Forward City Church

You can’t step into a new season operating from an old version of yourself. 
In this message, Pastor Mike Todd challenges us to recognize when God is upgrading us for where He’s taking us. 

The shift may require new courage, new thinking, new obedience, and a willingness to release what worked in the last season.
Watch the full message and ask yourself: What old version of me can’t come with me into what God is doing next?

Sometimes we want God to change everything overnight, but what if the process is part of the promise?

In Exodus 23, God tells His people that He would not drive everything out all at once, but “little by little” until they were strong enough to possess the land.

In “Take Your Time on Me,” we are reminded that God’s timing isn’t punishment, it’s preparation. 

Little by little, God is preparing you to possess what He promised you.
Watch the full message and ask yourself: Can I trust God enough to celebrate the 10% while He's still working on the other 90?

MAKE BETTER DECISIONS | Bishop S.Y. Younger

Your decisions have destinations.

In this powerful and heavily prophetic message, Bishop S.Y. Younger teaches from Genesis 13:11–12, using the story of Lot to reveal how the decisions we make today can determine where we find ourselves tomorrow.

God never intended for us to navigate life using our own wisdom alone. Through the Holy Spirit, we have access to the discernment, wisdom, and direction needed to make better decisions in our everyday lives.

Just because it looks good doesn’t mean it’s God.
Just because you can choose it doesn’t mean you should.

Let the Holy Spirit lead you.
📖 SCRIPTURE: Genesis 13:11–12

What are you willing to trade for temporary relief?
In Genesis 25, Esau exchanged his birthright for a bowl of stew. What looked like a simple moment of hunger became a costly decision that reminds us: you’re worth more than temporary pleasure.
In “Protect the Promise,” we’re challenged to guard our purity, resist compromise, and recognize that holiness isn’t God keeping something from us—it’s God keeping us for something.
Don’t let exhaustion, loneliness, lust, or temporary pleasure convince you to sacrifice what God has placed inside of you.
Don’t give up your promise for S.T.E.W. — Short Term Escape from Weariness.
📖 Genesis 25:23–34
📖 1 Corinthians 6:18–20
📖 Romans 12:1
📖 Romans 6:13–16
Protect your purity. Protect your purpose. Protect the promise.

🥪 What if your greatest breakthrough is hidden inside your everyday obedience? 👀
Before David ever defeated a giant... he carried a lunchbox. 🎒
While everyone else saw an ordinary assignment, God was preparing an extraordinary king. 👑 Every hidden season, every heavy burden, every long walk, and every act of obedience was shaping David for a moment he never saw coming.
Maybe you feel overlooked.
Maybe you're carrying more than anyone realizes.
Maybe you're wondering if this season even matters.
❤️‍🔥 Here's the good news: God wastes nothing.
From David's lunchbox to the little boy's lunchbox, we're reminded that God loves using what seems small to accomplish something eternal. 🙌 Your waiting isn't wasted. Your wounds aren't wasted. Your work isn't wasted. Even your process is producing something greater than you can see.
⏳ Don't quit in the ordinary.
🚶 Keep walking.
💪 Keep carrying the weight.
🙏 Keep saying "yes" to God.
You have no idea what's waiting on the other side of your obedience.
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