America back as ‘light of the world’ after millions hear Gospel at Kirk memorial

Does the Charlie Kirk memorial service represent another turning point for the United States, this time back to its foundation as “a city on a hill” and “a light to the world”?

Jamie Bambrick certainly thinks so.

Posting on X, the pastor from Northern Ireland compared “a mild but sincere reference to the love of Jesus Christ” in the late Queen Elizabeth’s annual Christmas address to what happened at Kirk’s memorial – which was watched around the world by a reported 100 million people.

“I just heard:

• Multiple clear presentations of the gospel from men like @robmccoyus and @DrFrankTurek with clear calls to repentance and faith 

• Worship songs full of Scripture sung by tens of thousands live and millions at home 

• Personal testimonies of lives transformed by the work of Christ and the witness of believers 

• Demonstration and explanation of the value of marriage, child-rearing and family 

• Calls to Romans 13 for the government to bear the sword for the protection of good and punishment of the wicked 

• Declarations of spiritual warfare on the forces of evil and promises to endure no matter the cost 

• Calls to be prophets and call the nation to repent 

• More Scripture references and Bible readings than I can count 

• And a widow publicly forgiving her husband’s killer because Christ forgave his killers on the cross. 

“All of it done before, and by, the most powerful people in your nation and the world. You guys should be on your knees thanking God for your country. It is a light to the world. Never stop fighting for it.”

Bambrick was not alone in admiring the bold declarations of faith.

“Charlie Kirk’s vigil acting as a rally for Jesus is a net positive for society,” wrote Shabbos Kestenbaum, a Jew who works for PragerU, which is allied with Kirk’s organization, Turning Point USA. “America would be a MUCH better country if more Christians went to Church.”

Chad Felix Greene, who calls himself “gay and Jewish,” described the gathering as “the safest and most loving group of people in the country.

“If this is what leads our country into the future, I will stand with you and support it the whole way.”

Sana Ebrahimi, who grew up Muslim but now is agnostic, said she has become “very intrigued by Christianity, especially after realizing that so much of what Islam teaches about Jesus and Christianity is either completely wrong or heavily distorted.”

She said Erika Kirk’s words of forgiveness toward the man accused of killing her husband were “powerful beyond words” and marveled at how joyous the service felt.

“What struck me most was how, even though death is heavy and this was by nature a sad occasion, the entire event carried a celebratory spirit that honored life,” she wrote.

Mikhaila Peterson, daughter of Jordan Peterson, replied that she experienced something similar before.

“I felt like this when I was an agnostic and witnessed what Christianity did for people,” she wrote. “And 3 years after yearning for that I got saved. I can’t describe the relief on a soul level.”

“You can experience it too,” posted Alex Clark, a Turning Point podcaster, as she and others encouraged Ebrahimi to keep exploring Jesus.

Other users noted how all four members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet who spoke – Tulsi Gabbard, Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth and RFK Jr. – used their platforms to talk about Christ.

“Even four years ago, I would never have imagined a presidential administration in which every single Cabinet member at this memorial used their time to share the gospel explicitly and proudly,” posted Kaylee McGhee White, a Fox News contributor. “This is a profound act of mercy on our nation. We don’t deserve it, but may we be so bold so as not to squander it.”

Vice President JD Vance also preached the Gospel, and Trump himself acknowledged “the Almighty,” meaning there was scarcely a speaker who did not give glory to God.

Just eight months after Trump retook the White House, America appears to have shifted away from promoting policies such as diversity, equity and inclusion and LGBTQ initiatives to openly speaking about Jesus at the highest levels of government.

Tom Harper, founder of a website on biblical leadership, called Kirk’s memorial “a service that shook the world.”

“My jaw kept dropping as the gospel was presented over and over on the international stage,” he wrote. “Something has changed in America … I thank God for using Charlie’s death to intensify the light of Jesus in this dark world.”

Harper urged pastors, marketplace leaders and families to be bold in sharing the gospel, concluding: “We have witnessed history. Now is the time to follow where God leads us next!”

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