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It’s On Me – Dr. Jamal Bryant – Sunday, December 22

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Sermon Theme: “” (Luke 1:34–35)

Scripture Focus

  • Luke 1:34–35: Mary’s question, “How will this be?” becomes the foundation for the message—God’s response is the Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of God will overshadow you.

Core Declaration: “It’s On Me”

  • Dr. Bryant preached that many people are alive, standing, and still moving forward because God’s mark, God’s protection, and God’s covering are on their lives—even when life should have taken them out.

  • He contrasted harmful “marks” people place on themselves (shame, unworthiness, accepting abuse, poverty mindsets) with the divine mark God places on His people for protection and purpose.

The Anointing Produces Creativity

  • He taught that the Holy Spirit being “on you” is not only emotional worship—it should lead to creating something.

  • Using Bezalel (Exodus 31) as an example, he emphasized that anointing equips people with wisdom, skill, and creativity to build, design, and produce impact.

  • The church was challenged to stop settling for spiritual excitement without spiritual output: if the Spirit is on you, you should be building something—family legacy, business, ministry, opportunity, or community solutions.

Favor is Presence, Not Possessions

  • Dr. Bryant stressed that favor is not proven by material things, but by this reality: “The Lord is with you.”

  • He highlighted that God’s presence means you are not alone—God goes with you into court, interviews, doctor visits, negotiations, and hard seasons.

“With Me” vs. “On Me”

  • A major turning point: God being with you is powerful, but the Holy Spirit being on you signals supernatural takeover—God producing outcomes beyond human ability or partnership.

Covering of the Blood

  • He closed with a strong emphasis on the blood of Jesus covering believers, sharing a 9/11 story where a man’s nosebleed caused him to miss the train, saving his life—used as a metaphor for how “the blood being on you” preserves destiny.

  • Invitation to salvation and recommitment followed, urging people not to enter 2026 carrying self-inflicted labels, but instead to enter covered and transformed.

Overall takeaway: The message positioned the congregation to end 2025 knowing God is not only walking beside them—God is getting ready to be on them, bringing protection, power, purpose, and the ability to create what has never existed in their lives and families.