You're Not Trying To Heal. You're Rehearsing The Pain

APOC Ministry

Eric Thomas

Christianity, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 900 Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

You think you're healing. But you're not. You're rehearsing the pain. You're replaying the memory. You're decorating the prison cell like it's home. In this message, Pastor TJ Tyus delivers one of the most convicting sermons you'll hear this year, a word about the memories that are holding you back from the destiny God already wrote for you. Using the story of Abraham, the power of an egg, and a raw testimony about his daughter Aries, Pastor TJ breaks down why most people never reach what God has for them — not because they're stuck, but because they keep going back. You're not trying to heal. You're trying to hold on. And what you're holding onto is exactly what's keeping you from breaking through. In this message you'll discover: → Why your pain isn't the problem — your rehearsal of it is → The difference between leaving and going (and why most people only do one) → How memories break you from the outside, but destiny breaks you from the inside → Why God speaks to your destiny while you're still speaking to your history → The adoption principle: your past doesn't matter when God says you're His → A simple 3-step strategy to break the memory loop and start walking in purpose → Why some people had to leave your life — not because they're bad, but because you're in a different season 📖 KEY SCRIPTURES: Romans 4:17 — God calls those things which do not exist as though they did Ephesians 1:4-6 — He chose us before the creation of the world Isaiah 43:18-19 — Forget the former things; see, I am doing a new thing Galatians 6:9 — In due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart CHAPTERS: Chapters 00:00:00 Welcome: The Gift of Power 00:00:40 The Right People in the Right Room: Seeking Power 00:01:53 The Basement Story: When God Took Everything 00:03:33 Looking in the Wrong Places: The Provider vs The Provision 00:05:31 Your Power Is In You, Not Around You 00:08:18 The Rope Demonstration: Memories Holding You Back 00:14:30 The Egg Principle: Potential vs Current Reality 00:15:35 Breaking From the Inside vs Breaking From the Outside 00:18:15 Preacher: The Nickname That Foreshadowed Destiny 00:19:29 The Speech Impediment Story: Receiving Correction Without Breaking 00:22:22 Speak to What's Inside, Not What's in Front 00:23:28 Romans 4:17 - Calling Things That Do Not Exist 00:26:26 Genesis 17 - Abraham Laughed at God's Promise 00:28:53 Are You Living Based on Destiny or Memories? 00:31:02 Ephesians 1:4-6 - Chosen Before Creation 00:34:00 The Aries Story: Fighting Memories to See Destiny 00:36:45 Adoption According to the Word: You Are His Now 00:38:07 Jeremiah 29:11 - Plans for a Future, Not a Past 00:38:34 The New House Story: Going Home Before Going Home 00:40:15 Don't Decorate Your Prison Cell 00:41:12 We Want His Plans Without Full Participation 00:42:06 You Keep Regressing Because You Keep Reliving 00:42:33 Isaiah 43:18-19 - Forget the Former Things 00:43:54 Do You Perceive It? Seeing the Chicken in the Egg 00:44:42 Action Steps: Identify, Replace, Repeat 00:47:12 The Football Drill: Motor Memory and Spiritual Repetition 00:48:37 Audit Your Circle: Emotional Contagion 00:51:40 Access Is a Privilege, Not a Right 00:52:13 Replace With Destiny-Aligned Environment 00:53:22 Leave vs Go: The Difference Between Motion and Destination 00:54:28 Lot's Wife: She Left But Looked Back 00:55:22 Altar Call: Breaking Free From Memory Entanglement 00:56:19 Closing Prayer: Be the One Who Breaks the Generational Curse 00:58:41 Next Steps: Connect, Prayer, and Partnership 🔥 IF THIS HIT YOU Share it with someone who's stuck replaying their past. 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 Pastor TJ Tyus serves as Associate Pastor at A Place of Change Ministry alongside Pastor Eric Thomas. Known for his practical, transparent teaching style, Pastor TJ brings the Word to life through real stories, real struggle, and real breakthrough. His heart is to help people stop surviving and start thriving — spiritually, mentally, and emotionally. 🏛️ 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. 📍 Grand Ledge, MI 🌐 apocministry.org 📧 info@apocministry.org

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0:00.0	Yo, what's up? It's your boy, E.T. Pastor of a place to change ministries. Thank you so much for
0:06.8	tuning into this podcast. You know, so many people have said to me, E, we love the normal service,
0:11.8	but the podcast, we can wash dishes, wash clothes, work out to it, drive up and down the road,
0:18.9	our commute to work. And so, guys, thank you so much. Look, you know,
0:22.9	we have one goal here, and that is to meet your spiritual needs. And so we hope that this message
0:28.7	helps you in your everyday walk, helps you in your transformation. And most importantly,
0:33.7	we hope that it helps you to make the rest of your life the best of your life.
0:40.8	Past has been preaching about power.
0:44.2	And so I want to make sure that we have the right people in the sanctuary, right people online.
0:49.6	I just want to make sure because if we have the wrong people, then this message is not going to be for you.
0:54.9	Amen.
0:55.5	Amen.
0:56.2	Amen.
0:56.6	You can't go, you know, to Walmart looking for Meyer stuff.
1:02.6	Okay.
1:03.0	You can't go to Sam's looking for Costco stuff.
1:07.9	Amen.
1:09.3	Yeah.
1:09.6	Some of you have a Costco card in a Sam's car and you go and I don't know about you, but when the Costco first came out of my neighborhood, I went to Costco looking for, I said, they said, sir, that's Sam, sir. I said, y'all don't eat at you know, sir, that's Sam's. We don't carry that. I said, but y'all, y'all bought food. He said, we are bought food, but you need to go to Sam's for that. This is Costco's.
1:29.3	So I want to make sure we, we, right people in the right room and the right seats.
1:32.8	Does anybody in the Sanctuary, anybody online want more power?
1:40.5	Power over your emotions, power over your finances. I just want to power over like your thoughts.
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