The Touch, that Changed my life

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Give Honor (Pastor Emeritus)

Text: Mark 5:25-34

Mark 5:25–34 KJV 1900

And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes? And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

Thesis: This text is tailored to teach us that our Faith in God’s power produces an encounter that can change our lives forever.

But the question becomes, “How did this happen?”

It happened because of her

Perseverance

The Bible says that there is a woman who had an issue of blood for twelve years.

and the Bible says that she has suffered many things from many physicians.

The Bible goes on to say that she spent all she had and nothing got better, yet it grew worse.

But she heard that a man named Jesus was in town,

so she presses through the crowd,

Not worried about how she was going to do it- she pressed

Not focused on what the consequences would be of her even walking- she pressed

Not worried about how many people it took to press through- she pressed

Not caring about the previous outcomes she pressed.

she was not worried about what the disciples would say to her, she pressed

and she pressed and pressed until she finally