A pastor in Northern Ireland is going viral for his video reaction to the He Gets Us Super Bowl commercial, with his powerful collection of Christian testimonies garnering nearly 2 million views. Jamie Bambrick, associate pastor of Hope Church Craigavon and a YouTube video creator, told CBN News he created an alternative commercial featuring an ex-porn star, former gang leader, an ex-drug addict and others after seeing the viral He Gets Us ad about feet-washing that has sparked debate.
"I felt like the original advert was a missed opportunity of sorts," Bambrick said of the NFL spot. "I felt like it may have been well-intentioned ... there's a degree of truth there that Jesus loves and serves everybody." But he said he doesn't believe the message presented in the original video is the best and most effective message that could have been conveyed. "I think it missed some of the key points that we would want to get across," Bambrick said. "Essentially, what it came across as doing was putting a sort of Jesus-shaped stamp of approval on the ideas, the values, and the actions of our generation and that are common today, which, in many cases are not things of which Jesus is approving."
And he wasn't done there. "The Gospel message does not just leave sinners in despair," he said. "The Gospel message is a great message, and it's the message of salvation from our sin." Bambrick found himself praying after seeing the initial ad and decided to respond on his YouTube channel. In the end, he said his alternative commercial took just an hour to put together. He was surprised to see it go viral so quickly.
The preacher shared his video to YouTube and X Tuesday, explaining he believed his version is the "Christian Super Bowl ad they should have made." He added that the ad "failed to convey anything of the Gospel to the hundreds of millions who saw it." Listen to Bambrick explain the campaign.