Focus On The Fruit | I Don’t Know What To Do | Pastor Steven Furtick | Elevation Church

1,482,695
0
Published 2020-05-03
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” (ele.vc/Di8Ujh) and “A Lesson In Letting Go (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) - ele.vc/8j2cjX
Choosing Your Chains (7/23/2018) - 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 -    • No se que hacer | Enfóquense en el Fr...  
Português -    • Não Sei O Que Fazer | Foque No Fruto ...  
на русском -    • Я даже не знаю, что делать | Фокусиру...  

Click here to watch the latest sermons: ele.vc/jeetED

To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: 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: ele.vc/9pHOrc
Elevation Church Facebook: ele.vc/b9YVgW
Elevation Church Instagram: ele.vc/PQo0M3
Elevation Church Twitter: ele.vc/Andpt7
Steven Furtick YouTube: ele.vc/tn2sxe
Steven Furtick Facebook: ele.vc/5Fb3qR
Steven Furtick Instagram: ele.vc/kLuTvj
Steven Furtick Twitter: 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