Elevation Church Wisconsin Podcasts

CAUGHT IN A CAVE!!! · David is on the run · He's hurting --emotionally depressed at times.... · AND NOW he's in a cave....WITH MALCONTENTS, rejects, misfits, and some really WOUNDED, DYSFUNCTIONAL PEOPLE..... THE CAVE IS THE REHAB CENTER: · IT'S THE A-A of ANGER MANAGMENT.... · THIS IS UNFAIR... · I'M CAUGHT IN A CAVE.... · IT'S NOT HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.... · I'M THE ANOINTED KING.... · SAUL IS...

● Saul went after David 21 times. ● Tormented people throw spears! ● They are intoxicated by that spirit. ● Hurting people hurt people! ● PEOPLE THAT THROW SPEARS ARE: · JEALOUS · INSECURE · THREATENED · NEGATIVE · Demonically-inspired · BITTER · HABITUAL FAULTFINDERS!!!! ● IT'S COSTLY.... ● IT COST SAUL HIS KINGDOM..... ● DR DAVID FINK-PSYCHIATRIST ● From over 10,000 case studies, he discovered t...

● Honor is not self-promotion. Promotion comes from God. ● Act like you’ve been there before! ● If you are not promoted, there is a reason. ● He gets you ready and qualifies you, or it’s not yours to have! ● Avoid the blame game for you lack of promotion. ● God turns the heart of a king toward you! ● Personal Example: RANDY MOSS story Questions To Ponder: Make space in your day to lean into the wh...

KEY POINTS: • It doesn't say WOULDN'T do .... It says He was not ABLE to do..... • Why? They dishonored Him and treated Him common. Familiarity! • They were looking for a political ruler who fit the bill of their perceptions of an OT Messiah... • God often sends us gifts that come in packages we don't always understand. • Jesus was LIMITED and RESTRAINED by their lack of honor. • The result was ve...

● Honor is MANIFESTED respect! ● You can respect someone without showing honor. ● Honor is public. Active. ● We don’t honor others because they deserve it. We honor because we are honorable! ● “Cancel culture” and anti-authoritarian attitudes is rooted in dishonor. ● Honor celebrates who a person is without stumbling over who they are not. ● You can still honor someone without always agreeing with...

Message: Fundamentals - Part 8 Greenhouses of Grace Speaker: Ryan Kibbe 03/20/2022 Sunday Service: 9:00 am Environments matter. When God created the earth and the garden, He created an environment for us to thrive and co-labor with Him. To shape and declare and cultivate this world, on earth as it is in heaven. Adam and Eve’s treason and sin against God, didn’t just affect them. It affected the wo...

● When God speaks a word to you....that word WILL BE CHALLENGED through contradictory experiences!!!! ● Satan did this to Jesus in the desert...... . 20 But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; 21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immed...

DEVELOP YOUR DREAM or DECORATE YOUR CELL · Rudy had a dream to be a football player at Notre Dame · His friend, Charles Dutton, gave him the reality check..... · PROTECT THAT DREAM....... · He wound up playing in the final game of his career AND GOT A SACK! · DUTTON HIMSELF......was an amazing story.... · Spent 7 years in prison as a young man for manslaugher. WHEN ASKED HOW HE GOT THROUGH IT........

1. What ON EARTH are you dreaming about? 2. Your dreams are for HERE, not just THERE! 3. There is a dream in you to explore that we all need! 4. Unlock His dream for you! KEY THINGS TO REMEMBER HERE: ● The Lord will not answer prayers that undermine your purpose. ● The Lord is looking for dreams that complement HIS!!! ● We are His friends! ● He is vulnerable to our desires. Example: Moses & Abraha...

Let Go and Let God! ● Safety ● Status ● Reputation ● Respect Security is the enemy of risky. It's an illusion. Example: Money is fleeting, God's word isn't..... When all else fails, His word does not. It's the only security you have. Americans in WW 2 didn't move to global risk until Pearl Harbor. The way of life was threatened by economic uncertainty and genocide. A life of risk is to follow Jesu...

BLONDIN THE GREAT- HIGHWIRE ACT NIAGARA FALLS - MID 1800'S Amid the ovation, Blondin stopped and asked his audience if they believed he could carry a person across the falls in his wheelbarrow. Together they screamed, “Yes! You’re the greatest!” He stopped them short when he asked, “Who wants to get into the wheelbarrow?” Not one hand went up. Like Blondin’s audience, sometimes we get excited and...

Message: The Things to Come: A Prophetic call to Something More Speaker: Aaron Peterson 03/13/2022 Sunday Service: 9:00 am The whole world is hungry for the more of God. Whether they realize it or not, the longing for the revealing of the “sons (and daughters) of God” continues to grow and deepen. This longing is satisfied in Him, but more often than not, THROUGH you. Join Pastor Aaron for a deep...

Faith Is Measurable: 1) Shipwrecked Faith (1 Timothy 1:19) 2) Little Faith - Matthew 6:30; Matthew 17:20 3) Weak Faith - Romans 14 4) Increasing Abundant Faith - 2 Thessalonians 1:3 Fear tolerated is faith contaminated. ● Faith grows! ● Fear does too. ● Both can be watered and nourished. And both demand expression. Questions To Ponder: Abraham looked at the stars and reminded him of God’s promise....

Questions To Ponder: ● Does my operating system begin with red light, then green light? Or vice versa? ● Does what you aim at line up with Jesus’ aim in scripture?

● You cannot stay here. You must go there. ● The gap between “here” and “there” can often be scary because of the great unknown! ● When we leave the comfortable to embrace His call, we create space for Jesus’ grace, love, and power to manifest in amazing ways. CHANGE IS INEVITABLE... ● We are all in TRANSITION -- in some area of our life… ● Transformation comes through every transition! ● This is...

Syrophoenician woman - overcame 3 obstacles 1. IGNORED 2. OFFENDED 3. EXCLUDED Syrophoenician woman did everything right - ● She’s told no - it’s not my will - she got her answer - ● Then she came and worshipped at his feet at the NO - ● She didn’t put God on a performance contract! THE RESULT: ● Her PERSISTENCE AND curiosity unlocked something from heaven that was in the Fathers heart - to bring...

● Labels. Lids. Limitations. Can’t. Won’t. Never! ● These mindsets run rampant in the moment we currently live in. ● These are significant “Barriers” and biases that foster really bad outcomes, fueled and often empowered by negative groupthink. ● BARRIERS THAT NEED TO BE BUSTED! ● The centurion instinctively knows his place. ● He understands authority and chain of command. ● He also recognizes Jes...

Message: Fundamentals - Part 7 Living In Graceland Speaker: Ryan Kibbe 03/06/2022 Sunday Service: 9:00 am Grace. If you have grown up in any religious environment, you have heard this word It’s often talked about, but is often misunderstood or worse, misapplied. It sometimes gets tossed around in academic conversations as a “great theological concept” to know. But grace isn’t a concept or academic...

● What we say, and why we say it, matters! ● If you hammer down on my finger...and say - I’m sorry…..?? ● Your words help or hammer people. ● I forgive you, but there may be some recovery time in the ER? ● We are not the word police. Action Step: Out of the abundance of your heart, the mouth speaks. When was the last time your seriously did a check-up from the neck-up and inventory your words and...

The OFFSPRING of this scripture : ● Ears to hear ● It gets planted and has the power to bring salvation to my soul, my mind-will-emotions! ● Listen longer, and the less angry you will be! Reminder: ● EVERYTHING EVERYONE DOES ALWAYS MAKES SENSE TO THEM! ● Everything everyone SAYS makes sense to them. ● Everything everyone BELIEVES makes sense to them. ● We want to be right - AT each other. ● God wa...

HOW DO YOU LISTEN? ● In ordinary listening, we hear the words -- AND often start with: ○ Where do I agree and where do i disagre? ○ What do I say in response? ○ The focus is on US!!!!! ● In genuine listening, the spotlight is on others. ○ We listen not for what’s being said...but what is not being said and what is behind the words. ○ The feelings, emotions, and needs. ○ Hear the human being behind...

In THE AGE OF COMMUNICATION...IN a world that is constantly talking…..who’s REALLY listening? IF YOU STUDY the behavior of successful BUSINESS NEGOTIATORS...they listen far more than they talk.. Example: WILLIAM URY: ● Connected with former Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez ● Chavez unloads on Ury. After a 30-minute non-stop rant...Chavez finally asks Ury a question: What should I do? ● That’s the s...

● Jonah ran from his assignment to Communicate For A Change! ● Jonah tried to “Ghost” God! GHOSTING: “The practice of ending a personal relationship with someone by suddenly and without explanation withdrawing from all communication.” ○ It communicates: ■ I’m not even worth enough to say goodbye to ■ Rejection ■ Abandonment ● Jonah finally fulfills his assignment, reluctantly. ● He preferred judgm...

Message: Fundamentals - Part 6 Culture Runs Deep Speaker: Ryan Kibbe 02/27/2022 Sunday Service: 9:00 am In every home. Every business. Every organization. Every government institution and every media outlet. Every education system. Every interest group or artistic gathering. In every church. In every city. They all have a CULTURE, which are the beliefs/customs/ practices of each unique environment...

● Gideon was chosen and his response revealed the inner saboteur! ● Imposter Syndrome ● Leaders must learn to lead and overcome inadequacy and don’t feel qualified. ● Gideon was hiding. Some of the best leaders are in hiding. Action Step: ● What actions do you need to push through and lead in an era of hesitancy, uncertainty, and reluctancy?