❓ What do these grades mean?
We do not issue this rating to attack the speaker, but to protect the listener. This ministry's overall teaching trend consistently deviates from sound doctrine. As per Romans 16:17, we identify these patterns so believers can guard their hearts.
🧐 Overview
Theological Verdict & Summary
Sermon Summary: While the sermon offers relatable anecdotes about fatherhood and family dynamics, it fundamentally undermines the Gospel by teaching that human willpower, rather than God's sovereign grace, is the primary engine for spiritual transformation and blessing.
Pastoral Analysis: The sermon suffers from critical theological errors, specifically the denial of God's sovereignty in favor of a transactional 'Word of Faith' model and the elevation of human agency to the point of denying original sin. Although the pastoral tone is warm and the illustrations are engaging, the core message replaces reliance on Christ with reliance on self-determination, resulting in a morally driven message that lacks the power of the Gospel.
Biblical Parallel (Archetype): Thyatira — The sermon exhibits active doctrinal deviation by promoting a transactional view of grace and human sovereignty over divine providence. By teaching that believers can command God to 'download' blessings and asserting that human will alone breaks generational curses, the teaching aligns with the heretical tendencies of Thyatira, which tolerates false prophecy and compromises the sovereignty of God for the sake of perceived spiritual power.
Big Idea: True fatherhood and spiritual maturity are defined not by perfection, but by the willingness to take responsibility, protect one's family, lead by example, and rely on God's grace to get back up after failure. [00:25:42 ▶️ 📄]
📖 How they Handle Scripture & Jesus
- Primary Text: Joshua 24:15
- Usage Classification: Thematic
- Text-to-Talk Ratio: Moderate
- Pulpit Decorum: ⚠️ CAUTION - The sermon contains several instances of coarse language and pejoratives (e.g., 'pity bus', 'suck it up buttercup', 'clean as a freak') that detract from the solemnity and dignity of the pulpit.
✝️ Christological Focus: Moralistic/Imitative
"Christ is presented primarily as an example of love or a distant figure, while the focus is placed on the believer's ability to emulate godly behavior through willpower and self-discipline."
Scripture Saturation: Verses Read: 6 | Referenced: 3 | Alluded: 3
📖 View 6 Passages Read Aloud
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Joshua 24:15
[00:34:37 ▶️ 📄]
"as for me and my family, what? As for me and my family, we will serve the Lord. Then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Ephraimites or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my house, so basically that is saying, will it be the Amorites in whose lands you now live or will it be the gods your ancestors served beyond the Ephraimites? Will it be, will your family turn out to be like your mom and dad? Are you going to serve the dysfunction they served are you gonna say as for me in my house we're gonna do things differently am I gonna turn out like them or him so he says but as for me and my family we will serve the Lord"
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Micah 6:8
[00:44:01 ▶️ 📄]
"no old people, the Lord has told you what is good and this is what he requires of you, to do what is right, to love mercy and walk humbly with your God."
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Genesis 2:15
[00:45:25 ▶️ 📄]
"the Lord, God placed the man in the garden of Eden to tend and watch over it."
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Nehemiah 4:14
[00:48:01 ▶️ 📄]
"don't be afraid. Don't be afraid of the enemy. Remember the Lord who is great and glorious and fights for you, for your brothers, for your sons, for your daughters, for your wives, for your homes. Remember as for me and we, what? We'll serve the Lord."
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1 Corinthians 11:1
[00:50:26 ▶️ 📄]
"and you should imitate me just as I imitate Christ."
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Proverbs 24:16
[01:00:51 ▶️ 📄]
"the godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again."
Key References: Luke 15:11-32, John 1:1-5, 1 Corinthians 11:1
💧 Liturgy & Sacraments
Altar Call / Invitation Observed: Yes
- Theological Conditions: Surrender to God, Repentance, Commitment to do what God has called the individual to do, Shifting shoulders (taking responsibility)
- Sinner's Prayer: "Lord I may not have gotten everything right but from this day forward. I belong to you today. I commit to taking this burden and shifting shoulders and I will do what God's called me to do." 01:04:16 ▶️ 📄
- Coercive Pressure: "And don't be in this room today saying, well, I guess I ain't a real man. Yes, you are. And we are so proud of you maybe you're a father today carrying guilt maybe you're a man carrying regret maybe you're just tired maybe you've been trying to do life without God and today isn't about condemnation it's about restoration" [01:02:03 ▶️ 📄]
🎙️ Sermon Content & Delivery
Word Count: 5,985 words
📌 View 16 Key Topics Addressed
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Fatherhood and Divine Fatherhood
[00:25:14 ▶️ 📄]
> The pastor contrasts earthly fathers who may fail or be absent with the Heavenly Father who steps in to protect, provide, and heal when natural fathers cannot. -
Breaking Generational Curses
[00:27:41 ▶️ 📄]
> The speaker encourages the congregation to identify as 'generational curse breakers' who consciously choose to shift atmospheres and not let past hurts dictate their future. -
Healing and Vulnerability
[00:32:17 ▶️ 📄]
> The pastor argues for healing 'in front of our kids' rather than hiding pain, emphasizing that admitting hurt allows children to learn that healing is possible. -
The Prodigal Son and Unconditional Love
[00:29:11 ▶️ 📄]
> Using the parable of the Prodigal Son, the pastor illustrates that a true father runs toward the child despite their mistakes, contrasting this with the human tendency to hold anger or retaliate. -
Fatherhood and Spiritual Legacy
[00:34:37 ▶️ 📄]
> The pastor argues that a father's primary duty is pointing children to Jesus rather than building wealth, using personal anecdotes to illustrate the impact of a father's presence and prayer. -
Redefining Masculinity
[00:44:38 ▶️ 📄]
> The speaker contrasts cultural definitions of manhood (money, toughness) with biblical definitions (character, integrity, responsibility), citing Genesis and Nehemiah. -
Responsibility and Ownership
[00:45:39 ▶️ 📄]
> Using Genesis 2:15, the pastor asserts that responsibility precedes promotion, urging men and women to stop making excuses and take ownership of their lives and relationships. -
Spiritual Protection
[00:48:15 ▶️ 📄]
> Referencing Nehemiah 4:14, the pastor defines a man of God as one who protects his home, marriage, and children spiritually, not just physically. -
Spiritual Protection and Leadership
[00:48:15 ▶️ 📄]
> The pastor defines a man of God as one who protects his home, marriage, and integrity, emphasizing that leadership is about influence and example rather than just position or provision. -
Marital Dynamics and Roles
[00:51:49 ▶️ 📄]
> Discussion on the importance of forgiveness, understanding different personalities in marriage (e.g., the 'fixer' vs. the 'slow' one), and the wife's role in supporting her husband through prayer and adoration rather than nagging. -
Resilience and Grace
[01:00:51 ▶️ 📄]
> The pastor argues that godly men are not perfect but are defined by their ability to repent, heal, and 'get back up' after failure, citing biblical examples like Peter, David, and Moses. -
Restoration and Surrender
[01:02:30 ▶️ 📄]
> A call for men and women to move away from condemnation and guilt toward restoration, encouraging men to surrender to God and women to pray for the men in their lives. -
Restoration vs. Condemnation
[01:02:03 ▶️ 📄]
> The pastor contrasts the feeling of inadequacy ('ain't a real man') with the message that the day is about restoration, not condemnation, for men carrying guilt or regret. -
The Power of a Praying Woman
[01:02:30 ▶️ 📄]
> The pastor exhorts women to commit to praying for the men in their lives, defining this role as one that 'shifts atmospheres' rather than nagging or calling men out by name. -
Surrender and Commitment
[01:03:22 ▶️ 📄]
> The pastor invites the congregation to repeat a prayer of surrender, acknowledging past failures but committing to belong to God and shift the narrative from feeling used to being surrendered. -
Corporate Intercession
[01:04:38 ▶️ 📄]
> The pastor leads a physical act of intercession where women point to or touch men (if spouses) to pray for wisdom, peace, and strength, resulting in a collective affirmation of peace.
🖼️ View 11 Illustrations & Stories
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Sermon Illustration
[00:24:47 ▶️ 📄]
> The pastor shares a personal anecdote about his father passing away six years ago. He describes his initial desire to be on the 'pity bus' but choosing instead to feel proud, using this to illustrate the choice between sadness and joy on Father's Day. -
Sermon Illustration
[00:26:25 ▶️ 📄]
> The pastor recounts a social media trend where women joke with their husbands, 'I'm the gift. I gave you a kid,' to highlight how cultural narratives and social media influence our perspectives on family and worth. -
Sermon Illustration
[00:29:11 ▶️ 📄]
> The pastor references the biblical story of the Prodigal Son, specifically focusing on the father running toward the child who feels unworthy, to illustrate God's heart of unconditional love versus human tendencies to hold grudges. -
Sermon Illustration
[00:36:50 ▶️ 📄]
> The pastor shares a personal story about trying marijuana at age 16, where her father stayed by her side all night, reassuring her she wouldn't die as long as he was there. -
Sermon Illustration
[00:37:52 ▶️ 📄]
> She recounts a New Year's Eve incident where her brother got drunk at a resort; instead of punishing him harshly, her father carried him to bed and asked if his heart was hurting because he had disappointed him. -
Sermon Illustration
[00:42:24 ▶️ 📄]
> The pastor describes her father driving her in circles on highway 285 to teach her a lesson, refusing to let her off until she truly understood, yet never rubbing it in her face afterward. -
Sermon Illustration
[00:52:04 ▶️ 📄]
> The pastor shares a personal anecdote about her husband, Angelo, who takes 30 minutes to shower and groom himself, highlighting their different personalities (her as a 'problem solver' and him as 'slow, low') and how she learned to let him lead by offering him the chance to drive home. -
Sermon Illustration
[00:56:48 ▶️ 📄]
> A story about arriving at church and seeing police officers, where the pastor wanted to 'fix' the situation but was reminded by Officer Max to let them do their job, illustrating the need to trust God's order rather than forcing control. -
Sermon Illustration
[00:57:37 ▶️ 📄]
> A humorous and tense story about speeding in Fayetteville while rushing her father with Alzheimer's to an appointment, resulting in being pulled over by police who suspected she was drunk, leading to a lesson on humility and not 'whipping around' others. -
Sermon Illustration
[01:02:03 ▶️ 📄]
> The pastor uses a rhetorical scenario of a man feeling inadequate ('guess I ain't a real man') and a woman's internal monologue of resentment ('I only heard you're supposed to do this because you're the man') to illustrate the burden of guilt and the need for surrender. -
Sermon Illustration
[01:06:14 ▶️ 📄]
> The pastor references a specific interaction with a woman ('she's like let me go over to my baby and pray over here') to illustrate the unique spiritual authority and effectiveness of a wife praying over her husband.
🚀 View 12 Calls to Action
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Pastoral Charge
[00:20:50 ▶️ 📄]
> Lift hands and verbally surrender control to God, asking for direction and perseverance. -
Pastoral Charge
[00:21:46 ▶️ 📄]
> Verbally give God permission to intervene ('show out') and download joy and peace into their lives. -
Pastoral Charge
[00:24:30 ▶️ 📄]
> Acknowledge sadness regarding father figures and commit to choosing joy and not giving up, responding to the title 'Dear dad, don't give up.' -
Pastoral Charge
[00:34:37 ▶️ 📄]
> Write down the instruction to point children to Jesus. -
Pastoral Charge
[00:35:00 ▶️ 📄]
> Choose to serve the Lord. -
Pastoral Charge
[00:48:22 ▶️ 📄]
> Write down the principle that a man of God must protect what God has given him. -
Pastoral Charge
[00:48:00 ▶️ 📄]
> Write down the statement about a man of God protecting what God gave him. -
Pastoral Charge
[01:02:30 ▶️ 📄]
> Commit to praying for the men in their lives. -
Pastoral Charge
[01:03:53 ▶️ 📄]
> Repeat the prayer of surrender: 'Lord I may not have gotten everything right but from this day forward. I belong to you today.' -
Pastoral Charge
[01:02:30 ▶️ 📄]
> Commit to praying for the men in their lives. -
Pastoral Charge
[01:03:53 ▶️ 📄]
> Verbally repeat a prayer of surrender and commit to doing what God has called them to do. -
Pastoral Charge
[01:04:38 ▶️ 📄]
> Physically touch or point to a man and pray specific blessings for his wisdom, peace, and success.
🧭 Biblical Alignment Dashboard
Overall Verdict: Fundamentally in Error
| Category | Status | Reasoning |
|---|---|---|
| Gospel Presentation | ❌ FAIL | The Gospel Engine is compromised. The sermon relies on behavioral commands and self-help moralism without adequately grounding the call to action in Gospel grace. The 'Safe Harbor' failed because the message implies that spiritual breakthrough is achieved through human permission and willpower rather than the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit. |
| Soteriology | ❌ FAIL | The sermon teaches that individuals can break generational curses and overcome sinful propensities solely through independent will, denying the necessity of divine grace for true transformation and the doctrine of original sin. |
| Bibliology | ✅ PASS | While the application of scripture is flawed, the underlying biblical texts referenced (e.g., Prodigal Son) are not misinterpreted in their literal sense, though their theological implications are overridden by the speaker's extra-biblical teachings. |
| Hermeneutic | ❌ FAIL | The hermeneutic is anthropocentric, reading personal empowerment and 'Word of Faith' concepts into the text rather than deriving the message from the biblical revelation of God's character and work. |
| Theology Proper | ❌ FAIL | The sermon violates the sovereignty of God by teaching that humans can 'give permission' for God to act, effectively reducing divine grace to a mechanical response to human commands. |
| Sacramentology | ✅ PASS | No sacramental errors were detected in the provided reports. |
| Confessional Depth | ❌ SHALLOW | The sermon lacks depth in confessional theology, focusing instead on practical self-help and emotional assurance rather than the doctrinal foundations of grace, sovereignty, and sanctification. |
⚙️ The Core Gospel Framework
Why it matters for the final verdict: A complete Gospel framework protects a sermon from becoming man-centered. If a preacher gives commands for good behavior but leaves out the grace and atonement of the Gospel, it often results in a 🔴 Critical or 🟠 Major error for Moralism (teaching human self-improvement rather than reliance on Christ). However, if these Gospel elements are missing simply because the pastor is preaching a highly focused, practical message to mature believers (e.g., instructions on biblical marriage), our system applies a "Safe Harbor" pardon, graciously reducing the omission to a 🟡 Minor error.
❌ The Law And Wrath: Not observed in the sermon.
❌ Total Depravity And Inability: Not observed in the sermon.
❌ Active Obedience Of Christ: Not observed in the sermon.
❌ The Cross And Atonement: Not observed in the sermon.
⚠️ Theological Concerns
🔴 Critical Transactional Faith and Divine Sovereignty Violation
Root Cause: Word of Faith / Montanism
"Lord I give you permission to show out in my life come on say it because sometimes we don't let the miracle happen because we don't think we're worthy but God is saying you are worthy say I'll give you permission download joy and peace into my life" [00:21:46 ▶️ 📄]
The Belief/Behavior: The pastor teaches that divine grace is a passive force activated by human permission, using language like 'download joy and peace,' which reduces God's sovereignty to a mechanical response.
Why It's Dangerous: This destroys the biblical doctrine of God's absolute sovereignty and freedom, teaching that humans control God's actions through their will.
Biblical Correction: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9)
🔴 Critical Montanism / Word of Faith
Root Cause: Word of Faith / Montanism
"Lord I give you permission to show out in my life come on say it because sometimes we don't let the miracle happen because we don't think we're worthy but God is saying you are worthy say I'll give you permission download joy and peace into my life" [00:21:46 ▶️ 📄]
The Belief/Behavior: The pastor treats divine intervention as a transactional mechanism activated by human permission, using language like 'download joy and peace.'
Why It's Dangerous: This reduces God's sovereignty to a mechanical response and promotes a false theology where God is obligated to bless based on human commands.
Biblical Correction: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9)
🟠 Major Denial of Original Sin and Inherited Propensity
Root Cause: Hyper-Charismatic / Demonology
"Say, I am the generational curse breaker in my family. So if I don't like something, I fix it. If I don't want to be like that, I don't be like that." [00:27:41 ▶️ 📄]
The Belief/Behavior: The speaker asserts that individuals can overcome inherited sinful dispositions solely through independent will, denying the biblical doctrine of original sin.
Why It's Dangerous: This leads to pride in self-effort and despair when self-effort fails, as it ignores the deep corruption of human nature and the necessity of divine grace.
Biblical Correction: Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned. (Romans 5:12)
🟠 Major Therapeutic Assurance of Divine Providence
Root Cause: Moralistic Therapeutic Deism
"God's got his hand on your life. Even when you can't trace him, I promise you, going to work out." [00:20:41 ▶️ 📄]
The Belief/Behavior: The speaker promises therapeutic assurance that God's providence guarantees positive life outcomes, contradicting the biblical teaching that God's sovereign governance includes trials and suffering for the righteous.
Why It's Dangerous: This creates a fragile faith that collapses when suffering occurs, as it teaches that God's presence is always correlated with material or emotional success.
Biblical Correction: And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28)
🟠 Major Narcigesis & Anthropocentrism
Root Cause: Narcigesis & Anthropocentrism
"Say, I am the generational curse breaker in my family. So if I don't like something, I fix it. If I don't want to be like that, I don't be like that." [00:27:41 ▶️ 📄]
The Belief/Behavior: The pastor elevates human will and personal agency as the primary mechanism for breaking generational curses, minimizing the necessity of Christ's redemptive work.
Why It's Dangerous: This centers the sermon on the self rather than Christ, leading to a theology of self-help that lacks the power of the Gospel.
Biblical Correction: This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. (Galatians 5:16)
🟠 Major Homiletical Imbalance (Moralism)
Root Cause: Moralism
The Belief/Behavior: The sermon relies heavily on behavioral commands, practical advice, and self-help moralism without adequately grounding the call to action in the Gospel grace or the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit.
Why It's Dangerous: The congregation is left with a list of duties they cannot fulfill in their own strength, leading to condemnation or pride.
Biblical Correction: Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; (Titus 3:5)
✅ Commendations
Pastoral Care | Relatable Illustrations
The pastor uses personal anecdotes and cultural references effectively to connect with the congregation, creating a sense of shared experience and vulnerability.
Pastoral Care | Encouragement for Broken Families
The message offers comfort to those with difficult family histories, emphasizing that God's love is available even when human fathers have failed.
📜 Full Sermon Transcript (Audit)
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[00:00:37] Good morning. Good morning. Happy Father's Day. Thank you for choosing Limitless Live. We love you and we are so grateful. Happy Father's Day to all the fathers. Happy Sunday to everyone watching. I'm Jada and I'm here with Marie. We are so glad you decided to join us. We have so much going on in this house. We had a fabulous first service. We're having a beautiful Father's Day here at Limitless. We're going to get into it. Tell you a little bit about it. Exactly. What we got going. What we got going. We are looking for some amazing connection group leaders. Yes. It's
[00:01:07] that time to sign up exciting and you know what connect groups are such a beautiful thing it's our way of creating community connecting with each other and that can be on any scale it could
[00:01:17] be we've had makeup connect groups we've had women's leadership connect groups we've had baking connect groups and we've had a proverbs 31 woman connect group so it is whatever you want to lead with whatever is your gift however you think you can build community connect people and come
[00:01:32] together yes we're looking for you so sign up online at limitlesschurch.live to lead a group And this month, our dream team member of the month is a lovely Farida Bacon.
[00:01:44] Oh my gosh, congrats Farida.
[00:01:46] We are so, so proud of you.
[00:01:48] Farida serves with me on the media team.
[00:01:51] She is literally the salt of the earth.
[00:01:54] We pastor kids always like be the hands and feet of Jesus.
[00:01:56] I truly see that in Farida.
[00:01:57] She has come onto our team like a whirlwind and just offered so much grace, offered so much assistance so much kindness and just how she is and how she moves so harita if you're watching we love you so much we're grateful for you honor yes congrats congrats
[00:02:13] and what's coming up now what do we got oh our dream team yes so exciting so excited about this and we're not going to be here in the house we're going to atlanta we are going we're getting out
[00:02:25] of here we are going to hotlanta for the dream conference and so that is july 9th yes through the 11th pk and first man angelo are getting married and you're invited to the ceremony on
[00:02:36] that thursday for my dress and yes friday is going to be jam-packed saturday is going to be jam-packed and then sunday we'll be back here for service so make sure that you go online you can
[00:02:45] also watch or tune in to the conference online and then like she said you can keep replaying that so it's yours to have got registration for online or in person make sure you go online or you can go
[00:02:56] to realtalkkim.com to register for the conference and you don't want to miss it don't want to miss You do not want to miss it.
[00:03:01] Guys, Fourth Sunday is big in this house here at Limitless.
[00:03:04] On the fourth Saturday every month, Women Without Limits meet at noon.
[00:03:08] On the fourth Sunday, Grit Men's Ministry meets after church.
[00:03:10] And then we have Hype Night every fourth Sunday at 6 p.m., and that is for our teens ministry.
[00:03:16] So make sure wherever you are, men, women, kids, get in the room, mark your calendar for the fourth Sunday.
[00:03:22] And then we always have people waiting for you to join the church, guys.
[00:03:25] We're building this house and being really intentional about it.
[00:03:28] join join join drop a one worship's about to start so we're about to head out there we love you happy father's day to all the dads happy father's day we love you
[00:03:37] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_04]
[00:03:37] anybody lost without them just like a ship without a sail hallelujah can you tell our father happy father's day this morning the one and true father lord we give you the glory this morning and we tell you happy father's day hallelujah hallelujah good morning
[00:04:09] limitless can I have some voices ever change my miss the constant in all you do be the truth that I will choose this time we'll have our altar workers come to the front healing power deliverance for our minds our souls at this time I
[00:09:55] want you to open up your hearts for him to show up my love with your pray let my life in altar light up my lungs with your praise anybody's desire with yours here's why so come on
[00:11:26] and whatever you touch touch will touch will in altar up my lungs with your praise till you breathe
[00:15:16] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_05]
[00:15:16] till you breathe so breathe will you touch whatever you touch will live whatever you touch
[00:17:53] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_04]
[00:17:53] whatever you touch will live whatever you touch whatever you touch will live can we sing that say whatever you touch whatever you touch will talk to the father whatever you touch whatever you touch will live oh we believe whatever you touch whatever you touch will live whatever you touch
[00:18:14] whatever you touch will live we believe whatever you touch whatever you touch will live oh whatever Whatever you touch, whatever you touch will live, whatever you touch, whatever you touch will live, whatever you touch, whatever you touch will live, this is the moment when wind meets fire, come on, tell them come on, our hearts are burning for fresh revival,
[00:18:51] Realize we can feel the anointing
[00:19:19] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_01]
[00:19:19] I don't think we realize What that song is saying Like as long as you ain't dead God ain't done And sometimes I I feel like when I met Limitless I could like go through the roof
[00:19:40] Anybody ever feel like that?
[00:19:42] And I think I can always look at people and kind of tell where they came from, you know?
[00:19:48] Because we out in these streets crazy.
[00:19:51] Because we remember having nothing.
[00:19:56] Anybody lost everything a time or two?
[00:19:59] Yo, I lost everything a time or two.
[00:20:05] Not letting God tell me what to do.
[00:20:08] The Father.
[00:20:11] And when I sing a song like this with our anointed team, man.
[00:20:16] We got our own John Legend.
[00:20:18] Don't we sound like John Legend?
[00:20:22] Whenever Eugene and the team is taking us into another level, it's almost like, come on in, come on in.
[00:20:31] You will live again.
[00:20:34] You're going to be all right.
[00:20:38] God's got his hand on your life.
[00:20:41] Even when you can't trace him, I promise you, going to work out.
[00:20:50] and so I need some of y'all in this room today and online just to lift your hands up and be like God okay come on say God I'm out of your way now this doesn't mean sit down and think he's going to be
[00:21:04] a genie in a bottle because he ain't but God show me what to do and I'll do it Lord don't let me quit don't let me throw in the towel don't let me shut down you know I had to pivot myself
[00:21:22] in one of these seasons where I lost everything because when I start feeling pressure or I start feeling pushed I shut down anybody else do that like when the weight gets heavy I shut down
[00:21:34] and I knew that that was the enemy trying to get me to shut down so I wouldn't push through and so today I need you to lift it up and say Lord I give you permission come on I feel this
[00:21:46] strong y'all I feel this strong online Lord I give you permission to show out in my life come on say it because sometimes we don't let the miracle happen because we don't think we're worthy but God is saying you are worthy say I'll give you permission download joy and peace into
[00:22:07] my life come on if you got daddy issues in here let it go today can be a sad day or it can be a joyful day come on let it go you got mommy now lord we say let your will be done now lord i pray
[00:22:36] over this worship team i pray over the daddies in this room father i pray over every person connected i pray over relationships that father today you would do a miracle lord just do some things, even when we think it's good, keep on showing out even more. Lord, we pray for the
[00:22:55] singles in this house that you're bringing Holy Ghost filled spouses. Lord, we pray over their money. We pray over their businesses. We pray over their finances. We pray over their health, that you are healed, that you are healthy in your mind, your body, and your spirit.
[00:23:14] and Lord, thank you for taking care of our kids, our families. I pray over even the caretakers in this house and online, the people that have responsibility that's hard, but Lord, we give it to you. May you download your peace in Jesus name. Amen. Amen. How many got some worries up in
[00:23:43] here today? How many came in here with some worries? Come on. How many all came in here with that little struggle. Come on, release it. I need you to release it. There ain't nothing you can do
[00:23:52] about it anyway. Release it. Come on, shake it off. Worrying ain't going to fix nothing. Shake it off.
[00:23:57] Shake it off. Shake it off. Shake it off. Say, I'm free. In Jesus' name. Amen. Amen. Amen. Okay.
[00:24:05] I always wanted to be a choir director. You know, somebody did this, but I ain't got no rhythm.
[00:24:23] Happy Father's Day.
[00:24:30] Okay, y'all listen.
[00:24:30] This can be a happy day or a sad day.
[00:24:34] How many of y'all sad?
[00:24:35] How many a little heavy today because of a daddy?
[00:24:39] You a little sad?
[00:24:40] My daddy died six years ago last Tuesday.
[00:24:47] Six years ago, Tuesday, my daddy passed away.
[00:24:53] And you know, I wanted to be sad that day.
[00:24:57] Man, everything in me wanted to be on the pity bus.
[00:24:59] but instead I started thinking man my daddy would be real proud of me and I want to talk to every dad in this room every man every woman if you ain't got a daddy in your life you listen to me
[00:25:14] you got a heavenly father that when your daddy goes to glory he steps in when your spouse leaves you he steps in when you walk through a breakup he walks in when your kids are being prodigal he
[00:25:29] walks in and so today I want to preach a sermon I've really got you don't always come with several titles right I come with so many titles because I like titles I like I like I like to to hit
[00:25:42] something and you'd be like oh my god that shifted my whole perspective so today I I want a title to the second service because you know I always give y'all two different sermons we're supposed to be
[00:25:55] the same service, but I got two. Listen to this. Dear dad, don't give up. Dear dad, say dear dad, don't give up. Dear dad, don't give up. And that's even for the women being dads. You know what I'm
[00:26:16] saying? Every so often we get, and I even saw on social media, because social media gets a little crazy. There's some single dads having to do it alone. There's some single mamas having to do it
[00:26:25] on. But this year there's a new trend going on where the woman is walking into her husband and she's saying, baby, where are you taking me for father's day? And he's like, for what? She said,
[00:26:36] because I'm the gift. I gave you a kid. If I wouldn't have given you the kid, you wouldn't have had father's day. So where are you taking me? And I started thinking about how we are so like that you know we're in this world because of social media we have a lot of things
[00:26:58] in our brains because we see stuff every day and this is why it's so careful that you watch what you're scrolling watch what you're putting in your spirit because the enemy knows what you're dealing with and he will send the exact people in your news feed to condone the behavior and so we
[00:27:16] go through every season mad at our dad that did something to us 48 years ago. And we can't even remember what he did. We just know we mad, right? Or maybe that husband that gave you five kids and
[00:27:27] then they left and went and raised somebody else's kids or that mama that was never happy with nothing and just got up and left life. Say life happens, but I shift things. Say, but I shift
[00:27:41] things. Say, I am the generational curse breaker in my family. So if I don't like something, I fix it. If I don't want to be like that, I don't be like that. Do y'all hear yourself?
[00:27:56] So today I can cry or I can be happy. I can choose today to be the best day of the rest of my life.
[00:28:05] So self, get up. Dad, get up. Mama, get up. Get up. Get up. Get up. Get up.
[00:28:19] I want to start with the sermon series today. I want to go to, um, I want to skip down to, Joshua 24 15. So go down to five. So I did one through five in the first service,
[00:28:41] and I'm going to do five through 10 on this service. I, this is why all you people just say for two services, you get the whole service. I believe somebody needs to hear this today
[00:28:54] because one of the most powerful pictures of God in scripture is the prodigal son and how the father is running toward his child. The child has said, I don't deserve it. I'm going to go back
[00:29:11] and I'm going to, I'm going to just be a, uh, uh, clean up the pigs and do whatever I got to do because I don't feel worthy. But a true father is the kind that just lets stuff go and gets back
[00:29:22] into position, right? A mother doesn't hold anger and bitterness. You ever had a, anybody had a grown kid act up and they treated you a certain way and you wanted to give it back to them how
[00:29:37] many did it she says sort of sort of but we just don't do that because God has given us a mandate to shift atmospheres right so we don't retaliate and so the most powerful picture is in that
[00:29:56] scripture where God is showing us the father that's running toward his child not away from him toward him so the son made mistakes like us lots of us have made mistakes in life the son wasted everything the son failed but his father never stopped loving him and that's the
[00:30:23] heart of our heavenly father so when you walk in and you're still holding stuff from what our natural father did or our natural mother did or whoever hurt us we're not understanding that our holy father steps in when we feel dropped. And so today, if you're feeling sad, or if you're
[00:30:42] feeling overwhelmed, you got to make a conscious decision that today is where this stops. Today is where this dysfunction stops, this fear stops, this beating myself up because I wasn't the way I thought I should be. And people are telling me you ain't no good and whatever people are telling
[00:31:01] or maybe, maybe it's you. They couldn't, they didn't get to have your father in your life and you tried everything to reach out to them and be that child. And they kept neglecting you.
[00:31:17] Can I tell you something? A lot of times, the reason fathers do what they do is because of the shame they did not not love you they don't feel worthy of that position because God created
[00:31:35] man to lead God created man to take care of men are hunters men are protectors and so when a man is brought up not right maybe he was raised by parents see people don't understand the as parents
[00:31:54] man my husband said in first service that we only can do what we've been taught and a lot of times us parents are learning on the job and so that's why when we get grown and we say man I didn't
[00:32:07] like the way my daddy made me feel or I didn't like the way my mama made me feel I make a conscious decision to shift and I don't let the weight go with me into that season because someone couldn't
[00:32:17] step up that's why it's so great for us to heal heal in front of our kids not walk around acting like we don't have anything to heal from heal in front of our kids so that they know when they get
[00:32:32] broken because they will that they can heal too but instead we walk through life and we never admit that hurt you not being there for me hurt you loving the rest of my family hurt you're not
[00:32:50] showing me how to be a man to my kids hurt but now I got something on the inside of me that tells me I can pivot and so it's pivoting so what the enemy wants you to do is the enemy wants you to cry all
[00:33:03] day today the enemy wants you to cry every time that year anniversary comes up at the death of your father or your spouse or your mother because the enemy wants you to stay heavy laden but the
[00:33:15] Bible says that he sticks close to the broken hearted and he binds up their wounds. What does that mean? That means that when we go through seasons that they were just singing about, that he is a healer, that he is a provider, that he is a way maker, that he is a king of kings and
[00:33:36] the Lord of lords. He is the alpha and the omega. He is Yahuwah. He is, oh, he is the beginning and the end but see we can't feel that as long as we're holding that empty space because nobody
[00:33:52] filled it somebody needs to hear this maybe your earthly father wasn't there maybe he failed you maybe he hurt you and maybe you've spent years maybe your mama did maybe your sister did and maybe you've spent years carrying it the heavy heavenly father is saying to you today that he's
[00:34:12] never going to leave. He stays, he protects, he provides, he heals, he restores. He never walks away. And daddy, I came all the way to tell you today and everybody watching online, you are killing it. You are doing a good, good job. Write this down. The best thing that a daddy can do
[00:34:37] is point his children to Jesus. The best thing that a daddy can do is point his children to Jesus. Joshua 24, 15 says, as for me and my family, what? As for me and my family, we will
[00:35:00] serve the Lord. Then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Ephraimites or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live?
[00:35:18] But as for me and my house, so basically that is saying, will it be the Amorites in whose lands you now live or will it be the gods your ancestors served beyond the Ephraimites? Will it be, will
[00:35:33] your family turn out to be like your mom and dad? Are you going to serve the dysfunction they served are you gonna say as for me in my house we're gonna do things differently am I gonna turn out
[00:35:48] like them or him so he says but as for me and my family we will serve the Lord that means every time we fall we get back up again not faking it not being phony but healing in front of everybody
[00:36:07] right a real father understands his greatest responsibility isn't building wealth it's building faith money's good but it sure don't bring happiness I mean it does help I'd rather have money than being broke somebody said money ain't all that and I'm like yeah but it sure does
[00:36:29] help but when you realize that the greatest responsibility isn't just building wealth it's building faith. And one day your children won't remember every gift. They won't remember that vacation, but they'll remember if daddy prayed. When daddy came into my room, I remember thinking
[00:36:50] of stories of my dad. I chose to try the Mary Jane. Y'all know what that is? The plant. And I come home one night and I was like, dad, I think I'm done. My daddy laid right there beside me
[00:37:15] all night long. He said, baby, you ain't gonna die as long as I'm here. He said, but I'm gonna, I'm gonna make sure that you good. I felt like I had gotten something that was laced. I was 16
[00:37:26] years old. I was seeing the seats in the car melt. Anybody ever like a bad brownie? And all I could see was the melting of the leather and I'm like I could see my friend's face melting and so I was
[00:37:41] thinking I'm melting then another time I remember when my brother we went on vacation and my brother we were it was New Year's Eve my mom and daddy told us they said you make sure that y'all are
[00:37:52] back in this house by New Year's because we're going to celebrate the new year so at 11 45 y'all have your butt back in this house. Well, my brother decided that he was going to tie one on
[00:38:07] with the security guard. I'm telling it all. And now you're here. So you get to hear all of it.
[00:38:17] He gets drunk, drunker than anybody else in that room, or maybe they couldn't handle it, but we were very, very, very sheltered. That's what we're going to say. We were pastor's kids and it was probably the deacon's kids that did this and so I am trying to not get my brother
[00:38:41] in trouble because I'm trying to save him because I know my daddy gonna tear his butt up and so I am trying to fix it but he had done too many shots of vodka he won he won the whole game pong
[00:38:54] beer pong something well I run home and I walk in and I'm scared to death to tell my daddy my brother is laying in a bathtub because he was all over the place and he said baby show me
[00:39:17] where your brother is I thought oh dear god and so I'm walking with me me everybody knew we were my daddy was pastors at that condo we went every single year it was like a camp everybody knew my
[00:39:31] mom and daddy were pastors my brother and I were out here sowing our oats couldn't tell us nothing and my daddy goes and we walk in and my daddy picks my brother up and carries him all through
[00:39:43] the resort with Robbie. Robbie is, he's holding him like this with his head over and he's carrying him and Robbie is doing this. Let me do that. And my daddy, my mom is going, baby, don't do that
[00:40:05] to your daddy. Don't hurt your daddy, baby, because she had never been drunk in her whole life.
[00:40:12] Like, she still ain't been drunk. Like, I had to do everything so I could understand the center.
[00:40:16] She still ain't been drunk. She won't even drink no wine. Like, she's like, oh, on two sips.
[00:40:24] Don't do that to your daddy, baby. We get there, and literally that night, my daddy lays with my brother. Wakes up in the morning and my brother looks, opens his eyes and my daddy says, how you
[00:40:39] doing, baby? Are you, is your stomach hurt? Is your head hurting? He said, no, sir, but my heart is.
[00:40:46] I was like, oh dear God, you suck up. No, sir, but my heart is because I disappointed you.
[00:41:00] now I was the one he was the repentant one I was like yeah and I was the one he'd be like girl you're gonna come to church and lead praise and worship drunk but you're gonna come I'd be like
[00:41:12] daddy I can't come to church drunk and lead your worship he like oh yes you are he said because you're gonna show the devil I might be hung over and I might sound like I smell like a whole bar
[00:41:22] but you're gonna praise your way right through it every single time that's what daddies are to their kids you hear me daddies show their kids what Jesus looks like us women are crazy baby don't do that we're going through the kids rooms anointing everything and leaving oil and crosses
[00:41:44] on the walls and the dads are like son daddy's here when you need me daughter baby girl I got you you're gonna be all right see children won't remember the gift they won't even remember the
[00:41:55] vacation. But because God chose fatherhood to reveal his heart to humanity, that's why you matter. Before you ignore wisdom, before you chase your own way, before you repeat a cycle, listen to your daddy. It could be your spiritual daddy. It could even be your mama.
[00:42:19] There are people that don't like to take wisdom from nobody. I didn't. You can tell me nothing.
[00:42:24] my daddy would drive me around 285 every time we'd go get on 285 I think oh dear god that mean we're gonna go until I got a clue he was just gonna go in circles baby don't do this
[00:42:35] you're you're getting yourself in trouble don't do this baby don't do this don't do this but he would drive until he got through to me and then we get off on the exit and I remember one time
[00:42:44] we're driving and I said daddy I understand he said no you don't you just want to get off 285 and we're going to go three more times. But you know what my dad never did? My dad never rubbed
[00:42:55] it in my face. My dad never rubbed it in my face. I listened to my daddy. And above all else, listen to your heavenly father. What is he saying to you? What are you holding this morning that
[00:43:09] you got to let go of? What are you brewing over? See, listening to your heavenly father. Here's why? Because he sees the end from the beginning. Because he loves you too much to let you walk
[00:43:23] blindly into what he already warned you about. The voice of wisdom may not always be the loudest voice, but it's the voice that will save your life. Who is it? Who are you listening to?
[00:43:40] Who's got the loudest voice in your ear? Do you shy down? Do you let yourself become a little smaller in their presence because you're still carrying baggage from other stuff? Are you missing out on growth and growing in God because you haven't yet learned how to let stuff go?
[00:44:01] Listen to this, Micah 6, 8. It says, no old people, the Lord has told you what is good and this is what he requires of you, to do what is right, to love mercy and walk humbly with
[00:44:15] your God. So we live in a culture that has confused masculinity. Some people think a real man is determined by how much money he makes. Others think it's about how tough he looks, how loud he talks, how many people fear him and how many followers he has. But God has always had
[00:44:38] a different definition. A real man, say a real man isn't measured by what he owns. A real man is measured by who he is when the lights are out, when the lights go out in Georgia. But God
[00:44:56] has a different measuring stick because strength without character, strength without character is dangerous because power without integrity is destructive and influence without God is what empty. It's empty. And today I want to talk to you really quick in the next eight minutes
[00:45:25] about what heaven calls you. A real man takes responsibility. Genesis two 15 says the Lord, God placed the man in the garden of Eden to tend and watch over it. Before God gave Adam a wife,
[00:45:39] he gave Adam responsibility. Notice this. God gave Adam work before he gave him a woman because responsibility always comes before promotion. A boy makes excuses. A man takes ownership. A boy blames others. A man looks in the mirror. A real man doesn't spend his life
[00:46:10] explaining why things went wrong. A woman, a little girl makes excuses. A little girl takes on a little, hold on, hold on. I'm trying to flip this. Y'all work with me.
[00:46:25] A little girl makes excuses. A real woman takes ownership. A little girl blames others.
[00:46:32] A real woman looks in the mirror and we do not let pride keep us stuck. See a real man and a woman doesn't spend their life explaining why things went wrong. We shift it. We get out of
[00:46:46] our feelings and into healing. So a real man and a woman starts asking, what can we do to make things different? This is why it's very important that when you are getting in a relationship that
[00:47:00] you are equally yoked. You got to be equally yoked because whenever you down, they up. When they up, when you're when you're down they're up when they're down you're up see fathers need to hear
[00:47:13] this your children don't need you to be perfect your children don't even care if you weren't in their lives for 20 years and then all of a sudden God calls you back a child even a grown adult
[00:47:27] when a when a man reaches out and says I am sorry and I'm trying do you know what kids like bring it on come on let's come on come in come in let's hug it out let's hug it out but what the enemy
[00:47:38] does is the enemy keeps you far, far away because the enemy knows that consistency shifts everything.
[00:47:46] See, they don't need a superhero. They need a father who shows up because showing up matters.
[00:47:53] Being present matters. Being engaged matters. Write this down. A man of God protects what God gave him. A man of God protects what gave him. Listen to what Nehemiah 4.14 says. It says, don't be afraid. Don't be afraid of the enemy. Remember the Lord who is great and glorious and
[00:48:15] fights for you, for your brothers, for your sons, for your daughters, for your wives, for your homes.
[00:48:22] Remember as for me and we, what? We'll serve the Lord. Now I need everybody in this room and online to take an evaluation of your heart, not his, not hers, not theirs, yours. How am I doing with what
[00:48:44] I've made it through? Because we can shout, I made it through. Despite the storm, heartache and pain, I never stopped loving you, but you did. You stopped loving him. You stopped worshiping. You stop being excited you stop wanting to shift when things didn't happen quick enough so a real man
[00:49:08] understands that protection is not just physical it's spiritual you protect your atmosphere you protect your home you protect your marriage you protect your children you protect your integrity you protect your peace see some men can fight everybody on the planet except flesh flesh
[00:49:39] see you can conquer the marketplace but lose your family you got to build a business so much so to prove to your father that you were something that it destroys your marriage you work so much you
[00:49:57] know how quick they're gonna fill your position when you die missing moments missing moments to say, I'm sorry. You have to build a business, but destroy your marriage. You win public battles, but lose private wars. You know how you're no, you're losing. You're sad. You cry yourself to
[00:50:26] sleep at night. Listen to what, listen to what first Corinthians 11 and one says. It says, and you should imitate me just as I imitate Christ. A man of God guards his heart because he knows everything flows from it. A man of God leads by example because leadership isn't about
[00:50:55] position. Leadership is about influence. A daddy's just a name. A father is the tagline you want.
[00:51:10] A daddy's just something you get at birth. But a father is something that these kids know if we ain't got nothing to eat, my daddy ain't going to walk out on me. My daddy's going to fight for me.
[00:51:21] my daddy's gonna be there through thick and thin even when my daddy's dead I'm gonna be looking back and saying my daddy would be so proud of me because of what he put inside of me so my question
[00:51:31] today is how are you leading women are you letting your spouses how many people married in here how are we doing with that how are we doing with it good I love this you ought to see all the hands
[00:51:49] because baby if we don't learn how to get them roles in place and learn how to forgive there's some friction up in there because what God gives we can destroy from a lack of knowledge and a lack
[00:52:04] of forgiveness yo I would literally walk around when men Angelo got together I never thought in a million years that I'd find a man so much like my daddy this man stands in the mirror for 30
[00:52:14] minutes with the water running just like my daddy like I have no idea what he's doing for 30 minutes that water is gonna run and he gonna pick every hair that he can find he gonna be he gonna be
[00:52:27] even got scissors up in his hair just making sure they ain't got no gray up in there he clipping them hand clipping the grays out of his hair clean as a freak he makes the bed because ain't nobody
[00:52:45] gonna do it as good as him and I let him last night we went out to eat there's there's there's times when I have to back off because I'm I'm a problem solver y'all you know problem solve and
[00:53:00] So I see a problem and I want to fix it or I see, I can't, I can't do slow.
[00:53:08] Well, God gave me slow, low.
[00:53:12] So now slow, low in me, we, we just, I just laugh until the restaurant and we've already eaten all our food and he puts that fork down one more time and he got two more bites, but
[00:53:26] he put the fork down on the plate, which means that fork will stay down for a minute.
[00:53:30] I'm done eating and that waiter is very busy and that waiter comes over to the table and that waiter says to us do y'all need anything else and I say no ma'am just the bill well I know that
[00:53:43] irritates the heck out of him he like you're gonna pay for it so as last night as the bill came all of a sudden I just said hey baby you want to you want to you want to get the the your card out
[00:53:56] you want me to. I know that's all he needs to hear. Girl, you want to drive home by yourself because he's a man. And I've learned being a wife that I don't want to be single again.
[00:54:14] And I'm married a whole alpha. I know that if I want Angelo to do something, the worst thing I can say is I think you should do this. He is not going to do that.
[00:54:26] so in life God puts people together like this this is why some marriages work and some don't I can tell you after being divorced that there's slim pickings out in these streets so I can tell you real quick
[00:54:46] you got to start praying intentional prayers you got to pray for God to send a man of God into your life singles listen to me you got to God send a man of God into my life
[00:54:55] that is God fearing that loves me enough to tell me the truth that loves me enough to get up after we fight. That can say he's sorry, right? Give me that. And then you got to start praying
[00:55:06] over yourself. Lord, let me be the wife that my husband needs. Stop praying for him to change and pray for yourself to change. Because when God puts people together, one will put a thousand to
[00:55:20] flight, two will put 10,000 to flight, right? And when a man's got a woman, we're, yo, we as women or his neck so he's the head but we that neck so you can wear that man out where he's driving
[00:55:38] around his cul-de-sac where i put needles in his eyeballs and come look at your tired face or every day you can be speaking life into him baby i know you carry the weight of the world
[00:55:48] and i know today you're gonna make the right decisions i pray for godly decisions right that's why you got to start praying for your spouse how many singles we got up in here you got to start praying right now for God to send you somebody in your life that y'all can
[00:56:03] push each other to breakthroughs and not breakdowns because I believe that God does fairy tales you know these people that are always like oh I'm in spiritual attack no you in choice attack because God did not put you on this earth to always make you be in some type of demonic attack
[00:56:22] every single Sunday you up here getting prayed for the same thing no you need to cut some ties you need to break some relationships that are toxic you need to hush your mouth you need to
[00:56:34] drive the speed limit today when we pulled into church there was cops up in here they were right there when we pulled in I was like why out of the school across the street why we got cops in
[00:56:48] our church it's gonna be weird when people pull in well you know me I want to go fix it what do we need to do to get y'all out of here we got church up in here can i help you
[00:57:05] and i heard the lord say let them do their job because just because i'm a fixer don't mean i need to go help the cops officer max said girl stay out of it because you don't want to be in
[00:57:21] the back of the car and it's having to tell everybody pastor kim is in jail because fayette Fayetteville cops don't play.
[00:57:29] I ain't them good old boys.
[00:57:30] They don't play.
[00:57:34] They waiting.
[00:57:35] I remember one time I was going to do my book.
[00:57:37] My daddy's in the back of the seat and y'all know he had Alzheimer's.
[00:57:40] And we're headed to do my audio book and I'm late.
[00:57:45] And so I see this car poking along and I just whip around.
[00:57:49] I didn't even think about it.
[00:57:51] It was a cop.
[00:57:53] I whipped in front of him right here in Fayetteville in the cul-de-sac.
[00:57:57] All of a sudden I hear, I pull over and immediately I'm like, you can't tell a lie.
[00:58:06] Because the first thing I want to say is my dad's having a seizure.
[00:58:10] I'm trying to get him to the hospital.
[00:58:13] My daddy got Alzheimer's.
[00:58:14] Daddy, act up.
[00:58:16] Mama, pinch him.
[00:58:17] Pinch him, mama.
[00:58:21] Before I knew it, there was three more cops and they were making me walk.
[00:58:26] They were like, we know you drunk because ain't nobody in their right mind that would do that.
[00:58:29] I said, I promise you, I didn't even realize it was you.
[00:58:32] I just was late.
[00:58:33] And they made me sit there and do this right here in the corner.
[00:58:36] It's like, I'm already pastoring and I'm walking and they're making me touch my nose.
[00:58:41] Well, you know, you mess up because you're nervous.
[00:58:44] They said, if we take your blood right now, what are we going to find?
[00:58:48] I said, a positive.
[00:58:52] So now I know in Fayetteville, I don't ever speed.
[00:58:57] I don't whip around nobody no more.
[00:59:00] And I pay attention.
[00:59:01] so if you're in a situation like that right now suck it up buttercup and let God do what he needs to do as you stand on your feet I need you to write this down this is the last one the best
[00:59:15] thing that a daddy can do is love like God all right so the best thing that a mama can do and I'm gonna put on mamas too because we got a lot of say how many single mamas we got up in here
[00:59:29] how many single daddies we got up in here man we need to get some more single daddies i want to get these women married we got some fine women up here and i don't want y'all to
[00:59:41] go marry out because then you'll leave so i want y'all to bring good men up in here you know we need some people's this is the last one you ready for this a man of god leads by example
[00:59:52] your greatest sermon is your life man of god and here's the last one a man of god knows that he needs Jesus. He ain't trying to do it by himself. A real man prays. A man of God prays.
[01:00:17] He doesn't just post scriptures. He lives it. He doesn't just attend church. He leads spiritually.
[01:00:27] He knows his family needs more than his paycheck. His family needs his prayers. And here's the last one. Y'all ready for this? Say, bring it on PK. A man of God gets a man of God gets back. Proverbs
[01:00:51] 24, 16 says the godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again. Every father in this room has made mistakes. Every man has regrets. Every man has moments that he wishes he could do it over,
[01:01:08] but a real man of God doesn't stay down. He gets back up again. He learns, he grows, he repents, he heals, he keeps moving. The enemy wants men to believe one failed, one failure disqualifies you, but God's grace says, get back up. How many don't need to get
[01:01:31] back up? I only feel like you just need to get back up again. Listen to this. I'm going to help you out. Peter failed. David failed. Moses failed. Yet God still used them. Real men are not perfect.
[01:01:49] A real man is present. A real man is responsible. A real man protects. A real man leaves. And don't be in this room today saying, well, I guess I ain't a real man. Yes, you are. And we are so proud of
[01:02:03] you maybe you're a father today carrying guilt maybe you're a man carrying regret maybe you're just tired maybe you've been trying to do life without God and today isn't about condemnation it's about restoration women can we do something in here can every one of us commit that we'll
[01:02:30] pray for the men in our lives because a praying woman shifts atmospheres do you hear me not a woman that's a nag not a woman that's always telling him what he ain't calling him out of
[01:02:43] name but a woman that prays a woman that when he walks in the house she adores him she loves him she speaks the prophetic into him maybe you're a man trying to do life without God got condemnation
[01:03:00] well listen to me today guys it's about restoration because God isn't looking for perfect men. He's looking for surrendered men, men who will say, Lord, I may not have gotten everything right, but from this day forward, I belong to you. And if you're in the room today
[01:03:22] and you say, Kim, I've walked away from God. I've wandered away. I allow just feeling like I wasn't great I wasn't nobody was grateful for me I felt so used I never heard thank you I only heard
[01:03:38] you're supposed to do this because you're the man and today I'm gonna let it go and I'm gonna step up to the plate and I'm about to shift the narrative because God is looking for a surrendered
[01:03:53] man I want you to repeat this say Lord I may not have gotten everything right but from this day forward. I belong to you today. I commit to taking this burden and shifting shoulders and I will do
[01:04:16] what God's called me to do. If you have a man right beside you, don't touch him. And if you ain't his wife, keep your hands off of him, period. But I do need you to do this. Even if they're not
[01:04:38] your spouse, everybody in here, find a man and just point to them just with your hands. Every man should have a woman just touching not not touching them unless unless you marry then you better snuggle snuggle say lord bless this man give him wisdom give him understanding
[01:05:03] give him good decisions lord let this man walk without fear move with understanding say Lord make this man a pillar at his job all day every day let this man shine let this man live his best years
[01:05:28] let him be joyous let him be happy Lord give him rest give him peace I just felt that peace peace man of God peace peace in your life peace in your family peace in your body peace in your sleep peace
[01:05:53] in Jesus name amen amen and amen oh that was good I love that she's like let me go over to my baby and pray over here ain't nobody can lay hands on her husband like a woman okay anointed baby how
[01:06:14] you doing doing well happy father's day thank you so much y'all that we match yes happy father's
[01:06:23] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_02]
[01:06:23] days to all the fathers yes thank god they say that each one teach one so kids are carrying father's issues or daddy's issues but the father's already grown now it's time for you to be a man
[01:06:46] come on it's time it's time so good yes and the father know who his father is it's jesus yeah because the mistakes that he made god already forgave him and you're still trying to be a man
[01:07:08] so good and you're married now and you have kids this is a cycle that you got to break so good some of the greatest some of the greatest man that we see LeBron James didn't even have a
[01:07:26] dad but he's raising his kids Les Brown motivated speaker him and his brother was left on the doorstep come on baby yes Shaquille O'Neal you had a dad in a house that still provided for you
[01:07:45] even when he left that home he still was providing for you time for you to be a man your mother to look at him as that man oh you wanted to drop the mic didn't you guess what
[01:08:04] i probably was him but i'm the man god forgive you forever now get up and live get up get up
[01:08:18] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_01]
[01:08:18] and live so good live your best life we're not perfect we're not perfect ain't nobody perfect
[01:08:27] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_02]
[01:08:27] Go to another perfect church.
[01:08:28] See how it look.
[01:08:29] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_01]
[01:08:29] It won't be perfect.
[01:08:30] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_02]
[01:08:30] See how it look.
[01:08:32] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_01]
[01:08:32] Hey, baby, it won't be perfect no more.
[01:08:34] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_02]
[01:08:34] Find one.
[01:08:34] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_01]
[01:08:34] Uh-huh.
[01:08:35] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_02]
[01:08:35] Find one that there ain't no stones in there.
[01:08:38] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_01]
[01:08:38] Uh-huh.
[01:08:39] There ain't none.
[01:08:41] And here at Limitless, man, we love y'all.
[01:08:43] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_02]
[01:08:43] So I like the way you look when you don't think you look good.
[01:08:46] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_01]
[01:08:46] What does that look like, baby?
[01:08:47] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_02]
[01:08:47] Because we're always judging how somebody look.
[01:08:50] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_01]
[01:08:50] Look, why you start doing this?
[01:08:52] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_02]
[01:08:52] We're always judging because I'm fresh to death.
[01:08:56] I'm fresh to death.
[01:08:57] We always judging We always judging how somebody look How somebody talk But ain't doing nothing for nobody
[01:09:07] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_01]
[01:09:07] Ain't doing nothing for nobody
[01:09:08] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_02]
[01:09:08] Man you talked a lot about everybody How Rob was on How Rob was like a teddy bear I thought I would give you a break today How Rob was on a teddy bear We gonna give Mimi some wine
[01:09:22] Communion We gonna give her some When everybody else We having communion But Mimi gonna have some wine
[01:09:29] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_01]
[01:09:29] We gonna turn our grape juice into
[01:09:31] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_02]
[01:09:31] we're gonna switch our wine up that would be funny man man brother this day of father's day man it make me feel so good that know that i'm on the right path yeah yes because i did some things
[01:09:46] that i didn't know it was wrong because it's no honest man you get that in a car you don't get that in life you buy a house they give you the keys they don't tell you how to cut the grass
[01:10:04] and how to furl lies.
[01:10:06] Man, that's good.
[01:10:07] The house didn't come with a sprinkle system.
[01:10:13] You don't know when to put it down.
[01:10:16] But you married someone that she didn't even make her own bed up.
[01:10:20] He is lying.
[01:10:24] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_01]
[01:10:24] You are going to hell on a slip and slide.
[01:10:26] I didn't...
[01:10:26] I didn't say...
[01:10:28] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_02]
[01:10:28] I didn't say you.
[01:10:30] You married a person that she didn't even cook her own food.
[01:10:36] I didn't...
[01:10:38] That's how I got you.
[01:10:39] I didn't say you.
[01:10:42] We married a person that didn't even know how to cook.
[01:10:45] But do we work together with what we have?
[01:10:48] Come on, baby.
[01:10:49] You are the best cook on the planet.
[01:10:52] Do we work?
[01:10:53] You got to work with what you have.
[01:10:55] You want a rich man and you ain't even rich.
[01:10:58] Come on.
[01:10:59] You want a man that's already suited and you ain't even got no suits.
[01:11:04] So sometimes.
[01:11:05] Or a big credit score and you ain't got one.
[01:11:07] But you want that perfect relationship.
[01:11:10] You got to get one first.
[01:11:12] We should have let him preach that.
[01:11:13] You got to get one to know what it's like.
[01:11:20] You're talking about somebody else, man, and ain't got one.
[01:11:24] It's so good.
[01:11:25] So how are we going to get in this relationship?
[01:11:28] We're in Atlanta where they say, well, it's 35 to 2.
[01:11:32] Well, how did 35 look?
[01:11:36] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_01]
[01:11:36] You better be the best looking 35 out of the 35.
[01:11:39] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_02]
[01:11:39] 35 to 2.
[01:11:39] The ratio is a ratio, but the numbers do not add up of the person.
[01:11:46] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_01]
[01:11:46] Because a person can shift it.
[01:11:48] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_02]
[01:11:48] So the dating game, it's all about you.
[01:11:55] It's all about what you want Are you going to waste someone's time Stay in this relationship Two years How long does it take to get married How long does it take to know someone How long does it take to go out
[01:12:13] Three to four times You been out ten times with that person And you still don't know He ain't the one, she ain't the one Is it him or is it you A good man hard to find
[01:12:28] But why are you wasting your time with the ones that you with Come on baby
[01:12:31] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_01]
[01:12:31] y'all ready to give that was your little that was your dessert y'all ready to give y'all better
[01:12:40] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_02]
[01:12:40] celebrate today you hear me i got some good man coming to this conference i can tell you that
[01:12:44] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_01]
[01:12:44] though oh yeah it's gonna be fun y'all bring your husbands to the conference too all of you in this room are welcome y'all know that right y'all go to our church you're welcome to the conference but
[01:12:55] sign up so we know how many are coming with your party i think they got a link this week did y'all going to link. I think you got a link to your phones. If y'all want to come, you don't have
[01:13:05] to come to every night, but you can come to Friday night. It's going to be off the chain and Thursday night. We're going to be all decked out. Y'all ready to give. How many are ready to
[01:13:15] give online? You just minimize your screen. Just minimize it. You can give right there. You can also text to give 8 3 3 2 4 5 4 5 0 2. Y'all we're good dirt. This church is good dirt. This church
[01:13:30] is a great, great place to plant.
[01:13:34] Also, you can cash out.
[01:13:35] What is it?
[01:13:36] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_02]
[01:13:36] It's My Limitless Church.
[01:13:37] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_01]
[01:13:37] My Limitless Church.
[01:13:38] What is our website?
[01:13:39] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_02]
[01:13:39] My Limitless Church.
[01:13:40] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_01]
[01:13:40] No.
[01:13:41] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_02]
[01:13:41] Our website?
[01:13:42] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_01]
[01:13:42] Yeah.
[01:13:43] LimitlessChurch.Live.
[01:13:46] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_02]
[01:13:46] What you trying to throw me off?
[01:13:47] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_01]
[01:13:47] Yes.
[01:13:48] Because you got me.
[01:13:49] I figured I'd get you back.
[01:13:50] I just preached against that.
[01:13:51] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_02]
[01:13:51] I just can't do preaching.
[01:13:53] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_01]
[01:13:53] I love you, baby.
[01:13:55] Everybody hold up your phones.
[01:13:56] Hold up your devices.
[01:13:57] Say, Lord.
[01:13:58] Lord.
[01:13:58] This week.
[01:13:59] I'm growing.
[01:14:01] This week.
[01:14:01] I'm shifting this week. I'm praising my way out this week. I'm going to do things that make the Lord happy this week. I'm going to love when it's hard. I'm going to give when it's
[01:14:15] hard. I'm going to be nice when it's hard and I'm going to praise my way out this week. Things are shifting and i'm excited lord blow my mind up in here up in here amen amen amen we love y'all
[01:14:36] [SPEAKER SPEAKER_03]
[01:14:36] give it up give it up give it up love you sir happy father's day before you leave don't leave just yet we want to honor some dads today can we do that y'all can help me out with the with
[01:14:48] the raffle we got a couple of cards we want to give away now listen we don't have a as many dads yet right yet but we but so so here's the here's our game i'm going to call a number if you're on
[01:15:02] either side of that number so like if i say 755 and you're 754 756 you win unless 755 is in the building does that make sense so here we go ready here we go thank you so much all right
[01:15:17] number one i'm gonna call out the last three numbers i can't even see it's too small 765 765. 765. Anybody? Thank you, ma'am. All right. Wow, these tickets are smaller than the other one.
[01:15:31] 735. 735. 735. Yell if it's you. 752. Oh, 752. Okay, that was the wrong service. 732. 732.
[01:15:51] 732. 732. Let's keep going. Let's keep going. Come on, fellas. We want to give some stuff away now. 766. Right here. All right. All right. Let's keep going. 778. Right here. Come on, sir.
[01:16:11] Look at there. Back to back. Back to back. Back to back. Thank you, ladies. Hey, happy Father's Day to all the dads. Let me do something real quick before you leave. If you've been coming
[01:16:21] for a while, even online, listen, we're growing our online campus right now. It's been incredible what God's doing there. But if you're in the building and you've been coming for a while and you've not partnered with us, become a member of the house. What are you waiting for? We want to
[01:16:37] get you connected right over here to my left, Ms. Marie. She would love to get you signed up today.
[01:16:42] We had a couple joining the first service, got another one going to be joining today. We'd love to get your family plugged in. And so just when I dismiss in a minute, come over here to my left
[01:16:52] and your right. We'd love to get you connected to the house. Amen. Sound like a good plan. And we'll talk about getting also, if you are in the house and you would like to be a connection group
[01:17:01] leader, connection groups are coming up just in the next month and a half. We're going to be starting our groups. We'd love to get you leading one. Uh, so if you would like to do that again,
[01:17:11] you can just see someone in this section. We'll get you plugged in that way. Dream summer conference. Pastor Kim talked about it. Listen, if you are a member of Limitless, tomorrow you will get an email with discounted prices. This is in-house only. For the wedding, you can come.
[01:17:28] The conference, we're deeply discounting the tickets for those of you that are a part of our house. And so be on the lookout for that email if you're interested in coming to the conference, July 9, 10, and 11. July 9 is the wedding. 10 and 11 of the conference is going to be awesome.
[01:17:44] Are you excited?
[01:17:45] Did you have a good day today?
[01:17:46] Did you enjoy this day?
[01:17:47] Father, we speak blessings over your people.
[01:17:50] We thank you for the abundant life that you have given us that's already been given to us.
[01:17:54] And we thank you that the rest of our days are the best of our days because you are faithful to your kids.
[01:18:00] Thank you for being a great daddy.
[01:18:02] We love you.
[01:18:02] We honor you.
[01:18:03] I speak blessings over your people.
[01:18:05] In Jesus' name we pray.
[01:18:06] Have a great one, guys.
[01:18:07] We'll see you next week.





