Leaning the right way
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Many things are pulling at us to pull us away form the things of God. The World, our problems, our emotions, our relationships, time. Satan will do what he can to pull us away.
We have to purpose to lean in or press in when we are being pulled on.
Lean in to Worship
Then Mary took a pound of perfume, pure and expensive nard, anointed Jesus’s feet, and wiped his feet with her hair. So the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
Then one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot (who was about to betray him), said,
Atmosphere changes
Lean into the Word
As the crowd was pressing in on Jesus to hear God’s word, he was standing by Lake Gennesaret.
Paul said you received the Word.
The Word creates its own power.
Lean into the Spirit
For those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit have their minds set on the things of the Spirit.
Lean into redemption belongs to us
Women with the issue of blood
Now a woman suffering from bleeding for twelve years
had endured much under many doctors. She had spent everything she had and was not helped at all. On the contrary, she became worse.
Having heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his clothing.
For she said, “If I just touch his clothes, I’ll be made well.”
Instantly her flow of blood ceased, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction.
Immediately Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched my clothes?”
His disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing against you, and yet you say, ‘Who touched me?’ ”
But he was looking around to see who had done this.
The woman, with fear and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before him, and told him the whole truth.
“Daughter,” he said to her, “your faith has saved you. Go in peace and be healed from your affliction.”
Bartimaeus pressed in , leaned in. Beggars can be annoying.
They came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus), a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.
When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Many warned him to keep quiet, but he was crying out all the more, “Have mercy on me, Son of David!”
Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man and said to him, “Have courage! Get up; he’s calling for you.”
He threw off his coat, jumped up, and came to Jesus.
Then Jesus answered him, “What do you want me to do for you?” “Rabboni,” the blind man said to him, “I want to see.”
Jesus said to him, “Go, your faith has saved you.” Immediately he could see and began to follow Jesus on the road.
If you can believe
Lean in to Jesus
Pray
Don't quit
Cry out
Worship
Move toward Jesus