Focus On The Fruit | I Don’t Know What To Do | Pastor Steven Furtick | Elevation Church |
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Whenever we go out in this season we’re reaching for our masks and gloves to protect ourselves from an invisible virus. Pastor Steven Furtick of Elevation Church in Charlotte, NC is helping us keep our minds safe from fear, frustration, and even an unhealthy obsession with ”the facts.” He says, “We need medical masks for our minds,” so we can “Focus On The Fruit.”
Building from two key Bible passages, Philippians 1 verses 12-22 written by the Apostle Paul while he was in prison and Romans 8 verses 18-28 Pastor Steven is continuing with more quarantine encouragement, following messages like “Looking Forward To Normal” (http://ele.vc/Di8Ujh) and “A Lesson In Letting Go (http://ele.vc/B4tEKI).” Romans 8 verse 28 says, “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to His purpose.” Even if we feel like we’ve been given a prison sentence in this season, we can choose to focus on the word of God, Live the fruit of the spirit, and we can choose to turn graves into gardens. When you watch this message, you’ll learn how to shift your mind to the only thing you really can control —what you choose to focus on. You’re going to learn the freeing power of embracing the phrase, “I don’t know.” While the media and politicians are scrambling to find the facts and people are becoming more and more paralyzed waiting on vaccines, we can, instead, “Focus On The Fruit.” Pastor Steven Furtick says, “We are all equally ignorant about what’s next,” so we may as well focus on what’s now and expect God to meet us in the middle. “What I’m going through is nothing compared with what God is going to do through it.” Don’t focus on your frustrations, your fears or even the facts, in this season, we need to “Focus On The Fruit.” Here are some similar encouraging messages you can watch: The Prison Of Offense (8/15/2016) - http://ele.vc/8j2cjX Choosing Your Chains (7/23/2018) - http://ele.vc/Z4zFFo Don’t forget to listen to our new album Graves Into Gardens on our Elevation Worship YouTube channel. This sermon is available in other languages: Español - https://youtu.be/mD5tjS_j0Qo Português - https://youtu.be/2QpvEJKdVG0 на русском - https://youtu.be/IDBmFWig2VQ Click here to watch the latest sermons: http://ele.vc/jeetED To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: http://elevationchurch.org/giving/ See what God can do through you. This is the vision of Elevation Church, led by Pastor Steven Furtick and based in Charlotte, NC with multiple locations throughout the US and Canada. —— Stay Connected Website: http://ele.vc/9pHOrc Elevation Church Facebook: http://ele.vc/b9YVgW Elevation Church Instagram: http://ele.vc/PQo0M3 Elevation Church Twitter: http://ele.vc/Andpt7 Steven Furtick YouTube: http://ele.vc/tn2sxe Steven Furtick Facebook: http://ele.vc/5Fb3qR Steven Furtick Instagram: http://ele.vc/kLuTvj Steven Furtick Twitter: http://ele.vc/Uu9DZp #elevationchurch #stevenfurtick #focusonthefruit #idon'tknowwhattodo #focus #howtofocus #2020sermon #onlinechurch #churchonline #lookingforwardtonormal #normal #gravesintogardens #elevationworship #gravesintogardens Section Titles: 0:00 - Declaring LIVE Over Dead Situations 3:37 - A Prayer For Deliverance 8:19 - Graves Into Gardens 10:01 - Church Isn’t Limited To A Building 12:44 - Offense Is An Event, Offended Is A Decision 15:24 - Perspective Comes With Time 17:56 - Trapped In Uncertainty 19:18 - It Takes Faith To Admit Your Doubts 21:42 - Focus On The Fruit 23:14 - Worship In The Waiting 25:10 - Progress Isn’t Always Pretty 31:50 - It’s Okay Not To Know What’s Next 35:09 - Faith Doesn’t Eliminate Questions 36:12 - The Only Thing You Can Control 45:03 - When Scarcity Feels Normal 46:30 - Getting Your Roots Right 49:22 - Who Told You That? 51:00 - Finding The Good In Every Situation 53:27 - It’s About The Fruit, Not The Performance 58:37 - The Power Of Knowing 1:06:16 - Focus Is A Choice 1:07:51 - Looking Forward With Eager Expectation 1:09:59 - Guard Your Mind 1:11:17 - Tune Out The Distractions 1:16:00 - Praying For Focus Scripture References Philippians 1, verse 22 Philippians 1, verse 12 Philippians 1, verse 14 Philippians 1, verses 17-18 Romans 8, verses 18-28 Numbers 13, verses 27-28 I Don’t Know What To Do | Focus On The Fruit | Steven Furtick | Elevation Church |