Presence Driven Church (Part 2.5) | Praise in the Gap | Eric Upton

Kingdom Culture Phoenix exists to disciple people to know and follow Jesus through Word and Spirit.🔑 Key Takeaways✅ You don’t choose God’s direction, but you do choose your response. Mary couldn’t control the calling, but she chose obedience, haste, and praise.✅  Those eager for a move of God keep showing up in prayer and obedience. Mary arose with haste faith moves, it doesn’t stall.✅  God’s invitation always brings a choice: belief or excuses. Mary and Hannah said yes; Sarah and Zechariah allowed their reality to limit their faith.✅  There is blessing attached to giving God your “yes.” Obedience positions you for fulfillment, joy, and confirmation.✅  Faith-filled obedience often requires uncomfortable journeys. Mary traveled far while carrying uncertainty—faith doesn’t wait for clarity.✅  The Holy Spirit confirms what God is doing when we walk in faith. Elizabeth is filled, John leaps, and the gospel is proclaimed before Jesus is born.✅  What distinguishes a believer is not behavior, but Spirit-filling. Boldness, praise, and obedience flow from a life filled with the Holy Spirit.✅  Praise belongs in the gap between promise and fulfillment. Mary magnified God before everything made sense.✅  Praise re-centers your soul and aligns your spirit with God’s purposes. Mary worships with her emotions (psyche) and her inner being (pneuma).✅  God’s interruptions are often His greatest blessings. Mary blesses God for disrupting her plans.✅  God exalts the humble and overturns human power structures. The proud are scattered, the hungry are filled, and the lowly are lifted.✅  Kairos moments demand intentional responses. You may not choose the moment, but you always choose your posture.📲 Want to grow deeper?• KC Connect – Discover how to hear from God + live your calling.Text KCCONNECT to 94000 or  CLICK HERE.• Sermon Notes – Dive deeper into Scripture + takeaways. CLICK HERE.• Give to Fuel the Mission – Text GIVEKC to 94000 or CLICK HERE.• Questions? Reach us at [email protected]🎧 Listen now & share it with a friend — let’s walk in freedom, holiness, and the power of real redemption. 🕊️🔥About Kingdom Culture PhoenixKingdom Culture Phoenix exists to disciple people to know and follow Jesus in Word and Spirit.For more information, visit:https://www.kingdomculturephx.com