Are you prioritizing your perfect plan over God's disruptive purpose? Mary, the mother of Jesus, was faced with a catastrophic choice: protect her reputation or accept God's favor (which guaranteed social ruin).

In this powerful message from The Cast of Christmas series, Pastor Léonce Crump Jr. unpacks Luke 1:26-38 and challenges the Burden of Respectability that paralyzes successful leaders. He reveals that the only thing stopping your breakthrough is the calculated risk you refuse to take.

Discover the three steps of radical surrender that empower you to give your improbable "Yes," proving that your eternal destiny is worth more than your temporary public image.

In This Message, You Will Learn:

• Why God’s highest favor often leads to the greatest risk.

• The difference between social shame and divine favor.

• The ultimate source of power for impossible assignments (The Holy Spirit's overshadowing).

• The three active choices Mary made to unlock her destiny.

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Are you dedicated to your routine but feel spiritually numb?

You are Zechariah. In this series-kickoff message from The Cast of Christmas, Pastor Léonce Crump Jr. unpacks Luke 1:5-20 and challenges the Paralysis of the Predictable—the spiritual disease that makes us stop believing God will move. Zechariah, a righteous man, was doing his job when God broke in with a terrifying surprise.

This message reveals that God specializes in disrupting your schedule to unlock your destiny. Discover the three active choices that transform low expectation into powerful, purposeful obedience.

In This Message, You Will Learn:

• Why functional numbness (spiritual routine) is the real enemy of faith.

• The story of Zechariah's doubt and the cost of his low expectation.

• The three steps to overcome spiritual paralysis (Embrace the Silence, Meditate on the Promise, Speak the Purpose).

• How your obedience prepares the way for the King’s ultimate purpose (Prophetic Fulfillment).

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• The Foundation: Why true security isn't found in a job, a title, or a bank account, but in realizing your life is hidden with Christ in God (v. 3-4).
• The Conflict: The radical action required to "put to death" the earthly self (v. 5), including the sin of covetousness, which is idolatry.
• The Purpose: How the Holy Spirit continuously renews your mind through knowledge, restoring you to the glorious image of your Creator (v. 10).

• Colossians 3:1-10
• Romans 10:9

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