Princeton shares the sermon that inspired the podcast. He looks at the life of the prophet Amos and how he like all of us, had an intense call from God to build something with no training or resources.

Summary:

This is the second episode of the Building Without a Blueprint podcast, where host Princeton Parker shares personal stories of himself and others that have had the deep desire to contribute to humanity but aren’t sure how. Today, Princeton provides an audio recording of a past sermon that relates how Amos was called upon by God to be a prophet when he had no experience, and how Princeton has had to do many things without instructions or examples.

• 01:46 – Princeton Parker speaks about his podcast theme song that he produced and the talented people he collaborated with.

• 04:39 – He states that his preaching perspective carries over throughout his day-to-day life outside of church. 

• 10:10 – He sets up what his sermon will be about, the prophet Amos from the Bible, that was an inspiration for Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.

• 13:05 – Princeton Parker’s sermon is played featuring The Book of Amos-Chapter 7 and Psalm 23-Verse 1 and Verse 4.

• 18:13 – Amos was a herdsman and a gatherer of sycamore fruit who was summoned by God to be a prophet.

• 20:37 – He admits that just being he is a good preacher, it doesn’t mean he is good at other things, like math and science.

• 23:37 – He shares his experiences working at a Disney amusement park.

• 31:11 – Don’t criticize somebody’s lifestyle until you understand the pain that has brought them towards those decisions.

• 32:02 – God can’t be subjected to understanding by the way of one thought pattern or framework.

• 34:14 – The reason some people like “Love and Hip Hop” is not because it is a TV show, but because their lives genuinely look like that.

• 36:30 – When we get frustrated with our lack of success, we often quit trying and use “perfection” as a defense that we shouldn’t try to live up to.

• 38:20 – Moses had the unique position to relate to both the oppressed and the oppressor, and had to realize that at some point he would be hated by both.

• 41:35 – Some people can only receive you when you rock the way they rock.

• 46:25 – Everybody wants to be famous, but nobody wants to be a role model. Each privilege comes with seven times the responsibility.

• 47:33 – Don’t ask God for something that you aren’t ready to represent. People will want to hold you accountable for it.

• 52:03 – Princeton gives his contact information.

3 Key Points:

1. 1. Don’t criticize someone’s lifestyle until you understand the pain that has brought them towards those choices.   

1. When we get frustrated with our lack of success, we often quit and use “perfection” as an excuse that we shouldn’t try living up to.

1. Each privilege comes with seven times the responsibility.

Tweetable Quotes:

-    “Whatever I go on to do, I’m a preacher at my core.” – Princeton Parker.

-    “You have faith so that the same grace that has been extended to you, the same power, the same resources, the same privilege that has been extended to you might be used for other people.” – Princeto