You Don't Have To

Elevation with Steven Furtick

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 15.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Feeling overwhelmed by the pressure of obstacles and obligations? Shift your attention from how you’ll get through it to Who will get you through it. You’re not alone, God is with you.

Each year, we come together to stretch our faith by giving a sacrificial offering, believing that God will move in our lives and in our church in the coming year. To take part in this offering and help us in reaching more people with the gospel all around the world click here: http://www.elevationchurch.org/giving/

If you’ve just made a decision for Christ, please respond HERE: http://ele.vc/tIepfr

Scripture References:

Luke 1, verses 26-41

Luke 10, verses 41-42

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0:00.0	Hey, this is Stephen Ferdick.
0:02.8	I'm the pastor of Elevation Church, and this is our podcast.
0:05.9	I wanted to thank you for joining us today.
0:08.2	Hope this inspires you.
0:09.8	Hope it builds your faith.
0:10.9	Hope it gives you perspective to see God is moving in your life.
0:13.9	Enjoy the message.
0:14.9	God is great.
0:23.6	Would you turn to the person next to you and tell them God is with you today?
0:29.6	Look at them again and say, I can tell.
0:31.6	And ask them, would you like a hug?
0:35.6	And if they don't cuss at you, give them a big hug.
0:41.5	I want you to turn around and give about four or five hugs all over the room.
0:47.0	Hey, congratulations, Elevation, Columbia on your new building.
0:51.6	Congratulations to all of our locations.
0:53.9	You made it to church. Congratulations to you. You made it
0:58.6	through another week. You made it to another day. Come on, how many are grateful to be in the number?
1:07.8	One more day. That's my section right there. I found my section right there.
1:17.6	Better be glad they're not on the front row. We would never get out of worship. I saw some row
1:24.6	rowliness over here too. It was weird.
1:35.4	Because, you know, Christmas season is supposed to get stuffy. Everybody gets real busy and hateful.
1:41.5	No greater way to tell Jesus happy birthday than to run up our credit cards, get stressed out, and hate everything.
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