Single Messages – Jill Briscoe

Various single messages taught by Jill Briscoe

Heart Ache

Sometimes we think that if we could only get what we want, we would finally be happy. Solomon thought that, too. He had a “getting” obsession, never denying himself anything he wanted. But all these things didn’t bring Solomon the happiness he was looking for.

Freshening My Faith

Jill opens Psalm 42 & 43 to explore the idea of feeling spiritually dry, disrupted, and overwhelmed—like a hunted deer desperate for water. Deep longing for God can feel physically, emotionally, and mentally exhausting.

Living Above the Circumstances

Does anyone ever ask, “How are you?” and you reply, “Well, under the circumstances….” The problem is that’s exactly where we are living—under the circumstances! How do we rise above the adversity and sing a song of praise?

Life Lessons #2

Jill reflects on life’s brevity and shares the lessons she’s learned: cultivating intimacy with God, integrating the sacred and the everyday, embracing one’s gifts, and living with spiritual balance and integrity.

Life Lessons #1

Life lessons in this talk center on the belief that life is brief and that meaningful living comes from developing deep spiritual intimacy, intentional discipline, unconditional submission to God, and continual dreaming.

Wrestling with God

We learn in Scripture how God wrestled Jacob to the ground one night and turned him upside down—so he could live right-side up. Jacob became a “prince” with God instead of a pain.

The New Normal

When tragic events happen, we're tempted to think everything is different and will never go back to normal again. It's sometimes referred to as the "new normal," and it's rarely seen as a good thing. However, evil is evil—that's not new! In the Western world, it feels that way because so much of the evil we hear about is far away, happening to people we don't know.

Dressing for the New Millennium, Part 2

In this message, Jill uses Jeremiah and Barak as models of perseverance in ministry, emphasizing calling, teamwork, and spiritual formation during difficult times. Jill urges listeners to embrace God’s call, work together despite differences...

Dressing for the New Millennium, Part 1

In this message, Jill uses Jeremiah’s calling in Jeremiah 1 to illustrate how God chooses and shapes individuals for His purposes, emphasizing that every believer has both a primary calling to God and secondary callings in life.

Commissioning

Stuart and Jill reflect on entering a new season of life and ministry as Elmbrook Church commissions them to Ministers-at-Large, shortly after Stuart stepped down from his long-time role as Senior Pastor.

Striking Camp

In 2 Corinthians 5, Jill reads that our earthly bodies are temporary tents, and death is simply striking camp to move into the permanent, perfect heavenly dwelling God has prepared.

Living with Peninnah

There was an incredible rivalry in the home between Hannah and Peninnah. It was not easy for Hannah, who had been unable to bear children, to live with Peninnah, who produced babies with great ease.

By the Riches of His Grace

Jill begins a series on the parables of Jesus, found in the gospels. Jesus explains that the Kingdom of God is a spiritual reality wherever Christ is King—present now, coming in the future, and revealed through Jesus’ parables.

Behold Your Treasure

Jill opens to Matthew 13, which teaches that the kingdom of God is the most valuable treasure a person can seek, worth giving up everything to possess. Jesus Himself is described as God’s “indescribable gift,” the pearl of great price...

Standing Firm in the Lord’s Joy

Jill describes how God uses forgiven, Spirit filled believers—like Peter and John—to bring healing, hope, and transformation to a broken world, just as they did for the crippled beggar in Acts 3.

Joy in the All-Sufficient Christ

Jill refers to many examples in Scripture as she explains that people often chase happiness in pleasure, substances, relationships, or success, but those things only offer temporary satisfaction.

Glimpse of His Glory

Isaiah’s vision in chapter 6 becomes a call to discouraged believers: when ministry feels futile, when leaders fail, and when personal loss overwhelms, the remedy is a renewed glimpse of God’s holiness, sovereignty, and mission.

Spiritual Legacy

Jill speaks with her daughter Judy from 1, 2, and 3 Samuel on the topic of spiritual legacy. Hannah’s story is used to illustrate how a “spiritual legacy” begins with a parent’s own focus, faith, and willingness to use personal pain as a catalyst for deeper dependence on God.

Single Messages – Jill Briscoe

Heart Ache

Freshening My Faith

Living Above the Circumstances

Life Lessons #2

Life Lessons #1

Wrestling with God

The New Normal

Dressing for the New Millennium, Part 2

Dressing for the New Millennium, Part 1

Commissioning

Striking Camp

Living with Peninnah

By the Riches of His Grace

Behold Your Treasure

Standing Firm in the Lord’s Joy

Joy in the All-Sufficient Christ

Glimpse of His Glory

Spiritual Legacy

Anchored in His Promises

Dem Dry Bones

Feeding the Multitude

A Celebration of Friendship

What Is Servanthood?

Seeing Through Suffering

Making Your Life Count

Mother Noah

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