WEBVTT - Ché Ahn - Oct 20 - 9:00 am

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<v Speaker 1>If you call yourself a believer, a follower of Jesus,

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<v Speaker 1>you have to be an activist. He says, I will

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<v Speaker 1>build my ecclesia and the gates of hell will not

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<v Speaker 1>prevail against the ecclesia. Gates don't attack you. We have

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<v Speaker 1>to attack the gates.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a photo, actually, I think, of you with the

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<v Speaker 2>president and on the side, Charlie Kirk.

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<v Speaker 1>Actually, I was kind of embarrassed because they towered over me.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he's Charlie the tall.

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<v Speaker 1>He's 6'5, Trump's 6'3, I'm 5'8. They said it was

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<v Speaker 1>the happiest Christmas because for the first time, the fathers

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<v Speaker 1>were home. Before, they would take their Christmas bonus and

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<v Speaker 1>get drunk. But now they're buying gifts. They want to

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<v Speaker 1>take their kids to service and celebrate the Lord's birth.

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<v Speaker 1>And you could hear laughter in the homes where the

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<v Speaker 1>kids were so happy. Yes, their dads were home. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's what revival is. That's what it looks like.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, everyone. Welcome to the Honest Podcast. Our main goal

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<v Speaker 2>here is to reach and impact as many people as possible.

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<v Speaker 2>So please like, subscribe. But most importantly, share this with

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<v Speaker 2>as many people as you can who you think it'll encourage.

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<v Speaker 2>We greatly appreciate it. And now on to the show. Dad,

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<v Speaker 2>I love you so much.

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<v Speaker 1>Love you so much.

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<v Speaker 2>Coffee cheers. Cheers. As we normally start. This is actually

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<v Speaker 2>part two of the topic that we've been talking about,

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<v Speaker 2>which is divine assignments. And just to recap really briefly,

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<v Speaker 2>in the last episode, our conversation was about divine assignments

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<v Speaker 2>and how divine assignment is often connected to your divine destiny,

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<v Speaker 2>which as believers, we all have the destiny of of

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<v Speaker 2>making disciples of all nations, referring to the Great Commission

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<v Speaker 2>in Matthew 28. And so we had talked about your

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<v Speaker 2>divine destiny of making disciples of all nations through the

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<v Speaker 2>divine assignments God has given you over the years. One

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<v Speaker 2>of which was buying Ambassador Auditorium, the new home of

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<v Speaker 2>Harvest Rock Church, and how so many people have gotten

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<v Speaker 2>saved and been discipled through the church life and the

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<v Speaker 2>community that God has built around that church. and your

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<v Speaker 2>obedience to fulfill that divine assignment. But of course, we

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<v Speaker 2>started that conversation in part one talking about the latest

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<v Speaker 2>divine assignment, which is that you're running for governor of California,

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<v Speaker 2>which is so huge. And I want to start with

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<v Speaker 2>the dream because the Lord woke you up. You said

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<v Speaker 2>it was May 28th to run for governor?

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<v Speaker 1>No, it was April 28th.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, April 28th.

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<v Speaker 1>And I didn't have a dream. It just woke me

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<v Speaker 1>up at 2.2.

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<v Speaker 2>You just had this encounter.

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<v Speaker 1>I just had this encounter where I knew He was

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<v Speaker 1>asking me to run.

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<v Speaker 2>He's asking you to run, and then you said, okay, Lord, please,

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<v Speaker 2>not this, anything but this. You go to the prayer meeting,

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<v Speaker 2>and you basically sew a fleece, which is basically a

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<v Speaker 2>fleece for those who don't know. It's just saying, Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>if this happens, then I know it's a sign from you.

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<v Speaker 2>This goes back to the Bible.

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<v Speaker 1>Gideon and Judges, I believe, 6, where he was asked

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<v Speaker 1>to take on the Midianite army. And he just thought,

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<v Speaker 1>who am I? I'm the least of my family and

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<v Speaker 1>the least clan in Israel. But God spoke to him,

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<v Speaker 1>and an angel appeared to him, and he said, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>if you want me to do this, I want to

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<v Speaker 1>throw out a fleece. If I throw out a fleece,

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<v Speaker 1>which is a wool rug, and the rug is dry,

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<v Speaker 1>but the whole ground has dew on it, is wet,

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<v Speaker 1>then I know this is of you, because that's impossible.

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<v Speaker 1>And sure enough, the next morning, and then he says, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>forgive me for asking for another fleece. I want another fleece.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to throw this rug out again. This time

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<v Speaker 1>I want the rug to be wet and the rest

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<v Speaker 1>of the ground to be dry, which again is crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>And it happened. And so he said, okay, I'll take

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<v Speaker 1>on the Midianites. And basically I just said, Lord, I'm weak.

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<v Speaker 1>I need a confirmation. This is too big for me.

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<v Speaker 1>I wish I could just obey you. And I felt

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<v Speaker 1>like he was rebuking me. He said, why can't you

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<v Speaker 1>just obey me? because of this impression, because I always

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<v Speaker 1>say something major like this, God, I need you to

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<v Speaker 1>appear to me. I want you to write on the

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<v Speaker 1>wall with your finger. I want you to audibly speak,

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<v Speaker 1>but that's not his ways. If he does that, it

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<v Speaker 1>really shows you you're not that intimate.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it also is a test of your faith when

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<v Speaker 2>you don't have a distinct sign like that, right? Because faith,

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<v Speaker 2>we walk by faith and not by sight, right? So

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<v Speaker 2>it It strengthens your faith when you don't have necessarily

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<v Speaker 2>that clear audible voice from the Lord. Often, not often,

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<v Speaker 2>but less than often that does happen. But most of

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<v Speaker 2>the time he speaks in his still small voice or

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<v Speaker 2>he speaks through signs or through people. So you just

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<v Speaker 2>get this impression, this strong impression in the morning, April 28th,

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<v Speaker 2>that I'm supposed to run for governor. But then you

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<v Speaker 2>throw out this fleece and the fleece was... Lord, if

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<v Speaker 2>I'm invited to the White House, I'll know that this

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<v Speaker 2>is a sign from you. And sure enough, we talked

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<v Speaker 2>about that in the last conversation. So now you go

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<v Speaker 2>to the White House, you end up, you know, did

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<v Speaker 2>you actually pray for President Trump?

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<v Speaker 1>No, I didn't pray. I prayed for him in 2024 twice.

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<v Speaker 1>I met him in 2024 once at Mar-a-Lago in February

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<v Speaker 1>of 2024, and then October 23rd. where Charlie Kirk actually

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<v Speaker 1>invited me to meet with the president, 80 of us pastors,

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<v Speaker 1>and then he asked four pastors to pray, and I

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<v Speaker 1>was one of the pastors to pray.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right. There's a photo, actually, I think, of you

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<v Speaker 2>with the president, and on the side, Charlie Kirk is.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we could show that, but I'm praying for him

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<v Speaker 1>with a group, and then afterwards, we took a group picture,

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<v Speaker 1>and again, I'm standing next to President Trump. He's in

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<v Speaker 1>the middle. Charlie Kirk's on the other side, and I

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<v Speaker 1>forgot about that picture until Charlie was assassinated. And the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord reminded me, and I went back to my photo.

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<v Speaker 1>I said, here's the three of us standing together. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not like I'm inheriting his mentors like that, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's just that I felt it was really interesting that

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<v Speaker 1>you can't make that up because we didn't orchestrate that.

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<v Speaker 1>The photographer was telling people where to stand. And actually,

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<v Speaker 1>I was kind of embarrassed because they towered over me.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he's, Charlie's a tall.

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<v Speaker 1>He's 6'5, Trump's 6'3, I'm 5'8. Yeah. And so we

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<v Speaker 1>were three of us lined up.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm 5'10, by the way, so I'm a little taller

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<v Speaker 2>than you, but still, we'd be short in that context.

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<v Speaker 1>But again, I didn't have any say in this, and

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<v Speaker 1>yet I saw, isn't this amazing that I had this privilege,

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<v Speaker 1>and Charlie Kirk was significant. I met him in 2020.

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<v Speaker 1>And so it's amazing that we became friends again. He

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<v Speaker 1>heard about me suing Governor Newsom. He wanted to meet

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<v Speaker 1>with me for dinner after that in 2020. So I

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<v Speaker 1>told him the story. He said, I want you to

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<v Speaker 1>speak at some of our events. So he started inviting

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<v Speaker 1>me to Turning Point Faith. And we developed a relationship

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<v Speaker 1>not knowing that God was going to promote him in

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<v Speaker 1>such a dramatic way that I think was historic. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think... Surely he will go down in church history

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<v Speaker 1>as a great martyr, but one of the great Christians

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<v Speaker 1>of our generation.

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<v Speaker 2>Also, of course, not knowing that he would be tragically

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<v Speaker 2>assassinated and that around the time that he was assassinated,

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<v Speaker 2>you would be starting your campaign to run for governor.

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<v Speaker 2>So everything is just kind of divinely connected in a way.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe that. And one of the things I've been

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<v Speaker 1>saying publicly is that we're in the early stages of

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<v Speaker 1>another great awakening. And the signs that I give, and

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<v Speaker 1>I have given, is Roe v. Wade being overturned on

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<v Speaker 1>June 24th, 2022, President Trump winning in 2025. But now

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<v Speaker 1>we could say Charlie Crook's assassination September the 10th, 2025. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>I received a call to run in April, but I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's all part of this genre that he wants

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<v Speaker 1>to bring revival and reformation. Because that's really important, because

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<v Speaker 1>I want to just really emphasize that my destiny is

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<v Speaker 1>not to be governor. That's just not even on my radar.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe it's a divine assignment so I can fulfill

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<v Speaker 1>the great commission of seeing this state of California saved

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<v Speaker 1>through revival and reformation. And the reason why I want

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<v Speaker 1>to emphasize that, because it's going to take the power

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<v Speaker 1>of the Holy Spirit to do this. It's going to

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<v Speaker 1>take a miracle. God's going to have to intervene, first

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<v Speaker 1>of all, for me to even win. Secondly, for this

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<v Speaker 1>state to get transformed. And so I do believe historically

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<v Speaker 1>we have seen nations change through the power of the

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<v Speaker 1>Holy Spirit, I think of the Wall Street Revival of 1904.

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<v Speaker 1>In six months, the whole nation was changed. You see

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<v Speaker 1>hundreds of thousands of people come to know Jesus Christ,

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<v Speaker 1>but the poor people who are coal miners, the way

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<v Speaker 1>they stopped drinking, they were alcoholics. The way they spoke

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<v Speaker 1>to their, it was really because they had mule-driven carts.

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<v Speaker 1>And the way they would communicate is by cursing to

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<v Speaker 1>them And after they got saved, they stopped cursing, and

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<v Speaker 1>the mules were absolutely confused what to do, whether to

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<v Speaker 1>go to the right or to the left. And so

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<v Speaker 1>that's a sign of reformation to me because they got clean.

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<v Speaker 1>Jails were empty because all of them got saved in jail.

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<v Speaker 1>But they said that Christmas, this broke out really just

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<v Speaker 1>six months before Christmastime. They said it was the happiest

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<v Speaker 1>Christmas because for the first time, the fathers were home

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<v Speaker 1>before they would take their Christmas bonus and get drunk.

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<v Speaker 1>but now they're buying gifts. They want to take their

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<v Speaker 1>kids to service and celebrate the Lord's birth. And so

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<v Speaker 1>they went to service in the morning, they came back,

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<v Speaker 1>and you could hear laughter in the homes where the

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<v Speaker 1>kids were. so happy. Yes, their dads were home, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's what revival is. That's what it looks like. And

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<v Speaker 1>so I said we're on the early stages of it.

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<v Speaker 1>Part of it is I've been up since 4.30 this

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<v Speaker 1>morning to be at the prayer meeting, so forgive me for.

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<v Speaker 2>No, you don't need to apologize for being vulnerable. No.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's pause. I mean, we're going to continue the conversation,

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<v Speaker 2>but pause the conversation about divine assignment just to camp

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<v Speaker 2>on this whole concept of revival and reformation. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>your latest book, Blueprints for Transformation, talks about that there

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<v Speaker 2>is a difference. They're connected, but there is a difference.

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<v Speaker 2>So you saying that the Lord is using you running

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<v Speaker 2>for governor, which is your divine assignment as it is

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<v Speaker 2>right now, is for the purpose of more than even winning,

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<v Speaker 2>for the purpose of revival and and reformation. So in

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<v Speaker 2>a brief synopsis, can you tell us the difference between

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<v Speaker 2>revival versus reformation? Of course, alluding to your book.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, in a true historic sense, revival and reformation go together.

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<v Speaker 1>But unfortunately, we've had revivals in America where the church exploded,

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<v Speaker 1>people came to know the Lord, and yet the society

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<v Speaker 1>was not transformed.

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<v Speaker 2>So revival is more for the church, the church being revived.

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<v Speaker 1>So I've broken it down. I say revival begins with

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<v Speaker 1>the church. First of all, judgment begins in the house

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<v Speaker 1>of the Lord, 1 Peter 4, 17. 2 Chronicles 7,

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<v Speaker 1>14 says, if my people are called by my name,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll hum themselves and pray and turn from their wicked ways.

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<v Speaker 1>Then I'll hear from heaven, forgive their sins and heal

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<v Speaker 1>their land. So it begins with the church. And as

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<v Speaker 1>the church gets revived, they start reaching out to the lost.

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<v Speaker 1>They're more bold. They're full of the Holy Spirit. They're

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<v Speaker 1>full of the love of Jesus Christ. And so people

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<v Speaker 1>get evangelized and the harvest comes in. So characteristically, it's

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<v Speaker 1>been the church being revived first and then the harvest

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<v Speaker 1>comes in. But what I'm saying is the reformation part

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<v Speaker 1>is society being transformed through the institutions of society. So

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<v Speaker 1>we're talking about education. We're talking about an institution like government.

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<v Speaker 1>We're talking about even media, arts and entertainment. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>the family, of course, the church is reformed too. but

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<v Speaker 1>it's across the board because his kingdom is not just

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<v Speaker 1>over the church. It's not just over the family. His

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<v Speaker 1>kingdom is over every sphere of society. And so we

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<v Speaker 1>see his kingdom coming on earth as it is in heaven.

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<v Speaker 1>And so what that looks like is still through the

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<v Speaker 1>power of the Holy Spirit. You can't change society apart

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<v Speaker 1>from the power of the Holy Spirit. You could do

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<v Speaker 1>some reform, but it's bringing biblical justice, biblical righteousness to earth.

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<v Speaker 1>And not only that, but it's also bringing God's love

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<v Speaker 1>and his truth. Because Psalm 89, verse 14, this is

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<v Speaker 1>a key verse, the foundation of heaven's throne is righteousness

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<v Speaker 1>and justice, love and truth proceed from his presence. And

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<v Speaker 1>so we've been praying for 2,000 years, thy kingdom come,

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<v Speaker 1>thy will be done on earth. And that's a revival prayer.

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<v Speaker 1>We're asking God to bring heaven down to earth. And

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<v Speaker 1>when heaven does come, then we're going to see the

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<v Speaker 1>revival of the church being revived, the society being transformed.

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<v Speaker 1>So I feel my part of this is the institution

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<v Speaker 1>of the government. to bring reformation to the government. And

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<v Speaker 1>because I've been preaching this for 25 years and 30 years,

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't know God was calling me to put action

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<v Speaker 1>to my prayers, you know, by actually running for it.

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<v Speaker 1>But obviously it takes leadership to reform a society through

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<v Speaker 1>the power of the Holy Spirit. I wanted to say that.

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<v Speaker 1>But to me, that is the assignment God has for me.

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<v Speaker 1>Even just even running, I'm seeing a lot of breakthroughs.

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<v Speaker 1>because I'm able to preach the gospel like never before.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm talking to more unbelievers on this campaign than I

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<v Speaker 1>have with in years of just preaching in our church.

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<v Speaker 1>And then also I'm looking at issues because to run

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<v Speaker 1>for governor, you have to look at what the problems

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<v Speaker 1>are and what are the solution. And I'm getting all

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<v Speaker 1>these downloads from the Holy Spirit, how we can deal

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<v Speaker 1>with the homeless situation, how we can deal with poverty. 35%

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<v Speaker 1>of California is now impoverished. And so the Lord's telling

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<v Speaker 1>me it's the extreme energy environmental policies that we have

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<v Speaker 1>and that we need to have balance. I believe in

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<v Speaker 1>creation care. I'm an environmentalist. I really believe. Thank God

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<v Speaker 1>for when we first moved to California in 1984, we

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't even see San Gabriel Mountains because the small was

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<v Speaker 1>so bad. And thank God that our policies have worked

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<v Speaker 1>to clean up the air, the water, but not at

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<v Speaker 1>the expense of keeping people impoverished. This is not existential

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<v Speaker 1>that we're killing lives yet. Okay, so what people are

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<v Speaker 1>saying is that it is hurting people, but all the

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<v Speaker 1>climate change proponents are saying that it's going to just

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<v Speaker 1>destroy mass lives because the Amazon's going to be destroyed

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<v Speaker 1>and the Arctic ice is going to melt. It's going

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<v Speaker 1>to flood people. We're going to have tsunami waves and

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to have all sorts of natural disasters. And

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<v Speaker 1>then because the natural disasters we're going to have poverty,

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<v Speaker 1>and then it's going to lead to war for people

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<v Speaker 1>to get food, just to fight for food. And so

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<v Speaker 1>they have this existential scenario that's not reality. The reality

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<v Speaker 1>is that extreme climate policies hurt poor people. The poverty

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<v Speaker 1>is not coming through climate change. It's coming through withholding energy.

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<v Speaker 1>Gas prices are the highest. Electricity prices are the highest

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<v Speaker 1>in California because of our net zero policy. We don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to emit any carbon dioxide. It's just not reality.

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<v Speaker 1>We need transportation. We need petroleum. We're not going to

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<v Speaker 1>get rid of all the cars that run on petroleum

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<v Speaker 1>because every day right now, even though we've been on

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<v Speaker 1>this goal for 20 years to shift to electric cars,

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<v Speaker 1>only 5% of the cars have been changed.

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<v Speaker 2>Because they're so expensive.

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<v Speaker 1>It is so expensive, but not only that, but think

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<v Speaker 1>about it. 30 million gallons of gasoline is being used

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<v Speaker 1>every day in California. We're the number two user of

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<v Speaker 1>petroleum because so much of our lives are around travel,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's diesel trucks delivering food or whether it's the

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<v Speaker 1>airplanes that we fly in. We're the number one user

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<v Speaker 1>of jet fuel in California. Among all the states, because

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<v Speaker 1>of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, the airplanes

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<v Speaker 1>that are flying around the world from California The West Coast.

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<v Speaker 2>And yet I heard that there's so much oil in

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<v Speaker 2>our land that has not been tapped into.

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<v Speaker 1>So because of that net zero policy, we have stopped drilling.

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<v Speaker 1>The wells are there. The underground is there, but we're

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<v Speaker 1>not producing. And as a result of that, the regulation

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<v Speaker 1>towards refineries, we have two major refineries, as we're talking

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<v Speaker 1>right now, that said we're closing down and moving. Because

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<v Speaker 1>it's not sustainable for us to do business in California.

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<v Speaker 1>And so that's going to cause more gas prices to

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<v Speaker 1>go up. And so they're saying now that gas prices

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<v Speaker 1>right now is the highest in the nation. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I was just in Phoenix and I had to get

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<v Speaker 1>a car rental. And I could not believe how cheap

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<v Speaker 1>the gas is compared to $ 5. We're still talking about $ 5,

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<v Speaker 1>$ 6 for premium here in California. And the people that

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<v Speaker 1>suffer are the poor people. I can afford the gas.

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<v Speaker 1>but the average person who has to drive his truck

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<v Speaker 1>to work, a gardener, you know, and he needs to

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<v Speaker 1>have his truck on diesel fuel and they just can't

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<v Speaker 1>afford it because just cutting enough grass and doing lawn maintenance,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of them are migrant workers that are here,

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<v Speaker 1>they're working, they're hardworking, they're trying to live the American dream,

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<v Speaker 1>and they just get money that's paid, basically cash, or

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<v Speaker 1>their service, and they can't afford the skyrocketing prices.

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<v Speaker 2>For gas.

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<v Speaker 1>For gas, but even for their homes, they can't even

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<v Speaker 1>afford the electricity. Most of these people, in the summertime

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<v Speaker 1>in California, they're hanging around in malls, at Walmart.

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<v Speaker 2>Where it's cool.

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<v Speaker 1>Where it's cool, because they don't have air conditioning. They

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<v Speaker 1>don't have the, now, the elites live along the coast,

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<v Speaker 1>and they could just open up the window and just say, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>we need to turn on the air conditioning. Well, When

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<v Speaker 1>you're in the Bay Area in summertime, it's still 60 degrees.

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<v Speaker 1>But the person who's living in near Palm Desert, we're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about 130 degree weather. And so this is why

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<v Speaker 1>I feel that God's called a pastor to run because

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<v Speaker 1>the Spirit of the Lord is upon us. And when

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<v Speaker 1>the Spirit of the Lord comes upon us, he gives

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<v Speaker 1>us a burden for the poor. And so as Luke 4, 18,

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<v Speaker 1>the Spirit of the Lord is upon me. Jesus said

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<v Speaker 1>that he represents all the pastors. He has anointed me

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<v Speaker 1>to preach the gospel to the poor. So I'm looking

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<v Speaker 1>at the poor in California.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's important to note that, yes, although poverty

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<v Speaker 2>is a political issue, it's also a biblical issue. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Because it's a justice issue.

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<v Speaker 1>It is a justice issue.

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<v Speaker 2>And you just said justice and mercy are the foundation of,

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<v Speaker 2>or righteousness are the foundation of God's throne. And so

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<v Speaker 2>what you're saying is that there's this connection between your

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<v Speaker 2>divine assignment when it comes to bringing policies that are

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<v Speaker 2>going to bring greater health to our economy, greater health

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<v Speaker 2>to the people who are suffering. But at the same time,

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<v Speaker 2>it's also a biblical mandate because what you're doing is,

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<v Speaker 2>like you said, you're using the platform to hopefully bring

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<v Speaker 2>about transformation, which is through reformation. not just using it

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<v Speaker 2>just to come to be in office or to have

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<v Speaker 2>the authority that a governor would have. But I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's important to note that whether you win or not, now,

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<v Speaker 2>of course, we're supporting you. We want you to win.

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<v Speaker 2>And you're running to win. Let's just be very clear.

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<v Speaker 2>You're not running just because, oh, I'm just, this is

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<v Speaker 2>an assignment. No, you're running to win. The goal is

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<v Speaker 2>to win. But if you don't win, you're still fulfilling

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<v Speaker 2>your divine assignment because the ultimate goal is to use

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<v Speaker 2>the platform to bring about revival and reformation.

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<v Speaker 3>In recent years, Californians have seen a disturbing trend. Families struggling,

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<v Speaker 3>businesses closing, and leaders who talk about justice while turning

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<v Speaker 3>a blind eye to lawlessness. We pay the highest taxes

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<v Speaker 3>in the nation. Billions have been spent on homelessness. Yet

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<v Speaker 3>the crisis has grown by 40%. Our state budget swung

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<v Speaker 3>from a massive surplus to a staggering deficit. These aren't

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<v Speaker 3>problems of resources. These are problems of integrity. And integrity

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<v Speaker 3>is exactly what defines Che Ahn. Born in South Korea

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<v Speaker 3>after the war, his father brought their family to America

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<v Speaker 3>in search of freedom and opportunity with little money and

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<v Speaker 3>little English. They carried only faith and determination. That same

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<v Speaker 3>spirit shaped Che's life of service. From planting a small

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<v Speaker 3>church in Pasadena to leading a global movement spanning 70 nations,

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<v Speaker 3>Che On has spent over 40 years helping families, defending freedom,

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<v Speaker 3>and training leaders. When the government shut churches during the pandemic,

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<v Speaker 3>he stood up for religious liberty taking the fight all

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<v Speaker 3>the way to the U.S. Supreme Court and winning a

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<v Speaker 3>landmark case. Integrity means keeping promises. It means accountability in spending.

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<v Speaker 3>It means leadership that serves people, not political interests. With integrity,

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<v Speaker 3>California can be renewed. Families free to thrive. Businesses flourishing.

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<v Speaker 3>And justice fair for all. Our state stands at a crossroads.

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<v Speaker 3>Will we continue down a path of broken promises or

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<v Speaker 3>rise to restore integrity in leadership? The choice is ours.

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<v Speaker 2>The time is now.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, let me put it another way. I don't feel

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<v Speaker 1>I have a rhema word. God hasn't given me a

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<v Speaker 1>clear word I'm going to win. I feel that I'm

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<v Speaker 1>doing God's will. I'm being obedient for me to run,

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<v Speaker 1>to lay everything down, to run. And I'm running to win,

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<v Speaker 1>and I do believe that God wants me to win

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<v Speaker 1>because I feel I can bring about the transformation that

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<v Speaker 1>this state needs because I have a biblical worldview. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not another politician. We've had politicians run this state, and

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<v Speaker 1>nothing has changed. for the last 24 years to think

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<v Speaker 1>about it. Our governor was mayor of San Francisco for

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<v Speaker 1>eight years. He was lieutenant governor for eight years and

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<v Speaker 1>now governor for another eight years when his term is over.

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<v Speaker 1>And we've seen the demise of San Francisco. It used

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<v Speaker 1>to be a tremendous tourist town, but you can't go

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<v Speaker 1>there now because of the homeless situation, the high crime.

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<v Speaker 1>We passed a measure under his watch called Proposition 47,

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<v Speaker 1>which made a felony into a misdemeanor. but it was

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<v Speaker 1>also retroactive to the prison. So all the prisoners who

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<v Speaker 1>were there on a felony charge, all of a sudden

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<v Speaker 1>they got turned to misdemeanor. They had to release these prisoners.

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<v Speaker 1>So we flooded our streets with drug addicts, drug dealers,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's why homelessness has increased by 4% because we

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<v Speaker 1>let the criminals out. So our policy on justice, even

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<v Speaker 1>on the law side of justice, has just been absolutely abysmal.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been a tragic... policy that has just caused homicide

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<v Speaker 1>to rise. Our policies, even with children, it's just been

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely shocking.

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<v Speaker 2>We need change in this state. Without a doubt, there's

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<v Speaker 2>so much need for change.

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<v Speaker 1>The family has been suffering as a result of that.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's not just the economy. For example, parental rights,

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<v Speaker 1>to know about the transition of their child. We passed

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<v Speaker 1>a bill called AB 1955 that Teachers are not legally

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<v Speaker 1>allowed to notify the parents if the child wants to

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<v Speaker 1>change his or her pronoun by law. What kind of

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<v Speaker 1>policy is that? And so even the Democrats, I just

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<v Speaker 1>read this survey, 70% of the Democratic moms are tired

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<v Speaker 1>of this transgender indoctrination and they want to have parental

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<v Speaker 1>rights restored. And I want to give them that rights

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<v Speaker 1>because I believe the Bible says we're to train up

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<v Speaker 1>the child in the way he should go. Proverbs 22,

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<v Speaker 1>verse 6, As parents, we're ultimately responsible for our children,

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<v Speaker 1>not the state, not even the church. The church is

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<v Speaker 1>to supplement and to help and state and support and help.

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<v Speaker 1>But they're not even doing that because our school system,

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<v Speaker 1>it's now, it used to be California used to be

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<v Speaker 1>the best school system. But now the most recent stat

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<v Speaker 1>I heard was 48 out of 50 states now have

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<v Speaker 1>a rock bottom in test scores. We have a high

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<v Speaker 1>level of high school kids who are not graduating.

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<v Speaker 2>The illiteracy rate is at an all-time high.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of people go through high school and they graduate,

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<v Speaker 1>but they can't read. We just pass them through because

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<v Speaker 1>the teacher's union forces them. It's so woke. But what

0:25:42.560 --> 0:25:46.900
<v Speaker 1>we're teaching them is critical race theory. We're teaching them transgender,

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<v Speaker 1>LGBTQ issues. And we're not teaching them the basics and

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<v Speaker 1>definitely not teaching them civics. because we want people to

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<v Speaker 1>grow up loving this nation and to register to vote

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<v Speaker 1>and be a responsible citizen. That went out years ago.

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<v Speaker 1>And so it's basically, it's become a socialist totalitarian regime

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<v Speaker 1>that's controlling. Instead of it's about being we the people,

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<v Speaker 1>it's about government dictating what's good for our kids, what's

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<v Speaker 1>good for our families, what's good for society. And the

0:26:19.680 --> 0:26:23.050
<v Speaker 1>policy has done nothing but kill people Because we're talking

0:26:23.070 --> 0:26:26.109
<v Speaker 1>about teen suicide now being the number one killer. It

0:26:26.230 --> 0:26:29.070
<v Speaker 1>used to be number two. And so they're so confused

0:26:29.109 --> 0:26:33.950
<v Speaker 1>with their gender identity. And the drug of choice is fentanyl,

0:26:35.109 --> 0:26:38.520
<v Speaker 1>where we're seeing 100,000 people killing themselves every year with

0:26:38.560 --> 0:26:40.840
<v Speaker 1>this drug. It was an opiate. I know what that's,

0:26:41.280 --> 0:26:46.020
<v Speaker 1>it's synthetic. But I remember the first time I did

0:26:46.100 --> 0:26:49.800
<v Speaker 1>an opiate was smoke opium. And before I gave my

0:26:49.840 --> 0:26:52.320
<v Speaker 1>life to the Lord, obviously, and it just numbs your

0:26:52.340 --> 0:26:55.180
<v Speaker 1>whole body. The tragic thing about fentanyl is that you're

0:26:55.200 --> 0:26:57.820
<v Speaker 1>not even aware you're having a heart attack. You just

0:26:57.859 --> 0:27:00.900
<v Speaker 1>died because of an overdose. The open borders have brought

0:27:00.980 --> 0:27:04.960
<v Speaker 1>in more fentanyl than anything else. Organized crime knows that

0:27:05.040 --> 0:27:08.020
<v Speaker 1>it's illegal to have fentanyl, and so the synthetic drug

0:27:08.040 --> 0:27:11.510
<v Speaker 1>that's produced in China has been brought by the drug

0:27:11.530 --> 0:27:14.790
<v Speaker 1>cartels into this country because of the open borders. Now,

0:27:14.850 --> 0:27:18.650
<v Speaker 1>thank God that President Trump won, and now the borders

0:27:18.730 --> 0:27:21.730
<v Speaker 1>are closed. But the damage has been done because 12

0:27:21.730 --> 0:27:26.140
<v Speaker 1>million people came in during Biden's administration. And so these

0:27:26.220 --> 0:27:28.660
<v Speaker 1>are the problems that we're dealing with as a nation,

0:27:28.960 --> 0:27:32.959
<v Speaker 1>but especially as acute in California, because we declared ourselves

0:27:33.000 --> 0:27:35.790
<v Speaker 1>to be a sanctuary state for legals. And so all

0:27:35.830 --> 0:27:40.550
<v Speaker 1>these gang members, these criminals are here. And the sanctuary

0:27:40.590 --> 0:27:45.010
<v Speaker 1>state status is really the spirit of stupidity, because you

0:27:45.050 --> 0:27:48.580
<v Speaker 1>will not even turn in criminals to the federal government.

0:27:50.270 --> 0:27:55.530
<v Speaker 1>it gives them sanctuary. Even the criminals, our criminals, gang members, legally,

0:27:56.570 --> 0:27:58.850
<v Speaker 1>I mean, legally, you cannot hand them over to ICE.

0:28:00.050 --> 0:28:03.110
<v Speaker 1>So it's just a crazy, crazy policy. So as governor,

0:28:03.390 --> 0:28:06.690
<v Speaker 1>I'm going to change all that, take that status away

0:28:06.770 --> 0:28:10.169
<v Speaker 1>so that, you know, because I want to give an

0:28:10.230 --> 0:28:13.310
<v Speaker 1>opportunity for those who are illegal to come in legally

0:28:13.369 --> 0:28:17.830
<v Speaker 1>if they self-deport, if they have no criminal record, if

0:28:17.869 --> 0:28:21.010
<v Speaker 1>they are working And they're willing to self-deport. I want

0:28:21.030 --> 0:28:24.760
<v Speaker 1>to fast track them to come back legally. Just like

0:28:24.800 --> 0:28:27.220
<v Speaker 1>President Trump said, if you self-deport, there's a legal path.

0:28:27.280 --> 0:28:29.739
<v Speaker 1>But what I'm going to do as governor is to

0:28:29.880 --> 0:28:30.680
<v Speaker 1>expedite that.

0:28:30.940 --> 0:28:32.800
<v Speaker 2>Even have a plan in place for those who have

0:28:32.859 --> 0:28:34.300
<v Speaker 2>lived here for X amount of years.

0:28:34.440 --> 0:28:35.239
<v Speaker 1>Absolutely, yeah.

0:28:35.300 --> 0:28:37.340
<v Speaker 2>To find a way for them to stay.

0:28:37.920 --> 0:28:40.800
<v Speaker 1>Again, the qualification, they're not on government support. They're not

0:28:40.840 --> 0:28:44.420
<v Speaker 1>on welfare. They're not milking us. Because that, to me,

0:28:44.590 --> 0:28:50.780
<v Speaker 1>it's not constitutional when they can work. to use their

0:28:50.800 --> 0:28:55.530
<v Speaker 1>freedom to contribute to our society, to be active citizens,

0:28:55.570 --> 0:28:58.190
<v Speaker 1>so to speak. And they're applying to a green card

0:28:58.250 --> 0:29:02.270
<v Speaker 1>every year because you just need accountability. And green card

0:29:02.310 --> 0:29:05.170
<v Speaker 1>is saying that you are working. You are not on

0:29:05.210 --> 0:29:08.670
<v Speaker 1>government support. You don't have a criminal record. And if

0:29:08.690 --> 0:29:11.530
<v Speaker 1>they're willing to do that, I would love to have

0:29:11.570 --> 0:29:14.560
<v Speaker 1>them live the American dream because, as you know, I

0:29:14.600 --> 0:29:16.990
<v Speaker 1>came when I was five. Yeah. with my family and

0:29:17.050 --> 0:29:19.330
<v Speaker 1>my parents, and we have lived the American dream, and

0:29:19.390 --> 0:29:22.130
<v Speaker 1>I want to give that opportunity. Now, this is different

0:29:22.170 --> 0:29:25.360
<v Speaker 1>from any Republican or Democrat. They're not giving this.

0:29:25.460 --> 0:29:27.780
<v Speaker 2>I was going to say, which party do you really represent?

0:29:28.060 --> 0:29:30.960
<v Speaker 1>I represent the kingdom. I believe this is a biblical,

0:29:32.160 --> 0:29:36.350
<v Speaker 1>because Leviticus 19 says that you're to treat the alien,

0:29:37.350 --> 0:29:39.690
<v Speaker 1>the sojourner, the foreign, as your alien.

0:29:40.140 --> 0:29:42.380
<v Speaker 2>Himself was displaced from his home.

0:29:42.480 --> 0:29:47.380
<v Speaker 1>And so I'm picking out a biblical perspective that will

0:29:47.440 --> 0:29:53.290
<v Speaker 1>be not popular to conservatives, and yet also even Democrats

0:29:53.350 --> 0:29:55.290
<v Speaker 1>are not going as far as I'm saying that I

0:29:55.330 --> 0:29:57.460
<v Speaker 1>want to give an opportunity for them to live the

0:29:57.480 --> 0:30:00.770
<v Speaker 1>American dream. They just say break the law. But I'm

0:30:00.790 --> 0:30:04.950
<v Speaker 1>not saying that. I feel it's the balance of upholding justice,

0:30:05.090 --> 0:30:08.910
<v Speaker 1>our Constitution, that they have to self-deport. But as President

0:30:08.930 --> 0:30:12.410
<v Speaker 1>Trump said, come back legally. And my part of it

0:30:12.550 --> 0:30:14.020
<v Speaker 1>is I will expedite that.

0:30:14.600 --> 0:30:18.580
<v Speaker 2>I know we can talk probably at length about policy

0:30:18.640 --> 0:30:21.280
<v Speaker 2>and politics, and maybe there's a time for that in

0:30:21.300 --> 0:30:25.130
<v Speaker 2>the future. But I and thank you for sharing what

0:30:25.170 --> 0:30:28.270
<v Speaker 2>you're standing for. And I think whether people agree or disagree,

0:30:28.510 --> 0:30:30.530
<v Speaker 2>what I love is that you're being true to what

0:30:30.570 --> 0:30:34.570
<v Speaker 2>you believe you're supposed to stand for. And it has

0:30:34.590 --> 0:30:36.740
<v Speaker 2>to do with biblical values. It has to do with

0:30:36.760 --> 0:30:40.240
<v Speaker 2>the truth. And so, but I want to circle back

0:30:40.840 --> 0:30:45.520
<v Speaker 2>in closing to your divine assignment being that you are

0:30:45.640 --> 0:30:49.330
<v Speaker 2>seeing this as a platform. You're running to win, but

0:30:49.550 --> 0:30:53.530
<v Speaker 2>you see the ultimate purpose of is to bring glory

0:30:53.550 --> 0:30:57.920
<v Speaker 2>to God, but also to bring reformation and revival. And

0:30:57.940 --> 0:31:00.200
<v Speaker 2>one thing that stood out to me when you were

0:31:00.240 --> 0:31:03.020
<v Speaker 2>sharing is, and for those who are listening, I think

0:31:03.040 --> 0:31:06.460
<v Speaker 2>this is very important, is that when you receive a

0:31:06.500 --> 0:31:10.230
<v Speaker 2>divine assignment from the Lord, or let's say you're not

0:31:10.270 --> 0:31:12.870
<v Speaker 2>a Christian, or you don't understand this whole thing with

0:31:12.910 --> 0:31:15.730
<v Speaker 2>relationship with God, which will give you a chance to

0:31:15.750 --> 0:31:18.510
<v Speaker 2>have a relationship with God. But if that's not your framework,

0:31:18.550 --> 0:31:21.460
<v Speaker 2>or if that's not what you believe in, I think

0:31:21.500 --> 0:31:23.160
<v Speaker 2>we can all say that we all have a purpose

0:31:23.560 --> 0:31:26.959
<v Speaker 2>in life, right? Or we have different goals or different

0:31:27.540 --> 0:31:31.460
<v Speaker 2>assignments that we feel we're called to fulfill during different

0:31:31.500 --> 0:31:34.840
<v Speaker 2>seasons of our life. And I would just challenge those

0:31:34.860 --> 0:31:38.350
<v Speaker 2>who are listening that if our focus is on the outcome,

0:31:40.110 --> 0:31:43.550
<v Speaker 2>I think, not always, but it can often derail us

0:31:43.810 --> 0:31:47.890
<v Speaker 2>from the real purpose. Meaning, in this case, the outcome

0:31:48.070 --> 0:31:51.440
<v Speaker 2>would be you winning as governor, to be the governor

0:31:51.460 --> 0:31:54.500
<v Speaker 2>of California. Of course, that's what you're going for, but

0:31:54.960 --> 0:31:59.120
<v Speaker 2>what's more important than the outcome is the process, the journey, right?

0:31:59.140 --> 0:32:01.120
<v Speaker 1>Well, not only the process, but it's the main objective.

0:32:01.320 --> 0:32:01.540
<v Speaker 2>Right.

0:32:01.620 --> 0:32:04.420
<v Speaker 1>The main objective, and I could put it simply as

0:32:04.800 --> 0:32:06.880
<v Speaker 1>what Jesus taught us to pray, pray this way in

0:32:06.920 --> 0:32:10.800
<v Speaker 1>Matthew chapter six, verse 10, thy kingdom come, thy will

0:32:10.840 --> 0:32:14.200
<v Speaker 1>be done on earth as it is in heaven. And

0:32:14.260 --> 0:32:17.610
<v Speaker 1>Ephesians chapter one, verse nine and 10, it says beautifully,

0:32:18.030 --> 0:32:21.270
<v Speaker 1>he said, God's made... the mystery of his will and

0:32:21.310 --> 0:32:24.880
<v Speaker 1>purpose known to us, and that is to bring heaven

0:32:24.980 --> 0:32:28.580
<v Speaker 1>and earth together through Jesus Christ. It doesn't say he's

0:32:28.620 --> 0:32:30.480
<v Speaker 1>going to create a new heaven, new earth, but he

0:32:30.640 --> 0:32:33.480
<v Speaker 1>has from the very beginning to bring heaven down to earth.

0:32:33.520 --> 0:32:36.890
<v Speaker 1>So what does that look like? Well, there's no injustice

0:32:36.950 --> 0:32:41.070
<v Speaker 1>in heaven on earth. There's no unrighteousness in heaven. So

0:32:41.110 --> 0:32:46.070
<v Speaker 1>righteousness exalts a nation, Proverbs 14, 34. And so we

0:32:46.090 --> 0:32:49.750
<v Speaker 1>want to see righteousness on earth, doing what's right, doing

0:32:49.770 --> 0:32:53.130
<v Speaker 1>God's will. There's no poverty in heaven. And so that's

0:32:53.150 --> 0:32:54.670
<v Speaker 1>why the gospel is for the poor. You don't have

0:32:54.690 --> 0:32:56.950
<v Speaker 1>to be poor anymore. If heaven comes down, he's going

0:32:56.970 --> 0:32:59.820
<v Speaker 1>to meet all your needs according to his riches. The

0:32:59.860 --> 0:33:04.100
<v Speaker 1>Bible says the kingdom of heaven is righteousness, peace, and

0:33:04.180 --> 0:33:07.700
<v Speaker 1>joy in the Holy Spirit. People are full of anxiety.

0:33:08.100 --> 0:33:11.820
<v Speaker 1>People are just absolutely depressed about the situation. People have

0:33:11.860 --> 0:33:14.980
<v Speaker 1>to leave California because they can't afford to live here anymore.

0:33:15.450 --> 0:33:20.570
<v Speaker 1>There's nothing but turmoil. But when heaven comes, it's righteousness, peace,

0:33:21.030 --> 0:33:24.860
<v Speaker 1>and joy. It's beyond even happiness. I want people to

0:33:24.890 --> 0:33:27.080
<v Speaker 1>be happy in California, but I want them to experience

0:33:27.140 --> 0:33:30.620
<v Speaker 1>joy from the Holy Spirit. And so where I'm at

0:33:30.740 --> 0:33:33.840
<v Speaker 1>is that the only answer to this is that we

0:33:33.880 --> 0:33:37.720
<v Speaker 1>need a spiritual awakening. And it's not going to be politics,

0:33:37.790 --> 0:33:40.510
<v Speaker 1>business as usual. There's no one that's smart enough to

0:33:40.590 --> 0:33:44.209
<v Speaker 1>bring about that kind of transformation. Only God can do that.

0:33:44.770 --> 0:33:46.530
<v Speaker 1>And that's why I think God's called me to run

0:33:46.570 --> 0:33:49.969
<v Speaker 1>because my goal is not to be governor. If that

0:33:49.990 --> 0:33:52.750
<v Speaker 1>was the case, you know, that was my goal. I

0:33:52.770 --> 0:33:55.240
<v Speaker 1>would have prepared. I would have gone to law school.

0:33:55.300 --> 0:33:57.260
<v Speaker 1>I would have, you know, ran for office in a

0:33:57.340 --> 0:34:00.479
<v Speaker 1>local level or whatever the steps are for those who

0:34:00.520 --> 0:34:03.080
<v Speaker 1>have that ambition as a young person. I was called

0:34:03.140 --> 0:34:07.810
<v Speaker 1>to fulfill the Great Commission as a pastor. But now

0:34:08.050 --> 0:34:11.549
<v Speaker 1>with this divine assignment, I'm still after the ultimate end,

0:34:11.630 --> 0:34:14.169
<v Speaker 1>which is heaven on earth. I really would pray that

0:34:14.430 --> 0:34:17.370
<v Speaker 1>all of us will join me in praying for California,

0:34:17.710 --> 0:34:18.000
<v Speaker 1>number one.

0:34:18.010 --> 0:34:18.890
<v Speaker 2>That's the least we can do.

0:34:18.930 --> 0:34:22.840
<v Speaker 1>We could just pray that God would bring revival and reformation.

0:34:22.910 --> 0:34:26.160
<v Speaker 1>Pray Matthew 6, 9 and 10. Our Father who art

0:34:26.200 --> 0:34:28.339
<v Speaker 1>in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy

0:34:28.380 --> 0:34:30.900
<v Speaker 1>will be done. But we need to put action to

0:34:30.960 --> 0:34:33.299
<v Speaker 1>our prayers because we're to be salt and light. This

0:34:33.320 --> 0:34:37.420
<v Speaker 1>is Matthew 5, 14 through 16. But one verse I

0:34:37.460 --> 0:34:40.950
<v Speaker 1>want to give that really has changed my life is

0:34:41.010 --> 0:34:45.189
<v Speaker 1>Daniel chapter 11, verse 32. Those who know their God

0:34:45.230 --> 0:34:48.270
<v Speaker 1>will be strong and take action. And I feel that

0:34:48.290 --> 0:34:50.910
<v Speaker 1>if you call yourself a believer, a follower of Jesus,

0:34:50.989 --> 0:34:54.359
<v Speaker 1>you have to be an activist. We're to attack the

0:34:54.480 --> 0:34:56.640
<v Speaker 1>gates of hell. He says, I will build my ecclesia,

0:34:56.660 --> 0:34:59.980
<v Speaker 1>Matthew 16, 18, and the gates of hell will not

0:35:00.000 --> 0:35:03.919
<v Speaker 1>prevail against the ecclesia. Gates don't attack you. We have

0:35:03.960 --> 0:35:07.230
<v Speaker 1>to attack the gates. That's right. And so we've been, unfortunately,

0:35:07.610 --> 0:35:11.430
<v Speaker 1>just on the defense of holding back not engaged in society,

0:35:11.450 --> 0:35:14.550
<v Speaker 1>just waiting for Jesus to come back. And that's not

0:35:15.030 --> 0:35:18.140
<v Speaker 1>God's will. God's purpose is for us to be about

0:35:18.180 --> 0:35:21.680
<v Speaker 1>the Father's business, to advance his kingdom, to attack the

0:35:21.700 --> 0:35:24.880
<v Speaker 1>gates of hell through prayer, but through our action. And

0:35:24.920 --> 0:35:27.460
<v Speaker 1>that's why I want to encourage everyone to register and vote,

0:35:27.940 --> 0:35:31.400
<v Speaker 1>do something, give to a candidate that you believe in,

0:35:32.020 --> 0:35:35.920
<v Speaker 1>and volunteer, and maybe run yourself. And that's one of

0:35:35.940 --> 0:35:37.860
<v Speaker 1>the things I'm doing. I feel like God's called me

0:35:37.910 --> 0:35:41.160
<v Speaker 1>to set an example for other pastors to run for office.

0:35:41.640 --> 0:35:44.360
<v Speaker 1>And if that's all that's accomplished for the long term,

0:35:44.800 --> 0:35:47.460
<v Speaker 1>because I really am thinking about generationally, it's not just

0:35:47.540 --> 0:35:51.000
<v Speaker 1>my generation, I'm thinking about our 10 grandkids and what

0:35:51.020 --> 0:35:54.840
<v Speaker 1>kind of California would they live in. So I really

0:35:54.910 --> 0:35:58.890
<v Speaker 1>am believing that we're gonna see revival and reformation and

0:35:59.489 --> 0:36:01.989
<v Speaker 1>every life will be sacred, will be a cultural life

0:36:02.030 --> 0:36:05.130
<v Speaker 1>in California instead of the culture of death. Every day,

0:36:05.270 --> 0:36:10.070
<v Speaker 1>seven people die that are homeless every day. Multiply that

0:36:10.070 --> 0:36:14.410
<v Speaker 1>365 days a year, we have this tragedy that's taking

0:36:14.450 --> 0:36:16.900
<v Speaker 1>place every day on the streets of Los Angeles. Of course,

0:36:17.239 --> 0:36:21.560
<v Speaker 1>we've codified abortion. And so it's not even safe in

0:36:21.580 --> 0:36:24.320
<v Speaker 1>the womb. There's a culture of death. The teen suicide

0:36:24.380 --> 0:36:26.320
<v Speaker 1>rate is so high. And so at the end of

0:36:26.390 --> 0:36:30.669
<v Speaker 1>the day, it's about saving lives. And so that's why

0:36:30.690 --> 0:36:31.270
<v Speaker 1>I'm running.

0:36:31.520 --> 0:36:34.740
<v Speaker 2>Well, thank you, Dad, for your time and for your

0:36:34.780 --> 0:36:37.690
<v Speaker 2>heart and what you stand for. Just in closing, I'll

0:36:37.730 --> 0:36:40.330
<v Speaker 2>just say two things. Number one, just to echo what

0:36:40.350 --> 0:36:42.710
<v Speaker 2>you just said, I want to encourage those who are

0:36:42.750 --> 0:36:45.790
<v Speaker 2>listening to this conversation who are part of it, take action.

0:36:46.250 --> 0:36:49.270
<v Speaker 2>Take action may look like prayer. Take action may look

0:36:49.330 --> 0:36:53.410
<v Speaker 2>like voting biblically. Taking action just to vote is a

0:36:53.430 --> 0:36:57.270
<v Speaker 2>big step. Or it may be, you know, if people

0:36:57.310 --> 0:37:00.620
<v Speaker 2>feel called to support you in any way, just to

0:37:00.660 --> 0:37:03.140
<v Speaker 2>be led by the Lord to do that. The other

0:37:03.160 --> 0:37:05.200
<v Speaker 2>thing is just to be encouraged. If you're in the

0:37:05.239 --> 0:37:08.160
<v Speaker 2>middle of your journey with the Lord, or maybe you

0:37:08.200 --> 0:37:11.520
<v Speaker 2>don't know the Lord, but you're facing challenges in what

0:37:11.540 --> 0:37:14.089
<v Speaker 2>you feel called to do, just be encouraged that it's

0:37:14.210 --> 0:37:18.029
<v Speaker 2>not ultimately about the outcome. It's about the journey to

0:37:18.290 --> 0:37:21.170
<v Speaker 2>where you're going and to how you're getting to that outcome.

0:37:21.710 --> 0:37:23.710
<v Speaker 2>And so what does that look like? It looks like obedience.

0:37:23.750 --> 0:37:28.510
<v Speaker 2>It looks like perseverance. It looks like just continuing to

0:37:28.570 --> 0:37:31.310
<v Speaker 2>take those steps and believing that God will continue to

0:37:31.370 --> 0:37:34.239
<v Speaker 2>lead you in that direction. So, Dad, thank you so

0:37:34.280 --> 0:37:36.600
<v Speaker 2>much for this valuable time with you.

0:37:36.780 --> 0:37:38.940
<v Speaker 1>I'm serious when I say I want people to pray

0:37:39.020 --> 0:37:41.840
<v Speaker 1>for California. Because the answer is prayer. We need revival

0:37:41.900 --> 0:37:45.319
<v Speaker 1>and reformation. And, in fact, people who are signing up

0:37:45.400 --> 0:37:48.549
<v Speaker 1>on my website that say we want to volunteer, the

0:37:48.570 --> 0:37:50.550
<v Speaker 1>first thing we're asking them to do is start a

0:37:50.590 --> 0:37:54.270
<v Speaker 1>prayer hub and to start praying for the state of California,

0:37:54.330 --> 0:37:56.919
<v Speaker 1>but also pray for me. And if you're interested, you

0:37:57.000 --> 0:38:03.609
<v Speaker 1>go to che4ca. com. And again, it's my website, che4ca. And

0:38:03.620 --> 0:38:06.989
<v Speaker 1>you can see how you can pray, how you can support, volunteer.

0:38:07.190 --> 0:38:09.430
<v Speaker 1>Just go to the website. They'll give you all the information.

0:38:09.790 --> 0:38:12.270
<v Speaker 2>Dad, thank you again for your time. We're praying for you.

0:38:12.330 --> 0:38:14.009
<v Speaker 2>We support you. Love you so much.

0:38:14.510 --> 0:38:15.300
<v Speaker 1>Love you so much.

0:38:17.180 --> 0:38:20.200
<v Speaker 2>Thank you for joining us on The Honest Podcast. Listen,

0:38:20.440 --> 0:38:23.969
<v Speaker 2>if today's conversation impacted you, and you would like to

0:38:24.010 --> 0:38:27.109
<v Speaker 2>have a personal relationship with Jesus, or if you'd like

0:38:27.130 --> 0:38:29.750
<v Speaker 2>to rededicate your life to Him, I want to invite

0:38:29.790 --> 0:38:32.549
<v Speaker 2>you to pray a simple prayer. Just repeat after me.

0:38:33.450 --> 0:38:38.410
<v Speaker 2>Heavenly Father, thank You for sending Your Son, Jesus, to

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<v Speaker 2>die on the cross for me. I repent of all

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<v Speaker 2>my sins, and I ask You to be Savior and

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<v Speaker 2>Lord of my life. By Your grace, I will follow

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<v Speaker 2>You and love You all the days of my life.

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<v Speaker 2>In Jesus' name, amen. If you prayed that prayer for

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<v Speaker 2>the first time or as a rededication, I just want

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<v Speaker 2>to say congratulations. This is the best decision you could

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<v Speaker 2>ever make. I want to encourage you to do three

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<v Speaker 2>things now that you've prayed this prayer. Number one, spend

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<v Speaker 2>time with God. The more you spend time with Him,

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<v Speaker 2>the more you get to know Him, and the more

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<v Speaker 2>you become like Him. We're also going to leave some

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<v Speaker 2>resources below in the description to help you on your journey.

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<v Speaker 2>Number two, get plugged into a local church. You want

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<v Speaker 2>to find community and you want to do life with

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<v Speaker 2>other brothers and sisters in Christ. And number three, continue

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<v Speaker 2>to tune in. to the Honest Podcast as we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to discuss many topics that are going to help you

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<v Speaker 2>in life, but most importantly, in your journey and your

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<v Speaker 2>walk with God. God bless you and we'll see you

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<v Speaker 2>next time.