Church Unlimited: Bil Cornelius

An honest conversation about struggle, faith, serving others, and trusting God when nothing makes sense.

In Exodus 30, God commands Moses to create a sacred anointing oil using five key ingredients—each rich with spiritual meaning. This message unpacks how myrrh calls us to die to ourselves, cinnamon ignites passion and zeal, calamus points to a life of integrity, cassia reminds us of the power of repentance and cleansing, and olive oil symbolizes the essential leading of the Holy Spirit. True service to God requires surrender, zeal, righteousness, repentance, and Spirit-empowered living. Let’s dive deep into what it really means to live anointed for His purpose!

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.