Your Next Messy Step

Elevation with Steven Furtick

iHeartPodcasts

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 15.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

This message is for when life feels uncertain and you’re not sure what God wants you to do next. We often look for strategy or certainly, but God’s looking for surrender. Pastor Steven teaches from the life of Jacob how to take the next “messy” step.

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Scripture References:
Genesis 28, verses 10-22
John 1, verses 50-51

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Transcript

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.6	Guaranteed Human.
0:05.6	Hey, this is Stephen Ferdick.
0:07.1	I'm the pastor of Elevation Church, and this is our podcast.
0:10.3	I wanted to thank you for joining us today.
0:12.4	Hope this inspires you.
0:14.1	Hope it builds your faith.
0:15.2	Hope it gives you perspective to see God is moving in your life.
0:18.2	Enjoy the message.
0:26.6	Slap your neighbors, say, wake up here comes the Word of God.
0:33.6	Hope you didn't take that literally when I said slap them. We don't have that kind of insurance coverage at the church.
0:39.9	What a privilege it is to share God's word with you today.
0:44.1	I have preached on this passage of scripture since 2018.
0:48.2	Wow.
0:49.2	And it's one of my absolute favorites.
0:51.5	The Lord will surely meet us here.
0:53.7	Look at Genesis chapter 28, verse 10 through
0:57.0	22. The Bible says Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Iran. When he reached a certain place,
1:04.0	he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under
1:10.7	his head and lay down to sleep.
1:13.6	He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven.
1:20.6	And the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. There above it stood the Lord. I like that. I like that God is above
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