It is possible to be around the things of God and still never fully encounter the power of God.

In Mark 5, a crowd surrounded Jesus. People were pressing against Him from every direction. Yet when one woman reached out in faith and touched Him, Jesus stopped because He knew that power had gone out from Him.

That moment reveals something the Church desperately needs to understand:

Crowding is not the same as pressing. Pressing is not the same as touching. And being near the anointing is not the same as connecting with it.

In this message, Pastor Jeremy teaches on the importance of the anointing of the Holy Spirit in the life of every believer and in the life of the Church.

The anointing is not hype, emotion, talent, personality, or atmosphere. It is the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit working through surrendered people to accomplish what human ability cannot do.

The Church can have great music, excellent communication, polished services, strong programs, and full rooms—but without the anointing, we are limited to what people can produce.

The anointing is what empowers the Church to:

- bring freedom to the bound,

- minister healing to the broken,

- break oppression,

- proclaim truth with power,

- and reveal Jesus in a way that transforms lives.

That is why believers must move beyond simply being spectators of what God is doing.

Beyond crowding.

Beyond pressing.

Into genuine connection with Christ.

They encounter Him.