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5 min read“All this time the trumpets were sounding, but nothing was happening with the wall. That's all right. I'm not blowing my trumpet because of a wall. I'm blowing it because of a word.”
In this sermon from Elevation Church, Steven Furtick takes the well-known story of Joshua and the battle of Jericho and flips the focus from the spectacular collapse of the walls to the monotonous, faith-straining days that preceded it. The central argument is not about the shout that brought the walls down, but about the persistence required to show up on the second, third, and sixth days when nothing visible was changing. Furtick’s core thesis is that believers often get stuck waiting for a future moment when their problems will disappear—the “good part”—while neglecting the presence of God available to them in the present, even in the circling.
The trap of the rival illusion
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:38) **Introduction and Recap of "You Can Skip This"** - Furtick sets up the message by referencing the previous week's sermon on attitude vs. adversity, joking about how his family misinterpreted it.
- 2 (05:16) **Reading the Jericho Story** - Furtick reads Joshua chapter 6, emphasizing the key details of God's strategy for defeating Jericho.
- 3 (11:01) **God Has a Strategy and Strength** - The core thesis is introduced: God has a specific strategy for every situation and strength for every season.
- 4 (17:11) **The First Miracle: Willingness and Adjustments** - Furtick argues the first miracle isn't the wall falling, but Joshua's willingness to obey at age 90 after 40 years of wilderness wandering.
- 5 (22:06) **Joshua’s Specific Adjustments** - Furtick details the practical adjustments Joshua made compared to Moses, demonstrating a new strategy for a new season.
- 6 (25:36) **The Tension: Advance vs. Around** - Furtick focuses on the key verse (Joshua 6:7) where Joshua commands the army to "Advance, march around the city."
- 7 (33:33) **You're Either Circling the Wilderness or the Walls** - Furtick contrasts the two types of circling, declaring the walls are preferable because they can fall.
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Show Notes
What do you do when you keep showing up, but nothing seems to be changing? Just because progress doesn’t look like you expected doesn’t mean it’s not happening. If you’re frustrated with where you are or focused on where you thought you’d be by now, discover how God can give you the strength to keep going, make adjustments, and trust Him with your next step.
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Scripture References:
Joshua 6, verses 1-16, 20 – Israel marches around Jericho for seven days
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