And we are all called, both men and women, to cut away the flesh. If we are going to walk with God, we must understand that periodically we go through seasons of circumcision; we go through periods of setbacks. If we were bushes, we would call them [...]

Never let your circumstances diminish who you are. I’m going to say it again: never let your circumstances diminish who you are. Don’t let people diminish who you are; don’t let their reactions diminish who you are. When you know who you are, you [...]

Underestimating the difficulty of the assignment will get you in trouble. Underestimating the difficulty of the assignment is, in part, a fault of our mentors because they often made it look easier than it really was. Not wanting to murmur and [...]

God is with us, the personification of Jesus. Step one is to realize that the great big God would come into the world at all; that He would come into His own creation—this is an amazing truth. He can’t even fit inside His own creation. The truth is, [...]

Sometimes you’ve got to remind yourself you’re free. Sometimes you’ve got to remind yourself you’re free, especially when people try to dominate you, control you, and tell you what to do and where to go. Sometimes you’ve got to remind yourself, «I’m [...]

Sometimes, God will give you revelations into things that do not align with your experience. You know it; you just know it. You don’t know how you know it, but you just know it. You can do it; you don’t know how you can do it, but you can just do [...]

Circumcision is a battle tactic because, if I’m going to fight the battle, I want to have paid the price to fight the good fight of faith. I want to make sure that I’ve cut off enough of my pride, my arrogance, my flesh, my temperament, and my [...]

We blame other people for the things we break. The third group is we blame ourselves for everything—stuff we had no control over, things we couldn’t fix. We beat ourselves up about everything. We defend ourselves in front of the attacker, but when [...]

Have you ever found yourself on death’s road because of somebody else’s ambition? Married folks, let me talk to you. Have you ever found yourself in trouble because somebody was after your spouse? I bet you better holler back at me right now before [...]

Brothers, shut up. They can’t see it until they see it. They can’t know it until they know it. They can’t be it until they be it. They can’t see it just like you couldn’t see it when you were their age. They can’t see it either, and you have to— the [...]

When you understand the text, you will understand humility. Philippians 2:4 and 11 is a message not just in divinity, not just about the Godhead, not just that He thought it not robbery to be equal with God, not just that He was both fully God and [...]

I heard somebody say, and I understood the context in which they meant it. They said that love doesn’t hurt. Then they were talking about domestic violence, and I totally agreed with them on that. However, I don’t like the statement out of context [...]

When you start talking about careers, people are only interested in seeking protection so that they can climb the ladder in corporations. In business, everybody’s trying to get higher. How high can I go? What promotions are available? What can I do [...]

The one thing that we all have in common—black or white, rich or poor, Democrat or Republican, short or tall, vegan or a foodie—I don’t care what philosophy you choose to align with; the one thing I can guarantee is that all of us will face storms, [...]

Use your power to satisfy your need. Turn something that isn’t into something you want. Y’all are quiet now because some of you are sitting beside a stone. Some of you knew that it wasn’t bread when you married it. You knew there was no bread, but [...]

I want to talk about some things that we don’t normally discuss. I want to talk about the Disappearance of Jesus. The Bible said that when Jesus came into Tyre, he entered a house to keep his presence a secret. However, Jesus left that place and [...]

What I love about the Word of God is that it does not just show us the grandiose ideologies of successful families that have no turbulence. From the very first family, He warns us that families will be complicated, conflicted, and dysfunctional. If [...]

People still have an attitude here. I got off my job, ran down here to bring you lunch, and you still have an attitude, talking about me and calling me a vile fellow when, in fact, I’m trying to help you. Sometimes the people you are trying to help [...]

Now the text takes us to a place where there is a battle between gods. Can I go deeper? There’s a battle between various Elohim, the God of the universe, and there is Pharaoh, who sees himself as God. Pharaoh thought he was a god, but God will [...]

It is important that we look at this with a very clear understanding of contextualization, because when people step into the middle of your story, they misdiagnose who you are and make false assumptions based on brief statements. We are living in an [...]

When something fits you that wasn’t even supposed to fit you and it doesn’t make any sense, did it fit you? When you feel at home in a place you weren’t even raised, and all of a sudden he’s adorned the meat with salvation and given you the Garment [...]

The third thing I want to clarify and bring to your attention is the eschatology of it all. It is essential to understand that one of the signs of the end times is that mothers will be against daughters and fathers will be against sons. The closer [...]

The whole purpose of The Saga of Exodus is built around the birth of the Old Testament Church. Birth and death are always synonymous; anytime something is born, something must die. It has to die in its original form so that it may be reborn in [...]

You didn’t cause the storm; the storm is not your fault. It’s not like Peter went in the wrong direction. It’s not like this guy knew that another guy was going to pass out on the plane. You did not cause the storm, so stop allowing that voice to [...]

If the day you lose your hope is the day you lose your life, then the devil isn’t so much after your faith; he’s after your hope—that you could be better, that you could rebuild your life, that the second half could be the best part, that the best [...]

When something has survived a long time and endured for generations, there is a certain arrogance that comes with longevity. When David comes to attack them, the generationally cursed people scoff at him, saying, «We don’t even have to fight you; [...]

The greatest thing to know is what you don’t know. Write that down. I’m not going to say anything more; importantly, the greatest thing to know is what you don’t know. You will never be wise until you can admit what you don’t know, and yet we’re [...]

Why is God in love with remnants? Let’s start with the texts in Revelation. Are you with me? I love y’all. There is no other place I’d rather preach in the world than the Potter’s House. I tell you this: this is my church; this is my world. The Book [...]

Though they are fewer in number, they have a greater appetite. All congregations are not the same; it is not the number of people present that determines the flow of miracles in a place, but rather how hungry those people are that controls the flow [...]

When I speak to God and God speaks to me, God inhabits our conversation. Are you hearing what I’m saying? Now I’m headed somewhere; give me a little bit of time to establish some groundwork, and I’m going to go somewhere. I want three brothers to [...]

Are you connected with people who have the ability to change your destiny? If you honor your connection, then don’t let any devil tear it apart. Once God has given you a connection, it will save your life. One of my fondest memories of my youngest [...]

It is naive to think that the planting of good exempts us from the presence of bad. This is important for us to understand: just because God allows wheat to be planted doesn’t mean that weeds are restricted. Are you hearing what I’m saying? The [...]

You have a self-defeating belief system. Write that down: a self-defeating belief system. We are not so much talking about fighting the Jebusites as we are fighting the self-defeating belief system that’s stopping you from moving into your destiny. [...]

Joshua was a fighter, and now he’s learning how to be a true leader. God created trouble to give him influence, which leads me to impediments. Can I take a little bit longer today? I came fully loaded; I didn’t bring a Happy Meal—I brought a [...]

So I asked God if praying with understanding constitutes an intelligent prayer, while praying in the spirit is unintelligent. For years, people who prayed in the spirit claimed it was unintelligent, but God said there’s a difference between being [...]

David is running from the man he protected. David is running from the man he admired. David is running from the man he used to work for. David is running from the man whose demons he was familiar with, whose musical ability had cast those demons out [...]

Now, I’ve been talking this week about preparing for our pastors and leadership conference, and I’ve been contemplating leadership and what it truly means to be a leader. I am convinced that real leaders must be, as I preached a few weeks ago, [...]

I’m going to give you a few ways that Jesus models prayer and the benefits of prayer for you to jot down. Number one: peace in the storm. Peace in the storm is a result of communion with God. They are in a tornado, and Jesus is at rest. This is what [...]

You have to be strong to adhere to your convictions because the tidal wave, the tsunami wave of public opinion and what they call culture, has bombarded theology to the point that theology has laryngitis and lost its voice in this present age. We [...]

Worry nullifies prayer, so over and over Jesus says, «Do not worry.» It’s not a request; it’s a command: Do not worry. Worry nullifies prayer. You can pray very well, but if you worry better than you pray, you nullify what you prayed for. Worry [...]

You can be complacent and not even know it. You don’t always have the benefit of having someone in your ear, raising you, developing you. Coming from a culture, an environment, or a family that lends itself to causing you to believe that there is [...]

My mother, when she was down with Alzheimer’s, was trying to prepare me for death. She said, «Every story doesn’t have a happy ending,» and I knew what that meant. I tried to act like I didn’t know what it meant, but I knew what it meant. She was [...]

After many days, I have been seeing entangled roots underground. For me, this message did not start with the text; it began with a vision of entangled roots underground. Regardless of the plant type at the top of the soil, the roots mesh together [...]

Have you noticed in the text that when Jesus talks about fatherhood, he doesn’t mention Joseph? Joseph is his earthly father and appears at the beginning of the story of Jesus, but he disappears early on. We don’t see Joseph after Jesus turns 12. [...]

Forbes, a women-focused platform, recently published an intriguing article on complacency in women’s careers. As I read the article, it emphasized that complacency can ruin your career. There are several points I want to share with you. Although the [...]

Watch out for people that nobody likes. Watch out for people who have been locked out of the clique, locked out of the group, and locked out of the club. Watch out for people who are misfits, misplaced people. I know they have some problems, but [...]

So believing is light; believing is light, and it is in the atmosphere of light that God creates. Isn’t it funny to think about? In the New Testament, the healing that perpetuates itself over and over again is not just the man with palsy, nor just [...]

When Adam was created and Eve was taken from him, he broke the divine order because men were designed to pour into women. When he started receiving from her, if Adam had not allowed Eve to pour into him, sin would have never entered the world. Sin [...]

Praise is a weapon; it’s a strategic attack on the enemy. When you praise God, praise becomes a weapon you can use for warfare. Israel used it when they said to send Judah first; Judah means praise. And when they started praising God, things began [...]

The reality of how it is, however, is that most people don’t know who they are. It is not that you meet people often who have a definitive description that accurately and profoundly defines who a person is; rather, in fact, most people possess a [...]