Forward City Church

It all makes sense now!! 🤯 Have you ever found yourself acting just like your parents? 🥸 Saying things that you couldn't stand hearing from their ears? 😮‍💨 As a church baby, watching adults run around the church and praise hysterically was kinda funny to Pastor Jamal. Now, he models the same behavior he used to mimic!  Week 3 of the MY WORSHIP MY WEAPON series taught us how praise has the...

A song is a powerful thing..  Songs empower us to SING things before we have the strength to say it‼️😮‍💨 No Weapon by Uncle Fred went platinum off my house ALONE when my mom was fighting for her life.. (she’s well btw Glory to God!)  Made A Way carried my wife, Dr. Jackie x I before it ever blessed anyone else. ❤️💪🏽 Songs can comfort us into compromise or help us recall the promises of God!! ...

Worship isn’t about inviting God into our space, it’s accepting an invitation into His space! Since we used the ancient technology of MySpace to bring the idea home, I had to share my TOP 8 REASONS TO WORSHIP!  The first experience went well but 11am was like nothing I’ve ever seen.  I’ve never done this before.. but we’re posting both messages.  Comment “MYSPACE” to access the full message‼️

Faith isn’t measured by your words, it’s measured by your actions‼️ Anyone can say a thing, but preparation and investment will always expose the condition of your heart. In the book of Numbers, it was clear that the Children of Israel saw themselves as grasshoppers and their adversaries as giants.  We were reminded today that perception is a not reality. It’s a choice, and we’ll eat the fruit of...

Have you ever wanted an apology SO BAD.. 💔 Received the apology, only to find that it changed nothing?!? You’re not alone. 😔 If you’re human, humans have hurt you, and the worst kind of disappointment comes from humans you love the most. 😕 We tend to have the highest expectations of people we love the most. ❤️ I’ve found the height of our expectation determines the depth of the disappointment....

As we celebrated Baptisms, we took a close look at a “congregation” The Lord chose to baptize in The Red Sea‼️🌊. We know Exodus translates to exit, but every exit is an entrance to a new season. On the road to our new season, we were challenged to trust God with transitions. Every promise requires faith. Faith to let go of people and even habits that can't go with you into the place He'...

He’s not hiding, He’s inviting us to a deeper level. ❤️🙏🏾😮‍💨 Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do amazing things among you.” -Joshua 3:5 Our mandate for the year is GET AHEAD OF IT‼️ A call to prepare in faith, knowing God wants to do something great through us. Sounds a lot like Joshua right? In week 1 we learned that beyond being loved and used by God...

Your life is the result of an answered prayer.. Have you ever thought of that? If someone prayed you here, what’s waiting for your prayer life.. to give it life?  In week 2 of Are You Praying For the Wrong Thing? (We like long series titles) we’re focusing on the power of preparation.  Preparation rarely makes sense in the present, but today’s obedience, keeps us ahead of the game for tomorrows de...

Let’s talk about your dreams.. Sounds childish, I know. But stay with me. Do you have big dreams or small dreams? Is it a good dream or a God dream, and are they even separate things? Did you know God has a dream for you? I would loosely define purpose as God’s dream FOR us. The reason God designed us the way we are with our specific experiences, skills, and flaws. If you’re like me, the next logi...