You’re Going to Flourish where you are Planted
Pastor Lawrence Clemmons
Main Scripture
1 Corinthians 15:58 (KJV)
“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.”
Supporting Scriptures:
Psalm 92:12–14 – The righteous flourishing like the palm tree and cedar, producing fruit even in old age
Hebrews 4:12 – The living, powerful, and dividing Word of God
This message declares that flourishing is not about changing locations—it’s about staying rooted, faithful, and unshakable where God has planted you.
Key Themes and Lessons
1. Flourishing Requires Being Unmovable
Pastor Clemmons emphasized that flourishing begins with spiritual stability. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 15:58, he reminded the church that unshakable faith produces unstoppable growth. When believers remain steadfast in God’s work—regardless of chaos, pressure, or opposition—nothing can cancel the harvest God has promised.
Flourishing is not accidental. It is the reward of consistency, obedience, and faithfulness in the same soil God assigned you.
2. Breakthrough Happens in the Middle of the Mess
Breakthrough does not wait for perfect conditions. It shows up in the middle of trouble, chaos, warfare, and uncertainty. Just as Israel experienced deliverance with the Red Sea in front of them and enemies behind them, God specializes in breakthrough moments that look impossible.
Faith, Pastor Clemmons taught, is the force that reaches into hope and pulls promise into reality. When faith is released, breakthrough becomes inevitable—even when the situation looks hostile.
3. The Word of God Produces Separation and Growth
Using Hebrews 4:12, Pastor Clemmons explained that the Word of God is alive, powerful, and sharp enough to divide what no human effort can. The Word separates fear from faith, emotion from obedience, and old mindsets from new levels.
Growth requires unlearning what worked in previous seasons and trusting God for transformation at the next level. What sustained you before may not work where God is taking you now.
4. Flourishing Is Fueled by Pressure, Not the Absence of It
One of the most powerful revelations of the message was this: Flourishing is not the absence of pressure—it is the presence of divine provision.
Using the analogy of fertilizer, Pastor Clemmons reminded the church that what feels like mess, opposition, and hardship is often the very thing God uses to cause growth. Pressure doesn’t destroy you—it develops you. God allows resistance so resilience can be built and fruit can be produced.
Flourishing is visible evidence of an invisible supply working behind the scenes.
Conclusion
Psalm 92 declares that those planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish—not might flourish, not could flourish, but shall. Growth is guaranteed when you stay rooted where God planted you.
Pastor Clemmons closed by reminding believers that no seed remains a seed forever. Trees must grow, fruit must appear, and seasons must change. God is about to do what no man could take credit for, and the result will leave only one explanation: “It had to be God.”
Key Takeaway
You don’t need a new place to flourish—you need unwavering faith where you are.
Stay planted. Stay faithful. Stay unmovable.
Even in pressure, even in warfare, even in the mess—you’re going to flourish right where God planted you.
🌱 Flourish right here.