This is the Truth Network. It's arguably the biggest gospel event in the world. And it is seismic. It is epic.
Some could say it matches the epic level of the flood because it is at the arc encounter. And I believe it's 40 days and 40 nights. Ray Flynn, you're a busy man right now, brother, because you're getting ready for a flood of revival and music and preaching, brother. Tell us what's going on. Hey, brother Stu.
Hey, it is exciting. We kick off next week. That's next Tuesday, July the 28th. It's when all of this starts. Maybe for some of the listeners, they've never heard of this, but Encounter is the number one Christian attraction in America.
And literally has millions of people who come there every single year. And then their sister attraction, the Creation Museum. We were invited six years ago. To put together the largest Christian music festival in the entire world. That would feature multiple genres of Christian music, great speakers that would bring the word of the Lord.
And through the last, just the first five years, we're getting ready to start year six next week. But in that first five years, God has used this event in such an amazing way that we have seen nearly 10,000 people who've made public professions of faith. just at that one event.
So it's been crazy. Wow. And Ray, as long as I've known you. You are. You love good music.
You love good worship. But you also love good preaching and you've always been committed.
Souls getting saved. I just love that about you and your heart, your ministry, with all you're doing. Talk about that. Talk about the power of. You're putting up these amazing artists.
And then, but something happens there where people, people are coming forward and giving their life to Christ. Can you talk about that ministry impact? Because some, you know, so often we get into the entertainment stuff, but people don't realize this is all a means to bringing people to the Lord. Absolutely. We started this back in 1992, and we have not changed what we have been doing for 34 years.
And that is, yes, people do love artists like Jeremy Camp or Kane or Triumphant or Gold City or whoever, whatever the genre is that is your, you know, your favorite. But right in the middle of the concert, not as an afterthought at the end or anything like that, but right in the middle. We take time to have the Word of God to be open. And to actually give a message of God's love towards each of us and what He did through His Son, and how there's an opportunity. At that moment then.
Um to ask people has this ever happened to you Because I truly believe there's people, in fact, I don't just believe it, I know this for a fact. 30-some percent of the people who come to the Ark Encounter come there because it's a theme park along the side of the road and something fun to do with their family.
Some have no religious background, no church affiliation. And there's a whole lot of people that have been in church all their life, but they've never really been challenged with what Nicodemus.
So did Jesus. And he said this: He said, Nicodemus, unless you're born again, you'll never even see the kingdom of God. And so we lay out the truth, and this is exactly how it is that you become a saved individual, a born-again individual. And then we allow them to make that decision publicly. And again, literally.
thousands and thousands and thousands of people walk out of there every year. Their life changed and a new believer in the faith. It's amazing. Yeah, what a blessing. Ray Flynn, this is a big event.
Listen, if you don't know about it, Don't just learn about it. Go take your family. You'll be blessed just by going to the ARC encounter. It is an encounter, and this is something worth spending some time. I talked to some folks that just got back.
I've talked to other folks that are going. You've got all these headliners, Ray, kind of. Break it down for our listeners.
Now, they want to say, say, say, someone's listening, they want to go, they want to support it. They want to obviously, I'm going to challenge everyone to pray for so many folks that are going to go. Maybe they don't even know the Lord. They've never been born again, like you said.
So, everyone be praying for this, but Ray, what's the best way to get some tickets, kind of plan, schedule, website to go and look at the schedule? Maybe someone can say, hey, I can go hear my favorite artist and you know, d do a little family getaway. Here's the cool thing, and we've not even talked about this, but here's the cool thing. The concerts are absolutely free for admission to the Ark Encounter.
So you don't have to have another ticket or have to wait in line, all that kind of stuff to get tickets for the concert. The concert, all the concerts, all 40 days are absolutely free. And so a lot of people just wait and buy their admission to the ARC encounter when they get there that day. But you can also go to 40daysofchristianmusic.com. And at 40daysofchristianmusic.com, you will see a full lineup by day of every single artist.
That way you can sort of pick and choose what days work best for you. And then It will send you right over where you can go ahead and get a fast pass to go to the arc encounter. A lot of people will do this. A lot of people will get a discounted rate and do what they call like a bouncer pass. It's a three-day pass.
And it allows you time to tour the Arc Encounter, go to the zoo, maybe go zip lining, do the. You know, the virtual reality and all that kind of stuff, maybe a day to go over to the Creation Museum. But wherever you go. There will be free concerts that will be going on, some of the biggest names in Christian music, and of course, the word of God that will be preached and an opportunity. I would say this to your listeners.
I know people that listen to truth, and I'm telling you, the people that listen to the Truth Network, some of the best people, solid Christian people in the whole world, but you have friends just like I do. They're lost. They seem like they have no interest in church, or maybe they used to be in church, they've slid away. What an opportunity to invite them to say, hey, why don't we go to this great amusement park? They have a life-size Noah's Ark.
We'll just go do that, we'll go to the zoo. And the next thing you know, hey, there's a free concert, they come in and have a god encounter that changes their life forever. Amen. Ray, that's a such a good word. Wow.
And it's going on, and you know, it's interesting, there's so many references in scripture. You know, of course, you have this great story of Noah who found grace in the eyes of the Lord, and there was judgment. God said, I'll never judge the earth again with flood. And Astros and Genesis, some great folks have contributed to this huge arc encounter that you got to see it. To believe it, it's amazing.
But you know, Ray, you know, Jesus said, as it was in the days of Noah.
So be and when the coming of the man draws near, Christ is coming back. The next great event in history is coming. And that's right. Just as the door of the ark closed. And the wrath of God came in the form of thunder, lightning, and rain to drown out the earth, which was horrible, tragic.
Noah pleaded with people: Hey, come on the ark. This is the ark of God's protection. Ray Flynn, you're rallying an army of musicians and pastors and leaders to preach. To give folks an opportunity, and ironically, at another ark, a perfect replica, or maybe not a perfect replica, but a great replica of the ark with great biblical references and all kinds of experiences there. But you're calling people to God.
And I just really think folks take this very seriously. And take your friends and all of our affiliates, Truth Network, AFR, Wilkins, all the people that are brave enough to carry this national radio show, Truth Talk. Go to this thing. And go and pray for them. Send some financial support to this ministry because this is going to be a big deal.
And, Ray, I thank you, brother, again. We've been promoting your concerts and events. You and I have been knowing each other for decades, man. And I'm just grateful for you taking a step of faith to put on this kind of show that's going to be going to shine the light of Jesus in a bright way.
Well, I say, God be the glory. We're looking forward to what he's going to do. We'll start next Tuesday. We invite all of your listeners to be with us. And, Stu, thank you.
For always being committed to the Lord. And you're right. I've known you, seems like all my life, and you've never wavered. You're always solid. You're always about bringing the truth of God's word.
And you're such a great partner. Just want to let you know that I care about you, your ministry. Love you guys. And hope to see you soon at the Arcan Cutter for the 40 Days of Christian Music. Yes, sir.
We're going to get up there. One of us from the Truth Network needs to get up there and do our show from their great studio. And bring in some of your folks and do some radio up there. Give us that website one more time because the website really tells the story of the event. That's right.
40 Days of Christian Music. That's the number 4040 Days of ChristianMusic.com. You can find out all the details. Everybody's going to be there, how to get your tickets to the Arch Encounter, the whole nine yards right there. Truth to apply.
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