Michael Franzese Interview (second) : Icons of Faith Series

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Michael Franzese Interview (second) : Icons of Faith Series

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Pastor and evangelist Greg Laurie sits down with former mafia crime family member Michael Franzese. In his past life, Michael was one of the richest and most powerful mobsters of his day, earning tens of millions of dollars from various criminal enterprises, but this is not the most incredible thing about Michael Franzese. By God’s grace, the impossible happened in Michael’s life: he quit the mob and lived. Christ transformed him from hardened criminal to follower of Christ. This is an amazing and encouraging story giving hope that no one is beyond Christ and His transformative power.
Disclaimer
The Icons of Faith Interview Series is conducted at Harvest Ministries with pastor and evangelist Greg Laurie. The Icons of Faith Interview Series seeks to touch upon all aspects of the Christian faith, including, but not limited to, doctrine and testimony. The subjects of this series are all individuals who have contributed in some way to the Christian community. However, the views expressed in these interviews do not necessarily reflect the views of Harvest Christian Fellowship, Harvest Crusades, or Greg Laurie.

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@greglaurie 5 жыл бұрын

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@douglassaul1694 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You Both. God Bless 🙂

@Penbred 14 жыл бұрын

I was in Prison with Mike in 93' when he was at FCI Lompoc on a violation. Played on his softball team, had many dinners with him, and lemme tell ya he is a truly reformed man. He was telling me about Jesus back then.. Im glad to see he is still doing what he wanted back then.. Share his Testimony.. Praise God..

@user-rr7nc3vq7i 6 жыл бұрын

PeNbReD AnDeRsOn Hi

@jeffreyhowell3711 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing story he has

@jeffreyhowell3711 5 жыл бұрын

Right on

@gregoryvita6932 3 жыл бұрын

@@jeffreyhowell3711 Watch Sonny's Family Hates Me! On YT

@carlosdelarosa2926 4 жыл бұрын

First time I’ve seen him genuinely happy to do an interview. Praise Jesus!

@billywymarra682 4 жыл бұрын

Another awesome testimony to Jesus!!

@candicedelossantos4608 4 жыл бұрын

I can listen to Michael Franzese talk all day!

@kevinb2844 4 жыл бұрын

The interviewer was incredible in that he did his research and likely spoke to Michael beforehand. He knew his criminal life and was able to help Michael explain his transition from criminal life to his surrender to Jesus and walk the path of a true Christian.

@franciscoperez-zc7kf 5 жыл бұрын

I like this guy. Surprised he’s still around. 🙏🏼

@BookofIsaiah 15 жыл бұрын

GOD bless Pastor Greg and his family. GOD bless and protect Mr. Franzese and his family. Thanks for sharing this powerful testimony of GOD's grace and mercy and healing.

@Annastasiaworldoffun 5 жыл бұрын

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼May God continue to bless him 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

@jokerxxx354 4 жыл бұрын

Annastasia’s World of Fun there is no god.

@joel2412 5 жыл бұрын

Micheal is a great guy i am reading a book i bought from him and it is fantastic.

@dondupit58 4 жыл бұрын

Powerful! Praise God

@eugenedancy1129 5 жыл бұрын

I'm impressed!!!! All praises and glory to ALL MIGHTY GOD!!!!!!!!!

@crickittorres8077 5 жыл бұрын

It's a great story God has always used men of power and tough and when they come to Jesus it's so amazing.

@jokerxxx354 4 жыл бұрын

Crickit Torres i came on jesus's face.

@vendettairish9976 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing testimony, The Lord is so good! Praise be to the heavenly father! My lord and saviour! My rock and my shelter 🙌 Ask jesus for anything and with faith you shall recieve i love you Jesus 🙌

@erikhammer153 5 жыл бұрын

God has nothing nor ever will have anything to do with this opportunist scumbag.

@cleto34sho 5 жыл бұрын

I'm going to say this one more time there were many people in the Bible that did horrific things that were turned around by God the minute you think this man is out of reach from God so are you because the minute you stop judging him God will stop judging you good day good night good week good month Good year good life

@gregoryvita6932 3 жыл бұрын

@@erikhammer153 Watch Sonny's Family Hates Me! On YT

@johnburrows1179 5 жыл бұрын

Just goes to show no one is beyond Gods reach

@petetong9725 4 жыл бұрын

Such an interesting and intelligent guy.. so pleased hes saved

@WEstupcali 15 жыл бұрын

I got goosebumps when Michael says he listened to Greg's tapes in prison.

@charger19691 6 жыл бұрын

Incredible testimony.

@lula3ce 5 жыл бұрын

I respect the guy as soon as I heard he loves Mexican people (Mexican people have big hearts, lots of integrity)

@atownish1488hh 5 жыл бұрын

el chapo has i big heart and a real big gun

@raymodramsawak7463 2 жыл бұрын

Love you mikeee

@navcop33 6 жыл бұрын

Great interview! I will be purchasing the book this week.

@kimschmidt2405 5 жыл бұрын

He is a former capo of the Colombo-family and not the former underboss of the Gambino-family as the description says.

@jadamsm 5 жыл бұрын

I like this guy but he says we like he’s still apart of it lol. I’m glad he tells stories though, it would be crazy to hear his dad’s story! Would love to hear that

@cookiesnugglez7318 4 жыл бұрын

10 years? This man hasn't changed

@gounderusbyMichaelTomlins 15 жыл бұрын

Incredible testimony!!

@twinstar2566 5 жыл бұрын

Dude change the descripton? He was a Captain in the Colombo Crime Family not the Underboss for the Gambino family.

@TheLfunk77 5 жыл бұрын

I know, does this guy think hes talkin to sammy gravano or somethin

@dopesicksimon 14 жыл бұрын

@northportman I don't know if what you say is true, and may have never personally murdered anyone with his own hand, but trust me, this man has was responsible for the deaths of others. The wonderful thing about God, is that he forgives all sins including murder. As long as you are truly sorry for what you have done, he forgives.

@Opportunities4U 14 жыл бұрын

He spoke at the Cathedral of Faith Church yesteday and today at all the services. His story is very touching and inspirational.

@johndettra8958 4 жыл бұрын

Bravo. Bless.

@gemacin3923 4 жыл бұрын

"i'm gonna whack anyone that tries to get him. only kidding lord." "yeah, he's kidding". one of the few people that would have to clarify that his joke about putting a mafia hit on someone was really just a joke

@robertmarfeojr9278 2 жыл бұрын

1 guy with a gun can make a statement but you need people to back you afterwards when that guns not available....

@vCLOWNSHOESv 5 жыл бұрын

The Godfather was the greatest movie of all time. I'll let it slide.

@J.R.__ 15 жыл бұрын

fuhget about it! In all seriousness, what a great testimony, Praise The Lord!

@lionbear7706 5 жыл бұрын

Mr,Laurie, i can relate to some of that...i dont believe i have a problem with faith, and belief. my problem comes up out of the blue, and the steering wheel on the car turns me right when i should have went left... anyway, to much to write... god bless ya

@atownish1488hh 5 жыл бұрын

Mike is a very intelligent. he knows religion is a big money racket

@muttilo 15 жыл бұрын

You said it !

@SaintMichael82 15 жыл бұрын

Look! Look at what God can do! LOOK!!!

@CwBDaveis.716 6 жыл бұрын

lmao

@Darkest_Soul_187 14 жыл бұрын

I don't get it guys. I've read all the three books he wrote and I can't see a straight answer how come he quit the mob without entering witness protection program and didn't get whacked by the family. Anybody knows?

@RyanLBC 6 жыл бұрын

he mentioned it in another interview with greg laurie - he said God according to his growing faith and a verse from proverbs when you please the Lord your enemies will be at ease. God has protected him from his enemies ever since.

@HardTruthsReviews 6 жыл бұрын

Jimmy Darmody Because he took a plea. He didn't rat anyone out.

@__aaron___ 6 жыл бұрын

He never testified against anyone from his former life. I believe, when Sonny ordered the contract on Mike's head, it was at the time he was incarcerated or was up for court. That contract never got fulfilled because he never testified. He took his licks. A man's man. A Man of Honor. I think if they had released him or given the Colombos ANY reason to think he flipped, that contract would've been carried out. Look at Gotti Jr. He got out. Once you get to a certain federal radar, the Family will "put you on the shelf" or as we would call it, retirement. They won't risk more indictments just because you got too hot. Just my opinion from all I've gathered over the years. Mike is my top favorite old school mobsters. Ambitious, climbed the ladder fast, younget mob boss in mob history, if I remember correctly. I believe he was placed one under Al Capone on wealthiest mobsters at the young age of 36. That's impressive. But his testimony is waaay more impressive.

@zurus172 6 жыл бұрын

And he didn't return to NY until things had cooled down. He was smart and kept a low profile.

@australianbleach8594 6 жыл бұрын

Kinda because like he said in a different interview he kept a low profile didn't stop moving around and had no real way of tracking him. He said he never had something he done more then twice like eating at a restraunt every Wednesday or taking a walk every morning. He kinda just outlived everyone

@EnelBeedz 14 жыл бұрын

He's the man!

@robertmarfeojr9278 2 жыл бұрын

There's always the military way I learned you get these punks to from the military style like seals quietly. and deadly,you have to recognize people being used and who really sent them it's not random,but karma says what goes around can really go around.Have a good night sonny old friend and great speechaybe they'll learn something,times change I guess....god bless...

@martinsinclair55 5 жыл бұрын

How the hell does a made man like him get out of the Mafia without being wacked?

@richmackey565 5 жыл бұрын

They had bigger fish to fry. He got out because of the fact that he never ratted anyone out coupled with the influence his father had, So they gave him a pass.

@Law9223 5 жыл бұрын

Simple...God..!

@rhodesd98 4 жыл бұрын

He never ratted out his mafia brothers

@DreamyWoIf 4 жыл бұрын

@@richmackey565 They certainly didn't give him a pass; he is careful to not have predictable patterns in his life to this day.

@ShaileshWaran 3 жыл бұрын

he didnt snitch on anyone + plus his father's influence

@jamiewatkinson3771 5 жыл бұрын

very intelligent man god bless

@robertmarfeojr9278 2 жыл бұрын

It's not about 1 guy running around with a gun,it's 30 guys showing up making some punks understand that it's our world your just living in it,some times you winde up with the saint valentine's day massacre...

@CelticBadBoyPoet7 5 жыл бұрын

Dude Can U Pray Over This Meal...Fuhhhhhgggggetttt About it!

@richardrobinson1697 4 жыл бұрын

MY UNCLE WAS THE BOSS WHO MADE MICHAEL! GOTTA LAUGH WHEN I HEAR THIS STORY. HIS FIRST JOB WAS MY UNCLES DRIVER. MIKE WAS A GREAT EARNER. VERY SMART, NOT REALLY INTO THE VIOLENCE. 🤔🇮🇹💰

@michaelmannucci8949 4 жыл бұрын

Richard Robinson with a last name like Robinson, I find that doubtful.

@richardrobinson1697 4 жыл бұрын

Michael Mannucci YEAH, I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT MIKE. HOWEVER YOU HAVE TWO PARENTS! MY MOM IS SICILIAN. MY UNCLE WAS TOMMY DIBELLA. RAN THE COLUMBO FAMILY FOR MANY YEARS, WHILE CARMINE WAS INCARCERATED!🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

@twinstar2566 5 жыл бұрын

The description is wrong on so many levels. He was a Captain in the Colombo family not the Underboss for the Gambino Family? Remove the false info ty.

@stevepanos2050 4 жыл бұрын

He never said he was underboss, his dad was, pay attention.

@gregoryvita6932 3 жыл бұрын

@@stevepanos2050 Watch Sonny's Family Hates Me! On YT

@robertmarfeojr9278 2 жыл бұрын

Gotta move on now, forgot the past....

@earthangel2524 4 жыл бұрын

Hello! He wasn't "Earning" money. He was stealing it.

@jensyvdb4875 4 жыл бұрын

I like to see you put that shi out of the ground. Bet you think otherwise my lad.

@barrysheridan3056 5 жыл бұрын

Mike you must be Irish to get out of that alive...👍🇮🇪 lucky and blessed...go see your pop ...he,s 100

@123mcgarrigle 5 жыл бұрын

102

@erikhammer153 5 жыл бұрын

I don't get why people treat a murderer as a hero?!

@cleto34sho 5 жыл бұрын

There were many murders in the Bible God takes the weak and makes them strong so that you know it was God

@twinstar2566 5 жыл бұрын

@@OutOnBailNow I don't think he ever got anyone killed, he was just a top earner.

@exousiaproperties883 5 жыл бұрын

@Erik hammer, That’s Who God is and that’s what God can do. It’s a Great thing God has done I just hope you can see it- Turning a murderer into a saint and his servant. Erik, let look at it this way, imagine micheal was your brother or your only son and he lead a very terrible life that made you cry to God everyday, and one day you see him on television completely turned around and talking the mercy of God. Would you still ask this same question you asked? Long story short, God has done something great here. Let all the glory go to him

@tra9mo 4 жыл бұрын

He never murder nobody physically!!!

@robertmarfeojr9278 2 жыл бұрын

Wanna hear something funny I always thought the narcotics was necessary to a point as long as it was down quietly not out in the open,it helps buissiness function.But the violence that's meaningless or redundant well they had ways of dealing with these people some more creative then others....

@justinalexander7695 5 жыл бұрын

Does anyone else think he could possibly still be kicking some up to the boss and is secretly still active. I mean he is a smart guy and all this is making him millions. It would be a very successful scam. Kinda strange that they allow him to come out publicly and give all their secrets.

@raymondking214 4 жыл бұрын

Ok, first: He isn't talking about anything that isn't already "Public record." Second, most if not all of the guys who would have wanted him dead are already dead. Third, HE DIDN'T mention anyone who IS still alive by name. Conclusion: NO SECRETS!

@texasveteran5304 5 жыл бұрын

Made men must commit a murder to qualify to take the oath. There is no statute of limitations on murder. How come he gets a pass? Could it be because he stole more than any other mobster? He’s not the only mobster to be converted. I know the Calvary Chapel book stores will make many thousands of dollars selling his books though.

@TheMobBoss666 5 жыл бұрын

You don't have to commit murder to take the oath, all though that's one way the other way is to be a BIG money earner like Michael was,

@joefeigenbutz4011 5 жыл бұрын

Murdering someone became a rule after Donnie Brasco.

@rabbits_smell_funny7383 5 жыл бұрын

Joe Feigenbutz ≥≥≥≥ He was already in when Pistone came along.

@lennydawgs4975 5 жыл бұрын

You right dale you don’t got to kill someone to become oath it’s all about money

@twinstar2566 5 жыл бұрын

There is two way to become a Made man. Either you are a top earner or you become a enforcer, which is to kill someone for the family by that time you have earned their trust but also If you are a top earner like Micheal was.