Elevation with Steven Furtick

Chet Pete, a pastor and Elevation Church campus leader, delivers an energizing message on holding onto God’s confidence, peace, and purpose through life’s hardest hits. He explores David’s repeated anointing, why attacks can follow calling, finding strength in God’s presence, and seeking fresh wisdom for every battle. A stirring reminder that true endurance comes from being held by God.

A powerful reflection on how painful seasons, opposition, and persistent weaknesses can shape a person’s calling. The message explores Paul’s mysterious thorn, unexpected mentors, humility, dependence on God, and the difference between advice and lessons forged through adversity. It also considers why some struggles remain, how to bring them honestly to God, and how grace meets weakness.

Stephen Chandler, a Maryland pastor and ministry leader, brings Joseph’s story to life through seasons of rejection, prison, and waiting. He explores how delay can prepare people for purpose, why faithfulness in hidden places matters, and how rejection builds resilience. A stirring message for anyone wondering whether God has forgotten them.

When God opens a door, nobody can shut it. In "A Troubled Mind And An Open Door," Pastor Steven Furtick of Elevation Church teaches us that, while the enemy may not be able to close doors, he can try to keep us from walking through them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jonathan Rivera, a Christian pastor and preacher at Southeastern University, delivers an encouraging message for anyone tempted to quit. He explores Paul’s prison ministry, the overlooked co-founder of Apple, perseverance through pain, and finding joy while circumstances remain unchanged. Rivera also examines how suffering can advance the gospel, turn setbacks into platforms, and reveal a problem bigger than every problem.

A powerful exploration of the Red Sea as a picture of freedom, fear, and forward motion. The message examines why difficult detours happen, how failure and embarrassment can shape the journey, and what it means to move ahead when retreat feels easier. It closes with encouragement about grace, provision, courage, and new beginnings in overwhelming seasons.

Fear doesn’t disqualify faith. This message explores David’s struggle in enemy territory, the ways anxiety shapes our reactions, and how ordinary moments of fear can become opportunities to trust God. Discover the connection between worry and prayer, the comfort of remembering God as Father, and how difficult seasons can shape deeper confidence.

What happens when God-given gifts turn into limitations? This message explores identity, talent, money, technology, intimacy, and religious tradition, examining how blessings can become sources of bondage. Through stories of athletes, David, Saul, and Jesus challenging harmful patterns, it points toward intentional discipleship, purpose, and freedom through faith rather than performance.

Frustrated that your efforts aren’t producing visible change? Through the story of Jericho, this message explores advancing when progress feels repetitive, adjusting old patterns, and trusting God’s strategy. Discover the tension between waiting for a breakthrough and taking the next step, finding faith in silence, and praising before the walls fall.

What shapes your life: culture, social media, family patterns, or Christ? This message explores how visible habits influence others, why curated images can mislead, and how Scripture, worship, and renewed identity help break destructive cycles. It also examines the rhythms we chase, the outcomes our choices produce, and the call to model a different way of living.