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.

CHAPTERS:

• 00:00:00 Welcome: The Gift of Demolition and Rebuilding
• 00:00:42 Standing at the Wall: What Are You Building?
• 00:01:08 Demo: The Deliberate Removal of What Doesn't Belong
• 00:02:30 Vision: See It Before God Builds It
• 00:07:36 Building on God's Truth, Not Your Trauma
• 00:09:07 Trusting God as He Fulfills His Promises
• 00:11:10 Fix Your Language: Death and Life Are in the Power of the Tongue
• 00:11:55 The Keisha Fife Moment: You Got Promoted, Not Fired
• 00:15:29 Guard Your Ears: Who Are You Listening To?
• 00:16:42 Your Words Are the Bricks: Speak to Your Wall
• 00:19:00 Renew Your Mind: Do You Believe Rebuilding Is Possible?
• 00:20:42 Demolish Three Limiting Beliefs
• 00:22:15 Demolish Harmful Habits: You Can't Pray Away Bad Habits
• 00:23:37 The Seven-Day Awareness Challenge
• 00:25:34 Prayer: God Is Shutting Down 140 Years of Ruin
• 00:28:50 Closing: Partner With the Vision

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.

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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:

• 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

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🎤 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.

Not 52 months. Not 52 years. 52 days. That's how long it took Nehemiah to rebuild walls that sat in ruin for 140 years. And God is saying the same thing is possible for you.

In this message, Eric delivers one of the most direct, faith-filled sermons of the year, about the gift of 52 days. Using the story of Nehemiah, raw personal testimony about fitness, family, and faith, and a declaration that will shake you out of survival mode, ET breaks down what it really takes to rebuild what's been broken in your life. Not more motivation. Not more programs. Commitment. Consistency. And a willingness to show up for 52 days with God.
You didn't knock your own walls down. You didn't ask for the trauma. You didn't choose the betrayal. But 140 years later, you're still standing in the rubble. And God is asking you one question: when are you going to rebuild?

This isn't about what you destroyed. It's about what God can do. It's about closing the gap between where you are and where God called you to be. Pick one wall. Name it. Pray over it. Take one rep. Tell somebody. The wall won't build itself — and God isn't asking you to build alone. He's asking you to build with Him.

In this message you'll discover:
→ Why 52 days is all it takes when you stop making excuses and start building with God
→ The four steps to closing the gap: Name it, pray over it, take one rep, tell somebody
→ Why you must change your language from victim talk to rebuild talk
→ How God can restore the years the locust has eaten in less than two months
→ The 52 Day Declaration: a commitment between you and God
→ The testimony of what God's already doing in 14 days
→ How to surrender the one area you can't seem to fix

📖 KEY SCRIPTURES
•Jeremiah 29:11
• Nehemiah 6:15
• Joel 2:25 • Isaiah 40:31
• Philippians 3:13-14
• Romans 12:2

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

He offered free money. And nobody took it.

Not because they didn't need it. Not because they didn't want it. But because they were stuck in the same pattern of thinking they've been stuck in for years. Analyzing. Waiting. Watching everyone else move while they stayed frozen.

Pastor Tyus uses one of the most convicting illustrations of the year to expose the real reason you stay stuck in old patterns. It's not your circumstances. It's not your resources. It's that you've been conditioned to accept what's broken. And until you interrupt that pattern, nothing changes.

Using the story of Nehemiah, the rope climb that humbled him, and the $20 bill that sat unclaimed, he breaks down what it really takes to rebuild what's been broken in your life. Not more motivation. Not more programs. Conditioning. Training. And pattern interruption.

The wall in Jerusalem was broken for 141 years. Nehemiah rebuilt it in 52 days, because he stopped accepting what everyone else had normalized. God is calling you to do the same.

In this message you'll discover:
→ Why training is the activity, but conditioning is the result
→ The difference between analytical, automatic, and engaged thinking, and which one gets breakthrough
→ Why you keep losing to people who shouldn't even have power over you
→ How neuroplasticity works and why one sermon won't change your life
→ The three beliefs required for real transformation: something must change, I must change, I can change
→ Why Nehemiah spent 30 to 40 years being built before he rebuilt the wall in 52 days
→ The formula: Awareness + Honesty x Correction minus Excuses = Pattern Interruption
→ How to lay one brick today and start rebuilding what's been broken

📖 KEY SCRIPTURES:
1 Timothy 4:7 — Train yourself to be godly
Romans 12:2 — Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind
Nehemiah 1:3-4 — The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and I sat down and wept
Nehemiah 6:15 — So the wall was finished in 52 days
2 Corinthians 5:17 — If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation
Proverbs 22:29 — Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings

CHAPTERS:

• 00:00:00 The Gift of Transformation
• 00:00:51 The $20 Bill Experiment
• 00:02:27 3 Frames of Mind: Analytical, Automatic, and Engaged
• 00:03:37 Before God Does It Through You, He Does It In You
• 00:05:18 The American Ninja Warrior Story
• 00:11:35 Why the Wall Matters: Protection, Identity, and Security
• 00:13:50 Breaking Generational Thinking
• 00:17:55 When ET Trusted Me With Everything
• 00:25:02 You Can't Be Trusted With the Cup
• 00:29:12 The $100 Test
• 00:36:26 141 Years Broken, 52 Days Rebuilt: God's Timeline
• 00:40:10 3 Steps to True Change: Something Must, I Must, I Can
• 00:46:14 Your Next Step Starts Now
• 00:47:56 The Formula
• 00:48:48 What Brick Will You Lay Today?

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ABOUT PASTOR TJ TYUS TJ Tyus is Associate Pastor of A Place of Change Ministry. His story, from being accused of murder in 2005 to becoming a coach, counselor, and pastor, is living proof that pattern interruption changes everything.

🏛️ 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 life you want is only 52 days away?

Not 52 months. Not 52 years. 52 days. That's how long it took Nehemiah to rebuild walls that sat in ruin for 140 years. Not because he had more resources. Because he stopped normalizing the ruin and started building.

In this message, Pastor Eric Thomas delivers one of the most direct, no-excuses sermons of the year. Using the story of Nehemiah, the reality of financial freedom, and raw testimony about structure, systems, and standards, ET breaks down the real reason your life is still broken. It's not because it's too hard to fix. It's because you've normalized it.

You didn't ask for the trauma. You didn't choose the betrayal. You didn't knock your own walls down. But 140 years later, you're still standing in the rubble. And God is asking you one question: when are you going to rebuild?

Your norm determines your outcomes — not your prayers. You can pray all you want, but if your environment, your habits, and your circle are still operating in 140-year dysfunction, nothing changes. God is calling you out of the 140 and into the 52. Out of survival mode and into builder mode. Out of excuses and into execution.

In this message you'll discover:
→ Why 52 days is not a timeline, it's an identity
→ The difference between normalizing ruin and normalizing rebuilding
→ Why your norm determines your outcomes, not your prayers
→ How to stop fighting the people God sent to help you
→ The real reason you've been protecting your old normal
→ Why financial, relational, and spiritual freedom all come down to one word: standards

📖 KEY SCRIPTURES
•Nehemiah 2:17
• Nehemiah 6:15
• Romans 12:2
• Galatians 6:9
• Proverbs 27:17
• Nehemiah 4:17

CHAPTERS:

• 00:00:00 Welcome: The Gift of Power and the Journey to 52
• 00:02:51 The 52-Day Revelation: Nehemiah's Wall in Less Than Two Months
• 00:08:29 52 Is Not Just Days, It's Your Identity
• 00:09:52 The Delta Story: When Your Identity Doesn't Match Your Reality
• 00:12:41 The Wall Was Finished: 52 Is About Finishing, Not Starting
• 00:14:23 Expose the Old Normal You've Been Protecting
• 00:18:42 Your Norm Determines Your Outcomes, Not Your Prayers
• 00:17:56 Stop Fighting the People Helping You and Fight Your Bad Habits
• 00:21:40 NBA Finals Tickets: Financial Freedom Is Real for Someone
• 00:26:27 Merl Robbins and the Power of Preparation
• 00:36:41 God Is Not Punishing You, He's Pruning You
• 00:40:38 140 Years vs 52 Days: The Mindset Comparison
• 00:44:36 Then Nehemiah Showed Up: The Real You Needs to Appear
• 00:46:12 Rebuilding Became the New Standard
• 00:47:59 The 52-Day Challenge: Pick One Rep and Do It Daily
• 00:49:02 Tithes and Offerings: The Rebuke That Changed Everything

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🎤 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]

It's not your fault it broke. But it is your fault if it stays broken. You didn't ask for the trauma. You didn't choose the betrayal. You didn't plan the divorce, the loss, the abuse, the abandonment. You didn't knock your own walls down. But 140 years later, you're still standing in the rubble. And God is asking you one question: when are you going to rebuild? Using the story of Nehemiah, Pastor Eric Thomas exposes the real reason your life is still broken. It's not because it's too hard to fix. It's not because God hasn't shown up. It's because you haven't owned it yet. Nehemiah looked at walls destroyed for 140 years and rebuilt them in 52 days. Not because he had more resources or a bigger team. Because he stopped blaming, stopped avoiding, and started building.

In this message you'll discover:
→ Why power is available but not automatic, and how to activate it in your life
→ The difference between assessing, praying, and finishing, and why most people never get to the third step
→ Why 52 days is all it takes when you stop making excuses and start taking ownership
→ How empty hands don't stay neutral, they either build with you or break what you're building
→ The real reason people who loved you when you were broken start hating you when you start healing
→ Why you can't build with 2 hands anymore, you need one for the work and one for the weapon
→ The electrician story, the credit report testimony, and the Rose Royce revelation that will change how you see God's standard for your life

📖 KEY SCRIPTURES:
Nehemiah 2:17 — You see the distress we are in; come, let us build
Nehemiah 6:15 — So the wall was finished in 52 days
Ephesians 3:20 — Exceedingly abundantly above all we ask or think
Nehemiah 4:17 — Those who built on the wall... with one hand worked and with the other held a weapon

CHAPTERS:

• 00:00:00 Welcome: The Gift of Power
• 00:00:39 The Standard: Exceedingly Abundantly Beyond
• 00:03:50 Power Is Available, Not Automatic
• 00:04:54 The Electricity Story: When Power Doesn't Work
• 00:08:47 Envy as an Indicator: You Need More Power
• 00:11:39 Ownership: The Key to Accessing Power
• 00:12:52 It's Not Your Fault It Broke, But It's Your Fault It Stays Broken
• 00:15:16 Self-Accountability: How Power Starts
• 00:15:55 Nehemiah's Wall: 52 Days to Fix 140 Years of Broken
• 00:17:47 Build With One Hand, Fight With the Other
• 00:38:24 Empty Hands Don't Sit Neutral - They Wreck
• 00:21:01 The Joe Jackson Principle: Accountability Over Coddling
• 00:22:40 The Remnants in Captivity: Taking Ownership
• 00:25:07 Self-Assess: Look at Your Broken Walls
• 00:30:04 Stop Performing for People, Start Changing for God
• 00:27:10 The Wall Was Finished in 52 Days
• 00:44:53 Shop A vs Shop B: Two Mindsets, Two Outcomes
• 00:49:42 This Is Your Floor, That Was My Ceiling
• 00:55:03 The Five Steps: See, Pray, Own, Rally, Finish
• 01:00:59 Blessed Is the Man: The Promise for Your Seed
• 01:03:20 Bring Your Broken to the Maker

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🎤 ABOUT ERIC THOMAS
Dr. Eric Thomas, is a world-renowned speaker, pastor, author, and educator. From homeless high school dropout to PhD, his story has inspired millions. He has spoken to the NFL, NBA, and Fortune 500 companies, and now leads APOC Ministry alongside his wife, Dede, and Pastor TJ Tyus.

🏛️ ABOUT A PLACE OF CHANGE MINISTRY (APOC) APOC, led by Pastor Eric Thomas and Associate Pastor TJ Tyus, 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]

You don't need another sermon. You don't need another scripture. You don't need another devotional.

You already know enough truth to be in heaven right now. The problem isn't knowledge. It's that you're not doing what you already know. And that's why you're stuck.

In this message, Pastor Eric Thomas delivers one of the most direct, most convicting words of the year: a message about the real reason your life hasn't changed. It's not more information. It's accountability. And until you stop looking for more truth and start living the truth you already have, nothing will shift.

Using the story of Nathan and David, the analogy of the 8-foot rim, and raw testimony about tithing on his business, Pastor ET breaks down the three levels of accountability that will take your life to the next level: Self. Home. Community. In that order.

Most people skip self and go straight to trying to fix everyone else. That's why it never works. You can't save a drowning person when you're drowning too. You can't hold someone accountable when you haven't dealt with the plank in your own eye.

In this message you'll discover:
→ Why your next level isn't coming from more truth — it's coming from accountability
→ The three levels of accountability: Self, Home, Community (and why order matters)
→ Why most Christians know the Word but aren't doing the Word
→ How to be your own Joe Jackson and Joe Clark so no one else has to
→ The difference between butter knife relationships and iron sharpening iron
→ Why you can't dunk on an 8-foot rim and expect 10-foot results
→ What it really means to examine yourself and test yourself (2 Corinthians 13:5)
→ The hospital analogy: why the church isn't full of just sick people
→ Why God had to tell Pastor ET to tithe on his business, not just his personal income

📖 KEY SCRIPTURES:
2 Corinthians 13:5 — Examine yourself, see whether you are in the faith
Matthew 7:5 — Take the plank out of your own eye first
Joshua 24:15 — As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord
1 Timothy 5:8 — Anyone who does not provide for their household has denied the faith
Proverbs 27:17 — Iron sharpens iron
2 Samuel 12 — Nathan confronts David: "You are the man"

CHAPTERS:

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🎤 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 responsibility 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]

Your whole family is waiting on you. They just don't know how to ask

There's a "no more" sitting in your spirit right now. A line you should've drawn months ago. A truth you've been carrying alone because saying it out loud feels too costly. So you've stayed silent. You've kept the peace. You've prayed about it. You've waited.

And nothing has changed.

In this message, Eric Thomas breaks down what happens to a home, a marriage, a family — and a calling — when the person who sees the problem won't open their mouth. And what happens the moment they finally do.

What you'll walk away with:
- Why "I'll just pray about it" can be the most damaging response you give
- The difference between keeping the peace and keeping the problem alive
- The 8 reasons we stay silent — and the truth that breaks each one
- Why temporary discomfort is the price of preventing permanent damage
- A direct word for the people who've been punished for telling the truth

CHAPTERS

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ABOUT ERIC THOMAS — ET THE HIP HOP PREACHER
Eric Thomas, PhD, is a world-renowned speaker, author, educator, and pastor known globally as ET The Hip Hop Preacher. From homeless high school dropout to one of the most sought-after motivational voices on the planet, ET has spent decades equipping leaders, athletes, executives, and everyday people with the tools to break through limitation and step into purpose. His work centers on personal accountability, mental toughness, and the disciplined pursuit of one's calling. Eric serves as the lead pastor of A Place of Change Ministry alongside his wife, Dede Thomas.

ABOUT APOC — A PLACE OF CHANGE MINISTRY
A Place of Change Ministry (APOC) is a Saturday Sabbath church based in Grand Ledge, Michigan, led by Pastor Eric Thomas with Associate Pastor TJ Tyus. APOC exists to meet the spiritual, emotional, and practical needs of every person who walks through the doors — whether in person, online, or through the app. The mission is simple: love, serve, and grow. APOC is a place where truth is preached without apology, transformation is the standard, and people are reminded that the rest of their life can be the best of their life.

You've been asking God for something. Maybe for years. Maybe you gave up asking because nothing changed.

But what if the problem isn't that God isn't listening? What if the problem is that your prayers don't have your name on them?

In this powerful message, Pastor Eric Thomas breaks down the real reason why so many prayers go unanswered, and it has nothing to do with God's ability or your worthiness. It has everything to do with responsibility. Using the story of Jabez, the electric bill principle, and raw personal testimony, ET reveals the missing ingredient between asking and receiving: you have to be willing to pay for what you pray for.

God isn't holding back your blessing because you're not good enough. He's waiting to see if you're willing to be responsible enough.

In this message you'll discover:
→ Why power is available but not automatic, and what activates it
→ The four things Jabez asked for, and why God granted every single one
→ Why your prayers don't have your name on them, and what that really means
→ The electric bill principle: if it's not in your name, you can't call and make changes
→ How to stop waiting for a reward you're not willing to be responsible for
→ Why some of the most gifted people never walk in their anointing
→ The difference between getting paid and being loyal
→ What it really means that "God so loved the world that He gave"
→ Why you have to die before you can live in the next level
→ How being responsible in three areas, yourself, your family, and your community, unlocks everything God has for you

📖 KEY SCRIPTURES:
1 Chronicles 4:9–10 — Jabez cried out to the Lord
John 3:16 — For God so loved the world that He gave
Acts 8:20 — Your money perish with you because you thought the gift of God could be purchased with money
Matthew 6:33 — Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness
Romans 12:1 — Present your bodies as a living sacrifice

CHAPTERS:

• 00:00:00 Welcome: The Gift of Power
• 00:00:41 The Setup: Something Needs to Change
• 00:02:58 Own It: The Version of You Right Now Is What's Killing You
• 00:09:20 The Prayer of Jabez: Four Things He Asked For
• 00:13:08 Ask and It Shall Be Given: Don't Be Timid With God
• 00:14:29 The College Story: Pride Keeps You From Asking
• 00:21:38 Your Money Perishes With You: The Wrong Currency
• 00:34:17 Part Two: The Real Price for Power - Responsibility
• 00:34:46 The Electric Bill Principle: Whose Name Is On It?
• 00:38:23 The China Story: My Son Had to Pay For It
• 00:39:32 Joseph Had to Leave: You've Got to Pay the Price
• 00:41:38 The Hospital Testimony: Learning Responsibility With Dallas
• 00:43:24 First to the House of Israel: Three Levels of Blessing
• 01:03:58 The Depth Comes From Being There: Not From the Stage
• 00:50:35 For God So Loved the World That He Gave: Jesus Had to Pay
• 01:09:25 The Altar Call: Three Types of Irresponsibility
• 01:14:59 The Prayer for Dallas: When You're Responsible, You Intercede
• 01:22:27 Closing: Your Prayers Now Have Your Name On Them

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🎤 ABOUT ERIC THOMAS — ET THE HIP HOP PREACHER
Dr. Eric Thomas is a world-renowned motivational speaker, pastor, author, and educator who went from high school dropout and homeless teen to earning his PhD and becoming one of the most sought-after voices in personal development and spiritual transformation. Known globally as ET The Hip Hop Preacher, he has delivered transformational messages to the NFL, NBA, Nike, Fortune 500 companies, and millions more. With over 2 million Instagram followers, 1.39M YouTube subscribers, and over 15 million podcast downloads, ET's message of sacrifice, discipline, responsibility, and faith continues to change 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 think you're healing. But you're not.

You're rehearsing the pain. You're replaying the memory. You're decorating the prison cell like it's home.

In this message, Pastor TJ Tyus delivers one of the most convicting sermons you'll hear this year, a word about the memories that are holding you back from the destiny God already wrote for you. Using the story of Abraham, the power of an egg, and a raw testimony about his daughter Aries, Pastor TJ breaks down why most people never reach what God has for them — not because they're stuck, but because they keep going back.

You're not trying to heal. You're trying to hold on. And what you're holding onto is exactly what's keeping you from breaking through.

In this message you'll discover:
→ Why your pain isn't the problem — your rehearsal of it is
→ The difference between leaving and going (and why most people only do one)
→ How memories break you from the outside, but destiny breaks you from the inside
→ Why God speaks to your destiny while you're still speaking to your history
→ The adoption principle: your past doesn't matter when God says you're His
→ A simple 3-step strategy to break the memory loop and start walking in purpose
→ Why some people had to leave your life — not because they're bad, but because you're in a different season

📖 KEY SCRIPTURES:
Romans 4:17 — God calls those things which do not exist as though they did
Ephesians 1:4-6 — He chose us before the creation of the world
Isaiah 43:18-19 — Forget the former things; see, I am doing a new thing
Galatians 6:9 — In due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart

CHAPTERS:

• 00:00:00 Welcome: The Gift of Power
• 00:00:40 The Right People in the Right Room: Seeking Power
• 00:01:53 The Basement Story: When God Took Everything
• 00:03:33 Looking in the Wrong Places: The Provider vs The Provision
• 00:05:31 Your Power Is In You, Not Around You
• 00:08:18 The Rope Demonstration: Memories Holding You Back
• 00:14:30 The Egg Principle: Potential vs Current Reality
• 00:15:35 Breaking From the Inside vs Breaking From the Outside
• 00:18:15 Preacher: The Nickname That Foreshadowed Destiny
• 00:19:29 The Speech Impediment Story: Receiving Correction Without Breaking
• 00:22:22 Speak to What's Inside, Not What's in Front
• 00:23:28 Romans 4:17 - Calling Things That Do Not Exist
• 00:26:26 Genesis 17 - Abraham Laughed at God's Promise
• 00:28:53 Are You Living Based on Destiny or Memories?
• 00:31:02 Ephesians 1:4-6 - Chosen Before Creation
• 00:34:00 The Aries Story: Fighting Memories to See Destiny
• 00:36:45 Adoption According to the Word: You Are His Now
• 00:38:07 Jeremiah 29:11 - Plans for a Future, Not a Past
• 00:38:34 The New House Story: Going Home Before Going Home
• 00:40:15 Don't Decorate Your Prison Cell
• 00:41:12 We Want His Plans Without Full Participation
• 00:42:06 You Keep Regressing Because You Keep Reliving
• 00:42:33 Isaiah 43:18-19 - Forget the Former Things
• 00:43:54 Do You Perceive It? Seeing the Chicken in the Egg
• 00:44:42 Action Steps: Identify, Replace, Repeat
• 00:47:12 The Football Drill: Motor Memory and Spiritual Repetition
• 00:48:37 Audit Your Circle: Emotional Contagion
• 00:51:40 Access Is a Privilege, Not a Right
• 00:52:13 Replace With Destiny-Aligned Environment
• 00:53:22 Leave vs Go: The Difference Between Motion and Destination
• 00:54:28 Lot's Wife: She Left But Looked Back
• 00:55:22 Altar Call: Breaking Free From Memory Entanglement
• 00:56:19 Closing Prayer: Be the One Who Breaks the Generational Curse
• 00:58:41 Next Steps: Connect, Prayer, and Partnership

🔥 IF THIS HIT YOU
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📲 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
Pastor TJ Tyus serves as Associate Pastor at A Place of Change Ministry alongside Pastor Eric Thomas. Known for his practical, transparent teaching style, Pastor TJ brings the Word to life through real stories, real struggle, and real breakthrough. His heart is to help people stop surviving and start thriving — spiritually, mentally, and emotionally.

🏛️ 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.

📍 Grand Ledge, MI
🌐 apocministry.org
📧 [email protected]