What's your salvation rate? | Norm McLeod | AM Sunday 29 June 2025

·1 hr 14 min·5 clips

Norm McLeod describes being paralyzed in his own vomit, sensing an evil presence, and silently crying out 'Help me Jesus' to survive.

The episode is a sermon delivered by guest speaker Norm McLeod from House of Breakthrough in Gisborne, New Zealand, at an Australian church service. The host opens with announcements about missions trips and events before introducing McLeod, noting his role in fostering spiritual connections between New Zealand and Australia. McLeod begins by sharing a prophetic sign involving Maori warrior Captain Cook reconciliation symbolism, performed with a church member named Todd. He then transitions to his core message, framing it around mortality statistics: 6,000 people die hourly globally, 28 weekly in Adelaide. He poses the question 'What's your salvation rate?' and argues that prayer for lost souls is the prayer 'God is waiting to answer.' McLeod recounts his personal testimony in detail: his heartbreak over a failed relationship led him to a life of drugs and violence in 1970s Sydney; his Greek friend Tony's grandmother prayed for him; after Tony found Jesus, McLeod overdosed, faced a demonic presence, and was saved by crying out to Jesus. He teaches that praying according to God's will—for salvation—activates angels and requires no special faith, just obedience. McLeod claims that since praying this prayer daily, his church in Gisborne has seen a revival, with salvations now exceeding the local death rate of seven per week, including stories of a Muslim convert and groups of workers spontaneously getting saved. He closes with a harrowing 1990 story where he intervened in a domestic violence incident in Oamaru, New Zealand, where a man stabbed his wife and cut his daughter's throat; through prayer and speaking in tongues, the man surrendered, and all survived, with the daughter contacting him decades later. The sermon concludes with a call to pray for lost loved ones and an teaser for an afternoon session on breaking chains.

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A raw testimony turns praise, prayer, and spiritual warfare into an urgent call to action.

Salvation comes through as both spiritual battle and release from bondage. The episode begins with an urgent summons to praise, clap, give, and look from a heavenly perspective through Exodus 15, then moves into Norm's story of depression, drug use, anger, and Tony's conviction…

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