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Greg Laurie Podcast

An Ex-Mobster’s Testimony: Mafia Life, Finding God in Prison, and Emulating Jesus’ Manhood (Michael Franzese Interview)

Greg Laurie Podcast

Greg Laurie

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.83.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Michael Franzese shares his life story and how Jesus completely changed it.

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0:00.0

Greg Lorry and Harvest Ministries recommend the best-selling book, Cold Case Christianity,

0:05.7

from former Detective J. Warner Wallace.

0:08.3

That's a book we're offering this month to our listeners, Cold Case Christianity, written by Detective J.

0:13.6

Warner Wallace.

0:14.7

A homicide detective investigates the claims of the gospel.

0:18.9

So get your own copy of Cold Case Christianity.

0:22.2

It's our offer for this month for your gift of any size.

0:25.5

Request yours for a limited time at harvest.org.

0:30.5

Okay, I want you to stop and think about someone that you know that is not a believer in Jesus Christ.

0:38.2

And imagine them carrying a Bible, going to church, saying praise the Lord.

0:44.5

Can you think of someone?

0:46.3

We all know people that seem to be unreachable.

0:49.9

Well, I'm going to do an interview in a few moments with someone that fits that category.

0:56.1

His name is Michael Franziz.

0:58.8

He was a member of the Colombo crime family.

1:02.2

He was a mobster, a good fella, the real deal.

1:07.2

And he is one of the most amazing conversion stories I've ever heard.

1:11.4

I've had the opportunity to interview some pretty interesting people like Alice Cooper,

1:16.6

rock star extraordinaire, Daryl Strawberry, famous for his great exploits as a baseball player,

1:24.7

but also infamous for what happened off the field, being arrested for

1:29.6

drugs and other things, and how God reached them. But the story of Michael Franziz, to me, is one of the

1:37.6

most amazing stories of all. And I hope that it will inspire you to continue to pray for people you know that don't know

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