Not One Stone: Birth Pains and the Land Beyond the River

This week’s Sunday Service episode of Zion Empowered explores what it means to receive a promise through the lens of destruction, discomfort, and spiritual growth. Drawing from Matthew 24 : 1–8 and Numbers 33 : 50–53, the teaching weaves together Jesus’ prophetic warning about the fall of the temple and God’s instructions to Israel before entering the promised land. What appears as collapse or hardship is reframed as birth pains—a sign that something new is being born.

We dive into the cost of inheritance, asking: Why must we fight for what God has already given?

The answer lies in spiritual readiness. Idols must be torn down. Pagan altars—both literal and metaphorical—must be cleared to make room for holy habitation. The process of letting go is rarely painless. Whether it ...