How To Hear God's Voice When You Feel Disconnected

Why God Makes You Wait You've been praying for change. You've been asking God to move. But nothing's happening. And if you're honest, you're starting to wonder why God is making you wait. In this powerful message, Dr. Eric Thomas takes us deep into the story of Nehemiah to reveal the real reason God makes you wait before He rebuilds your life. It's not what you think. It's not punishment. It's not delay. It's preparation. Before Nehemiah rebuilt the wall in 52 days, he spent four months with God. Four months of sitting, weeping, mourning, fasting, and praying. And in those four months, God wasn't just preparing the plan. He was preparing the man. God builds the heart before He builds the wall. You can't build something new with an old heart. You can move to a new city, get a new relationship, start a new job, but if you take the same heart with you, the same thing is going to keep happening. God is not trying to change your circumstances. He's trying to change your heart. Through raw personal testimony about growing up in Chicago, being homeless in Detroit, and the poison that entered his heart as a child, ET exposes how a poisoned heart destroys opportunities, sabotages relationships, and keeps you stuck in cycles you were never meant to repeat. A poisoned heart makes you defiant, rebellious, aggressive, indifferent, and self-sabotaging. It makes you reject authority, reject correction, and reject help. It makes you underperform on purpose, hurt yourself to hurt others, and use your potential as a weapon. But when God heals your heart, everything changes. You start forgiving. You become teachable. You accept correction. You take personal responsibility. You develop humility, accountability, vulnerability, and self-control. And the results you've been praying for finally start showing up. David knew this. After he killed a man and took his wife, he didn't ask God to change his circumstances. He cried out: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. God spent four months correcting Nehemiah before He spent 52 days constructing the wall. Because God has to do something IN you before He can do something THROUGH you. In this message you'll discover: → Why God builds the heart before He builds the wall → How a poisoned heart sabotages every opportunity God gives you → Why you can't build something new with an old heart → What Nehemiah did in the four months before the 52 day rebuild → The difference between changing circumstances and changing your heart → How David's prayer for a clean heart unlocked his redemption → Why correction is not rejection, it's production on another level → How to stop self-sabotaging and start receiving what God has for you → What happens when you sit, weep, mourn, fast, and pray before you build 📖 KEY SCRIPTURES Nehemiah 1:4 — I sat down and wept and mourned certain days and fasted and prayed Psalm 51:10 — Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me Proverbs 4:23 — Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life Jeremiah 17:9 — The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked; who can know it? Proverbs 9:10 — The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom Psalm 1:1-3 — Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly CHAPTERS: Chapters 00:00:00 Welcome: The Gift of Being Tested 00:00:41 This Is The Day: Staying Present in God's Moment 00:03:01 Tests Are Not Punishment: They're Measurements 00:05:30 Jada's Story: Retaking the Test Until You Pass 00:14:26 Why God Makes You Wait: Building the Heart Before the Wall 00:19:13 The Poison Heart: When Satan's Greatest Weapon Is Your Heart 00:21:00 Create In Me A Clean Heart: David's Prayer After Failure 00:26:39 From GED to PhD: What a Healed Heart Can Build 00:28:23 The Homeless Season: When God Strips Everything to Build You 00:49:52 What Changed When The Heart Changed 00:58:09 Back to School Blessing: Praying Over Our Children and Youth 01:02:33 Final Prayer and Benediction: The Seed of the Righteous 🔥 IF THIS HIT YOU Share it with someone who's been waiting on God to move but won't let God move in their heart. Subscribe and turn on notifications → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRzMQFmplNd4-H1X5bj1jA?sub_confirmation=1 📲 CONNECT WITH APOC 📱 Download the App → Search "APOC Ministry" in your app store 🙏 Submit a Prayer Request → Tap "Prayer" in the app 💸 Partner With Us → apocministry.org/give 📅 Join Us LIVE: Saturdays @ 11AM EST 🎤 ABOUT ERIC THOMAS — ET THE HIP HOP PREACHER Dr. Eric Thomas is a world-renowned motivational speaker, pastor, author, and educator. From homeless high school dropout to PhD, ET's story has inspired millions across the globe. Known as ET The Hip Hop Preacher, he has spoken to the NFL, NBA, Fortune 500 companies, and now leads A Place of Change Ministry in Grand Ledge, Michigan alongside his wife, Dede Thomas, and Associate Pastor TJ Tyus. With over 2.1M Instagram followers, 1.39M YouTube sub

Can You Hear Me Now? You’ve been praying. Reading your Word. Going to church. But if you’re honest, you still feel disconnected. In this message, Pastor TJ Tyus uses John 15 and the story of Nehemiah to expose why so many believers struggle to hear God clearly. It’s not that God stopped speaking. It’s that we stopped staying connected. Pastor TJ compares our relationship with God to wireless vs. wired connection. Wireless can mean dropped calls, static, and interference. Wired connection brings clarity, consistency, and stability. Jesus repeats one word throughout John 15: REMAIN. Remain in me. Remain in my love. Remain in my Word. No branch can bear fruit by itself. It must remain connected to the vine. Fruit is the evidence of connection. Whatever fruit you’re producing reveals what you’re connected to. Pastor TJ breaks down the REMAIN framework: Retreat — remove competing inputs Engage — connect with God consistently, not just in crisis Monitor — pay attention to what God is doing around you Align — bring your decisions into agreement with God Internalize — get God’s Word so deep in you that your response becomes automatic Navigate — choose obedience over emotional impulse Through personal stories about a difficult Delta flight, losing his AirPods, and the pain of losing his daughter Aries, Pastor TJ reveals the cost of disconnection and the power of staying plugged in. God spent four months correcting Nehemiah before He spent 52 days constructing the wall. Because God often has to do something IN you before He can do something THROUGH you. In this message you’ll discover: → Why “remain” is repeated throughout John 15 → The REMAIN framework: Retreat, Engage, Monitor, Align, Internalize, Navigate → Why fruit is the evidence of connection → What wired vs. wireless connection teaches us spiritually → Why intimacy must come before activity → How God prepared Nehemiah before the 52-day rebuild → The 3C Formula: Connection, Correction, Construction → How to turn pain into purpose → Why God must be your primary connection, not your backup plan 📖 KEY SCRIPTURES John 15:1–11 Nehemiah 1:1–4 Nehemiah 2:4 Nehemiah 6:15 Proverbs 4:23 Romans 10:17 Ephesians 6:12 Philippians 2:10 CHAPTERS: Chapters 00:00:00 Welcome: The Gift of Connection 00:00:39 Can You Hear Me Now? John 15 and the Power of Remaining 00:04:29 REMAIN: The Acronym That Changes Everything 00:05:00 Retreat: Remove Competing Inputs Like Jesus Did 00:05:37 Engage with God: Praying Consistently, Not Just in Crisis 00:06:43 Monitor What God Is Doing: The Burning Bush Moment 00:08:06 Align Your Decisions and Internalize God's Word 00:10:20 Navigate: Choose Obedience Over Emotional Impulse 00:10:40 Fruit Is the Evidence of Connection 00:11:24 The Delta Flight Disaster: A Lesson in Patience and Testing 00:18:20 Wired Connection vs Wireless: The Cost of Disconnection 00:24:43 The 3C Formula: Connection, Correction, Construction 00:25:55 Nehemiah's Four Months: God Built the Builder First 00:26:21 Intimacy Before Activity: Nehemiah's First Response Was Prayer 00:29:07 Then I Prayed to the God of Heaven: Connection Never Stops 00:30:22 Prayer Didn't Delay the Plan, It Developed the Plan 00:32:32 God's Gracious Hand: Permission, Protection, Provision 00:34:39 The Gospel Music That Shifted the Atmosphere 00:39:36 Walking Through the Pain: When You Just Keep Moving 00:40:34 Lift Up Your Head: Physiology Impacts Your Mind 00:42:05 Turn Your Pain to Purpose: God Didn't Take Your Praise 00:42:54 Connection Doesn't Mean It Won't Hurt 00:47:12 Is God Your Backup Plan or Your Primary Connection? 00:47:23 Connection Over Convenience: The Final Altar Call 00:48:57 Closing Prayer: Heal Their Heart, Carry Them, Build the Builder 00:52:18 Next Steps: Connect, Give, and Stay Locked In 🔥 IF THIS HIT YOU Share it with someone who needs to reconnect with God. Subscribe and turn on notifications: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRzMQFmplNd4-H1X5bj1jA?sub_confirmation=1 📲 CONNECT WITH APOC 📱 Download the App → Search “APOC Ministry” in your app store 🙏 Prayer Request → Tap “Prayer” in the app 💸 Partner With Us → apocministry.org/give 📅 Join Us LIVE → Saturdays @ 11AM EST 🎤 ABOUT ERIC THOMAS — ET THE HIP HOP PREACHER Dr. Eric Thomas is a world-renowned motivational speaker, pastor, author, and educator whose story has inspired millions. He leads A Place of Change Ministry in Grand Ledge, Michigan alongside his wife, Dede Thomas, and Associate Pastor TJ Tyus. 🏛️ ABOUT A PLACE OF CHANGE MINISTRY APOC is a church in Grand Ledge, Michigan, committed to helping people experience real transformation through the Word of God — not just hearing it, but living it. Our culture is built on Love, Serve, and Grow. 📍 Grand Ledge, MI 🌐 apocministry.org 📧 [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

· TXT What Makes Someone a Proven Winner?   You were born to win — but there's a difference between being born to win and being a proven winner. A proven winner doesn't just win once. They consistently respond to challenges in a way that produces victories and glorifies God. Not just for a season, decade after decade. And when this life is over, they keep winning throughout eternity.   In this message, Dr. Eric Thomas takes us deep into Nehemiah 2 to expose what makes someone a proven winner — and the one thing most of us are getting wrong. Using Isaiah 43 and Philippians 2, ET breaks down the character, formation, and mindset that let Nehemiah the cupbearer rebuild a 140-year-broken wall in just 52 days. It wasn't just faith. It wasn't just favor. It was who Nehemiah was before he ever touched the wall.   Nehemiah was all in. As cupbearer, his job was to drink the king's wine first in case of poison, every day, he could die. He wasn't doing five or six things at once. He was all in on one. And when the king saw sadness on his face, it wasn't for himself — his heart was broken for his people. He wasn't asking God to bless him and his family; he was asking God to rebuild what had been broken for generations.   That's the missing piece. Most of us want the reward but not the character that comes with it. We want God to bless us, but we only care about us and ours. Nehemiah did nothing out of selfish ambition — he valued others above himself. And because of that, when he asked the king for time, safe passage, timber, and a place to stay, the king gave him everything — plus an army and a cavalry. When your interest is the same as God's, you have unlimited access.   IN THIS MESSAGE YOU'LL DISCOVER: → Why you're not just born to win, you are a proven winner → What makes a proven winner: consistency through challenges, not just one season of success → Why Nehemiah was all in on one thing, and how it allowed him to rebuild in 52 days → The cupbearer revelation: how being willing to die daily positioned Nehemiah for favor → Why sadness of heart is different than selfish ambition, and what it means to carry a burden for others → How to stop making everything about you and yours, and start moving like you're precious in God's sight → Why you must pray to God before you speak to man, and how Nehemiah did it in real time → The four fruits of a proven winner: all in, burden for others, praying first, and bold asking → How to ask like you're the child of God and expect the army and the cavalry   📖 KEY SCRIPTURES: Isaiah 43:1-4 - You are precious in My sight, honorable, and I have loved you Nehemiah 2:1-9 - The king notices Nehemiah's sadness and grants his requests Philippians 2:3-4 - Do nothing out of selfish ambition; value others above yourself Matthew 6:33 - Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness Matthew 7:7-8 - Ask and it shall be given; seek and ye shall find John 10:10 - I have come that you may have life, and have it more abundantly   CHAPTERS: Chapters 00:00:00 Welcome: The Gift of Being Precious in God's Sight 00:00:40 Isaiah 43: Since Thou Art Precious in My Sight 00:01:47 Moving Like You're Precious: Relationships and Resources 00:05:20 Not Just Born to Win: You Are a Proven Winner 00:09:25 What Makes a Proven Winner: Consistency Through Challenges 00:16:41 Nehemiah Chapter 2: The King Notices Something is Wrong 00:22:31 The Cupbearer: All In on One Thing 00:24:53 Sadness of Heart: When Your Burden is for Others 00:28:41 Philippians 2: Do Nothing Out of Selfish Ambition 00:43:04 Then I Prayed to the God of Heaven 00:51:17 Ask and It Shall Be Given: Nehemiah's Bold Requests 00:54:44 The Army and the Cavalry: God's Full Protection 00:56:25 The Four Fruits of a Proven Winner 01:00:03 Altar Call: Coming All In for What God Has Called You To 01:02:25 Prayer for Dallas: Declaring Healing and God's Provision   🔥 IF THIS HIT YOU Share it with someone doing five things at once instead of going all in on what God called them to. Subscribe and turn on notifications → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRzMQFmplNd4-H1X5bj1jA?sub_confirmation=1   📲 CONNECT WITH APOC 📱 Download the App → search "APOC Ministry" in your app store 🙏 Prayer Request → tap "Prayer" in the app 💸 Partner With Us → apocministry.org/give 📅 LIVE: Saturdays @ 11AM EST   🎤 ABOUT ERIC THOMAS — ET THE HIP HOP PREACHER Dr. Eric Thomas is a world-renowned motivational speaker, pastor, author, and educator. From homeless high school dropout to PhD, ET's story has inspired millions. He has spoken to the NFL, NBA, and Fortune 500 companies, and leads APOC Ministry in Grand Ledge, Michigan with his wife, Dede Thomas, and Associate Pastor TJ Tyus. With over 2.1M Instagram followers, 1.39M YouTube subscribers, and millions of podcast downloads, ET's message of faith, sacrifice, and accountability continues to transform lives worldwide. He is also a recipient of the President's Lifetime Achievement Award.

You were born to win. But if that's true, why aren't you winning? In this powerful message from the 52 Days of Rebuilding series, Dr. Thomas delivers one of the most convicting sermons of the year using John 3:16 and 17, Isaiah 43, and the story of Nehemiah to expose the real reason you're not living the life God designed for you. It's not because you don't have what it takes. It's not because God hasn't blessed you. It's because you've been losing for so long, you've started to talk like a loser, think like a loser, and accept what God never intended for you. God didn't send Jesus to condemn you. He sent Him to rescue you. You don't rescue something that's not valuable. And the first move God made when we sinned wasn't hell. It wasn't shame. It was salvation. Jesus didn't come looking for people to write off or embarrass. He came to save, heal, restore, and transform. He came that you might have life, and have it more abundantly. The 140 year broken wall in Nehemiah wasn't supposed to happen. But when it did, God didn't leave it broken. He rebuilt it in 52 days. Not 52 months. Not 52 years. 52 days. Because God doesn't just want to bless you. He wants to do it quickly so you can get back to the abundant life He created you for. You didn't knock your own walls down. You didn't ask for the trauma. But God is asking you one question: when are you going to rebuild? In this message you'll discover: → Why you were born to win and designed to win, and how losing became your identity → The difference between John 3:16 and John 3:17, and why God's first move wasn't condemnation → How God rescues what's valuable, and why you're too precious to stay stuck → Why God can heal you quickly when you pass through deep waters and fire → What it means to be precious in God's sight, and why human validation isn't enough → How to stop comparing yourself to others and get back into the Word → Why 52 days is all it takes when you stop making excuses and start building with God → The declaration: I was born to win, I was designed to win, and God is in the process 📖 KEY SCRIPTURES: John 3:16-17 — For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son Isaiah 43:1-4 — Since you are precious in My sight, you have been honorable, and I have loved you Nehemiah 6:15 — So the wall was finished in 52 days John 10:10 — I have come that you may have life, and have it more abundantly Isaiah 43:2 — When you pass through the waters, I will be with you Jeremiah 29:11 — For I know the plans I have for you Philippians 3:13-14 — Forgetting what is behind and pressing toward the mark CHAPTERS: Chapters 00:00:00 Welcome: The Gift of Being Born to Win 00:02:11 You Were Born to Win: God's Design From Day One 00:06:31 John 3:16 and the Forgotten John 3:17 00:07:53 I Was Born to Win: The Declaration 00:11:46 God's Heart Is to Save, Heal, Restore, and Transform 00:18:38 The Pool Party: What Abundant Life Looks Like 00:22:53 The Cross Proves God's Greatest Desire 00:24:43 The 52-Day Quick Work: God Wants to Rebuild Fast 00:28:39 Stop Listening to the Serpent, Hear What God Says 00:31:18 Isaiah 43: Through the Waters and Through the Fire 00:37:58 You Are Precious in His Sight 00:45:28 Remember Not the Former Things: God Is Doing a New Thing 00:48:13 The Altar Call: Accepting Your Preciousness 00:51:47 Next Steps: Stay Connected to the Ministry 🔥 IF THIS HIT YOU Share it with someone who's been losing for so long they forgot they were born to win. Subscribe and turn on notifications → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRzMQFmplNd4-H1X5bj1jA?sub_confirmation=1 📲 CONNECT WITH APOC 📱 Download the App → Search "APOC Ministry" in your app store 🙏 Submit a Prayer Request → Tap "Prayer" in the app 💸 Partner With Us → apocministry.org/give 📅 Join Us LIVE: Saturdays @ 11AM EST 🎤 ABOUT ERIC THOMAS — ET THE HIP HOP PREACHER Dr. Eric Thomas is a world-renowned motivational speaker, pastor, author, and educator. From homeless high school dropout to PhD, ET's story has inspired millions across the globe. Known as ET The Hip Hop Preacher, he has spoken to the NFL, NBA, Fortune 500 companies, and now leads A Place of Change Ministry in Grand Ledge, Michigan alongside his wife, Dede Thomas, and Associate Pastor TJ Tyus. With over 2.1M Instagram followers, 1.39M YouTube subscribers, and millions of podcast downloads, ET's message of faith, sacrifice, and accountability continues to transform lives worldwide. He is also the recipient of the President's Lifetime Achievement Award. 🏛️ ABOUT A PLACE OF CHANGE MINISTRY (APOC) APOC is a church in Grand Ledge, Michigan, led by Pastor Eric Thomas and Associate Pastor TJ Tyus. APOC exists to help people experience real transformation through the Word of God, not just hear it, but live it. We believe the church is not just a place you attend, it's a community you belong to, built on a culture of Love, Serve, and Grow. 📍 Grand Ledge, MI 🌐 apocministry.org 📧 [email protected]

What do you do when life falls apart? When your dreams seem delayed... When your relationships are strained... When your reputation has taken a hit... When disappointment, failure, trauma, or time have left their mark... You rebuild. In this powerful message, Dr. Eric Thomas challenges us to stop making excuses and make a decision. There is no middle ground. You're either in or you're out. Every day you're either rebuilding what God has called you to restore, or you're allowing it to continue to deteriorate. Rebuilding is necessary because something valuable has been broken. We don't rebuild what has no worth—we restore what still has purpose. In this week's message, you'll discover: Why rebuilding is different from building. How damage, loss, decay, and neglect silently steal what God intended for your life. Why some things don't fall apart because of an attack—but because they weren't maintained. How to reappear, regain, restore, and rebuild what still has Kingdom value. Why God is calling you back to what He's not finished with. We'll also explore the powerful lesson from Joshua 7, where Israel suffered a defeat that wasn't caused by the enemy's strength, but by compromise within their own camp. Sometimes the greatest obstacle to rebuilding isn't what's happening around us—it's what we're allowing to remain within us. Before God can restore what's outside, He often deals with what's inside. This message is an invitation to examine your life and ask: What has been neglected? What has been damaged? What is still worth restoring? What decision do I need to make today? CHAPTERS: Chapters 00:00:00 Welcome: The Gift of Rebuilding What Was Lost 00:02:06 The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power 00:08:49 Because He Lives, I Can Face Tomorrow 00:16:28 Oh For Grace to Trust Him More 00:25:56 Three More 52s Left in This Year 00:27:19 Rebuild vs Build: God Isn't Asking You to Start Over 00:28:55 Show Back Up Where You Disappeared 00:31:10 Find the Picture: When You Were at Your Best 00:33:56 What You Were Doing When the Wall Was Strong 00:36:39 Joshua 6 vs Joshua 7: From Victory to Running From 36 Men 00:39:11 When You Take Your Eyes Off God, You Take Your Eyes Off Everything 00:41:02 You Can't Beat 36 People When You're Not With God 00:44:22 Israel Has Sinned: They Took the Enemy's Belongings 00:54:29 COVID and Binge Watching: How the Wall Came Down 00:54:24 Something Was Broken, Lost, Damaged, or Neglected 01:05:14 I Don't Have to Start All Over, Just Get Back to When It Was Valuable 01:07:08 Come Back to Your First Love 01:08:54 Living in Joshua 6, Not Joshua 7 01:14:34 Your Tithes and Offerings Are Blessing Our Youth 🔥 IF THIS HIT YOU Share it with someone who's been trying to fix it in their own strength for too long. Subscribe and turn on notifications → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRzMQFmplNd4-H1X5bj1jA?sub_confirmation=1 *📲 CONNECT WITH APOC* 📱 Download the App → Search "APOC Ministry" in your app store 🙏 Submit a Prayer Request → Tap "Prayer" in the app 💸 Partner With Us → apocministry.org/give 📅 Join Us LIVE: Saturdays @ 11AM EST ABOUT ERIC THOMAS — ET THE HIP HOP PREACHER Dr. Eric Thomas is a world-renowned motivational speaker, pastor, author, and educator. From homeless high school dropout to PhD, ET's story has inspired millions across the globe. Known as ET The Hip Hop Preacher, he has spoken to the NFL, NBA, Fortune 500 companies, and now leads A Place of Change Ministry in Grand Ledge, Michigan alongside his wife, Dede Thomas, and Associate Pastor TJ Tyus. With over 2.1M Instagram followers, 1.39M YouTube subscribers, and millions of podcast downloads, ET's message of faith, sacrifice, and accountability continues to transform lives worldwide. He is also the recipient of the President's Lifetime Achievement Award. ABOUT A PLACE OF CHANGE MINISTRY (APOC) A Place of Change Ministry is a Saturday Sabbath church in Grand Ledge, Michigan, led by Pastor Eric Thomas and Associate Pastor TJ Tyus. APOC exists to help people experience real transformation through the Word of God, not just hear it, but live it. We believe the church is not just a place you attend, it's a community you belong to, built on a culture of Love, Serve, and Grow. 📍 Grand Ledge, MI 🌐 apocministry.org 📧 [email protected]

Can you see? You've been hearing the Word. You've been receiving the information. You've even believed it. But nothing's changed. And the question God is asking you today isn't whether you heard it. It's whether you can see it. Because meaning determines seeing. Change the meaning, you change what you see. Change what you see, you change what you do. Pastor TJ Tyus delivers one of the most transparent, convicting sermons of the year using the story of Nehemiah and the 52 day rebuild. With raw personal testimony about kidney disease, losing his daughter Aries, and the moment his neighbor's grass became better than his, Pastor TJ breaks down the real reason you're still stuck. It's not because you don't have the information. It's because you don't have emotional leverage. Nehemiah wasn't the only person who knew the wall was broken for 140 years. But he was the only one with an emotional burden strong enough to rebuild it in 52 days. The difference between those who start and those who finish isn't discipline. It's meaning. The five elements of faith are hear, receive, believe, speak, and do. When you do those five, you get two: transformation and testimony. But most people stop at hearing. Some receive. Few believe. Very few speak. And almost nobody does. Because they haven't guarded their lev, their control center, their heart. And everything you do flows from it. In this message you'll discover: → Why meaning determines seeing, and how changing the meaning changes your entire life → The five elements of faith: hear, receive, believe, speak, do, and why most people never get past three → The 5+2 formula: how transformation and testimony come after you complete the five → Why you keep starting and stopping your 52, and what emotional leverage really means → How to guard your lev (control center): your thoughts, beliefs, emotions, desires, choices, identity, faith, and words → The African wild dog revelation: why exhausting predation is the secret to finishing what you start → Pastor TJ's testimony of losing his daughter Aries and how changing the meaning brought him back to the stage 📖 KEY SCRIPTURES: Jeremiah 29:11 — For I know the plans I have for you Nehemiah 6:15 — So the wall was finished in 52 days Proverbs 4:23 — Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it Romans 10:17 — Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God Revelation 12:11 — They overcame by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony James 2:17 — Faith without works is dead CHAPTERS: Chapters 00:00:00 Welcome: The Gift of Seeing What God Sees 00:02:10 The 52-Day Reality Check: Started, Stopped, or Never Began? 00:04:08 The Old Lady and Young Woman: Meaning Determines Seeing 00:05:54 The 400-Pound Father: When Emotional Leverage Changes Everything 00:08:50 Stage 3 Kidney Disease: Why We Go Back to Old Habits 00:12:34 The Grass, The Weeds, and The Root: Watching for What's Growing 00:17:46 The 5-2 Formula: Five Elements of Faith Plus Two Results 00:21:03 Transformation and Testimony: When Your Enemies Become Afraid 00:28:08 Aries Mahogany Tyus: Choosing Purpose Over Pain 00:30:07 The Strip Club Confession: God Cannot Fix What You Won't Acknowledge 00:32:08 Information vs Emotional Leverage: Why Nehemiah Left the Palace 00:38:22 Guard Your Lev: The Elite Eight of Your Control Center 00:40:53 The Blueprint: What Flows In and What Flows Out 00:44:17 Changing the Meaning: Maybe I Gave You to Aries for Aries 00:46:28 African Wild Dogs: Exhausting Predation and Never Quitting 00:48:55 The Altar Call: Are You Ready to Complete What God Called You to Complete? 🔥 IF THIS HIT YOU Share it with someone who's been hearing the Word but not seeing the change. Subscribe and turn on notifications → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRzMQFmplNd4-H1X5bj1jA?sub_confirmation=1 📲 CONNECT WITH APOC 📱 Download the App → Search "APOC Ministry" in your app store 🙏 Submit a Prayer Request → Tap "Prayer" in the app 💸 Partner With Us → apocministry.org/give 📅 Join Us LIVE: Saturdays @ 11AM EST 🎤 ABOUT PASTOR TJ TYUS TJ Tyus is Associate Pastor of A Place of Change Ministry in Grand Ledge, Michigan. His story, from being accused of murder in 2005 to becoming a coach, counselor, and pastor, is living proof that transformation is possible. With raw transparency and unshakable faith, Pastor TJ brings a message of hope, healing, and accountability that challenges believers to move from information to transformation. 🏛️ ABOUT A PLACE OF CHANGE MINISTRY (APOC) A Place of Change Ministry is a Saturday Sabbath church in Grand Ledge, Michigan, led by Pastor Eric Thomas and Associate Pastor TJ Tyus. APOC exists to help people experience real transformation through the Word of God, not just hear it, but live it. We believe the church is not just a place you attend, it's a community you belong to, built on a culture of Love, Serve, and Grow. 📍 Grand Ledge, MI 🌐 apocministry.org 📧 [email protected]

You're stuck. And you've been praying for God to move. But what if the reason nothing's changed isn't because God hasn't shown up? What if it's because you won't stop moving? In this message, Pastor Eric Thomas delivers one of the most convicting sermons of the year using Exodus 14 and the story of the Israelites trapped between the Red Sea and Pharaoh's army. The moment they stopped crying, stopped strategizing, stopped trying to figure it out in their own strength, God said: Be still. And the angels moved. This isn't about working harder. It's not about doing more. It's about surrendering control. God told Moses, "I will fight for you. You only need to be still." Not by your might. Not by your power. But by the Spirit of the Lord. The resistance band around ET's neck isn't just a fitness tool, it's a picture of how God works. You don't have to pull yourself up alone. God is your assistance. And when you finally let Him be your band, the yoke becomes easy and the burden becomes light. These 52 days aren't about God needing time to rebuild your life. It's about you needing time to surrender. To stop comparing seasons. To stop trying to do it the way you used to. To stop moving in the flesh so the Spirit can finally move. The moment Israel stood still, the pillar of cloud moved between them and their enemies. And the night passed without one coming near the other. In this message you'll discover: → Why God can't move when you're moving, and what happens the moment you stand still → The resistance band revelation: how God becomes your assistance when you stop trying to do it alone → Why comparing yourself to old seasons is killing your next level → The difference between crying to God and asking God to take care of it → How ET's son's credit was destroyed right when he needed it most, and what happened when he stood still → Why 52 days is not about God needing time, it's about you needing to surrender → The real reason your prayers aren't being answered: you still have ego in them → What it means when God says "go forward" while you're surrounded by enemies 📖 KEY SCRIPTURES: Exodus 14:13-14 — The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still Zechariah 4:6 — Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord Matthew 11:28-30 — My yoke is easy and my burden is light Exodus 14:19-20 — The angel of God moved and stood behind them Isaiah 40:31 — Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength Psalm 46:10 — Be still and know that I am God CHAPTERS: Chapters 00:00:00 Welcome: The Gift of Standing Still 00:01:07 52 Days: God Can Rebuild What's Been in Ruin for 140 Years 00:02:18 The Snotty Prayer: When You're Desperate Enough for God to Move 00:06:09 Not By Might, Not By Power, But By My Spirit 00:07:39 The Resistance Band: Let God Be Your Assistance 00:16:06 Stop Comparing Seasons: God's Moving You Forward 00:20:07 Take It Easy: God Says Relax and Let Him Work 00:22:03 Exodus 14: The Lord Will Fight For You, You Only Need to Be Still 00:28:27 Why Are You Crying to Me? Go Forward 00:35:32 Open the Account Before You Get the Money: Faith in Action 00:39:22 When You Stand Still, the Angels Move 00:44:51 The Testimony: My Son's Credit and the Power of Standing Still 00:48:14 Next Steps: Lock In and Partner With the Mission 🔥 IF THIS HIT YOU Share it with someone who's been trying to fix it in their own strength for too long. Subscribe and turn on notifications → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRzMQFmplNd4-H1X5bj1jA?sub_confirmation=1 📲 CONNECT WITH APOC 📱 Download the App → Search "APOC Ministry" in your app store 🙏 Submit a Prayer Request → Tap "Prayer" in the app 💸 Partner With Us → apocministry.org/give 📅 Join Us LIVE: Saturdays @ 11AM EST 🎤 ABOUT ERIC THOMAS — ET THE HIP HOP PREACHER Dr. Eric Thomas is a world-renowned motivational speaker, pastor, author, and educator. From homeless high school dropout to PhD, ET's story has inspired millions across the globe. Known as ET The Hip Hop Preacher, he has spoken to the NFL, NBA, Fortune 500 companies, and now leads A Place of Change Ministry in Grand Ledge, Michigan alongside his wife, Dede Thomas, and Associate Pastor TJ Tyus. With over 2.1M Instagram followers, 1.39M YouTube subscribers, and millions of podcast downloads, ET's message of faith, sacrifice, and accountability continues to transform lives worldwide. He is also the recipient of the President's Lifetime Achievement Award. 🏛️ ABOUT A PLACE OF CHANGE MINISTRY (APOC) A Place of Change Ministry is a Saturday Sabbath church in Grand Ledge, Michigan, led by Pastor Eric Thomas and Associate Pastor TJ Tyus. APOC exists to help people experience real transformation through the Word of God, not just hear it, but live it. We believe the church is not just a place you attend, it's a community you belong to, built on a culture of Love, Serve, and Grow. 📍 Grand Ledge, MI 🌐 apocministry.org 📧 [email protected]

You keep praying for change. But the thing standing between you and the life God promised you isn't your past, your enemies, or your circumstances. It's the words coming out of your own mouth. In this message from the 52 Day Challenge, Eric Thomas breaks down what God removes before He rebuilds your life — and why the demolition has to come before the construction. You can't build a new life on yesterday's foundation. Before God adds, He subtracts. Before He builds, He demolishes. This is Week 1: DEMO. The deliberate removal of everything that's been tearing you down — starting with how you talk about yourself. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT ERIC THOMAS — ET THE HIP HOP PREACHER Eric Thomas, PhD, is a world-renowned speaker, author, and educator known globally as "ET The Hip Hop Preacher." From a high school dropout sleeping in abandoned buildings to a motivational voice reaching hundreds of millions worldwide, his story is proof of the transformation he preaches. Alongside his wife Dede Thomas, he leads A Place of Change Ministry as lead pastor, bringing the same fire that fills stadiums to the local church every week. ABOUT APOC — A PLACE OF CHANGE MINISTRY A Place of Change Ministry is a Saturday Sabbath church in Grand Ledge, Michigan, led by Pastor Eric Thomas with Associate Pastor TJ Tyus. We exist to help people love God, serve people, and grow into who they were created to be. Wherever you are, there's a place for you here. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Partner with us - Give to APOC: apocministry.org/give Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRzMQFmplNd4-H1X5bj1jA?sub_confirmation=1 Listen to the APOC podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apoc-ministry/id1448489948 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7MSRcKb31rzblPxPpvM5WF Website: apocministry.org #SaturdayService #SabbathService #EricThomas #ETTheHipHopPreacher #52DayChallenge #APOC

You don't have to be whole to be healed. You've been waiting. Waiting to get your life together before you come to God. Waiting to fix yourself before you ask for help. Waiting to be perfect before you step into the pool. But God doesn't require wholeness to heal you. He requires honesty. In this message, Pastor Eric Thomas delivers one of the most transparent, grace-filled sermons of the year, using the story of the man at the pool of Bethesda to expose the real reason you're still stuck. It's not because God hasn't shown up. It's not because you're too broken. It's because you won't admit you're impotent. The pool was filled with impotent folk. Blind folk. Lame folk. Withered folk. Nobody at the pool was whole. And the angel didn't come for the whole. He came for the broken. The ones who were willing to say, I can't do this on my own. I need help. I'm ready to be made whole. God is stirring the water right now. This is the season. 52 days. Not 52 months. Not 52 years. God is inviting you to jump in. But you can't jump in when you're still blaming your mother, your father, your ex, your past. You can't be healed when you're still rehearsing the pain. God is asking you one question: Will you be made whole? In this message you'll discover: → Why the pool was made for the impotent, not the perfect → How to stop blaming others and start taking ownership of your healing → Why God doesn't wait for you to be ready, He prepares the pool in advance → The difference between those who jump in first and those who make excuses → What it means to accept the invitation and rise immediately → Why 52 days with God is all it takes to rebuild what's been broken for 38 years → How to stop fighting the people God sent to help you → The real reason you stay stuck: you're comfortable being impotent 📖 KEY SCRIPTURES: John 5:2-9 — The pool of Bethesda and the man healed after 38 years Romans 12:2 — Be transformed by the renewing of your mind 2 Corinthians 5:17 — If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation Isaiah 43:18-19 — Forget the former things; I am doing a new thing Philippians 3:13-14 — Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead CHAPTERS: Chapters 00:00:00 Welcome: The Gift of Healing 00:02:19 John 5:2-3: The Pool of Bethesda Is Ready 00:04:44 You Don't Have to Be Whole to Be Healed 00:05:53 Stop Blaming Others and Own Your Impotence 00:09:50 The Certain Season: God Is Stirring the Waters Now 00:13:37 The Oakwood Story: From Can't Read to Celebrity Alum 00:21:38 Accept the Invitation: Principle Number One 00:28:10 Don't Fight the People Giving You the Book 00:34:35 The 38-Year Infirmity: When You've Been Stuck Too Long 00:37:28 Will You Be Made Whole? Jesus Asks the Question 00:44:23 Get Everyone's Name Out Your Mouth Except Jesus 00:42:25 Rise: The Command That Changes Everything 00:53:43 The 52-Day Invitation: Just You and God 00:43:26 Immediately Made Whole: The Promise of Complete Healing 00:57:36 Victory Declaration: Earth Has No Sorrow Heaven Cannot Heal 🔥 IF THIS HIT YOU Share it with someone who's been waiting to be whole before asking God to heal them. Subscribe and turn on notifications → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRzMQFmplNd4-H1X5bj1jA?sub_confirmation=1 📲 CONNECT WITH APOC 📱 Download the App → Search "APOC Ministry" in your app store 🙏 Submit a Prayer Request → Tap "Prayer" in the app 💸 Partner With Us → apocministry.org/give 📅 Join Us LIVE: Saturdays @ 11AM EST 🎤 ABOUT ERIC THOMAS — ET THE HIP HOP PREACHER Dr. Eric Thomas is a world-renowned motivational speaker, pastor, author, and educator. From homeless high school dropout to PhD, ET's story has inspired millions across the globe. Known as ET The Hip Hop Preacher, he has spoken to the NFL, NBA, Fortune 500 companies, and now leads A Place of Change Ministry in Grand Ledge, Michigan alongside his wife, Dede Thomas, and Associate Pastor TJ Tyus. With over 2.1M Instagram followers, 1.39M YouTube subscribers, and millions of podcast downloads, ET's message of faith, sacrifice, and accountability continues to transform lives worldwide. He is also the recipient of the President's Lifetime Achievement Award. 🏛️ ABOUT A PLACE OF CHANGE MINISTRY (APOC) A Place of Change Ministry is a Saturday Sabbath church in Grand Ledge, Michigan, led by Pastor Eric Thomas and Associate Pastor TJ Tyus. APOC exists to help people experience real transformation through the Word of God, not just hear it, but live it. We believe the church is not just a place you attend, it's a community you belong to, built on a culture of Love, Serve, and Grow. 📍 Grand Ledge, MI 🌐 apocministry.org 📧 [email protected]

What if the thing you gave up on is only 52 days from fixed? Pastor Eric Thomas is on Day 14 of his own 52. He picked health. He started by walking where he wanted to run. And what he's discovered in two weeks has him calling his entire church into the same challenge. This isn't motivation. This is activation. You can't rebuild your marriage, your money, your ministry, and your health all at the same time. You'll quit by week two. But if you pick ONE wall, and you name it, pray over it, run one rep a day, and tell somebody, God can do in 52 days what you've been trying to do for 14 years. This message is for the person who keeps starting over. The one who's tried to fix five things at once and ended up with none of them built. The one who's been waiting on their spouse, their pastor, the government, or their past to repair what's been broken for years. Nobody is coming. You hire you. 52 days. One wall. Let's build. In this message you'll discover: → Why ONE wall beats five every time → The 4-step activation: Name. Pray. One Rep. Tell. → The 52-Day Affirmation (the version of you God called you to be) → Why the only person you need to hire is you → How to "close the gap" before Day 1 even starts → The truth about restoration — God restores YEARS, not just days → Why "conviction without a first step is just emotional" 📖 KEY SCRIPTURES Philippians 3:13-14 • Jeremiah 29:11 • Joel 2:25 • Isaiah 40:31 • Matthew 19:26 • Romans 8:1 CHAPTERS: Chapters 00:00:00 The Gift of 52 Days 00:06:20 The 52-Day Declaration: Committing to Show Up 00:09:32 What Are You Building? Pick Your Wall 00:11:18 God Can Rebuild What the Devil Tore Down 00:13:01 Surrender the Area You Can't Seem to Fix 00:14:40 Stretching Before the 52: Three Times a Day Prayer 00:16:39 The Testimony: What God's Already Doing in 14 Days 00:18:23 Jeremiah 29:11 - God Has a Plan for Your 52 Days 00:19:13 You Must Be Assertive: The Wall Won't Build Itself 00:20:15 God Will Restore the Years the Locust Has Eaten 00:21:40 They That Wait on the Lord Shall Renew Their Strength 00:22:18 You're Not Building Alone: God Is With You 00:24:15 What Looks Impossible Will Become Evidence of Restoration 00:25:49 Day One Steps: Closing the Gap 00:27:45 Remember What God Has Already Done 00:31:18 Change Your Language: Rebuild Talk Only 00:33:41 Less About What You Destroyed, More About What God Can Do 00:35:31 The Spirit of Rebuild 🔥 IF THIS HIT YOU Share it with someone who's been trying to rebuild everything at once. Drop your ONE WALL in the comments — we're praying over every one this week. Subscribe → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRzMQFmplNd4-H1X5bj1jA?sub_confirmation=1 📲 CONNECT WITH APOC 📱 Download the App → Search "APOC Ministry" in your app store 🙏 Prayer Requests → Tap "Prayer" in the app 💸 Partner With Us → apocministry.org/give 📅 LIVE: Saturdays @ 11AM EST 🎤 ABOUT ERIC THOMAS — ET THE HIP HOP PREACHER Dr. Eric Thomas is a world-renowned motivational speaker, pastor, author, and educator. From homeless high school dropout to PhD, ET's story has inspired millions across the globe. Known as ET The Hip Hop Preacher, he has spoken to the NFL, NBA, and Fortune 500 companies, and leads A Place of Change Ministry in Grand Ledge, Michigan. 🏛️ ABOUT A PLACE OF CHANGE MINISTRY (APOC) Led by Pastor Eric Thomas and Associate Pastor TJ Tyus. APOC exists to help people experience real transformation through the Word of God — not just hear it, but live it. Built on a culture of Love, Serve, and Grow. 📍 Grand Ledge, MI 🌐 apocministry.org 📧 [email protected]