Building a Legacy - Remembering Charlie Kirk - Memorial from State Farm Stadium, Glendale AZ

[00:00:01] [Music] [00:00:07] [Music] [00:00:24] [Music] [00:00:42] [Music] [00:00:51] [Music] [00:01:24] Good morning everybody. [00:01:26] Welcome this morning. We're so thankful [00:01:28] to have you here as we celebrate the [00:01:31] life of our friend Charlie Kirk. One [00:01:34] thing I want to remind us today is that [00:01:36] our focus and our aim today is going to [00:01:39] be about focusing [00:01:42] on the faith that Charlie had in our [00:01:43] great God. We're going to lift our [00:01:46] voices in worship. We're going to raise [00:01:48] a battle cry. We want to invite you to [00:01:50] join us as we sing. [00:01:53] [Music] [00:01:55] For I raise a hallelu [00:02:01] in the presence of my enemies. [00:02:07] I raise a halleluer [00:02:11] [Music] [00:02:14] than the unbelief. [00:02:19] And I raise a hallelujah. [00:02:25] My weapon is a melody. Yes, it is. [00:02:31] I raise a hallelu. [00:02:33] [Music] [00:02:37] Heaven comes to fight for me. Come on, [00:02:41] we're going to sing. [00:02:43] I'm going to sing [00:02:45] in the middle of the storm. [00:02:48] Louder and louder. You're going to hear [00:02:52] my praises, oh Lord. [00:02:54] Up from the ashes, [00:02:57] hope will arise. [00:03:00] Death is defeated. [00:03:03] The king is alive. [00:03:07] [Music] [00:03:12] Come on together we declare. [00:03:15] I raise a hallelujah [00:03:20] with everything inside of me. [00:03:26] I raise a hallelu. [00:03:31] [Applause] [00:03:32] I will watch the darkness. [00:03:35] Yes I will. [00:03:38] I raise a hallelujah [00:03:41] [Applause] [00:03:44] in the name of the mystery. [00:03:50] I raise a hallelujah. [00:03:56] Fear lost your hold on me. I'm going to [00:03:59] sing. Come on everybody. [00:04:02] I'm going to sing in the middle of the [00:04:06] storm. [00:04:08] Louder and louder you're going to hear [00:04:11] my praises roar. The d from the ashes [00:04:16] hope will arise. [00:04:19] Cuz death is defeated. [00:04:22] The king is alive. [00:04:28] So sing it louder. [00:04:34] Sing a little louder. [00:04:36] >> Oh, louder than the only. [00:04:40] >> Sing a little louder. [00:04:42] >> My heaven is on. [00:04:45] >> Sing a little louder. [00:04:49] Heaven comes my [00:04:54] presence of my enemy. Sing it louder. [00:05:00] Louder than the opening [00:05:07] is a melody. Sing a little louder [00:05:13] to fight for me. Sing a little louder. [00:05:18] And I'm going to sing [00:05:20] in the middle of the storm. Yes. Louder [00:05:24] and louder. You're going to hear the [00:05:27] praises roar. From the aes is open. [00:05:35] Death is defeated. [00:05:38] The king is alive. [00:05:44] [Applause] [00:05:48] [Music] [00:05:49] [Applause] [00:05:56] [Music] [00:06:00] [Applause] [00:06:03] [Music] [00:06:07] [Applause] [00:06:08] [Music] [00:06:12] [Applause] [00:06:14] [Music] [00:06:15] [Applause] [00:06:17] Weapon may be formed, but it won't [00:06:20] prosper. [00:06:23] And when the darkness falls, it won't [00:06:26] prevail. [00:06:29] Because the God I serve knows only how [00:06:32] to triumph. [00:06:36] And oh my God will never fail. Oh, I [00:06:40] believe [00:06:42] that my God will never fail. Can you [00:06:46] declare this? Cuz I'm going to see a [00:06:48] victory. [00:06:50] I'm going to see a victory [00:06:53] for the battle belongs to you, Lord. [00:06:59] And I'm going to see a victory. [00:07:02] I'm going to see a victory. [00:07:06] For the battle belongs to you, Lord. [00:07:12] Oh, [00:07:13] [Music] [00:07:22] [Applause] [00:07:25] there's power in the mighty name of [00:07:28] Jesus. [00:07:32] And every war he wages, he will win. [00:07:38] So I'm not backing down from any giants. [00:07:42] No. No. Cuz I know how this story is. [00:07:47] Yes, I do. [00:07:50] Cuz I know how this story ends. Come on, [00:07:54] say, "I'm going to see a victory. [00:07:58] I'm going to see a victory. [00:08:02] For the battle belongs to you, Lord. [00:08:06] [Applause] [00:08:07] I'm going to see a victory. [00:08:11] I'm going to see a victory. [00:08:14] For the battle belongs to you, Lord. [00:08:19] [Music] [00:08:23] Come on. We believe we serve a God who [00:08:25] is victorious and he turns things around [00:08:29] for our good, for his glory. Come on, [00:08:31] declare this with me. [00:08:34] Cuz you take what the enemy meant for [00:08:37] evil and you turn it for good. [00:08:41] You turn it for good. You believe that [00:08:44] today? [00:08:46] >> You take what the enemy meant for evil [00:08:50] and you turn it for good. [00:08:53] You turn it for good. Every time [00:08:59] you take what the enemy left for evil [00:09:03] and you turn it for good. [00:09:06] You turn it for good. [00:09:09] [Music] [00:09:11] You take what the enemy for evil and you [00:09:16] turn it for good. [00:09:18] You turn it for good. [00:09:22] I'm going to see your victory. [00:09:25] I'm going to see the victory [00:09:28] for the battle belongs to you, Lord. [00:09:34] And I'm going to see the victory. [00:09:37] I'm going to see the victory [00:09:41] for the battle belong to you, Lord. [00:09:48] You take what the enemy is [00:09:52] and you turn it for good. [00:09:55] You turn it for good. [00:09:59] [Music] [00:09:59] [Applause] [00:10:01] You take what the enemy [00:10:05] and you turn it for good. [00:10:08] You turn it for good. You take [00:10:13] you take the enemy and the evil and you [00:10:18] turn it for good. [00:10:20] You turn it for good. [00:10:26] You take what you enable [00:10:29] and you turn it for good. [00:10:33] You turn it for good. [00:10:35] [Applause] [00:10:37] [Music] [00:10:40] Amen. Yes, God. [00:10:45] And I believe that today that God is [00:10:48] working all things together for his [00:10:49] good, for his glory. He's taking this [00:10:53] situation, he's taking your story, and [00:10:55] he's turning things around. I love what [00:10:57] the scripture tells us that if any man [00:10:59] be in Christ, he's a new creation. The [00:11:01] old is gone. All things are made new. [00:11:04] And so, we step into a new identity. I [00:11:07] want us to sing about this this morning. [00:11:10] We are who Jesus says we are. [00:11:21] Who am I? That the highest king would [00:11:25] welcome [00:11:27] me. [00:11:29] I was lost but he brought me in. All his [00:11:33] love for me. [00:11:37] All his love for me. [00:11:44] Who am I that the highest king would [00:11:48] welcome? [00:11:53] I was lost but he brought me in. Oh his [00:11:56] life for [00:12:00] his life for [00:12:04] who the sun sets free. [00:12:08] Oh is free indeed. [00:12:12] I'm a child of God. Yes, I am. [00:12:21] [Music] [00:12:23] He has ransome me. His grace runs deep. [00:12:30] While I was a slave to Jesus died for [00:12:36] me. Yes, he died for me. [00:12:42] The song sets free. [00:12:46] Oh, is free indeed. [00:12:50] I'm a child of God. Yes, I am. [00:12:58] In my father's [00:13:01] house, [00:13:03] there's a place for me. [00:13:07] I'm a child of God. Yes, I am. [00:13:14] [Applause] [00:13:19] >> Well, now because of what Jesus has [00:13:20] done, we've got a new name. We've got a [00:13:24] new identity. I want us to make these [00:13:25] declarations because we believe them to [00:13:28] be true in Christ. Come on, sing with [00:13:30] me. [00:13:32] >> I am chosen, not forsen. [00:13:36] I am who you say I am. [00:13:40] And you are for me, not against me. I am [00:13:45] who you say I am. Come on everybody. I [00:13:49] am chosen, not forsaken. [00:13:53] I am who you say I am. [00:13:57] You are for me, not against me. I am who [00:14:02] you say I am. [00:14:05] I am chosen, not forsaken. [00:14:10] I am who you say I am. [00:14:14] You are for me, not against me. But I am [00:14:19] who you say I am. [00:14:22] Yes, I am who you say I am. [00:14:26] Yes, I am who you say I am. [00:14:31] [Applause] [00:14:33] Who the sun sets free. [00:14:37] Oh, is this free indeed. [00:14:41] I'm a child of God. Yes, I am. [00:14:49] In my father's [00:14:52] house, [00:14:54] there's a place for me. [00:14:58] I'm a child of God. [00:15:02] >> Yes, I am. [00:15:11] >> And all the earth shout your praise. Our [00:15:16] hearts will cry. These bones will sing. [00:15:20] Great [00:15:23] are you, Lord. [00:15:26] Yes, you are. [00:15:29] Oh, all the earth will shout your [00:15:32] praise. Our hearts will cry. These bones [00:15:36] will sing. Come on. Great. [00:15:40] [Music] [00:15:43] Come on, lift your voice all over this [00:15:45] room. [00:15:47] All the earth will shout your praise. [00:15:51] Our hearts will cry. These bones will [00:15:55] say, "Great [00:15:58] are you, Lord." [00:16:03] And all the earth, [00:16:05] all the earth will shout your praise. [00:16:09] Our hearts will cry. These homes will [00:16:13] sing. Great [00:16:16] are you, Lord. [00:16:21] [Music] [00:16:22] It's your breath [00:16:25] in our lungs. [00:16:27] So we pour out our praise. We pour out [00:16:31] our praise. It's your bre. [00:16:33] [Music] [00:16:36] So we pour out our praise to you. [00:16:40] It's your bre. [00:16:45] So we pour out our praise. We pour out [00:16:49] our praise to your name [00:16:52] in our lord. [00:16:54] We pour out our praise to you holy [00:16:59] air. [00:17:02] Oh, we pour out our praise [00:17:07] to the only true God. [00:17:10] [Music] [00:17:10] [Applause] [00:17:11] [Music] [00:17:13] Come on, sing it out all the earth. [00:17:17] All the earth will shout your praise. [00:17:21] Our hearts will cry. These bones will [00:17:25] sing. Great [00:17:28] are you Lord. We lift his praise. [00:17:35] All the earth will shout your praise. [00:17:39] Our hearts will crown. These bones will [00:17:43] sing great [00:17:50] all the earth. [00:17:53] All the earth will shout your praise. [00:17:57] Our hearts will cry. These bones will [00:18:01] sing. [00:18:05] Are you [00:18:07] [Music] [00:18:10] [Applause] [00:18:16] [Music] [00:18:24] great? Are you Lord? The great are you [00:18:27] Lord. [00:18:29] Oh, [00:18:41] great are you, Lord. [00:18:45] [Music] [00:18:47] You are great and great to be praised. [00:18:51] God, it's your breath [00:18:54] in our lungs. [00:18:57] So we pour out our praise. We pour out [00:19:01] our praise. It's your breath [00:19:05] in our lungs. [00:19:07] So we pour out our praise to you only [00:19:13] [Music] [00:19:16] God. Today we pour our praise out to [00:19:18] you. We declare your goodness, [00:19:22] your forgiveness, your love. We thank [00:19:25] you that you're a God that's the same [00:19:27] yesterday, today, and forever. The same [00:19:30] God. And so, God, we trust you by faith. [00:19:34] We believe that you're the God who did [00:19:36] miracles back then. You're still doing [00:19:38] miracles now. The God who saved back [00:19:40] then is still saving now. Let's declare [00:19:44] this together. [00:19:48] I'm calling on the God of Jacob. [00:19:56] [Music] [00:19:59] [Applause] [00:20:01] I know that you will keep your cover. [00:20:06] [Music] [00:20:08] I'm calling on the God of Moses. [00:20:14] The one who opened up the ocean. [00:20:21] I need you now to do the same [00:20:25] for me. [00:20:28] >> Do it, God. [00:20:30] >> Come on. This is our prayer together. [00:20:34] >> Oh God, my God, I need you. Oh God, my [00:20:39] God, I need you now. [00:20:42] >> How I need you now. [00:20:48] Rock of ages. I'm standing on your [00:20:53] faithfulness [00:20:56] on your faithfulness. [00:21:00] [Music] [00:21:07] I'm calling on the God of Mary [00:21:14] whose favor rest upon the Lord. [00:21:20] >> I know that you all things are possible. [00:21:27] >> I'm calling on the God of David. [00:21:34] made a shepher. [00:21:36] [Applause] [00:21:38] [Music] [00:21:40] I may not face Goliath. [00:21:43] But I've got my own giants. Oh God, my [00:21:48] God, I need you. Oh God, my God, I need [00:21:52] you now. How I need you now. [00:22:00] Your rock. for rock of ages. I'm [00:22:03] standing on your faithfulness. [00:22:07] [Music] [00:22:08] On your faithfulness, [00:22:12] [Music] [00:22:16] >> nothing. [00:22:16] >> It's your faithfulness I'm standing on. [00:22:20] >> Come on. He hears us when we pray. Sing [00:22:23] this out. [00:22:26] You hurt your children. Then you hear [00:22:30] your children. Now you are the same God. [00:22:36] You are the same God. You answered [00:22:40] prayers back then and you will answer. [00:22:44] We believe you are the same. Yes, you [00:22:48] are. You are the same God. You are [00:22:53] providing them. You are providing [00:22:58] them. You are the same God. You are the [00:23:03] same God. You move in power. Then God [00:23:09] move in power. Now you are the same God. [00:23:15] You are the same God. You were healer. [00:23:22] You are the healer God. You are the [00:23:26] savior God. You are the savior God. You [00:23:32] are the savior. [00:23:35] You are the savior. Now you are the same [00:23:40] god. You are the god. Oh god. My god. I [00:23:47] need you. Oh god. My god. I need you [00:23:51] now. How I need you now. [00:23:58] Oh, rock the rock of aes. I'm standing [00:24:02] on your faithfulness. [00:24:07] Oh, your faithfulness. [00:24:09] [Applause] [00:24:11] Oh God, my God, I need you. Oh God, my [00:24:16] God, I need you now. [00:24:19] I need you now. [00:24:24] Oh, rocker rock of aes. I'm standing on [00:24:29] your faithfulness. [00:24:31] [Applause] [00:24:33] Lord, on your faithfulness, [00:24:37] [Music] [00:24:42] your faithfulness we stand for. [00:24:46] [Music] [00:24:48] [Applause] [00:24:52] [Music] [00:24:57] So great is thy faithfulness. You know [00:25:03] what? Sing. Great is thy faithfulness. [00:25:10] Morning [00:25:12] by morning, [00:25:14] new mercies [00:25:17] I see. [00:25:20] And all I have need, [00:25:25] thy [00:25:27] have grown thy. [00:25:32] Great is thy faithfulness, [00:25:38] Lord. 1. [00:25:41] Sing pardon for sin. Come on. Pardon [00:25:45] for sin [00:25:47] and a peace that endure. [00:25:54] Thine [00:25:56] dear prayers [00:25:58] to cheer and to guide. [00:26:04] You give strength for today [00:26:09] and bright hope for [00:26:13] tomorrow. [00:26:14] [Music] [00:26:16] Blessings, [00:26:18] oh mine, with 10,000 [00:26:23] be. Come on, one voice together we say. [00:26:26] Oh, great is thy faithfulness. Yes, God. [00:26:32] Great is thy faith. [00:26:38] Morning [00:26:39] by morning. [00:26:42] New mercies [00:26:45] I see. [00:26:48] And all I have needed, [00:26:53] thy handath [00:26:56] proided. [00:26:59] Great is thy faith. Sing that again. [00:27:03] Great is Great is thy faithfulness. [00:27:10] Great is thy faithfulness, [00:27:18] Lord [00:27:21] to me. [00:27:27] [Music] [00:27:43] I cast my mind [00:27:47] to Calary [00:27:50] where Jesus bled [00:27:53] and died for me. [00:27:56] I see his words, [00:28:00] his hands, his feet. [00:28:03] My savior on [00:28:06] that cursed tree, [00:28:11] [Music] [00:28:13] his body bound [00:28:16] and drenched in tears. [00:28:20] They laid him down [00:28:23] in Joseph's tomb, [00:28:26] the entrance sea [00:28:30] by heavy storm [00:28:33] beside us still [00:28:36] and all alone. [00:28:39] Come on. This is our response to him [00:28:41] today. Oh, praise the name. Sing. Oh, [00:28:44] praise the name of the Lord our God. Do [00:28:51] praise his name [00:28:54] forever [00:28:56] more. [00:28:57] Foreless [00:28:59] days we will sing your praise. Oh Lord, [00:29:05] the Lord our God. [00:29:10] [Music] [00:29:12] Then on the third [00:29:16] at the break of dawn [00:29:19] the son of hell [00:29:23] ro [00:29:26] trample day. [00:29:29] Where is he? [00:29:32] The angels roar [00:29:36] for Christ the king. [00:29:43] Oh, praise the name of the Lord our God. [00:29:50] Oh, praise his name forever [00:29:55] more [00:29:57] for endless [00:29:58] days. We will sing your praise. [00:30:03] Oh Lord, oh Lord our God, [00:30:08] [Applause] [00:30:10] [Music] [00:30:12] you shall return [00:30:16] and rose of white. [00:30:19] The blazing sun [00:30:22] shall pierce the night [00:30:25] and I will rise [00:30:29] among the saints. [00:30:32] My gaze transfixed. [00:30:35] Oh Jesus. [00:30:38] Come on. We can hardly wait for the day. [00:30:43] Oh, raise the day of the Lord our [00:30:50] [Applause] [00:30:51] day. Come on. [00:30:53] [Applause] [00:30:56] For endless days we will sing your [00:31:01] praise, oh Lord, to Lord our God. [00:31:09] Oh, praise the name of the Lord our God. [00:31:16] Oh, praise his name forever [00:31:21] more. [00:31:23] Forever this day we will sing your [00:31:28] praise to Lord [00:31:31] Lord our God. [00:31:36] Lord [00:31:38] Lord our [00:31:40] God. [00:31:44] Come on, lift up your worship to the [00:31:46] King today. [00:31:53] >> Praise God. Thank you so much for [00:31:55] worshiping with us. You can be seated. [00:32:09] [Music] [00:32:25] Heat. Heat. [00:32:40] [Music] [00:32:47] [Music] [00:32:49] That's true. [00:32:51] [Music] [00:32:58] [Music] [00:33:04] [Music] [00:33:32] [Music] [00:33:47] See, [00:33:54] [Music] [00:34:03] sleep. [00:34:05] [Music] [00:34:40] Sleep. [00:34:42] [Music] [00:34:51] [Music] [00:34:57] [Music] [00:35:07] Sleep. [00:35:09] [Music] [00:35:41] [Music] [00:36:10] [Music] [00:36:16] [Music] [00:36:29] [Music] [00:36:31] Hey, hey, hey. [00:36:33] Heat. Heat. [00:36:46] [Music] [00:37:02] [Music] [00:37:13] [Music] [00:37:21] [Music] [00:37:46] [Music] [00:37:59] Hey, [00:38:01] [Music] [00:38:11] hey, hey. [00:38:13] [Music] [00:38:52] Hey, [00:38:54] hey, [00:38:56] hey. [00:38:58] [Music] [00:39:01] Heat. Heat. [00:39:04] [Music] [00:39:48] [Music] [00:40:05] [Music] [00:40:32] [Music] [00:40:53] [Music] [00:40:54] Heat. Heat. [00:40:56] [Music] [00:41:05] [Music] [00:41:23] [Music] [00:41:36] [Music] [00:41:58] [Music] [00:42:32] [Music] [00:43:08] [Music] [00:43:41] [Music] [00:44:04] Hey. [00:44:05] [Music] [00:44:10] Hey. Hey. [00:44:11] [Music] [00:44:18] [Music] [00:44:40] Heat. Heat. [00:44:41] [Music] [00:44:50] [Music] [00:45:11] Good morning everybody. [00:45:17] If you will, would you stand with us [00:45:21] as we lift up the name of Jesus in this [00:45:23] place? [00:45:24] He's worthy of our song today. [00:45:27] He's worthy of it. Come on, every voice. [00:45:32] Oh Lord my God [00:45:37] when I in awome [00:45:41] wonder [00:45:43] come see the love [00:45:48] the world I have made [00:45:54] and I see the stars [00:45:58] [Music] [00:46:00] and I Hear the rolling [00:46:04] thunder, [00:46:06] thy power throughout [00:46:10] the universe [00:46:13] display every voice. [00:46:17] This seems my soul, [00:46:21] my savior God to hear. How great [00:46:28] and how great thou are. [00:46:34] How great thou are. [00:46:40] This sings my soul, [00:46:44] my savior God toe. [00:46:50] [Music] [00:46:52] How great thou are. [00:46:57] How great thou are. [00:47:03] How great how great you are. [00:47:09] And when I f [00:47:13] [Music] [00:47:16] his son, [00:47:20] send him to die. [00:47:25] Our scarce can take it [00:47:32] that [00:47:34] far. [00:47:35] [Applause] [00:47:38] I'm [00:47:39] glad we [00:47:43] he [00:47:44] [Applause] [00:47:45] [Music] [00:47:48] to take away my s. Come on, here we go. [00:47:53] Every voice lift your mouth and sing my [00:47:57] soul. [00:47:59] Myior [00:48:01] God to me. [00:48:04] I praise you all. How great thou are, [00:48:12] how great thou [00:48:15] it sings [00:48:18] and sings my soul, [00:48:21] my savior God to me. [00:48:29] How great thou. [00:48:33] [Music] [00:48:35] How great [00:48:37] thou [00:48:46] when Christ shall come [00:48:52] with shout of acclamation [00:48:57] and take me home. [00:49:02] But joy shall fill my heart. [00:49:09] Then I shall bow [00:49:15] in hle [00:49:25] myior [00:49:29] [Applause] [00:49:39] to the [00:49:42] [Music] [00:49:43] how great thou [00:49:47] [Music] [00:49:49] great [00:49:52] Jesus. How great you are. [00:49:55] This seems my soul, [00:49:59] my savior God to thee. [00:50:04] How great, [00:50:06] how great thou are, [00:50:12] how great thou are. [00:50:15] [Music] [00:50:17] This is my soul, [00:50:22] my s. [00:50:24] Come on every voice. [00:50:27] How great, [00:50:29] how great, [00:50:31] [Music] [00:50:35] how great thou [00:50:42] sings my soul, [00:50:46] my savior God to thee. [00:50:51] [Music] [00:50:54] How great thou are. [00:51:00] How great [00:51:02] thou. [00:51:05] Come on, praise the Lord today. [00:51:07] Hallelujah. [00:51:17] [Music] [00:51:25] How great the chasm [00:51:28] that lay between us. How high the [00:51:33] mountain [00:51:35] I could not climb. [00:51:38] In desperation [00:51:41] I turned to heaven [00:51:45] and spoke your name into [00:51:49] the night. [00:51:51] Then through the darkness, [00:51:55] your loving kindness [00:51:58] tore through the shadows [00:52:01] of my soul. [00:52:05] The work is finished. [00:52:08] The end is written. [00:52:12] Jesus Christ my living. [00:52:18] Who could imagine? [00:52:21] Who could imagine [00:52:25] so great a mercy? [00:52:28] What heart could fathom [00:52:31] such boundless grace? [00:52:35] The God of ages [00:52:38] stepped down from glory [00:52:41] to wear my sin and then my cross. [00:52:48] The cross has spoken [00:52:51] and I am forgiven. [00:52:55] The King of Kings calls me his own. [00:53:01] Beautiful Savior, [00:53:05] I'm yours forever. [00:53:08] Jesus Christ, my living. [00:53:13] Sing hallelujah [00:53:15] and hallelujah. [00:53:18] Praise the one who set me free. [00:53:22] Hallelujah. [00:53:25] Death has lost its grip on me. You have [00:53:29] broken every chain. There's salvation in [00:53:34] your name. Jesus Christ, my living. [00:53:40] [Music] [00:53:45] Then came the morning [00:53:48] that sealed the promise. [00:53:51] Your buried body [00:53:55] began to breathe. [00:53:58] And out of the silence, [00:54:01] the roaring lion [00:54:05] declared the grave has no claim on me. [00:54:10] Come on, church. [00:54:12] King [00:54:15] I see the proise [00:54:18] your very [00:54:22] beginning to break [00:54:25] out of your silence [00:54:28] the roy [00:54:31] [Music] [00:54:32] [Applause] [00:54:34] has no on [00:54:39] Jesus yours is the [00:54:47] [Music] [00:54:49] I [00:54:52] praise the one who set me free. I [00:54:59] has lost his me. You have broken every [00:55:04] chain. There salvation in your name. [00:55:09] Jesus Christ, your mind is hallelujah. [00:55:15] Hallelujah. [00:55:18] Praise the one who set me free. [00:55:22] Hallelujah. [00:55:25] Death has lost its grip on me. You have [00:55:29] broken every chain. There's salvation in [00:55:34] your name. Jesus Christ my living. [00:55:42] Jesus Christ my living. [00:55:48] Jesus Christ you're my livinging [00:55:53] hope. [00:55:59] Thank you Jesus. Thank you Jesus. [00:56:02] [Applause] [00:56:05] [Music] [00:56:07] Want anybody thankful for Jesus in this [00:56:10] place? [00:56:14] This next song's my testimony [00:56:17] and the prophecy. He can turn even a [00:56:19] grave into a garden. I searched the [00:56:21] world [00:56:25] but it couldn't fail me. [00:56:30] And man's empty praise and treasures of [00:56:34] faith were never [00:56:37] enough. Oh, [00:56:40] and you came along. [00:56:43] Oh, [00:56:45] and putting me back together. [00:56:50] And every desire is now satisfied [00:56:56] here in your love. [00:56:59] Come on, let you know. Sing it out. Oh, [00:57:02] there's nothing [00:57:05] better than you. There's nothing [00:57:10] better than you, Lord. There's nothing, [00:57:15] nothing is better than you, [00:57:20] [Music] [00:57:21] though we know it's [00:57:24] true. [00:57:26] Yeah. And I'm not afraid [00:57:29] [Music] [00:57:31] to show you my weakness [00:57:34] [Music] [00:57:36] and my failures and faults. Lord, you've [00:57:40] seen them all and you still call me [00:57:44] friend. Yeah. [00:57:46] was the God of the mountain [00:57:52] is the God of the valley [00:57:57] and there's not a place your mercy and [00:58:01] grace won't find me again and again and [00:58:06] again we say oh there's nothing [00:58:12] better than you there's Nothing [00:58:17] better than you. Lord, there's nothing. [00:58:22] Nothing is better than you. [00:58:26] Oh. [00:58:29] Oh, there's nothing [00:58:32] better than Jesus. [00:58:36] Nothing nothing wrong. [00:58:42] nothing. [00:58:47] Ah, this is where we declare who our God [00:58:50] is and what he can do, what he can do in [00:58:53] this place even today. Come on. You turn [00:58:57] morning into dancing. [00:59:01] You give beauty for ashes [00:59:06] and you turn shame into glory. [00:59:10] You're the only one who care. [00:59:16] You turn morning to dancing. [00:59:21] You give beauty for [00:59:27] you sh to glory. [00:59:30] You [00:59:33] [Music] [00:59:35] from my bra. You turn the ra into. [00:59:39] [Music] [00:59:42] You turn mountain. [00:59:44] [Applause] [00:59:47] You turn season high. [00:59:51] You're the only one. [00:59:55] You're the only [00:59:58] one [01:00:01] [Applause] [01:00:04] for these men. Come on. Let me hear you [01:00:07] sing it. [01:00:09] Oh, there's nothing. [01:00:12] [Music] [01:00:16] No, no, no. [01:00:20] [Music] [01:00:22] I found nothing better. is [01:00:30] all [01:00:38] on earth is [01:00:41] you as we speak our name [01:00:46] you turn into [01:00:49] [Music] [01:00:51] you turn [01:00:57] You see the highways [01:01:00] you [01:01:02] [Music] [01:01:04] can't [01:01:07] You are reason [01:01:12] [Music] [01:01:17] [Music] [01:01:21] you're the only [01:01:25] You're the only [01:01:30] You're the only [01:01:32] [Music] [01:01:34] you [01:01:36] [Applause] [01:01:37] [Music] [01:01:42] Hallelujah. [01:01:44] Hallelujah. [01:01:47] Even in the [01:01:53] [Applause] [01:01:55] [Music] [01:02:10] You're such a faithful, faithful God. [01:02:14] [Music] [01:02:17] Christ is my firm foundation, [01:02:23] the rock on which I stand, and [01:02:27] everything around me is shaking. [01:02:32] I've never been more glad that I put my [01:02:38] faith in Jesus [01:02:42] cuz he's never let me down. He's [01:02:46] faithful through generations. [01:02:51] Oh, so why would he fail now? He won't. [01:02:59] Hallelujah. [01:03:01] He won't. [01:03:02] [Music] [01:03:05] I've still got joy in chaos. [01:03:10] I've got peace that makes no sense. So I [01:03:15] won't be going under. [01:03:20] I'm not held by my own strength. Cuz I [01:03:25] built my life on Jesus. [01:03:30] And he's never let me down. He's [01:03:34] faithful in every season. [01:03:39] Or so why would he fail not? He won't. [01:03:49] He won't [01:03:52] never fail. [01:03:53] He won't fail. [01:03:58] He won't fail. [01:04:03] He won't. [01:04:06] No. No. No. No. No. No. He won't. [01:04:10] Never has. Never will. He won't fail. [01:04:17] He won't fail. [01:04:22] Christ is my firm foundation. [01:04:28] the rock on which I stay when everything [01:04:33] around me is singing. [01:04:37] I'll never be more [01:04:41] I put my faith in Jesus. [01:04:47] He's never let me down. He's faithful [01:04:52] through generations. [01:04:56] Oh, so why would he f [01:05:05] [Music] [01:05:07] We celebrate your faithfulness. [01:05:10] He won't fail. [01:05:15] He won't fail. [01:05:17] [Music] [01:05:20] No. [01:05:23] [Music] [01:05:26] On Christ the solid rock I stand. [01:05:31] All of the ground is sinking. Said [01:05:36] all of the ground is sinking. [01:05:40] [Music] [01:05:42] Rain came and went blew. My house was [01:05:48] built on you [01:05:52] and I'm safe with you. I'm going to make [01:05:59] it through. [01:06:01] War [01:06:03] came and wind. [01:06:06] But my house was built on you [01:06:11] and I'm safe with you. I'm going to make [01:06:18] it through. [01:06:20] Oh, rain came and wind. [01:06:25] But my house was built. The house built [01:06:28] on Jesus is still [01:06:32] save [01:06:34] you. I want to make it. [01:06:40] I'm going to make it through. [01:06:46] strong. [01:06:52] [Music] [01:06:58] Christ is my foundation. [01:07:04] The rock on which I stand. Everything [01:07:09] around me is shaking. [01:07:13] I've never been [01:07:17] I put my faith in Jesus. [01:07:21] [Music] [01:07:23] Jesus never let me down. He's faithful [01:07:28] through generations. [01:07:32] So why would he fail now? [01:07:37] He [01:07:38] [Music] [01:07:42] will [01:07:43] [Music] [01:07:46] he won't [01:07:51] he won't. [01:07:56] Hallelujah. [01:07:59] Hallelujah. [01:08:02] Never fail. [01:08:04] Never failing [01:08:07] [Music] [01:08:10] because [01:08:12] he lives. [01:08:17] I can face tomorrow [01:08:24] because [01:08:26] he lives. [01:08:31] All fear is gone [01:08:38] because [01:08:40] I know [01:08:43] [Music] [01:08:46] he holds the future [01:08:51] [Music] [01:08:53] and life [01:08:55] is worth the living. [01:08:59] us [01:09:01] because he lives. All our hope is in [01:09:05] Jesus. Come on, let's sing it together. [01:09:08] Because he lives, [01:09:15] I confess [01:09:17] tomorrow. [01:09:22] Because [01:09:24] he lives, [01:09:27] [Music] [01:09:29] all fear is gone. [01:09:34] [Music] [01:09:36] Because [01:09:38] I know [01:09:44] he holds the future. [01:09:48] [Music] [01:09:51] And life is worth the living [01:09:58] just [01:09:59] because he lives. [01:10:04] Amen. Amen. [01:10:08] [Applause] [01:10:15] [Music] [01:10:51] Worthy is the [01:10:54] lamb who was saved. [01:10:58] Holy, holy is he. [01:11:05] We sing a new song [01:11:09] to him who sits on. [01:11:13] Heaven's mercy sees. [01:11:18] Worthy is the lamb [01:11:21] and worthy is [01:11:25] lamb who was saved. [01:11:27] [Music] [01:11:29] Holy, holy is he. [01:11:33] [Music] [01:11:36] We sing a new song [01:11:40] to him who sits on [01:11:44] heaven's mercy sing. [01:11:47] [Music] [01:11:52] Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God [01:11:57] Almighty [01:11:59] who was and is to come. [01:12:06] With all creation I sing praise to the [01:12:11] king of kings. [01:12:14] You are my everything [01:12:17] and I will adore you. [01:12:24] I will I will adore you. [01:12:28] You love me. [01:12:32] You are [01:12:34] [Music] [01:12:37] clothed in rainbows [01:12:41] of living colors, [01:12:44] flashes of lightning, walls of thunder, [01:12:48] [Music] [01:12:52] blessing and honor, strength, [01:12:56] glory and power be [01:13:01] the [01:13:02] was [01:13:03] king. [01:13:08] Holy, holy, [01:13:11] is my God almighty [01:13:15] who are [01:13:17] days to come. [01:13:23] With all creation [01:13:25] sing praise to the king of kings. [01:13:30] You are my everything [01:13:33] and I will adore you. [01:13:39] [Music] [01:13:44] Jesus. [01:13:48] [Applause] [01:13:51] [Music] [01:14:03] We adore you. [01:14:06] [Music] [01:14:08] Filled with wonder. [01:14:13] All struck wonder [01:14:16] at the mention of your name [01:14:20] [Music] [01:14:23] Jesus. Your name is power [01:14:28] living water [01:14:34] mystery. [01:14:37] [Applause] [01:14:39] Heat. Heat. [01:14:43] [Music] [01:14:49] Heat. Heat. [01:14:58] [Music] [01:15:04] Yeah. Heat. [01:15:07] [Music] [01:15:14] Heat. Heat. Heat. [01:15:15] [Music] [01:15:25] Little creation I sing praise to the [01:15:29] King of Kings. [01:15:32] You are my [01:15:35] and I will adore you. [01:15:39] [Music] [01:15:48] We adore you, Lord. We adore you. [01:15:52] We magnify you, Jesus. [01:15:56] Let your glory come today, God. Fill [01:15:59] this place with your presence. Fill this [01:16:03] place with your glory. [01:16:05] [Music] [01:16:07] Oh, you're the one that we worship. [01:16:12] You're the one that we worship. [01:16:15] You're the one that we worship. [01:16:22] Oh, you're the only one worthy [01:16:27] of our lives, of our worship. You're the [01:16:31] only one worthy. [01:16:34] [Music] [01:16:36] Yeah. Yeah. [01:16:39] You are. [01:16:43] You are. [01:16:47] You are. [01:16:53] [Applause] [01:16:56] [Music] [01:17:08] What a beautiful name it is. What a [01:17:12] beautiful name it is. [01:17:16] The name of Jesus [01:17:19] Christ my king. [01:17:22] What a beautiful name it is. [01:17:26] Nothing can stand against. [01:17:30] What a beautiful name it is. The name of [01:17:35] Jesus. [01:17:37] What a beautiful name it is. [01:17:40] What a beautiful name it is. [01:17:44] The name of Jesus [01:17:47] Christ, my king. [01:17:51] What a beautiful name it is. [01:17:55] Nothing can stand against. [01:17:58] What a beautiful name it is. The name of [01:18:03] Jesus. [01:18:11] Your name. Your name. [01:18:15] Your name. Your name. Jesus. [01:18:18] [Music] [01:18:19] Oh, the name above all names. [01:18:23] The name above all name. [01:18:28] [Music] [01:18:34] Death could not hold you. The veil tore [01:18:38] before you. You silence the b of sin and [01:18:45] grave. [01:18:47] The heavens are roaring. [01:18:51] The praise of your glory [01:18:55] for you are [01:18:57] to life again. [01:19:02] You have no rival. [01:19:05] You have no equal. [01:19:09] power forever. [01:19:11] [Music] [01:19:13] You reign. [01:19:16] Yours is the kingom. [01:19:19] Yours is the glory. [01:19:23] Yours is the name [01:19:26] above all. [01:19:30] Death could not hold you. [01:19:35] before you [01:19:37] silence the [01:19:40] city. [01:19:44] The heavens are [01:19:47] the praise of your glory. [01:19:51] For you are [01:19:54] to [01:19:58] you. [01:20:02] You are no equal [01:20:05] now and forever. [01:20:09] You [01:20:11] [Applause] [01:20:13] is the king. [01:20:16] Yours is the glory. [01:20:19] Yours is the name [01:20:22] of [01:20:27] your name. [01:20:29] Heat. Heat. [01:20:37] [Applause] [01:20:40] What a powerful name it is. [01:20:47] What a powerful name. [01:20:53] Jesus. [01:20:54] What a powerful name it is. The name of [01:21:00] Jesus. [01:21:01] What a powerful name it is. The name of [01:21:07] Jesus. [01:21:08] Something. [01:21:10] [Applause] [01:21:19] [Applause] [01:21:29] [Music] [01:21:42] I just want to speak the name of Jesus [01:21:49] over every heart and every mind [01:21:55] cuz I know there is peace within your [01:21:58] presence. [01:22:00] I speak Jesus. [01:22:03] Who's with me today? Come on. [01:22:08] I just want to speak the name of Jesus. [01:22:12] Yeah. [01:22:14] Till every dark addiction starts to [01:22:18] break. [01:22:21] Declaring there is hope and there is [01:22:24] freedom. [01:22:26] I speak Jesus the only name that saves. [01:22:31] Sing it cuz your name is power. [01:22:36] Your name is healing. [01:22:39] Your name is life. [01:22:46] Break every stronghold. [01:22:49] Shine through the shadows. [01:22:52] Burn like a fire. [01:22:55] [Music] [01:23:00] I just want to speak the name of Jesus. [01:23:04] [Music] [01:23:06] >> Hope and fear all anxiety [01:23:11] [Music] [01:23:13] to every soul who cast by depression. [01:23:18] I speak Jesus [01:23:22] name. [01:23:25] >> Your name is power. [01:23:28] Your name is here. [01:23:31] Your name is high. Yes. [01:23:36] [Music] [01:23:37] So break every stronghold. [01:23:41] Shine through the shadows. [01:23:44] Burn like a fire. Your name. Your name. [01:23:50] Cuz your name is yesterday. [01:23:55] Your name is right. Your name is [01:24:04] break every st. [01:24:07] Shine through the shadows [01:24:10] for light. [01:24:14] [Music] [01:24:17] Shout Jesus from the mountains and Jesus [01:24:22] in the streets and Jesus in the [01:24:26] darkness. over every enmy. Come on Jesus [01:24:31] for my family. I speak the holy name. [01:24:37] Jesus. [01:24:40] >> Shout Jesus from the mountain. [01:24:43] >> Shout Jesus from the mountain. [01:24:46] >> Jesus in the street. [01:24:47] >> Jesus in the street. [01:24:49] >> Jesus in the darkness. [01:24:50] >> Jesus in the darkness over [01:24:55] me. [01:24:57] Jesus for my family. I speak the holy [01:25:01] name of Jesus. [01:25:05] Shout Jesus. [01:25:07] [Applause] [01:25:09] Shout Jesus from the mountain. [01:25:13] Jesus in Jesus in the darkness in the [01:25:18] darkness over every enemy. [01:25:23] Jesus for my family. I speak the holy [01:25:27] name of Jesus. [01:25:32] Your name is [01:25:34] your name is Yes. Your name is here. [01:25:41] Your name is [01:25:45] Yes, it is. Yes, it is. So break every [01:25:49] stronghold. [01:25:50] Shine through the shadows. [01:25:54] Your light. [01:25:56] Your name. Your name. Your name. [01:26:00] Your name is power. [01:26:04] Your name is healing. [01:26:07] Your name is. [01:26:10] [Music] [01:26:13] So break every stronghold. [01:26:17] Shine through the shadows [01:26:20] for light of fire. [01:26:24] Shout Jesus everywhere. [01:26:28] Jesus from the mountain. Jesus. [01:26:31] >> Jesus in the street. Jesus in Jesus in [01:26:35] the darkness over [01:26:39] me. [01:26:40] Jesus for my family. I speak the holy [01:26:45] name of Jesus. [01:26:51] Thank you Jesus. You believe in the [01:26:53] power of the name of Jesus. Would you [01:26:55] lift up a shout of praise in this [01:26:56] stadium today? Come on. Would you praise [01:26:59] the name of Jesus today? [01:27:12] >> It is beautiful. here together. There is [01:27:14] power when the people of faith come [01:27:16] together to lift up the name of Jesus. [01:27:17] Amen. [01:27:20] We're so honored to be here and lift up [01:27:21] the name of Jesus in this moment. We're [01:27:25] so thankful that when we speak his name, [01:27:27] we have salvation and healing and [01:27:29] freedom. There is hope and victory in [01:27:31] Jesus because of the cross that he bore [01:27:34] and the blood that he shed to pay for [01:27:36] our sins. The grave that he rose from so [01:27:39] we don't have to fear death. Thank you [01:27:41] Jesus for winning the battle with us. So [01:27:44] because of what he did in any situation, [01:27:46] [Applause] [01:27:49] we can trust him. Amen. [01:27:52] Can we just take a second and can we [01:27:55] acknowledge that the presence of God is [01:27:57] in this place? [01:28:02] I don't know if you call this man Jesus [01:28:04] a friend, [01:28:06] but he is a friend and he is a fan of [01:28:09] you. [01:28:11] We have this amazing savior [01:28:14] who not only came to give his life to [01:28:18] save us, but he shows up every time we [01:28:21] call on his name. [01:28:24] And that's good news because the [01:28:25] presence of God is in this place. And so [01:28:27] if you are lacking today, if you need [01:28:30] hope, if you need joy, if you need life, [01:28:34] he's a God of resurrection power. How [01:28:37] many of you believe that? [01:28:41] And so as we lift up the name of Jesus, [01:28:43] declaring that we trust in this God, I'm [01:28:46] believing that many of us, our eyes are [01:28:49] going to be turned to this amazing [01:28:50] savior. And maybe today your day you [01:28:52] need to start a relationship with Jesus. [01:28:55] Today can be that day. I can't think of [01:28:57] a better place to draw a line in the [01:29:00] sand and say, you know what? I'm going [01:29:02] to place my faith and my hope and my [01:29:04] trust in this God. And I can recognize [01:29:07] that God is doing something in our [01:29:09] globe, around the globe, in our nation. [01:29:11] And I want to be a part of it cuz the [01:29:14] spirit of God is on the move. [01:29:17] Who wants to be a part of what God is [01:29:19] doing? [01:29:23] Amen. Well, then it starts with saying [01:29:26] yes to Jesus yourself. [01:29:28] And today you can do it. [01:29:30] I believe I believe that Jesus died for [01:29:33] my sins and I believe that God raised [01:29:35] him from the dead. And in Romans it says [01:29:38] if you believe that and you confess that [01:29:41] you will be saved. Amen. [01:29:46] [Applause] [01:29:48] Let's sing about our trust. [01:29:52] [Music] [01:30:03] We trust in you. [01:30:12] Blessed assurance. [01:30:17] Jesus is mine. [01:30:22] He's been my fourth man in the fire. [01:30:26] Time after the time. [01:30:31] Born of a spirit. [01:30:33] [Music] [01:30:35] Yeah. washed in his blood [01:30:41] in what he did for me on Calvary is more [01:30:47] than enough. Let's declare. Come on. So [01:30:51] I trust in God, [01:30:54] my savior, [01:30:56] the one [01:30:58] who will never [01:31:02] fail. [01:31:06] He will never fail. [01:31:10] So I trust in God, [01:31:13] my savior, [01:31:15] [Music] [01:31:17] one who you never [01:31:21] fail. [01:31:23] [Music] [01:31:25] He will never fail. [01:31:28] [Music] [01:31:32] perfect submission [01:31:35] [Music] [01:31:37] all [01:31:42] and I know the author of tomorrow [01:31:46] is all of my steps. [01:31:50] Come on. So this is my story. [01:31:55] [Music] [01:31:56] This is my song. [01:32:01] I'm praising my ris king and savior all [01:32:08] the day long. We trust in you. I trust [01:32:12] in you. [01:32:14] My savior, [01:32:17] the one [01:32:19] who will never [01:32:22] fail. [01:32:25] He will never fail. [01:32:29] Oh, and that's why I trust in God, [01:32:34] my savior. You're the one [01:32:38] who will never [01:32:41] fail. [01:32:45] My love, he will never fail. [01:32:48] [Music] [01:32:55] [Music] [01:33:07] This is my testimony. I saw the Lord. I [01:33:11] saw the Lord and he heard and he [01:33:14] answered. I saw the Lord and he heard [01:33:19] and he answered. I saw the Lord and he [01:33:23] heard and he answered. That's why I [01:33:27] trust him. That's why I trust him. I saw [01:33:31] the Lord and he heard and he answered. I [01:33:35] saw the Lord and he heard and he [01:33:39] answered. I saw the Lord and he heard. [01:33:44] That's why. [01:33:46] Come on, declare that. I saw the Lord. I [01:33:50] saw the Lord and he heard and he [01:33:53] answered. I saw the Lord and he heard [01:33:58] and he answered. I saw the Lord. [01:34:02] Oh, he answer. [01:34:09] I saw the Lord. [01:34:13] For I saw the Lord. He heard and he [01:34:18] answered. I saw the Lord and he heard [01:34:22] and he answered. That's why I trust him. [01:34:26] That's why I trust in her. [01:34:30] My savior [01:34:32] [Applause] [01:34:33] [Music] [01:34:35] who will never [01:34:37] [Music] [01:34:40] he will never fail. [01:34:44] [Music] [01:34:46] is my trust in God, [01:34:50] my savior. You're the one [01:34:54] who will never [01:34:58] fail. [01:35:00] Oh, he will never fail. Oh, he will [01:35:03] never fail. So, I saw the Lord. I saw [01:35:08] the Lord and he heard and he answered. I [01:35:13] saw the Lord and he heard and he [01:35:16] answered. I saw the [01:35:21] answer. [01:35:22] That's why [01:35:25] I saw the I [01:35:32] [Music] [01:35:40] answer. That's why I chose him. That's [01:35:45] why I trust him. [01:35:50] It's why I trust you. [01:35:54] You were faithful to answer [01:35:59] every time I come. [01:36:02] Come on, let's sing it one more time. [01:36:04] And I trust in God, [01:36:08] my savior. You're the one [01:36:13] who will never [01:36:21] He will never fail. [01:36:25] So I trust in God [01:36:29] my savior [01:36:33] only one. [01:36:42] You will never fail. [01:36:47] That's why I trust in [01:36:52] God. [01:36:54] [Music] [01:36:55] Thank you, Jesus. [01:36:59] [Music] [01:37:01] [Applause] [01:37:09] Jesus, because of what you've done in [01:37:11] any situation, we can sing. When I [01:37:13] fight, I fight on my knees with my hands [01:37:15] lifted high. Come on, let's lift it up. [01:37:17] Here we go. [01:37:19] [Music] [01:37:23] [Applause] [01:37:25] [Music] [01:37:31] When all I see is the battle, [01:37:35] you see my victory. [01:37:43] When all I see is the mountain, you see [01:37:47] a mountain. [01:37:50] [Music] [01:37:52] And as I walk through the shadow, [01:37:56] your love surrounds me. [01:38:01] [Music] [01:38:04] There's nothing to fear now for I am [01:38:08] safe with you. This is how we fight as [01:38:12] lifted up. [01:38:14] So when I fight, I fight on my knees [01:38:19] with my hands lifted high. And oh God, [01:38:23] the battle belongs to you. And every [01:38:27] fear I lay at your feet [01:38:31] passing through the night. Oh God, the [01:38:35] battle belongs to you. [01:38:44] And if you are for me, who can be [01:38:48] against me? [01:38:52] [Music] [01:38:56] For Jesus, there's nothing [01:38:59] impossible [01:39:01] for you. [01:39:02] Come on. [01:39:04] When all I see are the aes [01:39:08] you see the beauty. [01:39:12] Thank you, God. [01:39:16] When all I see is a cross, God, you see [01:39:20] the edit. [01:39:23] [Music] [01:39:26] So when I fly, I'll fight on my knees. [01:39:31] With my hands lifted high, oh God, the [01:39:36] battle belongs to you. Every fear I lay [01:39:41] at your feet. [01:39:43] I sing through the night. Oh God, the [01:39:47] battle belongs to you. [01:39:55] mighty fortress. [01:39:57] You go before us. [01:40:00] Nothing can stand against the power of [01:40:04] our God. Cuz you shine in the shadow. [01:40:09] You in every battle. Nothing nothing can [01:40:13] stand against the power of our God. And [01:40:18] almighty fortress [01:40:21] you go before us. [01:40:24] Nothing can stand against the power of [01:40:28] our love. You shine in the shadow. [01:40:32] You in every light of nothing, nothing [01:40:37] can stand against the power of our God. [01:40:41] And almighty fortress, [01:40:45] you go before us. [01:40:48] Nothing is there against the power of [01:40:52] our God. Just shine in the shadow. [01:40:56] You win every battle. [01:41:00] Nothing can stand against the power of [01:41:04] our God. [01:41:09] So when I fight, I'll find on my knees [01:41:13] with my hands lifting high before God. [01:41:18] The battle belongs to you. Every year I [01:41:23] lay at your feet and I sing through the [01:41:27] night. Oh God, the battle belongs to [01:41:32] you. [01:41:34] Oh God, the battle belongs to you. [01:41:40] Amen. [01:41:42] Amen. [01:41:48] Amen. [01:41:53] [Music] [01:41:55] Jesus is already one. [01:41:59] Jesus is already one. [01:42:03] [Music] [01:42:10] And I can wash away my sin. [01:42:18] Nothing but the blood of Jesus. [01:42:25] And what can make me whole again? [01:42:33] Nothing but the blood of Jesus. [01:42:40] It all [01:42:44] is the [01:42:50] makes me white as snow. [01:42:59] found [01:43:04] the blood of Jesus. [01:43:15] [Music] [01:43:22] Our [01:43:28] [Music] [01:43:34] we [01:43:36] [Music] [01:43:46] like you would. [01:43:50] We need you. Come like you promised you [01:43:54] would. [01:43:56] Revival. [01:43:59] Come like you promised you would. [01:44:03] Revival. [01:44:07] Come like you promised you would. [01:44:11] So when I fight, I'll fly on my knees [01:44:17] with my eyes [01:44:19] [Music] [01:44:21] and all [01:44:22] that belongs to you and every fear [01:44:32] passing through the night and all [01:44:37] the battle belongs [01:44:39] to you. [01:44:43] [Music] [01:44:45] [Applause] [01:44:54] [Music] [01:45:05] [Music] [01:45:19] [Music] [01:45:34] The moon and stars, [01:45:38] the morning sun, [01:45:41] the savior of the world was fallen. [01:45:48] His body on the cross, [01:45:51] his blood poured out for us. The weight [01:45:55] of every curse upon [01:45:59] [Music] [01:46:14] One final breath he gave as heaven [01:46:19] looked away. The son of God was laid in [01:46:24] darkness. [01:46:28] A battle in a grave. [01:46:31] The war on death was waged. The power of [01:46:36] hell forever broke. [01:46:41] The ground begins to shed. The stone was [01:46:46] rolled away. [01:46:48] His perfect love could not be over. [01:46:54] Now death, where is your stren? [01:46:58] resurrected king. I [01:47:03] defeated [01:47:09] [Applause] [01:47:09] [Music] [01:47:13] forever [01:47:14] [Music] [01:47:19] forever. [01:47:21] [Music] [01:47:25] He is alive. [01:47:28] He is alive. [01:47:32] [Music] [01:47:34] The ground began to shed. The stone was [01:47:39] rolled away. [01:47:41] His perfect love could not be. [01:47:48] Now there is your [01:47:52] resurrected [01:47:54] resurrection [01:47:58] [Music] [01:48:06] forever. [01:48:08] [Music] [01:48:14] [Applause] [01:48:15] He rises. [01:48:21] [Music] [01:48:32] Jesus. [01:48:34] [Music] [01:48:46] You're rising. [01:48:48] You're [01:48:55] the resurrected king. [01:49:00] The only resurrected [01:49:02] king. [01:49:05] You alone Jesus. [01:49:09] The only one. [01:49:12] The only one. [01:49:14] [Music] [01:49:16] Jesus. [01:49:18] You sing this with me. [01:49:21] And we sing hallelu. [01:49:25] We sing hallelu. [01:49:28] We sing hallelu. [01:49:31] The lamb is over. [01:49:34] And we sing hallelu. [01:49:38] We sing hallelujah. [01:49:41] We sing hallelu. [01:49:44] The lamb is over. [01:49:48] And we sing hallelujah. [01:49:51] We sing [01:49:53] hallelujah to you Jesus. [01:49:57] Hallelujah to you Jesus. [01:50:01] And we sing hallelujah. [01:50:04] We sing hallelujah. [01:50:08] We sing hallelujah. [01:50:10] [Applause] [01:50:14] We sing hallelujah. [01:50:18] We sing hallelujah. [01:50:21] We sing hallelujah. [01:50:24] Heat. Heat. Heat. [01:50:28] [Music] [01:50:34] Heat. Heat. Heat. [01:50:38] [Music] [01:50:44] Heat. [01:50:49] [Music] [01:50:52] Heat. [01:50:53] [Music] [01:50:56] [Applause] [01:50:57] [Music] [01:51:05] He [01:51:09] [Music] [01:51:21] resurrected one. [01:51:25] Jesus, you're our king. [01:51:29] You're our king. You're our king. [01:51:37] Lamb of God, anointed one who was and is [01:51:42] and is to come. Seated on the throne [01:51:46] above. Holy, [01:51:49] holy. [01:51:54] You prove to us the father's love. Jesus [01:51:59] Christ be lifted up. Holy, [01:52:03] holy, [01:52:05] lamb of God, anointed one who was and is [01:52:10] and is the seated on the throne above. [01:52:15] Holy, [01:52:17] holy, [01:52:19] righteous one who shed his blood. You [01:52:22] prove to us the father's love. Jesus [01:52:27] Christ be lifted up. Holy, [01:52:31] holy, [01:52:33] lamb of God, anointed one who was and is [01:52:38] and is. You come, seated on the throne [01:52:42] above. Holy, [01:52:45] holy, [01:52:47] righteous one who shed his blood. You [01:52:50] prove to us the father's love. Jesus [01:52:55] Christ be lifted up. Holy, [01:52:59] holy, [01:53:01] lamb of God. Anointed one who was [01:53:05] amazing. [01:53:08] Seed [01:53:10] [Music] [01:53:15] righteous one who shed his blood. He [01:53:18] proved to us the father of Jesus Christ [01:53:23] bel. [01:53:26] Who else is worthy? [01:53:30] Who else is worthy? [01:53:34] There is no one [01:53:37] only Jesus. [01:53:40] Who else is worthy? [01:53:43] Who else is worthy? [01:53:46] [Music] [01:53:47] There is no one. [01:53:50] Only you Jesus. [01:53:54] Who else is worthy? [01:53:57] Who else is worthy? [01:54:01] There is no one [01:54:05] only Jesus. [01:54:08] Who else is worthy? [01:54:12] Who else is worthy? [01:54:16] There is no [01:54:19] only Jesus. [01:54:23] There is no one [01:54:26] only Jesus. [01:54:30] There is no [01:54:34] only Jesus. [01:54:41] Only you Jesus. Only you Jesus. [01:54:46] Amen. [01:54:49] Come on. You love Jesus in this place [01:54:51] this morning. [01:55:00] What a day today. [01:55:04] Let's just take a deep breath and just [01:55:07] realize again in our hearts, [01:55:11] this is a miracle. [01:55:14] God is on the move. [01:55:17] He's doing something mighty. [01:55:22] I just keep wanting to read the [01:55:24] scripture in 2 Chronicles 7:14. [01:55:28] It says, "If my people [01:55:30] who are called by my name [01:55:33] will humble themselves and pray and seek [01:55:37] my face and turn from their wicked ways, [01:55:41] I will hear from heaven," God says, "and [01:55:45] I will heal their land." [01:55:48] We need our land healed. healed. Amen. [01:55:52] We need our land healed. We need our [01:55:54] country healed. [01:55:57] We want the Kirk family to be healed. [01:56:00] We want our country to turn back to [01:56:04] Jesus. [01:56:05] So God, we say today, we are your people [01:56:09] and we humble ourselves [01:56:12] and we repent of sin and things that [01:56:15] have so easily pulled us away from your [01:56:17] kingdom and from purity. [01:56:21] Lord, would you heal our land? Would you [01:56:24] hear from heaven and heal today in only [01:56:28] the ways that you can with your peace, [01:56:32] with your grace, with your strength, [01:56:36] with your mighty hand, God, [01:56:39] we turn our eyes to Jesus, [01:56:43] the only one, true one. You are the way, [01:56:47] the truth, and the life. We turn our [01:56:49] eyes to Jesus. [01:56:52] We come to you, Father. We come to you [01:56:55] with our hands open and our hearts open [01:56:59] to you, God. [01:57:02] Heal our land. [01:57:10] [Music] [01:57:18] I've carried a burden [01:57:23] for too long. [01:57:29] I wasn't created [01:57:32] [Music] [01:57:35] alone. [01:57:39] I hear your invitation. [01:57:45] to let it all go. [01:57:48] I see it now. I'm laying it down. [01:57:53] And I know that I need you. Run to the [01:58:00] father. Fall into grace. I'm done with [01:58:04] the hide. No reason to wait. My heart [01:58:09] needs a search. My soul needs a friend. [01:58:14] So I run to the father again and again [01:58:18] and again and again. [01:58:22] Oh, [01:58:23] [Music] [01:58:32] you saw my condition [01:58:38] from the start. [01:58:40] [Music] [01:58:42] your son for redemption, [01:58:48] the price for my heart. [01:58:53] And I don't have a contest [01:58:58] for that kind of love. I don't [01:59:02] understand. [01:59:04] Oh, I can't comprehend. But all I know [01:59:07] is I need you. I run to the father. Fall [01:59:15] into grace. I'm done with the hide. No [01:59:20] reason to wait. My heart needs a ser. My [01:59:25] soul needs a friend. So I run to the [01:59:29] father again and again and again and [01:59:34] again. [01:59:36] Oh, [01:59:43] again. [01:59:46] Oh. [01:59:49] Oh. [01:59:51] Oh. [01:59:53] My heart is been in your sights long [02:00:00] before my first breath. [02:00:04] running into your arms is running to [02:00:11] life from dead. Oh, I feel this rush [02:00:18] deep in my chest. Your mercy is calling [02:00:24] out [02:00:25] just as I am. God, you pull me in. I [02:00:31] know I need you now. I run to the [02:00:37] father. Fall into grace. I'm done with [02:00:42] the high. No reason to wait. My heart [02:00:47] found [02:00:49] my soul found a friend. So I run to the [02:00:53] father again and again and again and [02:00:58] again. [02:01:00] Oh, [02:01:07] again and again. [02:01:10] Oh. [02:01:16] Oh. [02:01:18] Again and again. [02:01:25] You're such a good father. [02:01:29] Oh, how you love. [02:01:34] Oh, how you lost. [02:01:37] [Music] [02:01:40] He loves us. [02:01:43] Oh, how he loves us. Oh, how he loves [02:01:52] us. Oh, how he loves [02:02:00] [Music] [02:02:01] Yeah, he loves us. Oh, how he loves us. [02:02:10] Oh, how he loves us. Oh, how he loves [02:02:22] you. Love [02:02:28] So love the world that you gave your [02:02:30] only son. [02:02:34] Whoever believes [02:02:37] will not perish but have eternal life. [02:02:41] Thank you for your love. [02:02:44] Thank you for your love, God. [02:02:50] Thank you for your love. [02:02:55] Thank you for your love. [02:03:01] [Music] [02:03:06] Run to the father [02:03:10] gra. [02:03:12] [Music] [02:03:17] My heart needs a search. My soul needs a [02:03:21] friend. So I run to the far again and [02:03:26] again and again and again. [02:03:31] Oh [02:03:37] [Music] [02:03:39] again and again. [02:03:42] Oh, [02:03:43] [Music] [02:03:50] again and again. [02:03:58] [Applause] [02:04:14] [Music] [02:04:26] [Music] [02:04:31] [Music] [02:04:40] Are you hurting and broken sin [02:04:45] overwhelmed? [02:04:46] By the weight of sin, [02:04:50] Jesus is calling. [02:04:56] Have you gone to the end of yourself? [02:05:01] Do you thirst for a dream from the well? [02:05:05] Jesus is calling. [02:05:08] [Music] [02:05:13] will come to [02:05:15] the altar. [02:05:18] The father's arms are open wide. [02:05:23] Forgiveness [02:05:25] was bought away. [02:05:28] The preious blood of Jesus Christ. [02:05:37] [Music] [02:05:44] But leave behind your regrets and [02:05:47] mistakes. [02:05:49] Come today. There's no reason to wait [02:05:54] cuz Jesus is calling. Yes, he is. [02:05:59] So bring your sorrows and trade them for [02:06:03] joy. [02:06:05] From the ashes, a new life is born. [02:06:10] Jesus is calling. Oh. [02:06:14] Oh, come to [02:06:17] the altar. [02:06:19] The father's arms are open wide. [02:06:25] Forgiveness [02:06:27] was far away. [02:06:30] The precious blood of Jesus Christ. Oh, [02:06:35] come to [02:06:37] the altar. [02:06:40] The father's arms are open wide. [02:06:45] Forgiveness [02:06:48] was born away. [02:06:50] The preious blood of Jesus Christ. [02:06:58] [Music] [02:06:59] Oh, we thank you for your sacrifice, [02:07:02] Jesus. [02:07:04] Oh, what a great day. [02:07:09] So, we all lift our voice and sing. Oh, [02:07:12] what a savior. [02:07:14] Oh, what a savior. [02:07:18] [Music] [02:07:24] Sing hallelujah. [02:07:28] Christ is rising [02:07:32] [Music] [02:07:45] single. [02:07:47] [Music] [02:07:49] Christ. [02:07:51] [Music] [02:08:05] Sing hallelujah. [02:08:09] Christ is rising. [02:08:12] So we bow down before you. Bow down [02:08:17] before the king of kings. [02:08:26] Sing hallelujah. [02:08:30] Christ is ris. [02:08:33] [Applause] [02:08:35] [Music] [02:08:38] Oh, come to [02:08:41] the altar. [02:08:44] The father's arms are open. My [02:08:49] forgiveness [02:08:51] was brought away. [02:08:54] The preious blood of Jesus Christ will [02:08:59] come to [02:09:01] the altar. [02:09:04] The father's arms are [02:09:09] forgiveness [02:09:12] was bought with [02:09:14] the preious blood of Jesus Christ. [02:09:23] Thank you Jesus. [02:09:27] Your arms are open wide today. [02:09:32] Your arms are open wide today. [02:09:38] Your arms are open wide today. [02:09:43] [Music] [02:09:56] [Applause] [02:10:00] [Music] [02:10:03] Oh, I see the prodigal coming home [02:10:05] today. Cuz your arms are open wide for [02:10:09] us. [02:10:12] Oh, I see the sinner washed clean today. [02:10:16] Cuz your arms are open wide for us. [02:10:21] Oh, we're never too far gone. We're [02:10:24] never too far gone for your grace and [02:10:27] your mercy, Lord. Your arms are open [02:10:30] wide. [02:10:32] So we come running. We come running into [02:10:36] the arms of grace. [02:10:39] We come running to the arms of grace. [02:10:45] Oh, [02:10:47] [Music] [02:10:49] we sing. Oh, what a save your [02:10:55] isn't he? [02:10:58] Isn't he amazing? [02:11:00] Sing hallelujah. [02:11:04] Christ is rising. [02:11:08] [Applause] [02:11:11] down before [02:11:16] he [02:11:21] single. [02:11:25] I see. [02:11:28] I want to see [02:11:30] it. [02:11:32] [Music] [02:11:33] [Applause] [02:11:39] [Music] [02:11:45] Christ [02:11:50] [Music] [02:11:57] for he is [02:12:02] singing hallelujah. [02:12:06] Christ is risen. [02:12:12] Hallelujah. [02:12:16] [Music] [02:12:36] Thank you, Jesus. [02:12:43] There is always hope in Jesus. [02:12:47] Thank God that there is always hope in [02:12:49] Jesus. Amen. [02:12:52] >> Jesus said in this world you will [02:12:54] experience suffering. [02:12:56] He said in this world you will [02:12:57] experience tribulation but take heart. I [02:13:00] have overcome the world. [02:13:05] When you open open up to the last [02:13:07] chapters of the Bible, we have a picture [02:13:12] of the end of the story [02:13:15] where Jesus, the King of Kings, is on [02:13:17] the throne. [02:13:20] He says, he said with a loud voice, he [02:13:24] will wipe every tear from every eye. [02:13:27] There will be no more mourning or crying [02:13:30] or death or sorrow or pain. [02:13:35] For the old order of things will be [02:13:37] passed away. And it says, "He who was [02:13:40] seated on the throne said, behold, I am [02:13:42] making all things new." [02:13:46] There was always hope in Jesus. And I [02:13:49] believe that's not just a future [02:13:50] promise. It's a promise right now. Just [02:13:53] like we're singing this whole day, this [02:13:55] whole last couple hours, [02:13:58] everybody who opens their life to Jesus [02:14:01] becomes a new creation, [02:14:03] starts making us new. [02:14:06] Thank God there's always hope in you, [02:14:09] Jesus. Thank you. [02:14:13] Sing about heaven. [02:14:16] [Music] [02:14:20] How I long [02:14:23] to breathe the air of heaven [02:14:27] when pain is gone [02:14:29] and mercy fills the streets. [02:14:34] To look upon [02:14:36] the one who bled to save me and walk [02:14:41] with him [02:14:43] for all eternity. [02:14:50] There will be a day when all will bow [02:14:55] before him. There will be a day when [02:15:01] death will be no more. [02:15:04] Standing face to face with he who died [02:15:09] and rose [02:15:11] again. [02:15:13] Holy, [02:15:14] holy is the Lord [02:15:19] [Music] [02:15:22] and every prayer [02:15:24] we prayed in desperation. [02:15:28] The songs of faith [02:15:31] we sang through doubt and fear. [02:15:36] In the end, [02:15:38] we'll see that it was worth it when he [02:15:43] returns [02:15:45] to wipe away our tears. [02:15:49] Amen. There will be [02:15:52] Oh, and there will be a day [02:15:55] we all will bow before him. [02:15:59] There will be a day when death will be [02:16:04] no more. Standing face to face with he [02:16:10] who died and rose [02:16:12] again. [02:16:14] Holy, [02:16:16] holy is the Lord. [02:16:23] And on that day [02:16:26] we join the resurrection [02:16:30] and stand beside [02:16:33] the heroes of the faith. [02:16:37] With one voice [02:16:40] a thousand generations [02:16:43] [Music] [02:16:45] sing worthy is the lamb who was slain. [02:16:49] Start now and on that day [02:16:53] we join the resurrection [02:16:58] and stand beside [02:17:00] the heroes of the faith. [02:17:05] With one voice [02:17:07] a thousand generations [02:17:11] [Music] [02:17:12] sing [02:17:14] the lamb was slain [02:17:19] forever. [02:17:21] He shall reign. [02:17:28] So let it be today. [02:17:31] We shout the hyen [02:17:35] with angels and the saints. We raise my [02:17:42] glory to our God who gave his life [02:17:47] beyond the grave. [02:17:50] Holy, [02:17:52] holy is the Lord. So let it be today. [02:17:58] We shout the hyen [02:18:02] with angels and the saints. We raise a [02:18:06] mighty road. [02:18:09] Glory to our God who gave us life beyond [02:18:15] the grave. [02:18:18] [Music] [02:18:23] Holy, [02:18:25] holy is the Lord. [02:18:31] Holy, [02:18:32] holy is the Lord. [02:18:38] Holy, [02:18:40] holy is [02:18:43] the Lord. [02:18:46] [Music] [02:19:03] You are [02:19:10] worthy. [02:19:15] You're worthy of it all. [02:19:22] You're worthy of it all. [02:19:29] For from you are all things [02:19:33] and to you are all things. [02:19:36] You deserve the glory [02:19:41] to be worthy. [02:19:43] You're worthy of it all. [02:19:50] You're worthy of it all. [02:19:56] For from you are all things and to you [02:20:01] are all things. You deserve glory. [02:20:07] Sing you're worthy. [02:20:10] You're worthy of it all. [02:20:15] [Music] [02:20:17] You're worthy of it all. [02:20:21] For from you, [02:20:24] for from you are all things [02:20:28] and to you are all things. [02:20:31] You deserve the glory. [02:20:35] >> You worthy. [02:20:38] You're worthy of it. Forever. You're [02:20:41] worthy, Jesus. [02:20:44] You're worthy of it all. [02:20:48] [Music] [02:20:51] Far from you are all things [02:20:55] and still you are all praise. [02:20:59] You deserve the glory. [02:21:05] >> You are worthy of it all. [02:21:11] [Music] [02:21:12] You're worthy of it all. [02:21:19] For you are all [02:21:23] you are [02:21:27] glory. [02:21:33] [Music] [02:21:36] To you are nothing. [02:21:40] You deserve the glor [02:22:13] [Music] [02:22:28] Oh, my words fall sword. [02:22:32] I got nothing new. [02:22:37] How could I spread [02:22:41] all my credit to you? [02:22:46] I could sing these songs [02:22:51] as I often do. [02:22:56] Every song must sing [02:23:00] and you never. [02:23:04] So I'll throw up my head. Praise you [02:23:08] again and again. [02:23:12] Cuz all that I have is [02:23:16] [Music] [02:23:19] hallelu. [02:23:23] I know it's not much. I have nothing [02:23:27] else here [02:23:29] for a king except for a heart singing [02:23:33] hallelujah. [02:23:34] [Applause] [02:23:35] [Music] [02:23:38] Hallelu. [02:23:40] [Music] [02:23:44] Let's go. [02:23:46] I've got one response. [02:23:51] I got just one B [02:23:55] with my arms treasure wide. [02:24:00] I will worship [02:24:03] you. [02:24:05] So I throw up my hands. Praise you again [02:24:09] and again. [02:24:12] Cuz all that I [02:24:15] [Music] [02:24:17] [Applause] [02:24:22] [Music] [02:24:24] know it's not [02:24:26] nothing else before you [02:24:30] except for my heart singing [02:24:38] hallelujah. [02:24:40] [Music] [02:24:51] Hallelujah. [02:24:52] [Applause] [02:24:55] So I have all singing still. Come on, [02:24:59] let the lion out today. Come on my soul. [02:25:03] Oh, don't you give sh me. Lift up your [02:25:06] soul. Cuz you got a lion inside. [02:25:12] Get up and praise the Lord. [02:25:16] [Applause] [02:25:19] Come my soul. Oh, don't you get shiny. [02:25:24] Lift up your song. [02:25:27] The light inside those songs. Get up and [02:25:32] praise the Lord. [02:25:35] Yeah. [02:25:38] on my soul. Oh, don't you get shy of me [02:25:42] and lift up your song. You got l [02:25:48] [Applause] [02:25:51] [Music] [02:26:00] [Music] [02:26:13] Heat. Heat. [02:26:21] [Music] [02:26:26] [Applause] [02:26:30] everyone. [02:26:32] So I throw my hand praise you again and [02:26:37] again [02:26:42] is [02:26:43] [Music] [02:26:49] I know it's not much [02:26:53] [Music] [02:26:54] else for you [02:26:58] except for a heart Single [02:27:01] [Music] [02:27:08] we sing hallel [02:27:11] [Music] [02:27:13] hal [02:27:15] [Music] [02:27:17] we sing hal [02:27:23] hallelujah. [02:27:33] Hallelujah. [02:27:35] Somebody give him praise. [02:27:40] Hallelujah. [02:27:41] [Applause] [02:27:42] [Music] [02:27:46] Thank you, Jesus. [02:27:50] You've been so good to me. [02:27:56] Even in the storm. [02:28:00] You've been so good [02:28:02] to me. [02:28:04] I feel the Lord say, "Death is not the [02:28:08] end." [02:28:09] [Music] [02:28:10] I hear the Lord say, "Death is not the [02:28:13] end. It's only the beginning. [02:28:17] Oh, death is not the end. For those who [02:28:21] believe in him, death is not the end. [02:28:27] [Music] [02:28:29] Oh, [02:28:32] death [02:28:33] is not the end. [02:28:39] For those who trust in him, [02:28:46] you can be sure [02:28:49] that death is not the end. [02:28:54] for those you trust. [02:28:59] Can we sing this chorus one more time? I [02:29:02] know a lot of us are on the phones and a [02:29:04] lot of us are taking this in, but if we [02:29:06] could have one moment with all of our [02:29:08] attention, [02:29:10] pointed to the one who created us, who [02:29:12] loves us the most, and nothing that you [02:29:15] could do could ever make him love you [02:29:16] any less, anymore. Can we give him just [02:29:19] about 30 seconds of our undivided [02:29:21] decision attention as we sing this [02:29:23] chorus with our hands to the heavens [02:29:26] today? Surrendering everything that [02:29:28] we're feeling that we're facing that [02:29:30] we're wrestling with knowing that he is [02:29:32] sovereign. He is higher. We can trust [02:29:35] him. Come on, let's worship him here. [02:29:38] Every voice, every hand, you take it [02:29:40] away. So I throw up my hands. Praise you [02:29:46] again. [02:29:51] [Laughter] [02:29:55] [Applause] [02:30:01] [Music] [02:30:03] I know it's not much and nothing else. [02:30:11] [Applause] [02:30:16] Hallelujah. [02:30:21] Sing one more time. So I'll throw up my [02:30:25] hand. [02:30:27] Praise you again and again. [02:30:33] All that I have is a [02:30:41] hallelu [02:30:45] and I know it's not [02:30:50] [Music] [02:30:56] I sing hallelujah. [02:31:00] [Music] [02:31:07] [Music] [02:31:12] [Applause] [02:31:27] Holy, [02:31:29] [Music] [02:31:32] holy. We [02:31:37] are you Lord God. [02:31:41] Oh my. [02:31:42] [Music] [02:31:45] Worthy is. [02:31:50] Worthy is [02:31:53] for you are holy. [02:31:56] [Laughter] [02:31:57] [Music] [02:31:59] Holy [02:32:04] are you, Lord God [02:32:08] Almighty [02:32:13] and worthy is [02:32:17] worthy is. Come on, tell them now. For [02:32:20] you are holy, [02:32:26] holy [02:32:30] are you, Lord God. [02:32:34] Almighty. [02:32:35] [Music] [02:32:39] Worthy is the Lord. [02:32:43] Worthy is your name. [02:32:46] For you are holy. [02:32:52] Holy [02:32:56] are you, Lord God. [02:33:00] Oh mighty, [02:33:03] [Music] [02:33:05] worthy is [02:33:10] worthy is [02:33:12] for you are holy. [02:33:18] Lord, [02:33:21] are you Lord? [02:33:23] Are you Lord? [02:33:25] Come on, lift it up. [02:33:28] This is a sound that can shake the [02:33:30] nations. Worthy is the Lord. Worthy is [02:33:34] the lamb. [02:33:35] [Music] [02:33:36] For you are for you are holy. [02:33:42] [Music] [02:33:48] Are you [02:33:50] [Music] [02:33:53] worthy? [02:33:56] [Music] [02:33:57] Heat. Heat. Heat. [02:34:00] [Music] [02:34:05] [Music] [02:34:12] Are you [02:34:13] [Music] [02:34:17] worthy is the lamb? Worthy is the lamb. [02:34:23] Worthy is the lamb. Worthy is the lamb. [02:34:27] Worthy is [02:34:29] worthy is the lamb. [02:34:33] Also worthy is the lamb. [02:34:37] You're worthy. [02:34:40] [Music] [02:34:52] Amen. Amen. [02:34:54] Amen. Amen. [02:34:58] Amen. Amen. [02:35:02] [Applause] [02:35:10] One more time. Every voice. [02:35:13] >> You are holy. [02:35:17] [Music] [02:35:18] Oh, [02:35:22] are you [02:35:31] [Music] [02:35:39] home? [02:35:40] [Music] [02:35:47] Are you God? [02:35:56] Worthy is [02:36:01] worthy is [02:36:13] [Applause] [02:36:47] Heat. Heat. [02:37:16] Heat. Heat. [02:37:35] Heat. Heat. [02:37:49] [Applause] [02:37:56] Heat. [02:37:57] [Music] [02:38:07] Heat. [02:38:09] [Music] [02:38:14] [Applause] [02:38:17] [Music] [02:38:20] [Applause] [02:38:21] [Music] [02:38:22] [Applause] [02:38:23] [Music] [02:38:24] [Applause] [02:38:25] [Music] [02:38:27] Heat up [02:38:31] here. [02:38:34] [Music] [02:38:41] Heat. [02:38:46] [Music] [02:38:56] Heat. [02:39:03] Heat. [02:39:07] [Music] [02:39:17] Heat. [02:39:19] [Music] [02:39:25] Heat. [02:39:27] [Music] [02:39:28] [Applause] [02:39:30] [Music] [02:39:41] Heat. [02:39:48] Heat. Heat. [02:39:53] [Music] [02:40:08] Heat. [02:40:25] Heat. [02:40:31] Heat. Heat. [02:40:33] [Music] [02:40:46] [Music] [02:40:54] Heat. [02:40:58] [Music] [02:41:12] Heat. [02:41:20] [Music] [02:41:24] [Applause] [02:41:25] [Music] [02:41:26] [Applause] [02:41:28] [Music] [02:41:35] Heat. Heat. [02:41:53] Hey, [02:41:55] [Music] [02:42:07] hey, hey. [02:42:11] [Music] [02:42:21] Peace [02:42:24] like a river [02:42:31] [Music] [02:42:33] might [02:42:38] When sorrow [02:42:42] like seow [02:42:46] [Music] [02:42:56] [Music] [02:43:01] Thou has [02:43:05] me to say [02:43:09] it is [02:43:15] well [02:43:17] with my soul. [02:43:25] It is well. [02:43:30] [Music] [02:43:33] with my soul. [02:43:41] It is [02:43:44] [Music] [02:43:50] my soul. [02:43:55] Oh, it is well [02:43:59] [Music] [02:44:03] with my soul. [02:44:11] It is well. [02:44:15] It is well [02:44:19] with my soul. [02:44:27] Thank you. [02:44:29] [Music] [02:44:31] [Applause] [02:44:39] [Music] [02:44:50] [Applause] [02:45:25] [Music] [02:45:38] [Music] [02:45:43] [Music] [02:46:47] [Music] [02:47:12] feel. [02:47:19] [Music] [02:47:27] [Music] [02:47:37] [Music] [02:48:38] [Music] [02:48:51] [Music] [02:49:08] [Music] [02:49:14] Hey, hey, hey. 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[03:02:21] [Music] [03:02:30] [Music] [03:02:47] Hey. Hey. Hey. [03:02:59] [Music] [03:03:07] [Music] [03:03:14] [Music] [03:04:05] Heat. Heat. [03:04:16] [Music] [03:04:34] Heat. [03:04:44] [Music] [03:04:52] Heat. [03:04:58] Heat. Heat. [03:05:01] [Music] [03:05:18] Heat. [03:05:20] [Music] [03:05:34] Heat. [03:05:41] Heat. Heat. [03:05:43] [Music] [03:06:02] Heat. [03:06:16] Heat. [03:06:24] Heat. [03:06:30] [Music] [03:06:50] Heat. [03:06:56] [Music] [03:07:08] [Applause] [03:07:36] [Music] [03:07:45] [Applause] [03:07:51] Welcome. [03:08:00] [Music] [03:08:17] [Music] [03:08:29] [Music] [03:08:36] [Music] [03:09:03] A thousand generations [03:09:07] falling down in worship [03:09:10] to sing the song of ages to the lamb. [03:09:16] And all who've gone before us and all [03:09:20] who will believe [03:09:23] will sing the song of ages to the live. [03:09:29] Your name is the highest. Your name is [03:09:35] the greatest. Your name stands above [03:09:40] them all. [03:09:43] All thrones and dominations [03:09:50] your name stands above them all and the [03:09:55] angels cry. [03:09:58] Holy [03:10:01] all creation [03:10:05] holy. [03:10:08] You are lifted high. [03:10:12] Holy, [03:10:13] [Music] [03:10:15] holy forever. [03:10:23] If you've been forgi, [03:10:26] if you've been redeemed, [03:10:30] sing a song forever to live. [03:10:37] If you walk in freedom, [03:10:40] if you bear his name, [03:10:43] sing the song forever to [03:10:48] [Music] [03:10:50] sing the song forever and amen. [03:10:55] And the angels cry. [03:10:58] Holy [03:11:01] all creation. [03:11:05] Holy. [03:11:08] You are lifted high. [03:11:12] Holy. [03:11:15] Holy forever. [03:11:21] Your people sing [03:11:25] holy [03:11:28] to the king of [03:11:32] holy [03:11:34] you will always be [03:11:38] holy [03:11:42] holy forever. [03:11:50] Your name is the highest. Your name is [03:11:55] the greatest. Your name [03:11:58] stands above them all. [03:12:03] All thrones and dominions, [03:12:06] all powers and positions, your name [03:12:12] stands above them all. Jesus your name [03:12:18] is. Come on church. [03:12:23] All you got stand [03:12:27] above all [03:12:29] [Applause] [03:12:31] in the [03:12:33] mountain. [03:12:36] Heat. [03:12:38] Heat. [03:12:40] [Music] [03:12:45] [Music] [03:12:48] Yeah. [03:12:54] Heat. [03:12:57] [Music] [03:13:04] Heat. Heat. [03:13:11] [Music] [03:13:18] Heat. Heat. Heat. [03:13:24] [Music] [03:13:28] Holy forever. [03:13:33] [Music] [03:13:34] You will always be [03:13:42] holy [03:13:46] and ever you will always be. [03:13:52] [Music] [03:13:55] You will always be [03:13:59] holy. [03:14:02] You will always be [03:14:06] holy. [03:14:10] Holy forever. [03:14:13] [Music] [03:14:24] How great [03:14:27] is our God. [03:14:30] Sing with me. How great [03:14:34] is our God. [03:14:36] And all will see how great [03:14:41] how great [03:14:44] is our God. [03:14:47] [Music] [03:14:49] The splendor of a king. The splender of [03:14:54] a king [03:14:56] [Music] [03:14:58] and clothed in majesty. [03:15:03] Let all the earth rejoice. [03:15:07] All the earth rejoice. [03:15:11] He wraps himself [03:15:14] in light [03:15:18] and darkness tries to hide. [03:15:23] It trembles at his voice. [03:15:26] Trembles at his voice. We sing together. [03:15:31] How great [03:15:34] is our God. [03:15:36] Sing with me. How great [03:15:40] is our God. [03:15:43] Oh, we'll see how great, [03:15:47] how great [03:15:50] our God. [03:15:55] Age to age and age to age he stands. [03:16:04] And time is in his hands. [03:16:09] Beginning and the end. [03:16:12] Beginning and the end. [03:16:15] [Music] [03:16:16] The God three in one. [03:16:23] You are father, spirit, and son. [03:16:28] The lion and the lamb. Lion in the lamb. [03:16:35] [Music] [03:16:36] How great [03:16:39] is our God. [03:16:42] Sing with me. How great [03:16:46] is our God. [03:16:48] Oh, we'll see. How great, [03:16:53] how great [03:16:56] is our God. [03:16:58] [Music] [03:17:00] name above all names. [03:17:03] You're the name above [03:17:06] all names. [03:17:10] Worthy of all praise. [03:17:16] And my heart will sing how great [03:17:22] our God. [03:17:27] Name above [03:17:29] you. The name above [03:17:32] all [03:17:33] [Music] [03:17:36] worthy of all praise. [03:17:43] My heart will sing. [03:17:46] How great [03:17:49] are God. [03:17:54] How great. [03:17:56] How great, [03:17:59] [Music] [03:18:01] [Applause] [03:18:01] [Music] [03:18:03] how great [03:18:06] our God. [03:18:08] Oh, we see how great, [03:18:13] how great [03:18:16] our God. [03:18:20] Just your voice sing. How great [03:18:26] our God, [03:18:30] how great [03:18:33] is our God. [03:18:37] How great, [03:18:40] how great [03:18:43] is our God. [03:18:49] [Applause] [03:18:53] [Music] [03:18:57] And therefore, and therefore God exalted [03:19:00] him to the highest place [03:19:03] and gave him the name that is above [03:19:05] every name. That at the name of Jesus, [03:19:09] every knee will bow and every tongue [03:19:12] confess that he is the Lord to the glory [03:19:16] of God the Father. Amen. [03:19:19] Amen. [03:19:21] Come on. Can we just lift our hands all [03:19:22] across this place? [03:19:25] Name above [03:19:27] all names. [03:19:31] Worthy of all praise. [03:19:38] My heart will sing. [03:19:41] How great [03:19:44] son of God. [03:19:45] [Music] [03:19:48] Name above. [03:19:50] [Music] [03:19:51] Name above [03:19:54] all name. [03:19:58] Worthy of all praise. [03:20:04] And my heart will see how great [03:20:10] is our God. [03:20:13] [Music] [03:20:23] [Applause] [03:20:34] [Music] [03:20:48] Is [03:20:51] it [03:20:52] worth [03:20:55] my soul? [03:20:58] My soul. [03:21:03] [Applause] [03:21:11] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome [03:21:13] Pastor Rob McCoy. [03:21:16] [Applause] [03:21:25] Good morning everybody. [03:21:27] Thank you for coming out to honor [03:21:29] Charlie Kirk. God bless all of you and [03:21:31] all of you tuning in online around the [03:21:33] world. [03:21:35] I uh I know you're all wondering who is [03:21:37] he and why is he here? And I'm asking [03:21:39] myself the same question. [03:21:42] Charlie Kirk called me his pastor. [03:21:45] I called him my friend. [03:21:48] I was with Charlie about um a little [03:21:51] over two weeks ago in Korea [03:21:54] as he was supporting the persecuted [03:21:56] Christians over there as they're raiding [03:21:59] churches and imprisoning pastors. And he [03:22:02] spoke to the youth there that now are [03:22:04] chanting on the streets, I am Charlie [03:22:06] Kirk standing for freedom across that [03:22:08] country. [03:22:19] In a conversation with Charlie in the [03:22:21] green room in Korea, he said something [03:22:23] to me that he'd said a number of times. [03:22:25] He said [03:22:27] he he kept calling me as pastor. And I I [03:22:29] stopped him. I said, "Charlie, since the [03:22:31] president's gotten elected, your your [03:22:33] stock has risen through the [03:22:34] stratosphere, [03:22:36] and I don't see much of you." I mean, he [03:22:38] wasn't a very good congregant. He was on [03:22:40] the road 320 days a year. [03:22:45] But he said, "Rob, not only are you my [03:22:47] pastor, [03:22:49] but you're America's pastor." And I [03:22:51] said, "Charlie, if if we were at a [03:22:53] tableabling event on a campus where you [03:22:56] had the table said, prove me wrong, I'd [03:22:58] win." [03:23:00] And he looked at me with that sheepish [03:23:02] grin that he always has. [03:23:07] Dog gone on it. if he wasn't right. I [03:23:09] mean, I I wasn't America's pastor 2 [03:23:10] minutes ago, and I won't be after this, [03:23:12] but for right now, he proved me wrong. [03:23:17] [Applause] [03:23:27] >> In a moment, you're going to hear [03:23:30] from the most powerful political [03:23:33] people in the free world. [03:23:36] You're going to hear from the who's who [03:23:39] and they're going to assemble in this [03:23:41] place to talk about what Charlie Kirk [03:23:44] did in 31 years on this earth. [03:23:48] He had more lifetimes in 31 years than [03:23:51] all of us have in the entirety of our [03:23:54] own. [03:23:57] And as I was thinking about that, [03:23:59] to recount all that he's accomplished in [03:24:01] 31 years is quite a feat. [03:24:04] I mean, I I was just telling the Turning [03:24:07] Point staff as I walked in here, [03:24:10] everyone is is worried that that Turning [03:24:13] Point is isn't going to be successful. [03:24:16] And I I looked at each and every one of [03:24:18] them. And for those of you who are [03:24:21] negative, [03:24:24] without Charlie Kirk's presence, they [03:24:26] pulled off the largest event in Turning [03:24:28] Point history. [03:24:30] Let's thank them. [03:24:37] Turning Point is alive and well. [03:24:53] All right. [03:24:56] You're [03:24:58] I appreciate that, but you're taking my [03:25:00] time here. Sit down. [03:25:03] I I want to do two things and then I [03:25:05] want to do what I've been called to do. [03:25:07] First of all, I was thinking of Abraham [03:25:10] Lincoln when I was reflecting on Erica [03:25:14] and their two children and for Charlie's [03:25:17] parents and his sister. [03:25:21] Abraham Lincoln said to Mrs. Bixby when [03:25:23] she had lost sons in the civil war. He [03:25:26] wrote these words. [03:25:29] I feel how [03:25:31] weak and fruitless must be any word of [03:25:33] mine [03:25:34] to beguile you [03:25:37] from the grief of a loss so [03:25:38] overwhelming. [03:25:41] We can't bring him back. But we thank [03:25:43] you for raising him. [03:25:45] We thank you for loving him. Erica for [03:25:48] being the strength in his life. [03:25:52] and and we we pray for this family and [03:25:54] we ask God's comfort and peace upon you [03:25:55] in Jesus name. Amen. [03:26:06] Now, my responsibility entrusted to me [03:26:08] by my friend and his wife. [03:26:12] You're going to hear of what Charlie [03:26:13] did, but I'm here today to tell you the [03:26:16] why in what he did. [03:26:19] The why brought him the courage. The why [03:26:22] brought him the wisdom and the strength. [03:26:25] The why [03:26:28] is the one that Charlie wanted to [03:26:31] welcome as the guest of honor. [03:26:35] The guest of honor. His resume is long. [03:26:40] He's the king of glory. [03:26:42] He's the prince of peace. [03:26:45] He's the savior of the world. He's the [03:26:48] living God. He's the God of all mercy [03:26:51] and grace, [03:26:53] the total embodiment of love, the total [03:26:56] embodiment of truth. And he's here today [03:26:59] to call his children back to him. [03:27:09] From the thin veil of heaven, Charlie [03:27:11] declares to all earthly powers and [03:27:14] principalities who will gather here. [03:27:18] They have come into the presence of the [03:27:20] God of all creation. [03:27:24] Charlie wanted his savior to be the [03:27:26] guest of honor. He wanted all of you to [03:27:28] receive this gift from him. The why and [03:27:31] what he did. [03:27:33] Charlie was never afraid [03:27:35] because he knew his life was secure in [03:27:37] the hand of God. [03:27:42] Jesus left the glory of heaven's throne [03:27:45] for the humiliation of an earthly cross. [03:27:49] He was fully tempted yet was without [03:27:51] sin. For those of you who struggle with [03:27:55] the word sin, it's real simple. It's an [03:27:58] archer's term. Where the bullseye is and [03:28:01] where the arrow lands, that's called the [03:28:03] sin distance. How far you've fallen from [03:28:05] perfection. And there are none [03:28:06] righteous. No, not one. And we've all [03:28:08] missed the mark, the bullseye, [03:28:12] and we try to get to God by our efforts, [03:28:14] but there is no effort that will bring [03:28:16] us back into the presence of a of a [03:28:18] righteous God. [03:28:20] You see, the wages of sin is death. [03:28:22] Charlie knew this, and at an early age, [03:28:24] he entrusted his life to the savior of [03:28:27] the world. [03:28:30] Jesus came to this earth, was tempted in [03:28:33] all ways, yet was without sin, was [03:28:34] crucified upon a cross. His blood was [03:28:36] poured out because blood must be shed [03:28:38] for the remission of sins. And his death [03:28:41] upon that cross was sufficient for all [03:28:43] the world's sins, but only efficient for [03:28:45] those who, like Charlie, would receive [03:28:48] him as their savior. [03:28:53] Jesus has come to seek and save that [03:28:54] which is lost. [03:28:57] And I would say this to all of you. [03:29:02] The Lord loves you. [03:29:05] He wants to save you. [03:29:09] He wants to give you a new life. He [03:29:13] wants to cover the multitude of your [03:29:15] sins by the blood he shed upon the [03:29:16] cross. [03:29:19] The Bible says if you believe in your [03:29:20] heart and you confess with your tongue [03:29:22] Jesus is Lord, you will be saved to the [03:29:23] glory of the father. [03:29:26] You see, Charlie looked at politics as [03:29:28] an on-ramp to Jesus. He knew if he could [03:29:31] get all of you rowing in the streams of [03:29:32] liberty, you'd come to its source, and [03:29:34] that's the Lord. [03:29:37] [Applause] [03:29:45] In the time I have remaining, [03:29:48] I'm going to ask all who profess Christ [03:29:50] as their savior [03:29:52] to remain seated. [03:29:55] The Bible says, "If you profess me [03:29:57] before man, I'll profess you before my [03:29:58] father in heaven." And it requires an [03:30:00] act of faith. [03:30:02] You stand. That's what Charlie did every [03:30:04] day on campus with death threats. He [03:30:06] stood because he knew in whom he had [03:30:08] trusted. [03:30:10] And he wants to give you the gift of the [03:30:12] why and what he did. And that is his [03:30:14] savior Jesus. While believers are [03:30:17] seated, if there's any in this room and [03:30:20] across the globe [03:30:22] that would desire to receive Jesus as [03:30:24] their savior, as Charlie did as a young [03:30:25] man, [03:30:27] and now is in the presence of his [03:30:29] savior, [03:30:30] I'm going to ask you to put action to [03:30:32] your faith. [03:30:34] And I'd ask you to stand right now to [03:30:36] receive the Lord. Don't be ashamed. [03:30:38] Stand. Amen. Amen. [03:30:43] Amen. [03:30:50] The Bible says, [03:30:59] The Bible says that when one sinner [03:31:01] gives their heart to the Lord, the [03:31:03] angels in heaven rejoice. And I got to [03:31:04] tell you, there's one up there right [03:31:06] now, Charlie Kirk. He's stoked and he's [03:31:08] excited about your commitment to his [03:31:10] savior. [03:31:18] for this remaining moment. If you've [03:31:21] given your heart to the Lord and someone [03:31:22] is seated next to you, I want that [03:31:25] person who's a believer to stand and [03:31:26] pray with you and and please up on the [03:31:29] screen, I want you to take a picture of [03:31:31] this QR code. We are going to give you [03:31:33] everything you need to walk this walk [03:31:35] with Christ. [03:31:37] Faith comes from hearing and hearing [03:31:38] from the word of God. And it's time to [03:31:41] get into a Bible believing church. And [03:31:43] pastors, if you didn't want to give [03:31:44] Charlie Kirk the time a day, these folks [03:31:46] are going to be showing up at your [03:31:47] church. And they're there because of his [03:31:49] life. God bless you and may the Lord [03:31:52] keep you. Amen. [03:32:01] [Music] [03:32:03] [Applause] [03:32:16] [Music] [03:32:21] Ladies and gentlemen, please stand and [03:32:23] join us for the national anthem. [03:32:27] >> Word. [03:32:58] Hulk [03:33:00] cults present [03:33:04] arms. [03:33:25] Oh, say can you see [03:33:29] by the dawn's early light, [03:33:34] what so proudly we held [03:33:38] at the twilight last gleaming, [03:33:42] whose broad stripes and bright stars [03:33:46] through the perilous [03:33:49] fight [03:33:51] for the ramparts we [03:33:55] were so gallently [03:33:58] streaming [03:34:00] and the rockets red glare. The bells [03:34:04] bursting in air [03:34:08] gave proof through the night [03:34:12] that our flag was still burn. [03:34:16] [Music] [03:34:19] Oh s [03:34:21] as star spangle better [03:34:26] way [03:34:32] for the land [03:34:34] of the free [03:34:41] and the home [03:34:44] of the [03:34:47] Heat. [03:34:50] [Music] [03:35:00] Heat. [03:35:10] [Applause] [03:35:35] Please welcome to the stage Rebecca [03:35:37] Dunn. [03:35:39] [Applause] [03:35:42] [Music] [03:35:46] [Applause] [03:35:50] Charlie Kirk was scheduled to speak at [03:35:55] my husband's upcoming memorial. [03:35:59] Instead, [03:36:01] I am here speaking at Charlie's [03:36:04] memorial. [03:36:06] It means a lot to share my story. [03:36:10] Almost 12 years ago, [03:36:13] I met this bright young man filled with [03:36:17] optimism about his plan to reach young [03:36:20] people. [03:36:22] I was so impressed that I invited him to [03:36:24] come to our home and tell my husband and [03:36:27] me more about his organization. [03:36:31] That young man of course was Charlie [03:36:34] Kirk and his organization was Turning [03:36:38] Point USA. [03:36:48] Charlie told us how he wanted to start [03:36:51] two chapters in North Florida. When [03:36:54] asked how much money it would take, he [03:36:57] told us he thought it would take about [03:36:59] $50,000. [03:37:02] Not knowing anything about this young [03:37:05] man except that he sounded impressive, [03:37:10] we told him that if he could raise the [03:37:12] first half, we would give him the [03:37:16] remaining 25,000. [03:37:20] Two days later, [03:37:25] Charlie called to say that he had raised [03:37:29] the money. [03:37:31] He [03:37:39] He was not in his hometown. [03:37:43] He was not even in his home state. [03:37:47] He was 20 years old. [03:37:50] And yet he met our challenge. [03:37:54] I laughed and I told him, I said, "Well, [03:37:57] Charlie, [03:37:59] I guess we owe you a check." [03:38:04] That was Charlie Kirk's first challenge [03:38:08] grant. [03:38:10] After that initial grant, we followed [03:38:13] suit with multiple challenge grants, [03:38:17] each one larger than the previous, [03:38:20] eventually growing into the millions. [03:38:26] In the early days, Charlie felt like a [03:38:29] son to me. [03:38:32] More recently, [03:38:34] I was the one looking up to him. [03:38:38] Charlie never disappointed. [03:38:41] He met every challenge with optimism and [03:38:45] grit. [03:38:48] Today, [03:38:49] I feel like Charlie is challenging us. [03:38:55] Will we meet his challenge to fight for [03:38:58] freedom, [03:39:00] for family, [03:39:02] for faith? [03:39:04] More importantly, [03:39:06] will we do this the way that Charlie did [03:39:10] with a heart that loves God? [03:39:15] Before you answer that question, I would [03:39:18] like to share something else with you. [03:39:21] Shortly before I met Charlie, I had [03:39:24] become very discouraged about the [03:39:27] atmosphere in our country. [03:39:29] I even suggested to my husband that [03:39:33] maybe we should stop trying. [03:39:36] It seemed that the money and time we [03:39:38] were giving to freedom causes did not [03:39:41] seem to be making a difference. [03:39:44] Bill asked me to read an article by [03:39:47] Larry Reid. [03:39:50] The essence of the article said this. [03:39:53] If we truly believed in freedom, [03:39:57] we must never stop trying to preserve [03:40:00] it. [03:40:02] We had a moral obligation [03:40:05] to fight for freedom. [03:40:08] And as long as there is a breath in our [03:40:11] bodies, [03:40:13] we must fight. [03:40:16] [Applause] [03:40:24] By encountering Charlie, [03:40:27] we met a true freedom fighter. [03:40:31] Today, there is no doubt that Charlie [03:40:35] Kirk fought for freedom [03:40:39] with the last breath in his body. [03:40:44] Thank you, Charlie Kirk. [03:40:47] [Applause] [03:40:51] And thank you to everyone who will not [03:40:54] stop fighting. To all who will meet the [03:40:58] challenge Charlie gave us. Thank you. [03:41:06] [Applause] [03:41:12] [Music] [03:41:13] Please welcome to the stage Larry Arn. [03:41:16] [Music] [03:41:30] Good morning. [03:41:32] We had the pastor. I'm the school [03:41:33] teacher. [03:41:35] I have uh one short story to tell you [03:41:37] about Charlie Kirk, my friend. He became [03:41:41] a friend of mine because I interrogated [03:41:43] him one time. 19 year olds are my [03:41:45] specialty. [03:41:47] I asked him some questions he couldn't [03:41:49] answer and he was already becoming [03:41:51] famous [03:41:53] and I noticed his reaction. He said, [03:41:54] "What should I do?" And I said, "Well, [03:41:57] you have to suffer. If you want to grow, [03:41:59] you have to suffer. It's hard to learn [03:42:03] into the night. Crackle dawn in the [03:42:06] morning. Start with the Bible. Read the [03:42:09] classics. [03:42:11] Study the founding of America. [03:42:14] In those places, you will find that [03:42:17] there's a ladder that reaches up toward [03:42:19] God. And at the bottom of it is the [03:42:22] ordinary good things that are around us [03:42:24] everywhere. If we can call them by their [03:42:27] names, they have being. And the beings [03:42:30] of the good things are figments of God. [03:42:34] You will find that article in Aristotle. [03:42:36] You will find it in the Bible. You will [03:42:39] find it in Madison and Jefferson. [03:42:43] How do I learn that? He said, I said, [03:42:45] 'You have to suffer. [03:42:48] You have to study. You have to think. [03:42:51] I thought I'd never hear from him again. [03:42:54] Within a month, he got hold of my cell [03:42:56] phone number and he texted me a copy of [03:42:59] a certificate of completion of a [03:43:02] Hillsdale College online course. [03:43:06] He would go on to do that 31 times. [03:43:10] I keep a list in my head of the six or [03:43:13] eight young people and I'm very [03:43:15] privileged. I get to know many inspiring [03:43:18] young people [03:43:20] who are the best I ever saw. [03:43:23] Charlie is the only one who was never a [03:43:25] full-time student at Helldoc College who [03:43:27] was on that list. [03:43:29] We will miss him dearly. [03:43:35] He can't be replaced. [03:43:38] Do you know a good thing is a thing that [03:43:41] has being? [03:43:43] An assassin is not a thing that has [03:43:46] being. [03:43:48] The assassin must give up his humanity [03:43:51] to destroy something that has being. [03:43:54] Charlie lives on. [03:43:58] The assassin will die. [03:44:02] [Applause] [03:44:13] My wife, who's here with me today, uh, [03:44:16] and I have set up a scholarship [03:44:19] in the hope that Charlie's children will [03:44:22] go to a good college. [03:44:25] I have one in mind. [03:44:32] And this May the 9th, uh Erica doesn't [03:44:36] know this yet, we are going to give [03:44:38] Charlie and Erica the greatest respect a [03:44:41] college can give, [03:44:43] an honorary degree. [03:44:47] [Applause] [03:44:57] Charlie, you see, has suffered enough. [03:45:02] He's gone to the Lord. He deserves his [03:45:05] reward. Thank you. [03:45:08] [Applause] [03:45:18] [Music] [03:45:27] My [03:45:31] name [03:45:34] is thous. [03:45:38] [Music] [03:45:47] >> Please welcome Mikey McCoy, Stacy [03:45:50] Sheridan, Tyler Ber, and Justin Strife. [03:45:55] [Applause] [03:45:58] [Music] [03:45:58] [Applause] [03:46:06] Hello everyone. My name is Mikey McCoy. [03:46:10] I had the unique honor, blessing, and [03:46:12] privilege of a lifetime to not only call [03:46:15] Charlie a precious friend, mentor, but [03:46:18] to travel with him literally everywhere. [03:46:22] The first time I met Charlie was when I [03:46:25] was driving him and his then girlfriend [03:46:26] Erica to the airport after he had spoken [03:46:29] at my father's church. The entire car [03:46:32] ride he was grilling me on Aristotle, [03:46:34] Socrates, Plato, American history. At [03:46:37] the end he said, "Don't go to college. [03:46:40] Come work for me instead." [03:46:43] At 18, I canceled my college plans, [03:46:45] moved to Arizona. [03:46:48] My life was forever changed by Charlie. [03:46:51] All of us in this room have that in [03:46:53] common. [03:46:55] My first day working at Turning Point, I [03:46:58] met an incredible girl [03:47:00] who Charlie was interviewing on his [03:47:02] podcast, sharing the story of her family [03:47:05] who had survived a totalitarian regime, [03:47:08] whose grandfather was imprisoned in the [03:47:09] Goologs for 10 years for preaching the [03:47:13] gospel. [03:47:15] Elizabeth and I were married a year [03:47:17] later. Thank you, Charlie. [03:47:27] When Charlie would speak on college [03:47:28] campuses, he'd often wear t-shirts with [03:47:31] inspiring taglines like, "Here I am. [03:47:36] Never surrender, [03:47:38] freedom." [03:47:40] But as I've watched back so many clips [03:47:42] these past 11 days, my favorite and so [03:47:45] often warned by him was live free. [03:47:50] 11 days ago, my friend was martyed for [03:47:53] using his voice to engage in peaceful [03:47:56] dialogue. [03:47:58] Charlie's assassin thought that he could [03:48:00] steal and silence his voice by putting a [03:48:03] bullet in his neck. In the words of [03:48:05] Saurin Kiergard, "The tyrant dies and [03:48:09] his rule is over. The martyr dies and [03:48:12] his rule has just begun. [03:48:37] Charlie was not silenced. His movement [03:48:41] is only beginning. The voices of [03:48:44] millions globally have been awakened, [03:48:47] furthering his cause in mission far [03:48:49] beyond anyone's comprehension. [03:48:52] We won't cower in fear. We will never [03:48:56] surrender. We are resolved to live free [03:48:59] from lies and seek out what is true. We [03:49:02] will respectfully, [03:49:04] boldly challenge what is accepted by [03:49:07] culture in order to seek out what is [03:49:09] true and acceptable to God Almighty [03:49:12] alone. [03:49:25] To everyone here today, [03:49:27] live free. True freedom is not found in [03:49:31] doing whatever we want, but pursuing [03:49:34] Christ in doing what is right. In [03:49:37] Charlie's words, "Get married. Have more [03:49:42] children than you can afford. Build a [03:49:44] legacy. Pass down your values. Pursue [03:49:46] the eternal. Seek true joy." Charlie led [03:49:51] by example. It's not only seen in the [03:49:54] incredible wife, Erica Kirk, his two [03:49:58] beautiful children, the legacy he built, [03:50:01] his values, his love of God, and true [03:50:03] joy he found in his savior, Jesus [03:50:05] Christ, but in countless people, [03:50:08] especially young people like Elizabeth [03:50:10] and I, whose very lives are the fruit of [03:50:13] Charlie's example of faithfulness. [03:50:16] Charlie, [03:50:18] it was the honor of my life to serve you [03:50:21] as you serve Jesus. [03:50:24] And now we will all continue to serve [03:50:26] you as we continue to serve Jesus. Thank [03:50:31] you so much. I love you, Charlie. I [03:50:34] can't wait to see you again. God bless [03:50:36] Erica Kirk, CEO and chair of Turning [03:50:39] Point USA, the Kirk family, and God [03:50:42] bless America. [03:50:54] Oh my goodness. [03:50:59] Charlie's having some serious heavenly [03:51:01] FOMO right now. [03:51:03] Look at this. You have no idea how much [03:51:05] Charlie Kirk wants a bullhorn down here [03:51:07] right now. He always He always said to [03:51:10] me, "If we could just figure out how to [03:51:12] bring the Holy Spirit into a Trump [03:51:13] rally, [03:51:15] think you've done it. [03:51:23] >> My name is Tyler Ber. I was the I was [03:51:25] the CEO of Turning Point USA and now the [03:51:28] CEO of Turning Point Action. You may [03:51:30] know me from the Charlie Kirk show or [03:51:32] our weekly podcast Thought Crime with [03:51:34] Charlie, Jack, Blake, and Andrew, but [03:51:37] I'm also the longest tenure employee at [03:51:39] Turning Point. I met my friend Charlie [03:51:42] in 2014. We connected when Turning Point [03:51:45] USA was just in its infancy, sharing the [03:51:48] vision for what the conservative [03:51:50] movement should be. [03:51:52] Charlie was just a kid then. I was a [03:51:55] little older. We had a lot in common. I [03:51:58] didn't like rhinos. He didn't like [03:52:00] rhinos. [03:52:03] I was the youngest guy at Tea Party [03:52:05] meetings. He was the youngest guy at Tea [03:52:07] Party meetings. [03:52:10] Charlie didn't go to college. I went to [03:52:12] ASU. So, I basically didn't go to [03:52:14] college. [03:52:22] You're welcome, Dr. Crow. [03:52:24] We went to work every day on a 24-hour [03:52:27] clock. When Charlie turned 21, he didn't [03:52:29] have a home. Turning Point USA was in [03:52:32] his first year of raising real money. [03:52:35] He was just a kid to me. But donors [03:52:38] would ask him where he lived, and he [03:52:39] took personal offense to the suggestion [03:52:41] he still lived in his parents' basement, [03:52:44] although his parents probably wanted him [03:52:45] to be there all the time. [03:52:49] He was a grown 21-year-old man, after [03:52:51] all. He was rarely home in Chicago. He [03:52:53] lived on a plane and zipped back and [03:52:55] forth. As Turning Point USA became his [03:52:58] life, all his personal mail came to a [03:53:00] little detached garage at 217 and a half [03:53:03] Illinois Street. Whereas Charlie would [03:53:06] constantly remind you like every good [03:53:08] startup, Turning Point USA was founded. [03:53:10] So anyways, we worked 247. [03:53:13] He would tell every supporter of ours [03:53:14] between me and him, we were a team that [03:53:16] was never off the clock, full coverage. [03:53:20] I would usually stay up till 2 or 3 in [03:53:22] the morning working on the next big [03:53:24] Turning Point USA project and text [03:53:26] Charlie reports of what our team that [03:53:27] day had accomplished. It was like this [03:53:30] every day. work report and wait to see [03:53:32] my text messages to Charlie flip from [03:53:35] delivered to red as soon as he woke up [03:53:37] on the east coast so we can be firing [03:53:39] away feedback thoughts and a flurry of [03:53:42] brilliant Charlie Kirk ideas as soon as [03:53:44] he opened his eyes. I'm not kidding you. [03:53:46] This was every single day. And it takes [03:53:48] is all it takes is two dudes to dream up [03:53:50] big stuff and talk each other into [03:53:52] really insane ideas, which Charlie and I [03:53:54] did often to one another. We would go [03:53:57] back and forth with those ideas, [03:53:58] perfecting them, turning into bigger, [03:53:59] more insane and impactful things and of [03:54:02] course expensive concepts. [03:54:04] The ideas literally never stopped. It [03:54:06] was around the clock problem solution [03:54:08] chat that worked to dream big for the [03:54:10] conservative movement. Come up with new [03:54:13] ideas, plan new things, fix all [03:54:15] problems. My job was to turn it into [03:54:17] proposals and presentations. And voila, [03:54:19] we would work to execute. Charlie would [03:54:22] take red eyes from coast to coast going [03:54:24] all over the country like a crazy man on [03:54:26] any and every possible don meeting with [03:54:28] every possible donor who would take a [03:54:30] meeting so our ideas and fixes for the [03:54:33] conservative movement could help young [03:54:35] people once and for all. [03:54:38] I oftentimes would go with him and [03:54:40] marvel at the deranged 22-year-old [03:54:41] lifestyle of bathing in airport [03:54:43] bathrooms, eating full plates of [03:54:45] vegetables and meat at 10 p.m. at night [03:54:47] after a long day's work. He was the best [03:54:50] at doing all of it. Our success gave me [03:54:52] the job of a lifetime and I'm grateful [03:54:54] for it for the rest of my life. I got I [03:54:57] got really good at recruiting the best [03:54:58] young talent in the country to come work [03:55:00] for us and it was non-stop. We were a [03:55:03] hell of a team and that's how it worked. [03:55:06] Turning Point USA was built and the [03:55:08] Charlie Kirk vision was delivered. I had [03:55:11] the special honor at Charlie and Erica's [03:55:13] wedding to give a toast speech for [03:55:14] Charlie the groom. It was significantly [03:55:17] less pressure than this room. An [03:55:19] incredibly beautiful wedding, but small [03:55:22] and important room of people. I admit I [03:55:25] admittedly think I can admittedly say I [03:55:27] didn't think that I would have to give [03:55:28] another Charlie Kirk speech this soon. [03:55:32] At his wedding, I told the story of [03:55:33] talking Charlie into moving to Arizona. [03:55:36] He was an adamant Chicago by boy. I [03:55:39] needed to break that. Selfishly, I [03:55:41] wanted him to love Arizona because we I [03:55:43] had recently convinced him to move [03:55:45] Turning Point USA to Arizona. It was a [03:55:48] hard sell at first, and that was until I [03:55:51] hosted the first Trump rally in in in [03:55:54] Trump rally history right here in [03:55:55] Arizona in 2015. [03:55:58] I got a call. [03:56:01] I got a call from Miss Erica Kirk. Miss [03:56:04] Arizona 2012. I just want to help, she [03:56:07] said. So naturally, I put her right [03:56:09] behind the president at that first [03:56:10] rally. [03:56:13] After that, we talked. It was obvious [03:56:14] she was the perfect person for the job [03:56:17] that Charlie and I had devised in one of [03:56:19] our 24-hour planning sessions. I wanted [03:56:22] to hire her. I only had one problem. [03:56:25] Charlie Kirk wanted to date her. [03:56:28] Long story short, I was very worried he [03:56:31] was going to scare her off and screw it [03:56:33] up and I was going to lose this [03:56:35] incredible prospect. Like all things he [03:56:38] put his mind to, Charlie accomplished [03:56:39] everything he put his mind to. They [03:56:42] immediately fell in love and I lost an [03:56:43] employee. But now she's my boss. [03:56:48] I'm sure you've heard. We love Erica [03:56:51] Kirk. [03:56:55] Over the years, we built a lot of [03:56:56] things. The largest field operation, the [03:56:58] conservative movement between high [03:56:59] school, college, faith, and action. The [03:57:01] first ever ballot chasing operation that [03:57:03] won the election for President Trump. [03:57:10] the largest events in the conservative [03:57:11] movement, most of which have been huge [03:57:14] in but in convention centers. In 2021, [03:57:16] in the aftermath of COVID, we weren't [03:57:18] sure if society was ever going to bounce [03:57:19] back and ever get back to normal. So, we [03:57:22] began planning what was one of the crazy [03:57:24] ideas known as America Fest. I hope [03:57:26] you'll all be there this year. [03:57:28] We decided to move it to Swing State, [03:57:30] Arizona, and hope and pray that this [03:57:32] would work after the world shut down for [03:57:34] so long. Charlie, like all our 247 ideas [03:57:37] sessions, texted me and our VP of [03:57:40] events, Lauren Tonsuch, late at night [03:57:42] and he said, he showed us and said, [03:57:44] "This is my vision. It was a image of a [03:57:47] full stadium." A few seconds later, he [03:57:50] sent these images of full stadiums of [03:57:52] people hoping for that to be a future [03:57:54] turning point event. Well, Charlie, my [03:57:57] friend, I'm happy to report we're [03:57:58] standing in your vision. [03:58:01] You did it, buddy. [03:58:03] We love you. [03:58:06] [Music] [03:58:08] You are sitting in the vision for [03:58:09] Charlie Kurt. God bless. [03:58:19] My name is Justin Strife and I'm the [03:58:21] chief chief operating officer for [03:58:23] Turning Point USA. [03:58:26] Since September 10th, my thoughts keep [03:58:29] returning to one thing, and that's time. [03:58:32] Charlie lived only 31 years. [03:58:35] Yet, when I reflect on those years, I [03:58:36] see more impact and more courage and [03:58:38] more achievement than most men [03:58:40] accomplish in a lifetime. [03:58:42] I've known Charlie for a decade, and I [03:58:44] I'd like to share a little of what I [03:58:46] learned from him. [03:58:48] Charlie often said that having courage [03:58:50] is one of the easiest things in the [03:58:52] world because all it requires is you to [03:58:54] say yes. Courage does not require [03:58:57] talent. It does not require natural [03:58:59] ability. Courage requires a personal [03:59:02] decision. [03:59:04] It's interesting that people often [03:59:05] describe Charlie as completely fearless. [03:59:08] But the truth is simpler and much more [03:59:09] profound. Charlie simply refused to let [03:59:13] fear stop him from carrying out God's [03:59:15] will for him and his life. His [03:59:20] courage. His courage was a daily choice, [03:59:23] a yes, no matter the cost. And it cost [03:59:26] him his life. [03:59:28] This truth forced me to reflect on what [03:59:30] we can't control. Time. It's fleeting. [03:59:33] It's fragile. And it's sacred. Charlie [03:59:36] knew this better than anyone else. He [03:59:38] didn't waste time. He lived every moment [03:59:41] with conviction. He lived as a man of [03:59:43] character and truth and courage. And he [03:59:46] taught us not just through words but [03:59:48] through actions. [03:59:50] Charlie was the same person he in [03:59:52] private as he was in public. And that's [03:59:54] why we trusted him. That's why we loved [03:59:56] him. That's why we all feel this loss so [03:59:58] deeply. His honesty, his compassion, and [04:00:02] his insistence on truth drew people in, [04:00:04] even those who disagreed with him. [04:00:07] Charlie stirred patriotism in us, but [04:00:09] more deeply, he stirred our hunger to [04:00:11] live united under God. He told us to [04:00:14] stop and think, to use common sense, to [04:00:16] grow up and pitch in. He asked us to [04:00:19] hear the words that God wrote on our [04:00:21] hearts. I am the Lord your God, and you [04:00:22] shall have no other gods before me. This [04:00:26] is not a message of comfort or safety or [04:00:28] peace. It's a message of love, a love of [04:00:31] God's will. Charlie's life was anchored [04:00:34] by that love. Every day he left his [04:00:36] home, the comfort of it, his wife, his [04:00:39] children, to face criticism and threats [04:00:41] and angry mobs. and ultimately death. He [04:00:44] loved God more than he loved safety or [04:00:46] applause or even his own life. [04:00:50] That's because the last 31 years weren't [04:00:52] his career. They were his calling. [04:00:55] [Music] [04:00:56] Charlie's legacy is this. He showed us [04:00:59] how to be better people. He gave voice [04:01:01] to truth and he followed God's will. [04:01:05] He started with nothing more than an [04:01:06] idea than an idea and a folding table. [04:01:09] And over 13 years, with time and courage [04:01:12] and faith, he built a movement that [04:01:15] changed the world. [04:01:17] Now that Charlie's gone, [04:01:20] what happens next? [04:01:23] It's up to us. Time is fleeting, but the [04:01:26] decisions we make here right now are [04:01:28] eternal. [04:01:29] So, let us honor Charlie by doing what [04:01:31] he did. Stand for truth. [04:01:35] Confront evil. Live courageously. [04:01:39] And we do it the way that Charlie did [04:01:42] with compassion but never compromising [04:01:44] on truth. Demanding the best from [04:01:47] ourselves, from each other, and from our [04:01:49] country. [04:01:51] Charlie reminded us that courage [04:01:53] requires only a yes. And he said yes [04:01:56] every single day. And now it's our turn. [04:02:00] It's our turn to say yes, to speak [04:02:03] boldly, [04:02:04] speak honestly, to fight for our [04:02:07] families, to love our country, to honor [04:02:10] God, [04:02:12] and to wisely use the time that we've [04:02:14] been given. [04:02:16] And it's to do the do for the next [04:02:18] generation what Charlie did for us. [04:02:21] Because this all of this right here and [04:02:23] right now is our turning point. We love [04:02:26] you, Charlie, and we won't let you down. [04:02:37] [Applause] [04:02:41] My name is Stacy Sheridan. Eight years [04:02:44] ago, I met Charlie in a crowded ballroom [04:02:47] in West Palm Beach at a David Horowitz [04:02:50] Freedom Center event. [04:02:52] We spoke briefly, we exchanged cards, [04:02:55] and I thought nothing of it. [04:02:59] What ultimately [04:03:02] made me want to join Charlie's cause and [04:03:04] Charlie's team because he began a quest [04:03:06] to hire me after meeting me. [04:03:10] I was reluctant at first, but it was his [04:03:14] naive audaciousness [04:03:18] to change the world that ultimately sold [04:03:21] me. [04:03:22] It was the best decision I've ever made [04:03:25] and I've never looked back. [04:03:27] Yes, technically Charlie was my boss, [04:03:31] but it really never felt that way. Far [04:03:34] more than my boss. I felt like he was my [04:03:37] little brother. So, the guys that went [04:03:40] before me [04:03:42] spoke about him as a boss and a leader. [04:03:44] I'm going to speak about him from my [04:03:46] heart, as a family member. [04:03:51] In 2022, my husband Mike became sick [04:03:54] with cancer. [04:03:56] Two years later, that cancer took his [04:03:59] life. [04:04:00] Throughout those two years, Charlie [04:04:03] called me consistently to ask how he [04:04:06] could help us. [04:04:08] At one point, he had critical medication [04:04:11] and an oxygen machine sent to my [04:04:13] doorstep without my knowledge. I still [04:04:16] to this day have no idea how he made [04:04:19] that happen. [04:04:21] But that was Charlie. [04:04:24] He did the right thing. There was no [04:04:26] limit to how far he'd go to help a [04:04:29] friend. [04:04:31] He wasn't looking for publicity or [04:04:33] credit. [04:04:35] He did it because that's what a leader [04:04:38] does. That's what a friend does. [04:04:42] And that's what a Christian is supposed [04:04:43] to do. [04:04:46] Sometimes I would express guilt to [04:04:48] Charlie that I couldn't do my job at [04:04:50] 100%. [04:04:52] Charlie's response every single time [04:04:56] was family first. [04:05:00] When Mike ultimately passed away, [04:05:03] Charlie and the entire team were there [04:05:06] for us yet again. [04:05:09] They helped my daughter Grace through [04:05:11] the unbearable tragedy of losing her [04:05:14] father on her 9th birthday. [04:05:18] But Charlie's help didn't stop there. [04:05:21] This January, I lost my home in the [04:05:24] Pacific Palisades fire. [04:05:27] Charlie's response was very clear and [04:05:31] very direct. [04:05:33] This is a sign you and Grace belong in [04:05:37] Arizona now. [04:05:39] [Applause] [04:05:42] Within a few months, we moved here and [04:05:46] Charlie and Erica welcomed us into their [04:05:48] family. [04:05:51] While enduring our various tragedies, my [04:05:54] daughter Grace would ask me at least [04:05:56] once a day, "Why would God do this to [04:06:00] us, Mom?" [04:06:01] My honest and only answer was, "Someday [04:06:05] we will look at each other and instantly [04:06:07] know why all of this had to happen. And [04:06:11] it will be for something far greater [04:06:13] than we can ever imagine." [04:06:16] In my first conversation with Grace [04:06:18] after Charlie's death, Grace said to me [04:06:21] through tears over the phone, "Mom, [04:06:25] this is the answer to my question. [04:06:29] This is our wife. [04:06:32] Now we can be there for Erica and Gigi [04:06:35] at Mac the way they were there for us. [04:06:41] [Applause] [04:06:49] Looking back today, it's so clear to me [04:06:52] that Grace was right. I know for certain [04:06:54] that my late husband Mike, Charlie, and [04:06:57] God were guiding us here for this very [04:07:01] moment in time. It was always written. [04:07:06] Erica, [04:07:07] Grace, and I will support you and your [04:07:09] babies the way you and Charlie were [04:07:11] there for us in our darkest days. [04:07:14] Charlie, [04:07:17] we will miss your words of wisdom. [04:07:21] Your high-pitched laugh. It was kind of [04:07:24] awkward. [04:07:27] And the way your voice would always [04:07:29] soften when you spoke to Erica and your [04:07:32] children. [04:07:33] And I promise [04:07:36] we're going to make TPUSC so TPUSA so [04:07:40] big that it reaches you in heaven. [04:07:43] [Applause] [04:07:53] Everything Charlie prayed for in his [04:07:55] life, a restoration of faith, [04:07:58] a rebirth of patriotism, [04:08:01] is coming to fruition in his death. And [04:08:04] right now, he is beaming at us from [04:08:07] heaven. [04:08:09] The fact that we pulled this off in [04:08:11] seven days is a miracle that only [04:08:14] Charlie Kirk can deliver, by the way. [04:08:18] So, in Charlie's words, [04:08:21] let's get to work, everybody. We have a [04:08:23] country to save. Thank you. [04:08:29] [Music] [04:08:32] [Applause] [04:08:34] [Music] [04:08:38] Well, you're about to embark on [04:08:39] something that is much bigger than [04:08:40] yourself. So, check your ego at the [04:08:43] door. This is not about you, okay? I [04:08:46] don't care about your feelings. If [04:08:47] you're having a bad day, you know, go [04:08:49] figure that out yourself. This is about [04:08:51] us. This is about the country. [04:08:55] And the eyes of the whole nation are [04:08:58] again on turning point. [04:09:01] We do the best events in the movement. [04:09:02] In fact, we do the only event. Are there [04:09:04] any other events in the movement? No. [04:09:05] We've kind of put everyone else out of [04:09:07] business, right? So, we are the only [04:09:09] standard of excellence. And so, we hold [04:09:11] ourselves to a higher standard. We don't [04:09:13] do mediocre around here. We try to raise [04:09:15] the level of excellence because we are [04:09:17] constantly trying to push the [04:09:19] conservative movement and the country to [04:09:20] a place it's ever been before. You guys [04:09:23] know this. Turning Point USA is the most [04:09:25] important organization in the country. [04:09:26] Period. Blind me another organization [04:09:28] that's been able to move millions of [04:09:30] people the way that we have that does [04:09:32] the events that does training. Nobody [04:09:34] does what we do at Turning Point USA. [04:09:36] But it starts with all of unions. We're [04:09:38] building something bigger than you, [04:09:40] bigger than me. We're building an [04:09:41] experience to help save the country. And [04:09:43] if this type of intensity bothers you, [04:09:46] well then don't go work for Turning [04:09:47] Point USA. You can go work for the [04:09:49] Department of Labor or something, okay? [04:09:51] Because here we do excellent things. We [04:09:53] do big things. We make history here at [04:09:55] Turning Point USA. It's going to be [04:09:58] early mornings. It's going to be late [04:09:59] nights. But you all get to know that [04:10:01] you're doing something rewarding that is [04:10:03] not just oh a career and you check the [04:10:05] box, but lives will be changed. I mean, [04:10:07] how blessed are we that we get to be [04:10:09] here celebrating the country and this is [04:10:11] our job. It's pretty awesome. [04:10:17] >> There's the one thing that I hear from [04:10:19] speakers throughout all the years. Your [04:10:21] team is so impressive and they're so [04:10:23] young. Why is it everybody? Because for [04:10:25] us, we hold ourselves to a higher [04:10:26] standard. This is not just another DC [04:10:29] gig. This is about saving Western [04:10:31] civilization. We are the most important [04:10:33] organization in the country. You are [04:10:34] part of it. It's something bigger than [04:10:36] all of us and it will have ramifications [04:10:39] across the country. I'm so thankful for [04:10:42] you guys. You guys have really defied [04:10:44] gravity and let's continue to make [04:10:46] history here. [04:10:51] [Applause] [04:10:58] [Music] [04:11:09] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome [04:11:11] Andrew Cvette. [04:11:14] [Applause] [04:11:20] [Music] [04:11:27] Just give us a moment. [04:11:33] Hello, [04:11:35] my name is Andrew Kulvet. [04:11:38] I am spokesman for Turning Point USA. [04:11:42] I'm a business partner of Charlie's. I [04:11:45] was the executive producer. I am the [04:11:46] executive producer of the Charlie Kurt [04:11:48] show. But most of all, I'm a longtime [04:11:51] friend of Charlie's. [04:11:54] Charlie and I [04:11:56] built the show over eight years, [04:12:00] brick by brick, and I'm so proud of what [04:12:04] we accomplished together. [04:12:07] And these wonderful people standing [04:12:10] behind me are the geniuses, the camera [04:12:13] ops, the board ops, the producers, the [04:12:16] editors, and the social media team who [04:12:19] made the show happen every single day. [04:12:32] You uh preempted my applause line. So, [04:12:34] let's We're going to do it again. They [04:12:35] deserve it. [04:12:37] They have performed their duties [04:12:40] heroically [04:12:42] this last week. So, please join with me [04:12:46] in a big round of app applause for them. [04:13:03] [Applause] [04:13:07] It's been [04:13:09] excruciating [04:13:10] [Music] [04:13:13] to do this show the last week, [04:13:17] but we knew it's exactly what Charlie [04:13:22] would have wanted. [04:13:26] And I want to thank you, the audience. [04:13:29] You've helped us work through our grief [04:13:32] and our broken hearts live on camera [04:13:35] streaming everywhere. [04:13:37] And I hope that we've been able to help [04:13:40] you do the same in some small way. [04:13:46] But I will tell you something. It's [04:13:48] remarkable that in the midst of [04:13:50] everything else Charlie had going on in [04:13:53] his life, fundraising, traveling, [04:13:55] speaking, running two organizations, [04:13:58] that he even had time to fit in a daily [04:14:01] radio show and podcast. [04:14:04] But I'll tell you something, that show [04:14:07] became the favorite part of Charlie's [04:14:10] daily routine. [04:14:12] It was his one constant amid neverending [04:14:16] change. [04:14:17] Even when he was on the road, even when [04:14:19] he was overseas, [04:14:21] even during Amfest and our conferences, [04:14:25] we did the show. [04:14:28] But mostly it worked because Charlie [04:14:32] loved you, [04:14:34] the audience. [04:14:37] He read every single email you all sent [04:14:40] to him. [04:14:42] That's why he said every single day, [04:14:44] send us an email at [04:14:45] [email protected]. [04:14:48] Send us your thoughts if you agree, you [04:14:50] disagree, and we want you to keep [04:14:52] sending us those emails. [04:14:54] I have no idea how he did it, but he [04:14:58] really read every single one of them. [04:15:01] And this is a true story. At the end of [04:15:03] every show, I had a little ritual of my [04:15:06] own. I would go into the scent folder of [04:15:10] freedom at charliekirk.com [04:15:12] and sure enough, every single show I [04:15:15] would find debates that he was having [04:15:17] with his audience that disagreed on some [04:15:19] minor point. [04:15:21] There would be email chains six or seven [04:15:23] emails long all while Charlie Kirk was [04:15:26] hosting his own show. It's truly [04:15:29] remarkable. [04:15:32] And you, his audience, the grassroots, [04:15:34] the muscular class, you all were his [04:15:37] firewall for freedom. [04:15:40] You were his north star. When he met [04:15:43] fancy elites who tried to take him off [04:15:45] course and try and tell him what regular [04:15:47] people really cared about, he knew [04:15:49] better because he knew all of you. [04:15:57] Yes. [04:16:02] He knew he had a secret weapon and it [04:16:05] was you. And he never forgot about you [04:16:07] because he loved you and he respected [04:16:09] your wisdom. [04:16:12] You see, it's only now that I'm [04:16:14] beginning to realize what was going on [04:16:16] all these years that I spent with [04:16:17] Charlie. [04:16:21] We called them campus tours. [04:16:24] Now I know they were really tent [04:16:26] revivals complete with a tent. [04:16:32] Amen. [04:16:34] We called it the Charlie Kirk show, but [04:16:37] it was really just Charlie confronting [04:16:39] the lies in the culture and pointing to [04:16:42] the truth day in and day out. And [04:16:44] millions of you tuned in. [04:16:47] You see, I see it now clearly that [04:16:51] Charlie Kirk was a prophet. [04:16:54] Not the fortune-telling kind that could [04:16:56] predict the future, but the biblical [04:16:58] kind. He confronted evil and proclaimed [04:17:01] the truth and called us to repent and be [04:17:04] saved. [04:17:07] Amen. [04:17:12] [Applause] [04:17:14] And he wasn't mean about it. He was kind [04:17:17] and he was loving. And you could hear in [04:17:20] his voice that he desperately wanted the [04:17:22] best for you and for all of us. [04:17:30] So friends, [04:17:32] look around you. [04:17:34] We've been worshiping. We've been [04:17:36] singing. We've been joyful. Our hearts [04:17:39] are grieving. But we do not grieve as [04:17:42] the world grieavves. [04:17:45] Because it says in scripture, "Oh death, [04:17:48] where is your victory? Oh death, where [04:17:51] is your sting? Christ has overcome [04:17:54] death." [04:17:56] [Applause] [04:18:07] And Charlie, [04:18:09] we are so grateful for the harvest that [04:18:12] your life and legacy is producing all [04:18:14] around us. [04:18:16] And you can see it. The workers. There's [04:18:19] a whole lot more workers than there were [04:18:21] before. And so, let me leave you with [04:18:24] this. For all the fans of the Charlie [04:18:26] Kirk show out there, you'll know the [04:18:27] line. We will see you Monday. Until [04:18:31] then, buckle up. Here we go. Thank you. [04:18:36] God bless you. [04:18:42] [Applause] [04:18:43] [Music] [04:18:45] [Applause] [04:18:49] [Music] [04:18:53] Heat. [04:18:56] [Music] [04:19:07] Heat. [04:19:09] [Music] [04:19:18] [Applause] [04:19:21] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome [04:19:23] Benny Johnson. [04:19:25] [Applause] [04:19:32] Fight for Charlie Kirk. Who feels the [04:19:36] Holy Spirit in the house tonight? [04:19:43] Who can feel that revival [04:19:45] happening right now? [04:19:51] How does it always work? [04:19:54] What man intends for evil, God intends [04:19:57] for good. Evil thought that there would [04:20:00] be a funeral today. God has created a [04:20:02] revival right here in this house right [04:20:06] now. [04:20:16] Charlie always had that revival energy, [04:20:18] didn't he? When Charlie first met me, I [04:20:20] was a degenerate loser. I'm still a [04:20:23] loser, but I was addicted to alcohol. I [04:20:27] had no wife. I had no kids. I had [04:20:28] nothing going for me. After 10 years of [04:20:31] work with Charlie Kirk, after his [04:20:34] witnessing to my life, [04:20:36] I have become a Christ centered man. I [04:20:40] am happily married to the woman of my [04:20:42] dreams sitting right there with our [04:20:45] youngest son who just turned eight [04:20:47] today, eight months. [04:20:50] And he is wearing ducks for Charlie's [04:20:53] beloved Oregon ducks today. That's baby [04:20:55] Whitaker in honor of Charlie. [04:21:01] All of you had a Charlie moment in your [04:21:03] life, didn't you? Raise your hand if [04:21:05] Charlie Kirk centered you a little [04:21:07] closer to Christ. [04:21:09] Did Charlie help you achieve your [04:21:12] American dream a little bit more? Did [04:21:15] Charlie have that effect? Look at every [04:21:17] single hand. Stand up. Say, "Amen." If [04:21:21] Charlie Kirk had that effect on your [04:21:25] life, [04:21:27] look at this. 100,000 [04:21:31] Americans, millions watching online, [04:21:34] standing up and saying that is the [04:21:36] revival spirit of Charlie Kirk's life. [04:21:41] And that is the power of martyrdom. [04:21:45] Because Charlie Kirk is a martyr in the [04:21:47] true Christian tradition. [04:21:52] If you take out a tyrant, [04:21:55] his power goes away. You cut down a [04:21:58] martyr, his power grows. [04:22:01] [Applause] [04:22:02] And that's what we see time and time [04:22:05] again. We're seeing it across this [04:22:06] country. Who's seen the full churches, [04:22:09] the full parking lots? Who knows [04:22:12] somebody now who's a Satanist or an [04:22:14] agnostic who's now looking at Charlie's [04:22:17] life in this revival moment in our [04:22:18] country and going maybe I got it all [04:22:21] wrong. Maybe I do need to Christ center [04:22:22] my life. This is what Charlie always [04:22:25] wanted. This is how he wanted to be [04:22:26] remembered. [04:22:28] In the mold of Steven, the first martyr, [04:22:33] Steven was killed [04:22:36] for speaking the truth about Christ. [04:22:38] Much like Charlie Kirk, [04:22:41] the martyr Stephen was the same age as [04:22:43] Charlie Kirk when he was martyed. [04:22:48] At that time, Christianity was just a [04:22:50] few very scared Christians in Jerusalem. [04:22:55] And after Steven's martyrdom, [04:22:57] Christianity sped spread throughout the [04:23:00] known world. The power of martyrdom. [04:23:04] This is how God and Christ always [04:23:06] advances his kingdom. and he's doing it [04:23:08] right now with Charlie Kirk. It is a [04:23:11] wonderful thing to see. We were all [04:23:13] witness [04:23:15] to a miracle. [04:23:17] Charlie's life was a miracle. We could [04:23:19] all see it. Those who worked up close [04:23:21] and those who watched from far away. [04:23:26] We got to witness a miracle in Charlie's [04:23:30] life. [04:23:31] Someone who was there [04:23:34] that day when Steven was martyed was [04:23:36] Saul. Saul was the one who was taking [04:23:40] the garments so that Steven could be [04:23:42] killed. And through Steven's martyrdom, [04:23:45] the apostle Paul was reached by Christ [04:23:48] to go out and write the majority of the [04:23:50] New Testament. There was no one who was [04:23:53] irredeemable. [04:23:56] And that is what Charlie would have [04:23:57] wanted us to know about his faith in [04:24:00] Jesus Christ. [04:24:03] The power of Christ's blood and the [04:24:04] power of martyrdom speaks through [04:24:07] Charlie. [04:24:09] The Apostle Paul would go on to write [04:24:10] the book of Romans. And I'd just like to [04:24:13] close with this. [04:24:15] In Romans 13, the Apostle Paul talks [04:24:18] about a godly government instituted [04:24:21] by our Lord and Savior. And what does he [04:24:23] describe? [04:24:25] The Apostle Paul describes how God [04:24:28] establishes the rulers of the nations. [04:24:32] In the audience right now, there are [04:24:34] rulers of our land. Represented right [04:24:37] here is the State Department, the [04:24:40] Department of War, the Department of [04:24:42] Justice, the Chief Executive. God has [04:24:45] instituted them. God has given them [04:24:50] power over our nation and our land. [04:24:53] God saved our president, President [04:24:56] Trump, from an assassin's bullet for [04:24:59] this moment. [04:25:15] And what [04:25:17] does the Apostle Paul in Romans say [04:25:20] about a godly leadership? [04:25:23] He says that rulers [04:25:25] wield the sword [04:25:28] for the protection of good men [04:25:32] and for the terror of evil men. [04:25:37] May we pray that our rulers here, [04:25:41] rightfully instituted and given power by [04:25:43] our God, wield the sword for the terror [04:25:47] of evil men in our nation in Charlie's [04:25:51] memory. [04:26:03] I want to live in a country where the [04:26:06] evil are terrified and where the good [04:26:08] and the faithful and the moral people of [04:26:11] our nation can live in peace, debate in [04:26:14] peace, disagree in peace, and start [04:26:17] families in peace. [04:26:19] And so we want to thank the [04:26:21] administration for being here and [04:26:23] carrying out that godly mission of [04:26:25] wielding the sword against evil. [04:26:34] In conclusion, [04:26:37] I'd be remiss if I didn't say this to [04:26:38] all of the young men in the audience, [04:26:40] and I can see so many young men out [04:26:41] there. Charlie really reached young men [04:26:42] and women, but this is the advice that [04:26:45] Charlie gave me. [04:26:48] Center your life on Christ. Fall in [04:26:51] love. [04:26:53] Get married. [04:26:55] Have a million kids. [04:26:58] And live out your American dream. [04:27:00] And by doing that, we can create [04:27:02] millions and millions and millions of [04:27:04] Charlie Kirks and we can save our land. [04:27:09] That will be our turning point. God [04:27:11] bless you. [04:27:22] And God bless Charlie Kirk. He's looking [04:27:24] down on us, smiling from heaven. [04:27:27] God bless you. Thank you. [04:27:31] [Music] [04:27:34] [Applause] [04:27:39] Please welcome to the stage Dr. Ben [04:27:42] Carson. [04:27:43] [Applause] [04:27:47] [Music] [04:27:49] [Applause] [04:27:52] Thank you. [04:27:55] Thank you. It's wonderful to see so many [04:27:57] people out here for such a sad but also [04:28:01] a wonderful purpose. You know, we at the [04:28:04] American Cornerstone Institute grieve [04:28:07] with everyone as we think about the loss [04:28:09] of our friend and partner Charlie Kirk. [04:28:13] But did you hear a political figure last [04:28:17] week saying that Charlie Kirk was [04:28:20] ignorant because he didn't have a [04:28:23] college degree? I've seen him run [04:28:26] circles around people with college [04:28:27] degrees. [04:28:29] You know, I wonder [04:28:36] I wonder if that political figure [04:28:38] realizes that most of learning and life [04:28:42] comes outside of the classroom. [04:28:44] And I am delighted to see the young [04:28:47] people of our land [04:28:51] merging with the older people like me [04:28:53] and moving in the same direction and [04:28:56] understanding that our nation was [04:28:58] founded upon the kind of principles that [04:29:01] allowed us to rise from nothing to the [04:29:04] pinnacle of the world in record time. [04:29:07] That was no accident. That was because [04:29:09] of what we believed, including our [04:29:10] Judeo-Christian beliefs, that our rights [04:29:14] come from our creator and not from [04:29:17] government. [04:29:18] [Applause] [04:29:25] Now, for many decades, there have been [04:29:29] people who are trying to fundamentally [04:29:31] change who we are. And there was a man [04:29:35] by the name of Cleon Scalson who wrote a [04:29:40] book called The Naked Communists in the [04:29:44] 50s. [04:29:46] And he exposed the things that were [04:29:48] being done by the Marxists to gain [04:29:51] control of our country. such things as [04:29:54] gaining control of the public education [04:29:57] system and the teacher unions so that [04:29:59] you could infiltrate and indoctrinate [04:30:03] our young people. It was [04:30:07] a a radical leftist [04:30:10] who said give me your children to teach [04:30:13] for four years and the seed that I sow [04:30:16] will never be uprooted. That's why [04:30:19] that's what's going on. They also had a [04:30:22] goal of gaining control of the media and [04:30:25] Hollywood so they could change the [04:30:26] culture in America. Making sexual [04:30:29] perversion normal, natural, and healthy. [04:30:32] And speaking of that, [04:30:35] pushing God out of our society and [04:30:39] changing the gospel to the social [04:30:41] gospel. Have you noticed that a lot of [04:30:43] preachers don't want to talk about [04:30:45] what's in the Bible if it's counter to [04:30:48] the social gospel? [04:30:50] Well, I challenge the ministers out [04:30:53] there to talk about what the Bible says [04:30:56] and not what the leftists say [04:31:06] and and get on board get on board of the [04:31:12] revival that is coming. We are not going [04:31:15] to be able to stop it. You see evidence [04:31:17] of it right here in this stadium. We're [04:31:20] all going to be a part of it. I love the [04:31:22] fact that Erica is going to take over [04:31:25] and uh we're going to grow the turning [04:31:28] point to a very significant level. And I [04:31:32] want us all to remember you cannot be [04:31:34] the land of the free if you're not the [04:31:37] home of the brave. You got to stand up [04:31:39] for what you believe in. [04:31:46] And in [04:31:48] in closing, [04:31:50] I want to read a passage [04:31:53] from John [04:31:55] 12:24. [04:31:58] Remembering that Charlie was shot at [04:32:02] 12:24 [04:32:03] p.m. [04:32:05] Verily, verily, I say unto you, this is [04:32:07] Christ speaking, except a corn of wheat [04:32:11] fall onto the ground and die, it abideth [04:32:14] alone. But if it die, it bringeth forth [04:32:19] much fruit. And I want to thank Charlie [04:32:22] for his sacrifice because much fruit is [04:32:25] going to be realized. Thank you. [04:32:32] [Music] [04:32:44] is thy way. [04:32:48] [Music] [04:32:57] Please give a warm welcome to [04:32:59] Congresswoman Anna Pelina Luna. [04:33:05] [Applause] [04:33:08] [Music] [04:33:09] [Applause] [04:33:11] I just want to start out by saying there [04:33:13] would be no Congresswoman Luna without [04:33:15] Charlie Kirk. [04:33:23] I still remember the phone call that [04:33:25] changed my life. Hey Anna, it's Charlie. [04:33:28] I'd like to offer you a job as TPUSA's [04:33:30] national Hispanic outreach director. [04:33:34] Charlie believed with every fiber of his [04:33:36] being that the youth of this nation [04:33:37] would save it. His fierce patriotism, [04:33:41] his unyielding boldness, his prophetic [04:33:43] foresight, these were the sparks that [04:33:46] lit the path for me on the eve of my [04:33:48] departure to medical school to decide to [04:33:51] change course and join TPUSA where I [04:33:54] could help Charlie battle the socialist [04:33:56] indoctrination on college campuses. [04:34:01] The year I spent at TPS USA traveling [04:34:03] with Charlie is where I honed my voice [04:34:05] in the crucible of politics and [04:34:07] ultimately forged the path that led me [04:34:08] to Congress. [04:34:10] I saw Charlie grow from a young man with [04:34:12] conferences of a few hundred people to [04:34:15] one of the most powerful men in the [04:34:16] world walking alongside presidents and [04:34:19] titans. I saw him grow a beautiful [04:34:21] family all the while remaining a humble [04:34:24] leader who quietly raised up others to [04:34:25] forward the movement. [04:34:28] Today we honor a patriot whose love of [04:34:31] this nation burns as brightly as the [04:34:33] founding fathers during the birth of our [04:34:35] republic. [04:34:38] [Applause] [04:34:46] Like George Washington, who sacrificed [04:34:48] his peaceful life at Mount Vernon to [04:34:50] lead a militia and a small army against [04:34:52] the mightiest empire on earth, risking [04:34:55] everything, his fortune, his family, his [04:34:58] very life to secure liberty for [04:35:01] generations unborn. Charlie poured out [04:35:03] his youth, his energy, and his [04:35:06] unshakable resolve to awaken America's [04:35:08] youth from the slumber of complacency [04:35:10] and to mobilize millions this past [04:35:12] election cycle to reclaim the principles [04:35:14] of truth and self-governance that define [04:35:17] our exceptional nation. [04:35:19] His name will stand etched in the [04:35:21] history besides the likes of JFK who [04:35:24] boldly challenged a generation to ask [04:35:26] what they could do for their country [04:35:28] amid the shadows of the Cold War and Dr. [04:35:30] king who marched into the jaws of [04:35:32] hatred, sacrificing his safety and [04:35:34] ultimately his life to bend the arc of [04:35:36] history towards justice. [04:35:39] These giants, Washington forging a new [04:35:41] nation from revolution, JFK inspiring [04:35:44] the innovation and resolve and MLK [04:35:46] redeeming it through moral courage, [04:35:49] changed the outcome of eras just as [04:35:51] Charlie altered the trajectory of our [04:35:53] modern fight against cultural decay and [04:35:55] ideological tyranny. [04:35:59] [Applause] [04:36:08] He didn't just speak of patriotism, he [04:36:10] lived it. Giving everything to ignite a [04:36:13] movement that turned the tide for [04:36:15] conservatism, empowering young voices to [04:36:18] challenge a status quo and to secure a [04:36:20] brighter future for America. [04:36:23] And as I stand here today looking at [04:36:25] thousands of young people in this crowd, [04:36:28] I realize that Charlie's vision is [04:36:30] ablaze in every single one of you, the [04:36:33] generation that he entrusted to restore [04:36:35] the soul of this nation. [04:36:38] So I ask you, [04:36:40] will you live boldly as Charlie did? [04:36:44] Will you rise to the challenge as [04:36:46] Charlie did? Will you speak truth [04:36:48] without fear as Charlie did? And will [04:36:51] you pray with unwavering faith as [04:36:53] Charlie did? [04:36:55] If one man can awaken a generation and [04:36:58] save a nation, imagine what 10,000 can [04:37:01] do. And we are all Charlie Kirk now. And [04:37:04] his legacy has just begun. [04:37:15] God bless all of you and these great [04:37:17] United States of America. Thank you. [04:37:24] [Applause] [04:37:31] [Music] [04:37:35] Is well [04:37:38] [Applause] [04:37:40] with my soul. [04:37:43] with my soul. [04:37:46] It is well. [04:37:57] Please welcome to the stage Jack Pobic. [04:38:01] [Applause] [04:38:10] Charlie Kirk. [04:38:14] Charlie Kirk. [04:38:26] Charlie Kirk was my friend. [04:38:30] Charlie was my brother. [04:38:33] And Charlie was my commanding officer. [04:38:38] And we will never ever let the left, the [04:38:42] media, or the Democrats forget the name [04:38:45] of Charlie Kirk. [04:39:01] The Bible, we'll get there. Hold on. [04:39:03] We'll get there. [04:39:04] The Bible tells us that on his last day, [04:39:10] Moses [04:39:11] climbed to the top of the mountain and [04:39:14] he looked across the river Jordan [04:39:17] and he saw the promised land. [04:39:21] He led the people there, [04:39:24] but he did not cross himself. [04:39:27] for he was taken and he died on that [04:39:30] mountain [04:39:32] and he was brought to God's kingdom. [04:39:37] On his last day, Charlie Kirk was on the [04:39:39] top of a mountain and Charlie Kirk led [04:39:42] us there and Charlie Kirk has brought us [04:39:45] to the promised land. [04:39:48] [Applause] [04:39:56] Charlie's death was not just a murder. [04:40:00] The true word for what Charlie did [04:40:05] is sacrifice. [04:40:07] You see, the difference between murder [04:40:10] and sacrifice [04:40:12] is that sacrifice is a gift. [04:40:16] Sacrifice is that last full measure of [04:40:19] devotion for God, for country, and for [04:40:23] his people. [04:40:25] and for his family. [04:40:29] Charlie Kirk died for all of you. [04:40:33] And Charlie's g Charlie Kirk's gift of [04:40:36] his sacrifice means [04:40:39] that Charlie Kirk will live forever. Not [04:40:43] just for all of us, not just for his [04:40:46] family and Erica and for his children, [04:40:49] but for all future generations of [04:40:52] Americans. [04:40:54] [Applause] [04:41:03] And the question of our time, [04:41:07] will Western civilization endure [04:41:11] or will it fracture in two like so many [04:41:14] predict? [04:41:17] Well, I say to you that a century from [04:41:20] now when they write of the two or three [04:41:24] pivotal moments that led [04:41:29] to the saving of Western civilization. [04:41:34] They will write that the sacrifice of [04:41:36] Charles James Kirk was the turning [04:41:40] point. [04:41:51] And the ugliness [04:41:54] that was been revealed by Charlie's [04:41:56] murder [04:41:58] will be and is already being overcome by [04:42:02] the beauty of the outpouring of love and [04:42:05] prayer around the world. seas of a [04:42:08] thousand candles that have been litten [04:42:10] from coast to coast [04:42:13] for Charlie's sacrifice for all of us. [04:42:16] We will overcome their evil [04:42:20] [Applause] [04:42:25] and Charlie's [04:42:28] and Charlie sacrifice [04:42:32] has given us all and I see it in your [04:42:35] eyes. I see it in the eyes of every man, [04:42:38] woman, and child who has come to me [04:42:41] since this unspeakable evil happened. [04:42:45] We have it now. Charlie gave it to us. [04:42:50] He gave us that last bit of courage, [04:42:54] that last bit of fight, that last bit of [04:42:58] grit and resolve to say no more. We are [04:43:03] done. We are done with all of it and we [04:43:06] will now stand and fight because if you [04:43:09] took Charlie Kirk off that line, then [04:43:11] every single one of us will rise up and [04:43:15] we will replace that line and we will be [04:43:18] there and we will remind them what they [04:43:20] did for Charlie, what they did to [04:43:22] Charlie and we will never ever let them [04:43:25] forget the name Charlie Kirk. [04:43:33] Our civilization will endure. The United [04:43:38] States of America will endure. For [04:43:41] Charlie, we will continue the mission. [04:43:44] For Charlie, we will end the evil [04:43:47] disease that split us and took Charlie [04:43:50] from us. And for Charlie, Turning Point [04:43:53] USA will last forever. [04:44:01] And we will come to find, we will come [04:44:04] to find that in the final moment [04:44:09] that Western civilization was saved [04:44:12] through Charlie's sacrifice in the only [04:44:16] way possible [04:44:19] by returning the people to Almighty God. [04:44:27] For greater love hath no man than this, [04:44:32] than he who laid down his life for his [04:44:35] friends. [04:44:36] Are you ready to continue the mission? [04:44:41] Are you ready to fight back? [04:44:44] And are you ready to put on the full [04:44:46] armor of God and face the evil in high [04:44:50] places and the spiritual warfare before [04:44:52] us? [04:44:54] that put on the full armor of God. Do it [04:44:58] now. Now is the time. [04:45:02] This is the place. This is the turning [04:45:05] point for Charlie. [04:45:19] God bless to all of you. God bless to [04:45:23] everyone. to Charlie's family to all the [04:45:25] families [04:45:28] and Charlie [04:45:32] till we meet again brother [04:45:35] [Applause] [04:45:40] [Music] [04:46:00] Please welcome to the stage Frank Turk. [04:46:05] [Applause] [04:46:05] [Music] [04:46:07] [Applause] [04:46:07] [Music] [04:46:09] [Applause] [04:46:10] [Music] [04:46:10] [Applause] [04:46:14] Erica wanted me to share [04:46:16] with you what happened after that shot [04:46:20] rang out on September 10th. I was [04:46:24] standing 25 ft from my beloved friend [04:46:27] just off his right. [04:46:29] Why was I there? [04:46:31] About five years ago, Charlie asked me [04:46:35] if I would mentor him in the evidence [04:46:38] for Christianity [04:46:40] because that's one of the things I do. [04:46:43] Now, it's going to be difficult to [04:46:46] mentor someone smarter than you. [04:46:49] However, [04:46:52] the only thing that surpassed Charlie's [04:46:55] intellect was his humility. [04:46:58] And so the few things I knew that he [04:47:00] didn't, he wanted me to share with him. [04:47:03] When that shot rang out, I took a step [04:47:05] toward him, but his security team was on [04:47:09] him immediately. [04:47:12] And so Charlie being like a son to me, I [04:47:18] ran toward the security team and we ran [04:47:20] to the SUV together. [04:47:24] No father would stand back and go, "No, [04:47:26] you just take my son. Take him. I'll [04:47:28] meet you at the hospital." [04:47:31] I got into the back of the SUV. And let [04:47:35] me tell you something, his team was [04:47:37] amazing. [04:47:39] When this when this full investigation [04:47:42] is done, I think you're going to see [04:47:45] that his team did everything they were [04:47:48] supposed to do. In the car, Justin was [04:47:51] driving. Dan was in the front with the [04:47:54] GPS. [04:47:57] Rick was to my left. He had Charlie's [04:47:59] head and Brian was at Charlie's feet. [04:48:02] And Charlie's so big we couldn't even [04:48:04] shut the door. He's so tall. [04:48:08] And I'm per I'm perched over the back [04:48:10] seat. [04:48:12] And while they're administering all [04:48:15] sorts of first aid, apparently my skill, [04:48:18] my job was to yell. [04:48:20] I was doing a lot of yelling [04:48:23] and I want you to know that we did [04:48:26] everything we could to save Charlie. [04:48:31] But Charlie was already gone. [04:48:34] His face was looking at mine, but he [04:48:36] wasn't looking at me. He was looking [04:48:39] past me right into eternity. [04:48:42] And if it's any comfort at all, I [04:48:44] learned later that Charlie felt no pain. [04:48:48] He died instantly, [04:48:51] but we had to try and bring him back. We [04:48:54] couldn't We couldn't save him. Now, I [04:48:56] want you to know that Charlie right now [04:48:58] is in heaven. [04:49:00] Not because he was a great husband and [04:49:04] father. Not because he saved millions of [04:49:07] kids out of darkness on college [04:49:09] campuses. [04:49:11] Not because [04:49:13] he changed minds and chased votes to [04:49:16] save the country. Not because he [04:49:19] sacrificed himself for his savior. [04:49:23] Charlie Kirk is in heaven because his [04:49:26] savior sacrificed himself for Charlie [04:49:28] Kirk. [04:49:41] Now look, there's only two things you [04:49:44] can get in the afterlife. You can get [04:49:47] justice or you can get grace. Ladies and [04:49:51] gentlemen, does anyone in here, does [04:49:53] anybody out there watching around the [04:49:55] world want justice from an infinitely [04:49:57] just being? [04:49:59] I don't want justice. I want grace. [04:50:02] Well, the only way to get grace for an [04:50:04] infinitely just being is for him to [04:50:07] punish an innocent substitute in our [04:50:09] place. Where can he find an innocent [04:50:12] substitute among us? He can't. We're all [04:50:15] fallen. So what does this infinitely [04:50:18] just and infinitely loving God do? [04:50:21] He adds humanity to his deity. He comes [04:50:24] to earth. He allows the creatures that [04:50:28] rebelled against him to torture and kill [04:50:31] him so he could place their punishment [04:50:34] upon himself. And then by trusting in [04:50:37] him, every one of us can be forgiven and [04:50:40] then given his righteousness. [04:50:43] Ladies and gentlemen, this is the [04:50:45] greatest story ever told and it happens [04:50:48] to be true. [04:50:50] There's evidence for this and Charlie [04:50:52] knew it. Watch his videos. [04:50:59] Charlie knew that life wasn't just about [04:51:02] money. It wasn't just about sex. It [04:51:04] wasn't just about power. It wasn't just [04:51:07] about prestige. He knew that the purpose [04:51:10] of life is to know Jesus and to make him [04:51:13] known, to make heaven crowded. [04:51:17] [Applause] [04:51:23] Charlie's eyes were fixed on eternity. [04:51:28] Where have your eyes been fixed? What [04:51:29] have you been doing with your lives? [04:51:34] What have you been doing? [04:51:37] What are you going to do now? You know, [04:51:39] in every evil, God brings forth some [04:51:42] ripples of good. In this case, he's [04:51:45] bringing a tsunami of good. Look around. [04:51:49] You're seeing it. [04:51:53] [Music] [04:51:54] And if you think a martyrdom is going to [04:51:58] stop this movement, [04:52:03] well, we all know Charlie was [04:52:04] inspirational. [04:52:07] But Erica Co Kirk is a force of nature. [04:52:12] You're going to see her later today. [04:52:15] In fact, [04:52:18] I know what's going on in the spiritual [04:52:20] realm right now. Every morning Erica [04:52:23] gets up, the devil shrieks, "Oh no, [04:52:28] she's awake again." [04:52:34] And ladies and gentlemen, let's honor [04:52:36] Jesus. Let's honor Charlie. Let's honor [04:52:41] Erica. [04:52:43] So that when we wake up every morning, [04:52:46] the devil shrieks, "Oh no, they're awake [04:52:50] again. They're born again. [04:52:54] [Applause] [04:52:57] Heat [04:53:00] [Music] [04:53:11] up [04:53:14] here. [04:53:21] [Music] [04:53:35] [Music] [04:54:04] Heat. Heat. [04:54:18] [Music] [04:54:22] [Applause] [04:54:29] [Applause] [04:54:30] Heat. Heat. [04:54:34] [Music] [04:54:39] [Applause] [04:54:46] There is hope in Jesus today. Amen. [04:54:51] [Music] [04:54:58] [Applause] [04:55:02] Heat. Heat. [04:55:05] [Applause] [04:55:27] [Music] [04:55:53] We're going to take another moment to [04:55:55] honor Jesus [04:55:58] and sing what we heard this week is one [04:56:00] of Charlie's favorite songs. [04:56:03] This is what John 1 says about Jesus. [04:56:08] In the beginning, the word already [04:56:09] existed. [04:56:11] The word was with God and the word was [04:56:13] God. He existed in the beginning with [04:56:17] God. [04:56:18] God created everything through him and [04:56:20] nothing was created except through him. [04:56:24] The word gave life to everything that [04:56:26] was created and his life brought light [04:56:28] to everyone. [04:56:30] The light shines in the darkness and the [04:56:32] darkness can never extinguish it. [04:56:36] He came into the very world he created, [04:56:39] but the world didn't recognize him. He [04:56:42] came to his own people and even they [04:56:43] rejected him. But to all who believed [04:56:46] him and accepted him, he gave the right [04:56:49] to become children of God. [04:56:53] They are reborn not with a physical [04:56:56] birth resulting from human passion or [04:56:58] plan but a birth that comes from God. So [04:57:02] the word became human and made his home [04:57:04] among us. He was full of unfailing love [04:57:07] and faithfulness and we have seen his [04:57:10] glory and the glory of the father's one [04:57:12] and only son. From his abundance we have [04:57:15] all received one gracious blessing after [04:57:18] another. For the law was given through [04:57:21] Moses, but God's unfailing love and [04:57:24] faithfulness came through Jesus Christ. [04:57:27] No one has ever seen God, but the unique [04:57:30] one who is himself God is near to the [04:57:32] father's heart. He has revealed God to [04:57:35] us. [04:57:37] Will you pray with me? [04:57:40] Jesus, you are the way. You are the [04:57:43] truth. You are the life. The only way, [04:57:47] the only truth, the only life. You are [04:57:51] the bright morning star that shines in [04:57:53] the darkness. You are the living water [04:57:55] to a dry, thirsty soul. You say in [04:57:58] Revelation 22, "Look, I am coming soon. [04:58:01] Let anyone who is thirsty come. Let [04:58:04] anyone who desires drink freely from the [04:58:07] water of life." You say in Romans 10, [04:58:09] "Everyone who calls on the name of the [04:58:11] Lord will be saved." If we declare with [04:58:13] our mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe [04:58:15] in our heart that God raised him from [04:58:17] the dead, we will be saved. Jesus Christ [04:58:20] died on a cross was risen on the third [04:58:23] day and is coming again soon. [04:58:27] [Music] [04:58:34] Lord, help every searching heart see you [04:58:36] and know you today. Let the door of [04:58:38] every heart be open to receive you. [04:58:41] Jesus, you are the blessing we're [04:58:42] singing about. Let the name of the Lord [04:58:45] Almighty be praised today. Amen. Let's [04:58:48] sing together. [04:58:51] [Music] [04:58:54] The Lord bless you [04:58:58] and keep you. [04:59:02] Make his face shine upon you and be [04:59:06] gracious to you. The Lord turnings [04:59:12] face toward you [04:59:15] and give you peace. [04:59:19] [Music] [04:59:25] The Lord bless you [04:59:29] and keep you. [04:59:32] Make his face shine upon you and be [04:59:37] gracious to you. The Lord turn [04:59:43] face [04:59:44] you [04:59:46] and give you peace. [04:59:50] [Music] [04:59:54] Amen. [04:59:56] Amen. [04:59:59] [Music] [05:00:01] Amen. [05:00:04] Amen. [05:00:09] Amen. [05:00:14] Amen. [05:00:18] Amen. [05:00:24] Lord bless you [05:00:27] and keep you. [05:00:31] Make his face shine upon you and be [05:00:35] gracious. [05:00:36] [Music] [05:00:37] The Lord turn his [05:00:41] face on you [05:00:44] and give you peace. [05:00:49] And we sing a [05:00:54] [Applause] [05:01:02] we [05:01:09] [Music] [05:01:11] [Applause] [05:01:16] amen. Amen. Heat. [05:01:25] Heat. [05:01:26] [Applause] [05:01:35] Amen. [05:01:37] Amen. [05:01:39] [Applause] [05:01:40] Amen. [05:01:44] [Music] [05:01:48] Amen. [05:01:51] Every promise, every promise, [05:01:55] thank you. [05:01:58] May his favor be upon you and a thousand [05:02:03] generations [05:02:05] and your family and your children and [05:02:09] their children and their children. May [05:02:12] his favor be upon you and a thousand [05:02:17] generations, [05:02:19] your family, your children, their [05:02:23] children, their children. May his favor [05:02:27] be upon him a thousand generations. [05:02:32] And your family and your children and [05:02:36] their children and their children. May [05:02:40] his faith be upon you and father [05:02:45] generations [05:02:46] and your family and your children and [05:02:50] their children and their children. May [05:02:53] his presence come before you and behind [05:02:57] you and beside you, [05:03:01] you [05:03:06] [Music] [05:03:13] [Music] [05:03:18] You for you. For you. For you. [05:03:27] [Music] [05:03:34] Heat. Heat. [05:03:40] [Applause] [05:03:45] Heat. Heat. [05:03:48] [Applause] [05:03:55] Amen. [05:03:57] Amen. [05:04:01] [Applause] [05:04:07] [Music] [05:04:08] [Applause] [05:04:10] Heat. Heat. Heat. [05:04:20] Heat. Heat. [05:04:21] [Music] [05:04:30] Heat. [05:04:32] Heat. [05:04:42] Yeah. Heat. [05:04:54] Yeah. [05:04:56] Heat. [05:05:05] [Music] [05:05:06] Heat. Heat. [05:05:08] [Applause] [05:05:15] [Music] [05:05:23] Jesus. [05:05:27] Hallelujah. [05:05:29] [Music] [05:05:39] [Applause] [05:05:45] me is I know for the B. [05:05:50] [Music] [05:05:57] Yes, he does me. [05:06:01] Yes, he does me. [05:06:10] Hi, PJ. [05:06:13] >> When is your bedtime? [05:06:16] >> Hi, Mom. [05:06:18] >> I'll see you in the morning, honey. [05:06:19] Okay. [05:06:22] >> I'll see you when you wake up. All [05:06:24] right. [05:06:25] >> I love you. [05:06:28] >> Before he was a leader to millions, he [05:06:30] was mine and theirs. [05:06:36] [Applause] [05:06:42] the best. [05:06:43] >> I have to say this without getting [05:06:44] emotional, but I'm very proud of my [05:06:46] husband, and I know many of you are, [05:06:47] too. [05:06:51] >> Well, I've never met anyone quite like [05:06:53] her. I remember I called Tyler and I [05:06:54] said he's going to have to find talent [05:06:56] somewhere else. And Tyler was trying to [05:06:58] coach me down because he said that she [05:07:00] was way out of my league. And he's still [05:07:02] right, by the way. I mean, my wife is [05:07:04] the best person ever and she's a patriot [05:07:06] and she's a believer. We don't want to [05:07:08] have to be accountable to God when this [05:07:09] life passes. And he asks, "Why did you [05:07:12] not trust in me and not fight evil?" For [05:07:15] young people out there, if you want to [05:07:16] find meaning, [05:07:18] find something worth taking [05:07:20] responsibility for. [05:07:21] >> Yeah, it's been a fun journey. Fun ride. [05:07:24] >> Just getting started. [05:07:24] >> Yeah. Grateful for you. [05:07:26] >> Thanks for joining the Charlie Kirk [05:07:28] show. [05:07:29] >> You're welcome. We should do this more [05:07:30] often. [05:07:37] He was 18. No money, no map, only a call [05:07:42] from God. [05:07:44] >> My political journey was in the midst of [05:07:48] the Obama craze in Chicago. As someone [05:07:51] who was generally conservative, I [05:07:52] realized this generation, millennials, [05:07:55] is going to be the most progressive [05:07:56] generation in history if we don't do [05:07:58] something about this. We're we're active [05:08:00] in about 15 campuses and we're growing [05:08:01] very very quickly. And keep in mind, [05:08:03] this is not just a flash in the pan [05:08:04] movement. We're going to become an [05:08:06] institution to give them the power and [05:08:08] the confidence to stand up and let their [05:08:10] voice be heard. I was 18, no idea what I [05:08:13] was doing, no connections, no money, [05:08:15] unlimited energy, enthusiasm, and I [05:08:18] actually thought this was possible, [05:08:19] which was kind of crazy if you think [05:08:21] about it. Bill was one of the first [05:08:23] people to believe in us at Turning Point [05:08:25] USA and believe in me. After he heard me [05:08:27] speak, he said, "You can't go to [05:08:28] college." I said, "Who are you exactly?" [05:08:30] He said, "Whatever you're doing, it's [05:08:32] going to be bigger." He said, "You're [05:08:33] going to start a youth organization [05:08:34] that's going to catch the whole world on [05:08:35] fire." [05:08:37] >> Only in America can a young man with a [05:08:40] dream [05:08:42] change the world. [05:08:45] >> So, starting in that garage in Lamont, [05:08:47] Illinois that Bill had for us at 217 12 [05:08:50] Illinois Street and growing from that [05:08:53] forward was a battle. So the first year [05:08:55] you raised $20,000 which at the time was [05:08:59] unbelievable amount of money, right? We [05:09:00] didn't have an office. We didn't have a [05:09:02] staff. It was just me just traveling the [05:09:03] country doing this pure grit, pure [05:09:05] energy. And I was driven by core ideas [05:09:07] and core principles that we should be [05:09:09] thankful, not angry to live in this [05:09:11] country. Would you agree? We should be [05:09:12] thankful. We should be kissing the [05:09:13] ground and say we are the luckiest human [05:09:15] beings ever to exist that we are able to [05:09:17] live in this country at this time. [05:09:20] America is the greatest country ever to [05:09:22] exist. Period. Bar none. is the greatest [05:09:23] country ever to exist, right? [05:09:29] >> He loved debate because he loved the [05:09:32] truth [05:09:33] and the people on the other side of the [05:09:35] table because they all were made in [05:09:39] God's image. [05:09:40] >> So, I go to college campuses and there's [05:09:42] a lot of error. We're all sinners. We [05:09:44] are all live in error. We as Christians [05:09:46] are called to go into the public arena [05:09:49] to correct error with truth. I'm far [05:09:52] more interested in what God wants of me [05:09:54] than what I want of from God. I have the [05:09:56] greatest job in the world. I couldn't be [05:09:58] happier. Every day I feel as if what I'm [05:10:01] saying, what I'm doing is making a [05:10:02] difference. To be perfectly honest, I [05:10:04] love the debate. I love the exploration [05:10:06] of ideas. I think dialogue is a gift [05:10:08] given to us by God. Prove me wrong. I [05:10:11] have no notes. I have no AI. I have [05:10:13] nothing. Tell me why you're correct. For [05:10:16] 3 hours, I will sit there and everyone [05:10:18] will watch. It's a gladatorial match for [05:10:20] the best ideas of the west. [05:10:23] >> And their needs changed him and he [05:10:26] changed them. [05:10:28] >> You see, you're being called upon to be [05:10:29] a leader. Let's say that's not merely [05:10:31] political. That's why my understanding [05:10:33] of it. [05:10:34] >> Correct. It's an enormous [05:10:35] responsibility. [05:10:37] Enormous. I also need to balance, as [05:10:40] Christ would say, being as much truth, [05:10:41] which of course I'm inclined towards, as [05:10:44] love. What is God's plan when I go on a [05:10:45] college campus? I just believe I will [05:10:47] only tell truth. I will not compromise [05:10:49] and I'll love on the lost. [05:10:51] >> He was no stranger to threats, to being [05:10:54] hated, to being doubted, but he went out [05:10:57] anyway for America, for you. [05:11:02] >> Turning Point will live longer than me. [05:11:03] That's my mission. [05:11:05] >> He carried his love for the nation in [05:11:07] his hand and in the other he carried us. [05:11:11] you have worked so hard and I know a lot [05:11:13] of you have seen obviously his videos on [05:11:16] TikTok and all the stuff he does on [05:11:18] campus, but no one gets to see him from [05:11:22] my angle except for myself and our [05:11:24] children and the sacrifices that he made [05:11:28] this year. [05:11:31] He's amazing. I'm very blessed [05:11:32] >> and I I would not have been able to do [05:11:34] any of it without Erica. When it comes [05:11:37] to your child, you are tasked to protect [05:11:40] them both physically, spiritually, and [05:11:42] emotionally. Once you have kids, there [05:11:44] is this primal thing that comes into you [05:11:46] where if you think you have worked hard [05:11:48] before, when you have to go feed a child [05:11:50] and provide for a family, you are [05:11:52] willing to go to the ends of the earth [05:11:53] and push yourself in ways that you never [05:11:55] thought possible. And that is your [05:11:56] initial and most important task as a [05:11:58] father. [05:12:00] Every single person in this building, we [05:12:04] owe something to Charlie. He was a [05:12:05] joyful warrior for our country. He loved [05:12:08] America. He devoted himself tirelessly [05:12:11] to making our country a better place. He [05:12:14] was a critical part of getting Donald [05:12:16] Trump elected as president, getting me [05:12:18] elected as vice president. And so much [05:12:20] of our success over the last 7 months is [05:12:22] due to his efforts, his staffing, his [05:12:25] support, and his friendship. [05:12:27] >> The media said the Turning Point could [05:12:29] never run a ground game. They weren't [05:12:31] experienced. They didn't know Charlie, [05:12:33] right? You need tremendous talent to do [05:12:36] what he's done, building one of the most [05:12:38] powerful youth organizations ever [05:12:40] created, Turning Point USA. And I want [05:12:42] to thank you. Really, Charlie, [05:12:43] incredible job. [05:12:45] >> I want you to remember that we did not [05:12:48] earn this. This this is this is God's [05:12:50] mercy on our country. [05:12:52] >> What he built will endure. [05:13:01] Taking the deep but sometimes the [05:13:03] difficult road is the way that you [05:13:06] should configure your life. Getting [05:13:07] married and having children is a [05:13:10] difficult but deep decision that I hope [05:13:13] every single one of you make at some [05:13:15] point in your life because for every [05:13:17] single one of you there are a couple [05:13:18] thousand students that wish they could [05:13:20] speak out like you do. And courage is a [05:13:23] choice. It takes no skill to be [05:13:26] courageous. You might come up to the [05:13:29] microphone and say, "Charlie, I don't [05:13:30] know my talent. I don't my don't know my [05:13:32] skill." The cool thing about being [05:13:33] courageous is you just have to say, "I [05:13:35] choose to be courageous. What can I do [05:13:37] to save the country?" You answer that [05:13:40] question every single day because you [05:13:42] are doing the work to save this [05:13:44] beautiful republic. You are doing [05:13:46] something that is bigger than you. [05:13:50] >> He loved this country. He fought for [05:13:53] this country. Now we all live to honor [05:13:56] his fight. [05:13:58] >> What young people especially are [05:14:00] screaming at is they say, "Give me a [05:14:03] structure that I can live my life by." [05:14:06] And especially with young men, more [05:14:08] challenging of them, more saying, "You [05:14:10] know what? Honestly, I'm not going to [05:14:11] talk down to you. Stop being a boy and [05:14:14] become a man. You want to learn what [05:14:15] that means? Come to church and I'll tell [05:14:16] you what it means to become a man. Cuz [05:14:18] we have the greatest story ever told. If [05:14:21] everything [05:14:23] completely goes away, how do you want to [05:14:25] be remembered? [05:14:25] >> I want to be I want to be remembered for [05:14:27] for courage for my faith. That that [05:14:30] would be the most important thing. Most [05:14:31] important thing is my faith in my life. [05:14:34] [Music] [05:14:36] [Applause] [05:14:46] >> All right. Ready? Freedom on three. [05:14:48] >> One, two, three. Freedom. [05:14:50] Woo! [05:14:52] >> First stop. [05:14:54] >> Wow. Look at that. [05:14:55] >> Beautiful. [05:14:58] >> Look at that. [05:15:04] >> All right. 3 2 1 smile. [05:15:07] >> Awesome, guys. Thank you. [05:15:09] >> Thank you. [05:15:12] [Applause] [05:15:17] Charlie [05:15:22] [Applause] [05:15:24] USA [05:15:27] USA USA USA, USA, USA, USA, USA. [05:15:45] Let's go. [05:15:52] Hey, [05:16:18] [Applause] [05:16:22] That's a lot of people, Utah. I'll tell [05:16:24] you what. [05:16:36] [Music] [05:16:42] He ran the race well. [05:16:48] I love you, Charlie. [05:16:51] on behalf of our family and everyone you [05:16:55] touched with your love. [05:16:58] Thank you. [05:17:01] [Applause] [05:17:04] [Music] [05:17:04] [Applause] [05:17:05] [Music] [05:17:07] [Applause] [05:17:15] Please welcome to the stage Sergio Gore. [05:17:22] [Music] [05:17:30] Good afternoon. [05:17:32] Charlie Kirk was one of my best friends. [05:17:35] The world of politics can be full of [05:17:38] transactional people. Charlie wasn't one [05:17:40] of them. He was the polar opposite. He [05:17:43] loved life and he loved the people in [05:17:46] his life. [05:17:47] Charlie led with his faith and fought [05:17:50] with his heart. One of the things I will [05:17:53] miss the most is receiving a text every [05:17:55] morning from Charlie with a daily Bible [05:17:58] verse. Charlie would help set the tone [05:18:01] of the day for so many of us. He loved [05:18:04] Jesus Christ. [05:18:07] The other side was terrified of Charlie [05:18:09] because Charlie embodied the spirit of [05:18:12] MAGA. [05:18:14] always fighting for America, never [05:18:16] backing down. [05:18:18] He dared to debate. Charlie didn't just [05:18:22] step into the fight, he ran towards it. [05:18:25] And he always did it with a smile. [05:18:28] Charlie knew this fight was bigger than [05:18:30] politics. Charlie was more than an [05:18:33] activist. [05:18:35] Charlie was a modern-day disciple who [05:18:38] preached about the greatness of America, [05:18:40] not just across our land, but around the [05:18:43] globe. [05:18:45] Charlie knew that we are in a spiritual [05:18:47] war for the heart, soul, and future of [05:18:50] America. And he was ultimately killed [05:18:53] because of it. [05:18:55] I want to share with you the personal [05:18:57] side of Charlie. Charlie was funny. [05:19:00] Charlie cared deeply about others. [05:19:02] Charlie looked forward to the next [05:19:04] adventure. [05:19:06] For over a decade, we created countless [05:19:08] memories. From hunting alligators in [05:19:11] Louisiana to eating seal in Greenland to [05:19:14] countless nights on the patio Mara Lago [05:19:17] as President Trump played Phantom of the [05:19:19] Opera. [05:19:21] When President Trump started talking [05:19:23] about the importance of Greenland to our [05:19:25] national security, Charlie was one of [05:19:27] the first people who thought it would be [05:19:29] a great idea to visit. He was he was [05:19:32] also one of the first to fall in the [05:19:34] snow upon arrival. But without a beat, [05:19:37] Charlie got up and continued onwards [05:19:40] with a smile. [05:19:42] No matter what, Charlie always marched [05:19:45] forward. He embodied the MAGA warrior, [05:19:48] never backing down. [05:19:51] Charlie was all Trump. [05:19:54] When the president had an idea, no [05:19:57] matter how big it was, Charlie was [05:20:00] always willing to make it happen. [05:20:03] One time on a trip to Louisiana, [05:20:06] Charlie forced the group to leave early [05:20:09] and fly to New York City. He had to rush [05:20:12] and get to Fox News for an interview [05:20:15] with Judge Janine. [05:20:17] When we arrived in New York, it turned [05:20:19] out Janine wasn't even in New York. She [05:20:21] was filming remotely. [05:20:23] The real reason Charlie was in a hurry, [05:20:26] he had dinner plans with the woman who [05:20:28] would become the love of his life and [05:20:31] the mother of his two beautiful [05:20:32] children. Erica, we love you, we support [05:20:37] you, and we will always be here for you. [05:20:41] after [05:20:42] [Applause] [05:20:49] after we won the after we won the last [05:20:52] election, the presidential transition [05:20:54] kicked into high gear. Charlie knew the [05:20:57] importance of hiring loyal patriots for [05:21:00] this administration, and Charlie worked [05:21:02] every single day to ensure we got the [05:21:06] very best of them in the door. Countless [05:21:09] individuals are currently in key roles [05:21:11] across our government because of Charlie [05:21:14] Kirk. [05:21:16] [Applause] [05:21:23] Today, I want to ask every person in [05:21:26] this arena and the millions more [05:21:28] watching around the world, will you make [05:21:31] sure that we continue to build upon what [05:21:34] Charlie Kirk started? [05:21:39] I want to ask each and every one of you [05:21:42] today, if you believe in America, stand [05:21:45] up. [05:21:50] If you believe Charlie Kirk represented [05:21:53] the best of us, stand up. [05:22:00] If you believe in the power of Charlie [05:22:02] Kirk, his mission, his courage, his [05:22:05] conviction, stand up. [05:22:11] Charlie, we miss you. We love you. We [05:22:15] wish you were here with us today. We [05:22:17] will never forget you. Rest in peace, my [05:22:20] brother. [05:22:21] [Applause] [05:22:22] [Music] [05:22:25] [Applause] [05:22:29] [Music] [05:22:33] Please welcome to the stage Steven [05:22:35] Miller. [05:22:39] [Applause] [05:22:44] [Music] [05:22:53] Hello, Turning Point. [05:22:55] Hello, Patriots. [05:23:00] Hello to our fearless president, Donald [05:23:03] J. Trump. [05:23:08] And hello to millions of Americans all [05:23:11] across this land who are gathered [05:23:15] in sadness and sorrow [05:23:19] to mourn Charlie Kirk, but also [05:23:24] to dedicate ourselves [05:23:27] to finishing his mission and achieving [05:23:31] victory in his name. [05:23:40] The day that Charlie died, [05:23:44] the angels wept, but those tears have [05:23:48] been turned into fire in our hearts. [05:23:53] And that fire burns [05:23:56] with a righteous fury that our enemies [05:23:59] cannot comprehend or understand. [05:24:03] When I see Erica and her strength and [05:24:07] her courage, [05:24:09] I am reminded of a famous expression. [05:24:13] The storm whispers to the warrior [05:24:18] that you cannot withstand my strength. [05:24:22] And the warrior whispers back, "I am the [05:24:25] storm." [05:24:28] Erica is the storm. [05:24:32] We are the storm and our enemies cannot [05:24:36] comprehend our strength, our [05:24:38] determination, our resolve, our passion. [05:24:44] Our lineage and our legacy [05:24:47] hails back to Athens, to Rome, to [05:24:51] Philadelphia, to Montichello. Our [05:24:54] ancestors built the cities. They [05:24:57] produced the art and architecture. They [05:24:59] built the industry. [05:25:02] Erica stands on the shoulders of [05:25:04] thousands of years of warriors of women [05:25:08] who raised up families, raised up city, [05:25:11] raised up industry, [05:25:13] raised up civilization, [05:25:15] who pulled us out of the caves and the [05:25:18] darkness into the light. The light will [05:25:21] defeat the dark. We will prevail over [05:25:25] the forces of wickedness and evil. They [05:25:28] cannot imagine what they have awakened. [05:25:32] They cannot conceive of the army that [05:25:35] they have arisen in all of us. [05:25:39] Because we stand for what is good, what [05:25:42] is virtuous, what is noble. And to those [05:25:45] trying to incite violence against us, [05:25:48] those trying to fment hatred against us, [05:25:50] what do you have? [05:25:53] You have nothing. You are nothing. You [05:25:56] are wickedness. You are jealousy. You [05:25:58] are envy. You are hatred. [05:26:01] You are nothing. You can build nothing. [05:26:04] You can produce nothing. You can create [05:26:08] nothing. We are the ones who build. We [05:26:11] are the ones who create. We are the ones [05:26:14] who lift up humanity. [05:26:18] You thought you could kill Charlie Kirk. [05:26:21] You have made him immortal. You have [05:26:24] immortalized Charlie Kirk. And now [05:26:27] millions will carry on his legacy. [05:26:31] And we will devote the rest of our lives [05:26:35] to finishing the causes for which [05:26:38] Charlie gave his last measure of [05:26:41] devotion. [05:26:43] You cannot defeat us. You cannot slow [05:26:45] us. You cannot stop us. You cannot deter [05:26:48] us. We will carry Charlie and Erica in [05:26:51] our heart every single day and fight [05:26:54] that much harder because of what you did [05:26:57] to us. You have no idea the dragon you [05:27:01] have awakened. You have no idea how [05:27:04] determined we will be to save this [05:27:07] civilization, to save the West, to save [05:27:11] this republic. [05:27:14] Because our children are strong and our [05:27:16] grandchildren will be strong and our [05:27:18] children's children's children will be [05:27:20] strong. And what will you leave behind? [05:27:24] Nothing. Nothing. To our enemies. You [05:27:27] have nothing to give. You have nothing [05:27:29] to offer. You have nothing to share but [05:27:31] bitterness. We have beauty. We have [05:27:34] light. We have goodness. We have [05:27:36] determination. We have vision. We have [05:27:38] strength. We built the world that we [05:27:41] inhabit now. generation by generation. [05:27:45] And we will defend this world. We will [05:27:47] defend goodness. We will defend light. [05:27:49] We will defend virtue. You cannot [05:27:52] terrify us. You cannot frighten us. You [05:27:55] cannot threaten us. Because we are on [05:27:58] the side of goodness. We are on the side [05:28:00] of God. And to my friend Charlie, to my [05:28:04] brother Charlie, [05:28:07] I know you are looking at us right now. [05:28:10] I know you're watching Erica right now. [05:28:12] I know you're watching your children [05:28:14] right now. And I promise you, my friend, [05:28:17] I promise you, my brother, [05:28:20] we will prove worthy of your sacrifice. [05:28:24] We will prove worthy of your time on [05:28:27] earth. We will make you proud. We will [05:28:31] finish the job. We will defeat the [05:28:34] forces of darkness and evil. And we will [05:28:37] stand every day for what is true, what [05:28:40] is beautiful, what is good. And we will [05:28:43] achieve victory for our children, for [05:28:47] our families, for our civilization, and [05:28:50] for every patriot who stands with us. [05:28:53] God bless you. God bless Turning Point. [05:28:56] God bless Erica. God bless the Kirk [05:28:59] family. God bless our heroes. And God [05:29:03] bless the United States of America. [05:29:05] Thank you. [05:29:19] Please welcome to the stage Susie Wilds. [05:29:23] [Music] [05:29:30] [Music] [05:29:39] Good afternoon and what an honor to be [05:29:41] here with all of you. Those of you who [05:29:44] loved Charlie and love Erica. [05:29:48] I was blessed to work with Charlie these [05:29:50] past few years. And I know he is looking [05:29:53] down now rejoicing because his life, his [05:29:57] words, his courage to speak the truth [05:30:00] about God, family, and country built the [05:30:04] most powerful youth movement in our [05:30:07] time. [05:30:11] [Applause] [05:30:15] Many of you knew Charlie better than I [05:30:17] did. And if you did, you experience the [05:30:20] gift of being lifted by his conviction [05:30:23] and his joy. [05:30:25] For Charlie, making America great a [05:30:28] again meant bringing young people to [05:30:30] this movement and making sure they knew [05:30:33] they belonged. [05:30:35] Like our president says, it's a movement [05:30:38] of common sense and it makes sense. [05:30:42] Love your God. Love your family. Love [05:30:45] your country. and help the next [05:30:48] generation live into those values [05:30:52] boldly. [05:30:54] Through turning point, Charlie gave us [05:30:56] countless young Americans who had their [05:30:59] first turning point the moment they [05:31:01] decided to stand up, speak out, and make [05:31:04] America all that she could be. [05:31:07] When the president's 2024 campaign [05:31:10] partnered with Turning Point, Charlie [05:31:12] did not just promise, he delivered. [05:31:16] Charlie and his team embraced the [05:31:19] assigned mission completely and they [05:31:22] didn't meet expectations. [05:31:24] They sha shuttered shattered them and [05:31:26] blew them out of the water. President [05:31:29] Trump's victory winning the popular vote [05:31:32] and every swing state was powered by [05:31:34] young people, most brand new to [05:31:37] politics. That was Charlie's army and he [05:31:41] made sure they understood the stakes. [05:31:51] They outworked. They out hustled and [05:31:53] outperformed everyone else. Charlie just [05:31:57] didn't help. He made the winning [05:32:00] difference. I promise you that. [05:32:06] And I believe Charlie is still urging us [05:32:08] on, urging us not to sit back, not to be [05:32:11] quiet, but to carry on his mission [05:32:13] forward, loudly, proudly, and with the [05:32:17] same conviction he showed. [05:32:20] So I ask you, let us honor Charlie in [05:32:24] the best way possible by continuing his [05:32:27] work, by building on the foundation he [05:32:30] laid, and by making sure this generation [05:32:34] knows that this movement is their home. [05:32:39] May God bless Erica and their beautiful [05:32:42] children, [05:32:43] and may he hold them in the palm of his [05:32:46] hands always. [05:32:48] [Applause] [05:32:52] [Music] [05:32:55] [Applause] [05:33:01] Heat. Heat. [05:33:04] [Music] [05:33:11] [Music] [05:33:25] Ladies and gentlemen, Tucker Carlson. [05:33:33] [Music] [05:33:38] Oh, that made me emotional. [05:33:40] Made me emotional to see that Susie [05:33:44] Wilds had tears in her eyes. H, which [05:33:46] you don't you don't often see in [05:33:48] politics, but it's real. This is the [05:33:50] most unbelievable thing I think I've [05:33:51] ever seen. And I don't [05:33:56] what whatever happens next in America, I [05:33:59] hope it's in this direction because God [05:34:01] is here and you can feel it. And Charlie [05:34:04] would have loved this, not just because [05:34:07] he loved large groups of people, but [05:34:08] because ultimately he was a Christian [05:34:11] evangelist. And it it actually reminds [05:34:13] me of my favorite story ever. So it's [05:34:17] about 2,000 years ago in Jerusalem and [05:34:20] Jesus shows up and he starts talking [05:34:23] about the people in power and he starts [05:34:27] doing the worst thing that you can do, [05:34:28] which is telling the truth about people. [05:34:30] And they hate it and they just go [05:34:32] bonkers. They hate it. and they become [05:34:34] obsessed with making him stop. This [05:34:36] guy's got to stop talking. We've got to [05:34:38] shut this guy up. And I can just sort of [05:34:41] picture the scene in a lamp lit room [05:34:43] with a bunch of guys sitting around [05:34:44] eating hummus thinking about what do we [05:34:46] do about this guy telling the truth [05:34:49] about us? We must make him stop talking. [05:34:53] And there's always one guy with the [05:34:54] bright idea. And I could just hear him [05:34:56] say, "I've got an idea. Why don't we [05:34:57] just kill him? That'll shut him up. [05:35:01] That'll fix the problem. [05:35:07] It doesn't work that way. [05:35:10] It doesn't work that way. Everything is [05:35:12] inverted. And the biatitudes tell it, I [05:35:15] think, the most crisply. Everything is [05:35:16] sort of the opposite of what you think [05:35:18] it's going to be. Blessed are those who [05:35:20] mourn for they will be comforted. That [05:35:22] is true. And you can feel it here. [05:35:25] The thing about Charlie's message, I [05:35:26] thought a lot about it, and I'm trying [05:35:28] not to be emotional because in addition [05:35:30] to everything else, he was a wonderful [05:35:32] man and a decent man and one of those [05:35:33] rare people you meet who you just groove [05:35:35] with in conversation and have these very [05:35:37] intense conversations that you don't [05:35:39] stop thinking about, which is my [05:35:40] experience with him. But the main thing [05:35:42] about Charlie and his message, he was [05:35:46] bringing the gospel to the country. He [05:35:49] was doing the thing that the people in [05:35:51] charge hate most, which is calling for [05:35:54] them to repent. [05:35:57] So, how is Charlie's message different? [05:36:00] And Charlie was a political person who [05:36:03] was deeply interested in coalition [05:36:06] building and in getting the right people [05:36:07] in office because he knew that vast [05:36:11] improvements are possible politically. [05:36:13] But he also knew that politics is not [05:36:16] the final answer. can't answer the [05:36:18] deepest questions actually that the only [05:36:22] real solution is Jesus. [05:36:26] And the reason it's really simple [05:36:30] politics at its core is a process of [05:36:35] critiquing other people and getting them [05:36:37] to change. Christianity, the gospel [05:36:40] message, the message of Jesus begins [05:36:43] with repentance. [05:36:46] Christianity calls upon you to change. [05:36:51] Our core prayer given to us by Jesus, [05:36:55] the Lord's prayer, [05:36:58] demands that we forgive other people. [05:37:00] But preceding that is a request for our [05:37:03] forgiveness. In other words, forgive us [05:37:06] our sins. Meditate on what we've done [05:37:08] wrong, how we've fallen short, and then [05:37:10] it becomes possible to forgive other [05:37:12] people. [05:37:14] That is a call to change our hearts from [05:37:18] Jesus. And that is the only way forward [05:37:21] in this country. That is the only [05:37:22] solution to where we all know we're [05:37:24] going. And Charlie knew where we were [05:37:26] going without that. And that is not a [05:37:29] call for being politically passive. Of [05:37:31] course not. I stood in many stages with [05:37:34] Charlie calling for various people to be [05:37:35] elected, particularly Donald Trump. And [05:37:37] I'm proud of that. It's only an [05:37:40] acknowledgement that what Charlie was [05:37:41] really saying is that change begins, the [05:37:44] only change that matters when we repent [05:37:48] of our sins. [05:37:50] We me. [05:37:53] A recognition that the real problem is [05:37:55] me and how fallen I am. And that was the [05:38:00] reason that Charlie was fearless at all [05:38:04] times. Truly fearless. to his last [05:38:06] moment. He was unafraid. [05:38:08] He was not defensive. And there was no [05:38:11] hate in his heart. I know that because [05:38:13] I've got a little hate compartment in my [05:38:15] heart. And I would often express that to [05:38:17] Charlie about various people. And he [05:38:19] would always say, always say, "That's a [05:38:22] sad person. That's a broken person. [05:38:24] That's person who needs help. That's a [05:38:26] person who needs Jesus." [05:38:28] He said that in private [05:38:31] because he meant it. [05:38:33] So, I guess I would just say this [05:38:35] gathering and God's presence, God's very [05:38:37] obvious presence in this room, the [05:38:39] presence of Jesus is a reminder [05:38:42] of what we've known for 2,000 years, [05:38:45] which is any attempt to extinguish the [05:38:48] light causes it to burn brighter every [05:38:52] single time. [05:38:56] So, as we [05:39:00] as we proceed into whatever comes next, [05:39:03] and clearly something's coming next, [05:39:07] remember this moment. Remember being in [05:39:09] a room with the Holy Spirit humming like [05:39:12] a tuning fork. [05:39:16] This is the way right here. This is the [05:39:19] way. And that is what Charlie Kirk was [05:39:22] saying underneath it all. Thank you and [05:39:23] God bless. [05:39:30] [Music] [05:39:37] [Applause] [05:39:38] [Music] [05:39:40] [Applause] [05:39:44] Heat. Heat. [05:39:46] [Music] [05:40:05] Heat. [05:40:08] [Music] [05:40:18] Heat. [05:40:21] [Music] [05:40:39] Heat. Heat. [05:40:41] [Music] [05:41:05] Heat. Heat. [05:41:07] [Music] [05:41:19] [Music] [05:41:33] Heat. Heat. [05:41:35] [Music] [05:41:37] Heat. Heat. [05:41:38] [Music] [05:41:53] [Applause] [05:41:59] [Music] [05:42:05] [Applause] [05:42:10] [Music] [05:42:10] [Applause] [05:42:16] [Music] [05:42:20] What happened? [05:42:26] [Music] [05:42:37] [Music] [05:42:51] Heat. Heat. [05:42:54] [Music] [05:43:13] Heat. [05:43:15] [Music] [05:43:25] [Music] [05:43:28] Heat. [05:43:29] [Music] [05:43:47] [Music] [05:44:11] Heat. Heat. [05:44:13] [Music] [05:44:32] Heat. [05:44:34] [Music] [05:44:41] Heat. [05:44:46] [Music] [05:45:03] Please welcome to the stage director [05:45:05] Tulsi Gabbard. [05:45:11] [Applause] [05:45:12] [Music] [05:45:16] [Applause] [05:45:25] Charlie lived his life as a warrior for [05:45:29] truth and for freedom. Every single day, [05:45:32] choosing to step into the arena armed [05:45:34] with the Constitution, [05:45:36] sparring through debate on the [05:45:38] battlefield of ideas, fighting for the [05:45:41] heart of our democratic republic and the [05:45:44] unalienable rights endowed upon every [05:45:47] one of us by our creator. [05:45:51] Charlie lived what our founders [05:45:54] envisioned. [05:45:55] Freedom. The right to speak even when we [05:45:58] disagree. Freedom. [05:46:01] I may not agree with what you say, but I [05:46:03] will fight to defend to the death with [05:46:06] my very life. Your right to speak. [05:46:11] Free speech is the foundation of our [05:46:13] democratic republic. We must protect it [05:46:15] at all costs because without it, we'll [05:46:18] be lost. [05:46:21] Charlie knew this. He lived it. [05:46:27] Charlie stood in the arena armed with [05:46:30] superior arguments, with truth, reason, [05:46:34] propelled and motivated by his love for [05:46:37] God, his love for others, his love for [05:46:40] our great nation. [05:46:43] His words were his weapons. He slayed [05:46:46] ignorance. He cut through lies and [05:46:50] he woke people's minds, inspired [05:46:52] people's hearts, and imparted wisdom [05:46:56] every day. [05:46:59] Now, for those of us who knew Charlie, [05:47:00] and even those of you who may never have [05:47:03] had the chance to meet him in person, we [05:47:05] all know and experienced how Charlie [05:47:07] spoke with a calm courage, not asking, [05:47:11] "What will God do for me?" but instead [05:47:14] praying, "God, [05:47:16] use me for your will." [05:47:19] He showed respect and compassion for [05:47:22] everyone, even those who opposed him. [05:47:25] And I think especially for those who [05:47:27] opposed him, he invited them to his [05:47:29] table or on his show, saying, "Let's [05:47:33] talk." [05:47:35] Sitting with Charlie here in Arizona at [05:47:38] ASU last year, seeing and experiencing [05:47:41] him in action was truly a sight to [05:47:44] behold. [05:47:46] Because in Charlie, he sincerely wanted [05:47:48] people to know the truth. Because it's [05:47:51] the truth that sets us free. It is the [05:47:55] truth that keeps us free. [05:48:06] Now, Charlie, [05:48:09] he chose our schools as his arena [05:48:12] because he knows that they are meant to [05:48:14] teach, to train our young people to [05:48:16] think critically, to debate ideas, to [05:48:19] test their strength through a clash of [05:48:21] reason. But too often these schools [05:48:25] silence debate, [05:48:27] saying words are violence and dissenting [05:48:30] voices are hushed. And those who speak [05:48:32] of God, those who speak the truth, [05:48:36] simple objective truths like there are [05:48:38] only two genders in these schools, they [05:48:41] are told, "You have no voice." [05:48:51] Charlie chose this arena to take these [05:48:54] people headon, to challenge these [05:48:56] institutions, these students and [05:48:58] faculty, encouraging them to come to [05:49:01] speak honestly, bring your ideas, debate [05:49:04] loudly and think critically. [05:49:07] And Charlie did this so well. He was [05:49:11] winning. So much winning. [05:49:14] So much so that the forces of darkness, [05:49:18] hate and evil were threatened by him and [05:49:21] tried to silence him. [05:49:24] History shows this dark pattern that [05:49:26] when ideas cannot withstand scrutiny, [05:49:30] whether it's the ideology of so-called [05:49:32] religious fanatics or political [05:49:33] fanatics, their defenders, terrified [05:49:36] that their weak ideas will be exposed [05:49:38] for what they are, turn to intimidation, [05:49:41] censorship, and violence. [05:49:44] They kill and terrorize their opponents [05:49:47] hoping to silence them. But in this evil [05:49:51] that we have experienced that Charlie [05:49:54] faced their flawed ideology is exposed. [05:49:57] Because by trying to silence Charlie, [05:50:00] his voice is now louder than ever. [05:50:05] His [05:50:08] message [05:50:10] is more powerful and impactful than [05:50:13] ever. The truths that he spoke have [05:50:16] spread hundfold. [05:50:19] As Charlie was fearless, but where did [05:50:20] his fearlessness come from? The answer [05:50:23] lies in Corinth Corinthians. Therefore, [05:50:26] be always of good courage and know that [05:50:29] while we are at home in the body, we are [05:50:32] absent from the Lord. We are of good [05:50:34] courage. which I say and prefer to be [05:50:36] absent from the body and at home with [05:50:39] the Lord. Therefore, we have as our [05:50:43] ambition whether at home or absent to be [05:50:47] pleasing to him. [05:50:51] So our call to action is now. Every one [05:50:53] of us needs to be a warrior like Charlie [05:50:57] to take shelter in God to draw strength [05:51:00] and fearlessness from the Lord who sits [05:51:02] within every one of our hearts. To stand [05:51:04] together, continue the mission that [05:51:07] Charlie dedicated his life to. To [05:51:08] sharpen our weapons of truth, common [05:51:12] sense, and reason to train, to study, [05:51:16] learn, and to speak. exercise our [05:51:19] God-given right to speak and carry that [05:51:22] torch that shines brightly because of [05:51:25] God's love. [05:51:28] So right now, [05:51:32] if you feel [05:51:34] afraid or lost, confused, not sure [05:51:38] exactly what to do, [05:51:41] don't be. [05:51:43] God says, "Don't be afraid. [05:51:46] I am with you. [05:51:48] I will strengthen you and help you. And [05:51:52] he is with us. He sits within every one [05:51:55] of our hearts just waiting for us to [05:51:57] choose him. [05:51:59] To say as Charlie did, God [05:52:03] use me for your will. [05:52:07] To say, "God, my life is yours. My I am [05:52:10] yours. My heart is yours. Let me serve [05:52:12] you." [05:52:15] Now is the time for us to step into the [05:52:18] arena and to stand as warriors for [05:52:22] freedom and truth and fight. [05:52:26] May God bless you all. We love you, [05:52:29] Charlie. [05:52:31] May God bless this great nation. [05:52:34] Thank you. [05:52:42] [Music] [05:52:45] [Applause] [05:52:46] [Music] [05:52:48] [Applause] [05:52:50] [Music] [05:52:57] Please welcome to the stage Secretary [05:53:00] Marco Rubio. [05:53:05] About [05:53:07] [Music] [05:53:09] [Applause] [05:53:16] uh [05:53:18] maybe 10 or 12 years ago, a person I [05:53:20] knew very well, had been very helpful to [05:53:22] me in my campaigns when I was in the [05:53:23] Senate, came to me and said she had met [05:53:26] this very impressive young man, and he [05:53:28] was going to start this group to go on [05:53:30] college campuses [05:53:32] and try to convince young Americans [05:53:35] that ours was the greatest country in [05:53:37] the history of the world and that [05:53:40] Marxism was bad. [05:53:43] And I remember thinking back then, I was [05:53:45] I'm going to admit to you guys, I was a [05:53:46] little skeptical. I said, "College [05:53:47] campuses, you're going to do that? Why [05:53:49] don't you start somewhere easier, like [05:53:50] for example, communist Cuba?" You know, [05:53:56] but my skepticism was proven wrong. [05:54:00] And place after place over the last 12, [05:54:02] 14, 16 years, we've seen this [05:54:04] renaissance. Understand where we were at [05:54:06] that time in our history. [05:54:09] Understand where we are still today in [05:54:10] many places where young Americans are [05:54:13] actively told that everything that they [05:54:15] were taught that all the foundations [05:54:17] that made our society and our [05:54:19] civilization so grand, they were all [05:54:21] wrong, they were all evil, that marriage [05:54:22] is oppressive, that children are a [05:54:24] burden, that America is a source of [05:54:26] evil, not of good in the world. [05:54:28] And here was this voice that inspired a [05:54:30] movement in which young Americans were [05:54:32] told that is not true. The highest [05:54:35] calling we are called to is to be in a [05:54:38] successful marriage and to raise [05:54:39] productive children [05:54:46] and a movement that taught them that [05:54:49] ours was not a great country but the [05:54:52] greatest most exceptional nation that [05:54:54] has ever existed in the history of all [05:54:56] of mankind. and that it's worth fighting [05:54:58] for. It's worth defending. It's worth [05:55:00] preserving. And it's worth passing on to [05:55:02] the next generation. [05:55:10] This was the mission and the work of [05:55:11] Charlie Kirk. [05:55:13] And a couple things that stand out about [05:55:15] him. He led this movement, but he did so [05:55:18] with incredible knowledge. It's [05:55:20] unbelievable how much he knew. [05:55:23] He came to me very recently. He said [05:55:25] some quote. what he said. I said, "Who [05:55:26] said that?" He said, "Marcus Aurelius." [05:55:28] I said, "What district does he [05:55:30] represent?" [05:55:34] I kind of knew who it was, but uh he [05:55:36] said back, "No, it's a Roman, you know, [05:55:38] philosopher, king or emperor." His [05:55:41] incredible knowledge. Let me tell you [05:55:42] that one of the last messages I had with [05:55:44] him was just a few days before his [05:55:46] passing where he wrote me from overseas. [05:55:49] I'm in South Korea. I have many concerns [05:55:51] I want to share with you when I get [05:55:53] back. He was constantly expanding his [05:55:55] horizons, but he just didn't have [05:55:57] knowledge. He had wisdom. An uncanny [05:56:00] amount of wisdom for a man as young as [05:56:02] he was. Wisdom that sometimes it takes a [05:56:05] lifetime to accumulate. He had it in [05:56:07] just 31 years. [05:56:11] He was also bold. [05:56:13] It is so easy. And listen, I've been [05:56:16] guilty of it. I think many of us have [05:56:17] been guilty of this. You hide behind the [05:56:20] walls and you surround yourself with [05:56:21] people that agree with you. [05:56:23] We do it as a society all the time. [05:56:25] Increasingly, people are moving into [05:56:27] neighborhoods with other people that [05:56:28] agree with them politically and isolate [05:56:31] themselves from people that do not agree [05:56:33] with them. But Charlie Kirk was bold. He [05:56:36] actively sought out to engage [05:56:38] peacefully, respectfully those who he [05:56:40] disagreed with. As recently as two days [05:56:43] ago, we learned of one of the hosts on [05:56:45] CNN who said that one of the messages he [05:56:48] had gotten just a few days before [05:56:49] Charlie's passing was from him inviting [05:56:51] him to dialogue. And he did this on [05:56:53] campuses. He did this on podcasts. He [05:56:56] did this on radio shows. He did this on [05:56:58] television shows. Time and again, he [05:57:00] sought to engage those he disagreed with [05:57:02] because he understood that we were not [05:57:04] created to isolate ourselves from one [05:57:06] another, but to engage. The irony in all [05:57:08] this is that what our nation needs, one [05:57:11] of the many things it needs is the [05:57:12] ability to discuss our differences [05:57:14] openly, honestly, peacefully, [05:57:17] respectfully. And Charlie Kirk did that [05:57:19] more than anyone alive in America today [05:57:21] is doing. [05:57:28] And Charlie Kirk was impactful. [05:57:32] Impactful because of all the things I've [05:57:33] said, but look around this place. [05:57:36] There's a hundred something thousand [05:57:37] people here. The president of the United [05:57:39] States is here. His entire cabinet is [05:57:41] here. Television a outlets and media [05:57:44] outlets from all over the world are [05:57:46] covering this. I just came from overseas [05:57:48] and every country I stopped, they gave [05:57:49] us their condolences for his passing. [05:57:52] Impactful in just 31 years of life. He [05:57:55] made a difference. [05:57:57] He mattered and he will matter now more [05:57:59] than he ever has before. [05:58:02] And let me close with this. [05:58:05] How do you remember? This is a memorial [05:58:07] service. It's to honor him. How do you [05:58:09] best remember it? I'll take the liberty [05:58:10] of saying what I think we can best do. [05:58:14] Look, I think he had an tremendous [05:58:16] impact on young Americans in general. I [05:58:18] think he had a very special and direct [05:58:20] impact on young men in this country. [05:58:22] That's one of the greatest developments [05:58:24] I've seen. It's been very positive. I [05:58:26] think we remember him for that. [05:58:34] I think we remember him for constantly [05:58:36] saying, "You want to live a productive [05:58:38] life, get married, start a family, love [05:58:40] your country." These are empowerful [05:58:41] messages. [05:58:43] But I hope many who are watching, I [05:58:45] imagine there are people watching here [05:58:46] tonight that didn't know much about [05:58:48] Charlie Kirk until 11 days ago. Maybe [05:58:50] they were disengaged from politics. [05:58:52] Maybe they were partially engaged. I [05:58:54] hope one of the things they take from [05:58:55] this is that the movement Charlie Kirk [05:58:57] led and started and gave fuel to was [05:59:00] about politics, but not only about [05:59:02] politics. It was deeper. It was broader. [05:59:06] And I would say that taking the liberty, [05:59:08] but I'm confident he would agree. One of [05:59:11] the things he wants us to take away from [05:59:12] this, from all of this, is the [05:59:15] following. his deep belief [05:59:19] that we were all created, every single [05:59:21] one of us before the beginning of time, [05:59:23] by the hands of the God of the universe, [05:59:25] an all powerful God who loved us and [05:59:28] created us for the purpose of living [05:59:30] with him in eternity. But then sin [05:59:32] entered the world and separated us from [05:59:34] our creator. And so God took on the form [05:59:37] of a man and came down and lived among [05:59:39] us and he suffered like men and he died [05:59:43] like a man. But on the third day, he [05:59:46] rose unlike any mortal man. [05:59:50] And then [05:59:54] and to prove any doubters wrong, he ate [05:59:56] with his disciples so they could see and [05:59:58] they touched his wounds. He didn't rise [06:00:00] as a ghost or as a spirit, but his [06:00:02] flesh. [06:00:03] And then he rose to the heaven, but he [06:00:05] promised he would return. And he will. [06:00:07] And when he returns, because he took on [06:00:10] that death, because he carried that [06:00:12] cross, we were freed from the sin that [06:00:14] separated us from him. And when he [06:00:16] returns, there will be a new heaven and [06:00:18] a new earth, and we will all be [06:00:20] together. And we are going to have a [06:00:22] great reunion there again with Charlie [06:00:25] and all the people we love. Thank you, [06:00:27] and God bless you. [06:00:32] [Music] [06:00:34] [Applause] [06:00:37] [Music] [06:00:41] [Applause] [06:00:42] [Music] [06:00:49] Heat. Heat. [06:00:50] [Music] [06:00:58] [Music] [06:01:11] [Applause] [06:01:13] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome [06:01:15] Secretary Pete Hex. [06:01:20] [Applause] [06:01:20] [Music] [06:01:27] [Applause] [06:01:27] [Music] [06:01:30] [Applause] [06:01:32] Charlie Kirk, [06:01:35] a patriot, a conservative, a leader, a [06:01:39] builder, an advocate, an author, a lover [06:01:43] of freedom, [06:01:44] a husband, a father, a Christian, [06:01:49] and a warrior. [06:01:51] You see, Charlie Kirk was a true [06:01:53] believer for the cause of freedom, for [06:01:56] the power of young people, belief in our [06:01:59] republic and our founding principles in [06:02:01] America first and make America great [06:02:04] again. [06:02:06] But more importantly, [06:02:09] he was a true believer. [06:02:13] Only Christ is king, our Lord and [06:02:16] Savior. [06:02:18] Our [06:02:25] sins are washed away by the blood of [06:02:28] Jesus. Fear God and fear no man. [06:02:36] That was Charlie Kirk. [06:02:39] You see, Charlie Kirk started Turning [06:02:40] Point USA to change our politics. That's [06:02:44] when I first met him over a decade ago. [06:02:47] He was building a movement and nobody [06:02:49] worked harder at it. Bringing people to [06:02:52] political small truth. [06:02:56] I still have the sticker. Big government [06:02:59] sucks. [06:03:12] And he pursued that truth with more [06:03:13] vigor than anyone I've ever met. But [06:03:16] over time, he realized, like so many of [06:03:18] us have, that this is not a political [06:03:20] war. It's not even a cultural war. It's [06:03:24] a spiritual war. [06:03:26] Faith and family first. There is a God. [06:03:30] And as Charlie would say, it is not us. [06:03:34] We're sinners saved only by grace in [06:03:36] need of the gospel. You see, we always [06:03:40] did need less government. But what [06:03:43] Charlie understood and infused into his [06:03:45] movement is we also needed a lot more [06:03:48] God. [06:03:50] Charlie [06:03:52] had big plans, [06:03:54] but God had even bigger plans. [06:04:06] You know, Marco mentioned this arena and [06:04:08] the millions watching. [06:04:11] Couple days ago, I learned that kirk [06:04:14] actually in German ger in German, the [06:04:16] German language [06:04:18] means church. [06:04:20] So on this Sunday morning, I'd like to [06:04:22] think we're all in Charlie's church. [06:04:32] Charlie started a political movement but [06:04:33] unleashed a spiritual revival. My pastor [06:04:36] texted me the day after that horrific [06:04:39] event and said, "Pete, the devil [06:04:41] overplayed his hand." [06:04:44] Charlie started with Liberty, but ended [06:04:46] up lighting our country on fire for [06:04:48] Christ. He started Turning Point USA, [06:04:51] but this moment is the turning point for [06:04:54] the USA [06:04:58] right now. [06:05:03] He died the way he lived, [06:05:06] speaking the truth. Charlie waged war [06:05:10] not with a weapon, but with a tent, a [06:05:13] microphone, his mind, and the truth. And [06:05:17] the gates of hell could not prevail [06:05:19] against him. [06:05:27] He went into the darkest of places like [06:05:30] Paul in the book of Acts. He went into [06:05:32] college campuses where they said we [06:05:34] couldn't go. And he was the light. He [06:05:38] was bold. He was brave. He was a hero. [06:05:44] You know, at the War Department, we know [06:05:45] a little bit about heroism. [06:05:48] I've seen it personally on the battle [06:05:50] from field from Americans wearing [06:05:53] camouflage. And I'm surrounded by men [06:05:55] and women today who have the chance to [06:05:57] witness the same. [06:05:59] Most people don't know this, but Charlie [06:06:02] Kirk wanted to go to West Point. [06:06:06] Uh, it never happened. Obviously, his [06:06:09] personal loss at that moment was our [06:06:11] nation's great gain. [06:06:15] [Applause] [06:06:21] Charlie Kirk was a citizen who had the [06:06:24] biblical heart of a soldier of the faith [06:06:27] who put on every single day the full [06:06:30] armor of God with a smile [06:06:34] as the scriptures tell all Christ [06:06:36] followers to do. Charlie Kirk, [06:06:40] a warrior for country, a warrior for [06:06:43] Christ. He ran the race. He finished the [06:06:47] fight. Now it's our turn. My charge to [06:06:51] all of you, live worthy of Charlie [06:06:56] Kirk's sacrifice and put Christ at the [06:07:00] center of your life as he advocated for [06:07:03] giving his [06:07:05] [Applause] [06:07:16] Charlie has heard the words [06:07:19] echoing Now in heaven, [06:07:22] well done, good and faithful servant. [06:07:27] Charlie will take it from here. God [06:07:29] bless. [06:07:35] [Music] [06:07:41] [Applause] [06:07:44] [Music] [06:07:50] My [06:07:54] praise [06:07:56] [Music] [06:07:59] glory [06:08:00] [Music] [06:08:01] [Applause] [06:08:05] I see [06:08:08] [Music] [06:08:13] Please welcome to the stage Secretary [06:08:15] Robert F. Kennedy Jr. [06:08:18] [Applause] [06:08:33] Charlie's overarching passion was his [06:08:37] Christianity and his devotion to his [06:08:39] God. He believed what St. Francis taught [06:08:44] us almost a thousand years ago that we [06:08:48] should strive to live our lives in per [06:08:51] perfect imitation of Christ. [06:08:54] He that we should turn every day and [06:08:58] every moment and every interaction into [06:09:00] a prayer. And Charlie understood the [06:09:04] great paradox that is only by surrender [06:09:06] to God that God's power can flow into [06:09:10] our lives and make us effective human [06:09:12] beings. [06:09:14] Charlie or Christ [06:09:17] died at 33 years old. [06:09:20] But he changed the trajectory of [06:09:22] history. [06:09:23] Charlie died at 31 years old, but [06:09:26] because he had surrendered, [06:09:29] he also now has changed the trajectory [06:09:32] of history. [06:09:39] Charlie's [06:09:41] Charlie's other passion was free speech. [06:09:44] He understood that the free flow of [06:09:47] information was the soil, the water, the [06:09:50] sunlight for democracy. [06:09:52] He understood democracy's great [06:09:54] advantage was that our policies were [06:09:58] formed [06:10:00] by ideas that had triumphed in a [06:10:02] marketplace of debate and conversation. [06:10:06] He thought that [06:10:09] conversation was the only way to heal [06:10:11] our country. And this was import [06:10:14] particularly important during a [06:10:15] technological age when we are all hooked [06:10:19] into social rhythms that social [06:10:21] algorithms [06:10:23] that are hacked into the reptilian cores [06:10:26] of our brain [06:10:28] and amplify our impulses for tribalism [06:10:32] and for division. He felt that the only [06:10:35] way to overcome that biological impulse [06:10:39] was with a spiritual fire and with [06:10:41] developing community. And the only way [06:10:44] to develop community was through [06:10:46] conversation. [06:10:47] And so he always gave the biggest [06:10:50] microphone to the people who were most [06:10:53] passionately aligned against him because [06:10:55] he believed that we need to talk to each [06:10:57] other and that we needed to be able to [06:11:00] say what we mean without saying it mean. [06:11:05] A few years ago, my brother David died. [06:11:09] And I asked my mother, [06:11:12] "Does the hole that they leave in you [06:11:15] when they die, does it ever get any [06:11:17] smaller?" And she said to me, "It never [06:11:20] gets any smaller." But our job is to [06:11:23] grow ourselves bigger around the whole. [06:11:26] And we do that by taking the best [06:11:28] qualities, the best most admirable [06:11:30] character traits of the person that died [06:11:33] and integrate them with restraint, with [06:11:36] discipline, with practice into our own [06:11:39] character. And in doing that, we make [06:11:42] ourselves larger and the whole gets [06:11:44] proportionally smaller. We also give a [06:11:48] kind of immortality to the person who [06:11:50] left us because their work continues [06:11:53] through us. A couple of days ago, my [06:11:57] niece or my granddaughter left for [06:12:00] college in Europe. Her mother noticed [06:12:03] that she packed a Bible. When her mother [06:12:06] asked her why she made that choice, she [06:12:09] said, "I want to live more like [06:12:10] Charlie." And it's [06:12:21] in one of my first conversations with [06:12:23] Charlie in July of 2021, [06:12:26] we were talking about the risk that all [06:12:28] of us take when we challenge entrenched [06:12:30] interest, the physical risk. And he [06:12:32] asked me if I was scared of dying. And I [06:12:35] said to him, there's a lot worse things [06:12:37] than death. And one of those things is [06:12:41] if we lost our constitutional rights in [06:12:43] this country and that our children were [06:12:46] raised as slaves. [06:12:48] And [06:12:56] I said to Charlie, I said, "Sometimes [06:12:59] the best consolation we can hope for is [06:13:02] that we get to die with our boots on." [06:13:05] Well, Charlie died with his boots on. [06:13:08] And he died so to as to make sure that [06:13:11] we didn't have to undergo those fates [06:13:15] that are worse than death. [06:13:17] Oh, let's remember Charlie. He was a he [06:13:20] was for those of us who were friends [06:13:23] with Charlie, we don't need any more [06:13:27] evidence of the love of God because the [06:13:31] evidence, the friendship is the best [06:13:34] evidence that God loves us all. Thank [06:13:37] you and God bless you. [06:13:44] [Music] [06:13:46] [Applause] [06:13:52] [Music] [06:14:01] Heat. Heat. [06:14:06] [Music] [06:14:20] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome [06:14:22] Donald Trump Jr. [06:14:25] [Applause] [06:14:29] [Music] [06:14:31] [Applause] [06:14:36] Welcome everyone. [06:14:38] I'm not widely known for being a [06:14:40] sentimental guy. Anyone who's seen me on [06:14:43] social media knows I'm far more likely [06:14:46] to crack a joke or get myself in trouble [06:14:48] for posting some grossly inappropriate [06:14:51] memes than I am to shed a tear. I know [06:14:54] this because I've even gotten the call [06:14:56] from that guy a couple times. [06:14:59] You know, Don, Don, [06:15:04] you're getting a little aggressive on [06:15:05] social media. Don, relax. [06:15:23] But last week when I received word that [06:15:26] Charlie, who was like a little brother [06:15:29] to me, had been assassinated, I was [06:15:32] truly devastated. We all were. And we're [06:15:35] here today to celebrate, [06:15:38] the way he lived his life, and to [06:15:41] remember the way he changed so many of [06:15:44] ours. [06:15:46] So, I want to start where I know Charlie [06:15:48] would want me to, [06:15:50] with what was most important to him, and [06:15:53] that was his relationship with Christ. [06:15:57] [Music] [06:16:04] To say Charlie knew more about the Bible [06:16:06] than me is an understatement, folks. [06:16:10] It's like saying Donald Trump knows more [06:16:12] about being president than Hillary [06:16:14] Clinton or Camala Harris. [06:16:21] No kidding. [06:16:26] But when Charlie was asked in an [06:16:28] interview how he'd want to be [06:16:30] remembered, he said, "I want to be [06:16:33] remembered for my courage, for my [06:16:35] faith." And let me tell you guys, those [06:16:38] were not empty words. [06:16:41] Last week, Charlie joined a long line of [06:16:44] courageous men and women who were [06:16:47] martyed for what they believe. [06:16:53] According to the book of Acts, [06:16:56] the first martyr in the early Christian [06:16:58] church was Steven who was stoned to [06:17:02] death. [06:17:03] And as Steven was being killed, he said, [06:17:05] "Behold, [06:17:07] I see the heavens opened and the Son of [06:17:10] Man standing, standing at the right hand [06:17:13] of God." [06:17:15] Now, there are many times in the Bible [06:17:18] where Jesus is seated at the right hand [06:17:20] of God, but this is the only time he's [06:17:23] seen standing. [06:17:26] And while the Bible isn't explicit about [06:17:28] this, I like to think Jesus was standing [06:17:32] to welcome Steven, the courageous [06:17:35] martyr, into heaven. [06:17:44] And today, [06:17:46] today that gives me great comfort [06:17:48] because 11 days ago, as a cowardly [06:17:52] assassin crawled on his stomach to end [06:17:54] Charlie's life on Earth, [06:17:57] I'm betting Charlie saw the son of God [06:18:01] standing tall to welcome him home. [06:18:12] [Applause] [06:18:15] I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the [06:18:17] greatest treasures of Charlie's heart, [06:18:19] his beautiful wife Erica and his two [06:18:22] precious children. [06:18:25] To watch Charlie with his family, the [06:18:28] joy on his face, the devotion in his [06:18:32] eyes was to see the gospel lived out. [06:18:39] And for me, [06:18:42] for me it was inspiring. [06:18:45] And now in the face of unthinkable loss, [06:18:49] Erica has shown extraordinary courage. [06:18:53] Not only as a mother, but in stepping [06:18:56] forward to carry on Charlie's mission as [06:18:59] the CEO of Turning Point USA. [06:19:10] Charlie always brought out the best in [06:19:12] all of us. [06:19:14] When Charlie first said to me during the [06:19:17] 2016 campaign, "Hey, let's start doing [06:19:20] events on college campuses," I was like, [06:19:23] "Whoa, seriously? Come on, man. Uh, [06:19:26] we've given up on that. We're going to [06:19:27] let those kids grow up and we'll get [06:19:30] them when they start paying taxes. [06:19:35] But he convinced me to give it a shot. [06:19:39] And there were a couple events that [06:19:40] showed just how brave and courageous [06:19:43] Charlie was, even as a very young man. [06:19:47] At Michigan State University, 5 minutes [06:19:50] before we were supposed to go on stage, [06:19:53] the state police told us, and I quote, [06:19:56] "We can no longer guarantee your [06:19:58] safety." [06:20:00] because the left-wing activists, they [06:20:02] were going crazy. It was rough. [06:20:06] That sounded like a great reason to pack [06:20:08] it up and head out. [06:20:11] But it was one of the many times that I [06:20:14] would agree with Charlie who said, "No [06:20:17] way. We're going out there anyway." [06:20:21] [Applause] [06:20:28] At one of the last events of the 2024 [06:20:30] campaign at Arizona State, some lunatic [06:20:34] called it a threat to try to keep us [06:20:35] from going on the stage again. We went [06:20:38] out there anyway without fear. [06:20:42] Charlie led the way. His message was [06:20:45] clear then and his message is clear now. [06:20:50] We won't back down. [06:20:57] We won't be intimidated. [06:21:05] The Bible says over a hundred times in [06:21:08] the pages of scripture, "Do not be [06:21:10] afraid." And the 100,000 people here [06:21:14] today are a signal to the world. Our [06:21:18] message of faith, family and country [06:21:22] will not be silenced. [06:21:25] [Applause] [06:21:33] It always amazes me how Charlie chose to [06:21:35] use his platform. He had one of the [06:21:38] largest microphones in the entire [06:21:40] conservative movement. And what did he [06:21:43] do with it? [06:21:44] Day after day, week after week, he [06:21:48] handed it to the very people who opposed [06:21:50] him most. [06:21:53] The media tried to smear him as some [06:21:56] sort of dangerous radical. [06:21:59] But Charlie embodied something at the [06:22:02] very core of our movement. [06:22:05] When people disagree with us, we don't [06:22:07] silence them. We don't destroy them. And [06:22:11] we certainly don't sink to violence. [06:22:16] [Applause] [06:22:22] We don't burn down their businesses. We [06:22:26] don't scream at their children at [06:22:27] Disneyland. [06:22:30] No, we debate. We stand tall. And we win [06:22:35] with our ideas. [06:22:44] The true extremists are those who would [06:22:47] justify and celebrate taking an innocent [06:22:50] life over nothing more than [06:22:52] disagreement. [06:22:54] That is the real radicalism and we [06:22:57] reject it completely. [06:23:00] [Applause] [06:23:05] Charlie delighted in his belief that [06:23:08] people could be persuaded. [06:23:11] He believed the way to win hearts was [06:23:14] with truth, with courage, and with [06:23:17] conversation. [06:23:19] He would always be the first to say, [06:23:21] "You are welcome here." [06:23:25] And that's what I want to leave you with [06:23:27] today. [06:23:29] If we're truly going to honor Charlie [06:23:31] properly, his loss cannot be the end of [06:23:35] the story. [06:23:37] His legacy must be that when they took [06:23:41] his life, a million more Charlies [06:23:45] stepped up to fill the void. [06:23:53] We are all Charlie. [06:24:02] So, let's send a message here today, [06:24:05] guys. I want to make sure the world [06:24:09] hears us loud and clear. Will you [06:24:12] surrender? [06:24:15] Will you back down? [06:24:20] Will you give up in fear? [06:24:26] >> Good. [06:24:28] If you're among the millions of people [06:24:31] watching today, please see this and know [06:24:35] you are not alone. [06:24:44] Charlie's message like Christ's was an [06:24:49] invitation. [06:24:51] If this resonates with you and you [06:24:53] believe American values are worth [06:24:55] defending, welcome. [06:24:59] If you believe in faith, family, and [06:25:02] freedom, then you are with us. [06:25:12] No matter your past, [06:25:15] no matter how you've voted, [06:25:17] no matter where you come from, this [06:25:21] movement is your home. [06:25:30] If you're not already seated at this [06:25:32] table, we have a seat prepared for you. [06:25:36] If you believe in God and family and [06:25:39] country, you are one of us. [06:25:45] If you believe our government should put [06:25:48] the interests of our citizens first, [06:25:50] welcome. [06:25:54] If you believe American workers deserve [06:25:57] dignity and American families should be [06:26:00] able to afford a good life on one [06:26:02] salary, welcome. [06:26:10] If you reject the propaganda of the fake [06:26:13] news media, welcome. [06:26:21] If you want to eradicate the criminal [06:26:24] cartels and get drugs out of our [06:26:26] communities, welcome. [06:26:33] If you believe our best days are ahead [06:26:36] and are willing to stand up to make [06:26:38] America great again for your children [06:26:41] and for generations to come, welcome. [06:26:51] Charlie loved this country, its people, [06:26:55] and the work of persuading others to [06:26:58] believe in something greater than [06:27:00] themselves. [06:27:02] And if we live with that same courage, [06:27:06] our legacy, like Charlie's, will live [06:27:09] forever. [06:27:10] [Applause] [06:27:16] Charlie, my brother, we love you. We [06:27:21] miss you. And we will not let you down. [06:27:31] And as the scripture promises, [06:27:34] well done, good and faithful servant. [06:27:37] Enter into the joy of your Lord. God [06:27:42] bless and thank you so much. [06:27:50] [Applause] [06:27:50] [Music] [06:27:52] [Applause] [06:27:57] [Music] [06:28:04] [Applause] [06:28:04] [Music] [06:28:16] Heat. Heat. [06:28:19] [Music] [06:28:21] [Applause] [06:28:26] [Music] [06:28:39] Heat. Heat. [06:28:41] [Music] [06:28:41] [Applause] [06:28:44] [Music] [06:28:45] [Applause] [06:28:47] Heat. Heat. [06:28:48] [Applause] [06:28:48] [Music] [06:28:52] [Applause] [06:28:53] [Music] [06:28:56] [Applause] [06:28:56] [Music] [06:29:23] Oh, [06:29:26] I am [06:29:33] praise. [06:29:37] [Music] [06:29:46] Ladies and gentlemen, the vice president [06:29:48] of the United States of America, J. D. [06:29:50] Vance [06:29:55] [Applause] [06:30:07] [Music] [06:30:12] Thank you. Thank you all so much. You [06:30:15] know [06:30:46] You know, I can't help but think [06:30:49] that they tried to silence my friend [06:30:53] Charlie Kirk. They tried to silence our [06:30:56] dear friend Charlie Kirk. And today, [06:30:59] tonight, we speak with Charlie and for [06:31:02] Charlie louder than ever. [06:31:13] The evil murderer who took Charlie from [06:31:16] us expected us to have a funeral today. [06:31:20] And instead, my friends, we have had a [06:31:23] revival in celebration of Charlie Kirk [06:31:25] and of his Lord Jesus Christ. [06:31:35] We gather here in this stadium [06:31:38] in the hot Arizona sun, shielded [06:31:42] in a great shining city, our fathers [06:31:45] raised out of the desert. And from this [06:31:48] desert, Charlie Kirk built a movement. [06:31:53] He transformed the face of conservatism [06:31:56] in our own time. And in doing so, he [06:31:59] changed the course of American history [06:32:03] to rising generations across this [06:32:05] country. Charlie exemplified kindness, [06:32:09] courage, and a commitment to open [06:32:12] debate. And he was a great debater, and [06:32:14] we loved him for it. But Charlie loved [06:32:17] debate not because he excelled at it, [06:32:20] but because it was the vehicle for [06:32:22] bringing the light of truth to dark [06:32:24] places. And Charlie Kirk brought many [06:32:27] truths in his life. [06:32:35] Charlie brought the truth that young [06:32:37] people deserved a stake in the future [06:32:40] and that they deserve to have a voice. [06:32:44] He brought the truth that marriage and [06:32:46] family were the highest callings, far [06:32:49] more important than any job or [06:32:51] educational credential. He brought the [06:32:54] truth [06:32:56] that our nation would fade unless it [06:32:59] brought order to its neighborhoods and [06:33:02] prosperity to its people. He brought the [06:33:05] truth that life was precious and we must [06:33:09] fight to protect it at all stages and at [06:33:12] all times. [06:33:20] But most of all, Charlie brought the [06:33:23] truth that Jesus Christ was the King of [06:33:26] Kings and that all truth flowed from [06:33:28] this first and most important one. [06:33:38] But Charlie, he did so much more than [06:33:40] tell the truth. He lived it. Charlie [06:33:43] understood that the best evangelization [06:33:45] was not in what you said but in how you [06:33:48] lived your life. And in this city, he [06:33:51] lived his life well. He raised a [06:33:53] wonderful family. He had a beautiful [06:33:56] wife, two beloved children, and a loving [06:33:59] and godly home. In this, he showed us [06:34:02] the importance of family. He lived three [06:34:05] decades. he had on this earth with a [06:34:08] sense of Christian virtue that would [06:34:10] make any man any person proud. And in [06:34:13] this he showed the importance of [06:34:15] following God. He was a kind-hearted [06:34:18] man, a hardworking person and any parent [06:34:22] would be proud to have him as a son. In [06:34:25] this he showed the virtue of [06:34:27] industriousness. [06:34:29] He was present and loving as any child [06:34:32] would hope of his or her father. And in [06:34:35] this he showed the importance of strong [06:34:38] Christian fatherhood. [06:34:47] He was fearless and he was bold as any [06:34:50] follower would hope would be true of a [06:34:53] leader. And in this he showed all of us [06:34:56] how to carry on after his death. You [06:35:00] know Charlie Kirky loved history. He [06:35:02] devoured the ideas that formed the [06:35:04] foundation of our civilization. [06:35:07] He stood for a tradition that Socrates [06:35:10] established 2,500 years ago to question, [06:35:15] to search, and to teach. [06:35:18] He was Athens and Jerusalem, the city of [06:35:21] reason and the city of God in one [06:35:24] person. But if he loved those places, [06:35:28] they were not his home. America was his [06:35:32] home and he was willing to die for it. [06:35:43] You know, Charlie, he loved this country [06:35:45] with a contagious intensity. Anybody who [06:35:48] talked to him knew it and felt it. He [06:35:51] knew that America was a beautiful place [06:35:53] and we had these incredible ideas. But [06:35:55] he also knew that our country was a [06:35:58] covenant between the generations past, [06:36:01] present, and future. He believed this [06:36:04] country's best days were not behind us, [06:36:06] but ahead of us. But he knew those [06:36:08] better days would have to be earned. [06:36:10] They would have to be worked for. We [06:36:12] would have to sacrifice and work and [06:36:15] tell the truth. He knew that America [06:36:17] wouldn't be saved just by pulling [06:36:19] together seminars or talking about the [06:36:22] right kind of books in front of the [06:36:23] right kind of people. The movement which [06:36:26] he created demanded more. It demanded [06:36:30] courage. It demanded hard work. It [06:36:33] demanded building and it demanded [06:36:35] leaders. And my friends in Charlie Kirk, [06:36:38] we found a great American leader. [06:36:49] Now, our whole administration is here, [06:36:51] but not just because we love Charlie as [06:36:53] a friend, even though we did, but [06:36:55] because we know we wouldn't be here [06:36:57] without him. Charlie built, an [06:37:01] organization [06:37:03] that reshaped the balance of our [06:37:06] politics. [06:37:07] Turning Point brought millions of young [06:37:09] people into conversation with one [06:37:12] another, brought millions of people into [06:37:14] advocacy. He asked of us not just that [06:37:17] we talk about saving our country, but [06:37:19] that we actually go and do it and we do [06:37:22] it together. [06:37:32] But even as Charlie built on a grand [06:37:34] scale, his greatness was e never only in [06:37:37] his ambition. It was measured in the [06:37:40] everyday moments as well, in the way [06:37:42] that he treated ordinary people each and [06:37:45] every single day. You know, you learn a [06:37:48] lot about someone by how they treat [06:37:51] others when the cameras aren't on. [06:37:54] Charlie treated staffers as well as he [06:37:57] treated the president of the United [06:37:59] States. When I was just a guy polling at [06:38:02] nothing in my Senate race back in 2021, [06:38:06] Charlie helped me. Not because I was a [06:38:08] future vice president, but because I was [06:38:11] a dear friend. I saw just a couple of [06:38:14] months ago when a White House staffer [06:38:16] struggled with the weight of his job and [06:38:18] the responsibilities of new fatherhood. [06:38:21] Charlie stopped what he was doing in the [06:38:24] hallways of the West Wing and said a [06:38:26] prayer for that staffer. [06:38:29] Because Charlie believed that we were [06:38:31] all children of God, he treated everyone [06:38:34] with grace. And that is perhaps the [06:38:37] enduring legacy of Charlie Kirk. You [06:38:39] know, I was telling somebody backstage [06:38:44] that I always felt a little [06:38:46] uncomfortable talking about my faith in [06:38:48] public as much as I loved the Lord and [06:38:51] as much as it it was an important part [06:38:53] of my life. I have talked more about [06:38:56] Jesus Christ in the past two weeks than [06:38:58] I have my entire time in public life. [06:39:22] And that is an undeniable legacy of the [06:39:26] great Charlie Kirk. You know, he loved [06:39:28] God. And because he loved God, he wanted [06:39:32] to understand God's creation and the men [06:39:35] and women made in his image. Now, much [06:39:39] has been said over the last week about [06:39:41] Charlie's ability to approach any topic, [06:39:45] any person in good faith. An achievement [06:39:47] that was only possible because Charlie [06:39:51] knew that we were all children of God. [06:39:55] He knew deep down the truth of [06:39:58] scripture. And from that confidence, [06:40:00] everything else flowed. That unshakable [06:40:03] belief in the gospel led him to see [06:40:06] differences in opinion not as [06:40:08] battlefields to conquer, but as way [06:40:11] stations in the pursuit of truth. [06:40:15] He knew it was right to love others, [06:40:17] your neighbor, your interlocutor, [06:40:21] your enemy. [06:40:22] But he also understood his duty to say [06:40:25] what is right and what is wrong. to [06:40:28] distinguish what is false from what is [06:40:30] true. [06:40:33] [Applause] [06:40:36] [Music] [06:40:41] Charlie was slain doing what he loved, [06:40:45] telling the truth, proclaiming his [06:40:47] faith, building out a dream. And now [06:40:51] he's gone. And our hearts feel so empty [06:40:54] because he's been taken from us. [06:40:57] He has been taken from his parents and [06:40:59] from his sister. He has been taken from [06:41:02] our darling Erica and their beautiful [06:41:04] children. And Erica, I know I speak for [06:41:07] this entire auditorium when I say that [06:41:10] we love you and we will never stop [06:41:12] standing by your side just as Charlie [06:41:15] did. [06:41:27] He was taken from us [06:41:29] by those who despise the virtues that [06:41:34] actually made our civilization great to [06:41:38] begin with. Dialogue, truth seeeking, [06:41:42] family, and faith. [06:41:45] In the wake of his death, we have seen [06:41:47] some of the very worst parts of [06:41:50] humanity. [06:41:52] We have watched people slander him. We [06:41:55] have watched people justify his murder [06:41:58] and celebrate his death. [06:42:02] I know that this makes you angry just as [06:42:04] it has made me angry. But it is easy in [06:42:08] these moments to see only the worst of [06:42:10] our fellow man. [06:42:13] I found myself wishing that I could pick [06:42:16] up the phone and talk to my friend and [06:42:20] ask him for his advice in his counsel [06:42:23] to ask him how to respond to such hate [06:42:26] and the souls from which that hate [06:42:28] springs. [06:42:30] But I can't call my friend because he [06:42:33] was murdered for speaking the truth. [06:42:36] I can only guess at what he might say [06:42:39] and what he would encourage me to do. [06:42:42] And here's what I think. [06:42:45] I think he would encourage me to be [06:42:47] honest that evil still walks among us. [06:42:51] Not to ignore it for the sake of a fake [06:42:54] kumbaya moment, but to address it headon [06:42:57] and honestly as the sickness that it is. [06:43:10] But I also think he would encourage me. [06:43:13] He would encourage all of us to focus on [06:43:15] the good. He would encourage us to [06:43:18] remember that for every hateful voice [06:43:21] celebrating his murder, there are a [06:43:23] thousand people mourning it and fighting [06:43:25] for his legacy every single day. [06:43:36] He would tell me to pray. I'm certain of [06:43:39] it. [06:43:40] He would tell me to pray for my friends, [06:43:42] but also for my enemies. [06:43:45] He would tell me to put on the full [06:43:48] armor of God and get back to work. [06:44:00] He would tell us to commit ourselves to [06:44:03] telling the truth and to fight for that [06:44:05] truth each and every single day. [06:44:09] He would tell us to talk about God's [06:44:11] love and the fact that that love applied [06:44:15] everybody across the whole human family. [06:44:20] Charlie suffered a terrible fate, my [06:44:23] friends. We all know it. We all saw it. [06:44:26] But think, it is not the worst fate. It [06:44:31] is better to face a gunman than to live [06:44:34] your life afraid to speak the truth. [06:44:46] It is better to be persecuted for your [06:44:48] faith than to deny the kingship of [06:44:50] Christ. [06:44:58] It is better to die a young man in this [06:45:01] world than to sell your soul for an easy [06:45:03] life with no purpose, no risk, no love, [06:45:06] and no truth. [06:45:15] Christ told us in the Gospel of John, I [06:45:17] have said these things to you that in me [06:45:20] you may have peace. [06:45:22] In the world you will have tribulation, [06:45:26] but take heart. I have overcome the [06:45:29] world. [06:45:34] [Music] [06:45:38] Charlie took heart. And now we must do [06:45:43] the same. I've seen so many of you say, [06:45:46] so many on social media talk about for [06:45:49] Charlie. We must do this for Charlie. [06:45:52] For Charlie, we will speak the truth [06:45:55] every single day. [06:46:05] For Charlie, we will rebuild this United [06:46:08] States of America to greatness. [06:46:16] For Charlie, we will never shrink. We [06:46:18] will never cower. And we will never [06:46:20] falter even when staring down the barrel [06:46:23] of a gun. [06:46:31] For Charlie, we will remember that it is [06:46:34] better to stand on our feet defending [06:46:37] the United States of America and [06:46:39] defending the truth than it is to die on [06:46:42] our knees. [06:46:43] [Applause] [06:46:49] My friends, for Charlie, we must [06:46:51] remember that he is a hero to the United [06:46:54] States of America and he is a martyr for [06:46:57] the Christian faith. May our heavenly [06:46:59] father give us the courage to live as [06:47:02] Charlie lived. That is what we must do [06:47:05] for Charlie. You ran a good race, my [06:47:08] friend. I love you. We've got it from [06:47:10] here. Thank you. [06:47:30] Heat. Heat. [06:47:36] [Music] [06:47:52] We brings you glory. [06:47:58] You glory. [06:48:03] We give you the highest. [06:48:06] highest praise. You deserve it all. You [06:48:11] deserve it all. We give you the highest [06:48:17] praise. You deserve it all. You deserve [06:48:22] it all. We give you the highest [06:48:27] praise. You deserve it all. You deserve [06:48:32] it all. [06:48:35] And with Every breath that's in my [06:48:39] lungs, my heart cries out. To you [06:48:44] belongs the glory, [06:48:47] [Music] [06:48:51] the glory. [06:48:54] [Music] [06:48:56] Through every loss or victory, [06:49:01] my soul will rise to only bring you [06:49:07] glory. [06:49:12] You glory. [06:49:13] [Music] [06:50:22] [Music] [06:50:57] Wow. [06:51:00] Wow. [06:51:02] [Music] [06:51:23] My soul. [06:51:27] My soul. [06:51:34] [Music] [06:51:54] Please give a warm welcome to Mrs. Erica [06:51:57] Kirk. [06:51:58] [Applause] [06:51:59] [Music] [06:52:05] [Music] [06:52:11] Heat. [06:52:15] Heat. [06:52:17] [Applause] [06:52:22] Heat. [06:52:23] [Applause] [06:52:29] [Music] [06:52:39] Heat. [06:52:45] [Applause] [06:52:50] [Music] [06:52:50] [Applause] [06:52:54] [Music] [06:52:55] [Applause] [06:52:59] Heat up here. [06:53:05] [Applause] [06:53:12] Heat. Heat. [06:53:13] [Applause] [06:53:17] [Music] [06:53:18] [Applause] [06:53:26] [Music] [06:53:28] [Applause] [06:53:34] [Applause] [06:53:51] Hello. [06:53:55] God bless all of you [06:53:58] for coming here from all over the world [06:54:02] to honor and celebrate my Charlie. [06:54:08] [Applause] [06:54:19] Just a few miles from here, [06:54:22] two years ago at America Fest 2023, [06:54:27] Charlie delivered a speech on stage for [06:54:30] our TPUSA faith event. [06:54:34] Charlie loved speaking off the cuff. He [06:54:36] was very good at that without a script. [06:54:40] So I personally didn't know what he was [06:54:43] going to say. [06:54:46] And what he chose to speak about that [06:54:48] day was his his submission [06:54:51] to the will of God. [06:54:54] He quoted one of his favorite Bible [06:54:56] verses, Isaiah 6:8. [06:55:00] Here I am, Lord. [06:55:04] Send me. [06:55:08] After Charlie finished, I met him [06:55:10] backstage [06:55:11] and I spoke to him and I'll never forget [06:55:13] this. I said, "Charlie, baby, [06:55:17] please talk to me next time before you [06:55:19] say that statement." [06:55:23] Because when you say something like [06:55:24] that, [06:55:26] there is so much power in that verse. [06:55:31] When you say, "Here I am, Lord. Use me." [06:55:38] God will take you up on that. [06:55:41] And he did with Charlie. [06:55:47] [Applause] [06:55:58] 11 days ago, [06:56:00] God accepted that total surrender from [06:56:02] my husband [06:56:04] and then called him to his side. [06:56:08] More than anything, Charlie wanted to do [06:56:11] not his will but God's will. [06:56:14] And over these past 11 days, [06:56:18] through all the pain, [06:56:20] never before have I found as much [06:56:23] comfort [06:56:25] as I now do. And the words of our Lord's [06:56:28] prayer, [06:56:30] thy will be done. [06:56:37] [Applause] [06:56:45] God's love was revealed to me on the [06:56:47] very day my husband was murdered. [06:56:52] On the afternoon of September 10th, [06:56:55] I arrived at a Utah hospital to do the [06:56:58] unthinkable, [06:56:59] to look directly [06:57:02] at my husband's murdered body. [06:57:06] I saw the wound that ended his life. [06:57:11] I felt everything you would expect to [06:57:14] feel. [06:57:16] I felt shock. [06:57:19] I felt horror. [06:57:21] and a level of heartache [06:57:26] that I didn't even know existed. [06:57:31] But there was something else, too. [06:57:36] Even in death, I could see the man that [06:57:38] I love. [06:57:43] I saw the one single gray hair [06:57:48] on the side of his head, which I never [06:57:51] told him about. [06:57:53] Now he knows. Sorry, baby. Telling you [06:57:55] now, but never told him. Didn't want to. [06:58:02] I also saw this. [06:58:05] I also saw on his lips [06:58:08] the faintest smile [06:58:12] and that told me something important. [06:58:17] It revealed to me a great mercy from God [06:58:20] in this tragedy. [06:58:23] When I saw that, it told me [06:58:27] Charlie didn't suffer. [06:58:30] Even the doctor told me [06:58:33] it was something so instant that even [06:58:36] even if Charlie had been shot in the [06:58:38] operating room it itself [06:58:41] nothing could have been done. [06:58:44] There was no fame. [06:58:46] There was no fear, [06:58:48] no agony. One moment, Charlie was doing [06:58:51] what he loved, [06:58:53] arguing and debating on campus, [06:58:57] fighting for the gospel [06:59:00] and truth [06:59:03] in front of a big crowd. [06:59:06] And then he blinked. [06:59:09] He blinked [06:59:11] and saw his savior in paradise. [06:59:16] [Applause] [06:59:27] and all the heavenly mysteries were [06:59:29] revealed to him. [06:59:33] God's love [06:59:35] continued to be revealed to me in the [06:59:37] days that followed. [06:59:41] The next day on the tarmac [06:59:44] in Air Force 2, [06:59:48] I confronted Usha Vance. [06:59:51] Precious woman. [06:59:55] I held her hand and I told her honestly, [06:59:57] I do not know how I am going to get [07:00:01] through this. [07:00:04] She told me something. [07:00:08] She said, [07:00:11] "You know when you're on an airplane [07:00:13] with your kids and it's the last 15 [07:00:16] minutes of the flight and things are [07:00:18] crazy, kids are not cooperating, toys [07:00:21] are flying everywhere, and everyone's [07:00:22] screaming [07:00:24] and you think to yourself, I cannot wait [07:00:27] for this flight to land." [07:00:29] And it's 15 minutes before you land. [07:00:34] And she told me, "You will get through [07:00:37] these 15 minutes [07:00:40] and the next 15 minutes after that, [07:00:44] USA, I don't think you realized it then, [07:00:48] but those words were exactly what I [07:00:50] needed to hear. [07:00:53] But most of all, God's mercy and God's [07:00:56] love have been real revealed to me these [07:00:58] past 10 days. [07:01:00] After Charlie's assassination, we didn't [07:01:03] see violence. [07:01:06] We didn't see rioting. [07:01:21] We didn't see revolution. [07:01:25] Instead, we saw what my husband always [07:01:27] prayed he would see in this country. We [07:01:30] saw revival. [07:01:32] [Applause] [07:01:46] This past week, we saw people open a [07:01:48] Bible for the first time in a decade. [07:01:51] We saw people pray for the first time [07:01:53] since they were children. [07:01:56] We saw people go to a church service for [07:01:58] the first time in their entire lives. [07:02:02] [Applause] [07:02:12] Charlie liked to journal. [07:02:15] And I say this because he did it to [07:02:18] remember important moments and sayings [07:02:19] that affected him. [07:02:22] And one of the things he wrote in his [07:02:24] journal was this. [07:02:30] Every time you make a decision, [07:02:33] it puts a mark on your soul. [07:02:38] To those of you [07:02:41] out there who just made that decision [07:02:45] and took the first step toward a [07:02:47] spiritual life, [07:02:49] I say thank you and welcome. [07:02:53] [Applause] [07:03:01] One day, I hope you look back and [07:03:04] realize it was the most important [07:03:05] decision of your life because it is. [07:03:11] All of you, [07:03:15] all of you who are already believers, it [07:03:17] is your job to shepherd these people. [07:03:21] Do not take that lightly. [07:03:24] Water the seed of their faith. [07:03:28] Protect it and help it grow. [07:03:34] Every day as Charlie rode into the [07:03:36] office, [07:03:38] he would go through his contact list, [07:03:41] and I know there's many of you who were [07:03:43] impacted by this. He would go through [07:03:45] his contact list and send Bible verses [07:03:48] for the day. [07:03:50] He knew that faith was a habit. [07:03:54] The more you live it, the more it grows. [07:03:58] But know this, too. [07:04:01] The seed has only just been planted. [07:04:06] The enemy will tempt you [07:04:09] the most in a time like this one. [07:04:12] God will always be there for you, but [07:04:14] you must choose to mark your soul [07:04:18] again and again in the direction of [07:04:22] Christ. [07:04:25] [Applause] [07:04:32] Pray again. Read the Bible again. Go to [07:04:36] church next Sunday and the Sunday after [07:04:39] that. And break free from the [07:04:42] temptations and shackles of this world. [07:04:46] [Applause] [07:04:54] Being a follower of Christ is not easy. [07:04:58] It's not supposed to be. [07:05:01] Jesus said, "If anyone would come after [07:05:04] me, let him deny himself, take up his [07:05:07] cross, and follow me." [07:05:11] He said he would be persecuted. He said [07:05:13] we would be persecuted. And Charlie knew [07:05:15] that and happily carried his cross all [07:05:18] the way to the end. [07:05:22] And I want all of you to know [07:05:26] while Charlie died far too early, [07:05:30] he was also ready to die. [07:05:34] There was nothing nothing he was putting [07:05:37] off. There was nothing that was too hard [07:05:39] or too painful or nothing that he just [07:05:43] felt like he didn't want to do it. [07:05:46] He left this world without regrets. [07:05:51] He did 100% of what he could every day. [07:05:56] But I want you to know something. [07:06:00] Charlie died with incomplete work, [07:06:04] but not with unfinished business. [07:06:08] [Applause] [07:06:18] But I will miss him. [07:06:23] I will miss him so much because our [07:06:26] marriage and our family were beautiful. [07:06:29] They still are. [07:06:33] [Applause] [07:06:39] The greatest cause in Charlie's life was [07:06:41] trying to revive the American family. [07:06:45] When he spoke to young people, he was [07:06:47] always eager to tell them about God's [07:06:49] vision for marriage [07:06:52] and how if they could just dare to live [07:06:54] it out, [07:06:56] it would enrich every part of their life [07:06:59] in the same way that it enriched ours. [07:07:03] And someone once asked me how Charlie [07:07:06] and I [07:07:08] how we kept our marriage so strong when [07:07:11] he was busy traveling. [07:07:16] In our little secret, [07:07:19] it was love notes. [07:07:24] Every Saturday, [07:07:26] Charlie wrote one for me and he never [07:07:28] missed a Saturday. [07:07:32] And in every single one of them, he'd [07:07:34] tell me what his highlight was for the [07:07:37] week, [07:07:39] how grateful he was for me and our [07:07:41] babies. [07:07:43] And always at the end, he would always [07:07:46] end it with asking the most beautiful [07:07:50] question. [07:07:53] He'd always end it by asking, "Please [07:07:55] let me know how I can better serve you [07:07:57] as a husband. [07:08:01] Charlie perfectly understood [07:08:04] God's role for a Christian husband, [07:08:08] a man who leads [07:08:11] so that they can serve. [07:08:17] [Applause] [07:08:27] To all the men watching around the [07:08:28] world, [07:08:31] accept Charlie's challenge [07:08:34] and embrace true manhood. [07:08:39] Be strong and courageous for your [07:08:41] families. [07:08:46] Love your wives and lead them. [07:08:51] Love your children and protect them. [07:08:55] Be the spiritual head [07:08:58] of your home, [07:09:01] but please be a leader worth following. [07:09:06] Your wife, [07:09:15] your wife is not your servant. [07:09:20] Your wife is not your employee. [07:09:24] Your wife is not your slave. [07:09:28] She is your helper. [07:09:31] You are not rivals. [07:09:34] You are one flesh working together for [07:09:36] the glory of God. [07:09:39] [Applause] [07:09:51] I was Charlie's confidant. [07:09:55] I was his vault, [07:09:58] his closest and most trusted adviser, [07:10:00] his best friend. [07:10:04] I poured into him and loved him so [07:10:06] deeply, [07:10:07] empowered him [07:10:10] because his love for me drove me to be a [07:10:12] better wife. [07:10:15] Every day he honored me and I prayed [07:10:17] that I could be the wife that God needed [07:10:19] me to be for my husband. [07:10:23] Women, I have a challenge for you, too. [07:10:27] Be virtuous. [07:10:31] Our strength is found in God's design [07:10:33] for our role. [07:10:36] We are the guardians. [07:10:38] We are the encouraers. [07:10:41] We are the preservers. [07:10:45] Guard your heart. [07:10:47] Everything you do flows from it. [07:10:51] And if you're a mother, please recognize [07:10:55] that is the single [07:10:57] most important ministry you have. [07:11:02] [Applause] [07:11:10] in our home. [07:11:13] Because Charlie traveled a lot, we tried [07:11:14] to travel with him where we could. [07:11:18] But I made sure that when Charlie [07:11:20] returned from work, [07:11:22] it was his sacred landing place, [07:11:26] away from the worries of the world. [07:11:33] I didn't make him feel guilty [07:11:36] for being away too long or too much [07:11:41] or getting home too late. I always told [07:11:43] him, "Home home is here for you and [07:11:45] it'll be ready for you." [07:11:48] And I made it into this place where he [07:11:50] wanted to be as soon as possible. When [07:11:53] he was on the road, [07:11:58] there was no keeping score between us. [07:12:03] We were a team [07:12:06] working together for the same mission. [07:12:10] I never wanted to be the one standing [07:12:12] between Charlie and the task that God [07:12:16] prepared for him [07:12:19] had set for him. [07:12:21] And I knew Charlie would always do his [07:12:23] best to help me with the same. [07:12:28] My marriage with Charlie was the best [07:12:30] thing that ever happened to me and I [07:12:32] know it was the best thing that ever [07:12:33] happened to him as well. [07:12:36] He wanted everyone to experience that [07:12:38] joy. [07:12:40] And that's what's so beautiful [07:12:43] about God's design for marriage is that [07:12:45] everyone can. [07:12:49] And I could talk endlessly about it. In [07:12:51] years to come I will. [07:12:54] But Charlie's mission above all [07:12:58] was aimed directly at those who aren't [07:13:01] married. [07:13:03] He named his organization well. [07:13:06] He knew things were not right with [07:13:08] America and especially with young people [07:13:11] and they needed a new direction. [07:13:15] Charlie passionately [07:13:18] wanted to reach and save the lost boys [07:13:20] of the West. [07:13:23] The young men who feel like they have no [07:13:25] direction, [07:13:26] no purpose, no faith, and no reason to [07:13:29] live. [07:13:32] The men wasting their lives on [07:13:33] distractions and the men consumed with [07:13:36] resentment, anger, and hate. [07:13:40] Charlie wanted to help them. [07:13:44] He wanted them to have a home with [07:13:46] Turning Point USA. And when he went onto [07:13:49] campus, he was looking to show them a [07:13:52] better path [07:13:54] and a better life that was right there [07:13:57] for the taking. [07:13:59] He wanted to show them that. [07:14:06] My husband Charlie, [07:14:10] he wanted to save [07:14:14] young men [07:14:17] just like the one who took his life. [07:14:22] [Applause] [07:14:33] [Applause] [07:14:37] That young man, [07:14:40] that young man [07:14:42] on the cross, our savior said, [07:14:49] "Father, forgive them for they not know [07:14:53] what they do." [07:14:57] That man, [07:15:00] that young man, [07:15:05] I forgive him. [07:15:08] [Applause] [07:15:53] Hi. forgive him because it was what [07:15:55] Christ did [07:15:58] and is what Charlie would do. [07:16:02] The answer to hate is not hate. [07:16:06] The answer we know from the gospel is [07:16:08] love and always love. [07:16:11] Love for our enemies [07:16:14] and love for those who persecute us. [07:16:20] The world needs Turning Point USA. [07:16:24] It needs a group that will point young [07:16:26] people away from the path of misery and [07:16:29] sin. [07:16:32] It needs something that will lead people [07:16:33] away from hell in this world and in the [07:16:36] next. [07:16:38] It needs young people pointed in the [07:16:39] direction of truth and beauty. [07:16:44] And so I promise you today, every part [07:16:47] of our work will become greater. [07:16:50] I am tremendously honored [07:16:54] to be the new CEO of Turning Point USA. [07:17:14] I do not take that lightly. [07:17:17] Charlie and I were united in purpose. [07:17:20] His passion was my passion and now his [07:17:23] mission is my mission. [07:17:26] Everything that Turning Point USA built [07:17:28] through Charlie's vision and hard work, [07:17:31] we will make 10 times greater through [07:17:33] the power of his memory. [07:17:36] Chapters will grow. [07:17:39] Thousands of new ones will be created. [07:17:42] TPUSA faith will add thousands of new [07:17:46] pastors and congregations. [07:17:48] [Applause] [07:17:56] And yes, campus events will continue and [07:18:00] we will continue to hold debates and [07:18:02] dialogue. [07:18:12] The first amendment of our constitution [07:18:14] is the most human amendment. [07:18:18] We are naturally talking beings, [07:18:23] naturally believing beings, [07:18:26] and the first amendment protects our [07:18:28] right to do both. [07:18:31] No assassin will ever stop us from [07:18:33] standing up to defend those rights ever. [07:18:38] [Applause] [07:18:45] Because when you stop the conversation, [07:18:49] when you stop the dialogue, [07:18:54] this is what happens. [07:18:57] When we lose the ability and the [07:18:59] willingness to communicate, [07:19:03] we get violence. [07:19:08] And as I stand here now [07:19:12] and I look at this beautiful [07:19:15] photo of my husband in front of me [07:19:18] hanging in the stadium, [07:19:21] I think of my husband 13 years ago. I [07:19:24] hadn't met him yet. [07:19:27] He was 18 years old, [07:19:31] a man barely out of high school, [07:19:33] running around the halls of the RNC [07:19:36] without a dollar in his pocket and a [07:19:38] single contact in his phone. [07:19:43] People who saw him said that he didn't [07:19:45] know what he was doing, [07:19:47] but he did. [07:19:49] He did know what he was doing. [07:19:53] He knew exactly what he was doing. [07:19:58] He was going to change the world and he [07:20:01] did. [07:20:04] Charlie's life was a turning point for [07:20:07] this country. It was a miracle. [07:20:10] Let that miracle [07:20:13] that was Charlie's life be your turning [07:20:15] point as well. [07:20:18] Choose prayer. [07:20:21] Choose courage. [07:20:25] Choose beauty. [07:20:28] Choose adventure. [07:20:31] Choose family. [07:20:34] Choose a life of faith. [07:20:38] Most importantly, choose Christ. [07:20:42] [Applause] [07:20:57] I love you, Charlie baby. [07:21:01] And I will make you proud. [07:21:05] God bless you all and God bless America. [07:21:20] Heat. [07:21:37] Heat. [07:22:11] is forever. [07:22:13] with my soul. [07:22:16] With my soul [07:22:20] with [07:22:21] [Applause] [07:22:28] my [07:22:32] Please welcome to the stage the 45th and [07:22:34] 47th president of the United States, [07:22:37] Donald J. Trump. [07:22:40] [Applause] [07:22:41] [Music] [07:22:42] [Applause] [07:22:44] [Music] [07:22:52] If tomorrow all the things were gone, I [07:22:56] work for all my life [07:22:58] and I had to start again with just my [07:23:02] children and my wife. [07:23:06] Thank my lucky stars [07:23:09] to be living here today. [07:23:12] Cuz the flag still stands for freedom [07:23:16] and they can't take that away. [07:23:23] And I'm proud to be an American where at [07:23:27] least I know I'm free. And I won't [07:23:31] forget the men who died, who gave that [07:23:34] right to me. [07:23:36] And I gladly stand up next to you. And [07:23:41] if it hurts still today, [07:23:44] there ain't no doubt I love this land. [07:23:49] God bless the USA. [07:23:57] [Applause] [07:23:59] for America. [07:24:01] Fort Charlie Kirk. [07:24:03] [Applause] [07:24:05] From the lakes of Minnesota [07:24:08] to the hills of Tennessee, [07:24:12] across the plains of Texas, from sea to [07:24:16] silent sea, [07:24:19] from Detroit to Houston, [07:24:22] woven New York to LA, [07:24:26] there's pride in every American heart. [07:24:29] And it's time we stand and say [07:24:36] that I'm proud to be an American where [07:24:40] at least I know I'm free [07:24:43] and I won't forget the men who died who [07:24:47] gave that right to me. And I gladly [07:24:51] stand up next to you and you can pursue [07:24:56] today [07:24:57] cuz there ain't no doubt. I love this [07:25:00] land. Sing it. God bless the USA. [07:25:12] I'm proud to be an American [07:25:16] where at least I know I'm free. [07:25:20] And I won't forget the men who died, who [07:25:24] gave that right to me. And I gladly [07:25:27] stand up [07:25:30] next to you and it's in her still today. [07:25:35] Cuz there ain't no doubt I love this [07:25:38] land. [07:25:40] God bless the [07:25:43] way. [07:25:45] [Music] [07:25:47] Heat. [07:25:49] [Applause] [07:25:51] [Music] [07:25:51] [Applause] [07:26:13] >> Well, I want to thank you very much, [07:26:15] Lee. You've been there from the [07:26:17] beginning with us, Lee, and we [07:26:19] appreciate it. Nobody can sing that song [07:26:22] like Lee Greenwood. Thank you very much, [07:26:24] Lee, very much for being here. [07:26:29] And his voice has not changed, you know, [07:26:32] pretty amazing. [07:26:34] And a special thank you to Erica [07:26:38] because today [07:26:40] America is a nation in grief, a nation [07:26:43] in shock, and a nation in mourning. [07:26:47] Less than two weeks ago, our country was [07:26:49] robbed of one of the brightest lights of [07:26:53] our times. A giant of his generation, [07:26:56] and above all, a devoted husband, [07:26:58] father, son, [07:27:00] Christian, and patriot. [07:27:03] Charles James Kirk [07:27:07] was heinously murdered by a radicalized [07:27:10] cold-blooded monster for speaking the [07:27:12] truth. [07:27:14] That was in his heart. [07:27:16] He was violently killed because he spoke [07:27:19] for freedom and justice, for God, [07:27:22] country, for reason and for common [07:27:25] sense. [07:27:27] He was assassinated because he lived [07:27:29] bravely. [07:27:31] He led boldly and he argued brilliantly [07:27:35] without apology. [07:27:37] He did what was right for our nation. [07:27:42] And so on that terrible day, September [07:27:44] 10th, 2025, our greatest [07:27:48] evangelist for American liberty became [07:27:51] immortal. [07:27:53] He's a model now for American freedom. [07:27:58] I know I speak for everyone here today [07:28:00] when I say that none of us will ever [07:28:03] forget Charlie Kirk [07:28:06] and neither now will history [07:28:18] because while Charlie has been reunited [07:28:21] with his creator in heaven his voice on [07:28:24] earth will echo through the generation [07:28:27] ations and his name will live forever in [07:28:31] the eternal chronicle of America's [07:28:33] greatest patriots. He will live forever. [07:28:38] To Charlie's incredible [07:28:41] and beautiful widow, Erica, [07:28:44] we know the weight of this monumental [07:28:46] loss is almost unbearable. [07:28:49] But even in the midst of heartache and [07:28:51] pain too great to even fathom, [07:28:55] you have somehow found the strength and [07:28:57] deep faith to be a comfort to millions [07:29:00] and millions of people. [07:29:03] And thank you very much, Erica. Thank [07:29:05] you very much. [07:29:15] Today, an entire nation wraps its loving [07:29:17] arms around you and beautiful children. [07:29:20] We share in your immense and [07:29:23] overwhelming sorrow, and we vow that we [07:29:26] will do everything we can to ensure that [07:29:28] your children grow up in a land where [07:29:30] their father is honored and revered as a [07:29:34] great American hero. That's what he is. [07:29:37] [Applause] [07:29:42] To Charlie's parents who lost their [07:29:44] beloved son and to the entire Kirk [07:29:48] family, we know that no words can ever [07:29:50] be enough to fill the void he leaves [07:29:52] behind. That's a void that just can't be [07:29:55] filled. But I hope the extraordinary [07:29:58] outpouring of emotion over these past 11 [07:30:02] days has comforted you with the [07:30:04] knowledge that your son brought more [07:30:05] good and love into this world in his 31 [07:30:08] short years than most people. even very [07:30:12] very successful people [07:30:14] can bring in a lifetime. [07:30:18] [Applause] [07:30:22] Charlie Kirk loved America with [07:30:24] everything he had. And as we can see so [07:30:27] clearly today, America loved Charlie [07:30:30] Kirk. [07:30:40] and he could always draw a big crowd. [07:30:44] Look at this today. Look at what's gone [07:30:46] on. This is a big crowd [07:30:53] here today. We have the vice president [07:30:56] of the United States, J. D. Vance. We [07:30:59] have the Speaker of the US House of [07:31:02] Representatives, Mike Johnson. We have [07:31:05] countless members of the United States [07:31:07] Senate. And I'm sorry I'm not going to [07:31:09] introduce you, but I'll be up here. [07:31:10] They're all over the place. [07:31:13] And likewise, the House of [07:31:15] Representatives. They're all over this [07:31:16] big [07:31:18] stadium. This is not an arena. This is a [07:31:21] stadium, [07:31:22] our great cabinet, and this stadium [07:31:25] packed with [07:31:28] rafters of people. Not to mention the [07:31:30] one [07:31:32] across the street that also has tens of [07:31:35] thousands of people. [07:31:37] and they're watching us on screen right [07:31:39] now. [07:31:45] And I'm sorry we couldn't get you in. If [07:31:48] anybody would like to give up your seat, [07:31:50] please walk across the street. [07:31:54] But this is like an oldtime revival, [07:31:56] isn't it? An oldtime revival [07:32:04] for millions of Americans, especially [07:32:06] young people, it is agonizing and [07:32:09] unthinkable to say goodbye to a patriot [07:32:12] whose heart still had so much to give. [07:32:15] It's so much. [07:32:17] Raised in the suburbs of Chicago, [07:32:20] Charlie was filled with a patriotic [07:32:22] spirit from his youth. And he was an [07:32:24] all-American in everything he did. And [07:32:27] one of the last things he said to me is, [07:32:29] "Please, sir, save Chicago. [07:32:33] We're going to do that. We're going to [07:32:34] save Chicago from horrible crime." [07:32:42] In high school, [07:32:44] he was the quarterback of the football [07:32:47] team and the captain of the basketball [07:32:49] team. He was a good athlete. A lot of [07:32:50] people don't know that about Charlie. [07:32:53] He was an Eagle Scout who spent his [07:32:55] school lunch breaks listening to another [07:32:57] champion for liberty. [07:33:00] Somebody that he greatly admired, Rush [07:33:03] Limbbo. [07:33:11] But what was even more important to [07:33:13] Charlie than politics and service was [07:33:15] the choice he made in the fifth grade [07:33:18] which he called the most important [07:33:20] decision of his life to become a [07:33:22] Christian and a follower of his savior [07:33:26] Jesus Christ. [07:33:35] Inspired by faith and his love of [07:33:37] freedom, Charlie did something [07:33:40] remarkable when he was just 18 years [07:33:42] old. On the advice of a mentor who told [07:33:45] him to put off going to college because [07:33:48] he was doing so well, he devoted his [07:33:50] life to converting young people to the [07:33:54] conservative cause. How did he do? Take [07:33:56] a look. How did he do [07:34:03] in 2012? Two days after graduating high [07:34:06] school and with just $1,800 in his [07:34:09] pocket, the young man from Illinois who [07:34:13] no one had ever heard of started an [07:34:16] organization whose grand ambitions were [07:34:18] captured in its name, Turning Point USA. [07:34:23] Great name. [07:34:29] And I have a feeling it's going to be [07:34:31] bigger and better than ever before. Does [07:34:33] that make sense? It's going to be bigger [07:34:35] and better than ever before. Look at [07:34:38] what's happening. [07:34:43] 12 years ago, Charlie walked onto his [07:34:46] first college campus, the very liberal [07:34:49] University of Wisconsin at Madison. [07:34:52] He set up a card table and put up a sign [07:34:54] with three words, "Big government [07:34:58] sucks." Can you believe that? That's [07:34:59] Charlie. [07:35:01] That day, Charlie talked to every [07:35:03] student who approached him, most of whom [07:35:06] were probably quite a bit older than he [07:35:10] was. Finally, after many hours, he found [07:35:12] the first ever Turning Point chapter [07:35:16] leader. His first year out of high [07:35:18] school, Charlie traveled 300 days, [07:35:20] raising money and taking his message to [07:35:23] campuses all over the country. He lived [07:35:27] out of his parents' basement and they [07:35:30] actually loved having him there. They [07:35:32] loved they loved Charlie. Everybody [07:35:35] loved Charlie. And on the couches of [07:35:39] friends and supporters, he lived off [07:35:41] couches for [07:35:44] two years, three years. Then life [07:35:46] started getting a little bit different, [07:35:48] but he was always the same. For five [07:35:50] years, he refused to take a paycheck. [07:35:53] But day after day, he worked from 5:00 [07:35:56] a.m. in the morning till 11:00 p.m. in [07:36:00] the evening. Always [07:36:02] his staff remembers that he wore Walmart [07:36:05] jeans and t-shirts from the Goodwill [07:36:08] store. Remember the Goodwill store? It [07:36:12] wasn't easy, but Charlie wasn't in it [07:36:15] for money at all. Never has been. Money [07:36:17] was never his thing. He was always in it [07:36:20] for the mission. [07:36:22] as he liked to say even back then, we [07:36:25] have a country to save. [07:36:27] We This is what he did. He'd call me all [07:36:30] the time, "Sir, we have a country to [07:36:32] save." I said, "Charlie, thanks very [07:36:35] much for telling me that. I appreciate [07:36:37] it." [07:36:38] Charlie volunteered for my 2016 campaign [07:36:42] and traveled the nation [07:36:44] with my son Don and Eric. [07:36:49] I got to know him very well and saw [07:36:51] immediately that Charlie was actually a [07:36:55] master builder, master builder of [07:36:57] people. It was Charlie who first started [07:37:00] organizing young black conservatives [07:37:02] hungry for support and leadership. [07:37:06] It was Charlie who stood up for [07:37:08] persecuted Christians and Jews on [07:37:10] college campuses. It was Charlie who [07:37:13] helped bring online censorship, free [07:37:16] speech, and cancel culture to the four [07:37:19] of our political debate. He was right up [07:37:22] there with me. It was Charlie who helped [07:37:25] unite MAGA. [07:37:27] And you know what MHA is? That's right. [07:37:31] Make America healthy again. And tomorrow [07:37:36] we're going to have one of the biggest [07:37:38] announcement really medically I think in [07:37:41] the history of our country. We're going [07:37:43] to be doing it with Bobby and Oz and all [07:37:48] of the professionals. I think you're [07:37:49] going to find it [07:37:51] to be amazing. I think we found an [07:37:54] answer to autism. How about that? [07:37:57] Autism. Tomorrow we're going to be [07:38:00] talking in the Oval Office, in the White [07:38:03] House [07:38:05] about autism, [07:38:08] how it happens so we won't let it happen [07:38:11] anymore, [07:38:13] and how to get at least somewhat [07:38:17] better when you have it so that parents [07:38:20] can help their child, their beautiful [07:38:22] child. That's a big one. I've been I've [07:38:25] been bugging [07:38:28] everybody over there get the answer to [07:38:31] that. [07:38:33] You know, uh [07:38:35] 20 years ago, one in 10,000 [07:38:40] were born with autism. [07:38:43] 20 years ago, the most recent survey [07:38:46] says 1 in 12. [07:38:50] How bad is that? That's for young boys, [07:38:55] baby boys, but also uh girls a little [07:38:58] bit better. It's about one in 20. But we [07:39:02] can't obviously there was something [07:39:04] really wrong and we think we know what [07:39:07] that is. It's going to be I think it's [07:39:10] going to be one of the most important [07:39:11] news conferences I'll ever have and I [07:39:13] look so forward to it. [07:39:22] And you know who else looked forward to [07:39:23] it because he knew I tell him a little [07:39:25] bit about what was going on was Charlie. [07:39:28] He would have been front row center. [07:39:29] Believe me, we'll be missing him [07:39:31] tomorrow. It was such a big deal for [07:39:33] him, too. He brought together [07:39:37] Donald Trump, Bobby Kennedy right here [07:39:41] in the great state of Arizona one year [07:39:44] ago. Remember that? What a what a night. [07:39:47] What a day that was. [07:39:51] And it was Charlie who was among the [07:39:53] first to speak to me about a man from [07:39:56] Ohio [07:39:58] by the name of Jay Dance. Have you ever [07:40:00] heard of him? He's doing a good job. [07:40:08] But Charlie would often call me [07:40:11] sometimes the night before a big event [07:40:15] the other side of the country [07:40:17] and he'd ask me he'd say uh do you think [07:40:21] you could come and speak at the event [07:40:23] the following day right? I'd say Charlie [07:40:26] I give me a I'm the president of the [07:40:28] United States. [07:40:30] You want me to travel four hours by [07:40:32] plane? And you know sometimes I did it. [07:40:35] He was a very good guy. He was a very [07:40:38] convincing guy. He didn't stop, but he [07:40:40] would ask for things like that. Sir, [07:40:42] could you be tomorrow in California? [07:40:45] I said, Charlie, give me a break, [07:40:46] please. [07:40:48] He just wouldn't stop. And he succeeded. [07:40:52] But I almost always went because you [07:40:55] never wanted to let Charlie down. He he [07:40:58] worked so hard, you just didn't want to [07:41:00] let him down. I felt guilty. He'd make [07:41:02] me feel very guilty. [07:41:05] As president, many people asked me for [07:41:07] things, but Charlie was one of the few [07:41:09] who always gave more than he took. He [07:41:12] was a giver, much more than a taker. [07:41:21] And no matter how big Charlie became, no [07:41:24] one was too small for him to notice. He [07:41:26] was good to everybody. Didn't matter. [07:41:30] Several years ago, a fourth grader asked [07:41:32] Charlie to appear on his podcast, which [07:41:35] was probably only watched by the parents [07:41:37] of that fourth grader. And Charlie, who [07:41:41] was actually pretty hot at the time to [07:41:43] be honest, he agreed and the boy [07:41:47] asked for advice. Charlie replied, "The [07:41:50] left. The left." I call it the radical [07:41:53] left. I call it sometimes the radical [07:41:55] left lunatics. [07:41:58] But Charlie didn't say that. He called [07:42:00] it the left. [07:42:02] He was probably right, but I can't help [07:42:05] it. [07:42:07] I can't help. [07:42:12] So he said, "The left radical left [07:42:14] lunatics may have all the money in the [07:42:17] world, but they could never outwork me. [07:42:20] I will wake up as early as I need to [07:42:22] about himself. I will stay up as late as [07:42:25] I need to. and I will never stop [07:42:26] fighting for our country. And he did [07:42:29] this until his dying breath. That's what [07:42:32] he was doing. [07:42:35] That's what he was doing. Think of it. [07:42:38] Wow. [07:42:40] What a horrible moment. I was in the [07:42:43] Oval Office when I heard they came in [07:42:45] and I it was like a surreal experience. [07:42:47] a terrible, terrible. I had some very [07:42:49] big people in the Oval Office. [07:42:52] And I was in the midst of a very [07:42:54] important conversation for our country, [07:42:57] big people, the biggest. And I said, [07:43:00] "You have to leave now." When they told [07:43:02] me that, they told me in front of a [07:43:04] group of very powerful people. I said, [07:43:07] "You have to leave now. Right now, [07:43:08] please. Right now, [07:43:11] you have to leave. Go." [07:43:15] By his own determination and skill, [07:43:17] Charlie Kirk built Turning Point from [07:43:19] his humble [07:43:21] beginnings, the beginnings that nobody [07:43:23] believed could ever end up something [07:43:25] like this into a great movement and a [07:43:27] juggernaut of American politics. And you [07:43:30] know, we have a massive stadium loaded [07:43:31] up with people. But he got tremendous [07:43:34] crowds before he had this kind of [07:43:37] horrible [07:43:38] news and before we had to hear what [07:43:41] happened so terribly. He delivered more [07:43:43] than 250 speeches a year at over 200 [07:43:47] colleges and [07:43:49] universities. And that was [07:43:52] at a time when it was not really vogue [07:43:57] to go to colleges and universities if [07:43:59] you were a conservative. It really took [07:44:02] great courage. And we used to talk and I [07:44:05] said, you know, I think they're much [07:44:06] more conservative than we know. And he [07:44:08] agreed. [07:44:09] It just wasn't something that was [07:44:11] happening because the radical left would [07:44:13] do very bad things, very dangerous [07:44:15] thing. But Charlie set up chapters on [07:44:18] 2,200 campuses and spoke at more than [07:44:22] 1,000 [07:44:24] churches. [07:44:26] He launched a podcast and radio show [07:44:28] that grew to an audience of 1 million [07:44:31] Americans a day, one of the bigger [07:44:34] shows on radio. [07:44:36] And Charlie didn't just bring young [07:44:40] people into the movement. All of a [07:44:42] sudden, it started to grow by leaps and [07:44:44] bounds. By 2024, [07:44:46] we won more young people than any [07:44:48] Republican candidate in the history of [07:44:50] our country, including for the first [07:44:51] time a majority of males under 30. Can [07:44:56] you believe it? [07:45:00] Remember when Republican presidential [07:45:02] candidates would get 4%? [07:45:06] No, we did unbelievably with young [07:45:08] people and he was a big big factor. [07:45:12] Unbelievable. [07:45:14] But he made me work for it. Sir, you [07:45:15] have to make a speech here. You have to [07:45:16] make a speech there. [07:45:19] But we did it and we won. And our [07:45:21] country is doing unbelievably well now. [07:45:24] We had a country [07:45:27] that was dead one year ago and now we [07:45:29] have the hottest country anywhere in the [07:45:31] world and Charlie helped us make it [07:45:35] that. One of one of the great people. [07:45:42] But through it all, the core of [07:45:44] Charlie's message and his basic method [07:45:47] never changed. It never really changed. [07:45:49] He stayed the same person. Also at every [07:45:52] campus event, Charlie asked the people [07:45:53] who disagreed with him to come forward [07:45:56] and instead of silencing them, he handed [07:45:59] them a microphone and let them speak. [07:46:02] And he'd convinced so many of them. It [07:46:04] was pretty amazing thing to watch. [07:46:06] Actually, shortly before Charlie arrived [07:46:09] on campus, the day he was assassinated, [07:46:11] a staff member texted him that there [07:46:14] were many critics and students who were [07:46:16] opposed to his views and rather [07:46:18] strenuously in the crowd. And that [07:46:21] actually made him feel good because he [07:46:23] he wanted to convince them. He [07:46:25] understood he really did. He understood [07:46:27] what was right and he was right about [07:46:29] that. A lot of it was based on common [07:46:32] sense. By the way, Charlie wrote back to [07:46:36] the staff member [07:46:38] saying, "I'm not here to fight them. I [07:46:40] want to know them and love them and I [07:46:43] want to reach them and try and lead them [07:46:46] into a great way of life in our [07:46:48] country." In that private moment on his [07:46:52] dying day, we find everything we need to [07:46:55] know about who Charlie Kirk truly was. [07:46:58] He was a missionary with a noble spirit [07:47:01] and a great great purpose. He did not [07:47:04] hate his opponents. He wanted [07:47:08] the best for them. That's where I [07:47:09] disagreed with Charlie. [07:47:11] I hate my opponent. [07:47:14] And I don't want the best for them. I'm [07:47:16] sorry. I am sorry, Erica. [07:47:19] But now Erica can talk to me and the [07:47:21] whole group and maybe they can convince [07:47:23] me that that's not right. But I can't [07:47:24] stand my opponent. [07:47:29] Charlie's angry looking down. He's angry [07:47:31] at me now. [07:47:33] He wasn't interested in demonizing [07:47:36] anyone. He was interested in persuading [07:47:38] everyone to [07:47:40] the ideas and principles he believed [07:47:43] were good, right, and true. [07:47:46] Before each appearance, he prayed these [07:47:49] words. God, use me for your will. Always [07:47:52] said the same thing. Use me for your [07:47:54] will. [07:48:00] And that is exactly what God did when [07:48:03] you think that's exactly what he did. [07:48:06] The more success Charlie had and he was [07:48:08] getting more and more successful, [07:48:11] the more dangerous his mission became on [07:48:14] campuses all over the country, his quest [07:48:16] for open dialogue was met with menacing [07:48:20] hate. There were bomb threats, pulled [07:48:24] fire alarms, and countless ragefilled [07:48:27] radicals who tried to shout him down. It [07:48:29] was nasty. I used to say, "Charlie, this [07:48:32] is nasty stuff you're doing." At one [07:48:35] event, police had to build barricades to [07:48:38] protect students from an angry mob of [07:48:42] thugs. Many of these people, by the way, [07:48:44] are paid a lot of money to do this. [07:48:46] They're agitators. They're paid [07:48:47] agitators. Remember that? When you see [07:48:50] they all have the same beautifully [07:48:51] printed sign, [07:48:53] every sign is identical. Comes out of a [07:48:55] top level print shop. That's not the [07:48:58] signs that are made in somebody's [07:49:00] basement. Those are paid for by very bad [07:49:03] people. And hopefully we're going to be [07:49:05] finding out through the DOJ who those [07:49:07] people are. [07:49:13] At another college, [07:49:16] Antifa terrorists shattered windows, [07:49:18] threw rocks, and tried to storm the [07:49:20] building where Charlie was speaking. It [07:49:23] was a really bad one. Often, dozens of [07:49:25] police officers were needed to prevent [07:49:27] left-wing violence. [07:49:30] And the violence comes largely from the [07:49:32] left. You don't hear that from too many [07:49:35] people, do you? And virtually every day [07:49:38] for years [07:49:40] before he was murdered, Charlie received [07:49:42] these horrible death threats. People [07:49:45] don't know. I used to talk to him about [07:49:47] it. He said, "I got some threats." He [07:49:49] always felt that when they actually made [07:49:52] the threat, they were not the ones to [07:49:54] worry about. The ones to worry about [07:49:56] were the ones that don't make the [07:49:57] threats. [07:49:59] And I think you know what I mean. He [07:50:01] knew the risk, but he and I shared a [07:50:04] certain motto. Never back down and never [07:50:06] ever surrender. Just don't surrender. [07:50:08] Never back down. He believed in it so [07:50:10] strongly. [07:50:12] So strongly. And he's right. He's [07:50:14] totally He's totally right. The radicals [07:50:17] and their allies in the media, [07:50:21] sometimes referred to as my son said, [07:50:23] the fake news media, tried to silence [07:50:27] Charlie for a simple reason, because he [07:50:31] was winning. And he was winning big. He [07:50:33] was taking over college campuses. [07:50:35] Colleges that had [07:50:38] in theory only very liberal or as they [07:50:40] like to say progressive. I call them [07:50:42] liberal but they like to call [07:50:44] themselves. It's such a beautiful word [07:50:46] progressive. They're the opposite of [07:50:47] progressive if you think about it. But [07:50:50] they were [07:50:51] really nasty. And he would go into these [07:50:53] colleges all of a sudden within two [07:50:55] years, three years they turn into [07:50:57] bastions of conservatism. It was really [07:50:59] quite amazing to see. They lied about [07:51:02] him because they did not want you to [07:51:05] listen to him or to learn from him [07:51:07] because what he was talking about and [07:51:10] even preaching made so much sense [07:51:12] everywhere he went. He won the debates. [07:51:15] He won the hearts. He won the minds. And [07:51:16] yes, he won the elections for people. He [07:51:18] helped us. He helped other people. We [07:51:21] won the biggest election in the history [07:51:22] of our country. I believe [07:51:31] Charlie Kirk was without a doubt among [07:51:34] the most influential figures in the most [07:51:36] important election in the history of our [07:51:38] country. The election of oh that [07:51:41] beautiful day, November 5th, 2024. Do [07:51:44] you remember that day? It was nine [07:51:46] months ago. [07:51:49] What a day that was. [07:51:54] I mean, we had a pretty good day on the [07:51:56] first one. And I must tell you, on the [07:51:59] second one, we had a phenomenal day, but [07:52:02] a lot of bad things happened. [07:52:05] And now that's not even questioned. They [07:52:07] cheated like dogs. [07:52:10] But we got them back, didn't we? Huh? We [07:52:12] got them back. [07:52:16] But we owe Charlie a profound and [07:52:18] eternal debt of gratitude. Now, just [07:52:22] like Charlie and Erica made Turning [07:52:24] Point hot, [07:52:26] we are looking at a country that has the [07:52:29] chance to [07:52:31] attain a level like never before. [07:52:34] Tariffs are making us rich again, richer [07:52:37] than anybody ever thought was possible. [07:52:40] And the only one challenging them are [07:52:43] people that hate our country or foreign [07:52:45] countries that are paying a price [07:52:47] because they did the same thing to us [07:52:48] for years. They took advantage of us. [07:52:51] But we're we're making money. We're [07:52:55] becoming richer and richer and we're [07:52:59] taking care of our people better and [07:53:00] better when we do that. And we can take [07:53:02] care of other countries better and [07:53:04] better. But we're doing unbelievably [07:53:06] well. The tariffs have really been a [07:53:08] hold. The election was big, but the [07:53:11] tariffs because of the election came in. [07:53:13] And remember, other nations do that to [07:53:15] us. And Charlie understood that. He saw [07:53:18] the money. He saw what was coming into [07:53:20] our country and we can use that for [07:53:22] Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, all [07:53:25] of these things that we fight so hard [07:53:27] for. And that's exactly what's [07:53:29] happening. The numbers are incredible. [07:53:32] When the news finally came out on [07:53:35] election night last November, that the [07:53:36] race was officially won. Came out pretty [07:53:39] early in the night. [07:53:42] Charlie was live on camera. In that [07:53:45] moment, he was overcome with emotion. [07:53:47] I've never seen him like this. He was so [07:53:49] happy for a long while he said nothing. [07:53:52] His eyes were filled with tears and then [07:53:54] he buried his face [07:53:56] in his hands and he started crying. That [07:53:59] wasn't the Charlie I knew. But in [07:54:01] thinking about it, it actually was the [07:54:03] Charlie I knew because he had a [07:54:04] tremendous heart. He just wanted what [07:54:06] was good for our country and he saw us [07:54:08] going in such a horrible direction. [07:54:11] Lovingly, Eric, and this was so [07:54:14] beautiful. Erica put a MAGA hat on to [07:54:17] cover his bowed head. I like that very [07:54:20] much. MAGA. We love Does everybody love [07:54:23] MAGA? Make America great again. [07:54:30] When Joe Biden used to get up, remember [07:54:32] the speeches, we will stop MAGA. We will [07:54:36] stop MAGA. You know, he could barely get [07:54:38] the words out. We will stop. I said, [07:54:41] "Can somebody inform him the MAGA means [07:54:44] make America great again? How do you say [07:54:46] you're going to stop it?" [07:54:49] And Charlie understood that when Charlie [07:54:51] finally looked up and spoke, he smiled [07:54:53] through the watery eyes and simply said, [07:54:56] "I am humbled by God's grace." That was [07:54:59] his statement that night. I w I was [07:55:01] watching him. I was very impressed [07:55:04] actually. [07:55:06] It showed he had a big heart. Every [07:55:08] single American should take a long hard [07:55:11] look at the twisted soul and dark spirit [07:55:14] of anyone who would want to kill a young [07:55:17] man as good as Charlie. To kill anybody, [07:55:20] but to kill a man like this, he didn't [07:55:22] deserve this. He didn't deserve this. [07:55:25] Our country didn't deserve this. And [07:55:26] anyone who would [07:55:28] make excuses for it are just out of [07:55:32] their mind. [07:55:34] Charlie's murder was not just an attack [07:55:36] on one man or one movement. It was an [07:55:40] attack on our entire nation. [07:55:43] That was a horrible attack on the United [07:55:46] States of America. It was an assault on [07:55:49] our most sacred liberties and God-given [07:55:51] rights. The gun was pointed at him, but [07:55:54] the bullet was aimed at all of us. That [07:55:56] bullet was aimed at every one of us. [07:55:58] Indeed, Charlie was killed for [07:56:00] expressing the very ideas that virtually [07:56:02] everyone in this arena and most other [07:56:05] places throughout our country deeply [07:56:08] believed in. But the assassin failed in [07:56:11] his quest because Charlie's message has [07:56:14] not been silenced. It now is bigger and [07:56:17] better and stronger than ever before. [07:56:21] And it's not even close. [07:56:26] And it's rare that such a thing happens. [07:56:29] But Charlie is bigger today than he was, [07:56:32] think about it, just two weeks ago. He's [07:56:35] bigger today than he was two weeks ago. [07:56:37] Now, that may not help his friends and [07:56:40] loved ones, of which there are so many. [07:56:42] It may not help Erica and those [07:56:44] beautiful children who have to suffer so [07:56:48] horribly through this moment, but they [07:56:50] know it's true. He's bigger now than [07:56:53] ever before. And he's eternal. He's [07:56:57] eternal. And I just want to say we love [07:57:00] him. And he's looking down at us right [07:57:02] now and he's saying, "Wow, that's a [07:57:04] great crowd." [07:57:06] He said, "That's a great crowd." [07:57:13] And it's a great crowd of patriots. [07:57:17] But that's why I will soon award Charlie [07:57:20] the nation's highest civilian honor, the [07:57:23] Presidential Medal of Freedom. It's the [07:57:26] highest civilian honor [07:57:40] and we will do the ceremony at our [07:57:42] beautiful White House in a very safe [07:57:44] Washington DC. [07:57:47] A place that Charlie truly revered. [07:57:50] You know, we stopped the crime in [07:57:52] Washington. Took 12 days. [07:57:55] Now you can go to restaurants. You can [07:57:57] walk down the middle of the street with [07:57:59] your wife. You can have your wife walk [07:58:02] alone down the middle of the street. [07:58:03] She's going to be in good shape. What a [07:58:06] difference. What a difference good [07:58:08] management really makes. But it's I'm so [07:58:11] proud of that. Washington DC you know it [07:58:13] was one of the worst in the nation in [07:58:15] the world and now it's considered a very [07:58:18] safe city and uh it's also I passed it [07:58:22] yesterday I went through it and the and [07:58:24] the lawns are good the it's like a [07:58:27] different place like the tents are gone [07:58:30] the threats are gone the gangs aren't [07:58:33] there we got rid of you know we took out [07:58:36] 1 1500 career criminals 1500 if you have [07:58:40] three career criminals that can make a a [07:58:43] big difference. But I'm so proud of [07:58:44] Washington DC and now we're going into [07:58:47] Memphis and we'll get that one [07:58:49] straightened out fast. And then we're [07:58:51] going into some others, but we're going [07:58:52] to go to Chicago and we're going to have [07:58:55] Charlie very much in mind when we go [07:58:57] into Chicago and we'll get that one [07:59:00] straightened out. You have an [07:59:01] incompetent governor who he thinks it's [07:59:04] okay when 11 people get murdered over [07:59:06] the weekend. He thinks you don't have [07:59:08] any crime when 11 people get murdered. [07:59:11] and 28 people get shot. He says he's got [07:59:15] crime. No, they they don't have it under [07:59:17] control, but we'll have it under control [07:59:19] very quickly. So, we're going to be [07:59:20] doing that. And Charlie loved what we [07:59:23] were doing. He was so proud of what [07:59:24] happened. He was there to see it. He so [07:59:26] proud of what happened in Washington, [07:59:28] DC. [07:59:30] As you know, the depraved assassin who [07:59:32] planned and executed [07:59:35] Charlie's killing has been arrested and [07:59:37] charged with capital murder. God [07:59:40] willing, he will receive the full and [07:59:42] ultimate punishment for his horrific [07:59:44] crime. It's a terrible thing [07:59:49] because you can't let that happen. You [07:59:51] can't let that happen. Can't let it [07:59:54] happen to a country. The Department of [07:59:57] Justice is also investigating networks [08:00:00] of radical left maniacs who fund [08:00:02] organized fuel and perpetrate political [08:00:05] violence. and we think we know who many [08:00:09] of them are. But law enforcement can [08:00:11] only be the beginning of our response to [08:00:15] Charlie's murder. Over the last 11 days, [08:00:18] we have heard stories of commentators, [08:00:22] influencers, and others in our society [08:00:24] who greeted his assassination with sick [08:00:27] approval, excuses, or even jubilation. [08:00:31] You've heard that. So have I. Couldn't [08:00:33] believe it. Some of the very same people [08:00:35] who spent the last eight years trying to [08:00:37] sit in moral judgment of anyone who [08:00:40] disagreed with them about politics [08:00:42] suddenly started cheering for a murder. [08:00:46] Incredible. You know the names. They're [08:00:49] uh major losers by the way. They'll be [08:00:53] that will be proven out in a short [08:00:55] period of time. Some of the very people [08:00:58] who call you a hater for using the wrong [08:01:01] pronoun were filled with glee at the [08:01:03] killing of a father with two beautiful [08:01:06] young children. And the same [08:01:09] commentators who this week are screaming [08:01:11] fascism over a canled late night TV show [08:01:15] where [08:01:16] the anchor had no talent and no ratings. [08:01:21] Last week we're implying that Charlie [08:01:23] Kirk deserved what happened to him. [08:01:27] No side in American politics has a [08:01:30] monopoly on disturbed or misguided [08:01:32] people. But there's one part of our [08:01:35] political community which believes they [08:01:37] have a monopoly on truth, goodness, and [08:01:39] virtue and concludes they have also a [08:01:42] monopoly on power, thought, and speech. [08:01:44] Well, that's not happening anymore. [08:01:46] We've turned that corner very quickly. [08:01:49] Tragically, atrocities of this kind and [08:01:53] kind that we saw in Utah of all places [08:01:55] are the eventual consequence of that [08:01:58] kind of thinking. If speech is violence, [08:02:01] then some are bound to conclude that [08:02:04] violence is justified to stop speech. [08:02:07] And we're not going to let that be [08:02:08] justified. The tradition of reason and [08:02:11] open debate that Charlie practiced is [08:02:14] not a pillar of our democracy. In many [08:02:17] ways, it's the basis of our entire [08:02:20] society. [08:02:21] It's the right and inheritance of every [08:02:24] free American, the greatest legacy of [08:02:26] the Enlightenment, and among the most [08:02:28] treasured achievements of civilization. [08:02:32] We will defend it at all costs, and we [08:02:34] will carry forward the torch of liberty [08:02:36] that Charlie Kirk held so proud and so [08:02:40] high. He was so proud and he did hold [08:02:43] that torch high. And we will never ever [08:02:45] let it fail. [08:02:47] We will never let it fail. But we're [08:02:50] going to raise it higher than ever [08:02:53] before. It's going to be raised. And [08:02:55] this is the beginning. Perhaps it should [08:02:58] be no surprise that Charlie, who spent [08:03:00] his life speaking with the critics of [08:03:01] these traditions, ultimately became [08:03:03] convinced that we needed not just a [08:03:06] political realignment, but also a [08:03:08] spiritual reawakening. We did. And we [08:03:12] have to bring back religion to America [08:03:14] because without borders, law and order, [08:03:16] and religion, you really don't have a [08:03:18] country anymore. We want religion [08:03:20] brought back [08:03:23] to America. We want to bring God back [08:03:25] into our beautiful USA like never [08:03:28] before. We want God back. [08:03:35] Charlie would have been so pleased to [08:03:37] hear his friends and colleagues today [08:03:39] giving testimony and giving glory to [08:03:42] God. [08:03:44] Within minutes of the gunshot in Utah, [08:03:47] millions of Americans, young and old, [08:03:49] heard the news and dropped to their [08:03:51] knees and started praying. Even many who [08:03:54] rarely prayed, ask God for a miracle. [08:03:56] Please, God, save Charlie. [08:03:59] But although Charlie's time with us on [08:04:02] earth has ended, those prayers for a [08:04:05] miracle have already been answered. Look [08:04:07] at what's happening. Look at what's [08:04:09] happening. In the days since Charlie's [08:04:12] death, we have seen how his legacy has [08:04:15] touched so many millions around the [08:04:18] world. In Calgary, Canada, thousands [08:04:21] gathered at city hall to sing the [08:04:23] American national anthem and raise up [08:04:26] posters with the name Charlie Kirk. In [08:04:31] Soul, South Korea, crowds gathered to [08:04:33] wave American flags and shout, [08:04:36] "We are for Charlie Kirk." His memory [08:04:40] has been honored in the streets of [08:04:42] Berlin, Warso, Vienna, Sydney, Madrid, [08:04:45] London, Tel Aviv, and all over the [08:04:47] world. [08:04:51] So beautiful to watch. [08:04:56] A man as far away as rural Australia [08:04:59] texted a pastor, "I'm going to come to [08:05:01] church tomorrow for the first time [08:05:03] ever." [08:05:05] The pastor is, "Why is that?" The man [08:05:07] replied, "Because of Charlie Cook." Can [08:05:09] you imagine? [08:05:11] The lesson of Charlie's life is that you [08:05:13] should never underestimate what one [08:05:15] person can do with a good heart, a [08:05:19] righteous cause, a cheerful spirit, and [08:05:22] the will to fight, fight, fight. [08:05:26] Have to fight. [08:05:31] They're saving our country. [08:05:34] And Charlie's a big factor. Such a big [08:05:36] factor. Charlie Kirk started with only [08:05:38] an idea to change minds on college [08:05:41] campuses and instead he ended up with a [08:05:44] far greater achievement changing [08:05:47] history. He changed history. Today [08:05:50] Charlie Kirk rests in glory in heaven [08:05:54] for all eternity. He has gone from [08:05:57] speaking on campuses in Wisconsin to [08:06:00] kneeling at the throne of God where he [08:06:02] is right now. [08:06:08] We grieve [08:06:10] for the friend and leader that we have [08:06:13] lost. But we go forward strengthened by [08:06:16] his faith and bolstered by his courage [08:06:18] and inspired by his example to defend [08:06:21] the country he lived for. For the [08:06:25] freedoms he died for and the values in [08:06:27] which he so deeply believed. He believed [08:06:30] in values [08:06:32] that we should all believe in. Charlie [08:06:34] created something very special. It's [08:06:36] called Turning Point USA. And under the [08:06:39] leadership and love of Erica, it will [08:06:42] become bigger and better and stronger [08:06:44] than ever before. [08:06:52] So Charlie, we all want to thank you. We [08:06:56] want to say a very loud God bless you, [08:06:58] Charlie. God bless you for what you've [08:07:00] done is incredible. And God bless Erica [08:07:04] and the children. God bless the United [08:07:08] States of America. And could I ask [08:07:10] Erica, please come out? Erica, please [08:07:13] come out. Thank you. [08:07:22] [Music] [08:07:27] Forever [08:07:30] of praise. [08:07:34] Earth Mountain. [08:07:44] [Applause] [08:07:48] [Music] [08:07:49] [Applause] [08:07:52] [Music] [08:07:56] [Applause] [08:08:02] [Music] [08:08:12] [Applause] [08:08:13] [Music] [08:08:16] Thank you very much everybody. Thank you [08:08:18] very much and good luck. God be with [08:08:21] you. Thank you. [08:08:23] [Applause] [08:08:30] [Music] [08:08:32] We will be all across the river. [08:08:45] [Music] [08:08:52] [Applause] [08:08:55] Heat. [08:08:58] Heat. [08:09:02] [Music] [08:09:16] who [08:09:18] [Music] [08:09:19] might [08:09:22] Heat. [08:09:28] Heat. [08:09:30] [Music] [08:09:38] Oh, [08:09:42] [Music] [08:09:47] heat, [08:09:48] [Music] [08:09:59] heat. [08:10:03] Yeah. [08:10:05] Heat. [08:10:15] Yeah. [08:10:17] Heat. [08:10:21] [Applause] [08:10:22] [Music] [08:10:23] [Applause] [08:10:27] Heat. [08:10:29] Heat. 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