America is at a crossroads. In this powerful episode of Behind the Mike Podcast with Mike Stone, Mike delivers a bold message: we don’t just need revival—we need repentance.
From Charlie Kirk’s tragic death to the cultural chaos we see daily, the signs are clear: Satan is working overtime to fracture families, weaken the church, and destroy a nation. But as believers, we cannot stay silent, lukewarm, or neutral.
🔥 In this episode, Mike breaks down:
• Why lukewarm Christianity is dangerous (Revelation 3:16, James 2:19)
• How Satan’s fingerprints are all over our culture (John 10:10)
• What removing God from schools did to our nation
• The real enemy behind America’s decline (Ephesians 6:12)
• How believers can fight back with prayer, fasting, and truth
This is not a political call. This is a biblical call. America needs God again—and it starts with you and me.
🙏 If you’re ready to rise up, stand firm in your faith, and make heaven crowded, this episode is for you.
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⏱️ Time-Stamped Chapters
0:00 – Introduction: The battle lines are clear
0:26 – The hornet’s nest of believers awakened
1:20 – Lukewarm Christianity: A dangerous place
2:31 – Faith without obedience is useless
3:06 – Satan’s strategy against families and culture
4:13 – What happened when America pushed God out
5:16 – The consequences: Abortion, confusion, hopelessness
5:44 – Revival vs. repentance
6:24 – The real enemy is spiritual, not political
7:35 – What awakening should look like in America
8:17 – A call to put on the armor of God
8:50 – Repent, refocus, and rise
9:32 – Closing challenge: We need God in America again
Episode Transcript
Hey, my friends, you know, Idon't need to tell you
that we're living in a timewhere the lines between
good and evilcouldn't be more clear.
And yet so many peopleare blind to it.
So just over a week ago,Charlie Kirk's death shook me.
And Erica Kirk's wordslit something inside of me.
(00:22):
She stood and saidabout evil doers.
She said, you have no ideawhat you have just unleashed
across this entire countryand this world.
And I thought, yeah, that's it.
Satan thinks he can silence.
(00:42):
Voices, break families,destroy communities.
But what he doesn't know is thathe just kicked a hornet's
nest of believers who are donebeing quiet.
And here's what I want tosay to you.
You cannot sit on the sidelinesanymore.
If you call yourselfa Christian.
(01:03):
This is not a timefor half hearted faith.
This is a battle.
You cannot be neutral.
We're going to talk about thatcoming up.
This.
All right.
Let's start here becausethis is uncomfortable,
(01:26):
but it's necessary.
Jesus said in revelation 316,because you are lukewarm,
neither hot nor cold.
I'm about to spit youout of my mouth.
That's harsh,but it's the truth.
We have a wholegeneration of people who call
themselves Christian.
But there's no fire,no growth, no obedience.
(01:51):
They may show up to churchonce in a while.
Maybe post a verse online.
Maybe praywhen a life falls apart.
But their liveslook no different
than the world's.
So let's go to Jameschapter two, verse 19.
It says even the demonsbelieve and shudder.
(02:15):
Belief isn't the sameas surrender.
Belief without obedienceis useless.
So let's set therecord straight.
If your faithisn't shaping your life,
it's not faith at all.
If Jesus doesn't change theway that you think,
the way you talk,the way you live
(02:36):
and fight your battles,then you're asleep
in the war and asleep.
Soldiers, they're easy prey.
So let's call this what it is.
Satan.
He's public enemy number one.
And for too long,we've ignored him,
joked about him,or underestimated him.
So John 1010lays it out very plain,
(03:01):
says the thiefcomes to steal, kill
and destroy.
That's his mission.
And if you look aroundat our culture, you'll see
his fingerprints everywhere.
For decades,he's been waging war
on our families.
Listen to this.
Fatherless homes, robbingkids of identity,
(03:22):
leadership, stability.
Redefining marriage.
Dismantling God'sdesign of one man and one woman.
Gender confusion.
Attacking the very imageof God in creation.
Normalizing pornographyand casual sex.
(03:43):
Enslaving minds and corruptingtrue intimacy.
And then finally attackingparental authority.
Convincing kidstheir parents are out of touch.
Well, culture becomes theirnew teacher.
Look, if Satan can fracturethe family, he can fracture
the church.
(04:03):
And if he can fracturethe church, he can fracture
a nation.
And I don't think for a secondhe's not being intentional
about this.
Satan doesn't need youto become a Satanist.
He doesn't need tomake you a murderer.
He just needs youdistracted, divided,
and too weak to fight back.
(04:24):
So let's zoom out.
What's happened to America?
Well, in 1962 and 1963,the Supreme Court said
no prayer, no Bibles in school.
That wasn't just a legal shift.
It was a spiritual one.
We pushed God outof our classrooms,
(04:44):
and we've been payingthe price ever since.
What filled that vacuum?
Well, you may knowsecularism, humanism,
relativism,the idea that truth is
whatever you feel.
And now we wonderwhy our nation is falling apart.
(05:04):
Here's the fruit of that.
Abortion was legalized.
Over 60 millionunborn children lost.
Violent crime is surging.
Confusion about identity,sexuality and morality.
A generationdrowning in anxiety.
(05:25):
Depression and hopelessness.
Psalm 3312 says,blessed is the nation
whose God is the Lord.
And right now,America is proving the opposite.
Cursed is the generationthat rejects him.
Let me be clear.
(05:46):
We don't just needrevival in America.
We need repentance.
We need to turn back to God.
Now here's where so many of usget tripped up.
We see the chaos in our culture,the corruption in government,
the insanity in the media.
And we think that's the enemy.
(06:08):
Ephesians 612 says otherwise.
It says in Ephesians 612,we wrestle not against
flesh and blood,but against rulers, authorities,
cosmic powers of this darkness.
We've got to remind ourselvesthe real enemy
isn't a politicianor a celebrity or my neighbor.
(06:35):
Those are just pawnson the board.
The mastermind behindthe curtain is Satan.
And if he keeps us distractedfighting other people,
we'll never fight him.
And that's exactlywhere he wants us.
So hear me.
Stop wasting your ammoon the wrong target.
(06:57):
The fight is spiritual,and the victory comes
through prayer,through scripture, and through
standing firm in truth.
So let's talk about what's next.
Erica Kirk said the enemy hasno idea what he's awakened.
That hit me hard.
(07:20):
So what should this firestormlook like?
Well, it starts with you.
Starts with me.
It starts in our homes,in our churches,
in our communities.
And here's what it looks like.
Prayer and fasting.
(07:40):
Believers crying out to Godlike never before.
Families, fathers and mothersstepping back into spiritual
leadershipand teaching their kids
the Word of God.
Our churchespreaching repentance
(08:01):
and holiness, not comfortand entertainment.
Christians in general.
Be bold in the workplaces,in the schools,
in your neighborhoods,unashamed of the gospel
of Jesus Christ.
This isn't a callto get political.
This is a call to get biblical,to put on the armor
(08:22):
of God the truth,the righteousness, the faith,
the salvation, the word, prayerand stand your ground.
Because make no mistake,Satan is real.
This war is real,but God is greater
and the victory is alreadysecured at the cross.
(08:46):
So let me wrap this up.
I'm preaching to myself as well.
If you've been lukewarm, repent.
If you've beendistracted, refocus.
If you've been silent, speak.
Romans 1311 says,the hour has come for you
(09:09):
to wake up from your slumber.
That's not a suggestion.
That's a charge.
America has pushed God out.
We're reaping the consequences.
But Satan has overplayedhis hand.
He's awakened something thathe cannot contain.
(09:32):
So let's rise.
Let's pray.
Let's repent.
And let's fight the right enemy.
Because Satan may be publicenemy number one.
But Jesus Christis the King of kings.
And if America is to stand,the church must rise.
(09:55):
Friends, we need Godin America again.
And it starts with you.
And it starts with me.
So as Erica Kirk said,let's rise up and let's make
heaven crowded.
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