Elevate Christian Church Podcast

When we look at Jesus' compassion, he offered it to those who had been pushed to the edges of society. The crowds who were hurting and oppressed were the people who Christ sought out, and so should be the same with us. Join us as we begin our new series "Heart of the Savior."

Memorial Day is a special holiday set aside for us to remember and consider the brave men and women in the US military who gave their lives defending our country throughout time. In Christianity, there is a 'memorial' we partake in often that serves the same purpose. It goes by many names - The Lord's Supper. The Eucharist. Communion. At Elevate, we take Communion every week. This Memorial Day, le...

We wrap up our really, really long series on the armor of God by looking at a warning from scripture: that there are some out there who purposefully and deceptively preach a false Gospel. What are we to do when it comes to keeping our armor ready to go?

Just like an amazing smartphone without any battery charge to it, so is the armor of God without the "charging" of the Holy Spirit. How do we, then, pray in the Spirit? What could that change in our lives?

Join us as we continue to examine the Bible as the Sword of God, as described by the Apostle Paul in the book of Ephesians.

Paul calls the Word of God "a sword." It cuts through to the deepest part of a person. It is our weapon against our enemy, it is an offensive tool that allows us to strike back against deception, against oppression, and against all that would dare try to pull us away from the Lord. In fact, it may very well be the most important part of the Armor of God.

Jesus. Fully God, Fully man. Often, in Christianity, we focus so much on the theological, doctrinal, spiritual aspect of Christ that we forget his human side. Jesus was and is a person - he walked among us, he spoke and lived like we do, and yet was without sin. How can we shift our thinking into considering the fact that Jesus was a man as well as God?

Easter. Resurrection Day. It's the the crux of our lives as Christians. It's the day where our entire focus is the resurrected life of Jesus Christ. This is gonna be good.

In battle, the most important part of the body to protect is, without a doubt, the head. In Ephesians, Paul tells us to put on the full armor of God, including the "helmet of Salvation." This is the most important part of the armor - what does that mean for us in our day to day?

"Beautiful are the feet of those who carry the Gospel."

As we talk about the armor of God, think about this - what is the biggest piece? What even IS righteousness? Join us as we continue our series.

As we shift from talking about the "War Within," to "The Outer War," we introduce the two other enemies of the Spirit - the "World," and the Accuser himself: Satan.

Almost every battle our flesh faces against the Spirit has something to do with either sex or money, doesn't it? Sex and money are actually great, good things - gifts from God! But the flesh always struggles against the Spirit behind those good things, and because those things are such a big part of our lives, we need to be ready. The solution? The armor of God.

When it comes to the war between the flesh and the Spirit, a laser-focused strategy is often best. But with all the distractions leading us more often toward sin instead of God, how do we counteract those impulses?

One of the best ways we can continue to fight in this battle between the "Flesh" and the Spirit is to continuously be "washed in the word," as Paul puts it. Consistently accessing and learning from the scriptures is critical to knowing the heart and mind of God. But, honestly? That can be tough. Join us as we discuss why, even when it's hard and it feels like you're not getting anything from the B...

Jesus prayed for us, that we would have not perfect doctrine, that we would correctly interpret scripture, that we would be sinless, or that we would save the world... but that we would be united. Join us as we talk about what it means to "choose unity," even when we don't want to.

In each of us, there is a raging battle. Often we think of "spiritual warfare" as us against demons and the devil... but more often, the battle that rages is the Spirit of God and our own flesh. Join us as we begin setting the stage for the battle we all face, every day.

Each year, there's a chance to start again with fresh perspectives, new opportunities, and a new calendar to begin again. Join us as we discuss the things in the new year to retain, release, and remember.

The birth of Jesus came about in such a way that is far less dramatic and theatrical than you'd expect the incarnate, son of the most high to be! Join us as our guest speaker, Tim, walks us through the extraordinarily un-extraordinary birth of Jesus.

As we kick off the Christmas season, we have a special guest speaker (Tim Smith) who is going to share with us the good news of Christmas, and why it matter that it was first given to the most unlikely of people.

There seems to be a rhythm to the universe God created, and we see that manifest in the stars, in the people God has created, and in Christ himself.

As we wrap up this series, let's get a little vulnerable about how the fruit of the Holy Spirit interacts with us and others on a daily basis.

Remember - the Bible says that the Holy Spirit produces "fruit" in our lives - singular! Join us as we discuss this week.

As we begin our new series on the Holy Spirit, we ask ourselves a question... are we full of fruit? Or full of... something else?

The raven. The dove. The rainbow. What do these have to do one another? And why do they matter to God's promise to us?