“I just love coming into a room like this because I think when we get to be a part of a night like tonight, it’s always such a beautiful reminder to us that God is alive and at work right here in Columbus, Ohio,” Holly added.
“The enemy wants you to think that you’re alone. Wants you to think you’re the only one at your job,” she said. “You’re the only one at your school that loves [Jesus]. But tonight is an opportunity for you to look around and for you to see how much faith there is gathered together in this room.”
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Holly said, “We come together from so many different backgrounds and so many different churches, but with one goal, and that is to lift up the name of Jesus tonight.”
“When we worship God, it’s so important that we remember [that] we don’t worship him just for what he can do for us,” Steven said. “We worship him because of who he is to us.”
“Our worship is never contingent on him doing something,” said Steven. “He’s already given us breath in our lungs, and I think one of the things about tonight is we just need to get back to being grateful for a few minutes.”
The pastor reminded everyone that “we can spend so much of our time focusing on what we don’t have that we miss the presence of God that is inside of us. Greater is he that is in me than he that is in the world—that means no matter what I go through, I have something to sing about.”
After sharing some testimonies from previous nights, they concluded their welcome with a corporate reading of Psalm 100.
Elevation Rhythm then joined Elevation Worship on stage to sing “Goodbye Yesterday.” Elevation Worship continued with “God I’m Just Grateful,” “Jesus Be The Name,” “Worthy,” and “Trust In God” before Steven and Holly returned to the stage, joined by their daughter Abbie, who read from Numbers 6. They then proceeded into the part of the night they called “The Blessing” which included singing a song of the same title.
“The Blessing” was followed by Steven preaching from Psalm 13.
Furtick focused on the question many believers ask during difficult seasons: “How long?” The psalmist repeatedly asks how long God will seem distant and how long suffering will last. Furtick explained that these moments of doubt and frustration are normal parts of faith and that believers should feel free to be honest with God about their struggles.
Furtick emphasized that the greatest spiritual battle often happens in the mind, where lies, insecurity, shame, and discouragement can grow louder the longer someone remains in a difficult situation. Even strong believers—including biblical figures like King David, who defeated giants and wild animals—still wrestled internally with doubt and emotional pain.
However, the turning point of Psalm 13 comes in verse 5, when David shifts from questioning God to declaring trust: “But I trust in your unfailing love.” Furtick said this transition shows that faith does not mean the struggle disappears but that believers can choose to trust God in the middle of it.
