Welcome to the Jesus Image podcast.

Well, I'd like everyone just to stand for a moment, if you don't mind.

Jesus culture has blessed the nations of the world for a very, very, very long time.

The movements in churches don't just become what they are by accident.

It usually takes, actually it always takes families and leaders to lay their lives down for the cause of Jesus.

And Banning and C.J. Lebescher have done nothing shy of that. They've given their

lives for the gospel. I can remember being marked in Chicago. Was that 2012 or 11? 2011, I went to

Chicago to Jesus Culture's Conference, and my life was radically, radically changed. I could sense and actually experienced the power and presence of the Holy Spirit in a new and fresh way.

And I'm so grateful to the Lord for all that Banning and CJ have given.

I remember walking into my first Jesus culture event.

I don't even know if Banning knows this,

but it was in a Liseo Viejo at a vineyard. Would that be like, oh, six or seven or something?

Early on, I snuck in this rebellious assemblies of God pastor took me there. He's like,

hey, I'm assemblies, but this group came down and it's pretty

wild over there and God's really moving and people are getting healed. And I sat in the back and

watched the Lord heal people. It was so powerful. So many of us were touched by the Lord.

I just want to say that Banning and C.J. have been doing this for a long time. And the longer

you do this, the more you

value that. The more you value their commitment to the Lord and to his church and to their marriage.

It's just a wonderful thing to see them walk this out with integrity. And I believe the Lord

sent banning tonight for a few reasons, one of which is

God has a fresh outpouring of fire for this next generation. And even though he's getting old,

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