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Building Pathways Toward Boldness

ONE, A Potter's House Church • May 24, 2026 • 49 min

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Summary

In this powerful message, Pastor Sheryl Brady challenges believers to step beyond timidity and build pathways toward divine boldness. Drawing from her own testimony of overcoming extreme shyness and the biblical story of Queen Esther, she outlines five essential pathways: courage, discernment, strategic timing, purpose-driven identity, and talking back to fear. Believers are encouraged to surrender their comfort, embrace sacrificial growth at every level, and walk boldly into their God-given destiny.

Themes

Building BoldnessStepping into Purpose & DestinyOvercoming Fear and TimiditySurrender and SacrificeSpiritual Discernment

Pastor's Points

1.

Build a pathway of courage

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Build a pathway of discernment

3.

Exercise strategic timing

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Understand purpose-driven identity

5.

Open your mouth and talk back to fear

Key Points

1.
Build a pathway of courage by being strong in the Lord and stepping through discomfort.
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Build a pathway of discernment by tuning out human voices to hear God's direction.
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Exercise strategic timing by seeking spiritual covering through prayer and fasting before moving forward.
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Understand purpose-driven identity to approach God's throne boldly and take necessary faith risks.
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Open your mouth and talk back to fear using the power, love, and sound mind God has provided.
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Small acts of simple obedience and service can awaken dormant gifts, ministries, and callings placed within you.
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Every advancement to a new spiritual level requires encountering an altar of sacrifice, submission, and surrender.
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Moving into your future requires taking off the garments of yesterday's weariness and putting on praise in God's presence.

Sermon Moments

“Even if you have to do it scared, you still have to do it because so much is tied up in that moment.”

“With every new level in our life, the first thing that we come to is an altar of sacrifice.”

“You cannot walk into your tomorrow looking like your yesterday. Change your clothes.”

“Sometimes you cannot hear God because you are hearing everybody else; close the blinds and go in to hear from God.”

“At some point in your life, you have to go before God for yourself.”

“If you will tell God who He is, He will tell you who you are.”

“Fear tries to take your personality and turn it against the purpose of God in your life, so you have to open your mouth and talk back.”

This Week

Lay down comfort and surrender any area God is asking you to sacrifice as you step into your next spiritual level.

Step forward in obedience even when feeling afraid, trusting that God's power works through your moments of discomfort.

Intentionally shut out worldly noise and negative opinions this week to cultivate spiritual discernment and hear God clearly.

Replace garments of weariness and heavy burdens with praise, coming into God's presence with active expectation.

Seek prayer and spiritual covering from trusted believers before taking significant steps into your calling.

Stand firmly in your God-given identity, approaching the throne of grace boldly whenever you need help.

Speak God's word directly back against fear and anxiety whenever they attempt to hold you back from your purpose.

Remember This

Fulfilling your divine purpose requires stepping through fear and sacrifice to build pathways of boldness in God.

A Challenge for You

Open your mouth, surrender your fears and insecurities to God, and step boldly into the anointed call He has placed on your life.

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