Summary

Michael Franzese, once a powerful Colombo crime family underboss earning millions in illicit gas schemes, recounts how his own father’s betrayal and a life‑threatening mob meeting drove him to pray. Alone in a prison cell, he opened the Bible to Proverbs 16:7 and heard God’s call, setting him on a path from mafia prince to Christ‑centered witness.

 

Time Chapters

02:00 Raised in the Mob
03:46 Joining the Mafia
08:33 A Dark Ceremony
10:31 Prince of the Mafia
12:00 In Trouble With the Law
13:38 A Mysterious Meeting
17:39 A Father’s Betrayal
18:04 Turning to God
21:43 Meeting Greg Laurie

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Former New York Mafia Leader, Michael Franzese, sits down on TBN’s Praise to share his powerful testimony of climbing to the top of the mafia only to face the ultimate betrayal and realize his need for God’s grace and mercy.

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00:00 Intro
00:28 The Colombo Crime Family
02:00 Raised in the Mob
03:46 Joining the Mafia
08:33 A Dark Ceremony
10:31 Prince of the Mafia
12:00 In Trouble With the Law
13:38 A Mysterious Meeting
17:39 A Father’s Betrayal
18:04 Turning to God
21:43 Meeting Greg Laurie

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