The Life Giver

Opening:

Story

Paul Lee Tan’s Encyclopedia of 7,700 Illustrations records:The Romans sometimes compelled a captive to be joined face-to-face with a dead body, and to bear it about until the horrible effluvia destroyed the life of the living victim. Virgil describes this cruel punishment:“The living and the dead at his command were coupled face to face, and hand to hand;Till choked with stench, in loathed embraces tied,The lingering wretches pined away and died.”Without Christ, we are shackled to a dead corpse—our sinfulness. Only repentance frees us from certain death, for life and death cannot coexist indefinitely.

Intro

THE PROBLEMS—vv. 21–24

Everywhere Christ went, He met people with problems.

People—v. 21. When Christ arrived on the opposite shore

(West side of the sea/ Capernaum)

Plea—vv. 22–23. Jairus’ daughter was sick, near the point of death.

Little Daughter (Term of Endearment)

He pleads with Christ to come and heal her. He was the leader of the synagogue.

Fell at his feet (Humility)

Press—v. 24. Christ always had a crowd pressing around Him.

Literally pushing in on him - Celebrity

People followed Him for various reasons:

(1) popularity,

(2) need,

(3) curiosity.

Many followed, but when it came time to pay the price and really follow the Lord, many went back and no longer walked with Him—John 6:66–68.

True believers always learn from the masters movements, spectators eventually leave because they miss the bigger picture

THE PERSISTENCE—vv. 25–34

Person—v. 25. The woman had a disease of the blood.

Some feel it was a uterine hemorrhage, others an excessive bleeding for 12 yrs.

she has been physically & spiritually suffering for 12 years

Problem—v. 26. She spent all of her money without getting better.

In fact, she continued to grow worse.

Physical and Religious Doc’s bled her dry.

Persistence—vv. 27–29. She pressed through the crowd and touched Jesus.

She believed if she only touched His robe, she would be made completely whole!

She’s unclean, cant approach Jesus, so she secretly does it

Power—vv. 30–31. Jesus knew that healing power had gone out of His body.

He wonders who touched Him.

Perfection—vv. 32–34. The woman was fearful. She bows down before Jesus, admitting she had touched Him.

Note His words: “ Daughter Your faith has healed you.”

THE POWER—vv. 35–43

Problem—v. 35. Jairus’ daughter dies!

Peace—v. 36. Don’t worry. Don’t lose hope

Only believe! (Continuous Belief)

Privacy—v. 37. Only Peter, James, and John were permitted to enter Jairus’ house with Christ.

The crowds and the other 9 disciples are left outside the house

Promise—vv. 38–40. The people were filled with sorrow. Jesus said the girl was only asleep

The mourners scoff and laugh at Jesus that he cant understand death

The mourners scoff and are sent away, Jesus never preformed for unbelieving crowds.

Power—vv. 41–43. Christ takes the girls hand

He commands the girl(little lamb)to come back to life, and her life is restored.