You Are a Leader (Part 2): Qualified by JesusYou do not need a degree or a perfect past to be used by God. In Part 2 of our You Are a Leader series, we look at Peter and Paul, two men with opposite disqualifiers, and discover that Jesus alone makes us qualified to lead.📖 IN THIS EPISODEWe continue our You Are a Leader series by asking what actually qualifies someone to lead. Using the stories of Peter (Matthew 4:19-20, Acts 4:13-14) and Paul (Acts 8-9), we see that neither education nor a clean past ever qualified anyone. Jesus does.—🔑 KEY TAKEAWAYSJesus is our qualification. Mark 3:13-14 shows Jesus appointing the twelve so they could simply be with Him, that closeness was and still is the training.Not disqualified by a lack of education. Peter was an uneducated fisherman, yet Acts 4:13-14 says people recognized his boldness because he had been with Jesus.Not disqualified by sin. Paul persecuted and killed God's people, yet Jesus met him on the road to Damascus and transformed him into history's greatest missionary (Acts 8-9).We step out, He calls us forward. God's preparation for your calling may look nothing like the preparation you think you need.Empowered and qualified by Jesus. Knowing Him, following Him, and abiding in Him is what qualifies you, not what the world calls credentials.—📜 SCRIPTURE REFERENCEDMark 3:13-14 · Matthew 4:19-20 · Acts 4:13-14 · Acts 8-9—💛 ONE LINE TO HOLD ONTO"You are not disqualified. Jesus is your qualification."—🏡 TAKE IT TO YOUR FAMILYRead the full blog for the kid-friendly translation, dinner table questions, and a family challenge:https://www.theriseupculture.com/blog—🌱 WANT TO GO DEEPERFreedom Coaching: https://www.theriseupculture.com/freedom-coachingKingdom Calling Assessment: https://www.theriseupculture.com/grow—CONNECT WITH RISE UP CULTURE🌐 Website: https://www.theriseupculture.com⛪ Rise Up Culture Church: https://www.riseupculture.church🕊️ Freedom Coaching: https://www.theriseupculture.com/freedom-coaching📚 Courses, Assessments & Resources: https://www.theriseupculture.com/growFOLLOW US▶️ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@TheRiseUpCulture📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/theriseupculture👍 Facebook: https://facebook.com/theriseupculture—🙏 NEED PRAYER?We would love to pray with you. Leave a comment below or connect with us through our website.—💝 GIVEWebsite: https://www.theriseupculture.com/giveVenmo: @theriseupculture—✨ EXPLORE MOREFreedom Coaching, Leadership Development, Kingdom Calling Assessment, Biblical Courses, Books and Resourceshttps://www.theriseupculture.com/grow—DON'T FORGET TO👍 Like this video🔔 Subscribe to our channel💬 Share this message with someone who needs encouragement today🔕 Turn on notifications so you never miss a new message💛 When we rise in Christ, our families rise.

You Are a Leader: The Identity God Already Gave YouBefore God ever asks you to lead anything, He already calls you one. In Part 1 of our new series "You Are a Leader", we unpack what the Bible really says about your identity, and why leadership starts with believing what God says about you before you ever do anything to prove it.📖 IN THIS EPISODEWe start a new series by asking one question: if God introduced you to a room, what would He say? We walk through Matthew 5:13-14, Matthew 16:18, Ephesians 2:10, and 1 Samuel 10:6-7 to see how Jesus redefines leadership around identity instead of performance, and what it means to let Him lead your life so fully that you become part of transforming the world around you.—🔑 KEY TAKEAWAYSYou are what God says you are, not what you've done. Like an apple tree that is still an apple tree before it grows a single apple, your identity was declared over you, not earned by you.You are salt of the earth. Matthew 5:13 shows salt heals, preserves, and brings flavor into the ordinary, dry places of everyday life.You are light of the world. Matthew 5:14 uses the word kosmos, meaning you were made to help transform culture, not just inspire a room.You are His workmanship, with a destiny already prepared. Ephesians 2:10 puts identity before purpose, the good works were already set in place for you to walk into.You are part of His ekklesia. Matthew 16:18 reminds us the church was built to be a launchpad, not a bunker, meant to shape culture with Heaven's humility.—📜 SCRIPTURE REFERENCEDMatthew 5:13-14Matthew 16:18Ephesians 2:102 Corinthians 5:171 Samuel 10:6-7—🏡 TAKE IT TO YOUR FAMILYRead the full blog for kid-friendly translations, dinner table prompts, and a family challenge:https://www.theriseupculture.com/blog—🌱 WANT TO GO DEEPERFreedom Coaching: https://www.theriseupculture.com/freedom-coachingKingdom Calling Assessment: https://www.theriseupculture.com/grow—CONNECT WITH RISE UP CULTURE🌐 Website: https://www.theriseupculture.com⛪ Rise Up Culture Church: https://www.riseupculture.church🕊️ Freedom Coaching: https://www.theriseupculture.com/freedom-coaching📚 Courses, Assessments & Resources: https://www.theriseupculture.com/growFOLLOW US▶️ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@TheRiseUpCulture📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/theriseupculture👍 Facebook: https://facebook.com/theriseupculture—🙏 NEED PRAYER?We would love to pray with you. Leave a comment below or connect with us through our website.—💝 GIVEWebsite: https://www.theriseupculture.com/giveVenmo: @theriseupculture—✨ EXPLORE MOREFreedom Coaching, Leadership Development, Kingdom Calling Assessment, Biblical Courses, Books and Resourceshttps://www.theriseupculture.com/grow—DON'T FORGET TO👍 Like this video🔔 Subscribe to our channel💬 Share this message with someone who needs encouragement today🔕 Turn on notifications so you never miss a new message💛 When we rise in Christ, our families rise.

God gave you the next step, so why does it still feel like you're stuck at red? This week Pastor Drew shares an honest look at what keeps us parked in our calling: the endless search for certainty. Learn why waiting on God isn't the same as waiting to feel sure, and how learning to walk with Jesus means learning to wobble.📖 IN THIS EPISODEWe dig into Exodus 3, Genesis 12, Matthew 14, and Joshua 3 to see how God actually leads His people: one step at a time, not a full itinerary up front. We talk about the trap of chasing certainty, what it means to redefine success as celebrating the wobble, and why God isn't looking for perfection, He's looking for relationship.—🔑 KEY TAKEAWAYSGod gives the next step, not the whole map. Abraham, Peter, and Joshua all moved before they had certainty, and God led them as they went.Certainty is a trap, not a virtue. Waiting on God is not the same as waiting to feel 1000% sure.Shame teaches us to hide, often behind the need for certainty. God is inviting us out of hiding and into motion.Learning to walk means learning to wobble. Babies don't learn by studying walking, they learn by standing up and falling down.Success isn't perfection, it's willingness. God isn't looking for flawless steps, He's looking for a heart willing to take His hand.—📜 SCRIPTURE REFERENCEDExodus 3Genesis 12:1Matthew 14:28-29Joshua 3:9-13Isaiah 30:21—💛 ONE LINE TO HOLD ONTO"God can't steer parked cars."—🏡 TAKE IT TO YOUR FAMILYRead the full blog for a kid-friendly translation, dinner table prompts, and a family challenge:https://www.theriseupculture.com/blog—🌱 WANT TO GO DEEPERFreedom Coaching: https://www.theriseupculture.com/freedom-coachingKingdom Calling Assessment: https://www.theriseupculture.com/grow—CONNECT WITH RISE UP CULTURE🌐 Website: https://www.theriseupculture.com⛪ Rise Up Culture Church: https://www.riseupculture.church🕊️ Freedom Coaching: https://www.theriseupculture.com/freedom-coaching📚 Courses, Assessments & Resources: https://www.theriseupculture.com/growFOLLOW US▶️ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@TheRiseUpCulture📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/theriseupculture👍 Facebook: https://facebook.com/theriseupculture—🙏 NEED PRAYER?We would love to pray with you. Leave a comment below or connect with us through our website.—💝 GIVE

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Celebrate the Wobble: Learning to Walk with Jesus | Green Light SeriesFor years Pastor Drew thought every scared, imperfect step of faith meant he was failing God. This week we unpack a message from the Lord that changed everything: all the lights are green. We look at Peter's story in a whole new light and discover that the wobble might be the most beautiful part of growing in Christ.📖 IN THIS EPISODEWe talk about what it means to live from a red light versus walking through green lights of faith, why the Church stopped celebrating the process of growth, and how Peter's story in Matthew 14 shows us that willingness, not perfection, is what God is after.—🔑 KEY TAKEAWAYS- You are not stuck at a red light. God is not asking you to feel perfectly ready, He is inviting you to take the next step with Him now.- The wobble is part of growth, not proof of failure. A toddler learning to walk falls down, and we celebrate her anyway. God celebrates you the same way.- Peter was not a partial failure, he was the most willing. Out of twelve disciples in the boat, he was the one who climbed out (Matthew 14:22-33).- Real success is following, not performing perfectly. The goal was never getting it exactly right, it was staying close to Jesus and walking with Him.- You get to redefine your wobbles. Ask Jesus what He actually saw when you stumbled, and let Him rewrite the story shame has been telling you.—📜 SCRIPTURE REFERENCEDMatthew 14:22-33Philippians 1:6—💛 ONE LINE TO HOLD ONTO"What if the wobble is not the failure, but the beautiful shape of the walk?"—🏡 TAKE IT TO YOUR FAMILYRead the full blog for a kid-friendly translation, dinner table prompt, bedtime question, and family challenge:https://www.theriseupculture.com/blog—🌱 WANT TO GO DEEPERFreedom: https://www.theriseupculture.com/freedom-coachingKingdom Calling Assessment: https://www.theriseupculture.com/grow—CONNECT WITH RISE UP CULTURE🌐 Website: https://www.theriseupculture.com⛪ Rise Up Culture Church: https://www.riseupculture.church🕊️ Freedom: https://www.theriseupculture.com/freedom-coaching📚 Courses, Assessments & Resources: https://www.theriseupculture.com/growFOLLOW US▶️ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@TheRiseUpCulture📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/theriseupculture👍 Facebook: https://facebook.com/theriseupculture—🙏 NEED PRAYER?We would love to pray with you. Leave a comment below or connect with us through our website.—✨ EXPLORE MOREFreedom Coaching, Leadership Development, Kingdom Calling Assessment, Biblical Courses, Books and Resourceshttps://www.theriseupculture.com/grow—DON'T FORGET TO👍 Like this video🔔 Subscribe to our channel💬 Share this message with someone who needs encouragement today🔕 Turn on notifications so you never miss a new message💛 When we rise in Christ, our families rise.

Jesus Over Giant | Face the Giant With Jesus

Every one of us is facing a giant right now, and it is loud. This week we walk through what it means to hear what Jesus says over us, surrender the lie the giant keeps repeating, and let Him have the final word. Because the giant does not get to name you, Jesus does.

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We look at 1 Samuel 17 and ask what it really means to face a giant when God is standing nearer than the noise. We walk through a simple process: seeing the accusation clearly, surrendering it to Jesus, being washed by His blood, asking Him what He says instead, and receiving that truth for ourselves.

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• Your identity comes before your battle. Like David, we hear who God says we are before we ever face what is trying to scare us.
• Loud does not mean powerful. Joshua 1:9 reminds us God is with us wherever we go, no matter how loud the giant gets.
• Name the lie you keep hearing. You cannot surrender an accusation you have never named out loud.
• Surrender and get washed. Jesus takes the lie and every place we agreed with it, and His blood washes the shame, fear, and sin clean.
• Ask, then receive. Jesus always has something to say in place of the lie. Our job is to actually receive it, not just hear it.

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1 Samuel 17 Joshua 1:9 Revelation 7:14 Revelation 12:11

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Jesus doesn't want a polished, manufactured version of us. He wants the real, honest, vulnerable us. This week we talk about what it means to come boldly before the throne of grace, surrender the burdens we've tried to carry alone, and become completely undone in the healing presence of Jesus.—📖 IN THIS EPISODEWe talk about why we don't have to hide, perform, or fix ourselves before coming to Jesus. He already knows us completely, welcomes us fully, and invites us to bring every hidden, hurting, heavy place into His light.—🔑 KEY TAKEAWAYSYou don't have to perform for Jesus. Psalm 89:38-47 and Psalm 13:1-4 show us honest, unfiltered prayers are welcome, not just polished ones. Come boldly, not perfectly. Hebrews 4:16 reminds us grace and mercy meet us at the throne, not judgment.Trade your burden for His rest. Matthew 11:28-30 says Jesus invites the weary to come as they are.Hiding never actually protects you. Proverbs 15:11 reminds us nothing is hidden from Him anyway.You are fully known and fully welcomed. He is not going anywhere.—📜 SCRIPTURE REFERENCEDPsalm 89:38-47 (TPT)Psalm 13:1-4 (TPT)Hebrews 4:16 (NKJV)Matthew 11:28-30 (NKJV)Proverbs 15:11 (TPT)—💛 ONE LINE TO HOLD ONTO"I don't have to hide. He already knows me, and He still wants me close."—🏡 TAKE IT TO YOUR FAMILYRead the full blog for kid-friendly translations, dinner table prompts, and a family challenge: https://www.theriseupculture.com/blog—🌱 WANT TO GO DEEPERFreedom Coaching: https://www.theriseupculture.com/freedom-coachingKingdom Calling Assessment: https://www.theriseupculture.com/grow—CONNECT WITH RISE UP CULTURE🌐 Website: https://www.theriseupculture.com⛪ Rise Up Culture Church: https://www.riseupculture.church🕊️ Freedom Coaching: https://www.theriseupculture.com/freedom-coaching📚 Courses, Assessments & Resources: https://www.theriseupculture.com/growFOLLOW US▶️ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@TheRiseUpCulture📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/theriseupculture👍 Facebook: https://facebook.com/theriseupculture—🙏 NEED PRAYER?We would love to pray with you. Leave a comment below or connect with us through our website.—✨ EXPLORE MOREFreedom Coaching, Leadership Development, Kingdom Calling Assessment, Biblical Courses, Books and Resourceshttps://www.theriseupculture.com/grow—DON'T FORGET TO👍 Like this video🔔 Subscribe to our channel💬 Share this message with someone who needs encouragement today🔕 Turn on notifications so you never miss a new message💛 When we rise in Christ, our families rise.

Trusting God With All Your Heart | Closer to the HealerLast week we talked about identity, who you already are in Christ. This week we take the next step: emotional health, and what it really means to trust the Lord with ALL your heart, not just your mind.📖 IN THIS EPISODEWe dig into what it means to trust God with all our heart, not just our understanding. Using Proverbs 3:5-6 as our anchor, we explore why our emotions are signals rather than problems, how heart residue builds up when we try to fill our God-sized hole with anything but the Holy Spirit, and how to bring that residue to Jesus so He can heal the root, not just manage the fruit.View all handouts: https://www.theriseupculture.com/blog—🔑 KEY TAKEAWAYS• Emotional health is a lifelong process. Just like discipleship, it is not a box you check once, it is ongoing growth under the lordship of Jesus.• Your emotions are warning signals, not the enemy. Like a check engine light, they alert you to something deeper that needs attention.• Everything flows from the heart. Proverbs 4:23 reminds us our behavior and emotions are fruit, and the heart is the root.• God searches and heals, we surrender. Psalm 139:23-24 and Romans 8:26-27 show us the Holy Spirit intercedes for our hearts while we bring Him our residue.• Healing the root changes the fruit. Real transformation is not behavior management, it is heart surgery from our Holy Heart Surgeon, Jesus.—📜 SCRIPTURE REFERENCEDProverbs 3:5-6Proverbs 4:23Psalm 139:23-24Romans 8:26-27Romans 8:34Galatians 5:22-23—🏡 TAKE IT TO YOUR FAMILYRead the full blog for the kid-friendly translation, dinner table prompt, and family challenge:https://www.theriseupculture.com/blog—🌱 WANT TO GO DEEPERFreedom Coaching: https://www.theriseupculture.com/freedom-coachingKingdom Calling Assessment: https://www.theriseupculture.com/grow—CONNECT WITH RISE UP CULTURE🌐 Website: https://www.theriseupculture.com⛪ Rise Up Culture Church: https://www.riseupculture.church🕊️ Freedom Coaching: https://www.theriseupculture.com/freedom-coaching📚 Courses, Assessments & Resources: https://www.theriseupculture.com/growFOLLOW US▶️ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@TheRiseUpCulture📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/theriseupculture👍 Facebook: https://facebook.com/theriseupculture—🙏 NEED PRAYER?We would love to pray with you. Leave a comment below or connect with us through our website.—✨ EXPLORE MOREFreedom Coaching, Leadership Development, Kingdom Calling Assessment, Biblical Courses, Books and Resourceshttps://www.theriseupculture.com/grow—DON'T FORGET TO👍 Like this video🔔 Subscribe to our channel💬 Share this message with someone who needs encouragement today🔕 Turn on notifications so you never miss a new message💛 When we rise in Christ, our families rise.