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Get to Stepping Part 2

Rock City Church • Jan 12, 2025 • 46 min

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Take this message with you through a journey of Scripture, reflection, and prayer.

Summary

In this sermon, Pastor Darius McClure teaches that every new season requires taking intentional steps and leaving old mindsets behind. Examining the lives of Terah and Abram in Genesis 11 and 12, he emphasizes that God orders both our steps and our stops, calling us to refuse spiritual stagnation and set healthy boundaries. To thrive in what God has next, believers are challenged to walk in focus, fortitude, forgiveness, flexibility, and spiritual determination.

Themes

Spiritual BoundariesDecisions and DestinyBreaking Generational CyclesMindset RenewalForgivenessFaithful Obedience

Pastor's Points

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1. Step into Focus

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2. Fortitude

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3. Forgiveness

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4. Flexibility

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5. Fight

Key Points

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Decisions are among the most spiritual actions taken daily, because choices either birth a new season of growth or repeat an old cycle of stagnation.
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Psalm 37:23 teaches that God orders both the steps and the stops of a good person; God alone is the source of true promotion, while people serve merely as resources.
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How a person makes decisions is closely tied to self-identity, requiring believers to view themselves through God's perspective rather than past limitations or distorted self-images.
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Terah stopped short of Canaan and settled in Haran, dying where his progress ceased; believers must refuse to settle so the next generation does not have to restart where previous generations stopped.
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When God instructed Abram in Genesis 12:1 to leave his land and family, He was demanding a shift in perspective, requiring mindsets to be transformed before stepping into a new season.
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Even though God called Abram to leave his relatives, Lot went with him because clear boundaries were not established, demonstrating how codependency and guilt can drag old baggage into new seasons.

Sermon Moments

“"A season is when time moves and you move with it, but a cycle is when time moves but you don't."”

“"God doesn't just order steps, He also orders stops."”

“"I don't want my kids to keep having to start where I stopped."”

“"You cannot walk into anything new if you're afraid to walk out of something old."”

“"Boundaries are not about rejection, they're about responsibility."”

“"Forgiveness is not a feeling, it's a principle."”

“"Focus is about choosing what to ignore."”

“"Stubbornness is the worship of the Unholy Trinity of Me, Myself, and I."”

This Week

Evaluate your daily decisions to ensure they align with the destiny God has planned for you rather than returning to old cycles.

Identify areas in your life where you have settled for comfort rather than pressing forward into God's full promise.

Examine your relationships and establish healthy boundaries where codependency or guilt may be holding you back.

Practice biblical forgiveness by intentionally releasing past hurts and offense, choosing principle over emotion.

Guard your focus by setting boundaries on your time, attention, and energy to avoid unnecessary distractions.

Remain flexible when following God's guidance, trusting His timeline and process even when details are unclear.

Stand firm and fight spiritually for what God has promised you, relying on divine wisdom rather than mere human effort.

Remember This

To step into the new seasons and promises God has prepared, believers must be willing to leave old mindsets and unhelpful connections behind while walking in focus, fortitude, forgiveness, flexibility, and spiritual determination.

A Challenge for You

In 2025, come against the spirit of settling; do not remain stuck or stagnant in what God is calling you out of, but step into His promises and principles with faith and total surrender.

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