Charlie Kirk Assassination: A Wake-Up Call for Christians | Live Free with Josh Howerton

Live Free with Josh Howerton

Lakepointe Church

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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In this powerful episode of LIVE FREE, Pastors Josh Howerton and Carlos Erazo, joined by special guest Pastor Ryan Visconti, confront the spiritual battle behind rising cultural violence, including the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk. They dive into why the gifts of the Holy Spirit are still active, how Christians can grieve with hope, and what bold faith looks like in dark times. With biblical truth and a call to courageous prayer, this conversation will equip you to stand firm in Christ, speak boldly, and trust God to move in power today. 👍 Like, Comment, & Subscribe for more life-changing podcasts! 🔔 Turn on notifications so you never miss an update! 📝 SHOW NOTES Subscribe now to receive the show notes directly in your inbox with each new episode. These notes are filled with key insights and scripture to help you reflect and grow deeper in your faith – https://lakepointe.church/shownotes 👇 DON’T MISS OUT! Have you recently decided to follow Jesus? Text LIFE to 20411 to take your next step with Jesus: https://lakepointe.church/baptism/ ⛪ ABOUT LAKEPOINTE CHURCH:We believe that Lakepointe is a movement for all people to Know God, Find Freedom, Discover their Calling, and Make a Difference. With 7 DFW locations and programs for all ages, there's something for everyone. 🤝 Support this ministry and help us reach more people with the Gospel: https://lakepointe.church/give STAY CONNECTED:🌐 Website: https://lakepointe.church/👍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lpconnect/📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lpconnect 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lakepointechurch 🎧 LISTEN ON THE GO! ▶️ Live Free on Spotify / https://open.spotify.com/show/353ryGdZNlebaiqkCcy3Yc▶️ Live Free on Apple Podcasts / https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-free-with-josh-howerton/id1669321198

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0:00.0	Welcome to Live Free with Pastor Josh Howardton.
0:03.5	We're so glad you're here.
0:05.1	Lake Point Church is a movement for all people to know Jesus,
0:08.8	live free and make a difference with their lives.
0:11.5	And this weekly podcast is all about helping you do just that.
0:15.3	Each episode is a deep dive into the Word of God,
0:17.7	tackling life, culture, and faith with truth and clarity so you can be
0:22.1	equipped to live free in Christ. Thanks for tuning in. And be sure to subscribe so you never miss an
0:27.7	episode and follow us on all our social platforms to stay connected to everything happening
0:32.5	with Live Free. Now, let's dive into today's episode.
0:56.1	Well, hey, welcome back to another episode of the Live Free podcast. My name is Carlos Rassar, and I'm here today with Pastor Josh Howardton wearing a live-free hat. We're wearing a live-free hat, man. Hey, I'll be honest. I got a bit of a heavy heart recording this one. It is, yeah. Me too. So we got, just to give people heads out, we're recording this,
1:02.3	I'm going to give away a little secret. We're recording this on a Thursday. That's the day after the assassination of Charlie Kirk and also the day after encounter prayer or worship night.
1:09.1	But anyway, just give a heads up. You know, I'm just, you know, I'm not as cheery and goofy as typical for some obvious reasons. We're gonna spend a lot of time with the back have of this podcast talking about that. That's right. And we wanna answer, you know, some questions about that. And by the way, we've got a buddy of mine, Pastor Ryan Visconti, this is going to be
1:28.8	hopping on in a few minutes on a podcast because he was actually a pretty personal friend of
1:34.2	Charlie's. I don't think, I'll ask you to edit this out if you, I'm not allowed to say this,
1:39.2	but he's the pastor that TPUSA asked to come over to their headquarters last night and minister to their
1:44.0	staff.
1:45.3	And so I want Ryan, he had some interesting perspectives on a few things, but there's like
1:49.6	something very spiritual going on in our nation. And we're going to talk about it. So if I seem a
1:54.2	little less jovial than usual, that's why. That's right. But I do have a live free hat on.
1:59.6	I like your live free hat. Well, we got a shot of hat on. I like your live free hat. We got a shot of it.
2:02.3	Yeah, there it is. Yeah. We got some merch coming, man. You know what? We didn't plan this,
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