From Broken and Hopeless to On-Fire Revivalist
Revivalist Ross Johnston is sharing the gospel with the masses through his movement, California Will Be Saved. In Huntington Beach alone, Johnston saw the masses hear and respond to the gospel.
“I want to share with you the only message in all of mankind’s history that speaks of death but brings life,” Johnston said.
Johnston shared the message of who Christ is to people of all ages and backgrounds in Huntington Beach. Souls were saved and the ministry team prayed over those who had just given their lives to Jesus where bondages and chains were broken.
Part of the convicting message that transformed so many lives came from Johnston’s own personal story. Becoming a Christian was what radically shifted and changed the trajectory of his life.
“I was born by artificial insemination. I grew up in a lesbian household with two moms,” Johnston said. “Had never been to church my whole life, never heard a worship song in an atmosphere like tonight. [At] 15 years old, the presence of God meets me in my room, I go to church and I hear the preacher say ‘You have to give your life to Jesus.'”
After this, Johnston implored the Lord to see if Jesus was the One he was looking for. He didn’t want something that would leave him broken and without hope for the future.
“I remember going home saying, ‘Jesus, if you’re real, what that preacher is saying is real, I don’t want to just read a good book, go to a good church and be a good person. God, I have to know you,'” Johnston said.
Johnston said that God’s presence tangibly came back into his life time after time, which led him to realize that if Jesus was truly the Messiah, he had to live according to His Word and His ways.
“Here’s the deal, if Jesus is real, then my life must follow what He says,” Johnston said.
While today’s world tells us that the message of Jesus is offensive and irrelevant to modern society, Johnston points out that ignoring the reality of heaven and hell is the worst thing we can do.
“Many people, what I’m about to preach right now are going to say it’s offensive, it’s not full of love,” Johnston said. “You want to know what the real offensive thing is and what the real not-loving thing is? It’s people on the road to destruction and nobody would ever share with them how to receive life.”
The end times harvest coming in from the California Will Be Saved movement, the Asbury Revival, The Send and venues around the world continue to be a reflection of Jesus’ words found in Matthew 24:14, “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” {eoa}
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