15 Examples When Jesus Stopped To Help Others

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When Jesus Stopped?

When I got a flat tire during my 1st 1/2 Ironman and with nothing to change it, I figured my race was done. What I didn’t know, and couldn’t know, is that the flat tire changed my life!

Another racer stopped his own race and changed my tire!

And that moment allowed me to finish, but afterwards as I told people the story, the question echoed in my head, “Would you stop?” Up until that moment, the answer was “no!” As I explain in the book trailer video, it’s because I never even thought stopping!

But that Hinge moment changed my life! And it’s why I wrote the book, NO ONE Gets There ALONE!

My emphatic contention is that “would you stop” is a question that needs to be answered before it’s even asked! It’s a mindset that is

built by design, not by default.

Your default mode as well as mine, is to “protect yourself at all times” and that means to stay focused, get from point A to B as fast as possible, with little disruptions or inconveniences along the journey.

However, the reason to stop is simple.

We cannot help out others in life without also helping out ourselves.

It’s when we stop to give a thank you, text someone, help someone out, or provide a word of encouragement that our own attitude and outlook immediately changes. Our own issues and struggles will still be there, however, we get outside of our own head and when we return, we have a new perspective and enthusiasm needed.

So, what does that have to do with Jesus? Because on all of his journeys with his disciples in tow, Jesus didn’t hesitate!

Here’s 15 examples of when Jesus Stopped to help others

  • On the way to heal Jairus’ dying daughter, Jesus stopped to speak with a woman who touched his cloak, restoring her before continuing the mission (Mark 5:25–34).
  • Passing through Jericho, Jesus waited when blind Bartimaeus cries out, despite the crowd telling him to be quiet (Mark 10:46–52).
  • While traveling between villages, Jesus broke away to heal ten lepers who call out to him from a distance (Luke 17:11–19).
  • Entering the town of Nain, Jesus paused an unrequested funeral procession and raises a widow’s only son (Luke 7:11–15).
  • While teaching in the synagogue, Jesus stopped to call forward a woman bent over for eighteen years and heals her publicly (Luke 13:10–13).
  • Passing a tax booth, Jesus stopped and called Matthew to follow him, redirecting an entire life with a single sentence (Matthew 9:9).
  • Walking through Jericho, Jesus stopped under a tree and calls Zacchaeus by name, choosing presence over progress (Luke 19:1–10).
  • Moving through a pressing crowd, Jesus stopped when power leaves him and refuses to move on until the woman is seen and heard (Mark 5:30–33).
  • On the road, Jesus stopped to touch and heal a man with leprosy, crossing social and religious boundaries (Mark 1:40–42).
  • When children are brought to him, Jesus stopped the disciples from managing the interruption and re-centers the moment on the overlooked (Mark 10:13–16).
  • During a dinner with religious leaders, Jesus stopped to defend a sinful woman who anoints his feet, reframing judgment into forgiveness (Luke 7:36–50).
  • Late at night, Jesus stopped long enough to engage Nicodemus, a man full of questions but afraid to be seen asking them (John 3:1–21).
  • After the resurrection, Jesus stopped on the road to Emmaus to walk with discouraged disciples, listening before revealing truth (Luke 24:13–32).
  • At a Samaritan well, Jesus stopped to speak with a woman others avoided, turning a conversation into community transformation (John 4:4–26).
  • While hanging on the cross, Jesus stopped to speak words of assurance to a dying thief beside him (Luke 23:39–43).
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When Jesus Stopped?

15 Examples When Jesus Stopped To Help Others

 

Dr. Rob Bell is a Sport Psychology Coach. DRB & associates coach executives and professional athletes. Some clients have included three different winners on the PGA Tour, Indy Eleven, University of Notre Dame, Marriott, and Walgreens. 

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