This is an excerpt from: Making Peace With Missing Pieces Pastor Steven Furtick tackles the fear of missing pieces—feeling unprepared, uninformed, or unvalidated—using Moses' excuses at the burning bush in Exodus 4. We often think we need [...]

This is an excerpt from: Borrowed Confidence Pastor Steven Furtick contrasts youthful ignorance-fueled confidence with mature, faith-rooted confidence like Paul's in prison and David's in Psalm 27. Young boldness often stems from not [...]

This is an excerpt from: Move In What You're Made For. Pastor Steven Furtick reminds us that God doesn't drop us into our calling without equipping us—He pre-paired what we need, like birds for the sky and fish for water. We often feel [...]

This is an excerpt from: I'm Confused About My Calling Pastor Steven Furtick addresses the frustration many feel with the popular idea of "finding your calling"—a term so overused it often feels distant from paying bills or daily [...]

Pastor Steven Furtick preaches from Exodus 4 on "Making Peace With Missing Pieces," showing how Moses wrestled with his limitations—preparation, information, validation, limitation—yet God used what was in his hand. The message calls us [...]

This is an excerpt from: Too Grown To Give Up. Pastor Steven Furtick preaches from Hebrews 11 about Moses refusing the pleasures of Egypt to embrace mistreatment with God's people, urging believers not to quit on their God-given calling. He [...]

This is an excerpt from: No Weapon Pastor Steven Furtick urges parents and leaders to be "blacksmiths" who equip their kids and others with spiritual and emotional weapons for life's battles, rather than leaving them defenseless [...]

This is an excerpt from: The Paradox Of Progress Pastor Steven Furtick, using Philippians 3 and Luke 19:28-30, teaches that the most significant, God-ordained changes in our lives often go unnoticed and uncomplimented by others. He argues that [...]

Pastor Steven Furtick preaches from Genesis 1 on "Move In What You're Made For," drawing lessons from the fifth day of creation when God blessed the fish and birds to thrive in their designed environments. We are blessed to live [...]

This is an excerpt from: Never Stop Knocking. Pastor Steven Furtick draws from Acts 12 where an angel strikes Peter awake in prison, commanding him to get up, dress, and follow without explanations, showing that freedom from self-imposed prisons of [...]

This is an excerpt from: Timing Your Testimony Pastor Steven Furtick shares from 2 Kings 8 about the Shunammite woman who obeyed Elisha's word to leave during a famine, only to return years later and find her land taken—despite doing [...]

This is an excerpt from: The X Factor Pastor Steven Furtick unpacks John 5 and the man at Bethesda who clung to an outdated explanation—"I have no one to help me"—even after Jesus showed up, urging us to stop letting past experiences or [...]

Pastor Steven Furtick preaches from 1 Samuel 13-14 about facing battles without the weapons you feel you need, showing how Jonathan stepped out in faith with just one sword and God turned the enemy's weapons against themselves. The key [...]

This is an excerpt from: Surprise! Pastor Steven Furtick preaches from Acts 3 on the lame man healed instantly at the temple gate, emphasizing how staying "surprisable" to God's moves keeps faith vibrant amid life's shocks, [...]

Pastor Steven Furtick brings a powerful 16th anniversary message from Acts 12, celebrating Peter's miraculous prison escape while the church prayed. Even when prayers seem unanswered and circumstances look impossible, God calls us to never [...]

This is an excerpt from: When Never Meets Now This sermon from John 8 and Acts 10 focuses on breaking the Devil's cycle of "never." The preacher argues that depression and hopelessness often stem from believing the enemy's lies [...]

This is an excerpt from: The Power of Precision Pastor Steven Furtick, preaching from 2 Kings 13:14-19, challenges believers to strategically "aim" their lives in the direction God has called them, focusing their energy on specific [...]

Pastor Steven Furtick shares a word specifically for those feeling stuck in life, drawing from John 5 where Jesus heals a man paralyzed for 38 years at the pool of Bethesda. The key point is that the real X factor isn't talent or [...]

Pastor Steven Furtick draws from Matthew 14 where Peter walks on water toward Jesus but sinks when he focuses on the wind instead of the word "Come," teaching that faith means fixing your eyes on God's promise rather than the storm [...]

This is an excerpt from: Danger In The Distance Pastor Steven Furtick preaches from Mark 1 on Jesus touching and healing a leper, moved by deep compassion ("splanitsomai") and anger at the man's shame and the numb religious system [...]

This is an excerpt from: Devil You've Held Me Long Enough Pastor Steven Furtick uses a simple gym illustration with his son Elijah to show that freedom comes from holding tightly to God's truth—His teaching and Word—while dropping the [...]

Pastor Steven Furtick preaches from 2 Samuel 21 how David, once victorious over Goliath as a young shepherd, nearly died fighting Philistines later in life because he stayed weary from repeating old battle strategies in a new season as king. He [...]

Pastor Steven Furtick preaches from Acts 10 about the moment Peter's "never" meets God's "now" as heaven confronts his old boundaries through a vision and a knock at the gate. The powerful takeaway is that what you [...]

This is an excerpt from “There’s A Hole In Your Story” Pastor Steven Furtick challenges us to question the secondhand stories we hold about ourselves—like Gideon's "I'm the least"—asking "Who told you that?" just as [...]

This is an excerpt from: This Isn’t Working In Mark 3, Pastor Steven Furtick teaches how the enemy twists God's good gifts—like the Sabbath or relationships—into prisons that control us instead of serving us. Using the man with the withered [...]

This is an excerpt from: The Power of Provision: Work Your Window Pastor Steven Furtick shares how God's provision often shows up looking like a problem or hardship, so we miss it or push it away because it doesn't feel good. Drawing from [...]

This is an excerpt from: Flip The Bag In this powerful message from the Parable of the Talents, Pastor Steven Furtick challenges us to stop diminishing what God has given—time, talents, breath, opportunities—and start flipping the bag: doubling it [...]

This is an excerpt from: Something Good Is Coming From This! In this powerful message, Steven Furtick reminds us that God doesn't wait for perfect circumstances to fulfill His promises—He works right in the midst of tough places like Egypt, [...]

In his first sermon of 2022 from John 8:31-47, Pastor Steven Furtick confronts how the Devil traps believers not with obvious lies but by turning personal experiences into "truths" that limit freedom. Jesus tells believing Jews that [...]

This is an excerpt from «Good Morning Midnight.» On New Year's Eve, Pastor Steven Furtick encourages us to carry out 12 lessons or blessings from the past year—like one from each month or tribe—turning what could have been rock bottom into [...]

This is an excerpt from “Hello From the Other Side” Pastor Steven Furtick challenges the idea that a new year just means escaping tough situations like debt or pain—instead, God often wants to enter those areas with His strength and purpose. Using [...]

This is an excerpt from “Learning Hope The Hard Way” In this powerful Christmas message drawing from Isaiah 11 and the birth of Jesus, Pastor Steven Furtick uses the bouncy ball illustration to show how hard surfaces create high rebounds—just like [...]

This is an excerpt from “Kept In The Dark” Pastor Steven Furtick reminds us that following God often means walking in the dark—like Joseph, Mary, the magi, and even Old Testament Joseph—where you can't see ahead and nights feel endless and [...]

Pastor Steven Furtick delivers a stirring Christmas message on switching the picture—refusing to let current struggles or unmet expectations define your story when God is framing something far greater. Like Joseph accepting Mary and the unexpected [...]

This is an excerpt from “The Power Of A Better Question” Pastor Steven Furtick warns against getting stuck in survival mode by focusing on giants and uncontrollable people instead of God's promise—like the spies who reported fears based on [...]

Pastor Steven Furtick dives into the Christmas story from Matthew 2, showing how Jesus' birth in Bethlehem, escape to Egypt, and upbringing in Nazareth reveal God's unexpected ways. Through Joseph's dreams and divine rerouting, the [...]

This is an excerpt from “Jump To A New Conclusion” In this sermon, Pastor Steven Furtick draws from the story of John the Baptist leaping in Elizabeth's womb at Mary's visit (Luke 1), showing how deep inner recognition of God's [...]

Pastor Steven Furtick explores Luke 1 and the story of Mary and Elizabeth, showing how Elizabeth's question "Why am I so favored?" reflects a faith-filled belief that leads to joyful conclusions. Using John the Baptist's [...]

Pastor Steven Furtick shares a powerful Christmas message from Matthew 2 titled "Kept in the Dark," exploring how God often works in hidden, nighttime seasons—like Joseph's flight to Egypt—to fulfill prophecy and protect His [...]

This is an excerpt from «But Now Be Strong.» The preacher highlights the noise in our hearts when different voices—faith, fear, past memories, or complaints—compete over the same reality, like the mixed trumpets and tears at the new temple [...]

Pastor Steven Furtick continues the series on Philippians 1, focusing on the question "What does it mean?" to show how we assign meaning to our circumstances. Drawing from Paul's prison rejoicing and Joseph's declaration in [...]

This is an excerpt from “What It Means Is Up To Me” [b]Pastor Steven Furtick teaches that short-term wins—like extreme fitness gains or worldly achievements—can lead to long-term failure if done the wrong way or for the wrong reasons, creating [...]

This is an excerpt from “Stop Crying, It's Coming!” In this stirring word from Haggai and the story of Lazarus in John 11, Pastor Steven Furtick speaks to seasons of reinvention where nothing feels familiar, former glories seem lost, and [...]

Pastor Steven Furtick digs into Jeremiah 29:11-13, reminding us that God's good plans come with a call to seek Him wholeheartedly—often through a "second yes" that goes beyond initial excitement to deep covenant trust, even when the [...]

Pastor Steven Furtick teaches from Numbers 13 on "The Power of a Better Question," showing how the spies' fear-based questions led Israel to wander in the wilderness instead of entering the Promised Land. Contrasting their "Why [...]

This is an excerpt from “The Father Saw.” Pastor Steven Furtick reminds us that in seasons of distraction and discouragement, the Father's unseen celebration and vision of us—as His beloved children—can refocus our hearts. Through the parable [...]

Pastor Steven Furtick shares how losing confidence in our own flesh—like Paul after his Damascus road encounter—opens the door to true faith and righteousness through Christ. He urges us to stop comparing ourselves to others until we're sick [...]

Steven Furtick dives into Luke 5, where Peter—still very much Simon in his self-view—encounters Jesus' miraculous catch and instantly feels unworthy, begging Him to leave because "I'm a sinful man." Yet Jesus stays in the boat, [...]

Continuing from Haggai 2, Pastor Steven Furtick preaches "But Now Be Strong," urging believers to shift from distraction and discouragement—comparing the present to a glorified past or imagined future—to focusing on what's left and [...]

The preacher teaches from 2 Corinthians 9 that when we're discouraged and praying for breakthrough, God often gives us seed to sow instead of instant harvest. By shifting from self-focused "me" mode to generous "sow" [...]