Elevate Church - Perth, Western Australia

A fresh approach to spiritual growth straight out of the book of James.

A fresh approach to spiritual growth straight out of the book of James.

Are you willing to go down without a fight? Because it could be happening. Your marriage, your family, and your heart are in the battle zone. It's time to man up for God.

Most of our frustrations are born out of our own personal experiences not meeting our expectations, but what about when the tables are turned? What do we do when we are the ones not living up to the expectations of others? How do we avoid the weight of disappointment when we don't measure up? And what should our response be to the negative opinions in our lives? In part 3 of our conversation, The...

Frustration is born when our expectation doesn't match our experience. But what happens when God is at the center of our expectation - and He doesn't come through? When our prayers seem to fall flat. When it seems like the God who loves us didn't provide for us in the way we had hoped. But God doesn't share our perspective. And His plans won't always match up with our plans. And in part 2 of our c...

Frustration. It's born in the space between our expectations and our actual experiences. This isn't what marriage was supposed look like. I thought this job was going to be different. I never thought my kids would act that way. We have all been there. Overcome with frustration and left with nothing but unmet expectations. How are we supposed to respond? Do we suck it up and get on with life? Do we...

Giving has always been a topic that makes some people clench their fists, shift in their seats, and begin checking their watches. But maybe that's because we approach our giving from the wrong perspective. Far too many of us see giving as an obligation to God, or as a way to manipulate Him into blessing us. If that's the way we were taught about giving, then yes - there's not much there to get exc...

When we think about our future, what keeps us from moving forward? And what is limiting us in our lives today? The irony is that often the answer to these questions is rooted in our past. Failure. Disappointment. Shame. We feel chained to these failed past performances and broken dreams. In part three of our conversation This is Your Permission Slip, we explore the idea that when we make Jesus our...

Most non-believers see Christianity as a burdensome religion, leaving its people bound with rules and regulations. And for good reason. Throughout the Bible, God gives extensive commands for His people to follow. And often times, it's these rules that many people use as their proof that God is a punishing taskmaster. So how do we reconcile the freedom that Jesus promises, with a God who seems to s...

If we ask the average unchurched person what a relationship with God looks like, what would they say? For many, a life following Jesus looks like a life of restriction. Rules. Regulations. "Here's a list of the fun things you can't do anymore - welcome to Christianity." But this is not the heart of Jesus. He did not leave heaven and come to earth to enforce limitations - he came to liberate. To re...

There is no guarantee that once we place our faith in the hands of Jesus, that our lives will suddenly, magically improve. In fact, we often find that it's quite the opposite. But a life following Jesus is not built on the outcome of our circumstances, no matter how shaky and unstable they may become. And in part six of our series I Don't Know What I Believe, we explain how to keep our confidence...

Powerful story - great perspective on why our giving matters.

Most of us would feel more confident about what we believed if all we had to do was memorise the right vocabulary and understand the right concepts. But God never intended for life to be an exam we passed just by simply knowing the right things.

God is our provider and gives us power to create wealth - for our needs and his purposes.

A lot of us wish that our lives as Jesus followers were a constant stream of never-ending blessing... like God is some sort of celestial Ellen, giving away all His favorite things. We get the parking spot. We get the tax refund. We get green lights and clear skies. But if that's our view of God, then how are we supposed to deal with everything that doesn't turn out just right? When we hurt, and gr...

In addition to our first ten percent giving, God calls us to give to spaces and places. Our expression is Building The Future.

God is in control. It sounds nice and it makes a great bumper sticker - but do we really believe it? How can God, and all His infinite power, love, and grace, coexist in a world with cancer, divorce, human trafficking, and genocide? How can God possibly be in control when life often feels very much the contrary? Here we explain how God and His sovereignty give us a hope to cling to during the most...

Paul's instruction to the early church gives us a great pattern to follow with our giving to God - Priority, Proportional, Prepared

If we truly believe what the Bible says about God's love, what Jesus did for us, and who we are in Him - why then so often do our lives not reflect that? We believe our salvation is secure, but what is keeping us from experiencing the life-changing sanctification that God has called us to? Today we examine areas of our lives that can easily derail us from living a Holy life.

Our first ten percent giving is both a goal and a minimum. We first resource our local church, and stretch our faith and generosity beyond that to impact people beyond our four walls.

God gives us a guideline without a finish line when it comes to how much we should give.

God loves us. He has rescued us and He has a plan for us. These are some of the foundational statements our faith found in scripture. And when we read these words, it fuels our faith. We want to believe God is good. But we don't live in a perfect vacuum. So what happens when the circumstances of our lives don't align with what God says? How do we keep our faith in the midst of struggles and pain a...

Honouring God is front and centre when it comes to how we handle the money he blesses us with.

Conflict resolution done poorly erodes relationships. Conflict resolution done well has the power to build trust in relationships.