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APOC Ministry

APOC Ministry

By: Eric Thomas Ph.D
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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.Copyright © APOC Ministry Christianity Spirituality
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  • He Offered Free Money and Nobody Took It | Why You Stay Stuck in Old Patterns

    He Offered Free Money and Nobody Took It | Why You Stay Stuck in Old Patterns
    Jun 7 2026
    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
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    54 mins
  • Eric Thomas: What If The Life You Want Is Only 52 Days Away?

    Eric Thomas: What If The Life You Want Is Only 52 Days Away?
    May 31 2026
    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
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    52 mins
  • It's Not Your Fault It Broke. It's Your Fault It Stays Broken | Eric Thomas

    It's Not Your Fault It Broke. It's Your Fault It Stays Broken | Eric Thomas
    May 24 2026
    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
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    1 hr and 8 mins
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