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

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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.

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