Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.But he withdrew himself into the desert and prayed.And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.But he withdrew himself in the deserts, and prayed.
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… principle of resilience. Study that Jesus was convinced of the fact that no matter how busy he was, he took time to get alone with God and pray. In Luke chapter five, verse 15 and 16, we have a good example of it. It says, news about Jesus spread even more and crowds came to hear him to be healed. But Jesus often slipped away to be alone so he could pray. Now circle the word often, often means frequently. If Jesus felt the need to frequently leave the crowd and get alone with God, how much do we need that? You know, I'd say as a pastor, the larger Saddleback gets, the more I find myself personally seeking solitude. It was the famous philosopher Pascal who said, most of our problems, man's problems come from our inability to sit still. Psalm 46 says, be still and know that I'm God. Sit down and shut up. Would you agree that noise is a stress? Well, let me give you a suggestion. Start your morning with God instead of your phone, instead of TV, instead of radio. Set your mood with the good news. Colossians 2, 7 says, plant your roots in Christ. Do that every morning. Plant your roots in Christ and let him be the foundation for your life. Now, there's one more secret of resilience that we learn from looking to Jesus as our model, and it's this. Number seven, get a small group for support. Get a small group for support. Do you know the first thing Jesus did when he started his ministry? He formed …
… and go with me to Luke chapter 5. Luke chapter 5, verse 15 and 16. Luke chapter 5, verse 15 and 16. Luke chapter 5 verse 15 and 16 yeah doc come on and preach with me come on come on back yeah come on that thing did something for me thank you I don't know nothing she was saying but I liked all of it amen amen uh all right so uh Luke chapter 5 verse 15 let's read it together Luke chapter 5 verse number 15 everybody Yet the news... Now you say it in French. You read it. Okay. Can I read it in French? Yes. It doesn't always translate the same. Yes, ma'am. Luke chapter 5, verse 15. Give me verse 16 while she's pulling it up. Amen. Everybody. Amen. Go back to number 15. Let's read them both together. Luke chapter 5, verse 15 and verse 16. Come on, everybody. Yet the news about him spread. Verse number 16. Amen. You ready? I'm not coming up, but I should do a very bit. …
would you be seated I really can't remember whether I still have them or whether I gave them away. Reason being, it's so long ago that I don't know if the last time I kept them or gave them to somebody else. Oh, in case you don't know what I'm talking about. I'm talking about the cooties. Anybody remember the cooties? Takes you back a ways, doesn't it? They're on the playground Sneak up, you've got the cooties One of the best places to do it was in the classroom With somebody in front of you When they couldn't give them back So you've got the cooties In the cafeteria line You remember the cooties They were this invisible infection And I can't remember Whether I last had them Or gave them away You know we think a great deal really about info You think about how much time we spend dealing with contagion Remember back in 2008 when the predicted swine flu epidemic was supposed to come We were all washing our hands As long as it took to sing happy birthday Or twinkle twinkle little star I'm a very literal person. …