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INTRO
Turn to Mark 5…
We started this mini series in Mark and that is where we will end also.
We started in Mark 4 and talked about Jesus’ resurrection victory of peace
calming of the storm
We then went to Mark 5 and talked about His resurrection victory of deliverance
freeing of the demon possessed man
As we turn again to Mark 5 we have todays text…
21 And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea. 22 Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his feet 23 and implored him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live.” 24 And he went with him.
And a great crowd followed him and thronged about him. 25 And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, 26 and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. 27 She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. 28 For she said, “If I touch even his garments, I will be made well.” 29 And immediately the flow of blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. 30 And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my garments?” 31 And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, ‘Who touched me?’ ” 32 And he looked around to see who had done it. 33 But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him and told him the whole truth. 34 And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”
35 While he was still speaking, there came from the ruler’s house some who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?” 36 But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.” 37 And he allowed no one to follow him except Peter and James and John the brother of James. 38 They came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and Jesus saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. 39 And when he had entered, he said to them, “Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but sleeping.” 40 And they laughed at him. But he put them all outside and took the child’s father and mother and those who were with him and went in where the child was. 41 Taking her by the hand he said to her, “Talitha cumi,” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.” 42 And immediately the girl got up and began walking (for she was twelve years of age), and they were immediately overcome with amazement. 43 And he strictly charged them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat.
Big Idea of the Message: Jesus displays his divine power over death by raising a twelve-year-old girl from the dead.
Application Point: Jesus is the giver of life, and even when we perceive all is lost and hopeless, God still resurrects.
PRAYER
LK 15.11-32 - Prodigal Son
John 11:1–44 - Lazarus
Mark 5:35-43 - Little Girl
10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
1 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. 3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. 5 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 6 On account of these the wrath of God is coming. 7 In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. 8 But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. 9 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.
Trust in His timing.
Trust in His timing.
Beware of becoming consumed with the past … or the future
Do not presume to know what God is doing.
Rest assured that God is always up to something.
Live by faith not fear.
Live by faith not fear.
Faith and fear pull in opposing directions.
The same faith that brought you can/will/should sustain you.
Christ is to be trusted.
Don’t let skeptics dissuade you.
Don’t let skeptics dissuade you.
They have been around since the garden.
Those who didn’t believe didn’t see
The things of God are for the people of God.
Experience New Life in Christ.
Experience New Life in Christ.
When you hear him call your name respond.
If you have been given new life live like it.
Remember to feed the new life within you.
1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
31 And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. 32 It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.’ ”
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GROUP QUESTIONS
What stood out to you most about this message?
Do you know anyone who came to Jesus in desperation, convinced He was the only One who could help? Have you ever felt that way?
Are you willing to be interrupted? If you are busy helping one person, will you still take the time to help someone who is hurting? How do you prioritize?
Have you known anyone whose initial interest in Jesus was misguided? What deliberate steps can you and your church take to lead such a person to saving, biblical faith?
Have you ever been frustrated with God’s timing? Have you ever felt He waited until it was too late—but then He came through? Explain.
When our prayers turn into demands, are we trying to manipulate God, like magicians attempt to do, or are we commanding God, as if He were our butler?
How would you respond to someone who urged your family to “have faith in faith”?
How do these stories encourage us that no person and no situation are beyond Jesus’ ability to restore?