The sermon begins with prayers against technical issues and spiritual sabotage, declaring the service a “breakthrough Sunday” and “miracle Sunday”. The message itself was inspired by the Holy Spirit at the last minute, underscoring its importance.
The core theory presented suggests that while the future knows what will happen, the past and present have the advantage of understanding why events occurred.
A significant point of discussion is the difference between the African church, which often prioritizes prophecy (knowing the future), and the Western church, which tends to value teachers who provide principles to create the future. This over-reliance on prophecy can lead to complacency and a susceptibility to false prophets in the African context.
The central message is that believers possess the power and grace to create their own future through deliberate decisions, actions, and the application of principles, rather than passively waiting for prophetic words.
False prophets and demonic entities don’t genuinely know the future but manipulate events to make their predictions appear true, demonstrating that the future is fluid and can be influenced.
Examples like Moses’ mother (who acted on her perception of her child’s uniqueness without relying on prophecy to secure his future) and the Williams sisters’ father (who trained his daughters based on opportunity, thereby creating their success) illustrate the power of proactive future creation.
Prophecy, in its true purpose, is meant to confirm what believers already hold in faith, believe, or are actively planning, rather than to convince unbelievers.
The story of the man at the Pool of Bethesda, who was sick for 38 years, is used to highlight that Jesus’ intervention gave him a “new future” by commanding him to “rise and walk,” thus disrupting the stagnant, predictable future his inaction would have otherwise ensured. His healing was profoundly a healing of his future.
The sermon concludes by encouraging listeners to “graduate” from merely waiting for prophetic words to actively become “future makers” and “future creators” through their decisions and actions.
An invitation to receive Jesus and to give financially to support the ministry’s vision is also extended.
