Touré Roberts - Becoming a Produce-her

Before I go any further, I want to pause and honor the queen of this conference, Pastor Sara James Roberts. She’s not just the queen of this conference, Petal; she’s la reina, me corazón, and la mamí de Lucas. Hallelujah! She’s the queen of my heart! Let’s make some noise for Pastor Sarah! We love you so much; what a gift you are to this world, and I thank God you were born. Our leaders are here; can we honor and celebrate Bishop T.D. Jakes and First Lady Serita Jakes? Every leader needs a leader, and we are so grateful for them and the way that they lead. They are not just my leaders; they are my parents! I have extra parents in them! Our relationship—my relationship with my father-in-law and my mother-in-law—defies every in-law stereotype and maybe even reality for some. It defies all of that; it’s been beautiful from the very beginning! Come on, somebody! How many of us know when God is in something? Come on! That’s why you want to let God orchestrate your marriage and your relationships and all those sorts of things!

I have something that I want to do. I always like to give gifts. First of all, let me tell you, I get nervous when I speak in front of a bunch of women. Yeah, both of our campuses have multiple thousands of members, but when I speak to a crowd that is predominantly women, I get nervous! The reason I get nervous is that I actually think I understand who you are, and I find it a real honor and privilege to be entrusted with a message that speaks to the identity of a woman. I take it very seriously because I don’t think there’s anything more beautiful and glorious than a woman flourishing in who she’s called to be! Come on, somebody, it’s the truth! There’s nothing— in fact, a man’s job is to facilitate that flourishing—that is our job. If we look at Scripture, it can be argued theologically that God unfolds significance concerning creation—He unfolds significance via sequence. He starts with everything that is non-human, and then He ends with humankind. Just when we thought that was done, humankind had another dimension, and that final dimension, which was the capstone of creation, was the woman! A man’s job from the very beginning was to be a steward of the environment that causes the woman to flourish. That’s our job!

That’s why even in salsa—Pastor Hosea can probably help me with this—but even in salsa, if you ever see a man and a woman do salsa, if the man is outdoing the woman, he has missed the whole point, because his job is to use his moves to accentuate hers. Come on, somebody! So she can look as beautiful as she’s designed to be. Does anybody want a real man? Come on! I don’t want you to settle, because I believe—and I sense the Spirit of God—that God is raising up a generation of men who are going to honor you, who are going to love you right, and who will understand you.

See, we’re getting back to identity. We’re getting back to our callings. Let me tell you what happened with Adam and Eve. I need to quickly share this because everyone gets on Eve, right? Because Eve had the encounter with the serpent. Now, watch this! Eve was being assertive because she was created to be! You’ve got to catch this! She wasn’t being out of order or out of line; God created the woman to be assertive! The problem was Adam actually didn’t do his job, because he was supposed to manage that assertiveness. He should have said, «Baby, you’ve got a lot in you. You have much to birth and produce, but since I was here before you, let me give you perspective on the world you’re called to do business in.» I’m going to give you perspective; I’m not going to diminish you. I’m not going to hold you back or decrease you. What I’m going to do is come alongside you, give you perspective, and set some parameters. I’m not trying to control you, baby; together we’re going to win!

So, let me give you perspective, let me give you parameters, and let me give you prophecy, because the real man that God has for you will have insight and wisdom concerning you. That was for free; just take notes on that. Here’s the thing: we have all different types of people from various socio-economic backgrounds. Here’s the truth: if you’ve got a hundred and you don’t need it, and you know it, then I want you to take that hundred and sow it into someone’s life! If someone has sown into your life and you don’t need it, I want you to pay it forward and sow it into—come on, somebody! Because we’re going to get a promise to somebody! We’re going to get a blessing to somebody! Are you tracking with me? Alright, alright, alright!