The atmosphere was marked not by division, but by unity. Voices lifted together in praise, hearts aligned in faith, but furthermore attendees were given a chance to experience a collective desire to encounter something greater than themselves. For those in attendance, the night was a reminder that beyond headlines and assumptions, there remains a hunger for Christ centered community, worship, and truth along with eternal life in Heaven. 

Attendees flooded into the sanctuary of World OutReach Church in Murfreesboro, TN. Eagerly awaiting for the evening to start. As lights dimmed around 6:30 p.m. the worship team took to the stage. Leading attendees in song. Starting off with well known songs such as Holy Forever by Chris Tomlin, followed by Elevation Worship’s song RATTLE!  Ending the worship through song with Our God Reigns. Attendees cheered and as the worship team exited the stage the attendees took their seats. The lights remained dimmed and the screens began playing a video clip representing a Christ centered foundation ending with the quote “Use us Lord, to Make Heaven Crowded”. The lights toned up and the Make Heaven Crowded logo presented on the LED screen that centered the stage. Shortly the name Lucas Miles appeared. Attendees clapped as Lucas walked to the center of the stage. Lucas miles discussed the start of the TPUSA Make Heaven Crowded tour. He further discussed the conversations he had with TPUSA’s former CEO Charlie Kirk and how his job came about with TPUSA’s Faith. As he continued to share he stated that the name of the tour came about shortly after Charlie’s memorial because Charlie Kirk and his wife would always say “Let’s Make Heaven Crowded” Lucas joked about heaven being crowded because he is claustrophobic and continued to say God has wide open spaces for us and there is nothing to worry about. Lucas expressed the sentiment of the tour is to bring as many people to Christ as possible. He gave examples of places where we don’t want crowded like a cruise ship or a public restroom. Then communicated that Heaven is a place we do want to see crowded! Lucas continued; We can’t fabricate revival or make it happen but we can restore it and I believe that is part of what we’re doing here. Further he preached King James is descriptive about God’s love to wait and go the long haul as he is trying to build something in us and confirm us in the image of Christ. Lucas asked, What would I do if I knew Jesus was coming tomorrow? He joked about what he refers to as the “chicken little option”, and jokingly became frantic “You got to accept Jesus, he is coming back! You got to accept Jesus, he is coming back!” he enthusiastically expressed as he stepped around the stage. “Everyone looks at chicken little and goes that guy is crazy, but I believe as Christian’s we are supposed to live in a way that people hear something from us and see something in us that compels them to us”. Lucas Stated. To sum it up Christian’s are supposed to leave a residue “I think they are a Christian, is what we want people to say. Our response to that should be “grace and truth came through Jesus Christ”. Scripture defines love as the God of truth and the God of love. Lucas continued: Progressive theology doesn’t believe that there’s any definition to sin. There’s no wrong, there’s just every way right to live however, God made you a deception of that. True love has grace and truth. When we are empowered to share Christ the world will say it sounds like you have an agenda. I do, I 100% do! “That’s not very Christianly of you to have an agenda. No, it is 100% Christianly of me to have an agenda. My agenda is I want you to have what I have but not have to take as many airplanes to do it. I don’t wanna die, but I know  I have too. People are afraid of heaven because they don’t know the character or nature of god but when they know the character and nature of God dying is the easiest thing in the world. Why would I not give him everything when he has given me everything. We get one life and this is it. Lucas said. He briefly mentioned what happened to Charlie Kirk and expressed life is short and has an expiration date. “Life is a terminal experience” Lucas stated. “I have made it my mission to partner with the lord. To help make heaven crowded”. “Would you join me and make that commitment to Make Heaven Crowded?” Lucas asked before exiting the stage. 

The lights dimmed and another clip played on the screen. Dan Sneiner discussed the foundation of preborn and invited holy boldness. He asked attendees to scan a QR code to pray with the foundation. Be part of Jesus solution Danny stated.  After his brief moment on the stage the room filled with cheers for former American Idol winner and singer/songwriter Danny Gokey. Danny entered onto the stage and sang God Bless The USA and discussed that we must love, honor and respect our country and cherish and love what god birthed in our nation. Danny sang a song he wrote in 2023 called My America. After his performance two chairs were placed on the stage. He sat down with pastor Lucas, for an interview style and discussion on  his story. 

He discussed the ideas of the Bible remaining true and how the gospel the message of Christ can be freeing. Danny expressed pastors fears to speak out. “Christian artists have been afraid to speak out and stand up” Lucas asked Danny how  he had navigated the industry through that without confiding to the normal. Danny said “the fundamentals mean something. I’d rather be principled than popular. If I am looking to please man I become no affect to God”. Danny brought up the Disciple Paul. “Depart from me I never knew you is the scariest thing in the Bible”. Danny stated. On the same topic Danny furthered his thoughts on Lucas’s question. “The ministry is about them not God and it’s a show for people pleasing”. Danny referenced Galatians 1:10 and told attendees “we need to be pleasing to the father”. Don’t post just because it grows socials. Be a mouth piece for god but let it create fruit. Love where you are from because God has a plan for you. I don’t want a ministry if it’s not connected to the hand of God baring fruit”. Lucas continued to ask Danny questions “We are in a music state, and music city here. What advice would you give someone going into Christian music today?” Danny said “God is the best manager in the business engage in prayer time, and start with him. Start singing at your local church. God told me to build my church and I’ll build your dream. Go to the father. Go be faithful and let god rise you up”. 

Next up was Eric Metaxas. Eric spent time with attendees speak about building a relationship with God, and his testimony about coming to know Jesus. “I am just here to tell you intellectually on every level, God exists, God is real, and he just doesn’t want you to know that he exists, he wants you to invite him into your life. If there is any part of you that has not yet submitted to him, maybe you think you’re a Christian but there is a part of your life you have not turned over to him. You are being very foolish, because God will bless you. He wants to bless every part of your life and it is simply our job to say yes Lord I am going to give you a chance to do that. If there is anyone here tonight that has not asked him to do that I beg you to run to this altar when they ask you to do that because it is the moment for which you were born”. God bless you.  Attendees clapped, and Eric exited the stage. 

Cheers from the audience roared as Lucas Miles’ name appeared on the screen right about the one and only Millicent Sedra. Walking out from stage left together, Lucas sat down with Millicent in two chairs that centered the stage. Lucas, and Millicent engaged in an interview style discussion. Lucas brought up Millicent’s recent announcement that she is expecting a baby. Millicent mentioned that she and her husband are expecting. She discussed how she was brought up in her Christian faith. She further discussed keeping the Word of God alive through generations by passing down courage, the word of God, and truth to her children to equip them to stand in a culture of lies and falsehood’s and a culture that hates God to be able to face giants and face truth no matter what the cost. As the conversation deepened Millicent spoke about her own country of Australia which she referred to as “the land down under” and she spoke about the term “we are from the future”. Millicent went on to state “When we say we are from the future it’s because we are coming from the nation of Australia the land down under and we are slowly losing our freedoms. Our message to America is, if you do not fight for your freedom now, you will lose them like our nation. America cannot fall!” Millicent continued: “The Reason is people ask why do you want to preach in America, and the truth is the rest of the world is looking to America as a pillar and if America falls all the Nations will follow. That is why we preach here you have to stand strong”. As Millicent continued to speak she discussed that freedom of speech does not exist in Australia, and spoke about hate speech law. Millicent stated “In Australia they brought what they call the conversion practices ban act. Which means if someone were to say to us, “I am dealing with the sin of homosexuality, I’m dealing with gender dysphoria I feel like I’m stuck in the wrong body and they say “would you pray for me?”  And we pray for them, we could go to jail for five years. We met as a church as asked what are we going to do? The government told us if we pray for people we could go to jail”. Millicent continued: “That meeting lasted for one minute! You know what we said? What happens in the Bible when they told Daniel “you’re not allowed to pray”. What did he do? He didn’t keep praying in private. He opened up the window and prayed towards Jerusalem! Why!? Because we don’t worship the government! We don’t worship man! We worship of man and his name is King Jesus! So we will never stop preaching, we will never stop praying, you will never seal me of my worship, you will never seal me of my prayer. We decided we will never stop preaching the word of God!” Millicent received a standing ovation from attendees! Millicent continued “I don’t care if you call the Bible hate speech. You have heard it said before. The Bible is not hate speech, it’s just speech that you hate!People can call the Bible hate speech, but I know the Bible is the greatest most loving gift from God himself to humanity because it’s the truth that sets us free”. “We will continue to speak the word of God with boldness!” Millicent spoke for a few more minutes on the topics of faith, forgiveness, and following Jesus. 

Shortly after Millicent’s appearance, 

Pastor Allan Jackson took stage to close out the Make Heaven Crowded tour. “We want to close out this evening with the same respect we entered this building with”.  He spoke about going to the Memorial service for Brad Arnold the lead singer for Three Doors Down. Allan stated “He went to Heaven a few days ago at 47 years of age. “One of the kindest men I think I have ever known” Allan stated. “He told me his story, he grew up in church. He wrote a song at age 15 in math class. When it went public, it went way public. In a 18 month window he went from a tiny town in Mississippi to standing on a stage in front of thousands every week”. “In a concert in Madison Square Garden people who come to hear Three Doors Down and Brad stuck up in the middle of the set and spoke about how he came to know Jesus”. Allan continued to share his testimony about coming to know Jesus. He invited attendees to altar call. Encouraging them that if they were ready to invite Jesus into their heart to repeat a prayer.  Allan reintroduced Lucas Miles to the stage. Lucas’s took a brief moment to discus’s upcoming tour dates, and discuss happenings after the event such as a book signing and meet and greet with him. He ended in thanking the Church and everyone in attendance.