Can You Hear Me Now? Asks Whether God Is Still Speaking

By Amber May

Can You Hear Me Now?, the new documentary from Spero Pictures, tackles a question people of faith have wrestled with for generations: Does God still speak to us?

If He does, how does He speak? Does God still use prophets? How should Christians respond when someone claims to have received a prophetic word? What role should pastors and churches play in politics and American culture?

Award-winning filmmaker Matthew Thayer takes those questions seriously in Can You Hear Me Now?, and the result is a phenomenal documentary that I highly recommend.

Rather than simply telling the audience what to believe, Thayer takes viewers on a journey of discovery. The film examines the modern prophetic movement through biblical, historical, political and even scientific perspectives. According to Spero Pictures, the filmmakers intentionally wanted audiences to wrestle with the evidence and reach their own conclusions.

One of the film’s most compelling subjects is the controversy surrounding prophecies made before and around the 2020 presidential election. Some Christians were left confused when predictions they believed they had heard did not appear to come true.

Were those prophecies wrong? Were the people delivering them false prophets? Did listeners misunderstand what was being said? Or is there more to prophecy than predicting an outcome?

Thayer does not shy away from the difficult questions.

Charlie Kirk’s Final Interview

The most striking part of Can You Hear Me Now? is its interview with Charlie Kirk.

Kirk sat down with Thayer approximately two weeks before his assassination on September 10, 2025. The documentary’s official website describes the conversation as one of Kirk’s final interviews.

Knowing what happened afterward gives the interview an extraordinary weight.

Spero Pictures had initially attempted to schedule Kirk for September. According to the story shared surrounding the production, scheduling conflicts pushed the filmmakers to consider October, which would have delayed the project. A late-August opening ultimately became available.

Two weeks later, Kirk was gone.

As a Christian watching the film, I could not separate that timing from my faith. God knew when Kirk would take his final breath. I believe there is something significant about the fact that one of his final extended conversations involved questions about God, prophecy, Christianity, culture and the responsibility believers have in public life.

Kirk’s comments also provide one of the documentary’s strongest warnings about prophecy.

“A word from a prophet should never be an excuse for inaction or apathy,” Kirk says in the film. He adds that prophetic words must be submitted to Scripture while acknowledging that he had personally seen prophecy affect people’s lives.

That distinction matters.

Kirk believed God could speak through prophets, but he also warned Christians against becoming so dependent upon prophetic voices that they stop seeking God themselves or fail to act.

That theme runs through much of the film.

Kirk spent years entering college campuses and engaging students on politics, culture, government and faith. He challenged young people to examine whether their beliefs could withstand questions based on facts and logic. He also openly discussed his Christian worldview in television appearances, speeches and campus events.

Can You Hear Me Now? captures Kirk considering an even deeper question: What happens when a nation gradually turns away from God?

Can Government Fix Morality?

Pastor Hank Kunneman of Lord of Hosts Church provides another memorable moment when discussing the relationship between government, morality and the church.

His central argument is simple. Government cannot repair the morality of a nation. The church has a responsibility to influence the moral direction of each generation.

That opens another major subject explored by the documentary: Should Christians and churches participate in politics?

The film looks backward to help answer that question.

Kirk discusses the influence of natural law and Scripture on America’s founding. The documentary argues that biblical ideas were woven throughout early American political thought and examines the influence of religious texts alongside Enlightenment philosophers.

Historian William Federer provides one particularly interesting example involving minister Thomas Hooker.

Federer recounts how Hooker led followers to what became Hartford, Connecticut. In 1638, Hooker delivered his sermon, “The Foundation of Authorities Laid in the Free Consent of the People.” The ideas surrounding Hooker’s teaching became associated with Connecticut’s early constitutional government.

The example helps illustrate one of the documentary’s larger arguments. Religious leaders participating in questions of government and civic life is hardly a modern development.

It has been part of the American story from the beginning.

Learning to Hear God for Yourself

What I appreciated most about Can You Hear Me Now? is that the film does not stop with elections, political movements or famous prophets.

It eventually brings the question directly to the viewer.

How does God communicate with His people?

That may be the most important question in the entire documentary.

Thayer himself approached the project with questions. He has said that although he believes God speaks, he has struggled with aspects of the modern prophetic movement, particularly when prophecy intersects with politics. His goal was to follow the evidence and allow audiences to decide what they believe.

That approach strengthens the film.

Can You Hear Me Now? encourages viewers to consider prophecy while also examining their own relationship with God.

It asks whether Christians have become dependent on someone else to tell them what God is saying. It challenges believers to study Scripture, pray, listen and learn how to discern God’s direction personally.

For me, that is where the film is strongest.

Prophecy may be the subject that gets people talking, but personal responsibility is ultimately at the heart of the film.

If God still speaks, are we listening?

Can You Hear Me Now? is thought-provoking, beautifully produced and willing to explore subjects many filmmakers would avoid. Whether viewers agree with every person interviewed is almost beside the point. The documentary succeeds because it encourages serious discussion about faith, prophecy, politics and the role Christians should play in American culture.

I found the film terrific.

I highly recommend Can You Hear Me Now? to Christians, pastors and anyone curious about the modern prophetic movement. It is the kind of documentary that will likely continue generating conversations long after the credits roll.

Can You Hear Me Now? begins an exclusive 30-day streaming window on SalemNOW on September 10. A wider release begins October 10 on platforms including Amazon, Apple TV, YouTube, Google Play and Fandango at Home.

The film is currently available for preorder through the official Can You Hear Me Now? website.