Learning to Lean

Love Worth Finding | Audio Program · May 25, 2026

Sermon Overview

Scripture Passage: Hebrews 11:21; Genesis 32

Hebrews 11:21 says, “By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.”

Many of us think self-sufficiency is a virtue, but truthfully, it is a vice. After deceiving his father to obtain his brother Esau’s birthright, Jacob was on the run for his life. God used this moment to cause Jacob to cease depending upon his own schemes. Jacob’s story reveals three principles to remember as we learn to lean on God.

First, God will protect us, but He will not pamper us.

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