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You’re Never Really Ready

Pastor Steven had the privilege to speak at Hillsong Conference 2012 in Sydney, Australia, preaching to over 20,000 church leaders from the around the world. Using the life of Jeremiah as a springboard, he teaches that we are never really ready to follow God’s calling for our lives. And that’s OK. Looking at the people God used throughout the Bible, God doesn’t call any of us to be ready – He calls us only to be obedient and follow Him.

To watch Pastor Steven’s entire message from Hillsong Conference 2012 click here.

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Never-Ready Faith In Our Ever-Present God

Pastor Steven had privilege to speak at Hillsong Conference 2012 in Sydney, Australia, preaching to over 20,000 church leaders from the around the world. Using the life of Jeremiah as a springboard, he taught us that we are never really ready to follow God’s calling for our lives. But we learn that God doesn’t call us to be ready – He calls us to only be obedient and follow Him.

Does Our Mundane Matter?

You want to matter. You want to live a life of significance. Of course you do, I can’t think of one person who doesn’t.

But the reality for many of us is that when the alarm clock goes off tomorrow, we’re still where we were yesterday. The same responsibilities. The same expenses. The same circumstances. Have we short-changed ourselves? Are we meant for more?

Yes.

Many people know God has called them to step out in faith, but they spend their days like Jonah, ignoring the call or running from it. And for the rest of us, the ones who don’t already know our clear calling, how do we live for God in the day-to-day? Today? Right now? In this clip from the Code Orange Revival, Pastor Steven uses the life of David to explain the eternal significance of simple obedience.

The Code Orange Revival was a powerful experience with thousands joining us for an incredible 12 days of bold preaching and amazing worship. Online, the Code Orange Revival was viewed over 350,000 times in 138 countries on six continents by over 130,000 people. Order your Code Orange Revival boxed set on DVD or CD here, featuring all 12 sermons, a bonus teaching from Pastor Steven, and bonus features on every disc.

For 24/7 inspirational content from Pastor Steven and Elevation Church, visit the Elevation Network.

Favor Isn’t Fair

Many of us don’t have a great understanding of what it means to have the favor of God. And often our first mistake comes in how we define ‘favor.’ And that’s because it’s not easily defined. There is no explanation as to why God, in all His mystery and glory, chooses to show His favor in the way that He does. God’s favor cannot be attributed to anything we’ve done or are going to do. God’s favor isn’t Chuck E. Cheese. We didn’t earn enough tickets to cash in for the big prize. No, God’s favor isn’t fair. And as Pastor Steven explains in this clip from our series Found Favor, the last thing we should want is for God to be fair.

What does the favor of God look like? Is it having good luck? Being blessed with wealth and influence? And how do we get favor? Can we lose it? Watch the entire Found Favor series.

For 24/7 inspirational content from Pastor Steven and Elevation Church, visit the Elevation Network.

The Greatest Way to Get Even

So you’ve been wronged. There’s no way around it and there’s nothing you can do about it. You’re the victim here. But how should you respond? Some people say to just “forgive and forget.” Sure, that’s easy to say – but is that even the right way to respond? Does that turn Christians into punching bags for the people who wrong us? Do Christians have a right to retaliate? In this clip from our series F-Bomb Pastor Steven teaches us the greatest way to get even by reminding us where both our forgiveness and justice come from.

Discover what true forgiveness through Jesus looks like. Watch the entire F-Bomb series.

For 24/7 inspirational content from Pastor Steven and Elevation Church, visit the Elevation Network.

Toxic Words

Every day of our lives, we are faced with faith-threatening soul pollution. Our influences. Our emotions. Our behaviors. The world attempts to define these standards in a toxic way and we willingly inhale these poisons that damage our relationship with God. In this special two-week series, we examine the toxins that assault us daily and offer the ultimate soul detox to remain clean, pure, and focused on the standard of God’s holiness.

Just Win, Baby

How do I succeed in life? How do I get ahead? How do I finish on top? These are questions we ask ourselves everyday. Many of the answers we give drive our thoughts, our actions and our futures. But what does true success look like? How do we know when we win? And who’s keeping score? In our series Christ Alone, Pastor Steven dissects the phrase “more than conquerors” from Romans chapter 8 and shows us the framework for life’s victory.

Discover how our faith is defined by only one thing. Watch the entire Christ Alone series.

For 24/7 inspirational content from Pastor Steven and Elevation Church, visit the Elevation Network.

How To Make Your Faith Great

This may sound like a simple principle – but great faith doesn’t come easy. A few years ago, Pastor Steven wrote a book called Sun Stand Still. A book about praying faith-filled prayers like Joshua and living an audacious life for the glory of God. And after reading that book, many of us wanted so badly to have that same faith and see our lives make a great Kingdom impact. And in the sermon series of the same name, Pastor Steven explains to us the cost of great faith.

The audacious faith that we see in the Bible, the faith that caused a man to pray and see the sun stand still in the sky, is the same faith we can claim for ourselves today. Watch the entire Sun Stand Still series.

For 24/7 inspirational content from Pastor Steven and Elevation Church, visit the Elevation Network.

How To Get The Devil Off Your Doorstep

The moment you become a Christian you are washed clean from your past, your sins are forgotten and your heart is made new in the name of Jesus. That’s the simple Truth. So why does it not always feel that way? Why do we still doubt we are free and forgiven? In our day-to-day lives, filled with distractions and pain and sin, it can be very easy to forget who we belong to. But in our series Treatment, Pastor Steven uses a great analogy to remind us who the new and true owner of our heart is.

The time has come to break free, expose our weaknesses and get it all on the table. Watch the entire Treatment series.

For 24/7 inspirational content from Pastor Steven and Elevation Church, visit the Elevation Network.

Toxic Thoughts

Every day of our lives, we are faced with faith-threatening soul pollution. Our influences. Our emotions. Our behaviors. The world attempts to define these standards in a toxic way and we willingly inhale these poisons that damage our relationship with God. In this special two-week series, we examine the toxins that assault us daily and offer the ultimate soul detox to remain clean, pure, and focused on the standard of God’s holiness.