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Elevate City Church
by Elevate City Church
Tune in for weekly messages and content from Elevate City Church.For too long the church has been known for what they’re against. We want to make it explicitly clear who we are for. We are for Jesus. For his glory. For his ways. For his gospel. For his Kingdom. Jesus is who we want to shine the spot light on. Jesus is the story we want to tell. Jesus is the banner we want to raise. At Elevate City, the primary topic of conversation is Jesus: Jesus’ story, Jesus’ character. Jesus’ ways. Jesus’ teachings. We want to introduce you to the power that is found in Jesus' name.
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Did Jesus Actually Claim to Be God?
Why did the religious leaders want Jesus dead? Was it because of His miracles, His teachings, or something much more controversial? In John 5, Jesus makes a claim that changes everything: He is equal with God. This wasn't simply another religious teaching. It was a declaration that challenged...
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Do You Want to Be Made Well? | 38 Years at the Wrong Pool | John 5: 1-17 | Come & See
In this teaching from our "Come and See" series through the Gospel of John, we dive into John 5:1-17 and the healing of the paralyzed man at the Pool of Bethesda. We start with why God invented the biblical feasts (spoiler: he's after your joy), then look at the surprising archaeology behind the...
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The Healing of the Nobleman's Son | Come & See | John 4: 43-54
In this teaching from our "Come and See" series through the Gospel of John, we look at Jesus' second miracle, healing a dying boy from 17 miles away with nothing but a spoken word (John 4:43-54). A desperate father, a royal official likely serving in Herod's court, begs Jesus to heal his son, and...
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The Woman at the Well | Come & See | John 4
In this teaching from our "Come and See" series through the Gospel of John, we explore one of the most beautiful and scandalous stories in all of Scripture: Jesus and the Woman at the Well in John 4. Discover why Jesus intentionally walked through Samaria, a place Jews avoided at all costs, to…
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Is Jesus Better Than Your Dreams? | Come & See | John 3:22-36
In this teaching from our "Come and See" series through the Gospel of John, we look at what happens when your dreams get crushed and ask the question: is Jesus really enough? In John 3:22-36, John the Baptist watches the crowds leave him for Jesus, the very thing he built his life around is...
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Six Invitations to Come & See | Come & See | John 3: 1-21
In this teaching from our "Come and See" series through the Gospel of John, we dive into one of the most important conversations in all of Scripture: Jesus and Nicodemus in John 3. Discover why a respected religious leader who "knew all the answers" came to Jesus in secret, and why Jesus told him...
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Cleanse the Temple | Come & See | John 2:13-25
In this teaching from our "Come and See" series through the Gospel of John, we look at one of the most surprising scenes in Jesus' life — Jesus overturning tables and driving out money-changers in the temple in John 2:13-25. Just one chapter after turning water into wine at a wedding, Jesus shows…
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Random Acts of Abundance | Come & See | John 2: 1-12
In this teaching from our "Come and See" series through the Gospel of John, we dive into John 2:1-12 and Jesus' first miracle — turning water into wine at the Wedding at Cana in Galilee. Discover why Jesus' inaugural sign wasn't a healing or an exorcism but a party trick to save a wedding from...
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Behold the Lamb | Come and See | John 1:19-51
Everybody was coming out to the desert to see John the Baptist — and John kept pointing past himself. "I'm not that guy. But I know the guy."In week 3 of Come & See, we meet the first witness John calls to the stand: John the Baptist. A wild, camel-hair-wearing, locust-eating preacher who drew…
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Who Is Jesus, Really? | Come and See | John 1:1–18
Who is Jesus? John doesn’t begin his Gospel with Bethlehem, a manger, or even the ministry of Jesus. He takes us all the way back to the beginning. “In the beginning was the Word…” Before creation, Jesus was there. He is the Word. He is the Light. He is the Creator. And the incredible news of the...
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As Long As It Takes | A Sermon on Luke 18:1-8
As we conclude our House of Prayer series, Pastor Joe challenges us to become people who pray as long as it takes. Looking at Jesus' parable of the persistent widow in Luke 18, this message reminds us that persistent prayer isn't about convincing a reluctant God—it's about trusting a loving…
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How to Pray in Power | A Sermon on Mark 10:46-52
What does powerful prayer really look like? In Part 2 of our House of Prayer series, Pastor Thomas explores the story of Blind Bartimaeus in Mark 10 to show how God invites us to pray with humility, desperation, and faith. Through Scripture and powerful testimonies of God at work around the…
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Why You Need to Pray | A Sermon on Matthew 21:12-23
What if prayer is more than a routine—what if it's the way your soul was designed to connect with God? In the first message of our House of Prayer series, Pastor Joe Baker unpacks four biblical reasons why every believer needs to pray. Discover how prayer isn't just a command from God, but the...
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Making a Multiplication Mindset | A Sermon on 2 Timothy 2
How do ordinary believers become part of an extraordinary movement of God? On LDP Takeover Sunday, Louis Leidenfrost—Discipleship Director at Elevate City Church and a graduate of the Leadership Development Program (LDP)—shares his powerful testimony and unpacks 2 Timothy 2 to reveal God's…
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The Secret to Living Wholeheartedly | A Sermon 2 Peter 1
In the final message of our Half-Hearted series, Pastor Joe Baker challenges us to move beyond casual Christianity and pursue a wholehearted devotion to Jesus. Through 2 Peter 1, we discover that spiritual growth doesn't happen by accident—it requires intentional effort, daily surrender, and a...
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The Father Heart of God | A Sermon on Galatians 4:1-7
What does it mean to truly know the heart of God as Father? In this powerful message, The Father Heart of God, Peachtree Corners Campus Pastor Thomas Cheeseman explores how many believers live with an "orphan heart"—striving, performing, and longing for love—while God invites us into the security...
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Heart for the Word | A Sermon on Cultivating Love for the Bible
What does it look like to have a wholehearted love for God in a world full of distractions? In this message from the Half-Hearted series, Pastor Caden Dulmage challenges us to develop a heart for the word by rediscovering the power, authority, and beauty of Scripture. Through Isaiah 66, 2 Timothy...
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Killing Idolatry | A Sermon on 1 Samuel 7
What is standing between you and wholehearted devotion to Jesus? In this powerful message from the Half-Heartedseries, Pastor Joe Baker unpacks the Bible’s warning against idolatry and reveals how modern idols—such as success, comfort, money, approval, relationships, and control—can quietly…
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Heart in the Midst of Waiting
In this powerful message from guest speaker Jeff Henderson, pastor and author of Know What You’re For, we explore how to navigate seasons of waiting with faith and confidence. Through the stories of Abraham, Sarah, David, and Jesus, Jeff shares a life-changing truth: God has not forgotten you—God...
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Heart for the Nations | A Sermon on Mark 5:1-20
In this powerful message from Elevate City Church’s Half-Hearted series, Peachtree Corners Campus Pastor Thomas Cheeseman challenges believers to put to death missional apathy and live wholeheartedly for Jesus. Preached on International Day for the Unreached and Pentecost Sunday, this sermon...
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The Power of the Cross | A Sermon on the Resurrection of Jesus
Pastor Joey McLaughlin delivers a powerful message on the cross of Jesus and what it means to truly surrender your whole heart to God. Through Hebrews 12, Romans 5, Ephesians 2, and Colossians 2, this sermon explores how the cross is more than a religious symbol — it is the center of the…
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Known in Heaven, Feared in Hell | A Sermon on Acts 3 & 19
Guest speaker Josh Howard delivers a powerful message on wholehearted surrender, revival, and what it truly means to follow Jesus without compromise. In this sermon at Elevate City Church, Josh challenges believers to move beyond lukewarm Christianity and become people who are “known in heaven…
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Check Your Heart | A Sermon on Devotion to Jesus
If you’ve been feeling stuck, spiritually dry, or just going through the motions, this message is for you. In this sermon from our Half-Hearted series, Pastor Joey McLaughlin shares a practical and hope-filled call to move from burnout, distraction, and emotional exhaustion into a life of…
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Return | A Sermon on the Book of Hosea
Pastor Joey McLaughlin continues the Half-Hearted: The Death of Going Through the Motions series with a powerful message titled “Return,” calling us to confront the reality of divided hearts and rediscover God’s relentless, pursuing love. Through the story of Hosea and Gomer, this sermon exposes...
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Break the Jar | A Sermon on Luke 7:36-50
In Pastor Joey McLaughlin’s sermon “Break the Jar,” part of the Half-Hearted series, he challenges believers to confront the reality of spiritual heart disease—the true reason many people drift from faith. Drawing from Luke 7 and the story of the sinful woman with the alabaster jar, Pastor Joey...
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Half-Hearted | The Death of Going Through the Motions
We'd love for you to subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications to get updates on our latest content and resources that will help more people know Jesus and people know Jesus more.GIVE : We believe that generosity is golden. Freely we have received and so freely we give back to God. If…
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The Best Day Ever
We'd love for you to subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications to get updates on our latest content and resources that will help more people know Jesus and people know Jesus more.GIVE : We believe that generosity is golden. Freely we have received and so freely we give back to God. If…
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Good Friday Service
We'd love for you to subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications to get updates on our latest content and resources that will help more people know Jesus and people know Jesus more.GIVE : We believe that generosity is golden. Freely we have received and so freely we give back to God. If…
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The End of the Matter - A Sermon on Ecclesiastes 12
We'd love for you to subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications to get updates on our latest content and resources that will help more people know Jesus and people know Jesus more.GIVE : We believe that generosity is golden. Freely we have received and so freely we give back to God. If…
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You Don't Know - A Sermon on Ecclesiastes 11
Ecclesiastes 11 reminds us that the good life isn’t found in storing more, earning more, or controlling the future. It’s discovered through trusting God in a world where you don’t know what tomorrow holds. In this message, Pastor Joey McLaughlin unpacks Solomon’s counterintuitive wisdom on money,...
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Don't Be Dumb - A Sermon on Ecclesiastes 10
Ecclesiastes 10 reminds us that the good life isn’t built through big breakthroughs. It’s shaped by everyday wisdom. In this message, Pastor Joey McLaughlin unpacks Solomon’s practical proverbs about foolishness, self-awareness, leadership, work, and the small choices that quietly shape the...
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You Must Die - A Sermon on Ecclesiastes 9
This message from Pastor Joey is part of the series “A Good, Messy, Beautiful Life,” a journey through the book of Ecclesiastes exploring where the good life is really found. In Ecclesiastes 9, we’re confronted with a sobering truth: no matter who we are—rich or poor, powerful or…
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Taking Control of Your Life
In this message from our series “A Good, Messy, Beautiful Life,” Pastor Joey McLaughlin unpacks Ecclesiastes 8 and confronts one of the hardest truths about life: you are not in control. Through Solomon’s reflections, we’re reminded that politics, the economy, justice, our reputation, and even…
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The Day of Death is Better than the Day of Birth - A Sermon on Ecclesiastes 7
In this message from our Ecclesiastes series at Elevate City Church, Pastor Joey McLaughlin walks through Ecclesiastes 7 and unpacks one of the most shocking statements in Scripture: “The Day of Death is Better Than the Day of Birth.” While that idea may sound absurd at first, Solomon invites us…
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How Can I Be Satisfied?
Pastor Joe Baker continues the "A Good, Messy, Beautiful Life" series with a powerful message from Ecclesiastes 6 titled “How Can I Be Satisfied?” In this sermon, Joe explores King Solomon’s search for meaning and exposes the emptiness of chasing wealth, success, possessions, and “more” without...
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Don't Fight Your Season - Sermon On Ecclesiastes Three - Joey McLaughlin
Some seasons feel beautiful. Others feel brutal. The hardest part is realizing you can’t fast-forward your life. In Ecclesiastes 3, Solomon reminds us there is a time for everything—and God is not absent in the waiting, the loss, the change, or the unknown. In this message from A Wild, Messy,...
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Is This Really It? - A Sermon On Ecclesiastes 2 - Joey McLaughlin
Ecclesiastes 2 gives language to what many of us feel but rarely say out loud: You can have everything you wanted and still feel unsatisfied. In this message from A Wild, Messy, Beautiful Life, we look at Solomon’s honest search for meaning—and discover why joy was never meant to be found in...
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A Good, Messy, Beautiful Life - Joey McLaughlin
Are you life to the fullest? Everywhere that you're going to look there's going to be another advertisement, resolution, product, or work out plan offering you the "good life". The life that you've always wanted, the life that you've always dreamed of, the life that makes you feel alive. What if...
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The Arrival Of Our King - Advent - Joey McLaughin
There is this enthrall and intrigue in our culture with royalty. Show after show, movie after movie is made to satisfy our fascination with kings. There is a longing in the human heart for a king.We search high and low to crown some one or some thing king over our life but the problem is that…
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The Arrival of Our Priest - Advent - Joe Baker
Central to the Christmas Story is the arrival of the Munus Triplex, a theological term referring to Jesus's three roles: The Prophet who reveals, The Priest who reconciles, King who reigns. Having this view of Jesus changes everything for how we see the Christmas Story. In this sermon, Pastor Joe...
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The Arrival Of Our Prophet - Advent - Joey McLaughlin
This year at Advent, we're looking at the arrival of what the theologians call the munis triplex -- the long awaited, highly anticipated, eagerly longed for prophet, priest and King. In this season. I want for you to see that Jesus, the prophet, priest, and king, makes the whole of scripture and...
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Until The Whole World Hears - Jesus Over Everything - Thomas Cheeseman
We'd love for you to subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications to get updates on our latest content and resources that will help more people know Jesus and people know Jesus more.GIVE : We believe that generosity is golden. Freely we have received and so freely we give back to God. If…
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A Sermon On Joy - Jesus Over Everything - Joey McLaughin
We are shattering the stereotype that church is supposed to be boring. We are defiantly opposed to a form of religion that is exhausting. We are creating a culture where we understand the father heart of God, where we have childlike faith, think fun is fun, a middle laugh till it hurts, adventure...
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The Time is Now - Jesus Over Everything - Joey McLaughlin
Young people are not just the Church of tomorrow, they are the Church of Today. In today's message, Pastor Joey McLaughlin preaches about the importance of the "now generation" -- how young people are not just the next generation of Church leaders and disciples, but now. Jesus used 11 young men…
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In Atlanta as it is in Heaven - Jesus Over Everything - Joey McLaughlin
Our church is the kind of community whose aim is to see it in Atlanta as it is in Heaven. So what does that mean? How? How are we going to get heaven here and now? Ipon a thorough examination of the scriptures, that ideology does not seem to be the main message of Jesus. It does not seem to be…
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A Sermon On Discipleship - Jesus Over Everything - Joey McLaughlin
For most people in Christian circles, "discipleship" becomes a junk drawer word that is used to describe almost anything that happens in the Christian life, or going deeper in Christian education, or just doing life together. So what really is discipleship? What does it mean to be a disciple, who...
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A Sermon On God's Presence - Jesus Over Everything - Joey McLaughlin
God dwells with his people. We'd love for you to subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications to get updates on our latest content and resources that will help more people know Jesus and people know Jesus more. GIVE : We believe that generosity is golden. Freely we have received and so…
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A Sermon On The Bible - Jesus Over Everything - Joey McLaughlin
We are people of the Book. Our understanding of God, life, sex, truth, family, philosophy, politics, marriage, and humanity is not shaped primarily by experience, tradition, popular opinion, culture, or what we're comfortable with. Our understanding of God is shaped first and foremost by the word...
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A Sermon On Knowing Jesus - Jesus Over Everything - Joey McLaughlin
I wonder what's your definition for eternal life? How would you define it? What is it? This is a question that is fascinated and captivated human since the very beginning of time. Jesus defines eternal life in John 17:3, "And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus...
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A Sermon On The Book Of Acts - The Unstoppable Revolution - Joey McLaughlin
Contrary to most people's popular opinion, Jesus didn't come to just get you into heaven when you die, Jesus came to get heaven into you. You see, the book of Acts begins with Jesus -- the suffering servant, now the resurrected King of the universe -- speaking about the Kingdom of God. He is…
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Tune in for weekly messages and content from Elevate City Church.For too long the church has been known for what they’re against. We want to make it explicitly clear who we are for. We are for Jesus. For his glory. For his ways. For his gospel. For his Kingdom. Jesus is who we want to shine the spot light on. Jesus is the story we want to tell. Jesus is the banner we want to raise. At Elevate City, the primary topic of conversation is Jesus: Jesus’ story, Jesus’ character. Jesus’ ways. Jesus’ teachings. We want to introduce you to the power that is found in Jesus' name.
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