Stay Here | Michael Newton
from Boise Community Church Hosted by Boise Community Church
Stay Here | Vision Series 2026 Scripture: Mark 14v32-34 Who really knows you? Not just your name, your strengths, or the version of yourself you show the world—but the places where you're hurting, struggling, and afraid? We can be surrounded by people and still feel incredibly alone. But what if the community Jesus invites us into is about more than friendship? What if the goal of community is connection and healing? In Mark 14:32–34, we find Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, overwhelmed with sorrow and facing the darkest moment of His life. Rather than isolating Himself, Jesus invites His closest friends into His pain with two simple words: “Stay here.” In this message, Michael Newton explores why we were never meant to walk through life alone and how genuine community offers both comfort and challenge. It's not about finding people who always agree with us or tell us what we want to hear. It's about finding people who love us enough to sit with us in our pain, speak truth with grace, and help us become more like Jesus. Sometimes healing doesn't begin with someone having the perfect answer. Sometimes it begins when someone simply says, “I'm here with you.” Maybe the invitation isn't to find more friends, but to go deeper with the people God has already placed around us. Because Jesus needed community, and so do we. Stay Here.
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