Crash the Chatterbox by Steven Furtick
Week 1: Introduction — The Noise Inside
Read the Introduction of Crash the Chatterbox. Key passages: Psalm 23; 2 Corinthians 10:3-5.
Before diving into the book's four big lies, Furtick wants us to simply name and acknowledge the chatterbox — that inner noise most of us have learned to live with rather than confront. Take a moment before reading these questions to sit quietly and notice what voices show up.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Furtick opens by describing the chatterbox as the internal voice that constantly contradicts what God says about you. How would you describe your own chatterbox in your own words? What does it most frequently say to you?
2.The author frames this as a spiritual battle fought primarily in the mind, pointing to 2 Corinthians 10:5 — taking every thought captive. Why do you think Christians so often overlook the mental/thought dimension of spiritual warfare and focus only on outward behaviors?
3.Furtick argues that the enemy doesn't need to destroy your life outright — he just needs to dominate your self-talk. Does that reframe feel significant to you? Why or why not?
Closing Prayer
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