Going Beyond Ministries with Priscilla Shirer – Unqualified

Priscilla Shirer (born December 31, 1974) is an American author, motivational speaker, actress, and Christian evangelist. Her father is Dallas mega-church pastor Tony Evans and her brother is Christian entertainer Anthony Evans.
The daughter of Tony Evans, senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship Church in Dallas, Texas,[1] Priscilla grew up well acquainted with the Bible. As a freshman at the University of Houston, she interned with a Christian radio station. Soon listeners were calling the station, inviting Priscilla to speak at their Bible study groups and other events. Soon she was invited to lead a weekly Bible study at the Zig Ziglar Corporation and then to join its speaker team. Priscilla has worked as an independent contractor for CBS and hosted a local television show, but recently she has focused solely on Christian ministry opportunities. She calls Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of evangelist Rev. Billy Graham, her mentor in ministry.

Together the Shirers established Going Beyond Ministries, a speaking bureau featuring Priscilla. The parents of three young boys, the Shirers share ministry and family responsibilities. While Priscilla continues to minister full-time, Jerry manages his schedule and other business aspects of Going Beyond Ministries.

Priscilla speaks around the world at churches and other events, including the LifeWay Christian Resources-sponsored Going Beyond conference and Deeper Still: The Event, where she shares the stage with Beth Moore and Kay Arthur. She has also authored several books.

Shirer graduated from Duncanville High School and Dallas Theological Seminary, earning a master’s degree from the latter in Biblical Studies.

In 1993, Shirer was a freshman at the University of Houston. Shirer was married in 1999 to Jerry Shirer, former Hilton Hotels executive. The couple has three sons.

In 2013, Shirer was a speaker at the 2013 Women of Faith conference. In 2015, Shirer made her film debut in the Kendrick Brothers film War Room. In October 2016, Shirer was recognized as one of four prominent women of faith during the 10th anniversary of God’s Leading Ladies Life Enrichment Program at The Potter’s House.[1] Shirer also featured at the 47th GMA Dove Awards.

the very first encounter that I want to

draw your attention to is in verse 21

mark chapter 1 verse 21 it says that he

and the disciples they went into

Capernaum and immediately on the Sabbath

he entered the synagogue and began to

teach listen to that again they entered

into Capernaum and immediately somebody

say immediately on the Sabbath he walks

into the synagogue and on the spot

without time to prepare he starts

teaching now I want you to get the

picture here the synagogue is filled not

only with people that have come out of

religious duty to hear and to receive it

is also filled with learned men scholars

of the law people that have studied this

for a living

scribes and Pharisees and scholars he

was put on the spot in the midst of

people that humanly speaking would have

been above him more

well worse than him more well studied

than him this newcomer comes out of

nowhere and he begins to teach the

people who are gathered he didn’t have

time to prepare he didn’t have time to

study he didn’t have time to get a

seminary degree he just showed up and

filled the need at hand

Jesus demonstrates to us that in order

for us to be able to point a sign

clearly to people what we need is the

exact same thing that Jesus had on this

occasion we need supernatural ability to

be married to our natural ability

we can’t just come in in our own skill

and in our own power and think that we

can fill the needs that are presented to

us we like Jesus when we’re in a

position where we’re in over our heads

where we are very clearly outmatched

where there are people that are around

us that are more skilled and are more

talented we need what Jesus had we need

to be able to walk into that scenario in

full confidence that if my God has sent

me he will also equip me for the task at

hand

Jesus is to put on the spot immediately

he rises up to the occasion I want to

tell somebody today who is in over your

head you’re on your job you’ve just been

promoted you know that they know that

you know you are not skilled enough for

that promotion that you just got you

feel feel like a duck out of water you

feel like a deer caught in headlights

you have no idea how you’re gonna be

ending your way through this thing

you’re just faking it til you make it

I’ve got good news for you what the Holy

Spirit does for you is the exact same

thing that God’s Spirit did for Jesus

Christ on this occasion he gives us

competence ability that comes

supernaturally from the Father so that

we can handle the tasks that are at hand

I want to tell you that when Jesus found

himself in this scenario where he was

sort of in over his head humanly

speaking what we do not see him doing is

shirking back in fear and insecurity

hoping that somebody else will fill the

need at hand because he does not feel

incapable and if there’s one way that

the enemy seeks to take advantage of his

daughters it is to cause you to think

that you are not enough that you are not

capable enough that that need that you

see that needs to be filled it better be

filled by somebody else because you’re

not talented enough you don’t have

enough time you don’t have enough

patience you don’t have enough energy

but the example of Jesus shows us that

the glory of God has best seen through

our lives y’all when we step confidently

into scenarios where we know upfront we

don’t have enough but we’re trusting

fully in our God to equip us for the

task that is at hand if we only ever do

what we and our own natural ability are

capable of doing how does that display

God’s glory that displays yours God’s

glory is displayed the supernatural is

seen through our lives where we are in

positions that are beyond us and we get

to watch the Holy Spirit help us rise to

the occasion