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Logan & Cayla Holloman | NextGen Pastor & Licensed Professional Counselor | May 26, 2024\nWhat if our posture is the beginning of listening, understanding, and loving those around us?\nWhat\u2019s my posture?Am I fully present or distracted?Am I loving or judging?Am I open or closed to being changed?Am I trying to fix or offer solutions?Am I uncomfortable with empathy or what they're saying?Is it easier for me to just get to the next thing I need to say?\n\u201cThe state you\u2019re in is the state you give to others\u201d \u2014 Pete Scazzero\nJesus\u2019 example:Pace (not running from village to village; always walking)Unhurried (Mark 5, Luke 19)Limits (taking time to pray, rest, eat, sleep)\nMark 5:30-34 (NIV)At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, \u201cWho touched my clothes?\u201d \u201cYou see the people crowding against you,\u201d his disciples answered, \u201cand yet you can ask, \u2018Who touched me?\u2019 \u201d But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. He said to her, \u201cDaughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.\u201d\nLuke 19:3-6 (NIV)He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way. When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, \u201cZacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.\u201d So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.\n\u201cBeing heard is so close to being loved that for the average person they are almost indistinguishable. When I want to genuinely love someone, the best gift I can give is to listen authentically.\u201d\u2014 David Augsburger\nProverbs 18:2,13 (NIV)Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.To answer before listening\u2014that is folly and shame.\nListening: Attunement vs Agreeing\nReflection Questions:\nWho might be someone God is asking you to listen to today?What might be one practical way you can slow down in order to love someone in the next 24 hours?Imagine what the Gallatin valley would look like if Journey Church was known for our radical commitment to listening to others, what might be the effects of that?What would you say is your greatest obstacle or challenge to being fully present and engaged with others (i.e. distracted, uncomfortable with emotion, etc)?\nNext Steps: Complete the Connect Card to receive more information, have us pray for you, or to ask us any question: http://journeybozeman.com/connectcardWant to worship through giving and support the ministry of Journey Church: https://journeybozeman.com/giveDownload our app: https://journeybozeman.com/app Join our Facebook Group to stay connected throughout the week: https://facebook.com/groups/JourneyChurchBozemanGet your children connected to our children's ministry, Base Camp: https://journeybozeman.com/childrenOur Student Ministry is for High School and Middle School students: https://journeybozeman.com/studentsSubscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JourneyChurchBozemanNotes Page: https://journeybozeman.com/sermons/notes/2024.05.26.pdf