APOC Ministry

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The APOC Podcast brings you practical, Spirit-filled teaching from Dr. Eric Thomas and Pastor TJ Tyus—two voices with one mission: to help you Love, Grow, and Serve. From classrooms and huddles to pulpits and boardrooms, ET and Pastor TJ deliver high-energy preaching and transparent conversations that turn biblical truth into Monday-morning action. Expect timely sermons, real stories, and clear next steps for purpose, family, leadership, finances, and spiritual discipline. Tap in, take notes, and live on purpose—one episode at a time.

  1. When You're Stuck and God Says "Be Still" - Exodus 14 Explained | Eric Thomas -

    22 hr ago

    When You're Stuck and God Says "Be Still" - Exodus 14 Explained | Eric Thomas -

    You're stuck. And you've been praying for God to move. But what if the reason nothing's changed isn't because God hasn't shown up? What if it's because you won't stop moving? In this message, Pastor Eric Thomas delivers one of the most convicting sermons of the year using Exodus 14 and the story of the Israelites trapped between the Red Sea and Pharaoh's army. The moment they stopped crying, stopped strategizing, stopped trying to figure it out in their own strength, God said: Be still. And the angels moved. This isn't about working harder. It's not about doing more. It's about surrendering control. God told Moses, "I will fight for you. You only need to be still." Not by your might. Not by your power. But by the Spirit of the Lord. The resistance band around ET's neck isn't just a fitness tool, it's a picture of how God works. You don't have to pull yourself up alone. God is your assistance. And when you finally let Him be your band, the yoke becomes easy and the burden becomes light. These 52 days aren't about God needing time to rebuild your life. It's about you needing time to surrender. To stop comparing seasons. To stop trying to do it the way you used to. To stop moving in the flesh so the Spirit can finally move. The moment Israel stood still, the pillar of cloud moved between them and their enemies. And the night passed without one coming near the other. In this message you'll discover: → Why God can't move when you're moving, and what happens the moment you stand still → The resistance band revelation: how God becomes your assistance when you stop trying to do it alone → Why comparing yourself to old seasons is killing your next level → The difference between crying to God and asking God to take care of it → How ET's son's credit was destroyed right when he needed it most, and what happened when he stood still → Why 52 days is not about God needing time, it's about you needing to surrender → The real reason your prayers aren't being answered: you still have ego in them → What it means when God says "go forward" while you're surrounded by enemies 📖 KEY SCRIPTURES: Exodus 14:13-14 — The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still Zechariah 4:6 — Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord Matthew 11:28-30 — My yoke is easy and my burden is light Exodus 14:19-20 — The angel of God moved and stood behind them Isaiah 40:31 — Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength Psalm 46:10 — Be still and know that I am God CHAPTERS: Chapters 00:00:00 Welcome: The Gift of Standing Still 00:01:07 52 Days: God Can Rebuild What's Been in Ruin for 140 Years 00:02:18 The Snotty Prayer: When You're Desperate Enough for God to Move 00:06:09 Not By Might, Not By Power, But By My Spirit 00:07:39 The Resistance Band: Let God Be Your Assistance 00:16:06 Stop Comparing Seasons: God's Moving You Forward 00:20:07 Take It Easy: God Says Relax and Let Him Work 00:22:03 Exodus 14: The Lord Will Fight For You, You Only Need to Be Still 00:28:27 Why Are You Crying to Me? Go Forward 00:35:32 Open the Account Before You Get the Money: Faith in Action 00:39:22 When You Stand Still, the Angels Move 00:44:51 The Testimony: My Son's Credit and the Power of Standing Still 00:48:14 Next Steps: Lock In and Partner With the Mission 🔥 IF THIS HIT YOU Share it with someone who's been trying to fix it in their own strength for too long. Subscribe and turn on notifications → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRzMQFmplNd4-H1X5bj1jA?sub_confirmation=1 📲 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 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 📧 info@apocministry.org

    49 min
  2. Eric Thomas: Stop Talking Yourself Out of Your Own Life | What God Removes Before He Rebuilds

    27 Jun

    Eric Thomas: Stop Talking Yourself Out of Your Own Life | What God Removes Before He Rebuilds

    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. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 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. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Partner with us - Give to APOC: apocministry.org/give Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRzMQFmplNd4-H1X5bj1jA?sub_confirmation=1 Listen to the APOC podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apoc-ministry/id1448489948 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7MSRcKb31rzblPxPpvM5WF Website: apocministry.org #SaturdayService #SabbathService #EricThomas #ETTheHipHopPreacher #52DayChallenge #APOC

    28 min
  3. You Don't Have to Be Whole to Be Healed | Eric Thomas

    21 Jun

    You Don't Have to Be Whole to Be Healed | Eric Thomas

    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: 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 🔥 IF THIS HIT YOU Share it with someone who's been waiting to be whole before asking God to heal them. Subscribe and turn on notifications → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRzMQFmplNd4-H1X5bj1jA?sub_confirmation=1 📲 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 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 📧 info@apocministry.org

    1 hr
  4. [DELETED ON YOUTUBE] Eric Thomas: What If The Thing You Gave Up On Is Only 52 Days From Fixed?

    14 Jun ·  Video

    [DELETED ON YOUTUBE] Eric Thomas: What If The Thing You Gave Up On Is Only 52 Days From Fixed?

    What if the thing you gave up on is only 52 days from fixed? Pastor Eric Thomas is on Day 14 of his own 52. He picked health. He started by walking where he wanted to run. And what he's discovered in two weeks has him calling his entire church into the same challenge. This isn't motivation. This is activation. You can't rebuild your marriage, your money, your ministry, and your health all at the same time. You'll quit by week two. But if you pick ONE wall, and you name it, pray over it, run one rep a day, and tell somebody, God can do in 52 days what you've been trying to do for 14 years. This message is for the person who keeps starting over. The one who's tried to fix five things at once and ended up with none of them built. The one who's been waiting on their spouse, their pastor, the government, or their past to repair what's been broken for years. Nobody is coming. You hire you. 52 days. One wall. Let's build. In this message you'll discover: → Why ONE wall beats five every time → The 4-step activation: Name. Pray. One Rep. Tell. → The 52-Day Affirmation (the version of you God called you to be) → Why the only person you need to hire is you → How to "close the gap" before Day 1 even starts → The truth about restoration — God restores YEARS, not just days → Why "conviction without a first step is just emotional" 📖 KEY SCRIPTURES Philippians 3:13-14 • Jeremiah 29:11 • Joel 2:25 • Isaiah 40:31 • Matthew 19:26 • Romans 8:1 CHAPTERS: 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 🔥 IF THIS HIT YOU Share it with someone who's been trying to rebuild everything at once. Drop your ONE WALL in the comments — we're praying over every one this week. Subscribe → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRzMQFmplNd4-H1X5bj1jA?sub_confirmation=1 📲 CONNECT WITH APOC 📱 Download the App → Search "APOC Ministry" in your app store 🙏 Prayer Requests → Tap "Prayer" in the app 💸 Partner With Us → apocministry.org/give 📅 LIVE: Saturdays @ 11AM EST 🎤 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 📧 info@apocministry.org

    41 min
  5. He Offered Free Money and Nobody Took It | Why You Stay Stuck in Old Patterns

    7 Jun

    He Offered Free Money and Nobody Took It | Why You Stay Stuck in Old Patterns

    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: 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? 🔥 IF THIS HIT YOU Share it with someone who's been stuck in the same place too long. Subscribe and turn on notifications → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRzMQFmplNd4-H1X5bj1jA?sub_confirmation=1 📲 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 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 📧 info@apocministry.org

    54 min
  6. Eric Thomas: What If The Life You Want Is Only 52 Days Away?

    31 May ·  Video

    Eric Thomas: What If The Life You Want Is Only 52 Days Away?

    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: 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 🔥 IF THIS HIT YOU Share it with someone who's been normalizing the ruin too long. Subscribe → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRzMQFmplNd4-H1X5bj1jA?sub_confirmation=1 📲 CONNECT WITH APOC 📱 Download the App → Search "APOC Ministry" in your app store 🙏 Prayer Requests → Tap "Prayer" in the app 💸 Partner With Us → apocministry.org/give 📅 LIVE: Saturdays @ 11AM EST 🎤 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 📧 info@apocministry.org

    52 min
  7. It's Not Your Fault It Broke. It's Your Fault It Stays Broken | Eric Thomas

    24 May ·  Video

    It's Not Your Fault It Broke. It's Your Fault It Stays Broken | Eric Thomas

    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: 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 🔥 IF THIS HIT YOU Share it with someone who's been standing in the rubble too long. Subscribe and turn on notifications → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRzMQFmplNd4-H1X5bj1jA?sub_confirmation=1 📲 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 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 📧 info@apocministry.org

    1hr 8min

  8. 17 May

    You Don't Need More Truth. You Need This. | Eric Thomas

    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: 🔥 IF THIS HIT YOU Share it with someone who keeps asking for more but won't do what they already know. Subscribe and turn on notifications → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLRzMQFmplNd4H1X5bj1jA?sub_confirmation=1 📲 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 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 📧 info@apocministry.org

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The APOC Podcast brings you practical, Spirit-filled teaching from Dr. Eric Thomas and Pastor TJ Tyus—two voices with one mission: to help you Love, Grow, and Serve. From classrooms and huddles to pulpits and boardrooms, ET and Pastor TJ deliver high-energy preaching and transparent conversations that turn biblical truth into Monday-morning action. Expect timely sermons, real stories, and clear next steps for purpose, family, leadership, finances, and spiritual discipline. Tap in, take notes, and live on purpose—one episode at a time.

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  • Creator
    Eric Thomas Ph.D
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    137
  • Rating
    Clean
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    Copyright © APOC Ministry
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