Pastor Furtick has the uncanny ability to teach us, make us laugh, relate to us, and fill our hearts with God's spirit all in just one sermon. Loved his sermons!
Remember to pray for your pastors y’all! May God cover their mind, body, spirit, & families with the entire armor of God!! They’re putting their life on the line (spiritually) to help many of us who are broken!
Victoriaa Linh Thank you for this. It’s so important and sometimes it seems like there are more people just waiting for a pastor to fall than there are praying protection from a fall. He’s just a man (or she’s just a woman). My husband was a pastor for over 20 years, loved the church and gave more of himself than he had to give. I believe he got to that empty place and lost that spiritual battle, at least for a time. He left the church, he left me, and he’s living opposite of everything he ever taught, believed, lived. My prodigal pastor, whom I still love with everything I have but who now blames me for everything. He was a good man and a good pastor. If it could happen to him, it could happen to anyone. Pastors and others in Christian leadership need our prayers, not our nitpicky condemnation. Pastor Steven and Holly need our prayers. Whenever God is working in and through people, they become a target. (And He’s used them so much just in my life through videos.) He has taught me so much walking through this fire, but I wish these lessons would have been learned without the extreme pain for everyone involved. I pray for my husband daily, but I wish I’d prayed for him daily all those years we spent in full time ministry. I wish I prayed as fervently for his protection and interceded for him as frequently then as I do now. I share all that to hopefully encourage those reading even more to pray earnestly for your pastors, for Pastor Steven and Holly, for anyone in Christian leadership who has encouraged you and touched your life. This is a great reminder.
Lori Watson Wow. That was deep. Thank you for being honest and courageous sharing your testimony. God is not finished with your husband! There is hope!! A pastor in the city I grew up in recently committed suicide due to mental health issues. :( My heart aches because he left three boys and his wife behind. But what the devil meant for evil God meant for good!! We must continue to pray for each other as a community of believers in Christ. Even so for non believers. Sending love and prayers your way. ❤️
This is such a reminder, we sometimes don't even think about it, thank you very much Victoriaa for , I truly love this, love his preaching, I'm praying to God to keep him humble and continue to give knowledge and wisdom to keep this up ..
Literally listening to this as i'm putting away laundry, cleaning counters, and washing dishes. As a stay at home mom, it's so important for me to remember how blessed I am to wash these dishes that God provided food to touch to feed my family, and to hang up my husband's work clothes that God blessed us with to be able to let me stay at home. I don't have to put these clothes away. I don't have to wash these dishes. I get to. God is so amazing. I almost turned on worship music as I started to clean. Turned on this sermon instead. I really needed to hear this.
Misty Wiser amen sister! God has just given my husband a job where I don’t have to work anymore and I didn’t know how to take it I was happy but confused I have to lean on god and trust him every minute every day. I am leaning to take the gifts god has given me and be thankful I get to be a stay at home wife!
The way Pastor Furtick's sermons come together and intertwine is something that can only come from the Spirit. Thank you for this message pastor. Manipulation Obligation Victimization Interpretation Expectation
God does not contradict himself Amen. God just exposed him, he said he likes watching other movies than Christian movies that's not spiritual the spirit does not lie my brother nor does is mislead, and we cannot be a stumbling block when it comes to God it has to be real and serious not saying we cannot laugh or have enjoyment but there is a way to do it. That is why so many are mislead and still remain confused opening doors to many things that are not of God and feel it is from God. Those feelings and passions and desires are suppose to be gone that only shows where they are at in God but again we use wisdom pray for them Amen oh and alot of Christian movies are not that good on leading into truth, they still show killing bad guys and the ones who kill the bad guys are suppose to be the good holy guys sad but hey pray for them too. No fear in God but we pray for wisdom and understanding what God COMMANDS AND REQUIRES not what man says are Gods standards are But what God says His standards are Amen
The Lord’s Prayer Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. amen.
It's HIS-story. Sometimes I need to get out of the way. When I haven't I need end up fighting the wrong battles. And many times it's because I surrender to become slave again to battles I thought I had already won. Help me, Lord, to surrender to YOU, the author and finisher of my faith. In you, and there only will I find my way. In Jesus name, Amen.
Mother of my kids left. I was so mad at her for how unfair i thought she left. I couldn't sleep last night and God led me to tgis message on my way to work ❤🔥 God is so good. I really needed this THANK YOU 🙏
I pray for your strength. I know it's nothing easy. From experience. I have a 3 year old and his dad ended things a couple of days before my birthday. Been sick with emotions. But GOD will bring us through. And who knows maybe these aren't the people GOD intended for us to spend our lives with .
Amen thank you both. Throughout this whole process i kept saying God gone work it out. He has and still is. He is a great God and he will bring us threw anything just keep faith in him we are unstoppable that way💪.
This last month I have been releasing, "I have to / I got to" Now I say I GET TO! I WANT TO. It has really added joy to my life. Something so simple. The enemy is sly.
The ‘dishes metal march’ is 100% most accurate & relatable... & 2000% most funny 👍🏻 & when you say ‘Martha Martha’, I want to answer with ‘why you buggin’... I listen to one of your messages daily. Real is what gets people thinking...not a script. I hope you have staff who weed out the negatives on here b/c it would be a disservice to let that ever affect your ways. Jesus kept it real & so do you...
1 Corinthians 15:58 says, "Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain." (NIV)
I am not only named Martha, but am a Martha. I have been striving to find a balance between my Mary servant heart (devotion to spending time with God) and my Martha workhorse servant heart (always busy at something). This truly showed me that I can be both at the same time, there is no difference, if my heart is right. My joy is found in him. I want his plan & path for me, not my played out version.... thank you Pastor Steven
25:33 I dont have to; I get to!!! Thank you Lord! I have been overwhelmed by my life, which was so easy for me but the last 6 months I have been struggling. It truly has been my perspective...a woman told me let the Lord be the Lord of your life... I honestly was praying days ago how to do that... I am sooo thankful for this message.. Gods so good to me!!
I needed this message so badly. All I do is control and try to change my life and I’m just stressing myself out about situations that aren’t going how I want and it’s making my life miserable. But why should I bother controlling my life when there’s somebody who’s so much better at it who’s doing it for me?
Exactly, exactly!! There’s this song that I listen to anytime I feel like giving up, called I’ll Give Thanks by Housefires. My favorite line goes “Gods not worried.. so why do I worry?” and it repeats over and over again. I recommend giving it a listen, it’s an amazing fight song/declaration. You are sooo pretty btw 🥺🤩
Amazing Word!! Perfect timing to listen to this. Beyond perfect!! Father, I’m so grateful for your love and sovereignty. Continue to bless Pastor Furtick and His ministry in Jesus’ name..
I suffer so much from anxiety and ptsd from a horrid childhood so many do not unstand mental health this is the reason I set up my channel to help others love to all
living with anxiety Lisa johnson Everything will be oky Lisa, but please seek help from Mental institution...We are all here for you and JESUS died so you can gain freedom in every aspect of ua life..Just trust him and everything will be oky...DONT GIVE UP...
Eventually you'll be able to trust in God and cast all your anxieties on him. Take your time, God is patient and merciful. What you're doing is very admirable and beautiful but focus first on healing yourself (you could listen to Joel Osteen or Billy graham too) and then you can focus on others if you still will so :D let God show you what God can do for you, then follow him and see what you can do through him :)
HALLELUJAH DON'T GET DISTRACTED FROM WHATS IMPORTANT AND REMEMBER THAT GOD IS WITH US IN EACH STEP WE TAKE, JUST KEEP PRAYING AND READING HIS WORD AMEN GOD BLESS EVERYONE AND EVERYONE'S FAMILIES AND LOVE ONES 💪🙏❤️🙌👏😇!
When this series came out I was on it and made sure I didn’t miss any sermon, it came at a point in my life where I really needed it. Now I’m going through some trials but revisiting this series reminds me of how far I’ve come and how faithful God has been. God is using pastor Steven and his church in an amazing way. May God continue to bless him and his family 🙏🏼
🔥🙏🏾 this is so on point. I have been a victim of creating a movie in my mind of how things should unfold. Then I will seek God and pray for an answer and become disappointed in the results if it doesn’t unfold in a certain manner. But this is a great reminder that I am not the director of my life. And God will exceed my expectations in the end. Amen amen amen 🙏🏾
Good day Pastor Steven Furtick, thanks for allowing God to speak through you, I stream these sermons every week from South Africa and they always reach me at a time where I'm just about to let go. I thank God for you and your church. I also hope the editing team could let the last song after the prayer play a bit because it offers a great opportunity for worship. Thank you
This spoke to my heart like no other sermon, this is what I needed. Lord I cried like a little girl but You know my heart and You are the Director and You will get me where I need to go, I have to stop worrying about everything and doing too much. Thank you for this message.
When I feel myself slipping into a mood...I listen to this sermon and use this as my attitude adjustments. It never fails to bring things into focus for me. God is Good!
What are people talking about Steven Furtick is great. You don't understand what it looks like for God not to be pleased with someone look at Jonah. God told us to preach the gospel. He is being used for a purpose that speaks to this generation. He exegetes well and has charisma. People are jealous God bless him
I prayed for comfort being a caregiver and saw this message right afterwards and the Holy Spirit is fast!!! Thank you Pastor Furtick I will be making a donation!
It was amazing to attend this in person. I watch/ listen to Pastor Steven ALL the time. This Sermon was powerful. My husband (who does not attend church with me back at home (Michigan) was selfless & went with me to Elevation to see/hear Pastor Furtick. He thought Pastor was pretty cool and did not fall asleep. Won’t God do it! Bikers like Pastor Furtick.
I watched this yesterday with my grandmother at my mom's house. My mom and I argue often because she spends so much cleaning and house work before anything. I live next door and I serve a lot a church and she tells me all the time so stop spending so much time with God and more on my house. I hope she was listening.
I am also going through a similar situation with my mother I pray for her everyday my name is Brandi. Bless you all for I am going through some situations and need all the prayers I can get but I pray for my enemies mostly for they are as Psalms 91 speaks of. My favorite. PSALM 119 . The bible is my way the Lord lights my path
Taking back my mind after going through being lied to for years on end. I’m blessed to be able to awake. I pray 🙏that all people who are being lied to will be woken up as I have been, it is a feeling of disappointment in someone I thought wouldn’t lie to me and that I could trust. Yet, waking up is better than being asleep in a any kind of lie.
God your are my director, you guide to me to green pastures. Even though I walk through the shadow... I will not fault no one for my life is guided by you. You given me the freedom of choice and my choice have placed here. I can and will not give up cus two little boys need there father. There mother has abandoned them and I'm all they have left so I won't stop running.
Just to let u know my life has been changed mentally and emotionally and physically helping me process through trauma I never thought I was gonna heal fine but listening to preach like no other pastor I have ever heard is such a blessing and I think God for you and your ministry and keep on preaching just the way you are I think God and thank you for allowing God to work miracles sermons like this in your life to help people like me out here suffering every day, but being here thank you thank you OK
if church was more like this more people would show up i can promise u...if i knew i could wake up sunday and go see this guy in person id be there quite often i can promise u that
Martha & Mary: Distract- pull apart Guilt - bad attitude Manipulation - holding responsibility , control the situation Obligation - things you have to do, pressure Interpretation - no margin, trying to control things, Do not judge, and you won’t be judge We have to get fill first before giving to others I want to, I need to, He is worthy to be praise. My movie ends in Victory 🙌🙌
This "I don't have to" touched me a lot. It feels so different actually understanding, that I don't have to, that everything is my choice. Thank you, Steven Furtick. Sending you love)
My precious mama Mary always said she was Mary in the bible and her sister (Nonnie) was Martha. And she was so right. I sat here sobbing remembering how they were. I have a Martha and Mary in me. Great message. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
God Almighty has to be REAL for only through His Power could Minds come to such unified understanding and resolve to be able to address those real and yet unseen problems that we face that could cause us such deep pain and yet bring great light and hope from darkness. Praise be to our Creator
"Its not to do with work and worship. Jesus wants you to get to a place where you can't tell the difference between the two." Working with a servants heart can be worship. I love that Pastor Steven made a point that it was not Martha's action but her attitude that Jesus had a problem with.
Praise God! This sermon was eye opening. Work and worship -- you can't have one without the other. But we must be filled first. Worship then work! Amen!
Profound!. "If I always met your expectations, I could would never be able to exceed them". Sit and think about that statement for a few minutes. Thank you Pastor! Excellent!
Day 100 ! God's invitation. Life's interruption. If you want to be a judge of other people's life you'll end up feeling anxious coz' the same measure of judgement will be used for you . Don't do it because it's an obligation do it because it's a privilege. Be filled first before serving. Martha was not doing anything wrong. She was doing it with wrong attitude. #Preach Steven Furtick 🔥🔥 Love from India 💓
I needed this so badly today…this week…well my whole life but this is my current place of mental karate lol I’ve been trying to get out of it and get focused back on what’s important and on God but it’s felt nearly impossible this morning. This helped relieve so much of the chaos ❤️🙏🏾
Wow you did mic drop on the phrase if he met all my needs he wouldn't be able to exceed them. I can believe how much that touched me. Got me in Vegas calling Martha Martha. Amen. Pastor furtick.
Thanks for all your Prayers I was able to spend some time here with my kids and grandson everting is well with my soul I thank my Daughter for letting me use her I pad while I’m here watching her grandson trying to put a seed in him so when he gets older he’ll be able to worship God I’ll be going home now I’ll be going back to my church i pray the your family to be bBlessedthis is my last text to be the last time my last message be safe thank you holly for your Ministry it helped me in so many ways you guys have the best life now I’ll be going back to my church have a happy llife peace be with you brother and sister love Michelle Gonzales I’m healed Amen
Thank you Pastor’s Steven and Holly for upholding and modeling what a beautiful and healthy marriage looks like! 🥹🥰🙌🕊 Your church’s, all locations, and the hearts that carry all these good purposes that Elevation stand for are inspiration and restorative food for my emotions/soul. Your preaching and words keep me alive when I feel hopeless, the ideas and action I take on because of what I hear explained keeps me thriving in and out of disappointment, and when I turn on these sermons I feel my joy recovered to me.
I’m just so lost right now in life. I’m scared of love, life, everything. sometimes I don’t want to be here anymore. it’s a constant battle with myself and my mind everyday and I don’t know what to do and how to get my mind right . I don’t feel like anyone can help because I don’t know what the issue is myself. I just want it to stop. I pray to god everyday for his forgiveness, for his strength for his guidance but I can’t feel him or hear him i believe in him I just don’t know what I’m supposed to do. I’m trapped by my thoughts and I know they’re not my own. Sometimes I get really sad out of nowhere and can’t pin out where it’s coming from and why I feel the way that I do. Or sometimes I’ll feel like I’m not good enough for anything and that I’m not worthy enough for god and that he won’t accept me because of the thoughts and feelings I have I’m just lost and I need help. Fellow believers I ask that you Please pray for me
Are u okay now sister?? And this is not the movie that we've scripted...But God's... Let us surrender our everything to him so that things will happen according to his script and beyond our expectations!! God bless you sister!! He's always right there to listen to ur prayers!!
You've been manipulated and programmed since birth we all have wrongly been programmed and our mind feelings are not facts just keep reaching out talking to God and listening to Steven furtick and anything you can get your hands on that is spiritual to read and this is what and when you ask God for deliverance and said and his feet and worship he's still a no God ask him for the answers he will show you keep seeking seeking seeking and believing if you seek you will find he will show you the way do not tell people running around to everyone you know for answers go to Jesus go to God our Father we are his children 🙏💜🤗 pray and then wait your answer will come in some way shape or form and you will be happily surprised 😂
Nothing can separate us from the love of God the enemy will make us feel distracted and feel separate from him and feeling separate from God does cause sadness😔
I totally love that you don't like Christian movies. I'm an actor and animal wrangler and do set design. I got my start in the Christian film world and the quality is subpar in the film industry. I'm sure it reaches some, praise God, but I'm with you Pastor!
Newark New Jersey Prudential center this is Nancy Sanchez you blew the roof off the building 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Abby is so pretty and so is Holly you did your thing pastor!!!!! It was exactly what I expected and then some I purchased your book I can't wait to read it and I'm walking around at midnight with the elevation nights 2020 shirt on LOL I can't say enough about you guys the music was mind-blowing in person I listen to it everyday but everything was just absolutely amazing thank you for gracing us with your presence 🙌
This series has blessed me greatly. It was so good, I've been teaching it to our young family class. Thank you much to Pastor Steven and Elevation for uploading this.
My goodness Pastor Steven was on one this sermon ! Both hilarious and convicting. Very tricky subject area we deal with here. Well done again Pastor Furtick and Team ! So wonderful and so needed today For God’s Kingdom.
I hear you Jesus LOUD AND CLEAR. A movie directed by Rachel just is not working anymore. Thank you, Pastor Steve, for being obedient and delivering an emotional, thought-provoking, nerve-touching message... Floored
I'd heard bits and pieces of you speaking but had never really fully heard you preach until several days ago and now I'm hooked. God uses you in such a unique way sometimes I wonder how does he put these sermons together and I realize it's not you its God through you speaking to us. Love your vulnerability to share your personal experiences. Its surely been edifying me and I've shared to many people I know. God bless you and your family tremendously. This series is so much needed in our world. Love love love!!
On point. God bless you sir Steven and your church. Cried so much as I am guilty of such demand and disappointments. I surrender what i cant control. I was saddened today for i have to pawned my last gold earrings for my daughter's chemo but hey I gotta let that go for a common good. Yep too many things in mind and which to prioritize. I am definitely clueless of what will happen next but I want to trust on our creator a great ending. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Pastor Furtick has the uncanny ability to teach us, make us laugh, relate to us, and fill our hearts with God's spirit all in just one sermon. Loved his sermons!
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That's da truth ⬆️ awesome Pastor with an amazing anointing 👏 👏 👏 🙏🙏🙏💜💜💜
Absolutely True.
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Remember to pray for your pastors y’all! May God cover their mind, body, spirit, & families with the entire armor of God!! They’re putting their life on the line (spiritually) to help many of us who are broken!
Victoriaa Linh Thank you for this. It’s so important and sometimes it seems like there are more people just waiting for a pastor to fall than there are praying protection from a fall. He’s just a man (or she’s just a woman).
My husband was a pastor for over 20 years, loved the church and gave more of himself than he had to give. I believe he got to that empty place and lost that spiritual battle, at least for a time. He left the church, he left me, and he’s living opposite of everything he ever taught, believed, lived. My prodigal pastor, whom I still love with everything I have but who now blames me for everything.
He was a good man and a good pastor. If it could happen to him, it could happen to anyone. Pastors and others in Christian leadership need our prayers, not our nitpicky condemnation. Pastor Steven and Holly need our prayers. Whenever God is working in and through people, they become a target. (And He’s used them so much just in my life through videos.)
He has taught me so much walking through this fire, but I wish these lessons would have been learned without the extreme pain for everyone involved. I pray for my husband daily, but I wish I’d prayed for him daily all those years we spent in full time ministry. I wish I prayed as fervently for his protection and interceded for him as frequently then as I do now.
I share all that to hopefully encourage those reading even more to pray earnestly for your pastors, for Pastor Steven and Holly, for anyone in Christian leadership who has encouraged you and touched your life. This is a great reminder.
Lori Watson Wow. That was deep. Thank you for being honest and courageous sharing your testimony. God is not finished with your husband! There is hope!! A pastor in the city I grew up in recently committed suicide due to mental health issues. :( My heart aches because he left three boys and his wife behind. But what the devil meant for evil God meant for good!! We must continue to pray for each other as a community of believers in Christ. Even so for non believers. Sending love and prayers your way. ❤️
This is such a reminder, we sometimes don't even think about it, thank you very much Victoriaa for , I truly love this, love his preaching, I'm praying to God to keep him humble and continue to give knowledge and wisdom to keep this up ..
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Victoriaa Linh truth
Literally listening to this as i'm putting away laundry, cleaning counters, and washing dishes. As a stay at home mom, it's so important for me to remember how blessed I am to wash these dishes that God provided food to touch to feed my family, and to hang up my husband's work clothes that God blessed us with to be able to let me stay at home. I don't have to put these clothes away. I don't have to wash these dishes. I get to. God is so amazing. I almost turned on worship music as I started to clean. Turned on this sermon instead. I really needed to hear this.
Misty Wiser amen sister! God has just given my husband a job where I don’t have to work anymore and I didn’t know how to take it I was happy but confused I have to lean on god and trust him every minute every day. I am leaning to take the gifts god has given me and be thankful I get to be a stay at home wife!
Amen
I LOVE THIS. TOTALLY RELATE TO THIS COMPLETELY
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The way Pastor Furtick's sermons come together and intertwine is something that can only come from the Spirit. Thank you for this message pastor.
Manipulation
Obligation
Victimization
Interpretation
Expectation
God does not contradict himself Amen. God just exposed him, he said he likes watching other movies than Christian movies that's not spiritual the spirit does not lie my brother nor does is mislead, and we cannot be a stumbling block when it comes to God it has to be real and serious not saying we cannot laugh or have enjoyment but there is a way to do it. That is why so many are mislead and still remain confused opening doors to many things that are not of God and feel it is from God. Those feelings and passions and desires are suppose to be gone that only shows where they are at in God but again we use wisdom pray for them Amen oh and alot of Christian movies are not that good on leading into truth, they still show killing bad guys and the ones who kill the bad guys are suppose to be the good holy guys sad but hey pray for them too. No fear in God but we pray for wisdom and understanding what God COMMANDS AND REQUIRES not what man says are Gods standards are But what God says His standards are Amen
Chestan James riiiiight?!?!👑🔥
Indeed- Amen😀
Absolutely agree!! Amazing series.
Yes! I agree ☝️
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory,
forever and ever.
amen.
It's HIS-story. Sometimes I need to get out of the way. When I haven't I need end up fighting the wrong battles. And many times it's because I surrender to become slave again to battles I thought I had already won. Help me, Lord, to surrender to YOU, the author and finisher of my faith. In you, and there only will I find my way. In Jesus name, Amen.
Mother of my kids left. I was so mad at her for how unfair i thought she left. I couldn't sleep last night and God led me to tgis message on my way to work ❤🔥 God is so good. I really needed this THANK YOU 🙏
amen brother i literally felt the same way the other day
I pray for your strength. I know it's nothing easy. From experience. I have a 3 year old and his dad ended things a couple of days before my birthday. Been sick with emotions. But GOD will bring us through. And who knows maybe these aren't the people GOD intended for us to spend our lives with .
Amen thank you both. Throughout this whole process i kept saying God gone work it out. He has and still is. He is a great God and he will bring us threw anything just keep faith in him we are unstoppable that way💪.
He said he would never leave you or forsake!
Who is sitting in the front row that I hear saying "Amen!" constantly? I love it!!
The Spirit. in every. single. one. of us watching! 🙌
This last month I have been releasing, "I have to / I got to"
Now I say I GET TO! I WANT TO. It has really added joy to my life. Something so simple. The enemy is sly.
Judy R Overturf yeah he is
The ‘dishes metal march’ is 100% most accurate & relatable... & 2000% most funny 👍🏻 & when you say ‘Martha Martha’, I want to answer with ‘why you buggin’... I listen to one of your messages daily. Real is what gets people thinking...not a script. I hope you have staff who weed out the negatives on here b/c it would be a disservice to let that ever affect your ways. Jesus kept it real & so do you...
1 Corinthians 15:58 says, "Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain." (NIV)
I am not only named Martha, but am a Martha. I have been striving to find a balance between my Mary servant heart (devotion to spending time with God) and my Martha workhorse servant heart (always busy at something). This truly showed me that I can be both at the same time, there is no difference, if my heart is right. My joy is found in him. I want his plan & path for me, not my played out version.... thank you Pastor Steven
24:30 "The spirit of obligation is the enemy of joy" thats it. Im done being a director. Jesus take the wheel
25:33 I dont have to; I get to!!! Thank you Lord! I have been overwhelmed by my life, which was so easy for me but the last 6 months I have been struggling. It truly has been my perspective...a woman told me let the Lord be the Lord of your life... I honestly was praying days ago how to do that... I am sooo thankful for this message.. Gods so good to me!!
I needed this message so badly. All I do is control and try to change my life and I’m just stressing myself out about situations that aren’t going how I want and it’s making my life miserable. But why should I bother controlling my life when there’s somebody who’s so much better at it who’s doing it for me?
Exactly, exactly!! There’s this song that I listen to anytime I feel like giving up, called I’ll Give Thanks by Housefires. My favorite line goes “Gods not worried.. so why do I worry?” and it repeats over and over again. I recommend giving it a listen, it’s an amazing fight song/declaration. You are sooo pretty btw 🥺🤩
Amazing Word!! Perfect timing to listen to this. Beyond perfect!! Father, I’m so grateful for your love and sovereignty. Continue to bless Pastor Furtick and His ministry in Jesus’ name..
I need this I have extreme anxiety and worry help me Jesus
I think it’s pretty epic to be able to preach and share Gods words with millions of people.
So thankful THIS message was available to me this morning! The delivery is just.. WOW 🤗 PRICELESS!! Thank ya, Pastor!!
I suffer so much from anxiety and ptsd from a horrid childhood so many do not unstand mental health this is the reason I set up my channel to help others love to all
living with anxiety Lisa johnson Everything will be oky Lisa, but please seek help from Mental institution...We are all here for you and JESUS died so you can gain freedom in every aspect of ua life..Just trust him and everything will be oky...DONT GIVE UP...
Eventually you'll be able to trust in God and cast all your anxieties on him. Take your time, God is patient and merciful. What you're doing is very admirable and beautiful but focus first on healing yourself (you could listen to Joel Osteen or Billy graham too) and then you can focus on others if you still will so :D let God show you what God can do for you, then follow him and see what you can do through him :)
@@elsamascarenhas9327 thank you so much for your kind words I enjoy doing my channel as I no am helping others and this makes me happy
@@livingwithanxietyLisajohnson aw that's awesome dedication. I'll pray for you!
HALLELUJAH DON'T GET DISTRACTED FROM WHATS IMPORTANT AND REMEMBER THAT GOD IS WITH US IN EACH STEP WE TAKE, JUST KEEP PRAYING AND READING HIS WORD AMEN GOD BLESS EVERYONE AND EVERYONE'S FAMILIES AND LOVE ONES 💪🙏❤️🙌👏😇!
When this series came out I was on it and made sure I didn’t miss any sermon, it came at a point in my life where I really needed it. Now I’m going through some trials but revisiting this series reminds me of how far I’ve come and how faithful God has been. God is using pastor Steven and his church in an amazing way. May God continue to bless him and his family 🙏🏼
🔥🙏🏾 this is so on point. I have been a victim of creating a movie in my mind of how things should unfold. Then I will seek God and pray for an answer and become disappointed in the results if it doesn’t unfold in a certain manner. But this is a great reminder that I am not the director of my life. And God will exceed my expectations in the end.
Amen amen amen 🙏🏾
Good day Pastor Steven Furtick, thanks for allowing God to speak through you, I stream these sermons every week from South Africa and they always reach me at a time where I'm just about to let go. I thank God for you and your church. I also hope the editing team could let the last song after the prayer play a bit because it offers a great opportunity for worship. Thank you
I WOULD ALSO LOVECTO HEAR THE WORSHIP SONG AT THE END. GOD BLESS!
This spoke to my heart like no other sermon, this is what I needed. Lord I cried like a little girl but You know my heart and You are the Director and You will get me where I need to go, I have to stop worrying about everything and doing too much. Thank you for this message.
When I feel myself slipping into a mood...I listen to this sermon and use this as my attitude adjustments. It never fails to bring things into focus for me.
God is Good!
Did anyone else see that our church has 900,000 subscribers now !!!! Yes!!! That's awesome!!
What are people talking about Steven Furtick is great. You don't understand what it looks like for God not to be pleased with someone look at Jonah. God told us to preach the gospel. He is being used for a purpose that speaks to this generation. He exegetes well and has charisma. People are jealous God bless him
These sermons help and calm my anxiety so much
It's God's ending, there is nobody in control. In Jesus name.
I prayed for comfort being a caregiver and saw this message right afterwards and the Holy Spirit is fast!!! Thank you Pastor Furtick I will be making a donation!
It was amazing to attend this in person. I watch/ listen to Pastor Steven ALL the time. This Sermon was powerful. My husband (who does not attend church with me back at home (Michigan) was selfless & went with me to Elevation to see/hear Pastor Furtick. He thought Pastor was pretty cool and did not fall asleep. Won’t God do it! Bikers like Pastor Furtick.
JESUS IS MY DIRECTOR.
Let me put my faith, trust and life in your hands, Jesus .. not mine! Amen!
I watched this yesterday with my grandmother at my mom's house. My mom and I argue often because she spends so much cleaning and house work before anything. I live next door and I serve a lot a church and she tells me all the time so stop spending so much time with God and more on my house. I hope she was listening.
Going through a similar situation, don’t give up! Keep fighting! ❤️
Belinda Cooper continue to take you prayers before God
I am also going through a similar situation with my mother I pray for her everyday my name is Brandi. Bless you all for I am going through some situations and need all the prayers I can get but I pray for my enemies mostly for they are as Psalms 91 speaks of. My favorite. PSALM 119 . The bible is my way the Lord lights my path
I don't understand how this video has any dislikes. Keep preaching !
“I don’t gotta do it, I want to do it!” 🙏
Taking back my mind after going through being lied to for years on end. I’m blessed to be able to awake. I pray 🙏that all people who are being lied to will be woken up as I have been, it is a feeling of disappointment in someone I thought wouldn’t lie to me and that I could trust. Yet, waking up is better than being asleep in a any kind of lie.
Gods greatest invitations come through life’s little interruptions!
GODS GREATEST INVITATIONS COME THROUGH LIFES LITTLE INTERRUPTIONS!
Pray for me I been going through it but listening to you preach helped me a lot my name is Christian Chabrier
Once again hit by this series. Working and listening to sermon like "I do that" "🤔" "🙄😌😐😑" 😂👍 Thank God for the word!!!
I love your videos and what you said is true
God your are my director, you guide to me to green pastures. Even though I walk through the shadow... I will not fault no one for my life is guided by you. You given me the freedom of choice and my choice have placed here. I can and will not give up cus two little boys need there father. There mother has abandoned them and I'm all they have left so I won't stop running.
Just to let u know my life has been changed mentally and emotionally and physically helping me process through trauma I never thought I was gonna heal fine but listening to preach like no other pastor I have ever heard is such a blessing and I think God for you and your ministry and keep on preaching just the way you are I think God and thank you for allowing God to work miracles sermons like this in your life to help people like me out here suffering every day, but being here thank you thank you OK
I always get bless listening to your sermon. Thanks you so much. I pray that God well always lead your ministry
@Temjen Lyn I am so glad this sermon was able to help you - I know it helped me. Thank you for your prayers! - Emily ^ECTeam
M a part of your team through prayer. I too wish n pray that 'll be blessed more .... Sometime i use the points from your sermon when ever I preach.
Sermon the pressure of being gifted was so awesome
if church was more like this more people would show up i can promise u...if i knew i could wake up sunday and go see this guy in person id be there quite often i can promise u that
Martha & Mary:
Distract- pull apart
Guilt - bad attitude
Manipulation - holding responsibility , control the situation
Obligation - things you have to do, pressure
Interpretation - no margin, trying to control things,
Do not judge, and you won’t be judge
We have to get fill first before giving to others
I want to, I need to, He is worthy to be praise. My movie ends in Victory 🙌🙌
I am so glad that God does not meet my expectations because His plans are better for me; my plans are flawed, God's plans are flawless.
This "I don't have to" touched me a lot. It feels so different actually understanding, that I don't have to, that everything is my choice.
Thank you, Steven Furtick. Sending you love)
My precious mama Mary always said she was Mary in the bible and her sister (Nonnie) was Martha. And she was so right. I sat here sobbing remembering how they were. I have a Martha and Mary in me. Great message. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
THE SPIRIT OF OBLIGATION IS THE ENEMY OF JOY.
God s word is always alive and working for us
God Almighty has to be REAL for only through His Power could Minds come to such unified understanding and resolve to be able to address those real and yet unseen problems that we face that could cause us such deep pain and yet bring great light and hope from darkness. Praise be to our Creator
"Its not to do with work and worship. Jesus wants you to get to a place where you can't tell the difference between the two."
Working with a servants heart can be worship. I love that Pastor Steven made a point that it was not Martha's action but her attitude that Jesus had a problem with.
Praise God! This sermon was eye opening. Work and worship -- you can't have one without the other. But we must be filled first. Worship then work! Amen!
Profound!. "If I always met your expectations, I could would never be able to exceed them". Sit and think about that statement for a few minutes. Thank you Pastor! Excellent!
God is using you to speak to me. Thank you. ❤️
Day 100 !
God's invitation. Life's interruption.
If you want to be a judge of other people's life you'll end up feeling anxious coz' the same measure of judgement will be used for you .
Don't do it because it's an obligation do it because it's a privilege.
Be filled first before serving.
Martha was not doing anything wrong. She was doing it with wrong attitude.
#Preach Steven Furtick 🔥🔥
Love from India 💓
I can’t get enough of Triggered. Second time watching this one. Love Elevation.
I needed this so badly today…this week…well my whole life but this is my current place of mental karate lol I’ve been trying to get out of it and get focused back on what’s important and on God but it’s felt nearly impossible this morning. This helped relieve so much of the chaos ❤️🙏🏾
Wow you did mic drop on the phrase if he met all my needs he wouldn't be able to exceed them. I can believe how much that touched me. Got me in Vegas calling Martha Martha. Amen. Pastor furtick.
Thanks for all your Prayers
I was able to spend some time here with my kids and grandson everting is well with my soul I thank my Daughter for letting me use her I pad while I’m here watching her grandson trying to put a seed in him so when he gets older he’ll be able to worship God I’ll be going home now I’ll be going back to my church i pray the your family to be bBlessedthis is my last text to be the last time my last message be safe thank you holly for your Ministry it helped me in so many ways you guys have the best life now I’ll be going back to my church have a happy llife peace be with you brother and sister love Michelle Gonzales I’m healed Amen
This is so true we need to have a thankful spirit and we do things with joy and we become a peculiar person
This message is complete 🔥🔥🔥
Thank you Pastor’s Steven and Holly for upholding and modeling what a beautiful and healthy marriage looks like! 🥹🥰🙌🕊 Your church’s, all locations, and the hearts that carry all these good purposes that Elevation stand for are inspiration and restorative food for my emotions/soul. Your preaching and words keep me alive when I feel hopeless, the ideas and action I take on because of what I hear explained keeps me thriving in and out of disappointment, and when I turn on these sermons I feel my joy recovered to me.
I’m just so lost right now in life. I’m scared of love, life, everything. sometimes I don’t want to be here anymore. it’s a constant battle with myself and my mind everyday and I don’t know what to do and how to get my mind right . I don’t feel like anyone can help because I don’t know what the issue is myself. I just want it to stop. I pray to god everyday for his forgiveness, for his strength for his guidance but I can’t feel him or hear him i believe in him I just don’t know what I’m supposed to do. I’m trapped by my thoughts and I know they’re not my own. Sometimes I get really sad out of nowhere and can’t pin out where it’s coming from and why I feel the way that I do. Or sometimes I’ll feel like I’m not good enough for anything and that I’m not worthy enough for god and that he won’t accept me because of the thoughts and feelings I have I’m just lost and I need help. Fellow believers I ask that you Please pray for me
Are u okay now sister?? And this is not the movie that we've scripted...But God's... Let us surrender our everything to him so that things will happen according to his script and beyond our expectations!! God bless you sister!! He's always right there to listen to ur prayers!!
You've been manipulated and programmed since birth we all have wrongly been programmed and our mind feelings are not facts just keep reaching out talking to God and listening to Steven furtick and anything you can get your hands on that is spiritual to read and this is what and when you ask God for deliverance and said and his feet and worship he's still a no God ask him for the answers he will show you keep seeking seeking seeking and believing if you seek you will find he will show you the way do not tell people running around to everyone you know for answers go to Jesus go to God our Father we are his children 🙏💜🤗 pray and then wait your answer will come in some way shape or form and you will be happily surprised 😂
Nothing can separate us from the love of God the enemy will make us feel distracted and feel separate from him and feeling separate from God does cause sadness😔
I can hardly wait to listen. I find a sermon daily and my spirits and faith are uplifted, God Bless you and your family.
I wish I could find a Pastor like Steve in NJ. I watch his sermons online because the church’s around here are nothing like his.
Vic R Have you heard of Dharius Daniels? He is in NJ. He has actually been to Elevation and preached.
Thank you Stephanie. The lord always sends His angels to guide us ;)
Pastor Steven this message is so spicy 🌶🌶🌶
I love it taught me a lot about myself
THIS WAS THE BEST ASWER FOR ME TODAY. GOD GAVE IT TO ME AFTER 5Y HE GAVE IT TO YOU. THANK YOU LORD
EVERY SINGLE MESSAGE I HAVE LISTENED TO IS RIGHT AT ME!! I am in a hard hard season of my life! I wish I could go to your church
I totally love that you don't like Christian movies. I'm an actor and animal wrangler and do set design. I got my start in the Christian film world and the quality is subpar in the film industry. I'm sure it reaches some, praise God, but I'm with you Pastor!
I just Pastor Steven!! He is a great preacher❤️🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽! Thank you Pastor Steven
Newark New Jersey Prudential center this is Nancy Sanchez you blew the roof off the building 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Abby is so pretty and so is Holly you did your thing pastor!!!!! It was exactly what I expected and then some I purchased your book I can't wait to read it and I'm walking around at midnight with the elevation nights 2020 shirt on LOL I can't say enough about you guys the music was mind-blowing in person I listen to it everyday but everything was just absolutely amazing thank you for gracing us with your presence 🙌
Thank you for making the good movie God.
I thank God for leading me to Steven’s videos ❤️😇🙏
This series has blessed me greatly.
It was so good, I've been teaching it to our young family class. Thank you much to Pastor Steven and Elevation for uploading this.
My goodness Pastor Steven was on one this sermon ! Both hilarious and convicting. Very tricky subject area we deal with here.
Well done again Pastor Furtick and Team ! So wonderful and so needed today For God’s Kingdom.
It’s interesting watching you walk this fine line between being worldly enough that it’s relatable to your audience and being more in spirit.
The movie in my mind would be a world's best seller
God's gifts sometimes happen on the way to your goals
Martha(Master, Manager)... served.
She knows her place now, using her gifts in the right way. She surrendered her will.
Beautiful!
This series is piercing. 🔥🏹💜
I hear you Jesus LOUD AND CLEAR. A movie directed by Rachel just is not working anymore. Thank you, Pastor Steve, for being obedient and delivering an emotional, thought-provoking, nerve-touching message... Floored
Spirit of obligation is enemy of joy
Write my script LORD JESUS and I will play the part👏🏽🙌🏽👏🏽🙌🏽👏🏽🙌🏽👏🏽🙌🏽👏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙇🏽♂️🙇🏽♂️🙇🏽♂️
I want to Praise the Lord with all my heart and soul mike in Wauwatosa Wisconsin 67
Great perspective Mary and Martha. I never thought of it that way. Wow.
2 yrs later and this message hit home. Thank you Pastor Steven Furtick and Jesus for helping me.
What's happening in my life compared to what I scripted in my mind, Wow!! Jesus what do you want me to do right now!Help me Lord! Thank you.
God is greatest .he love is greater than mine.
He rightly dividing the word of truth...i love listening
so anointed. thank you Uncreated One for this scene in Your script.
Amen pastor Steven! I’m so grateful of you and your sermons. Just thank you
I FEEL CALLED OUT .
Gods greatest gifts happen on the way to ur goals
I'd heard bits and pieces of you speaking but had never really fully heard you preach until several days ago and now I'm hooked. God uses you in such a unique way sometimes I wonder how does he put these sermons together and I realize it's not you its God through you speaking to us. Love your vulnerability to share your personal experiences. Its surely been edifying me and I've shared to many people I know. God bless you and your family tremendously. This series is so much needed in our world. Love love love!!
Amen Amen Amen!! Yes Lord Jesus !! Hallelujah
On point. God bless you sir Steven and your church. Cried so much as I am guilty of such demand and disappointments. I surrender what i cant control. I was saddened today for i have to pawned my last gold earrings for my daughter's chemo but hey I gotta let that go for a common good. Yep too many things in mind and which to prioritize. I am definitely clueless of what will happen next but I want to trust on our creator a great ending. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
@M0msie Jenny Random Vlog, thank you for joining us. We pray for wisdom and provision as you face this difficult situation with your daughter. 🧡