Vision Sunday: Keep The Pursuit 

Vision Sunday: Keep The Pursuit 
Pastor Blake Hanson | 1.26.25 

Psalm 105:4 (NLT)

4Search for the Lord and for his strength; continually seek him.

: The act of seeking, striving for, or chasing something or someone with intention, effort, or determination. 

 Are you pursuing God with the same desire as other areas of life? 

TWO BARRIERS THAT DISRUPT OUR PURSUIT OF GOD

1.  

Luke 8:14 (NLT)

14The seeds that fell among the thorns represent those who hear the message, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the cares and riches and pleasures of this life. And so they never grow into maturity.

2.  

Galatians 1:10 (NLT)

10Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant.

Mark 5:21–24 (NIV) 

21 When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake. 

22 Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. 

23 He pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.” 

24 So Jesus went with him. A large crowd followed and pressed around him.

Mark 5:25–28 (NIV) 

25 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. 

26She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. 

27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 

28 because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.”

HOW TO KEEP THE PURSUIT… 

MAKE IT ALL ABOUT . 

Mark 5:22–23 (NIV)

22 Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. 

23He pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.”

Place God first by , , and to God. 

IGNORE . 

Proverbs 4:25 (NIV)

25 Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you.

Colossians 3:2 (NIV)

2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 

Hebrews 12:2 (NIV)

2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Avoid distractions by your eyes on Jesus. 

LIVE BY . 

Mark 5:29–34 (NIV)

29 Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering. 

30At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?” 

31“You see the people crowding against you,” his disciples answered, “and yet you can ask, ‘Who touched me?’ ” 

32But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. 

33Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. 

34He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”

Mark 5:35–36 (NIV)

35While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher anymore?” 

36 Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.”

Faith that is louder than the crowd is faith that will see . 

Mark 5:40–42 (NIV)

40 But they laughed at him. After he put them all out, he took the child’s father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. 

41He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which means “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”). 

42 Immediately the girl stood up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished.

NOTES

Join us Wednesday @ 7pm
Give Here
Follow Us On Instagram Here