Pastor Bria Bradshaw
Resistance is essential to our spiritual formation.
Faith turns moments of resistance into stories of resilience.
Mark 5:25-28 (ESV) And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, 26 and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. 27 She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. 28 For she said, “If I touch even his garments, I will be made well.”
√ PEOPLE
√ STRUGGLES
√ TIME PASSED
Lies We Believe
√ I have to get through this myself. - We become self-reliant.
√ My mess is too much for God or people. - We become isolated.
√ It’s too late for me now. - We become hopeless.
Mark 5:29-34 (ESV) And immediately the flow of blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. 30 And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my garments?” 31 And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, ‘Who touched me?’” 32 And he looked around to see who had done it. 33 But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him and told him the whole truth. 34 And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”
I. GOD WANTS TO CARRY THIS FOR ME.
Scripture Meditation - Psalm 55
Psalm 55:22 (ESV) Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
II. THERE'S A PLACE FOR ME IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE.
Scripture Meditation - Luke 15
Luke 15:20 (ESV) And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.
III. WITH GOD, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE.
Scripture Meditation - Luke 1
Luke 1:37 (ESV) For nothing will be impossible with God.
