The Power of Embrace • Part 1
“What the eyes see and the ears hear, the mind believes.” – Harry Houdini
“There are no ordinary people; you have never talked to a mere mortal” – CS Lewis
We become a part of God’s great story when we are embraced by Jesus Christ
An embrace that changes the trajectory of your lifeYou will never be the sameTransformative embrace means accepting someone to the point that you involve yourself in their story and their story becomes a part of your story.Who sinned? How often do you attribute people’s misfortune to trouble of their own making.Jesus: “neither he nor his parents sinned to cause his blindness”We are all created in the image of God regardless of our circumstances.Jesus sees the man, not just his current circumstances or his limitations
Jesus sees you and he is able to change your story.Numbers 12The very places of shame and brokenness are the places where God works in our lives.Accounting for our embrace with Jesus brings focus to our lives.
John 9:13-17The blind man was the only one who could see clearly.The embrace of Jesus brings freedom and disruption
The cost of a transformed lifeJohn 9:18-23These parents had lived a tough life under suspicion from their community that their sin had caused their son’s blindness.This man’s community and his own parents had rejected him.Freedom… and disruption.It can be a painful process to change the rhythm of your heart to match the rhythm of the heart of Jesus