06/14/2026 1 Kings 19
Under Pressure | The Pressure Is Real, God’s Presence Is Greater
BIG IDEA: What feels like breaking down may actually be God building you up.
Pressure is not proof that God has abandoned you. Don’t avoid the pressure, learn how God shows up in it.
Four things Elijah learned in his weakness:
1. Pressure reveals what success conceals. Pressure revealed Elijah’s fear, isolation and his distorted perspective. Burnout often causes us to make permanent conclusions based on temporary feelings.
2. God often cares for us before He corrects us. God understands that weary people often need rest before they need answers.
3. God’s power may amaze, but His presence transforms. When exhaustion takes over, feelings often become louder than facts. It’s not about God’s power, it’s about His presence.
4. God uses pressure to prepare us. God often uses pressure to move us from seeking His power to resting in His presence.
In the face of pressure and burnout:
1. Stop seeing your exhaustion as failure. (should’ve, would’ve, could’ve)
2. Don’t miss God’s presence because you’re looking for His power. God usually shows up in the quiet times.
3. Trust and rest in the fact that God is doing more than you can see.
The pressure is real, but God’s presence is greater. Discover hope, strength, and peace through life’s toughest seasons in this practical and encouraging series.
07-19-2026 | Under Pressure | Stronger than Before | Romans 8
BIG IDEA: Pressure isn’t proof that God has abandoned you. Th pressure is real, but God’s presence is greater.
What if God is actually using the pressure to accomplish something you?
Pressure reminds us that this world isn’t our home.(Romans 8:18-25). Pressure reveals a broken world, not an absent God.
Pressure is God’s workshop. (Romans 8: 26-30). God’s goal is not making your life easier, it’s making you more like Jesus.
Pressure cannot stop God’s purpose. (Romans 8:31-39). Victory isn’t escaping pressure, it’s experiencing God’s nearness in it.
The pressure of today is preparing the you of tomorrow. God doesn’t waste your pressure. He uses it to make you more like Jesus.
1. The pressure is real.
2. You’re not broken or abandoned because of it.
3. Jesus is with you through all of it.
4. God is using the pressure for good.
5. God is transforming you through the pressure.
6. It will be worth it.
The pressure is real, but God’s presence is greater. Discover hope, strength, and peace through life’s toughest seasons in this practical and encouraging series.
