Pastor Snell Challenges Thousands to Testify for Christ at General Conference 2025
On Thursday, July 10, under the sweeping dome of America’s Center Convention Complex, Pastor Debleaire Snell delivered a stirring evening devotional that brought the crowd to life with his message titled, “Can I Get a Witness?”
Addressing thousands gathered for the 2025 General Conference Session, Pastor Snell issued a powerful, practical challenge: “If you’ve seen God work, say so!”
Preaching from Acts 1:8, Snell likened spiritual witnessing to courtroom testimony, reminding listeners that “you don’t have to be perfect to testify — you just have to be authentic.” He emphasized that every believer has a story worth telling, no matter how ordinary it may seem. “Maybe you’ve never been miraculously healed,” he said, “but thank God no deadly disease has come near your dwelling.”
The crowd responded with enthusiasm as Snell urged them not to be silent about their faith. “Folk won’t know how good God is if we don’t make any noise,” he exclaimed. “When you’ve tasted and seen that the Lord is good, your life should say so.”
He drew laughs and conviction alike with a humorous story about sharing food with his wife at a restaurant. “I said we weren’t going to share plates,” he joked, “but she made so much noise about how good it was, I had to try it.” His point? Our witness should create the same kind of curiosity in others about our faith.
In a world flooded with passive, hearsay faith, Snell reminded the congregation that a transformed life is the most powerful testimony of all.
“We don’t just need more information—we need more transformation,” he said. “Because when God changes you, your ‘before’ and ‘after’ should look different.”
With passion and purpose, Pastor Snell called the church to abandon hostile, silent, or borrowed testimonies, and to become bold, joyful, credible witnesses to the power of God. “I don’t want to be a sadventist,” he declared with a smile. “I want to be a gladventist—because the joy of the Lord is my strength!”
As the crowd erupted in applause, the message was clear: every believer has a reason to rejoice—and a responsibility to witness.
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