Erika Kirk’s Full Speech at CLS 2026

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>> God bless you guys. God bless you guys. Love you too. [cheering]. [applause]. >> Last year when Charlie was on this. stage, I have watched that speech. I. can't tell you how many times and I. can't tell you how many times my son and. daughter have watched that speech. This event is the final event that was.

on my husband's calendar. Throughout this whole time, I have had. so many people ask, "Why are you doing this? Why are you. doing that? Why are you doing his book tour?". Let me tell you something. First and foremost, um, when you have commitments, especially. those that your loved one has made, you. follow through on them. And it doesn't.

matter. how hard it is, doesn't matter how tough. life is, you gave your word. And between my. husband and I, our word is our bond. And. so when it did come to his last book, could have been about finance, I know nothing about finance, but it wasn't.

It was about God. It was about his faith. and it was about something that was so. intricate to our family dynamic. So what do you do? Do you let someone else do the book. tour? Sure, they could. You could have a. pastor do it. We had a few pastors get. up on Fox and other places to talk about. it. It's fine. Do you wait 2 years and then do the book. tour? Sure, I guess. Is it really that.

relevant? It'll always be relevant, but. is it still on that commitment schedule. that your husband had? So, you do the book tour. You go to Amfest. You go to college campuses. You talk to. the students. You pop into the chapter. meetings. You do the hard thing. You do the right thing. And that's what. my husband did every single day. [cheering].

[applause]. Every day. And that's what you guys do every day. You all flew here from across the. country. I can take a plane too to be here after. I've been through hell. >> this past week. No, it's not easy. It's not easy. Life is not easy. Charlie. would say, and those in our inner circle.

knew this, some of you know this, too. How many of you have gone through hell. these past 10 months? Raise your hand. Yep. How many of you had your life. change in a negative way in the past 10. months? Raise your hand. Yep. Same. You're in good company. But what did Charlie say? He would say, "Life has suffering." And it does, and. it sucks. But you choose the people that.

you have along the side while you're. going through that suffering. You choose those people. [applause]. And all of you in this room are those. people who I am so proud to have in my. army as I go through this battle against. Satan. [cheering]. [applause]. So.

when's a good time to give up, right? the never. So you have the internet coming after. you. You have them slandering your name. You have them saying all this trash. about you. And what do you do? You wake. up that next morning. You put on the. armor of God and you keep going. That's. what you do. [applause]. And not only that, you don't just do it. for yourself. You do it for your future. You do it for your kids. and you do it.

for your family because people are. watching you and they would love to see. you fall. They would love to see the. world break you. They would love it. So. when I was sitting with you guys before. coming on stage, there was some of you. for high school that I sat with, some of. you for college that I sat with, and you. guys had a lot of great questions. Some. of them I'll talk about, but you had. great questions. And again, you don't give up today, you. don't give up tomorrow.

We are on enemy occupied territory. And. the devil would love nothing more than. to be in the middle of your head. to dictate your fear, to dictate. whether or not you continue forward. having a chapter, to dictate. if you're scared. When you have someone you love no longer. with you, you look at this world way. differently. Way differently. My focus.

and my fixation is heaven forward. I do. not care. what this world tries to do to me to. break me because it won't. Every single. day that I wake up, I make sure that the. Holy Spirit has room within me. Less of. me, more of it. So that God can use me. [applause].

so that God can use me in ways that he. needs to. My husband stood on stage and. a lot of you know this. He stood on. stage at Afest and he surrendered. without you guys knowing, but I knew. because I was his wife. He stood on that. stage and he surrendered and he said, "Here I am, Lord. Use me." And my God. did he. [cheering].

And what's so interesting about all of. this is you have people who understand. marriage and then you have people who. don't. You have people who are in happy. marriages and you have people who. aren't. And you can tell it very. clearly. Whether it's them on the. internet, whether it's them in front of. your face, let me tell you something. about marriage. When you find the one that God has made. for you, whether that's your husband or. your wife, you will be so in lock step.

with one another that there is no. daylight or separation between you guys. You guys are building together as one. Some people think that Ephesians 5. is so it's probably one of the top 10. most confused passages in the Bible. Marriage is a beautiful covenant between. a man and a woman. And it is something. that. [cheering].

[applause]. And it is something. that and I pray none of you have to. experience this. But when your spouse goes to heaven, you. have made that covenant on the altar. with the Lord. that if something happened to them, God. steps in and fills that void. And he fills it in a way that you cannot. ever explain it to someone with words. from this world.

But when you think about marriage and. women, I want you to understand this. Submission is not a dirty word. When you. have married a man of God who. understands his role as a husband, [cheering]. >> it is not. [applause]. And so why am I here? Why am I here? My husband. built this movement.

He built this machine. And I watched him do it. And I stood by. his side through every sleepless night, through every moment of concern, through. every phone call, through every high, through every low of the things he could. control and the things he couldn't. I. was there. I was his vault. I was his. confidant. I was his.

And what's so special about that, and. you'll realize this if you think about. it, marriage. when done properly, when not rushed, and when you find the right person, it's not painful, it's not hindering. Women, you let your husband do what God. has called him to do, and you support. him because you are the guardian of the. home. Men, you love your wife.

like Christ loves a church. and you. [applause]. [applause]. and when you see and you have that. covenant, you have to think of it. thinking of like a worldly way to. explain it, but to me, think of it as a. cathedral, let's Say.

you're in Paris. and you see the most beautiful cathedral. with these stained glass windows. The cathedral is your husband strong on. the outside looking at it. It's. beautiful. It's strong. Holds the weight. of the entire cathedral. But those. stained glass windows are the wife. And. if you remove the frame of the. cathedral, those stained glass windows. shatter. They're useless. And if you.

have the cathedral without the stained. glass windows, what is it? Just an empty. thing of concrete. Sure, it's still serves its purpose, but. it's not complete. So it goes hand in hand. One is not a. weaker vessel than the other. And you. build together. And so again, I have seen my husband. build this. and he has entrusted it to all of us.

My daughter will be in Club America in. 10 years. And something I loved was that. when Charlie built this, the most important thing about this.

organization is our students. It's all. of you. And let me tell you why. Sure, we put on great events. We do. But my children are going to be looking. at every single one of you as they grow. up because you are an extension of my. husband. You will never replace him. He's. irreplaceable. But you're an extension of him to them.

And you will be able. to show them how to chart the path. Some of you asked, "How do I be. courageous on campus? You show up every day. That's step one. Charlie would say it doesn't take talent. to be courageous. I agree with that. But. it takes consistency and it's a muscle. You show up.

and you fight. Metaphorically, but hear. me out. This past week, I have seen. something I will I'm still trying to. unpack and put into words. And someone asked me, "Do you still want to go to the chapter. leadership summit?". And I sat there and I thought, I already. knew my answer, but I just thought about.

it. I like to internalize things. sometimes too much. And I thought to myself, you know, if you. don't fight for what's right, I would much rather our country look. like this room than the inside of that. courtroom.

So that means having hard conversations. That means when you're tableabling, if. your table keeps getting. destroyed,

become a roving table yourself and go. talk to people. Go sit with people at. lunch you don't normally sit with. Be. creative with the ways that you are a. chapter leader because you are a leader. You are not a follower. So, you have a. heavier weight and burden on your. shoulders. But I swear every morning. when you wake up, if you need that. courage, you say to yourself out loud, "God, do not give me any less of a. burden on my shoulders. Just give me. stronger shoulders." And I swear every.

time you pray that prayer, your. shoulders will be set back even further. And you will have a heavy load, but you. will be able to stand and you will be. able to walk in ways that people can. only describe it as the Holy Spirit. >> [applause]. [applause]. >> I want you guys to take the time as you. go into this fall semester and be.

creative. All of you are brilliant in. your own way and all of you bring a. different piece to the puzzle of Turning. Point USA. And I want you to think. outside of the four walls of your school. and outside of the four walls of your. chapter member group and outside of the. meeting that you have. We again put on great events. We put on. big events. All of that is very. important. But you cannot forget the. grassroots movement that this. organization was founded on. And so when.

you guys go out and talk to people and. you have chapter meetings and you're. saying, "Hey, it's spring summertime. People are checking out." People will. always check out. Control what you can. control. And that is yourself. And that. is also being able to control and make. environments for people that create. memories that have that grassroots. impact. Go do something in the. community. Go make a difference. There. are so many other organizations out. there, whether that's soup kitchens or. you know them better than I do in your.

community and you know the need. Go. fulfill it. Find something or someone. that you can help serve and use your. chapter to make that community area that. you have better than how you found it. And you'll be able to do that. And I. just want to encourage you as you go. into the semester. [applause]. [applause].

I know that some of you do know this, but some of you do not because some of. you might be new and post 910. This organization is not a flash in the. pan. We are not two years old. We are 14. years old. 14 years. My husband had a vision for this. organization that he entrusted into me. and I know that very well.

We will never be able to replace my. husband and that will never be the. intention. He is one of one and a true. legend among legends. But what he did. leave us was the blueprint. He left us the blueprint to follow. And. so for those of you who do know about. Turning Point, this will be a reminder. for those of you who don't. We are a big. tent. Not that big, but big. And we are. able to have a lot of programs within.

our organization that many don't. One of. our programs could be a nonprofit in. itself. There is so much more to us than just. our chapters, but our chapters are one. of the top most important portions of. the organization. So, all of you do know about NFP, our. field program and all of that. And when. I walked into the room, and I've shared. this with some of you, when I walked. into the room, when we were starting to. get back on our feet after everything. that happened in 910,

our team was talking about the things. that we are going to be building as we. move forward through the pain. And. here's the difference is that there are. people out there where pain and grief. will break you. But all of you in this room are very. similar to me. The DNA is very similar. You turn your grief into purpose. Because anyone can sit in a corner and. cry. Anyone can just say, "Poor me. Why me? Why this?" Anyone can say that. But it's. what you do with that pain and that.

grief that is the most important thing. that will outlive you. And so as we were. sitting in that conference room and we. were going through the commitments. Charlie had and the vision that we had, we left room for God to do what he does. best and write in some new things that. we didn't even have planned.

And when I walked into that room, I. didn't go, "Andrew Cipher. Who are you?". I knew him. I knew him very well and his. family. I didn't look at our COO, Justin, and was like, "All right, I need. to step back and we need to reassess. these processes. Don't do that event. I. don't even know what this is. Don't do. it." No. I said, "You all know what you. need to be doing." full steam ahead. You.

have your marching orders and we are. going to get through this and we are. going to make Charlie so damn proud. So for those of you who do know and. don't know, let this be a reminder of. what we do. I want to give you a brief.

overview. We have the field program that. you all are a part of. We are doing some. amazing new things. Within our grief, we. pulled off one of the most incredible. halftime shows this country has ever. seen. [cheering]. [applause]. We've expanded our TPUSA faith church.

network to 12,000. churches. 12,000. >> [applause]. >> We've launched a new program even aside. from the new program we had of Make. Heaven Crowded that's been touring. around this country. >> It's been amazing. By the way, [applause]. we've also launched within TP USA Faith. a program that is.

um a little bit more covert, being able. to go into the darkest portions. spiritually within our country, covertly. spread the gospel in those neighborhoods. for those people who need to hear the. gospel and do it in a way where you. don't need the branding, you don't need the credit, but you're. doing God's work and you are mixing and. shaking up that culture in a way they.

would have never expected. But that's. good. Go where you can have the conversation. That's what Charlie would do, no matter. how uncomfortable. Even if you only. agree on 5%, that's better than zero. So if you have a chance, find the. churches in your area that are a part of. the TPUSA faith network because those. pastors and those congregants can come. to your chapter, can lead Bible study, can pour into the young men.

It's special. We have a huge network for. those of you who are graduating high. school. We have something called. Prepier. >> [applause]. >> Prep Year is great. Prep Year falls. under Turning Point Education. Again, these micro programs and programs could. be organizations in themselves. Prep. Year, we had our first one this year and. I was blessed to be able to speak to. those students and to engage with them. They're incredible. The thing that's so.

special about Prep Year is that embodies. my husband in a way. where he took took a large gap year. Let's just say that he took a 13-year. gap year. and that's resulted in all of you being. here. But. but what's so great about prepier. and I and I could see even college.

seniors graduate going there if you want. to go to get your masters or anything. further and you kind of just want a. miniature break. It's nine months and. you get poured into by industry leaders, thought leaders, people from the admin, all different types of individuals come. and talk to you and it's amazing. It's a phenomenal program. It gives you. a second to just take a beat. So when. you are done, you either a know what. you're actually going to study when you.

get to college or b you don't go to. college because you were able to connect. with a mentor or an individual who is. hiring in the field that you wanted to. be in. It gives you that beat which I. think is very important and also gives. you a reflective period of being able to. pray to God to see is this the path that. you have for me? Is this your will? And. it just gives you that minute. And those. individuals that are a part of Prep. Year, we have one in in Texas. We're. opening up our second one in Chicago. Again, building. We're not stopping. The.

noise of the internet is the noise of. the internet. But you know what we do? We don't stay in our basement. We get. out and fight and we build. [applause]. Something also new. that we have under our program rise. which is our minority outreach program. is yep. is called communities.

post 910 as you can imagine and as you. have felt and as some of you are a. result of we have had a massive influx. of individuals saying I have no idea how. to help but I want to help and I'm not. in high school and I'm not in college. You have to understand that when Charlie. built Turning Point USA, he did it with. the mindset and the vision of having. Turning Point USA be something that will. be able to have you holistically a part. of the organization your entire life. So.

for Turning Point Education, we have. something for the little ones from zero. to whatever number and then we have high. school and then we have college. We. always have TPO safe faith. But. communities is something where in your. community it's almost like a community. chapter. Again, another new program that. we've implemented. The best thing about. a community chapter is that the high. school and college chapters can also be. a part of it. But what's interesting is. within communities,

you have four different programs. You. have rise again the minority outreach. You have young professionals which is. important. You have heroes, which is our veterans, our first. responders, and then you have families. So, it encompasses all of that. What's so special is that when you. graduate or when you leave, you can still always be a part of the. Turning Point USA family. whether you're.

a part of our programs, whether we hire. you, whether we help you get a job with the. admin or whatever else. Touching on the admin before I go to. something else. Real quick, I know it's not easy. I get it. Trust. me, I get it. But we fought so hard to. get this admin in office. And Charlie. would often say, "Regardless of how you.

feel of the person at the top of the. ticket, you are voting for the rest of. the ticket. You're voting for the rest. of the admin and the rest of the. cabinet.". So I say that because God willing. If we win in 28, great. That's a. blessing. But if we don't, we have two. years left. That's it. Politics will be. slightly boring. Slightly. Yeah. Boring. Once pus is out, there will be a whole new set of. circumstances that come in. But while we.

have it, no matter how messy it might. be, we have it. So, please try to take. advantage of that and look at. opportunities more so than obstacles. because it will always be tough out. there. It will always be a fight. Nothing's ever perfect. Great. That's. life. But as you go through life and you're. saying nothing's perfect, blah blah. blah, I hope that you find these. conferences and these events a place for. you to come to to realize how good we.

actually have it. I will say one more thing before we get. into something of a program that I'm. really excited about to share with you. that's very and very new and close to my. heart. Um, first and foremost, for those. of you who have been asking me about. having more um, I'll just do more overarching.

What is the vision for Turning Point. USA? Aside from the elephant in the room. about my husband, our mission is the same, especially when it comes to traditional. American values and what we stand for. But more so now than ever, I want to. make sure that you guys are well. equipped to be able to debate and have. conversations on campus. There will be. some of you who are going to be amazing.

to have you sit underneath that tent in. the quad and take on every single. question in a very respectful manner. and to be able to change people's minds. and to impact their hearts. There will. be some of you in this room. and you guys will be the ones that are. speaking to your own generation. That is. way more important than throwing some. man on campus that has no connection to. you guys. You want to hear from your. peers. I know that. I see that and I see. the need for it. I want you guys to know that we have.

resources at our disposal to help you to. do that, to get you equipped to be on. campus to do those things. If there are. speakers that you know of that you want. to hear from, please tell us. Not. everyone is meant to be under the tent. There are some people that are great for. being able to just go to a chapter. meeting. Everyone serves their role and purpose. in all of this. So, I want you guys to know that debate,

dialogue, civil discourse, those are. going to continue. more than ever among all the other. things that we have going on. The ethos. of this organization will always remain. the same. Always. And what my husband. built, we will not step away from. We. will not distort. We will not try to. rewrite. If it's not broken, you don't go and try. and fix it. ever. [applause].

So that's why even at Afest, you'll see some new speakers. You'll also see something in real time. that I think is really important. To. Cipher's point, we are not a think tank. We never will be. There's plenty of. those. Anyone can write white papers. and publish them. Great. What I want Afest to be.

is filled with debate, right on right, left on right. to be able to go to Amfest and say, "What is this movement?" and come out. with an answer. To be able to in real. time see the white paper go through the. Turning Point USA machine and come out. at the end and for you guys to be able. to make your educated decision on where. you stand on issues and not have to. regurgitate talking points that you hear. from people from their podcasts that are.

too afraid to have those debates because. they don't actually know what they. believe. They just regurgitate the. points that they think sound good so. that their audience stays strong. So, Ampfest will be fun. If you think of a very uncomfortable. Thanksgiving dinner, put that on. steroids. It'll be interesting. A little spicy. That's good though. That's good because. it challenges your your normal thinking.

But this one, this next program that's. new again, all of the stuff that I've. mentioned is all new from 910. So when. people ask you what is turning point. even doing. a lot and we have not stopped. this. new initiative, if you want to call it.

that, has been something that Charlie. and I have talked about for years. I asked him many times when it would. happen. He would always say soon. He would always say soon. And now more than ever, I know that it's. something that we need. because all of you young men in here, I. need you to be strong.

I need you [applause]. >> [applause]. >> I need you to be the hands and the feet. in a way that inspires other generations. of young men to wake up, to get off. video games, >> to get off. [applause].

to pour into your community, to pour. into your family, and to be the man that. God has created you to be. And so this. next program. has been something that. I am I am making sure. honors my husband and provides all of. you. a way. to be well equipped to be that man and. your own community in your sphere of. influence. So, I'm proud to announce.

that this fall. and this summer, we will be having our. men's leadership summit. [applause]. [applause]. You're welcome. You're welcome.

>> [applause]. [cheering]. >> Go ahead and put the graphic up. So, let me tell you about this. Trust me, we went through a lot of it. I. was like, "No, I don't like that. No, I.

don't like that." Perfect. I'm very big. on design. It's a thing. So, hear me out. This will not be young men, all of you, sitting in chairs with the fire. sparklers and the EDM music. That's not. this. Okay. Young men are not meant to. sit in chairs for 10 hours hearing from. people pour into them. That's not how. this is going to work. This is very. different from our other programs. And.

this is intentional because. I have a son and it's creating this with. him and Charlie in mind. Let me explain. this to you. When you come to this. event, you will be it's very exclusive, very intentional. We are not releasing a. speaker list. We are you will know who the speakers. are, but we're not making it public. And. that's intentional because there are. certain people who want to pour into you.

in various industries who you would be. shocked and surprised to have pour into. you. And it gives them the opportunity to do. that and still fly under the radar. because like Charlie would say, there. are certain people that are meant to be. fighters and there are certain people. that are meant to support the fighters. And sometimes those people are behind. the scenes and that's okay. There's. nothing wrong with that. Again, everyone. serves their purpose. But with Invictus, what we're trying to make sure that you. guys have is the opportunity to be able. to let that shield down. You guys will.

be going to a retreat center. When I say. that, I mean you will be in the. outdoors. You will be in California. [applause]. So again, you'll be poured into in the. morning, afternoon, evening, briefly, not super heavy, but then you guys can. go out and you guys can do archery. You. guys can go swim, you guys canoe,

whatever you want. It's a huge property, so you guys will have access to that. College men, October, high school men, summer. Again, it's going to be an incredible. time. I want you guys to roll the video. so that they can see um what what we're. aiming at here for intentionality. [music]. Liberty is not man's idea. It is God's.

idea. We are in a spiritual war, everybody. that is beyond just the. [music] material that we are seeing. Young boys and young men are looking for. something [music] to connect to that. gives them purpose that says it's okay. to be a man. >> [music]. >> We believe in strong alpha godly [music]. high te high achieving confident.

well-armed and disruptive men are the. hope not the problem [music] in America. And at Turning Point USA, not only do we. celebrate masculinity, [music]. we believe that masculinity is the. answer to so many of our problems in. this country. The stakes are high. We have only begun [music] to fight. [applause].

Again, we build in pain and grief. And. that's what we'll continue to do. And. so, for those of you who want to come in. October, please make sure you sign up. You'll figure out how. the logistics. someone else can handle, but you'll. figure out how. But in closing, I just want to encourage you how. important your choices are.

People will say, "How do you do it?" The. only answer I will ever have is by the. grace of God. That's just it. But more so than that, when I was your age, I made sure that. the choices that I was making, it's. almost like a muscle, if you will.

The more you use it, the more you can. rely upon it when you're making those. choices. I don't know if you guys are. athletes. I was a I played basketball in. high school and college. [cheering]. And what you learn and what I love about. sports is the discipline. Lazy people attract lazy people. Driven. and motivated people attract driven and. motivated people. So every day you have. a choice. Just like that man that was in. the courtroom who murdered my husband.

So every choice that you make, I've said. this before, leaves a mark on your soul. So when you wake up in the morning after. you just had your table flipped, the chapter leader from Belmont told me. the most horrifying thing that people do. in front of her table. When that happens to you, you have a. choice.

Do you wake up the next day and go table. again? You do. You do. You also have the choice. of making sure that every possible. chance you have, you reflect the gospel. And so. when you're on campus, people will watch.

your actions way more than your words. So whatever's happening when about your. before you even set up your table, just. ask God to put the armor of God around. you and to protect everything in your. sphere. Put a hedge of protection around. yourself, your brain. Don't put the. pressure on yourself to carry a revival. You are a seed planter. Everyone serves. a purpose, but when they come up to your. table, plant the seed. Be warm and. engage in.

If you don't want to say big sucks, that's fine. and say, "I love small. government." There's different ways of. making things sound optimistic. And that's what I want people to. understand about Turning Point USA. What you are a part of is something that. is a solution. It's not creating more. problems. You guys are the solution to a lot of. things in this country. And your voice. carries so much weight. So when someone says, "Why are you a. part of Turning Point?" I want you to. put your shoulders back and stand very.

tall and say because yes, okay, this is. Charlie's legacy, but it's also mine. And millions of people are watching you. Millions. And every day when you make the choice. to fight again, not just for my husband, but for yourself and for your family, you are standing up against evil and. declaring. to the heavens on high that again, this. world will never break you and that you.

are allowing the Holy Spirit to work. through you in a way that will just make. the enemy cower. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Enemy cow. So, I don't care. if it's a trans, if it's a gender. confused person, if it's a Muslim, if. it's whoever else that's standing in. front of you that's spitting on you, that's cussing at you, that's throwing.

your buttons everywhere. I don't care. You are what? You are what Charlie. always said. You are what? You are a. happy warrior. That is what you are. [cheering] as you fight. And so before I know there's someone. else who wants to speak after I close. out, but. before I close, there is something that. has gotten me through not just these. past 10 months, but also this past week,

and that is the power of prayer. And. before I have you guys leave here, which. again it's not I don't want you guys to. leave after I'm done because there's. something they want to share with you. But before you guys leave here, I want to cover you guys in prayer. I send out something to our staff every. Monday asking how I can pray for them by. name and what other prayer requests and. praise reports that they have. because I want to be able to support. them. I will be doing the same with you.

guys. You don't have to put your name if. you don't want to, but I want to know. how I can be praying for each and every. one of you individually as you go back. into the battlefield because that's what. it is. And we are all in this fight. together. We are all on the front lines. together. I want you to know that you. have access to me and to Turning Point. If those of you have not been to. headquarters, please come. We have six. buildings and they're packed and they're. filled with people who love this country. and love you. And so if you ever have a.

doubt or a hesitation as to why you are. a part of this organization, come home. Come see us. We would love to see you. And. but I want to cover you all in prayer. and I'm going to ask that Robin Pew. comes out. He is my husband's executive. adviser. Amazing man of God. and he is a.

prayer warrior. [applause]. And I'm going to ask for him to cover. you all in prayer. in a way that will just ignite your soul. and fire even more for the fight because. we need you. We all need you. And I am. so so proud of each and every one of. you. and I cannot thank you enough for. making sure that my husband's life does. not become a footnote in a history book.

So great, [applause]. [applause]. his voice, his legacy, your voice. Your way to keep Charlie's legacy alive. is to find your voice. And I hope this. weekend has been in part equipping for.

you to be able to find your voice. Proverbs 18:16 says, "A man's gift makes. room for him. A woman's gift makes room. for her and ushers her into the great.". You are not Charlie. He would not want. you to use his voice. He would want you. to use the platform that he created, that Erica created for you to find your. voice. Imagine if every single one of.

you understood at your core soul level. your identity in Christ and the gifts. that he has bestowed upon you. The. untapped potential that is in this room. can continue to change the world. [applause]. That's how we keep Charlie's legacy. alive. And that's how we honor Erica,

the leader of this organization, with you understanding your identity, your identity in Christ, and how you're. made. Not the same as somebody else, different, unique. So what I want to do in this prayer is I. want to commission you for the work that. God has spoken into you for the reason. that you came your assignment. So if you. would I would love for you to stand up.

turn your hands open this way in a. posture of receiving and I forbid the. enemy from knowing, hearing, perceiving. anything that we are talking about in. the name of Jesus. We are doing kingdom. business here. And he is barred. He is banned to the. foot of the cross to hear anything that. we're doing. And let us go into this. commissioning. Holy Spirit, come. and bring your presence and your power. inside of every single one of us.

You say in scripture that we will do. more than even Christ when he was on. this planet. We have a hard time. believing that because of the miracles. that he performed. And yet we will take. you at your word, your inherent word in. scripture. And if that's the case, we have. authority. Father God, we only want what you want. And we ask that you bring your provision.

and your protection for your glory. Humble us. Make us into that happy warrior that. Charlie so well modeled for us. Give us the obedience to submit to your. will. Give us the ears to be able to hear what. that will is, what that assignment is.

Give us the discernment to build others. up with our words. Let our words. stemming from the purity of our heart be. aromatic even to others. who don't want to hear it. Give us the courage to serve others, even the ones that we have a hard time. wanting to serve.

consecrate, Lord, each individual. for your assignment for them. And I commission every single one of. you, for your assignment, your unique. specific assignment from the Lord. And I. ask that the Lord strengthen your hand. I bless you with strong hands for that. work as you stand before God. in this world and say what Charlie.

always said, "Yes, Lord, here I am. Send. me." And all God's children said, >> "Amen.". [cheering]. [applause]. >> God bless you guys. Keep fighting the. good fight.