This podcast is the weekly sermon of Elevation Church, Menifee, CA. The vision that puts a fire in our belly is: Be Disciples. Make Disciples. We are learning to build a family of followers of Jesus, empowered by the Spirit, joining in Gods mission to see the Kingdom of Heaven transform earth.…
Continuing our study and practice of the Disciple's Prayer, we explore Jesus's profound words: “Give us Today our Daily Bread.”
In this message we explore and bask in the astonishingly good news that the same delight the Father has for Jesus, he also has in giving His Kingdom to His…
Continuing our study and practice of the Disciple's Prayer, we explore Jesus's profound words: “And Forgive Us Our Debts, as We Also Have Forgiven Our Debtors.”
Putting into practice the freedom and power of how Jesus “apprentices” us in prayer.
There is a somber sobriety in all four of the Gospels: on “Palm Sunday” the crowd hailed Jesus as the Messiah King AND on “Good Friday” the same crowd shouted…
There are voices competing for your attention: The Wisdom of God and the “noise” of this world. We are called to rebel against the noise of the world and seek…
Lets demystify the prophetic! It is not only for the ones in the office of Prophet or the “anointed” ones. It's a gift that can be asked for and developed…
Building on last week's message, we explore biblical foundations of childlike play, as well as specific ways to cultivate it in our lives.
Childlike playfulness is a connection point of healthy and mature intimacy with God. Today we explore biblical foundations of childlike play, as well as specific ways to cultivate it in…
We all make choices every day about what gets our attention. Today we explore an amazing story of one woman choosing the ONE thing of highest value, even breaking cultural…
As brothers and sisters in Christ, we are called to the ministry of encouraging one another daily. In this message we explore this high and holy calling and what it…
The Abundant Life – Jesus came so that we may have it. But how does one access it? At the very foundation, it begins with a seed of faith. However,…
Discipline and self-control are not just for certain seasons, but a way of life to walk in communion with God and see God's Kingdom advance with power.
God has given us the enormous privilege and responsibility to fan into flame the gifts he has given us, receive assignments of mission, and make disciples as we go about…
God has given us the enormous privilege and responsibility to cultivate healthy relationships that help us grow and transform to be more like Jesus. This takes courage!
Kicking off 21 days of Feasting and Fasting, we explore the amazing truth that God has made us for deep and consistent intimacy with Him. What “chex mix” are you…
Closing out the year, we look to the wisdom of the scriptures to see principles of intentionally engaging with God at the end/beginning of the year. Then we close with…
As we celebrate Immanuel – God WITH us, we explore how the birth of Christ initiated new normals of God with us in Power through the Holy Spirit.
As we celebrate Immanuel – God WITH us, we explore how he chose to be WITH us in weakness, yet without sin, so that he could both sympathize with us…
The Christmas season is a mighty declaration of: Immanuel – God WITH us. We can celebrate well with gratitude and praise through intentionally Remembering the many ways that God has…
Thanksgiving is not simply a great once-a-year practice. For God's people, it is a Way of Life. We are a people of Gratitude, because we are a people of Grace.
The prophetic is a very powerful and needed gift that can quite literally change the course of history, bless many lives and save you from much heartache. We are God's…
With only a warm smile of pure goodness and steadfast love, God is pursuing us every day. Our response to his pursuit is absolutely crucial to whether or not we…
Psalm 23:6 gives a profound revelation about the nature of God. The question is, do we actually believe it? To embrace this astounding truth of who God is will heal…
Plans don't always go the way we want. How do we respond when plans don't go the way we thought they should or would? In His encounter with the House…
When you root yourself in the Word of God regularly, it will produce a prosperity of the soul that overflows into a measurable contribution that will build up and encourage…
There are many different wonderful ways to engage the Word the God. Today we are going to practice a very simple method that facilitates encountering God through his word in…
Today we explore the basics of New Testament prophecy in community. Who can prophesy? What is the purpose? How does the Lord Speak? How should we share a word? And…
Worship is a powerful, God ordained physical act that can cause great deliverance and destruction to the kingdom of darkness. But it is not only that, it is the response…
In this message from Dawn Crawford, we dig into the scriptures to bask in God's heart for corporate worship, how much it matters to Him and how much YOU matter…
Jesus concludes the Sermon on the Mount with a call to action to continuously follow Him, to have our minds renewed with His Vision and our hearts dependent upon Him…
As we come to the end of the body of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus speaks strong words of frank warning to be sober and cautious about who you…
God's Word has great news that we were not made for a life of apathy or complacency but rather a life of consistent burning for Him.
Jesus calls us to actively seek God and ask Him for good things because God is astonishingly good and wants to give us only good things.
Most people spend many years of their lives trying to figure out their life calling/purpose. We conflate purpose with function not understanding that our purpose is to purely BE WITH…
In your sphere of influence, are you cultivating a culture of judgement that criticizes people or a culture of grace that calls out their gold? In this portion of the…
Fasting (which Jesus calls us to), is not about legalistic no's, its about cultivating a disciplined life of choosing of your best Yes.
As we celebrate the faithful, sacrificial service of 9 years of Micah and Alicia, we also hear reflections and learnings about our faithful heavenly Father who has been with them…
A breathtaking teaching from Jesus about how God desires for us to genuinely converse with Him as a way of life.
At Pentecost, God poured out the Holy Spirit in order to clothe His people with Power to be His witnesses to draw people closer and closer to God.
Hypocrisy threatens to ruin the essence of Christianity, which at its core is meant to be a genuine journey of following Jesus and being transformed to be like him as…
In one of the most hopeful passages imaginable (if understood), Jesus teaches that God's goal and destiny for our life is that we grow and mature to become like our…
The Magi are famous for giving Christ gold, frankincense and myrrh, but they also give us an incredible example of worshipping Christ in Spirit and Truth.
The angels reveal to the shepherds that God has a Gospel of GREAT JOY for ALL the people.
Christians are called to have courage to meet trials head on in the battlefield, knowing that meeting it head on will purify your faith and strengthen your character, “perfecting” you…
The prospect of suffering is never pleasant, but armed with the right attitude and viewing through the lens of Jesus, we can rest assured that He is working out His…
God invented parties! And He wants us to “practice” for heaven by learning how to make Holy Celebration a way of life.
Digging into the life and testimony of the Apostle Paul, we see how Gratitude is a crucial spiritual discipline that renews the mind to live from the awareness of God's…
Far from a season or a day, Gratitude is a crucial spiritual discipline that renews the mind to live from the awareness of God's grace in everything.
Finishing our study of the UP, IN & OUT relationships taught and modeled by Jesus, we look at several practical ways to steward these relationships well.
Jesus models intentional investment of time, effort and energy OUT toward serving others and embodying (in word and deed) the Good News of the Kingdom to the lost, hurting and…