upstate shall be washed in the blood of the Lamb. We are declaring that South Carolina shall be washed in the blood of the Lamb and the United States shall be washed in the blood of the Lamb.
And we're going to be praying for every captive to be set free, every broken, weary, hurting mother, every father struggling with addiction, every lost soul. And so we're declaring that our state belongs to Jesus. january thirty first in preparation for this crusade coming. Absolutely. And so many people, whether it's online or on television or wherever it is, everybody seems to be talking about revival.
And they're saying revival is here, revival is here, revival is here. But I've also spoken to some friends of mine and they say, you know what? It started, but they seem to think we ain't seen nothing yet. It could be even bigger. What do you think?
Well, not only do I think that, I'm seeing it. And not only you know, it's not only in In people that are of a certain age, but it's every age group. I've been saying this for months, that he is moving with urgency. He is moving with power. And we need to step out of the boat by faith Uh where Jesus is uh while time while we still have time.
And so, you know, this is again not just happening in one place, but all over the world. And I invite everyone to Hebrews 11. By faith they stopped the mouths of lions. By faith the walls of Jericho fell. And so by faith, step out of the boat and join us.
uh on this extraordinary journey. Yeah, and you said January 31st is the leaders' meeting. But the actual revival, is that going to be in April or? Yes, sir. So we have the leaders' meeting.
You know, this is just by the way, it's not just Pastors and leaders, but worshipers, church staff, evangelists, everyone's welcome to that. And then we have our mass outreach. This is going to be our biggest outreach we've ever done. In Charleston, march seventh. You can go to WHHQ.org, WHHQ.org to find out details.
That's World Harvest Headquarters.org. And uh That's going to be 10 trucks. 10 baptismal polls. Ten evangelistic teams, ten worship bands, ten locations all across Charleston, all in one day, preaching the gospel to everyone that will listen. And then we're coming back and celebrating.
We'll also be spreading the word about the crusade March 7th, and then April 24th through the 26th is the crusade. April 24th. I'm writing this stuff down. April 24th through the 26th is the crusade. March the 7th is where you're getting all of that together, the baptismal pools.
And if they wanted to check out more, you said it's whq.org. Is that right? That's right. Yes, sir. And we've got a Bucksman out of Ohio.
Is revival still possible today, Buxman? This is an awesome Topic, my brothers. I want to ask both of you, if you can, in one short sentence. Because I've always wondered this guy. Starting with you, Jacob, since you're the guest on Truth Talk.
Um What is Jacob's definition? Of revival. And then, if you would, Mike, give me your definition. Keep it to one sentence if you would, John.
Okay. Thanks for the call, Bucksman. Go ahead, Jacob.
Well, it's hard to keep that in one sentence. I do believe that. uh through a revival is when we see a a region when we see a people group, when we see a a place Not just give their lives to Christ in repentance, but there is a result of that. And that result is that People become a witness. For Christ.
And that the People that were once silent in their faith are now bold in their faith, preaching the gospel to the broken, the weary, the lost. The Bible commands us to go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
So I believe that revival, the result of revival, should be that. God's people is preaching the cross to anybody that will listen. Uh Stepping over the rubble, sword in hand, going after every soul. That's awesome. And, you know, I don't know if that was a sentence or not, but hey, we try our best, right?
No, no, no. It's all good. No, I don't think I could do it at a Senate, but, you know, I'm an evangelist for a brick rule.
So this is what I've heard. I've heard that a revival is when the people in the church, so when the Christians get excited and get revived. An awakening is when the Christians are so revived that it actually spills over into the community, into those who are not saved. And what I see you guys doing now to me is really both, Jacob. Come on.
That was much better than me, Michael. With one pen. No, but but you actually started off, Jacob. You said you've done this. It wasn't just here.
You've shared the gospel and you've done evangelism in other parts of the world. Is that right? Yeah, my first three major gospel crusades was actually in the Middle East and Pakistan. And when we stepped into that region, obviously we didn't think it was possible, but. Uh looking back uh witnessing over 5,000 documented decisions for Christ.
in that place, it changed me forever. And open the doors to other continents. And then we We stepped into Burundi, which was another dream come true for me in 20, I believe, 2021 during COVID. where we watched on live T V that they were going to shut our crusade down but stepping into Burundi with our brand new team that uh was figuring all this out and And uh and then witnessing uh Well, over 150,000 people come to that crusade field over the course of five nights. Really launched World Harvest onto the global stage and then ended up in South America and now all over West Africa.
Yeah, man, we've been doing it now, I believe, full-time five, six years, and we're just getting started. Amen. And there's a quote that I love, and it says that courage is not the absence of fear, but the willingness to charge on in spite of that fear. And that was FDR who said that, but I believe I heard you say that earlier was when you said you first preached to an audience and 40-some people came forward. And you said, but what they didn't know is that you were scared to death.
I mean, it's, you know, people, this isn't always easy for people to do, but I've seen that when we take that first step, the Lord many times gives us what we need. Yeah, and I do believe he blesses obedience. We see that in Luke, you know, when he asks. But uh when he asked for them to to release the their nets, you know, that they they say they were they've been s They'd been fishing all day, but because of obedience, they'd let down their net. Even with all the All right, guys, we are back with Jacob Ebersaul.
And while I was over the break, Jacob, I was thinking about this passage in Luke 18, verse 10. And it said that two men went up into the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee and the other a publican. It says, The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. He said, I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but he smote upon his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me, a sinner.
And Jesus said, I tell you that this man went down to his house justified rather than the other. For everyone that exalteth himself shall be abased, and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. And I wonder if there's some pastors listening today, because you may see some really big things. Things that the Lord is doing. God may be using you in a big way.
And I know, Jacob, you sure have seen some mighty, mighty works of God. The question that I've got for you: when you see the Lord moving through you in a mighty way, how do you stay humble? Oh boy. This is something that we talk about often as a team. I always like to say this, Make sure we're hiding behind the cross and not standing in front of it.
And so. I do believe there is such power and humility. And I I haven't even explored that that word enough to fully grasp it and understand it. I do believe it's directly connected to the cross. You know, one of the passages that is really a life passage of mine is 1 Corinthians 13.
That we can Speak with the tongues of angels, we can preach the best sermon, we can hold these major events and all these things, but if we have not love, we have nothing. And that's beautiful, but it's also frightening. Yeah. I have to go low. He must increase.
I must decrease. And otherwise, there's this major void. There's this major void in your heart and in your soul because you're building treasures on earth and not in heaven. And this is too hard, it's too difficult, it takes too much of a toll on your family for you to operate that way. And so whatever we do.
I want to do it unto the Lord so that when we get to glory, he looks at us and says, Well done, my good and faithful servant. Amen. And so we hear about all these revivals. We hear about the Jonathan Edwards, and we hear about who is the other guy? I can't think of the guy with the great revival in Rochester, New York, Charles Finney.
But what a lot of people don't know is that those revivals were all preceded by prayer.
So in Northampton, Massachusetts, before Jonathan Edwards actually preached his sermon, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, there were weeks and months and even years of people praying for this. And all of a sudden, what they saw is they saw the revival. But what they didn't see was the prayer and the preparation that went into the revival. Do you guys tell me about you and your team's prayer life? You are you are hitting hitting one of my favorite topics.
Before we even started Spartanburg, I asked Carolyn Marlowe, our Prayer Hub lead, to uh begin citywide prayer. Way before, months before we even started, like late 2023, and And so I believe nothing urgent or nothing powerful happens without urgent, fervent prayer. And so I'll be honest with you, too. I don't think I want to be a part of anything that is not saturated with urgent, fervent prayer.
So because.
So, if it doesn't start with prayer, it's probably going to end badly. You know, He is gracious on our lives. I get that. This is a major part of our daily life as a team, and I do want to give a shout out to team members who are listening. I love you dearly.
Without you, this all wouldn't be possible. We'd love to get Carolyn Marlowe on here with you, Michael. Yeah, definitely. She was actually with me in Charleston two days ago. Already preparing the grounds for prayer for that crusade coming.
Definitely. Yes, she's welcome to call in, or if she's with you, she's welcome to say anything as well. Is she there with you? No, I wish she was. Oh, okay.
I didn't know if that's what you're with us in spirit. She's with us in spirit. There you go. And so, you know, so there is prayer. There's a lot of prayer involved.
You have to stay humble. And you kind of touched on this a little bit before, but the Bible doesn't say if you face persecution when you're a Christian. It says you will face persecution. And we hear about all the good stuff. We hear about CBN.
We hear about the revival. Have you guys received either persecution or have you seen where the enemy has maybe tried to stop what you're doing? I mean, I could stay on here for three hours for that conversation. Um certainly. I mean Not just here in the United States, but all over the world.
I mean, when we were in Guinness-Bissau, West Africa. Uh you know the the In some ways, the locals there wouldn't even serve us water. And then the the the day of the crusade, our our crusade compound got locked. with these big gold chains. And they told us that we couldn't hold the Crusade anymore, even though we had We had bought the permit, and I won't go into all that whole story, but these kinds of things have happened all over the world.
And we expect it. And we, uh, but the one thing I know, Michael, is that the devil doesn't know what to do with joy. Yep. Uh and so we we Smile big, and we keep pressing forward no matter what comes at us, because we are already on the winning side. And so we expect persecution, but honestly, it doesn't really phase us.
Because it's already kind of a promise that was made to us, so yeah, that's true. Pressing forward, yeah, that's it. And Proverbs 24:16, and this is kind of what I hear you saying: Proverbs 24:16 says, For a just or a righteous man falls down seven times, and seven times he rises again. It says, But the wicked shall fall into mischief. And so, what I hear, what I hear you saying, Jacob, is that if you want to do anything great for the Lord, you have to be resilient and you have to get up when you've fallen down.
you know, there is an enemy, and he's seeking to destroy you. but we serve a God of the impossible, like we've already said. And one thing that I've been really hiding in my heart is to also. not lean on my own understanding. We we serve a God that holds the world in the palm of his hand.
He gave us breath. He gave us life. The the God of the seven seas. And I'm starting I I get I get I get persecution from Christians for saying this, but I'm going to say it, Michael. I think I think if we actually had a company of men and women that actually believe the Bible, actually.
You would be a crazy person. You you you wouldn't be able to shut up. And so, what I'm saying is, I'm trying to lean on his word. And not my own understanding, almost like a child, and actually believe it enough to step out by faith and declare it. not just privately, but publicly.
And this is easier said than done, but it is a crushing journey, but the most beautiful journey that I've ever gone on. Absolutely. And I hear a lot of people who deal with depression, a lot of people who are just having a tough time right now. But to me, the antidote to that is praise. And it says in Psalm 148, verse 1, it says, Praise ye the Lord.
Praise ye the Lord from the heavens. Praise him in the heights. Praise ye him, all his angels. Praise ye him, all his hosts. Praise ye him, sun and moon.
Praise him, all ye stars of light. Praise him, ye heaven of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the Lord, for he commanded and they were created. And when I start to praise the Lord, to me, it changes the atmosphere, Jason. I'm sorry, not Jason, Jacob.
Do you see that as well? I got your name wrong in the beginning, so you can get mine. We're even. We're even right now. Yeah, man.
I do believe it's It's something that we decided in Spartanburg that we would send praise to the forefront. to the to the front of the battle. And That was declared and prayed over, and we started doing that where. It's not only just us worshiping inside the church walls, but the day the crusade. Yeah.
Which I should probably tell this to you too. April 24th, we're going to do a Jesus march. Uh Starting around 5:45 p.m. at the Crusade Field, where we send the praise forward. and it truly breaks through the atmosphere.
And again, the devil doesn't know what to do with joy, so we're going to keep doing that. Yeah, man. And what can you do to somebody who just won't quit? You know, what can you do to somebody who says, Devil, you can throw everything that you've got at me, but when I've read the end of the book and I know that Jesus wins, and sometimes I love what you said. You said, when the enemy starts attacking, you can even laugh at the enemy because you know that he's going to lose.
Is that right? 100%. You can even kill me. I'll still win. I'm going to glory, man.
And I tell you what, we joke about that, but it is something that is actually happening all across the world. And so, when we talk about persecution, this is not something that maybe could just happen in the future and is not happening right now. There are over 100,000 Nigerian Christians who I've heard who have been killed over the last several years. But even despite that persecution, they say we're sticking with Jesus, man. Mm-hmm.
Come on, we're sticking with Jesus. God bless Nigeria. I love Nigerians. West Africa is one of my favorite places in the world and Those are true heroes of the faith out there. Praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord. And as we go and as we move on, I'm sure there are some people who are listening today and they're hearing about the revival. They're hearing about the revival, Jacob. They say, I want to do something. It w I mean, what would you tell them?
Get involved. Get directly involved and don't hesitate. Don't wait till tomorrow. No matter what your skill set is. And I'm being serious, if you're listening to this.
And you feel like you've kind of been sitting on the church pew and there's more for you, I urge you to do whatever it takes to get close to the fire. Draw close to the fire, even fight for it. And when you start this process, what's going to happen is there's going to be all these barriers that come up. There's going to be, it's kind of like Peter when he stepped out of the boat. Guarantee there was probably some people looking at him like you're crazy.
Maybe they were even tugging at his collar to get back in the boat. But do whatever you got to do to jump And go into deep waters, no matter what your skill set is, no matter where you are. Uh you know, maybe you're new in Christ or old. We have a place for you. Come and join us.
Absolutely. And we'll be right back with the last segment in just a minute. And we'll tell you how you guys can directly get involved in this revival that's coming up. Is that right, Jacob? Amen.
Amen. Yes, sir. All right. We'll be right back on Truth Talk Live. All right, guys, we are back with Jacob Ebersoll on our last segment, and we're going to be talking about how you can actually get involved and help them out with this revival.
It's not a matter of whether it's going to happen or not. It's not a matter of whether it's even happening. It's happening. The question is, are you going to be a part of it? And so, the first thing that I'm looking at right now is you can go to whhq.org.
And so, yes, there's a lot of good things that are happening with this revival, but I see a little donate button at the top, at the very top of the page, Jacob. And if people want to help you guys out, they can certainly help that way. Is that right? This would be a major blessing to us. These crusades that we're doing do have a high cost.
And so Anybody that feels pressed and led to do that, that would be a big deal to us and mean the world to our team. But how to get involved directly is on that page, and this is the best way. I know you hear about websites all the time, but we have. Truly built this web site out so you can get directly connected, and then you're not gonna hear from some automated system or whatever. Go to the Get Involved page on our website, and you can literally get plugged into our live WhatsApp group.
We're all in there. You can call us directly and ask questions. You can get connected to our text message thread where you're going to get direct text messages from our team about everything going on, how to get plugged into the events, what teams need the most help. and then also go to our events page and lock those dates down on your calendar. Awesome.
Yeah, I'm looking at it right now. Join our WhatsApp page, and I see some people on that page actually lifting up the tent. And so, you know, number one, so yes, it takes money, but it also takes people helping out before and during. Is that right? Yes.
So I think this is a date I did not give you, but and that's because it's not official yet, but I'll just say this by faith. The weekend before the crusade is typically raise the tent day, and so that would be April 18th. That's not official yet, but I'm going to say you can go ahead and lock that in your calendar. We need hundreds of people, hundreds of people to come and help raise this massive tent. The poles on this thing are huge.
We have to use skid steers and four-wheelers. And the last time we put this thing up, we had a whole basketball team come out and help us. And uh So you come out and help us there. And there's hundreds of different areas that we need help with, not just raise the tent.
So there's a place for you, and we need your hands, we need your feet, we need your voice. Absolutely. When I see what you're looking for, the very first thing on the list, it says intercessors and prayer warriors. That's right. Good eye, Michael.
That's right. Why is that so important? Yes, we already touched on it, but I do I believe prayer works, and I don't just say that as a talking point. You know, I've said this often, our prayer team has literally prayed. And a day or two after, the Lord moves in the most important areas.
And so. That is why that's number one. And so if you are a prayer warrior, If you are an intercessor, we need you, even if you're outside the country. I want you to focus your eyes and your attention on South Carolina and pray for our team. We need you.
Absolutely. And so, and the other thing is, is just, I feel an excitement coming up, but you told me you've got some stories, not just in general, but you've got some, sorry, you've got some, you've got some people who have come to your tents or come to your revivals before. You even went to, was it a fairgrounds where you said it was kind of an unlikely place. Is that right? Yeah, the Spartanburg Crusade actually was Kind of a dead zone in some ways, a place where it's kind of off the beaten path.
And but I knew the Lord wanted us to do it there because that's a place where darkness wa would was very prevalent. but not anymore in Jesus' name. And so from the Spartanburg Crusade and honestly all of our crusades, people's lives are changed, their families are changed, and those people are now literally a part of the crusade team. And so all across the state, People far and wide from different backgrounds are coming to Christ. getting baptized, getting plugged into the local church and becoming a part of the World Harvest family.
And that's why our website is named what it is. It's World Harvest Headquarters. We do believe that this is is a place. This is our harvest home. where we are seeing people transformed and deployed into the harvest field.
And a lot of the stories that are coming. I mean, we just got back from West Africa with a team of 12, many of which have never been to Africa, and the testimonies from From out of their mouths are life-changing. And it's The coolest part of what I do, Michael.
So, we're not just preaching the gospel to lost people, but we're commissioning people into the harvest field. Absolutely. And I want to encourage you to get in the game. You know, one of my favorite quotes is by Theodore Roosevelt, and it says, It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or whether doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.
Let me tell you right now, if you're listening, if you've been on the sidelines for a while, God is calling you. If you haven't been Spending time in the prayer closet in a while, God is calling you. If you feel like you want to go out and share the gospel with others, God is calling you. But this is what I want you to do: I want you to go to this website and tell us the website again. It's W H H Q.
go and check it out and become a part of This family Going from South Carolina to the ends of the earth until the whole world knows. Yeah, and that way, all of these dates that you're talking about, they don't have to guess about it. If they're on the WhatsApp, the WhatsApp call or the messaging and all of that, they'll be able to see it and hear it directly, directly from there. But, you know, it's exciting what we're able to do, buddy. It's exciting to be able to share the gospel.
It is, it's tough sometimes, but I'm sure you've seen people who have even been on drugs or on alcohol, and Jesus just completely took it away, right? Our God is alive. and he is real and he changed my life, took me out of the miry clay And that's what we do it for is To reach our hand down and become a bridge for people to meet Jesus and. I'm going to do this until the day I die, or somebody takes me out, Michael. And, like we said before, even if I get taken out, I'm still winning.
Even if you get taken out, you're still winning. And so, you know, it's interesting. There are up to, they say there's up to 40% of the people who listen to this radio station who are not Christians. And so, first of all, I want to say: if you're listening and you're not a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ, thank you for listening. The very fact that you're listening today is telling me that God is doing something in your heart.
What would you say to those people who are listening who may not be followers of Jesus, Jacob? When when Jesus went to the cross, I believe he had your face in his mind. and he looked out up at Mount Galgotha, the place of the skull, And he kept going and kept going. And kept going because of the love that he had for you and for me. I do believe he had your name in his mind.
He has the hairs of your head numbered. And when he was raised up in between those two thieves, I do believe it was literally a picture of the world. that the th this thief over here was was mocking Jesus With his voice, he said, If you're God in the flesh, save yourself, send 10,000 angels. But the the thief on his other side, looked at Jesus And knew that this was the king of kings and the lord of lords, the alpha and omega. And in all of his sin, in all of his shame, in all of his pain, he looked at Jesus and he said, Lord, remember me.
When you come into your kingdom, and Jesus looked back at that thief and said, Today you will be with me in paradise. And what I love so much about that story is it's connected directly to John 3:16, that for God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever Believeth on him shall not perish, but have everlasting life.
So if you're listening to this, He has his hand reached out to you now. Reach back. You must be born again, and on this day, that can happen for you. And I do believe if you will truly give your all to the Lord, if you will truly surrender your all to the Lord. I believe I believe that it is not only going to transform your life, but your family's life.
And so I urge you to To give him everything because the time is running out. The Bible says that for what is our life but a vapor that appears for a little time. and vanishes away.
So I urge you in this hour, if you're listening to this, give your life to Christ before it's everlasting too late. He loves you. Amen. And there was somebody who probably just said, I want to give my life to Christ. What would you tell them to do after they said yes to Jesus?
Bible says in Romans 10. If you confess with your mouth. And believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you shall be saved. Yeah. I just want to, if you're listening to this, I do feel an urgency to pray this with you.
You cry out to him. I say this all the time, Michael. He doesn't speak English. Jesus doesn't speak Russian. He doesn't speak Spanish.
He speaks heart. Yes.
And so when you pray this prayer, you're praying it with your whole heart. crying out to him and and As you look unto him, I want you to say this with me: say, Dear Lord Jesus Christ. I come to you today. A sinner. in need of salvation.
Jesus I confess with my mouth what I believe in my heart. that you died on a cross. And you were buried. And you rose again. Jesus, I surrender my life to you.
Forgive me of my sins. Take me to heaven when I die. Yeah.
