I'm The Problem Child

0:00 Brace yourself and buckle up. You are about to hear a life-changing, history-making, world-defining message from the New Birth Podcast. Tell everybody you know, things will never be the same. Judges chapter 11. verses 1, 2, and 3. Judges 11, verses 1, 2, and 3. Jephthah was a mighty warrior his father was Gilead his mother was a prostitute Gilead's wife also bore him sons and when they were grown up they drove Jephthah away you are not going to get any inheritance from our family they say it because you are the outside child You may be seated.

1:11 I want to preach today using as a subject, I'm the problem child. I know you didn't think it was you but you lay hands on yourself and just declare out loud I am the problem child Amen.

1:42 It's not how you start, it's how you finish. Proverbs 22 and 6 says, train up a child in the way that they should go, and when they grow old, they won't depart from it. Make it make sense. How you trust God for your health, you have faith in God for your finances but have no confidence in God for your children the seed never looks like the harvest.

2:26 Thomas Edison is accredited for curating electricity with over 1,093 certified patents. But don't forget he was expelled from school when he was just 12 years old. His teacher wrote on his report card he's too stupid to learn anything. and yet the lights that I'm under, the microphone that I'm preaching from, are all expressions of his genius.

3:07 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., known for his dream, yet what's never discussed was Dr. King's bouts with depression. By the age of 12, Dr. King attempted suicide twice after the death of his grandmother. Although he wrestled with mental health challenges in his pubescent years he found the courage to be the youngest person to ever get accepted into Morehouse and eventually challenged an entire country about its racism. I stand before you today because heaven wanted me to say to you you don't have the right to give up on your child They may look like a problem right now, but God assuredly is going to use them to be a solution later.

4:19 If you think you had it rough, consider the life of Jephthah, who is identified as a mighty warrior, but immediately thereafter, they identify his mother as a prostitute and expose the fact that he was an outside child. now this is church people talking yeah these aren't uh atheists these aren't counterfeit this is in the bible it would have been enough to just say he was a mighty warrior but right after the comma they thought it was prudent and necessary to disclose that not only is he a mighty warrior but his mama was a street walker Thank you.

5:17 can you imagine the teasing he endured on the back of the school bus? Can you imagine how he was the focus of all of the jokes sitting in the cafeteria? It is no wonder that he became a warrior when all his life he had to fight. Those of you who are not warriors, are not fighters, you're in a small group, you ought to count yourself blessed.

5:56 And a lot of people don't know where your fight comes from. Consider yourself blessed if you had the luxury of sleeping soundly all night without somebody creeping into your covers. you are indeed privileged if you didn't come through a family that forced you to swallow your truth. You should put a four-leaf clover in a vase if you never had to witness your mother getting beat up.

6:38 I'm telling you, you deserve a four-star salute if you've never seen your father high. you should be able to ring a bell if you never got bullied because of your complexion, because of your weight, because of your hair texture, because of your shoes, because of your odor. Good for you that you never had to stay with your grandmother wondering when you were going to get picked up. That your heart rate wasn't jumping every time the phone rang, hoping that it was a call for you. You are not a natural born fighter. It became a acquired skill for survival. It started with sarcasm. It moved on to a clenched fist. It evolved into a sharp tongue.

7:31 It came out through rolled eyes. And then you ended up with a low tolerance for disrespect. somebody would have to hold you back at the drop of a hat if you were gonna play in my face because you don't know what it was like for me to come through as a child and then having to grow up early and not feel protected not feel secure not feel defended not feel spoken up for but you had to do everything by yourself. Do you have any idea if you are this far along where you are, where you would be if you were actually in a healthy environment? If you actually saw somebody who celebrated your genius and your intellect, do you know what it's like to have to hide your beauty and your femininity do you know what it's like to be a threat from a mother that birthed you do you know what it's like to be despised by the people who were supposed to take care of you and you were able to sit insanity and folk got no idea you weren't raised in church you just ended up in church from a weekend sleepover with some cousins or a family member and you found God for yourself and you think you're going to judge me because I didn't come up the same way you came up. I am just grateful that I'm not drunk. I'm not high. I'm not bitter.

9:09 That I didn't kill nobody. That I didn't jump off of a bridge. That I didn't slash my own tire. I'm grateful under God. Jephthah wasn't the product of his father's love. He was the result of his father's lust. He was never wanted. He was only tolerated. the venom of the father morphed into the poison of his stepbrothers they didn't know him to hate him they despised that he was the fruit of his father's failure it's absolutely awful when you got to be a fugitive from your own family it is not strangers is not the clan is not MAGA you got people that got your last name who resent the air you breathe when you never did anything to them but exist your presence is a problem y'all ain't saying nothing your opinion is always an issue when you express yourself they try to make you be quiet but i came to tell you just because i'm complicated doesn't mean i'm toxic y'all ain't saying nothing i'm gonna make you force what you've been faced what you've been trying to ignore james baldwin said you can't fix it until you face it and a lot of you don't want to face what the real issue is the real issue is god's got his hand on my life that even without your love your support or your affirmation still I rise

11:17 and I need some people in this room that know literally if it had not been for the Lord on my side He's considered illegitimate, but his oil is apostolic. He's rejected, but resolved. He's been broken, but he's not bleeding. knowing my story doesn't mean you can discern my spirit you don't know half about what it takes for me to be strong come on I can't hear nobody in here you got to extend to yourself some grace the fact that you made it to 2025 without the benefit of therapy or prescription medication y'all ain't saying nothing in here The fact that you can still speak to some people in your family.

12:34 They got no idea why I don't hang out for the holidays. I'm going to come get my plate and go on about my business. But don't try to hug me like you don't know what happened. Don't handle me as if I got amnesia. Nobody told me the road was going to be easy. But I don't believe he's brought me this far. You may be seated. Jephthah is a warrior, and I got no evidence that he was in ROTC.

13:19 Jephthah is a warrior, never went through basic training, but he had to fight through his whole childhood. And you sitting behind somebody who's a mighty warrior, who has learned how to fight through it, they fight through the voices in their head they fight through the nightmares in their sleep they fight through the memories that are attached to music they fight through the whispers behind their back they fight through the glass ceilings that have been placed over their head and your problem is you are such a fighter that you don't know how to turn it off. You have become a hammer so everything looks like a nail. Anybody that comes at you sideways, you ready to go to blows.

14:14 Come on, y'all ain't saying nothing. Your blood pressure stays up. I can't hear nobody. In the back of your mind, you hope somebody comes at you wrong. how all you need is a good stress reliever people don't know i'm not the one or the two you don't come on don't i don't even play during recess you you gotta find somebody else to play around with because even if you sarcastic i'm gonna call you out on it and i want to know what did you mean by what it is that you said i i feel like there's some fighters who are in this room and if you don't believe me try playing with my child if I see anything that reminds me of what I had to endure in my own childhood I will shut this whole thing down and kick over a desk because I had to being saved being saved I trust God with everything I'm thankful that he died for me I'm grateful that he rose again I'm appreciative that he looks beyond my faults but when you are a real certified warrior the hardest lesson you will ever have to learn about God The hardest lesson you will ever have to learn about God is that he will fight my battles.

15:52 Come on, I can't hear nobody. The hardest thing I got to learn is if I hold my peace and let the Lord fight my, am I the only one in that class? I got to ask somebody, has the Lord fought any battles for you? Folk that left you for dead and treated you like trash. now needs your help in order just to get back on their feet. The Lord will fight your path. You may be seated.

16:30 The dangerous thing that you can't miss out on is that his family drove him away. his own flesh and blood drove him away. to be pushed out, to be ostracized, to be alienated by people who are supposed to have your back. it's hard to digest.

17:04 And when his family pushed him away, the Bible says, I didn't say it, the Bible said he fell in the cahoots with some Y-Ns. That's what the Bible says. Read it when you get a chance. The boomers are looking around like, we'll tell you after church. We'll tell you after church. He fell into the wrong crowd.

17:47 Who fell into the wrong crowd. Who were fed off of his giftedness. Fed off his giftedness. I tell friends of mine who are in the nation of Islam. I tell friends of mine who are in the nation of Islam. that part of the Nation of Islam's success is the evidence of the church's failure. Yeah. Nobody ever talks about that Malcolm X was Malcolm Little, the son of a Baptist preacher. And being the son of a Baptist preacher, here it is. He made a mistake and ended up in jail. But when he got to jail, y'all ain't going to believe it. None of the deacons visited him.

18:32 None of the church members went to go see about him. Y'all ain't saying nothing. It was the nation of Islam that saw his genius. How would history have been different if the church saw him and put their hands on him and brought him back? Don't look at me in that tone of voice. The reason why we don't have many young men in church is because we ostracize our young men. Y'all ain't saying nothing. We put them on time out when we can't see of the value that is inside of them. So what that they got tattoos on? So what that they got a hat on? So what that they in church with sunglasses? If we raise them up to make a difference and an impact, but you sitting there with your stuck up bougie self-righteous self, acting like those are not our son, if we don't claim them, Then the world will put their hand on.

19:36 When you've been ostracized, you become intoxicated by any form of affirmation. When you get ostracized, you'll get intoxicated by any form of affirmation. You'll date a crusty old man because you never held your father's hand.

20:05 You'll sublease somebody else's husband because you don't believe that anybody will build a house with you. You'll let them get you drunk and high because they claim it makes you more fun. You'll run with fake thugs because you'll take grooming even if it's from a gang. You'll pledge a D9 because you had no identity before you crossed. But I come against any circle that has become a cage. I call I need you to hear this I call for the disintegration of any relationship that does not make your child better. I break every soul tie that compromises your heart and does not require your mind. Y'all ain't saying nothing in here.

21:03 God said, if you give me glory, whoever is in your child's life that I did not deputize or authorize, I'm going to break that circle up before Labor Day. Y'all ain't saying nothing. God said, I ain't going to let your child's friends get them shot, get them in jail, get him in the street, get him in the strip club, get him in shock trauma. The devil is a lie. God said, I can't change your child without changing your child, friends. you may be seated hallelujah I can't hear nobody he said give me glory I'm gonna change your child's taste in who they dating their standard is getting ready to go up their spirit of expectation is gonna go up Your daughter ain't no side chick, ain't no baby mama.

22:24 You are raising a wife. You gotta give God glory. Hallelujah. Be seated, please. Hallelujah. You may be seated. Hallelujah. Ooh-weesh. Hallelujah. Every person, hallelujah, every parent that's standing, every parent that's standing, would you just turn right where you are every parent that's there God says I'm changing the whole circle come on I can't hear nobody every parent that's changing who they text who they talk to who they take information from who got voice in their ear I'm changing the whole circle Hallelujah.

23:26 You may be seated. I better say it while I'm here. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. I'm finished, but I got to stay on this point right here. God said, if you give me glory in this room, whoever is in your child's life who has more influence than you have, when you open up your mouth, I'm getting in the middle of it. I'm separated. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. You may be seated. What I want you to see, what I want you to see is not long after they ran Jephthah away, did the enemy attack the children of Israel.

24:25 After they pushed Jephthah out is when the enemy came in. You missed it. After they pushed Jephthah out is when the enemy came in. people don't understand the weight of glory that's on you if you get rid of me everything gonna fall apart come on I can't hear nobody folk don't even understand I'm the undercover favor agent of this family y'all you better be careful how you handle me the glory is where I when they push Jephthah away the enemy comes in God has the uncanny knack of recycling what's been rejected who they tried to throw away in not too many days they will treasure I want to say something that I felt and heard in prayer this week.

25:33 I want you to lift up that hand. Just getting ready to free 300 people in one moment. This is what I heard God say. 300 of you, I need you to hear me. The rest of you eavesdrop. I'll come get you in a minute. God said, the glory is so heavy on your life. What I have just set up. 300 of y'all need this release so bad. He said, what I just set up. watch. God said your family is going to need you. Here's your shout. Before you need them. Come on. I can't hear nobody. God said I just shifted some stuff. Before you need them, your family is going to need you. Psalm 118 and 22. Psalm 118 and 22 says, the stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

26:31 The one they didn't want is now the one they need. They wanted him to die. Now they need him in order to live. Do not come for me when you never ever wanted me. God, I can't hear nobody. I need somebody to lay hands on yourself. Lay hands on yourself and repeat after me. I am needed. I am valuable. I am necessary. I have something to offer. God's fight is my secret sauce. I refuse to be counted out I am not a victim I will not be underestimated it is my season now if you believe it give God glory for it right now I'm talking about you I'm talking about you clap for yourself not for your pastor you're necessary you're valuable you're needed you got something to contribute the family needs your oil you may be seated in the presence of the Lord you may be seated hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah.

28:15 Thank you, Holy God. Hallelujah. You're a parent in this room. And here up late, you've been having problems with your child. I want you to lift that hand. I don't care if they're sitting next to you. God had you to come today. Keep that hand lifted. Come on, minister, where are you today? God wanted you here today because he said he's going to give your problem child the victory. that hand is lifted by the power of the Holy Ghost. I break the spirit of rebellion. I break the spirit of disrespect. I break the spirit of dishonor.

29:10 Y'all ain't saying nothing. Whatever satanic principality thinks they're going to have authority over my child. Hallelujah. God said the oil is about to destroy the yoke. You are going to see a different child in the next 72 hours. Don't wait till the battle is over. I need you to shout right now like God's got to do something. Hallelujah. Wave that hand.

29:46 Hallelujah. God said, before this year is over, I'm taking children off of behavior modification drugs. No learning disorder, no speech disorder, no comprehension issues. Y'all ain't saying nothing. No frustration, no longer cutting themselves. I'm waiting on the worshipers. they're not going to be in their room all day long he says i'm getting ready to break whatever is in them hallelujah the spirit of perversion is broken off of them come on i can't hear nobody the spirit that doesn't want them to come to church and honor your god that doesn't want them to pray and be in worship i break it off for them i don't care if they 12 or 27 the spirit is now broken hallelujah jesus breaks chains but you are gonna break cycles you didn't hear what i just said i said jesus breaks chains but you are gonna break cycles some of y'all ain't ready to go into this next level he said if you give me glory your children will be greater than their father.

30:59 If you give him glory, they are not going to suffer your weakness or your vulnerability or your issue. If you give God glory, your last name is getting ready to be re-identified. If you give him glory, there is nothing your child won't be able to accomplish. Hallelujah.

31:25 And for the last time, you may be seated. I want you to spread a rumor down your road. Tell the people on your road, God's going to give victory for your problem, child. Hallelujah the reason why you know that he's going to do it is you're going to have to be honest you have to be transparent you're going to keep it 100 the only reason you know it to be so is you have to make a confession to yourself I am God's problem child. I give heaven a headache.

32:25 I'm figure skating on thin ice. I don't quote all the scriptures right. Don't always sing on key. I get flustered sometimes. I cuss under my breath.

32:46 Mainly in my head. but in spite of it, he still blesses me. and that's why the saints can't stand you they thought the stuff they knew about you would disqualify you from his grace but in spite of all of it he anoints my head with oil my cup still keeps running over anybody in here still shocked on how much God still takes care of you. Anybody, the soundtrack of your life is I don't know why Jesus loves me. I don't know why he cares. I don't know why he sacrifices his life. I'm so glad.

33:45 I'm so glad that he did. be seated to 70 of you I don't know what's wrong with you be seated you are the problem child when you woke up when your feet hit the floor the devil said uh oh we in trouble look at the person beside you tell him I'm a problem child for real.

34:21 I speak those things that are not as though they already are. I don't need no preacher to come in town. I prophesy over myself that I am the head and not the tail. I am above and not beneath. Play with me if you want to but I will break chains and I'll destroy My strongholds. and I'm getting ready to cause a problem for Sadiddy folks on my row they should have checked on me before they sat near me cause praise is what I do if you don't want to be by your screamer you should have sat over there somewhere but if you came into God's house to cause a problem for hell to cause a problem for every witch every warlock every demon every generational curse don't wait till the battle is over but start a problem this joy that I have the world didn't give it and the world can't take it away your Lord have started a problem.

35:56 Shake that neighbor's hair and say neighbor you won't be the same. In Jesus name be healed be set free be delivered. When I open up my mouth angels start moving. When I scream in God's place heaven opens up. When I holler, hell got to back up. Because the oil on my life, it causes a problem. Give three people a high five and tell them there's about to be a problem on your job. They meant it for evil. But God is going to work it out for my good. shake that neighbor's hand and tell your neighbor there's about to be a problem in your body whatever disease whatever sickness whatever issue when I shout you are healed from the top of your hair to the sun Hey!

37:18 Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! There's about to be a problem in my bank account. The wealth of the wicked is stored up for the just. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so. Yell if you want to. Scream if you want to. Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Give three people a high five and tell them I'm the problem. I ain't scared of no demon. I'm not afraid of no devil. I'm the problem. When I show up, devils gotta run.

38:18 When I show up... Hey, hey, hey. Lift up that hand. Hallelujah! Lift up that hand. You're the problem.

38:48 It's your fault. You got too much anointing on you. It's your fault. He walks with you and he talks with you. It's your fault. You don't look like what you came from. I want you to lift up that hand for just one moment. Hallelujah. Hallelujah Hallelujah. That hand is lifted. I'm going to say something to you.

39:41 Listen to me. Musicians, I can't hear you anywhere. Y'all on strike? Come on, help me. Thank you. Stay right in strings. It's the first day. Thank you. Lift that hand. I got to show you something that's going to help you.

40:02 The confirmation that you are anointed. The confirmation you are anointed. Listen to me very carefully. Both of you who are online. Listen to me. The confirmation you are anointed is the attack on your life. Listen to me. Confirmation that you're anointed is the attack on your life starts early. The enemy doesn't wait till you're 30.

40:35 Your greatest level of attack, your greatest level of attack is between 12 and 16. 12 and 16 you went through enough stuff that would have broke adults Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are between the ages of 13 and 15 years of age. And I want you to pay attention to something that you ignored all this time. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are between 13 and 15. and their biological parents are gone.

41:20 They're being raised by a man named Daniel. And here's what's crazy, Pastor Kerry. What's crazy is the book that Shavrach, Meshach, and Abednego are found in is the book of Daniel. And the chapter that they get thrown in the furnace is the only chapter where Daniel's not there. when you go through your fire and the people who are supposed to protect you are not there, that's when God shows up.

42:03 They're between the ages of 12 and 15. Stay with me, Newbirth. They're between the ages of 12 and 15. And watch what Daniel says. The mightiest men throw them in the fire. They don't have biceps. They don't have triceps. They have no abs. why was it necessary for the mightiest men to throw him in the furnace because the devil never attacks you on your present he only attacks you on your potential I want you to lift up that hand if you went through childhood trauma between the ages of 12 and 15. touched inappropriately, mishandled, abused physically, sexually, emotionally, spiritually.

43:01 Lift up that hand, please, sir, please, ma'am. I'm not praying today for you to get a car, for you to get money, for you to become famous, for you to go viral. I am praying. I need that hand lifted. I am praying that on this Sunday you are healed from whatever happened in your childhood. I'm waiting on the worshipers that whatever happened in your childhood will not impede your assignment of your adulthood. for every mountain he's brought you over for every valley that he's brought you through God is going to redeem the time of everything that you endured and those of you your faith comes into agreement with the faith of your pastor that God is healing you from the trauma of your childhood our day to give God glory Thank you.

44:12 I hope you are energized that you don't need an energy drink. What you just heard should have you off and running, chasing your dreams, pursuing your purpose, and answering your call. If this was a blessing, share it with somebody else. Don't be selfish. This is what God gave you so that you can be a blessing to somebody who needs it worse.