When Jesus Is Your Jury | I Know That Voice | Steven Furtick | Elevation Church
July 26, 2026 · 58m
Summary
What is the voice in your head saying about you? When you're wrestling with self-limiting beliefs, it's tempting to try to impress people to prove yourself. But that only fuels the unfulfilling cycle of performance. Pastor Steven teaches us how to find freedom from human opinion and reach a new verdict about our worth so we can walk in our purpose.
Chapters
- Elevation Nights Is Coming!0:00
- How To Discern God's Voice & Do What He Says0:49
- 1 Corinthians 4, verses 1-54:45
- When Jesus Is Your Jury8:32
- The People I'm Preaching To10:40
- Trying To Be Impressive Or A Blessing?14:08
- You've Got A Job To Do17:12
- Who Is Your Jury?19:23
- The Praise You Crave21:50
- Stop Trying To Prove Yourself To Them26:30
- Don't Be A Slave To Their Praise30:34
- You're Only Responsible For This33:05
- Don't Judge It Yet35:50
- It Wasn't A Distraction38:08
- Listening Through A Filter Of Guilt42:44
- John 8, verses 1-1145:15
- The Holy Spirit Is Your Advocate51:23
- He's Such A Savior53:19
- Your Job Is To Trust Jesus56:18
Key takeaways
- God is your true jury, so stop letting human opinions — including your own harsh self-talk — render the final verdict on your worth and calling.
- You have a job to do for God, and knowing that job frees you from being a slave to people's praise or a casualty of their criticism.
- Don't judge things God isn't finished with yet — what looks like a distraction or a failure may be exactly what God is using for his purpose.
- Jesus is such a Savior that when you bring him your sin and shame, he doesn't condemn you but empowers you to change — the power to transform belongs to God, not to your effort.
- The voice of shame accuses and tears down, but the voice of the Savior advocates and lifts up — learn to tell the difference.
Scripture referenced
God alone judges his faithful servants
Jesus offers mercy instead of condemnation
Also referenced
The cross is God's saving power
Knowing Christ outweighs every other gain
God's grace is sufficient in weakness
Joseph's suffering prepared him to provide
Praise unlocked chains in a prison
A touch of faith brings healing
Jesus calls Lazarus back to life
A dying thief receives paradise's promise
Referenced as 'Speak Lord, your servant is listening' — Samuel attuning his ear to God's voice
Alluded to as 'confess your sins one to another'
Train up a child in the way they should go
Scripture quotations marked ESV are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), via the YouVersion Platform.
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