Sid Roth

SID: She called me and booked me to be a guest on her show. I got to meet her, and after I met her, she said to me, Larry, “I wish you would move to Pittsburgh.” That’s where she was based at the time, although I did this in California. “I wish you would move to Pittsburgh. I’d like to personally mentor you.” And candidly, I thought I made the biggest mistake of my life. But you know what? I didn’t realize it at the time, but what I did was God. Why? Because had I moved into an anointing like hers, I would never have been able to platform the best of the best of God’s servants that operate in every phase of the supernatural. And that was my destiny. God knew it.

SID: But I have to tell you a funny story. I had started a messianic Jewish congregation that time. It was my job to give a message. And when I’d give a message, I would pray for the sick. And do you know Larry? I prayed, not an exaggeration, maybe for 1000 people. And the only thing that happened is one person died.

LARRY: Oh no.

SID: Nobody got [healed]. The elders had a meeting as to whether they should stop me from doing this. But you know what, there’s something in me. It’s God. I would not give up. I would not quit.

LARRY: That’s one of the keys. I look back to the things that set you up for what you’re doing now. People know Sid Roth, the TV host, or even remember when Sid Roth was on radio, but there were supernatural keys. I can think of three of them that really positioned you to be pushed. I love the language that you use. It’s not like you said, “God, I want to go into radio or TV.” You were pushed into it.

SID: I didn’t even want to do these things. I always … I never wanted to be behind a microphone, Larry. What happened was I volunteered for a messianic Jewish ministry and he did a radio broadcast. And I said, “I’ll be on the business side.” And he said, “No, I want you to be the announcer.” “Nah, I don’t want to.” He forced me to be the announcer. And then every show, it was amazing. Something would happen. He’d get sick, or be taken out of town. I had to host and I found out, kicking and screaming I might add, that I had a gift in this.

LARRY: Yes.

SID: And then TV. I wasn’t looking for TV. I was happy with radio. I get phone call from a Jewish believer in Canada. And she says, “Sid, I’ve just deposited $25,000 in an account with 100 Huntley Street, Crossroads Communication in Canada. And you can start your TV show. Goodbye.” Boom. So I got into TV.

LARRY: Wow.

SID: I have been pushed into everything I’ve ever done.

LARRY: Well, and you know, I think of some of those keys. Like you were talking about never giving up. You kept going. But Sid, there’s two other things I can think of. Praying in tongues was another big one.