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Elevate Church SCV

Elevate Church SCV

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Welcome to Elevate Church's podcast featuring messages from our Lead Pastors, Mauricio and Virginia Ruiz, and our Elevate team. These dynamic and life changing messages will encourage you no matter stage of life you are in. We would love to hear how these messages are impacting your life! Please visit our website elevatechurchscv.org or download our church app "Elevate Church LA". Christianity Spirituality
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  • The Purpose & Power of Worship | Pastor Sy Goraieb
    Nov 4 2025

    Recorded Live: November 02, 2025

    Worship is the weapon God designed to transform you, unify His church, and drive back the enemy.

    Worship is not just music. It is not filler. It is not the "warm-up" before the message. Worship is the pathway to the presence of the Living God — a divine invitation for Him to purify, transform, and empower His people.

    In this message, we examine why God established worship in the first place — not as a suggestion or a religious tradition — but as a holy system designed for purification and consecration. When we worship, walls come down, chains are broken, faith is awakened, and God's authority fills the room.

    We'll explore:

    • Why worship unifies the entire Body of Christ
    • How worship invites God to have His way in our lives
    • The Old Testament foundation of consecration in worship
    • The Hebrew & Greek meaning of "worship" — to bow in surrender
    • Why worship remains one of the greatest weapons against the enemy
    • How God is enthroned upon the praises of His people (Psalm 22:3)

    Worship is a meeting place. A battle strategy. A transformation moment.
    And when you least feel like worshiping… that's when your worship carries the most power.

    Scriptures Mentioned:
    Revelation 5:13
    Ephesians 4:4–6
    Deuteronomy 4:10
    Numbers 19:9
    Leviticus 11:44
    Psalm 22:1–3

    Key Quote:

    "Worship isn't just a song — it's God's weapon in your hands."

    Closing Call to Action:
    Next Sunday, don't just come to sing — come to encounter God. Bring your burdens, your battles, your fears. Step into His presence with expectation. Because when we worship, heaven responds — and the enemy retreats.

    #WorshipPower #PurposeOfWorship #PraiseIsAWeapon #GodIsEnthroned #SpiritAndTruth #WorshipCulture #ChurchPodcast #ChristianTeaching #PresenceOfGod #FaithThatSings



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    30 mins
  • The Fire, The Cloud, The Other Side | Pastor Mark Graham
    Nov 4 2025

    Recorded Live: October 26, 2025

    Celebrating Pastor's Appreciation Day with Pastor Mark Graham (Abundant Living Family Church, High Desert)

    Full Episode Description:
    When God is leading you to the next season of your life, the enemy does everything he can to drag you back into the old one. But what if the attack isn't a sign that things are going wrong — but proof that God has already struck the enemy first?

    In this powerful message celebrating Pastors Mauricio & Virginia, we dive into Israel's journey from bondage to breakthrough. God guided them with a cloud by day and a fire by night, showing that His presence doesn't just deliver — it directs.

    There's always a Red Sea moment between where you were and where God is calling you. A place where fear rises, faith is tested, and the future looks blocked. But this episode reminds you:

    • God hits the enemy before the enemy hits you
    • Your new season will always be opposed
    • God leads by His presence — not convenience
    • When you can't fight… God will fight for you
    • The "other side" is already prepared — you just have to move

    Whatever your past has been, God is elevating you into His promise. Don't settle for Egypt when God has a Promised Land with your name on it.

    Scriptures Mentioned:
    Romans 13:7 · Exodus 12:12, 12:30–31 · Exodus 13:17–18 · Exodus 13:21–22 · Exodus 14:13–14

    Key Quote:

    "God struck first — the enemy is only retaliating because he knows you're headed to the other side."

    Closing Call to Action:
    If you're facing a Red Sea, don't quit now. God has already gone before you with fire and cloud. Tune in today and be strengthened to step out of the old season and into God's elevated future for your life!

    #TheOtherSide #FireAndCloud #RedSeaFaith #SpiritualBreakthrough #GodIsWithUs #PromiseLandLiving #FaithPodcast #ChristianTeaching #Elevation #GodWillFightForYou #LevelUpInFaith

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    31 mins
  • BURDENS TO BUILDINGS | How Hungry Are You?
    Nov 4 2025

    Recorded Live: October 19, 2025

    Your hunger for God is the key that turns burden into building, opposition into opportunity, and vision into victory.

    Full Episode Description:
    If you don't need anything from God… you'll never receive anything from God. Jesus refused to send the crowds away hungry because hunger is the catalyst for multiplication. Hunger is what turns not enough into more than enough.

    This episode explores the relentless hunger that activates faith — not when conditions are perfect, but when life feels impossible. Through the story of Nehemiah, we'll see how God births builders through burdens, how vision leads to provision, and why the enemy always pays attention when God is building something through you.

    You'll discover how to:
    • Turn hunger into purpose and spiritual urgency
    • Recognize that provision flows at the pace of obedience
    • Stand firm when opposition mocks, distracts, or threatens
    • Fight the good fight with one hand building and the other hand armed
    • Call on God's peace in the face of pressure and spiritual warfare

    If the enemy can't destroy you, he'll try to distract you — because what you're building is worth fighting for. And when the work is finished, like Nehemiah's wall in just 52 days, everyone will know:

    This work was done by the hand of God.

    Scriptures Mentioned:
    Nehemiah 1:1–3 · Nehemiah 2:1–8 · Nehemiah 2:17–18 · Nehemiah 4:1–3 · Nehemiah 4:4–5, 11–18, 20, 23 · Nehemiah 6:15–16 · Philippians 4:6–7

    Key Quote:

    "If it wasn't worth building, hell wouldn't be fighting it."

    Closing Call to Action:
    Don't pray for easy—pray for hunger. Lean into what God is stirring inside you, and build with boldness. Tune in today and discover how hunger awakens faith, attracts God's provision, and finishes what He started in you.

    #HungryForGod #FaithInAction #Nehemiah #SpiritualGrowth #ChristianPodcast #PurposeDriven #BuildTheWall #VisionToProvision #GodsWork #FightTheGoodFight #PeaceInChrist #PodcastForBelievers

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    38 mins
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