Forward City Church

How did you make it through everything that tried to take you out?
In this powerful message, we're reminded that God's protection, grace, and faithfulness have carried us through every challenge, setback, disappointment, and battle. What should have broken you didn't. What should have stopped you couldn't. Through every storm, God made a way for you to survive—and not just survive, but triumph.
As you listen, consider:
• What has God brought you through that you haven't stopped to celebrate?
• Are you giving God glory for your progress, even if you're not where you want to be yet?
• What are you carrying that God is asking you to let go of?
• Who has God placed in your life to help you carry the load?
Your testimony is proof of God's goodness. You're not just a survivor—you're a triumphant survivor.
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What if the very thing you see as failure is actually creating room for God to do something greater?

In this powerful message from the Netflex and Chill series, Pastor Jamal delivers a life-changing word titled “Space Maker,” challenging us to stop viewing our empty places as evidence of God’s absence and start seeing them as opportunities for His presence.

Using Luke 5 and the story of Simon Peter’s empty fishing boat, Pastor Jamal reveals a profound truth: Jesus didn’t choose a boat that was full of fish—He chose the empty one.

Why?

Because empty things have space.

Many of us spend our lives trying to avoid disappointment, failure, and seasons of lack. Yet often it is in those very moments that God gains access to areas of our lives we would never have surrendered otherwise. What feels like loss may actually be God creating room for His purpose.

This message challenges listeners to examine their “boat”—the areas of life that represent their identity, livelihood, relationships, priorities, routines, and personal control. Have these spaces become so crowded with fear, pride, success, unforgiveness, comfort, and distractions that there is no room left for Jesus?

Pastor Jamal powerfully illustrates how even good things can become obstacles when they occupy space that belongs to God. Careers, achievements, reputations, routines, and even family priorities can unintentionally crowd out the presence and authority of Jesus if we’re not careful.

🔥 In this message you’ll discover:

• Why Jesus chose Simon’s empty boat
• How God uses disappointment for His purposes
• The spiritual danger of a crowded life
• Why availability is more valuable than ability
• The difference between having Jesus in your life and giving Him authority over your life
• How fear, pride, success, and unforgiveness limit spiritual growth
• What it means to truly surrender control to God
• How God transforms empty places into platforms for Kingdom impact

One of the most powerful reminders from this message is that God doesn’t wait for your life to become perfect before stepping in. He enters the mess. He enters the disappointment. He enters the places where you’ve exhausted your own strength.

The empty boat wasn’t useless—it was available.

And availability is often the starting place for miracles.

If you’ve been carrying the weight of disappointment, struggling with surrender, feeling spiritually crowded, or wondering why God allowed certain things to leave your life, this message will encourage you to trust that God may be making space for something greater than you imagined.

The question isn’t whether Jesus wants access.

The question is: Have you made room for Him?

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Timecodes / Chapters

00:00 – Welcome to Netflex and Chill
02:18 – Meet the Space Maker
05:11 – Luke 5: Simon’s Empty Boat
08:04 – The Pain of Disappointment
11:37 – When Your Best Effort Produces Nothing
15:02 – Why Jesus Chose the Empty Boat
18:26 – God Works Through Empty Places
21:49 – Your Failure Is Not Final
25:18 – The Boat Represents Your Life
28:43 – Letting Jesus Into Every Area
32:05 – The Empty Boat Becomes a Platform
35:42 – Available Is Better Than Successful
39:07 – What’s Filling Your Boat?
42:21 – The Weight of Sin
45:10 – When Success Takes Too Much Space
48:26 – Pride That Blocks God’s Purpose
51:18 – Fear Disguised as Wisdom
54:33 – The Burden of Unforgiveness
57:49 – Good Things Can Become Heavy Things
1:01:15 – Why Crowded Boats Drift
1:04:40 – What Has Become More Important Than Obedience?
1:08:11 – Making Room for Jesus Again
1:11:38 – From Empty to Effective
1:15:04 – Surrendering Control to God
1:18:27 – Let Jesus Have Authority
1:21:46 – Salvation & Altar Call
1:25:02 – Your Past Is Gone, Your Future Is Waiting
1:27:15 – Final Prayer & Declaration

What if the very thing God promised you is too heavy to carry alone?
In “No Help, No Harvest,” we dive into Luke 5:7 and uncover a powerful truth: some blessings will break your nets if you refuse partnership. After a night of failure, Simon Peter obeys Jesus and experiences a miracle so overwhelming that he has to shout for help before he loses the harvest.
This message confronts isolation, ego, and the pressure to carry everything by yourself. Because sometimes the reason you’re overwhelmed isn’t because God abandoned you — it’s because the harvest was never meant for one boat.
Before the nets filled, Jesus was already in the boat. And while His presence produces the miracle, partnership is what helps sustain it.
No help. No harvest.

Your net can only hold what it's been prepared to carry.
Before Jesus called fishermen to catch people, He found them washing their nets after a disappointing night. Yet what felt like failure was actually preparation for one of the greatest invitations ever given: "From now on, you will fish for people."
Before God changes your assignment, He often repairs your net.
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In this powerful message from the “Netflix & Chill” series, we dive into Luke 5 and the moment Simon Peter’s nets began to break under the weight of the blessing God released. Through this story, we’re challenged to confront the habits, mindsets, memories, and methods that can no longer carry where God is taking us.