At 31, Steven Furtick is living proof that youth is not a barrier for God. Five years ago, Furtick recruited a team of friends and planted Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. Today, Elevation is one of the fastest-growing churches in America, with more than 8,000 in attendance. His new book, Sun Stand Still, inspires believers toward audacious faith, rooted in prayer and unbound by circumstances. “God revels in doing the impossible through those willing to dream big—and ask,” he says. What audacious dream has God planted in your soul? And what kind of leadership does it require? Take the plunge toward leadership marked by deeper faith and riskier audacity.
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“Who is Steven Furtick?”
- Paul said to not let anyone look down on you because you are on.
- I’m an expert on the idea of being dumb enough that God can do anything.
- Anything that is written in God’s Word is possible for anyone who believes.
- Audacious faith is the chorus of his life and ministry.
- “I despair at the thought that my life might slip by without God showing Himself mighty in my life.” – Jim Cymbala
- 2 Kings 3:9-20 – an incident in the life of the prophet Elisha.
- Elisha is an under-rated prophet.
- Elisha did miracles everywhere he went.
- There’s is nothing God can’t do.
- We can position ourselves, learn and get training, but only God can make it rain.
- After we’ve done all that we can do, we have to remember that only God can send favor, mercy, salvation, and healing.
- Only God can make it rain.
- Proverbs 3:5-6… in ALL your ways acknowledge Him.
- We can’t expect God to show up in our work unless we do our work God’s way.
- Events like this are awesome… when you are here.
- You can do it.
- You can make it.
- In at atmosphere like this it’s easy to get fired up, be inspired, motivated to act, etc.
- Praise God for inspiration, but how will you get from inspiration to implementation?
- Having good ideas doesn’t make you a visionary, it makes you a daydreamer.
- The difference is having the audacity and courage to act.
- God gives you the faith to get started.
- If the size of the vision you have isn’t intimidating to you there’s a good chance it’s insulting to God.
- If you want to see the land filled with water, dig some ditches.
- Dig ditches in preparation for how God wants to use your life.
- You may not see rain or even see clouds, but don’t wait to get to work until you see the evidence of God’s blessing.
- Faith believes it before it sees it.
- Pray for God to start a groundswell.
- Don’t let time talk you out of your dreams.
- Life can beat the audacity out of you.
- God is not done with you yet.
- Do it or die trying.
- True faith has a bit of ambiguity to it.
- No leader is ever 100% sure that they’ve heard from God.
- Keep digging ditches.
- One of the reasons we struggle with insecurity is because we are comparing our behind-the-scenes with others highlight reels.
- If you will dig the ditches God will send the rain.
- If you will do what you can do God will do what only He can do.
- Sometimes it doesn’t seem like anything is happening, but you don’t know what God is doing behind-the-scenes.
- Faith is the evidence of things hoped for and the evidence of things not yet seen.
- Expect God to do great things through your life.
- Don’t dig one ditch… make the valley full.
- Noah looked stupid building a boat until it started to rain.
- When the vision you see around you doesn’t match what God has spoken to you, you’ve got to close your eyes and hold on to what you’ve heard.
- Be a ditch-digger.
- Believe for God to do great things.
