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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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  • Eric Thomas: What If The Thing You Gave Up On Is Only 52 Days From Fixed?

    Eric Thomas: What If The Thing You Gave Up On Is Only 52 Days From Fixed?
    Jun 14 2026
    What if the thing you gave up on is only 52 days from fixed. 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. And God is saying the same thing is possible for you. In this message, Eric delivers one of the most direct, faith-filled sermons of the year, about the gift of 52 days. Using the story of Nehemiah, raw personal testimony about fitness, family, and faith, and a declaration that will shake you out of survival mode, ET breaks down what it really takes to rebuild what's been broken in your life. Not more motivation. Not more programs. Commitment. Consistency. And a willingness to show up for 52 days with God. You didn't knock your own walls down. You didn't ask for the trauma. You didn't choose the betrayal. But 140 years later, you're still standing in the rubble. And God is asking you one question: when are you going to rebuild? This isn't about what you destroyed. It's about what God can do. It's about closing the gap between where you are and where God called you to be. Pick one wall. Name it. Pray over it. Take one rep. Tell somebody. The wall won't build itself — and God isn't asking you to build alone. He's asking you to build with Him. In this message you'll discover: → Why 52 days is all it takes when you stop making excuses and start building with God → The four steps to closing the gap: Name it, pray over it, take one rep, tell somebody → Why you must change your language from victim talk to rebuild talk → How God can restore the years the locust has eaten in less than two months → The 52 Day Declaration: a commitment between you and God → The testimony of what God's already doing in 14 days → How to surrender the one area you can't seem to fix 📖 KEY SCRIPTURES •Jeremiah 29:11 • Nehemiah 6:15 • Joel 2:25 • Isaiah 40:31 • Philippians 3:13-14 • Romans 12:2 CHAPTERS: Chapters 00:00:00 The Gift of 52 Days 00:06:20 The 52-Day Declaration: Committing to Show Up 00:09:32 What Are You Building? Pick Your Wall 00:11:18 God Can Rebuild What the Devil Tore Down 00:13:01 Surrender the Area You Can't Seem to Fix 00:14:40 Stretching Before the 52: Three Times a Day Prayer 00:16:39 The Testimony: What God's Already Doing in 14 Days 00:18:23 Jeremiah 29:11 - God Has a Plan for Your 52 Days 00:19:13 You Must Be Assertive: The Wall Won't Build Itself 00:20:15 God Will Restore the Years the Locust Has Eaten 00:21:40 They That Wait on the Lord Shall Renew Their Strength 00:22:18 You're Not Building Alone: God Is With You 00:24:15 What Looks Impossible Will Become Evidence of Restoration 00:25:49 Day One Steps: Closing the Gap 00:27:45 Remember What God Has Already Done 00:31:18 Change Your Language: Rebuild Talk Only 00:33:41 Less About What You Destroyed, More About What God Can Do 00:35:31 The Spirit of Rebuild 🔥 IF THIS HIT YOU Share it with someone who's been standing in the rubble 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 Dr. Eric Thomas is a world-renowned speaker, pastor, author, and educator. From homeless high school dropout to PhD, ET's story has inspired millions across the globe. He has spoken to the NFL, NBA, and Fortune 500 companies, and leads A Place of Change Ministry in Grand Ledge, Michigan alongside his wife Dede Thomas and Associate Pastor TJ Tyus. 🏛️ ABOUT A PLACE OF CHANGE MINISTRY (APOC) 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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    41 mins
  • 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
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