Embracing Boldness: Taking Risks for God's Glory

1. "So this month we've been in a series called bold and bold means showing an ability to take risks to be confident and courageous. All this month we've been focusing on you showing because this is not just going to be telling. This is going to be you showing. You're not just going to talk to talk. It's time for you to walk the walk. Showing an ability to take risks, which means you do something that other people are scared to do. Peter walked on water. Everybody else was scared, but he got an experience that the others didn't get to have. And I'm here to tell you, you are not a boat person. You are not a boat person. You are not a boat person. You are not a boat person. You are a water walker." [01:36] (31 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


2. "Courageous people do what they've never done and they get what they've never had. See, courageous people are people that will do it on a maybe. It might work, so I'm going to try it. It might go my way, so I'm going to try it. Watch me. You're going to have to have some courage in your life because courage is the only way that you're going to ever see your life make any significant progress. And I think, I'm preaching to some people today. I can say, I'm grateful for everything that God has done. I'm appreciative. I'm thankful, but there's got to be more than this." [02:44] (32 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


3. "The devil wants to destroy your boldness. Why? Because of what your boldness produces for you. Hebrews 10 35 says, cast not away, therefore your boldness. It's kind of like this fishing pole I showed you on Wednesday. You're casting away your boldness, which means you already had it. You had to do something to throw it out somewhere. He says, don't throw it away because it has great recompense of reward, which means your boldness will pay you back for whatever you have. You had to do to be bold, but then your boldness is going to bring you a reward, which means I get paid back and I get more." [04:04] (31 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


4. "He says, you desire, but you do not have. So you kill. Now, some of you have never killed anyone, but did you kill someone's influence because they got it and you didn't? Did you talk about somebody because they had something and you were like, how are you going to do that for this person and not do it for me? He says, you kill and you covet. This means that you're desiring what somebody else has. And I pray that before this year is over, that you have what you want. Watch me so that you don't have to look at what somebody else has and desires theirs. I pray that you look at your own life and say, God, I'm grateful for everything I got. And I don't want nobody else's life. I don't want nobody else's stuff. I'm so, watch me. I'm happy to be me." [05:12] (41 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


5. "I choose violence. Now I don't mean, nor do I condone physical violence of any kind. I mean, spiritual violence, especially when the word you mean spiritual violence. What is that? Oh, it's Bible. Matthew 11, 12 says from the days of John the Baptist or the baptizer, John was not a Baptist by denomination. He was a baptizer. He was bringing people to the Lord from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence. Somebody shout violence. Now, listen, I need you to hear me because for many, this is about to stir something up on the inside of you. It is this Greek word. That's the language of our new Testament. Be a zoo. Say be a zoo. It means positive, assertiveness, which means, listen, I'm not taking no for an answer and I'll do it with a smile. That's me. I'm not taking no for an answer and I'll do it with joy. Why? Because I will not be denied." [07:45] (53 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


6. "It means force. The kingdom of heaven suffers violence. It means that people force some things. Let me give you an example of force. Let me give you an example of force. So, so, so this, this is, this is right here. Actually, I'm going to give you a better one. I'm going to give you a better one. This is right here. And if I'm trying to get right here, this is in my way, which means, okay, if you don't move, if I pray and you don't move, here's what force means. I'm going to forcibly move you up out of my way. No, no, no, no. For some of you, this represents a thought, a thought that is in the way of where you're trying to go. You're going to have to force that thought out of the way." [11:35] (40 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


7. "One of the worst things you could do when it comes to boldness is to put off what's already here. One of the worst things you could do when it comes to boldness is to keep pushing it down and you're not gonna be able to do it when you're not on the road because when my time is coming I need you to look at somebody say nope your time is now yep matter of fact every day you get up it's your time every day you wake up it's your time every day it's your time would you still speak that say it's my time every day stop thinking one day my time is coming one year my time is coming i'm gonna tell you it's your time you're either training or reigning you're either in development or deployment you're either in implementation or ideation but either way it is your time if you're training or reigning you're either in you know i'm preaching to you lift your hands open your mouth say it is my time uh-uh say it with some authority y'all say it is my time" [20:50] (52 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


8. "I choose violence. I choose violence. I choose violence. I can stand against his schemes and I can stand against these days. These Where it seems like everything in the day is against me. So for those of you that are like, this day is crazy. He's told you in Ephesians, those days have been set aside and you should expect them. But you should also expect to win. And here's what you need to know. A day is not a lifetime. A day is not a lifetime. And I'm going to tell somebody, I know, watch me. Somebody like, Bishop, but I've had a lot of those days. Ask yourself this question. Why spend that much time on you unless you were a big threat? Why spend that much time on you unless if you finally got violent, you were about to do something? Your family never thought you were going to be able to do. You were going to do something your community never thought you were going to be able to do. Come on, violent people. I'm just about to the end. Shout it one more time. I choose violence." [33:55] (51 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


9. "He says, first of all, you're gonna have to stand up so you can't put on armor sitting down. You can't put on armor laying down, which means there's something in you that's going to have to decide that I got to get up and not to. Is that just naturally in your posture? Because that's a part of it. For some of you watch me. You literally need to. This is so practical. Get up from your desk and sometimes you just need to start walking. When I'm on the phone, it's hard for me to sit down. I have to get up and I have to walk because I need to see myself making progress. And I never understood it until I got to the scripture because it doesn't just mean stand in the sense of don't give in easily. It means there's something about you that sometimes you need to stand up so you can see yourself getting up." [34:34] (37 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


10. "And for some of you, watch me. There are situations that happen that try to pierce your heart. That try to make you emotional. That try to make you feel like loving people isn't worth it. Being a kind person isn't worth it. Being a giving person isn't worth it. Watch me. But if I put on the breastplate of righteousness, you can't pierce my heart because I'm right with God. And because I'm right with God, watch me. You should be careful about how you handle me. Why? Because he made me a promise in Genesis chapter 12 that I will curse those that curse you. And I'll bless those that bless you. I just need you to say, I choose violence." [36:00] (31 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)