What Changes When You See God Clearly

Shame is expensive, and silence can cost you your future. We open with Romans 1:16 and draw a hard line in the sand: we’re not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ because we’ve seen it work. Not theory, not hype, real power that saves, heals, and reshapes a life when faith connects to what God is doing right now. 

Then we get honest about what’s actually happening around us. Spiritual warfare isn’t a metaphor in Ephesians 6:12, and we can’t “talk our way out” of everything with opinions and coping phrases. We need prayer, Scripture, trust, and the courage to share our testimony. We also talk about why God’s kindness matters so much, using Romans 2:4 to show how grace opens your eyes, exposes what’s been influencing you, and helps you see clearly who and what belongs in your life. 

From there, we move into mindset and direction. Romans 8:28 is a promise, but it also reveals who’s positioned to receive: those who love God and answer His call. That’s why we challenge interference, distractions, and unclean influence, pointing to 2 Corinthians 6:17 and Philippians 2:5 as a blueprint for separation and a renewed mind. We close with Matthew 11:28 and a simple finish that hits deep: God is enough, and real victory is learning to live like you believe that. 

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Transcript

Not Ashamed Of The Gospel

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Hallelujah. Let's put it in. Romans chapter 1, verse 16 says this for I am not ashamed of the good news about Christ. It is the power of God at work saving everyone who believes. The Jew first and also the Gentiles. Hear me when I say this. It's crunch time. You have to know what you believe. I am not ashamed about the good news of Christ. It is the power of God at work. Preach PD, I am preaching. And I'm preaching about that power that's at work. And I'm confident about it because I've seen it at work. I'm confident about it because it's working on me. I'm confident about it because it's working on some people that I love. When Paul wrote this scripture, it was still some people skeptical about Jesus. Some believed and some didn't. Some were on the fence. But Paul stood up in the midst of all the confusion and said, For I am not ashamed of the good news about Christ. And I want to take a chapter out of Paul's life and stand up in the midst of all this evilness that's going on in the world and say, I'm not ashamed of the good news. And I'm here to tell you that it still works. I'm here to tell you that that power still stays. I'm here to tell you that that power can still change your life. The power of God is still at work. And if you got faith, you can connect with it. If you got faith, you can experience the life-shifting, life-giving power of God. It's a lot of demonic activity going on in the atmosphere, and I feel it in my spirit. Playtime is over. The Bible says in Ephesians 6.12 NLT, for we are not fighting against flesh and blood enemies. Y'all, we ain't gonna be able to counsel our way out of this. We ain't gonna be able to talk our way out of this. We got to display some power. We got to display some faith. We got to display some trust in God to get out of this. That's why it seems like it's getting worse and worser. That's why it seems like our young folk can just throw away their life for nothing. For we are not fighting against flesh and blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in heavenly places. You're gonna have to pick your weight up in the spirit if you're gonna win this one. I don't know who I'm preaching to, but we're gonna have to develop a deeper prayer life. We're gonna have to start using the word of God more. Matter of fact, let's put some Bible on it right now. Ephesians 2 2 and the NLP says this. You used to live in sin just like the rest of the world. Oh, I know who I'm preaching to now. I'm preaching to some people that got a testimony. I'm preaching to some people that know how it is, that know how the streets are. You used to live in sin just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil, the commander of the powers of the unseen world. He is the spirit at work. Come on, somebody, we got to cut that spirit off. He is the spirit at work. Watch this in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God. That's why those of us who know that life, who used to live that life, who have been changed by the power and the spirit of God need to stand up and not be ashamed of the gospel because it's the power that leads to salvation. You're not ashamed of something that you know works. Did you hear what the spirit just gave me? I'm gonna run that back. Preach PD, I am preaching. You're not ashamed of something that you know works. So look that friend or family member in the eye that you know is walking around with a heart that's disobeying God and tell them that God loves them anyway. Romans 2 4 in the NLT says this don't you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Come on, somebody. Does this mean nothing to you? Does it? Can't you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin? It was God with you that night that you should have died. It was God with you that night when that bullet didn't hit you. It was God with you that night when you overdosed, but he gave you a second chance. It was God when you was about to go get revenge, but your phone rang and it took your mind off it. And that saved your life because the person that you was about to go get revenge on was waiting for you. I'm gonna give somebody this revelation today. The devil tried to kill you, but it was God that saved you. God sent me by this morning so somebody can open up their eyes so they can see clearly what's going on in their life. I see clearly now I was in the wrong. I made a mess of my life. I did it, but God loved me in spite of my flaws. God loved me in spite of my sin. And when I got honest with myself, that it was me and what I allowed to influence me. I got the revelation that it was the love of God that was holding me the whole time. And it's that love that has me see it clearly now. I can see what I need and who I need in my life. I can see my friends, and I can see my enemies, I can see family, and I can see spectators, I can see who's with me, and I can see who's against me. I can see that in my life I need God. I can see really now. The question is, what do you see? My hope is that you can see that God loves you. When you can see clearly, you should expect to see certain things in life happen. Like I expect the devil to fight me. I'm rolling with God. I'm standing on the word. I ain't ashamed of the gospel. So I expect the devil to fight me. I expect to run into some problems in life. I expect that. I expect to let down some people and to be let down by some people. I expect that. I expect temptation to visit me. I'm preaching his word, I'm standing on the gospel, I'm lifting up the name of Jesus. I'm saying I'm faithful. I expect temptation to visit me. I expect to put the label of hater on a few people. I can expect to do that, and vice versa. Maybe somebody will put the label of hater on me. When you expect something, when it comes, it shouldn't disrupt, interrupt your peace. Let me say that again. When you expect something, when it comes, when you see clearly, it shouldn't disrupt or interrupt your peace, it shouldn't interrupt your life flow. Why? Because you've been expecting it. I can see clearly now, and I expect it. Watch this, don't miss this. If you know something is going to happen sooner or later, and it works, it hurts you, it causes setback in your life. That's on you. Why, PD? Because that means you can't get mad at your haters, you can't get mad at the devil, you can only get mad at you. That's because you didn't take the future threat serious. As long as you're living, especially as a Christian, there is a threat, watch this, of potential danger. Oh my God, preach PD, I am preaching. Did you hear what the spirit just gave me? As long as you're living as a Christian, there is a threat of potential danger, and that's what's going on right now. People ain't taking the threat serious. The devil is here to kill, steal, and destroy. He ain't playing. And I'm like Paul, we can't be either. We can't be ashamed of lifting up the name of Jesus. We can't be ashamed of preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. We can't be ashamed of praying for people. We can't be ashamed to tell our testimony. Let's spend the block on something. Remember, if you believe in something, you're not ashamed of it. You're committed to it, you put trust in it, and you'll advertise for it. Have you led somebody to salvation this week? Have you prayed for somebody this week? Have you sent somebody some scriptures this week? Come on, somebody? Okay, let's keep putting in some work. I came to put this into your spirit. It's about identifying and preparing for potential dangers that could disrupt and present a negative impact on your future. If you're not careful with your present life, it will create roadblocks in your future. This one right here is for the people who haven't walked in victory for a while. Every other day, your peace gets disrupted. Your life goes backwards and you get stuck in the struggle or you get stuck in the future change that never comes. Let me drop something heavy in your spirit. Don't get stuck in the complaint. Don't get stuck in the dissatisfaction. Don't get stuck in the disagreement. Don't get stuck in the wrong in life. If every day is a complaint, where is the victory? Don't get stuck always being one step behind in life. I'm gonna go ahead and say it. I know TikTok and Facebook and Instagram and social media make it seem like you can be depressed and blessed, you can have faith and doubt, or be confused and got everything together at the same time. But real life is not a post, it's not how many reposting likes you can get, because none of that matters. Get this into your spirit. Give me the real. And that's what God wants. When you come to God, God is saying, Give me the real, give me the real you. You want real results? Give me the real you. And that's just like life. If you want real results in life, you got to be real with yourself. Either you can see it or you can't. Either you see a life with successful purpose, or you don't. Either you see a life with love, peace, prosperity, vision, resources, healthy relationships, God in it, or you don't preach PD. I am preaching. Reality check. I'm preaching to somebody with a no time to play spirit. It's no time to play, it's time to live in successful outcomes. The struggle is only real if you believe a lie, because either the struggle is real or God's word is real. You choose. One will make the other one a lie. So what's it gonna be? Romans 8 28 says, and we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. Either you believe it or you don't. Either you receive it or you won't. Maybe you'll go other places looking for answers. But to the ones of us who see clearly now, the word of God is the answer. And the word of God says, if I love God, he'll cause everything in my life to work together for my good. This scripture will produce a result in your life if you believe it. This is where faith comes in. You've got to walk by faith for the word of God to be manifested in your life. And then watch this, don't miss this. You have to put yourself in position to be a recipient of this blessing. And by putting yourself into position, I mean, check this out you've got to pray, you've got to trust, you've got to believe. Faith without works is dead. You've got to get up off your butt and you got to start moving. And when you start moving, watch God start moving. Don't miss this. I know when I said start moving, the first thing you thought about was moving your feet. But that ain't the first thing that you need to start moving. The first thing you need to start moving is your heart and your mind. Let's put some Bible on that. Turn to Philippians chapter 2, verses 5 in the New King James Version, and it says, Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus. All right, now what type of mind was in Christ Jesus? Christ Jesus had a mind of surrender to God, he had a mind of commitment to God, he had a mind to put in work for God, he had a mind to trust God when it didn't look good. He had a mind to trust God when everything didn't go right. He had a mind to trust God in spite of what it looked like. Jesus positioned his heart and his mind, don't miss this, to receive from God. Oh my God, preach PD, I am preaching. You have to position your heart and your mind to receive from God, and that can only be done through faith and relationship. Everybody is not in a position to receive from God. And my job is to make sure that you're on the right side and ready to receive. Spin the block back to Romans 8.28, because Romans 8.28 tells us the people who are ready to receive from God. Romans 8.28. And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who watch this, love God and don't miss this, and are called according to his purpose. Oh my God, did you hear what the word of God just said? The word of God said that God causes everything that works together for the good of those who watch this, love him and hear his call. You can't receive from God if you don't know his voice. You can't receive from God if you don't hear him calling you. I know we've been taught to call on the name of the Lord, and that's big facts. That's good. But we should also be teaching that we should be ready when God calls on us. God is calling somebody right now to their purpose, but you can't hear him because it's too much interference in your life. You're putting your trust in the wrong things, you're putting your hope in the wrong people. God is calling. You just can't hear him. Let me put some Bible on it. Let me tell you what he's calling you to do. Second Corinthians 6 17 in the New King James Version says this come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you. Oh my god, did you hear what the word of God just said? God says, Come out from among them and be separate. God is calling you to come out, He's calling you to come out from among the unclean influence that tells you to drink your problems away. He's calling you to come out from among the unclean influence that got you lazy. He's calling you to come out from among the unclean influence that got you depressed all the time. He's calling you to come out from among the watch this the godless influence that's killing you slowly, killing your confidence, killing your hope, killing your dreams, killing your momentum in life for greater. And it's also killing your physical body. God is calling you to come from among that and learn to love Him and answer His call so He can work your life together for the good. And I'm here to encourage you this morning and to let you know that you can do it. Millions of us have done it. You can do it in the name of Jesus. You can come from among that influence that's killing you, hurting you, destroying you, separating you from God. You can do it. God has put people in your life to help you when the time is right. That's all you have to do is decide that you have had enough. Matthew chapter 11, verse 28 in the NLT says this Jesus said, Come to me, all of you who are weary and carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Come on, somebody. True victory in Jesus is when you understand that God is enough. Oh my god, preach PD, I am preaching. Did you hear what the Spirit just gave me? True victory is when you understand that God is enough. Not God and something extra, but God is enough. Yahweh is enough. His love is more than good enough. His peace is enough. His blessings are enough. The life that he provides is enough when you understand that God is enough and you don't need nothing extra. That's when you can hear from God. That's when you can receive from God. That's when he's gonna work everything together for your good. I can see clearly now that God is enough. I don't need to get high. I got the most high. I don't need to get drunk. The Spirit of God is enough for me. Everything will work together for your good when you understand that God is enough. I pray in the name of Jesus that someone sees clearly now. I pray that the Word of God was a blessing. God bless your friends and family. Until next week, remember, keep it solid.