Erick Stakelbeck: March 5, 2025 | Stakelbeck Tonight

March 5, 2025 | S25:E305

From wars and rumors of war abroad, to the rise of anti-Christian, "woke" ideology here at home, it’s clear that Americans are living in perilous and unprecedented times. Some would even say that we’re witnessing biblical prophecy unfold in real time. Stakelbeck Tonight will make sense of these stunning developments through a bold and biblical lens.

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Stakelbeck Tonight | Erick Stakelbeck: March 5, 2025 | Stakelbeck Tonight | March 5, 2025
  • Welcome to stakelbeck tonight.
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  • I'm erick stakelbeck and if you had any doubt
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  • That we've entered a new american era,
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  • President trump's speech tuesday night before a joint
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  • Session of congress was your wake up call.
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  • It was glorious.
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  • A 99 minute celebration of america and common sense
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  • As president trump laid out a vision that will strengthen
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  • The three great fs, faith, family and freedom.
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  • No more gender mutilation of little kids, no
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  • More destructive d-i programs, no more cancel culture,
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  • No more glorification of lgbtq and silencing of christians.
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  • No more open borders madness and no more weakness
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  • On the world stage.
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  • Out with a wokeness and then with patriotism
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  • And peace through strength.
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  • Because we're getting wokeness
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  • Out of our schools and out of our military.
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  • And it's already out and it's out of our society.
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  • We don't want it wokeness is trouble.
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  • Wokeness is bad.
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  • It's gone. it's gone.
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  • And we feel so much better for it, don't we?
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  • Don't we feel better?
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  • Yes, we do, folks.
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  • He's only been in office for 38 days,
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  • But in that time,
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  • President trump has accomplished more than most presidents
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  • Do during an entire term, including nearly 100
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  • Executive orders and over 400 executive actions
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  • Designed to correct the chaos of the biden
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  • Years and chart a new course for america.
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  • From domestic policies to trade to foreign policy.
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  • The president covered
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  • All the bases last night, and of all the powerful moments,
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  • One in particular really struck me.
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  • If you watch this show on a regular basis, you know
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  • That we believe the gender mutilation of children
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  • Is truly one of the great evils of our time.
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  • Far too many pastors have remained silent on this issue.
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  • But president trump is confronting it head on.
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  • Take a look.
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  • At stories like this. why?
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  • Shortly after taking office, i signed an executive order
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  • Banning public schools from indoctrinating
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  • Our children with transgender ideology.
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  • I also signed an order to cut off all taxpayer
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  • Funding to any institution that engages
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  • In the sexual mutilation of our youth.
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  • And now i want congress to pass a bill permanently
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  • Banning and criminalizing sex changes on children and forever
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  • Ending the lie that any child is trapped in the wrong body.
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  • This is a big lie.
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  • And our message to every child in america
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  • Is that you are perfect exactly the way god
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  • Made you
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  • A man.
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  • God made you a male or a female.
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  • And he doesn't make mistakes.
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  • By the way, keep your hands off our kids.
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  • And while we're at it, keep men out of women's sports.
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  • It was really interesting to see a number of democrat hats
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  • Wearing pink shirts last night to supposedly
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  • Show their solidarity with women.
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  • And yet, just one night prior,
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  • 45 democrats, senators voted against a bill
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  • That would have blocked men from playing women's sports.
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  • Now, that's completely anti-woman.
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  • But as we saw last night, the democrats are a lost bunch.
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  • Their destructive policies are being completely repudiated.
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  • And their response is to just double down
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  • More on that in a minute.
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  • But speaking of which, in the six weeks since president
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  • Trump took office, illegal crossings at our southern border
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  • Are down by 97%.
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  • I wonder why
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  • The media and our friends in
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  • The democrat party kept saying we needed new legislation.
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  • We must have legislation to secure the border.
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  • But it turned out that all we really needed
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  • Was a new president
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  • Again.
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  • Joe biden could have stopped the invasion,
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  • But instead
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  • He threw our borders wide open and actively encouraged it.
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  • Over 20 million people flooded into our country
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  • Illegally from over 100 different countries.
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  • Some of the very places, in fact, where the u.s.
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  • Government was sending billions of u.s.
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  • Taxpayer dollars to fund all sorts of craziness.
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  • Here's just a portion of what elon musk has uncovered for
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  • The new department of government efficiency or doge.
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  • Just listen to some of the appalling waste
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  • We have already identified
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  • $22 billion from hhs to provide
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  • Free housing and cars for illegal aliens.
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  • $45 million for diversity equity and inclusion
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  • Scholarships in burma, $40 million to improve
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  • The social and economic inclusion of sedentary migrants.
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  • Nobody knows what that is.
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  • $8 million to
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  • Promote lgbtq ai plus
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  • In the african nation of lesotho,
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  • Which nobody has ever heard of.
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  • $60 million for indigenous peoples
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  • And afro-colombian empowerment in central america.
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  • $60 million.
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  • $8 million for making mice transgender.
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  • This is real.
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  • Transgender mice.
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  • Folks, again, this is all about making america sane again.
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  • Part of that is celebrating true american heroes
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  • And people who've overcome incredible odds.
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  • The president invited 13 year old d.j.
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  • Daniel and his dad to attend the speech.
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  • Now dj has terminal brain cancer.
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  • He's had over 13 surgeries.
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  • It's his dream to serve in law enforcement.
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  • And last night, he got the surprise of a lifetime.
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  • The police love him.
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  • The police departments love him.
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  • And tonight,
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  • Jay, we're going to do you the biggest honor of them all.
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  • I am asking our new secret service director,
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  • Sean curran, to officially make you an agent of the
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  • United states secret service.
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  • Thank you, t.j..
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  • It was a beautiful moment.
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  • A 13 year old kid battling brain cancer sees his dreams
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  • Come true.
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  • I loved it.
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  • Yet the democrats just set their sulking and stewing.
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  • No clapping, nothing.
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  • It was the same when president trump
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  • Acknowledged the families of lincoln, riley and joslin.
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  • Number eight, two beautiful young girls
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  • Who were murdered by illegal aliens.
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  • Silence from the democrats.
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  • Same with the family of firefighter corrie copper,
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  • A tory who was killed in butler, pennsylvania, on july 13th.
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  • Silence.
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  • They didn't even clap for the 95 year old mother of marc fogel,
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  • Who was recently released from russian captivity
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  • Thanks to president trump's efforts.
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  • Now, there were several other
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  • Examples of this bitter, shameful silence as well.
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  • But hey, dems did manage to stand and applaud the mention
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  • Of billions of dollars sent to ukraine.
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  • Other than that, the only other sign of life
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  • On the left side of the aisle was when democrat congressman
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  • Al green was escorted out of the chamber
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  • For shaking his cane
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  • At president trump and heckling him.
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  • A real class act.
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  • Don't let your ponytail hit you on the way out, al.
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  • Could you imagine these people in power?
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  • The democrats behavior last night proved yet again
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  • That when president trump narrowly dodged a bullet
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  • In butler, pennsylvania, we all dodged a bullet.
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  • As a nation.
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  • I believe that my
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  • Life was saved that day in butler.
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  • Very, very good reason.
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  • I was saved by god to make america great again.
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  • I believe that
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  • Thank you.
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  • I believe that, too.
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  • And coming up, we're joined by a journalist
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  • Who's on the front lines in jerusalem
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  • To learn more about the trump effect on the middle east.
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  • That's next.
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  • Stick around.
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  • Stick around.
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  • Welcome back to stakelbeck
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  • Tonight, president trump's return to office
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  • Has not only been a great thing
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  • For america, it's also been a big boost for israel.
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  • I was joined recently by my good
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  • Friend, cbn news middle east bureau chief chris mitchell,
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  • Who's based in jerusalem, to get the inside story.
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  • Take a look.
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  • Chris, it's great to have you here with us in dallas, texas.
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  • Hey there at the national
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  • Religious broadcasters convention and our be here
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  • Dallas annual convention.
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  • You and i've been there many times, chris,
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  • But this year in particular, chris and look,
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  • You're based in jerusalem of course
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  • The pro israel ben of nbe was amazing.
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  • So many booths, so many things happening.
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  • It seems god is moving right now,
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  • Chris, and drawing believers more and more to israel.
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  • How do you see it?
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  • Yeah, you can see it in the exhibition hall.
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  • You can see it about
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  • The many guests that are coming from israel earlier today.
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  • I know you've interviewed ohad tal.
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  • I asked him about it and he was amazed himself
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  • As as an israeli jew in the knesset in israel,
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  • And seeing the pro-israel, the israeli flags.
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  • He's just blown away.
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  • But i see you see a growing trend throughout the years
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  • To honor israel, to speak on behalf of israel,
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  • To get the story of israel out to the nations.
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  • Yeah, god is on the move. yeah.
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  • And do you feel that chris from jerusalem?
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  • Look, you're u.s.
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  • Native, of course, but i think we've talked
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  • About a bunch here on the show.
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  • The trump effect is a very real thing.
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  • Exactly.
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  • And it seems like this moment of opportunity in america,
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  • In israel, throughout the free world,
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  • We're kind of in the middle of the move of god here.
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  • Things are having.
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  • Like a global reset. some people talk. yeah.
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  • You know, and for four years there's been sort of like
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  • A headwind against israel in so many ways from washington
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  • In the white house.
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  • Now there's a tailwind.
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  • It's almost like a momentum to stand behind israel on so
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  • Many fronts.
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  • I mean, certainly the white house,
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  • The defense department, the state department
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  • In so many ways to do what they can to help israel
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  • While it's under fighting
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  • Literally for its survival on several fronts.
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  • And that can have an impact on iran
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  • On the whole middle east, normalization with saudi arabia.
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  • So, so many things it has an impact on
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  • Throughout the region.
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  • To me, it seems like, wow, a prophecy,
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  • The chess pieces are unfolding before our very eyes.
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  • That's right. yeah.
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  • You can see sort of the prelude maybe to ezekiel 3839.
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  • We see the continuing return of the jewish people to
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  • To the land of israel.
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  • We things and like the red heifer,
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  • People are talking about the red. harsh.
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  • Yes. over coming. easter is around the corner.
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  • That's even a possibility.
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  • It kind of makes me gulp, i think. wow.
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  • I think it's moving that fast.
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  • Yeah.
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  • And a really a time to be watching and praying.
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  • Yeah.
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  • Looking at the signs
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  • Like jesus talked about on the mount of olives,
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  • To be praying and to be prepared for what's coming
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  • And to be like the sons of his.
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  • Ga erick, you did the so well
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  • To understand the times, to be like one of the sons of isaac
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  • Or understand the times and know what israel should do,
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  • Know what the body of christ should do.
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  • And that's where we need to be
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  • Studying what's going on and being alert to those signs.
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  • Chris no doubt, well said.
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  • And i mean prophetic signpost gaza.
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  • What's going to happen there?
  • 00:12:42.883 --> 00:12:43.784
  • Actually, president trump's plan,
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  • You mentioned israel, saudi peace, the abraham accords,
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  • The reckoning finally for iran's nuclear program.
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  • It's all at the doorstep.
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  • Chris, you and i see it as followers of jesus
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  • Because the average israeli said you're based in jerusalem,
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  • You've been there for years, obviously.
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  • Does the average israeli see or feel what we see and feel
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  • Right now. to a certain extent, i think they do.
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  • Erick and i, particularly after october 7th,
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  • I think that was a watershed not only in israel's history,
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  • But spiritually.
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  • I think people are thinking, where is god in all of this?
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  • And i think there's a a growing sense of maybe a softening
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  • Of their own hearts toward maybe god saying something.
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  • Where does he fit into into all this?
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  • So i do think we see a spiritual softening to some others.
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  • Times may be getting harder, but but yeah, i think
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  • The average israeli is is really searching right now
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  • And especially now as we see
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  • What hamas has done to many of the hostages
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  • And particularly the babies families.
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  • And i think they're really seeing the genocidal,
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  • Demonic evil that hamas really is.
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  • And that's why it's so important to be
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  • Helping people understand what's going on and praying
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  • For the people of israel, like it says in isaiah chapter 40.
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  • Comfort, comfort ye my people.
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  • So why why anybody be is so important?
  • 00:14:01.061 --> 00:14:03.997
  • Why your show is so important to really to be informing people
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  • About what
  • 00:14:07.601 --> 00:14:08.468
  • The jewish people are going through
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  • So people can stand with them in prayer.
  • 00:14:09.937 --> 00:14:12.205
  • Yeah. chris well said.
  • 00:14:12.205 --> 00:14:13.507
  • Jerusalem dateline parade.com, an author many times over.
  • 00:14:13.507 --> 00:14:17.110
  • You are a busy man, my friend, and much more to come
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  • From jerusalem.
  • 00:14:19.646 --> 00:14:20.547
  • But chris, can you take us out in prayer?
  • 00:14:20.547 --> 00:14:22.549
  • Okay, father, thank you so much that we are living
  • 00:14:22.549 --> 00:14:25.352
  • In such tumultuous biblical days.
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  • And lord, we just want to be watchmen on the walls
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  • Of jerusalem, as you said, and isaiah 62, six and seven.
  • 00:14:31.892 --> 00:14:35.696
  • You have put watchmen and watch women on your walls
  • 00:14:35.696 --> 00:14:39.199
  • To cry out to you to make sure that jerusalem is a praise
  • 00:14:39.199 --> 00:14:43.737
  • And all the earth.
  • 00:14:43.737 --> 00:14:44.638
  • So we pray, lord, i pray you bless erick
  • 00:14:44.638 --> 00:14:47.307
  • And what he does here on the erick stakelbeck show.
  • 00:14:47.307 --> 00:14:50.477
  • Bless him as he continues to be that watchmen on the walls
  • 00:14:50.477 --> 00:14:54.081
  • And for each and everyone watching and listening,
  • 00:14:54.081 --> 00:14:56.083
  • We pray your blessing upon them.
  • 00:14:56.083 --> 00:14:57.985
  • Help each of them fulfill your purpose and plan until you come.
  • 00:14:57.985 --> 00:15:02.222
  • So you can say to each and every one of us, well done.
  • 00:15:02.222 --> 00:15:04.958
  • Good and faithful servants enter into the joy of the lord,
  • 00:15:04.958 --> 00:15:08.028
  • And we do pray for the people of israel,
  • 00:15:08.028 --> 00:15:10.297
  • Comfort them during this difficult time.
  • 00:15:10.297 --> 00:15:12.833
  • Give them your peace and your comfort in jesus name.
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  • Amen. thank you, brother.
  • 00:15:16.436 --> 00:15:17.671
  • This was fun.
  • 00:15:17.671 --> 00:15:18.905
  • It's just a blessing to be with your brother here this year.
  • 00:15:18.905 --> 00:15:21.541
  • And we were to come
  • 00:15:21.541 --> 00:15:22.743
  • And folks check chris out on the jerusalem dateline show.
  • 00:15:22.743 --> 00:15:27.547
  • Coming up after the break, we
  • 00:15:27.547 --> 00:15:28.715
  • Take you inside the number one
  • 00:15:28.715 --> 00:15:30.884
  • Gathering of christian broadcasters in the world.
  • 00:15:30.884 --> 00:15:34.121
  • It's a national religious broadcasters convention.
  • 00:15:34.121 --> 00:15:36.957
  • We'll get the inside story on
  • 00:15:36.957 --> 00:15:38.425
  • How god is moving in christian media after the break.
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  • Stick around.
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  • Stick around.
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  • Welcome back to stakelbeck tonight.
  • 00:15:49.443 --> 00:15:51.011
  • It's a date i circle on my calendar every year.
  • 00:15:51.011 --> 00:15:54.181
  • The annual
  • 00:15:54.181 --> 00:15:55.115
  • National religious broadcasters
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  • Convention is an incredible event featuring top christian
  • 00:15:56.650 --> 00:16:00.387
  • Media influencers and ministries from around the world.
  • 00:16:00.387 --> 00:16:03.791
  • While i was there this year, i had the opportunity
  • 00:16:03.791 --> 00:16:06.193
  • To sit down with troy miller, president and ceo of rb,
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  • To discuss the critical role of christian media
  • 00:16:09.763 --> 00:16:12.699
  • In today's culture, the challenges
  • 00:16:12.699 --> 00:16:15.202
  • Facing religious broadcasters, and why standing
  • 00:16:15.202 --> 00:16:18.272
  • Firm on biblical truth is more important now than ever.
  • 00:16:18.272 --> 00:16:23.410
  • Take a look.
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  • Troy, great to see you.
  • 00:16:25.746 --> 00:16:26.780
  • And this is a little break for you.
  • 00:16:26.780 --> 00:16:28.415
  • You've been running around.
  • 00:16:28.415 --> 00:16:29.650
  • This is hey, every year, troy, we're talking off camera.
  • 00:16:29.650 --> 00:16:32.586
  • You've outdone yourself and our bench is going up, up, up.
  • 00:16:32.586 --> 00:16:35.656
  • God is expand everything you're doing exciting time.
  • 00:16:35.656 --> 00:16:38.792
  • It is exciting time. and thank you for having me.
  • 00:16:38.792 --> 00:16:41.061
  • It's great to be here. it's great to be with you.
  • 00:16:41.061 --> 00:16:43.263
  • And it's great to be at the nab.
  • 00:16:43.263 --> 00:16:44.898
  • You know, this is like a big family reunion
  • 00:16:44.898 --> 00:16:48.368
  • And this year the family got a little bigger.
  • 00:16:48.368 --> 00:16:50.337
  • Yeah.
  • 00:16:50.337 --> 00:16:50.871
  • So it's just wonderful.
  • 00:16:50.871 --> 00:16:51.972
  • It's so many so many neat things going on.
  • 00:16:51.972 --> 00:16:54.541
  • Family reunion, too.
  • 00:16:54.541 --> 00:16:55.509
  • A great way to describe it.
  • 00:16:55.509 --> 00:16:56.643
  • I walk two feet, i see someone i know and i love them.
  • 00:16:56.643 --> 00:16:59.313
  • It's all
  • 00:16:59.313 --> 00:16:59.980
  • An assemblage of great people,
  • 00:16:59.980 --> 00:17:01.949
  • Christian media leaders across the board,
  • 00:17:01.949 --> 00:17:04.751
  • And this is a unique opportunity.
  • 00:17:04.751 --> 00:17:06.086
  • I think.
  • 00:17:06.086 --> 00:17:07.054
  • Troy obviously a change in administration in
  • 00:17:07.054 --> 00:17:09.423
  • Dc is a big deal,
  • 00:17:09.423 --> 00:17:10.991
  • But it seems like a real moment where god is moving
  • 00:17:10.991 --> 00:17:13.727
  • And we as believers and in christian media
  • 00:17:13.727 --> 00:17:16.396
  • Have this opportunity to work in the light, right?
  • 00:17:16.396 --> 00:17:19.266
  • How do you see it? right. that's exactly right.
  • 00:17:19.266 --> 00:17:21.335
  • So two things.
  • 00:17:21.335 --> 00:17:22.269
  • There's two really neat things going on.
  • 00:17:22.269 --> 00:17:23.570
  • First, we live in the best time
  • 00:17:23.570 --> 00:17:26.573
  • You can imagine to be a media communicator,
  • 00:17:26.573 --> 00:17:30.310
  • Because never before
  • 00:17:30.310 --> 00:17:31.512
  • In the history of mankind has it been so easy, so readily
  • 00:17:31.512 --> 00:17:35.349
  • Available for us to connect with anybody around the world.
  • 00:17:35.349 --> 00:17:39.353
  • But as christian communicators specifically,
  • 00:17:39.353 --> 00:17:42.256
  • We live in a really good time because the last four years
  • 00:17:42.256 --> 00:17:45.192
  • Have been really hostile to christian communicators.
  • 00:17:45.192 --> 00:17:48.562
  • The government have been weaponized
  • 00:17:48.562 --> 00:17:50.764
  • Against communicators, against the christian community
  • 00:17:50.764 --> 00:17:53.567
  • In general, and we've had a lot of that.
  • 00:17:53.567 --> 00:17:56.303
  • Look, president trump spoke last year.
  • 00:17:56.303 --> 00:17:58.872
  • He made a bunch of promises.
  • 00:17:58.872 --> 00:18:00.507
  • He's met almost all of those for us in the first three weeks.
  • 00:18:00.507 --> 00:18:03.744
  • So we've had it's sort of been like
  • 00:18:03.744 --> 00:18:05.812
  • We've had the playing field leveled for us
  • 00:18:05.812 --> 00:18:08.482
  • And now we have this whole
  • 00:18:08.482 --> 00:18:09.850
  • Playing field in front of us and we have the responsibility.
  • 00:18:09.850 --> 00:18:14.288
  • What are we going to do with it?
  • 00:18:14.288 --> 00:18:15.956
  • Do you get the sense now
  • 00:18:15.956 --> 00:18:17.024
  • That cancel culture has in effect been canceled?
  • 00:18:17.024 --> 00:18:20.260
  • Yeah, i think that people are less fearing the government.
  • 00:18:20.260 --> 00:18:24.097
  • I think they look at the government now
  • 00:18:24.097 --> 00:18:25.799
  • And they think we have a lot of friends there.
  • 00:18:25.799 --> 00:18:28.202
  • We do allies.
  • 00:18:28.202 --> 00:18:29.336
  • We have always we have a friend all the way at the top.
  • 00:18:29.336 --> 00:18:31.605
  • We have a faith office,
  • 00:18:31.605 --> 00:18:33.006
  • But we also have if you know and i know a lot of them,
  • 00:18:33.006 --> 00:18:35.842
  • We have a number of christians that are in cabinet
  • 00:18:35.842 --> 00:18:38.712
  • And in in in cabinet positions and in the different regulatory
  • 00:18:38.712 --> 00:18:43.250
  • Environments across the fcc chairman is a solid believer.
  • 00:18:43.250 --> 00:18:47.754
  • You know, the the ftc chairman is a believer.
  • 00:18:47.754 --> 00:18:51.491
  • And so we have a lot of allies there today.
  • 00:18:51.491 --> 00:18:54.861
  • There's still a lot of opposition
  • 00:18:54.861 --> 00:18:56.964
  • In the culture in general.
  • 00:18:56.964 --> 00:18:58.532
  • The culture is not going to give up
  • 00:18:58.532 --> 00:19:00.901
  • The two largest social media companies.
  • 00:19:00.901 --> 00:19:04.037
  • I think, are going to go down kicking and scratching.
  • 00:19:04.037 --> 00:19:06.740
  • They believe that they have the right answer in technology.
  • 00:19:06.740 --> 00:19:09.910
  • And we know the only answer is the gospel, no doubt.
  • 00:19:09.910 --> 00:19:12.946
  • Where do you see that christian media landscape going?
  • 00:19:12.946 --> 00:19:16.083
  • I look, i think it's unlimited.
  • 00:19:16.083 --> 00:19:17.985
  • I think with some of the ways the technologies are going.
  • 00:19:17.985 --> 00:19:20.387
  • We have several
  • 00:19:20.387 --> 00:19:22.189
  • People down the exhibit floor that are talking about
  • 00:19:22.189 --> 00:19:25.025
  • Artificial intelligence.
  • 00:19:25.025 --> 00:19:26.393
  • Yeah, we have several sessions on that.
  • 00:19:26.393 --> 00:19:29.363
  • I think we have an opportunity
  • 00:19:29.363 --> 00:19:30.731
  • To be the leaders now rather than the followers
  • 00:19:30.731 --> 00:19:34.668
  • In the application and the innovation of of technology.
  • 00:19:34.668 --> 00:19:38.472
  • Yeah, i love that choice because i look,
  • 00:19:38.472 --> 00:19:40.774
  • The train has left the station. it's here to stay.
  • 00:19:40.774 --> 00:19:43.210
  • And if we don't as believers, figure out how to use it
  • 00:19:43.210 --> 00:19:45.946
  • To further the kingdom, someone else will
  • 00:19:45.946 --> 00:19:48.115
  • For nefarious means, like you said.
  • 00:19:48.115 --> 00:19:50.117
  • Hey, israel,
  • 00:19:50.117 --> 00:19:50.951
  • Speaking of a moment of opportunity
  • 00:19:50.951 --> 00:19:52.486
  • And our be huge supporter of israel,
  • 00:19:52.486 --> 00:19:54.755
  • Of course, really important resolution,
  • 00:19:54.755 --> 00:19:56.890
  • I guess you would say here, truly
  • 00:19:56.890 --> 00:19:58.859
  • Recognizing a sovereignty, israeli sovereignty
  • 00:19:58.859 --> 00:20:02.062
  • Over judea and samaria, the biblical heartland.
  • 00:20:02.062 --> 00:20:04.965
  • Tell us more about that. why was so important?
  • 00:20:04.965 --> 00:20:06.733
  • Yeah, it was so important.
  • 00:20:06.733 --> 00:20:07.701
  • Last year, nabih, we passed a resolution
  • 00:20:07.701 --> 00:20:10.671
  • Asking all of christian media to refer to jj
  • 00:20:10.671 --> 00:20:14.775
  • And samaria as they are referred in the bible.
  • 00:20:14.775 --> 00:20:17.210
  • And that really set us up for this year to say not only is
  • 00:20:17.210 --> 00:20:20.614
  • It judea and samaria, that's the right terminology,
  • 00:20:20.614 --> 00:20:24.117
  • But this is the land that god promised to israel.
  • 00:20:24.117 --> 00:20:27.821
  • There's never been a time in history
  • 00:20:27.821 --> 00:20:29.923
  • Where god has not kept a remnant of the jewish people
  • 00:20:29.923 --> 00:20:33.727
  • In the jewish land.
  • 00:20:33.727 --> 00:20:35.595
  • From the time he put abraham there
  • 00:20:35.595 --> 00:20:37.664
  • Until today, there have always been
  • 00:20:37.664 --> 00:20:40.000
  • They didn't the jewish people didn't come back in 1948.
  • 00:20:40.000 --> 00:20:43.236
  • They had always been there. the jewish state came through.
  • 00:20:43.236 --> 00:20:45.839
  • That's the sovereignty of the land.
  • 00:20:45.839 --> 00:20:47.841
  • So we're asking the us government
  • 00:20:47.841 --> 00:20:49.943
  • To recognize that sovereignty and to let israel be
  • 00:20:49.943 --> 00:20:54.281
  • The one have the right to decide how that land is governed.
  • 00:20:54.281 --> 00:20:57.884
  • Troy great points all around.
  • 00:20:57.884 --> 00:20:59.419
  • Okay, this year, dallas next year, nashville, d.c.
  • 00:20:59.419 --> 00:21:02.989
  • In two years.
  • 00:21:02.989 --> 00:21:03.857
  • Exciting things coming for an rb.
  • 00:21:03.857 --> 00:21:05.525
  • Oh, very exciting. coming for an rb.
  • 00:21:05.525 --> 00:21:07.661
  • We've been growing for the last six years,
  • 00:21:07.661 --> 00:21:09.863
  • Which really shows that people are understanding
  • 00:21:09.863 --> 00:21:12.099
  • How to use media, to get into media,
  • 00:21:12.099 --> 00:21:14.234
  • To get into podcasting, all the different things
  • 00:21:14.234 --> 00:21:16.703
  • We're helping people understand all the ways in in media
  • 00:21:16.703 --> 00:21:20.006
  • That you can use
  • 00:21:20.006 --> 00:21:21.208
  • To advance the gospel, to advance the christian worldview.
  • 00:21:21.208 --> 00:21:24.711
  • We'll do that in 26, and then in 27,
  • 00:21:24.711 --> 00:21:28.315
  • I think we're going
  • 00:21:28.315 --> 00:21:29.549
  • To have a great time in dc and look at all of the roadblocks
  • 00:21:29.549 --> 00:21:32.753
  • We can clear out so the gospel can go forward.
  • 00:21:32.753 --> 00:21:35.255
  • Amazing.
  • 00:21:35.255 --> 00:21:36.223
  • Hey, for such a time as this, troy miller,
  • 00:21:36.223 --> 00:21:38.392
  • Keep up the great work. god bless my friend.
  • 00:21:38.392 --> 00:21:39.993
  • We'll see you again, sir. thank you.
  • 00:21:39.993 --> 00:21:42.963
  • Coming up, my final thoughts on the difference
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  • True, morally clear leadership can make on a nation.
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  • Stick around.
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  • Stick around.
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  • Two when the righteous thrive, the people rejoice.
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  • When the wicked rule, the people groan.
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  • I think you're saying seeing that play out in real time
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  • Right now before our very eyes, and thank god for that.
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  • Hey, speaking of which,
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  • Thank god for gary sinise, great actor.
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  • He's with us tomorrow.
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  • Friday, former mobster michael frank's now follower of jesus
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  • To great shows.
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  • Coming up the close the week. we'll see it tomorrow.
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  • Until then, god bless you and we'll see you soon.
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