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I've Got To Get Up

Elevation Church • Dec 28, 2025 • 43 min

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Summary

In this powerful message, Pastor Steven Furtick explores the story of the invalid man at the pool of Bethesda from John 5. No matter how long you have felt stuck in anxiety, addiction, or hardship, God cares deeply about your individual struggle and intervenes personally in your life. Jesus stops to meet us where we are, sees beyond our outward limitations, and speaks breakthrough power into our circumstances so we can get up and step into freedom.

Themes

Healing and RestorationOvercoming Long-standing StrugglesThe Authority and Voice of JesusFaith over CircumstancesGrace and MercyPersonal Intervention of God

Pastor's Points

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Jesus stops

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Jesus sees

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Jesus says

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Jesus saves

Key Points

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Jesus stops for the individual who feels overlooked or forgotten.
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Jesus sees past our outward conditions and present struggles to our true identity in Him.
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Jesus says the word that carries the ultimate authority to set us free from long-standing struggles.
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Jesus saves anyone who places their faith in Him and receives His gift of grace.
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God is deeply concerned with our unseen internal burdens, such as anxiety, just as much as visible physical needs.
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When God decides to move in a person's life, no human obstacle, limitation, or past failure can hinder His power.
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God often uses the very struggles that cripple us to teach us His grace and turn our mats into powerful testimonies.
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Human criticism and rules will often challenge our steps of faith, but the authority of Jesus overrides every human doubt.

Sermon Moments

“When God gets ready to move in your life, nothing and no one can stop Him.”

“God will use the very thing you struggle with to teach you grace and transform your mat into your testimony.”

“When you realize that the One who knows you the best loves you the most, it sets you completely free.”

“God often packages His greatest gifts in some of life's ugliest boxes.”

“There will always be voices saying you cannot rise, but the voice of Jesus is the only voice that truly matters.”

“You are not defined by the state you are in; God sees who you truly are and brings you out of it.”

This Week

Identify one hidden or unspoken struggle in your life, such as anxiety or doubt, and bring it directly to Jesus in prayer, trusting Him to bring healing.

When facing opposition or self-doubt, choose to listen to the voice of Jesus rather than human criticism or past limitations.

Surrender your excuses to God and respond immediately in faith when He prompts you to step out in obedience.

Reflect on how God can use your past struggles or current mat as a testimony to encourage others in their faith journey.

Rest in the truth that the God who knows you completely also loves you unconditionally, freeing you from the fear of others' judgment.

Look for God's blessings and purpose even when they come packaged in difficult or unwanted circumstances.

Take time this week to notice and encourage someone around you who may feel overlooked, forgotten, or stuck in a long-standing struggle.

Remember This

Regardless of how long you have been stuck, a single word from Jesus has the authority to break your chains and enable you to get up and walk into new life.

A Challenge for You

He saw every season of your life and he never let you go. You've got to get up. He brought you here to get you up. You're not getting up by yourself—Jesus stops, Jesus sees, Jesus says, and Jesus saves.

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