Pastor Steven shares a funny story about his kids secretly controlling the car stereo from the backseat—like sneaky "backseat DJs"—to show how hidden things in life steal our joy without us noticing. Drawing from James 1:2-4, Hebrews [...]

In Matthew 15:10-20, Jesus flips the Pharisees' focus from external traditions to the true source of defilement: the heart. While they obsessed over unwashed hands breaking their rules, He reveals that what truly corrupts isn't what [...]

In this powerful New Year's Eve message from Exodus 14, Pastor Steven Furtick reminds us that what we went through in the past year wasn't meant to destroy us but to deliver us. Like the Israelites crossing the Red Sea on dry ground, God [...]

The preacher shares a Christmas message from Luke 1:67-79, where Zechariah prophesies about John preparing the way for Jesus, the rising sun bringing light to darkness and guiding feet into the path of peace. True peace isn't found in [...]

In Mark 14:1-11, a woman breaks an expensive alabaster jar of pure nard perfume and pours it on Jesus' head as extravagant worship and preparation for His burial, despite criticism that it was wasteful. Jesus defends her, saying she did a [...]

In Joshua 4, God instructs Israel to set up twelve stones from the Jordan as memorials to prompt future generations to remember His miracle of dry-ground crossing. The preacher uses this to teach the "power of the prompt"—God gives [...]

Pastor Steven Furtick draws from Joshua 4:1-9 to show that God gives the miracles and breakthroughs, but we’re responsible for managing them well. The twelve stones served as a memorial so the Israelites would always remember and tell the story of [...]

Steven Furtick kicks off the "Game Changer" series to build faith through practical obedience and stretching, drawing from Matthew 6:1-4 on secret giving rather than showy acts. Jesus teaches that genuine reward comes from the Father who [...]

In this powerful message from Matthew 6, Pastor Steven Furtick urges believers to stop chasing shallow values that lead to empty victories and instead reverse their worry by seeking God's kingdom first. Drawing from Jesus' teaching on not [...]

In this message on the power of interpretation, Pastor T.D. Jakes draws from Joseph's story in Genesis 40-45 and 1 Corinthians 14:3 to show that true understanding of life's events, dreams, pain, and opportunities comes from God alone. [...]

In this raw and honest message from Philippians 3, Pastor Steven Furtick confronts how we've often placed our confidence in personal performance, achievements, and outward behaviors rather than in Christ alone. Using Paul's powerful [...]

In this character study from 2 Kings 5, Pastor Steven Furtick explores Naaman's journey from a great but leprous commander to full healing through humble obedience. The message highlights how pride and unmet expectations can block God's [...]

In this message from Luke 10:38-42, Pastor Steven Furtick examines the familiar story of Martha and Mary, celebrating Martha's responsible heart while highlighting how distraction, obligation, and unmet expectations can pull us away from what [...]

In this message titled "The Devil in 3D," Pastor Steven Furtick uses Moses' striking of the rock in Numbers 20 to expose three real-life tactics of the enemy: deficit (creating lack that leads to desperation), disappointment [...]

In this opening message of the "Triggered" series from 1 Peter 5:5-9, Pastor Steven Furtick challenges believers to stop being surprised by struggles and instead humble themselves under God's mighty hand. By casting anxiety on [...]

The preacher dives into 2 Corinthians 10:13-16, highlighting Paul's frustration with opposition from false teachers while pushing to spread the gospel further. Paul refuses to boast beyond his God-given sphere but hopes the Corinthians' [...]

In Mark 6:1-6 from the "Savage Jesus" series, Pastor Steven Furtick examines Jesus' return to Nazareth, where familiarity bred contempt and unbelief limited miracles. The people, amazed at first by His wisdom and works, took offense [...]

In this powerful message from Joshua 2, Pastor Steven Furtick shows how God uses Rahab—a woman with a damaged reputation—to help Israel claim their promised land. Rahab's faith and bold actions, despite her past, demonstrate that God [...]

In this message linking Philippians 4 with the entire book, Pastor Steven Furtick explores Paul's perspective shift from prison—rejoicing in the Philippians' renewed concern while declaring contentment in every circumstance through Christ [...]

Steven Furtick unpacks Philippians 1, where Paul rejoices that Christ is preached even from wrong motives, embraces his imprisonment with inner freedom, and declares "What does it matter?" He teaches being "released in [...]

The preacher examines Mark 16's abrupt ending where women flee the empty tomb in fear and astonishment, announcing Jesus is risen but saying nothing due to terror. He declares this Easter truth: "It can't end like this" – [...]

Jesus modeled humble conversation by sitting down to teach, to rest, and to engage across divides—like with the Samaritan woman at the well. Pastor Steven calls us through the "gate of conversation" to sit, listen, and talk with those [...]

In Joshua 24, Joshua gathers Israel at Shechem to recount God's faithfulness from Abraham to the Promised Land, urging them to fear and serve the Lord alone. Steven Furtick highlights closing the loop: circling back to see God's progress, [...]

In Mark 6:45-52, Pastor Steven Furtick unpacks the disciples' storm on the lake, where Jesus sent them ahead while praying on the mountain. As they strained against the wind, Jesus walked on water, intending to pass by, but entered the boat, [...]

In this New Year's message on fresh anointing from 1 Samuel 16, the preacher shows how God chose and anointed young David despite being overlooked, emphasizing that a fresh outpouring of the Spirit empowers us for our current assignments, [...]

In this sermon from Mark 6 on Jesus walking on water, Pastor Steven Furtick teaches that resistance and storms often confirm you're on the right path when following God's direction. The wind was against the disciples precisely because [...]

In this message on the parable of the growing seed from Mark 4, Pastor Steven Furtick challenges believers to trust God's hidden timetable when dreams and purposes seem buried in uncertainty. The real test of faith is enduring the invisible [...]

In this sermon on Jonah, Pastor Steven Furtick explores how people often run from God's call without realizing it at the time, expending more effort to disobey than to obey. Jonah's story shows that storms can confirm rebellion, God [...]

In this powerful message to youth at Elevation Church's Student Takeover, Pastor Steven Furtick reveals God's favorite word is "yes"—He loves saying yes to His promises and wants our yes in return. Drawing from Moses' [...]

In this sermon on managing sexual passion biblically, Pastor Steven Furtick teaches that sex and passion are good gifts from God meant for intimacy in marriage, but without proper parameters, they destroy instead of build. Using fire as an [...]

In this message, Pastor Steven Furtick teaches that the grind—the difficult, repetitive situations we face—is actually a gift from God that produces grace, refines us, and draws out pure oil for His use. Rather than wasting grace through envy, [...]

In this throwback message revisiting John 4's woman at the well, Pastor Steven Furtick declares the harvest is here and now—Jesus is the true well of living water exceeding expectations. He urges believers to stop waiting for future [...]

In this sermon on David and Goliath, Pastor Steven Furtick emphasizes that believers already have the advantage through God, but victory requires greater awareness of it. David didn't have more ability—he had more awareness of God's [...]

In this sermon on Genesis 35 and Rachel's death during Benjamin's birth, Pastor Steven Furtick shows life mixes triumph with trouble, joy with sadness—God never promises all good, but works everything (good and bad) for ultimate good. [...]

In 1 Samuel 17:28-45, the preacher shows David hitting his first wall of doubt through his brother Eliab's harsh accusations, then Saul downplaying him, and finally Goliath's trash-talking provocation. The big takeaway is that the enemy [...]

Pastor uses a pile of chargers from his office to show that all our gifts, talents, church platforms, and opportunities are worthless without God's "charge." Referencing 1 Timothy 1:18 ("this charge I commit to you"), he [...]

In Matthew 7:24-27, Jesus closes the Sermon on the Mount with the parable of two builders: the wise one who hears His words and puts them into practice builds on the rock and stands through the storm, while the foolish one on sand crashes. The [...]

The preacher explains that coming to Christ doesn't remove our human needs like approval, connection, or significance—those stay the same, but God meets them perfectly from His infinite riches instead of flawed sources. He stresses that [...]

This sermon challenges listeners to stop talking themselves out of the assignments and promises God has for them, drawing parallels from Moses's excuses and Joshua's commissioning. Using Joshua 1:1-9 and Psalm 42, the preacher argues that [...]

This sermon explores why the people of Nazareth rejected Jesus, focusing on Nathaniel's skeptical question in John 1:46: "Can anything good come from Nazareth?" The preacher argues that their rejection stemmed from a deep-seated [...]

When everything feels urgent and you're pulled in every direction, anxiety often comes from lacking clear priorities—saying yes to the wrong things means no to what truly matters. Pastor Steven stresses weighing God's truth over [...]

The preacher shares five ways we create our own storms and anxiety—like speaking negative words, poor approaches, wrong voices, unrealistic expectations, and shame—drawing from the story in Mark 4 where Jesus calms the storm with "Quiet, be [...]

In week 3 of the "Sun Stand Still" series, Pastor Steven Furtick preaches from Mark 5 about Jairus' daughter being raised from the dead, showing how the enemy uses the "why bother" voice to discourage audacious faith when [...]

In this powerful message from Joshua 10:7-15, the preacher shares why the miracle of the sun standing still means so much to him personally and to the church. Joshua's audacious prayer during battle leads to God stopping the sun, symbolizing [...]

In Philippians 1, Paul interprets his imprisonment as advancing the gospel rather than hindering it, refusing a hostage mentality and choosing to see chains as "for Christ"; he shifts from interpretation to anticipation (apokaradokia), [...]

In this sermon, the preacher challenges our culture's focus on self-confidence, showing through Philippians and other Scriptures that true biblical confidence comes from Christ and God's work in us, not our own achievements or [...]

In this heartfelt onstage conversation at Elevation Church, Bishop T.D. Jakes opens up with Pastor Steven Furtick about his new book 'Soar,' sharing how real success comes from spotting your God-given seeds, grinding hard while young, and [...]

Steven Furtick gets honest about his own harsh inner critic and how he's learning to coach himself with more grace instead of constant self-attack. He shares that healthy self-talk feels like having a good coach who pushes you forward without [...]

Steven Furtick gets real about the inner war we all face—wanting to be like David, a man after God's heart, yet sometimes acting like Saul, throwing spears at what God is actually using for our good. From 1 Samuel 19 and Psalm 59, he shows [...]

In this powerful message from Mark 5, Pastor Steven Furtick dives into the story of Jesus crossing the stormy Sea of Galilee to deliver a demon-possessed man called Legion in the region of the Gerasenes. Through the storm, the man's [...]