Perhaps yesterday was the Turning Point, as the White House X feed noted.

It is clear that something is happening, something bigger than you and me. 

The Charlie Kirk Memorial was a five-hour, Jesus-centered service, filled with praise and worship that resounded through the arena (watch 60,000 people singing a worship song to Jesus) and testimonies to how God moved in Charlie's life and is continuing to move.

It's hard to imagine another event like this in the recent history of our country in which so many leaders in government and society openly professed their faith in Christ. 

Watch Vice President J. D. Vance's address, and stop and ponder that this is our current Vice President and possible future president:

  • “Charlie suffered a terrible fate, my friends. We all know it. We all saw it, but think it is not the worst fate. It is better to face a gunman than to live your life afraid to speak the truth. It is better to be persecuted for your faith than to deny the kingship of Christ. It is better to die a young man in this world than to sell your soul for an easy life with no purpose, no risk, no love, and no truth.”

President Trump offered a stirring address:

  • "We go forward strengthened by his faith, bolstered by his courage, and inspired by his example to defend the country he lived for, for the freedoms he died for, and the values in which he so deeply believed."

Tucker Carlson seemed overwhelmed by the moment, most notably by the tangible presence of God in the room:

  • “This is the most unbelievable thing I think I've ever seen. Whatever happens next in America, I hope it’s in this direction, because God is here and you can feel it.... Ultimately [Charlie] was a Christian evangelist."

And at the center of it all, as Charlie would have wanted, was the Gospel of Jesus. Not a watered down version, but the full Gospel of God becoming man and dying for our sins, and in so doing, paying the penalty for our sins, wiping the slate clean. Just a few examples:

And here's the clincher...

Those who have been forgiven must, in turn, forgive.

So the very high point of the event came when, through tears, Erika Kirk announced to the world that she forgave her husband's assassin:

"My husband Charlie...he wanted to save young men just like the one who took his life... That young man, I forgive him. I forgive him because it was what Christ did and is what Charlie would do. The answer to hate is not hate. The answer we know from the Gospe is love and always love. Love for our enemies and love for those who persecute us."

(Watch Erika's full speech here.)

You could almost feel President Trump wrestling with the overwhelming message of forgiving others in response to God forgiving us. In his remarks, President openly admitted that, unlike Charlie, he still "hates" his opponents.

But then there was this...

And this...

So we move on, more focused on our mission to bring Christ to this generation, thanks to a man who was fully committed to his mission to bring Christ to his generation. 

Steve Elliott

Watch the full event here.