Church Unlimited: Bil Cornelius

Are you in a season of waiting, and wondering what to do while God works behind the scenes? In this message, we follow Joseph from Potiphar's house to the prison and discover how to wait well when the answer hasn't come yet. Learn why getting your work in order matters before the breakthrough arrives, how to keep a long wait from talking you into a quick compromise, and why faithfulness in the forgotten place prepares you for the promised place. If you've been waiting on God and wonder whether He's forgotten you, this message will encourage you to stay faithful and be ready, because after two years of nothing, God can move in one day.

What do you do when life gets hard and you feel like you’re running out of options? In this message, we follow David from the town of Nob to the cave of Adullam and discover why the hardest, loneliest seasons are often the ones God uses to prepare us to lead. Learn why running to God, not to our coping mechanisms, is the first move when life gets difficult, how God uses old victories to help us face new giants, and why every promotion seems to involve a cave. If you’re in a dark or isolated season right now, this message will remind you that you can enter the cave a fugitive and come out a leader, because Jesus’ greatest work came out of a cave, and yours can too.

Pastor Bil Cornelius sits down with his longtime mentor and friend, Pastor Craig Groeschel, for a candid conversation about leadership, prayer, and how to know when God is speaking. Craig shares when he realized leadership is a spiritual gift, why you should learn how great leaders think instead of copying what they do, and how multisite church and YouVersion grew out of opportunities nobody planned. They also get into building margin in your life, how we’re all being discipled by our algorithms, and four simple tests for whether a thought is really from God. You’ll hear the moment God told Craig to “quit whining, you’re sharp, fix it,” and why the reason your phone rings might point straight to your calling. Pick up Pastor Bil’s new book, Pray Big, Listen Bigger: The Art of Powerful Prayers and Life-Changing Answers, with a foreword by Craig Groeschel: https://pray-big-listen-bigger-by-bil-cornelius.square.site/product/pray-big-listen-bigger-by-bil-cornelius/HNRU2XJPJNBMX4YUJK6KYNSL

What do you do when God's promise is real, but the waiting feels unbearable? In this message, we explore the story of Abraham and Sarah and discover what it means to wait on God well instead of taking matters into our own hands. Learn why it's okay to take your frustration honestly to God, why trying to answer your own prayer only creates a mess, and why trusting God means you never have to rush Him. If you're in a season of waiting on a promise that hasn't come yet, this message will encourage you to keep trusting that God will answer in His way and in His time.

Have you ever wondered why you keep ending up in the same place, even when you know better? In this message, we explore the story of the man at the pool of Bethesda in John 5 and uncover what it really takes to break free from the ruts that hold us back. Learn how to recognize the patterns that keep pulling you back to the same old place, why the excuses we rehearse can quietly convince us that nothing will ever change, and how real freedom begins not with understanding everything but with simply obeying the next thing Jesus makes clear. If you're ready to stop cycling back to the same stuck place and start rebuilding the routines that protect your freedom, this message will encourage and equip you to get unstuck for good.

Have you ever paid a cost you didn't see coming because of a choice you made? In this message, we dig into the story of Jonah and discover that rebellion never stays contained to just one person. Learn why sin always costs everyone caught in its wake, why God loves us too much to let our private struggles stay hidden forever, and why He redeems and restores us but still calls us to obey and finish what He starts. If you've ever looked back on a hard season and wondered if it was punishment, this message will help you see it might have actually been His preservation all along.

What could change in your life if you simply made room for God? In this message, we explore the story of the Shunammite woman in 2 Kings 4 and discover how her simple act of hospitality became the doorway to a miracle. Learn how giving God a place to rest, fellowship, authority, and shine in your life positions you to have your needs met, why His character is that of a rewarder and a giver, and how He can resurrect the dead dreams you may have quietly given up on. If you're ready to get your hopes up again and see what God can do in your life "next year at this time," this message will encourage and inspire you.

What does it truly mean to take responsibility for your own life and faith? In this message, we explore what it looks like to stop waiting on the sidelines and start stepping into what God has for you. Learn why aligning your life to God and His word positions you for His blessing, why trusting Him means actually trying the doors in front of you, and how standing firm on His promises gives you the courage to move forward even when the outcome isn't guaranteed. If you want to stop making excuses and start taking real steps of faith, this message will challenge and equip you to say "I am responsible" and make your move.

Nate Diaz of Elevation Rhythm joins Pastor Bill for an honest conversation about worship, identity, church hurt, ministry, and what happens when your calling starts getting tangled up with your ego.

Nate opens up about learning to separate who he is from what he does, walking away from compromise even when it cost him, and why being a minister has to come before being an artist. He also shares the story behind Elevation Rhythm’s “Goodbye Yesterday” — from hearing the original demo and crying in his car to Steven Furtick helping reshape the bridge and watching a song people initially didn’t connect with become something that reached a generation.

But the conversation goes deeper than music. Nate talks about finding identity beyond the stage, why God’s approval comes before achievement, healing from church hurt without walking away from community, and why real worship begins when we stop making ourselves the center of it.

What does it mean to live by the truth in a world that often rejects it? In this message, we look at Romans 1 and the power of the Gospel to save and transform our lives. Discover why Christians are called to be commissioned, not comfortable, how to worship God for who He is instead of only what He gives, and why knowing biblical truth isn’t enough—we have to live it. Following Jesus means more than agreeing with His Word; it means applying it, standing firm in faith, and living unashamed of the Gospel.