Elevate Retake

Michael and Taylor talk with Eliangel about the significance of names, diversity of belief and how we should approach mission as a community of believers.   www.instagram.com/elevateretake https://anchor.fm/elevateretake/message

Our differences shouldn't divide us, but compel us to a deep other-centered love. https://anchor.fm/elevatechurch/message

Michael and Taylor discuss what it means to be a faithful servant.  https://anchor.fm/elevatechurch/message

It's not about working hard, it's about loving well. https://anchor.fm/elevatechurch/message

Michael and Taylor dive deeper into the message and what it means to be ready. https://anchor.fm/elevatechurch/message

There’s nothing we can do to deserve grace. Still, God asks us to keep watch, and to raise the shout, “Jesus is coming soon.” https://anchor.fm/elevatechurch/message

Michael and Taylor breakdown some of the parables from Matthew 24. https://anchor.fm/elevatechurch/message

This is not the end. https://anchor.fm/elevatechurch/message

Look for the helpers. If you look for the helpers, you know there is hope.  https://anchor.fm/elevatechurch/message

God is hunting for us. We just have to be willing to stop running and trust Him. https://anchor.fm/elevatechurch/message

Would Jesus ever leave you behind? Yes, he just might. Leave us a message: https://anchor.fm/elevatechurch/message

We can find ourselves pursuing worldly things, and not God. But God is always there, patiently waiting for us to take the first step toward Him. Leave us a message: https://anchor.fm/elevatechurch/message

When you have faith in Jesus there is no need to worry about the coming storm. Leave us a message: https://anchor.fm/elevatechurch/message

Christ's invitation to enter rest allows for rest to truly enter us. Leave us a message: https://anchor.fm/elevatechurch/message

The rest God extends towards us, in turn, enables us to extend rest to others.  Leave us a voice memo! https://anchor.fm/elevatechurch/message

We often want “the life” without being willing to adopt the lifestyle. If you want to experience the life of Jesus, you have to adopt the lifestyle of Jesus. An easy life isn't an option. But an easy yoke is.

The Sabbath is an invitation to enter delight. When was the last time you rested! ⁣ If God sees presence as something that's worth pausing for right after creation, then maybe we should reevaluate how we view rest.⁣

To love one another is to place ourselves in service to the other. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ When we see our brother, sister, or neighbor in need, we must step forward and help. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ To be a neighbor is to have compassion and mercy to those who are passed by by others. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ If you want change, let it start with you and spark a chain reaction. ⁣ ⁣

What does it mean to love one another? A candid conversation with Pastor Buster Swoopes on race, justice, my neighbor, and one another. 

Michael and Laura, along with some others, discuss the beauty of God’s grace and it impacts our own lives.

Our current political and racial climate should not surprise us.⁣⁣ Nor should it halt us from seeking justice, loving mercy, and walking humbly.⁣⁣ And extending grace. ⁣⁣ What is the difference between expectation and surprise?⁣⁣

Michael and Evelyn discuss living under God’s blessing and how it impacts others.

When God calls you to give, don’t be afraid. ⁣What does it feel like to not have enough?

Michael and Jonny talk about what the Sabbath means to them in their lives.

Sabbath rhythms confess design and creation by a God who cares. What does Sabbath mean to you?⁣⁣