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REBECCA: HEY, GUYS.
WELCOME TO ANOTHER EPISODE OFON AIR WITH REBECCA.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TODAY
BECAUSE WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST WITH US.
HE'S A HUSBAND, FATHER, AND PROPHET.
HE'S THE FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF THE ALTAR GLOBAL.
HE'S SPOKEN ON STAGES ACROSS THE U.S.
PLEASE WELCOME TO THE SHOW
JEREMIAH JOHNSON.
JEREMIAH: HEY, THANKS SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME TODAY.
REBECCA: THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
JEREMIAH: IF I COULD JUST SPEAK
AS LIKE A HUSBAND AND A FATHER OF FOUR SMALL CHILDREN,
I TOTALLY GET THE WRESTLE
THAT ESPECIALLY AMERICAN PARENTS HAVE
OF LIKE, LORD, WHAT DOES ETERNITY LOOK LIKE
WHEN WE'RE SO BUSY,
WHEN I'VE GOT KIDS.
I'VE GOT RESPONSIBILITY.
REBECCA: YOU HAVE GOT FOUR KIDS.
YOU CAN REALLY SPEAK TO THIS.
JEREMIAH: 10, 8, 5, AND 3, RIGHT?
REBECCA: THAT'S A LOT. JEREMIAH: AND SO, YEAH, AND FOR ME,
IT'S LITERALLY, IT'S I'M READING THE BIBLE
A CHAPTER A NIGHT WITH MY 10 AND EIGHT-YEAR-OLD,
AND WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE WORD OF GOD.
WE PUT ON WORSHIP MUSIC IN OUR HOME
AND WE JUST DANCE AROUND.
AND IT'S JUST,
I EVEN TRY TO TELL PEOPLE,
AND, AGAIN, THIS MIGHT BE A CURVEBALL,
BUT LIKE DON'T FORCE YOUR KIDS INTO SPIRITUALITY.
I JUST THINK LIKE IT'S SOME PEOPLE
FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO HELL,
FIRE AND BRIMSTONE,
AND IT'S LIKE YOU JUST CREATE THE ENVIRONMENT,
YOU LAY THE FRAMEWORK,
AND THEN LET THE HOLY SPIRIT ENCOUNTER THEM
AND INVITE THEM INTO A RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.
SO I JUST THINK IT'S DAY BY DAY.
YOU KNOW, WE DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN.
BUT I WOULD SAY CATEGORICALLY FOR ME,
THE NUMBER ONE WAY THAT I HAVE KEPT THE FIRE BURNING IN ME
IS STAYING CLOSE TO VOICES
WHO HAVE CLARITY IN THE MIDST OF A CONFUSED WORLD.
AND I WOULD JUST HIGHLY, YOU KNOW, YOU TALKED ABOUT
DEREK PRINCE, JOHN PAUL JACKSON.
I'VE MENTIONED LEONARD RAVENHILL.
YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE VOICES IN YOUR LIFE
THAT ARE SOUNDING THE ALARM.
THAT IT DOESN'T ALWAYS FEEL GOOD,
BUT, MAN, THEY CUT ON THE CARNALITY AND MAKE SURE
THAT YOU'RE AWAKE AND YOU'RE ALERT.
SO FOR ME IN THE MIDST OF FAMILY
AND TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT,
I'M JUST GRATEFUL FOR SOME VOICES I CAN TURN ON,
YOU KNOW, THAT GOT TO SET ME BACK ON THE COURSE.
REBECCA: YEAH, AND, YOU KNOW,
I LOVE WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS
YOU'RE JUST INVITING YOUR CHILDREN
INTO YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD.
AND YOU'RE JUST SHOWING THEM
WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN YOUR OWN LIFE.
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, OUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH JESUS IS INTIMATE,
BUT WE CAN ALSO SHARE THAT WITH OUR CHILDREN.
AND, YOU KNOW, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING,
AND I'M GONNA DO A TEACHING ABOUT THIS ON THIS PODCAST,
IS THAT WE AS PARENTS,
ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE SMALL,
WE MODEL GOD TO OUR CHILDREN,
AND WE SHOW THEM GOD'S LOVE.
SO THE BEST THING WE CAN DO FOR OUR KIDS
IS BE THERE FOR THEM, LOVE THEM.
AND WHAT'S SO INTERESTING IS MY SON ASHER,
I'VE NEVER TAUGHT HIM HOW TO PRAY.
BUT I THINK HE HAS LIKE A BOOK
THAT THERE'S PRAYER IN THE BOOK.
BUT I WOULD PRAY IN FRONT OF HIM.
AND THEN ONE DAY, I'D NEVER EVEN ASKED HIM TO SAY IT,
BUT I SAID AMEN OUT LOUD.
AND HE WENT AMEN.
AND I WAS LIKE, OH MY GOODNESS.
AND HE WOULD BE WITH US.
WE'D BRING HIM INTO ACTUALLY INTO THE SERVICE,
SO HE CAN BE A PART OF THE WORSHIP AND STUFF.
SO HE'S ACTUALLY ALWAYS,
BECAUSE HE'S ONLY TWO,
HE'S JUST WITH US RIGHT NOW.
BUT HE JUST WATCHES,
BUT HE LIKE PUTS HIS HANDS IN THE AIR.
NO ONE TAUGHT HIM TO DO ANY OF IT.
BUT IT'S BEEN SO NATURAL.
I THINK IT'S SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU SAID,
YOU JUST LIVE YOUR LIFE OUT
IF YOU'RE INTENTIONAL.
JEREMIAH: YES.
REBECCA: WITH THEM.
JEREMIAH: YEAH, I'VE BEEN TAKING MY DAUGHTER,
SHE'S 10 NOW.
BUT FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS,
I TAKE HER ALL OVER AMERICA WITH ME.
SHE GETS IN REVIVAL SERVICES.
I MEAN, I WAS PREACHING AT WHAT'S KNOWN AS THE NORTH
GEORGIA REVIVAL IN DAWSONVILLE, GEORGIA.
THEY'VE BAPTIZED OVER 25,000 PEOPLE.
REBECCA: OH, MY GOODNESS.
JEREMIAH: IT'S A WATER BAPTISMAL REVIVAL.
REBECCA: THAT'S SO COOL. IT'S INCREDIBLE.
JEREMIAH: WELL, IN 2020, I WAS PREACHING
AND THE LORD TOLD ME
JUMP IN THE WATER BAPTISMAL IN A FULL SUIT.
REBECCA: THAT'S COMMITMENT.
JEREMIAH: YEAH, AND IT WENT VIRAL AROUND THE WORLD.
BUT LITERALLY I JUMPED INTO THIS BAPTISMAL TANK
JUST FOLLOWING THE LORD.
MY LITTLE GIRL, EIGHT YEARS OLD,
IS ON THE FRONT ROW.
AND LITTLE DID I KNOW,
YOU TALK ABOUT MODELING,
THE MOMENT I HIT THAT WATER,
SHE FELL OUT OF HER CHAIR ON TO THE FLOOR,
WAS BAPTIZED IN THE HOLY SPIRIT,
AND HAS NEVER BEEN THE SAME AGAIN.
REBECCA: THAT'S AMAZING.
JEREMIAH: AND WE HAVE THE VIDEO RECORDING,
PRAYING IN TONGUES, CRYING, BUT IT WAS ALL
MY CRAZY PUBLIC ACT OF FAITH
JUMPING IN A WATER BAPTISMAL,
THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT HITS HER
ON THE FRONT ROW.
SHE'S HAVING, SHE'S HAVING INCREDIBLE ENCOUNTERS
WITH GOD ALREADY
JUST AT TEN YEARS OLD.
AMAZING.
REBECCA: YEAH, YOU KNOW, WITH CHILDREN,
I FEEL LIKE BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST SO PURE,
IT'S ALMOST LIKE GOD
CAN INTERACT WITH THEM
IN SUCH A SPECIAL WAY.
AND SO IF WE CAN JUST GET THEM CONNECTED
TO THE HOLY SPIRIT,
IT'S REALLY SPECIAL.
I JUST LOVE SEEING WHAT KIDS CAN DO.
JEREMIAH: YEAH.
AND I THINK A PART OF STEWARDSHIP AS PARENTS
IS LIKE HOW CAN WE HELP THEM INVEST IN ETERNITY.
YOU KNOW, SHE'S TAKING PIANO LESSONS, SINGING LESSONS.
SHE DOES OTHER THINGS.
BUT SHE CAME TO ME LIKE A YEAR AGO,
AND SAID, YOU KNOW, I REALLY --
I'M NOT SURE IF I'M SUPPOSED TO DO THIS.
AND I SAID, BELLA, WE NEED TO SOW INTO ETERNITY.
HE'S GIVEN YOU THESE GIFTS,
AND LET'S BE A GOOD STEWARD OF THEM.
AND SO IT'S JUST BEEN A HUGE BLESSING.
BUT I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THE MODELING,
BEING OBEDIENT.
IT'S NOT SO MUCH FORCING THEM INTO SOMETHING
AS MUCH AS, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE GIVE TO THE POOR,
MY KIDS SEE ME AND MY WIFE
GIVE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS OUT
TO POOR PEOPLE,
PEOPLE THAT KNOW WE KNOW.
AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY I'M
TALKING ABOUT THIS.
MAYBE IF THERE'S SOMEBODY WATCHING TODAY,
BUT MY DAUGHTER CAME TO ME
AND, YOU KNOW, SAID, DAD, I WANT TO DO
LIKE YOU'RE DOING.
SO I GOT HER INVOLVED IN THE VOICE OF THE MARTYRS.
SHE READS THEIR MAGAZINES EVERY MONTH.
I MEAN, PEOPLE BEING BUTCHERED AND MARTYRED
FOR THEIR FAITH.
AND EVERY TIME SHE GETS MONEY ON HER OWN,
GUESS WHO SHE WANTS TO GIVE TO?
VOICE OF THE MARTYRS.
SHE WANTS TO GIVE UP HER CHRISTMAS GIFTS,
VOICE OF THE MARTYRS.
SHE'S NOT BEING COERCED.
SHE'S NOT BEING FORCED OR MANIPULATED.
THE HOLY SPIRIT IS BUT, AGAIN, IT'S AN ETERNITY,
THIS IS ETERNAL ISSUES.
JUST AS SMALL AS MONEY,
HOW CAN PARENTS WATCHING THE PROGRAM TODAY
HELP THEIR CHILD GRASP ETERNITY?
AND I THINK IT LITERALLY CAN HAVE TO DO
WITH WHERE YOU SPEND YOUR TIME, YOUR MONEY,
AND YOUR RESOURCES.
REBECCA: THAT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.
AND WHAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT
WITH THE BAPTISM STORY,
THAT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW,
OUR OBEDIENCE TO GOD
AFFECTS EVEN OUR CHILDREN.
JEREMIAH: YES.
REBECCA: BUT IT'S ALSO A WARNING,
HOW OUR DISOBEDIENCE
COULD ALSO AFFECT OUR CHILDREN.
AND HOW IT'S A SOBER --
ANOTHER SOBERING THING AS PARENTS
HOW WE JUST HAVE TO TAKE BEING OBEDIENT
TO THE HOLY SPIRIT,
NO MATTER HOW EVEN IN THAT MOMENT MIGHT SEEMINGLY
KIND OF SEEM A LITTLE EXTRAVAGANT,
OR MAYBE -- I WOULD HATE TO USE THE WORD RIDICULOUS,
BECAUSE NOTHING HE ASKS IS RIDICULOUS.
BUT RIDICULOUS IN THE WORLD'S EYES.
BUT IF WE'RE FAITHFUL TO BE OBEDIENT TO HIM,
IT'S LIKE THAT WILL ACTUALLY TRICKLE DOWN
TO OUR CHILDREN.
JEREMIAH: OH, YEAH.
WE HAVE NO CLUE
THE KIND OF AFFECT THAT WE CAN HAVE ON OUR CHILDREN.
AND, AGAIN, MODELING IT FOR THEM,
MODELING HEALTHY MARRIAGE.
MY KIDS HAVE NEVER HEARD ME RAISE MY VOICE
AT MY WIFE.
WHAT DOES THAT TRANSLATE TO?
THERE'S PEACE IN OUR HOME.
WE'RE SETTING UP AN IMAGE FOR THEM
OF HEALTHY MARRIAGE.
THEY SEE US GIVE.
YOU KNOW, KIDS TODAY THEY NEED TO KNOW MOM AND DAD
IS THE SAME AT HOME
AS THEY ARE AT CHURCH,
RELIGIOUS FUNCTIONS.
AND SO I JUST HOPE WE'RE HELPING TO, YOU KNOW,
SPREAD THE MESSAGE
OF ETERNITY IN THE ALTAR
IN JUST PRACTICAL BITE-SIZED PIECES.
I JUST, YOU KNOW, MY WIFE AND I,
JUST DID AN E-COURSE CALLED THE FAMILY ALTAR.
BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY MARRIAGES,
HUSBANDS AND WIVES WRITE IN
AND LIKE WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE?
HELP US TO --
REBECCA: I REALLY LIKE THAT.
JEREMIAH: YOU KNOW, AND SO WE'RE --
MY WIFE IS TALKING
TO MOMS AND WIVES
ABOUT HOW TO HONOR YOUR HUSBAND,
HOW TO BE A GOOD MOM.
I'M TALKING TO HUSBANDS ABOUT HOW TO
GET FREE FROM PORNOGRAPHY,
AND WHAT IT MEANS TO, YOU KNOW, LOVE YOUR WIFE.
AND SO I'M JUST,
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE PRACTICAL HUNGER AND DESIRE
THAT PEOPLE HAVE IN THIS GENERATION.
AND IF YOU'RE A LEADER OUT THERE,
IF YOU'RE A PASTOR,
I'M LIKE PEOPLE AREN'T IMPRESSED ANYMORE
WITH GOOD PREACHING.
THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR PUBLIC PLATFORM.
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO JUST BE NORMAL, LIVE LIFE,
LOVE ONE ANOTHER
AND HAVE CHRIST AT THE CENTER.
REBECCA: HEY, THANKS FOR WATCHING TODAY.
WHEN WE DROP NEW CONTENT
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