APOC Ministry

You have the freedom of choice. This is the last time!

When realizing there’s power in taking accountability & responsibility for your life, things can truly begin to change. In this self-reflective episode, Senior Pastor Dr. Eric Thomas biblically illustrates how to move past struggles by changing your mind and heart permanently. 

7:00 - Going deep into your layers to fix the issue your spirit is facing. Expressing deep anguish for change shows sincerity in prayers. When praying to God, pray from the heart as Hannah did in 1 Samuel 1:13. When we cry out to God, we must be willing to receive the instructions to turn our actions around for the better. 

20:15 - Are you willing to do whatever it takes to overcome life's struggles and strongholds?

24:00 - When you don’t stop living by standards detrimental to living fully in God, you pass those behaviors onto your family and children. Be bold and courageous enough to stand with God fully to break generational curses. 

34:51 - If there’s anyone whose heart is troubled that needs prayer,  pray for them with all your heart and soul. 

Takeaways 

• What are you willing to avoid to keep from going into partnership with the Devil anymore? Pastor Thomas provided a personal example that took away moments in his life that couldn't be given back.
• Partnership with the devil destroys life, family, careers, and marriage.
• When you walk a purposely better road, you'll encounter negativity that can discourage you. Don't allow those words or actions to gain any traction. God will always have the final word as the author of your life. Focus upon his word to avoid getting caught up in what others think about you!

Are you too blessed to be saved? Executive Pastor Tj Tyus poses this question as he takes us through Luke Chapter 19. He illustrates how Zacchaeus was aware enough to realize he needed his relationship with Jesus to be rich, despite being rich with money and material items.

- Luke 19:1-4 summarizes before rising to the next level spiritually, we must seek our Lord Jesus Christ first!

- Luke 19:6-10, Zacchaeus was not too proud to acknowledge his wrongdoings and restore things fourfold to people he had wronged in his life. When Jesus witnessed his confession, he released salvation unto his house.

- 19:15 - What excuses are you telling yourself that are holding you back from walking towards the blessings God has in store for you?

- 22:30 - If you don't have habits that will separate you, then you won't have results that'll separate you.

- 26:34 - God can't heal what you don't admit.

Principles
1. Are you rich enough?
2. Are you seeking something relational or transactional? In your prayer life & relationships?
3. You have to go ahead to get ahead!
4. You have to climb above to rise above!
5. Are you sick enough to be healed!
6. Are you contrite enough for company?

t's a guarantee that we will go through storms in life, but how we weather the storm depends on how faithful we are to God's word. Caleb observed, trusted, and remained faithful long enough to receive God's promises.

4:15 - Are you connected to the source of God consistently?

8:21 - Numbers 14:6-9. Don't look at the promises of God from the wrong perspective and miss His blessings. To reach the next level of your life will require your full commitment.

11:46 - Whose perspective is framing your thoughts and actions? Is it the voice of your peers or the promises written in the word of God?

14:53 - You can't receive your promise focusing on people. When you focus on the promise and not the people, He will place the right people in your life to support and enhance your promise.

18:33 - numbers 14:24. Believing in God unfolds the promises for you and your descendants. All he is asking for you to receive that promise is to believe and stay true to his word.

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Knowing who you are in our Lord Jesus Christ can keep you confident & walking in the purpose he has for you. Remember that God pre-approves you at birth, and the enemy cannot steal that identity. Keep your faith strong to live a meaningful life in God.

- There is significance in the insignificant people around you. Please don't overlook the value they have that could promote you to the next level in your life.

- You might be viewed as insignificant by family members or loved ones, but you have great significance from the author & finisher of your faith in our living God.

- Everyone needs someone to open the door to the next level of their life.

- What man rejects, God anoints! He will use what's less than and make you great. God calls things that are yet, not as though they were.

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Stress comes from unexpected events that occur in everyday life. The strength of our faith will determine how we respond during life's storms. Each storm presents an opportunity to demonstrate or strengthen our faith in Christ, who masters the storm and has the authority to end a storm at any time. Observe how Jesus responded in Mark 4:37-41 and the faith exemplified during a massive storm.

Key Points:
- Slow down to connect with God internally (mind, heart & soul) during your storms.

- You may not be able to control the external storms in your life, but you have a chance to control your emotions internally.

- Don't let anything break your connection with God.

- The size of your boat will determine the size of your stress. When your faith is sure, you minimize the chances of worrying.

- You are swamped, not drowning. With words having significant power in creating faith or doubt, it's important how you talk to yourself when life looks troubling. Build yourself up with encouraging words.

Turnaround Takeaways:

1. Consistent & persistent conversations with God.

2. Petition God. Know that he is able when you approach him with your requests.

3. Give Thanks.

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Being Committed takes consistent courage and awareness. If we are not careful, we can become derailed from walking purposefully with God. Senior Pastor Dr. Thomas illustrates Paul's journey and his willingness to commit to God & deny the flesh.

- Adversity is guaranteed, but how you respond depends on your decision-making.

- Give your all when it comes to following God's plan for your life! He plans to prosper those who believe in him. Our lives should be lived unto him, through him, for him, and about him.

- Are God's works benefiting from your gifts & money that he has blessed you with?

Truthful Takeaways:
1. Become Committed.
2. Giving God Full Access To Your Life.
3. Connect With Other Believers.
4. Don't present God with your scraps regarding tithing, prayer, and conversing with God daily.

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Having faith through a storm can be impossible or manageable depending on where your focus lies. When Peter focused on Jesus, he walked to him on water. When he focused on himself and the impossibility of walking on water, he began to sink. The lesson is to focus on Jesus entirely even when you don't understand fully.

2:30 - The storm is bigger than you. Your testimony has the power to turn people to Jesus Christ.

5:30 - God either causes or allows something to happen to you. God will be God during the good and troubling times of your life. He is faithful and will never leave nor forsake you.

Ask God to Invite you where he wants you to be. It is your faith in Christ that sustains and supports you in your circumstance. Matthew 14:22.

Takeaways:

1. What are you focusing on when you go through a storm?
2. Can you recognize God in the midst of your storms?
3. To whom are you speaking more; the storm or God?

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Learning God's Word can keep us moving forward despite the circumstances. Those moments can propel us to greatness, if we allow them to. 

3:15 - Ecclesiastes 3:1 summarizes that there is a time and season for everything. We are on borrowed time. With death being apart of life, it’s vital that we enjoy the moments of what we have now to the fullest. There is also a life expectancy for certain relationships or events that take place in our lives. 

10:30 - “You have what you have.” We may not be born or raised with the right standards of living, but if God has placed something in your heart, He will guide you through the  finish line of that vision! Our job is to believe it is done. 

13:36 - “When you realize all things work for your greater good, you’ll stop questioning or worrying when bad things happen.”

21:51 - God calls those things that are not, as if they were, no matter the situation. Abraham was told he’d be the father of many nations when Sarah couldn’t have kids and that his old age was a hindrance! Satan wants you to focus on what’s against you while God wants your focus on faith in him to execute.

35:05 - Focusing on the death of things keeps you trapped mentally & spiritually longer than you intended. 

43:56 - “Don’t be so familiar with your past that you can’t recognize what God has ahead for you.”

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4:25 - You will not elevate unless you go through a time of separation.

12:49 - Have you separated from the old you in your thoughts an actions?

15:45 - Just because they're not bad people, doesn't mean they're good for you.

Takeaways:
- Sometimes you don't need to move; Somebody in your presence needs to move!

- What do you need to part ways with in order to receive ALL from God.

- What's in your heart, is hindering your deliverance.

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It can be extremely confusing and frustrating when you try to do right and everything seems to go wrong...

As much as we want everything to go perfectly well everyday, Romans 8:28 doesn't say, All things will be good, it says, "And we know that all things work together for good..."

Learn to be content with situations of your life whether it's good or bad. God can operate in both situations and enhance your relationship with Him.

Takeaways:
1. Devil wants to shake your mental an emotional state so you are unable to fight at your greatest capacity.

2. Don't quit on the journey, you never know when it's going to work. Have Faith!

3. Relationships matter.

4. Devil wants to kill, steal, destroy the relationships you love and need.

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