Brandon Lake Experienced “The Most Holy Moment” Leading Worship At The Charlie Kirk Memorial Service
“Turn us back to You, O Lord, and we will be restored; Renew our days as of old.”
– Lamentations 5:21
“I don’t know what’s happening right now, but it is the closest thing to — if not, absolute — revival,” said Brandon Lake in a powerful video statement he shared to social media on September 24.
In the video, Brandon is joined by his wife, speaking just a few days after leading worship with several prominent Christian artists at the memorial service for Charlie Kirk, which was held on September 21 at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
There, over 90,000 people, including President Donald Trump, heard the Gospel message and were engaged in worship of Jesus, which was a core part of Charlie’s intent for the organization he founded, Turning Point USA.
“We’ve seen so many videos, posting that they’ve just found Jesus, that they’ve given their life to Jesus,” Brandon said.
Chiming in, Brittany added, “Or have come back after a long time away.”
Continuing, Brandon said, “Real quick, if you’ve somehow stumbled upon my page, I love Jesus, I make Jesus music. I just want to say, ‘Welcome to the family of God.’ You’ve made the best decision you could ever make in your life.”
Noting that “there’s so many things” he wants to say, Brandon stated, “I feel this fire.”
Brandon Lake Speaks On The Worship Service At Charlie Kirk’s Memorial Service
Pivoting to how he wound up leading a 2-hour worship set with Phil Wickham, Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe Carnes, and Elevation Worship’s Tiffany Hudson at the Charlie Kirk memorial service, Brandon said, “Brittany and I got this invitation to go lead worship at Charlie Kirk’s funeral. I love that Brittany’s immediate response was, ‘Yes, we are doing this.’”
He expressed how he was unsure what “this was going to say to the world,” but came to an important realization, saying, “I realized I don’t need to be afraid about what this looks like because, for me, and for us, this wasn’t a political, this was not me saying I’m siding with anyone, other than we are going to go minister to a widow who just lost her husband, and who was a man of faith, and we wanted to honor their family.”
Recalling Erika Kirk’s request for Brandon to be involved in the memorial service for Charlie, he said that Erika expressed her hope for there “to be worship to set the tone” and to “lead the way” as they celebrated her husband’s life.
He then alluded to Genesis 50:20, saying, “What the enemy intends for evil, God intends for good.”
This, he said, is contributing to the feeling of revival he is experiencing, saying, “We are watching that play out right now.”
Speaking to those who have recently professed their faith in Jesus, Brandon said, “I’m proud of all of you that have decided to follow Jesus.”
Thinking back on the worship service he led, he recalled that after they sang his song “Gratitude,” they then sang “Agnus Dei,” which he said was followed by “the most holy moment — I have goosebumps — that I have ever experienced in worship.”
There, for nine minutes, no one sang a word, but everyone was prayerfully engaged.
Now, Brandon is preparing for tour and is asking himself, “How do we pour gas on the fire of revival?”
Further, he and Brittany both tearfully shared how the decision to participate in the memorial service was a challenging one, as it meant not participating in another opportunity. Still, there was a confidence they had that this was the right thing to do, and Brittany expressed how, for her, staying home with their children so that Brandon can lead worship is part of their ministry as a married team.
“It’s just really amazing how God always, whenever we have to make a really hard decision, and we wish we could be everywhere and do everything … God always shows us why,” Brittany said.
Affirming this, Brandon said with a smile, “That’s the thing, God is going to use, I mean, almost every imperfect way — I’m imperfect, I present the Gospel all the time, my life isn’t perfect — but God uses broken and imperfect people to carry His message and His Gospel.”
Continuing, Brandon said, “Y’all, I’ve been praying for revival my whole life, and never in a million years, thought that He would bring about revival in this way. I always thought that it would happen in the four walls of a church, and the church is happening — maybe even moreso outside of the four walls that you attend on Sunday.”
He added, “Know that you can have church anywhere you are if you carry the Spirit of God, man, you are the church. Rise to the occasion, the invitation, and let’s do everything that we can to continue to see people’s lives changed, transformed, and give the gift of Heaven and the friendship of Jesus.”
Concluding his remarks, Brandon said, “There’s so much I could say, but we are just blown away at God’s kindness and what’s He’s doing, and it’s only just the start. Let’s go.”
Watch the full video of Brandon and Brittany Lake speaking on the revival they’re seeing in America, here:
What Is Revival?
Revival, in the Christian sense, is a moment in the world in which there is a renewed interest in faith in Jesus. It’s a moment in which the invisible church, which is the believers’ hope and faith in Christ, is suddenly very visible.
Historically, there have been three periods of revival in America, with the First Great Awakening in the 1730s through the 1760s, the Second Great Awakening in the 1790s through the 1840s, and the Third Great Awakening beginning around 1857 and going through the early 1900s.
The rise of the Southern Baptist Convention and the Jesus Movement in the 1960s have sometimes been seen as indicative of a Fourth Great Awakening.
Regardless, these moments were marked by an interest in studying God’s Word, with many professing faith in Christ.
Pastor Kevin DeYoung, of Christ Covenant Church in North Carolina, wrote on the marks of “true revival,” outlining five tenets of a revival in light of the Biblical account in 2 Kings of King Josiah seeking after the Lord.
Those five tenets are, according to DeYoung, as follows:
- A rediscovery of the word of God;
- A restored sense of the fear of God;
- A return to God through confession and repentance;
- A renewed spiritual commitment and accountability; and
- A reformation of true piety.
For more information on revival, the theme of the 2025 Founders Conference was “Revive Us, O Lord!,” with many pastors, including Tom Ascol and Voddie Baucham speaking on revival.
Watch Voddie Baucham speak on revival at the Founders Conference, here:
