อย่าวิตกเลย จงเชื่อเท่านั้นเถิด Be Not Afraid, Only Believe

1. คำอธิษฐานของไยรัส The Prayer of Jairus

1.1 ความถ่อมใจ Humility

Fell at His feet...

this was not Ratchagan tee 10! This was a CARPENTER who claimed to be the Messiah! Perhaps none of Jairus’ friends accepted Christ?

Christ wasn’t dressed like a Priest, or a king, or as anyone special, He Looked Normal!

1.2 ความเชื่อ Believing

Vs. 23 “Lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.”

1.3 ความกล้าหาญ Boldness

1.3

Vss. 21-22 “much people gathered unto Him…he fell at His feet.”

Now, A minute ago, I said that this prayer was humble. How can we be both humble and bold at the same time? The thing is this...

Humility is submitting ourselves to what the Holy Spirit and the Word tell us.

Boldness is following the Holy Spirit and the Truth in spite of what others may say about us.

Such a public show of obeisance was probably shocking to the people of this town…that one of their religious rulers would prostrate himself before this carpenter from Nazareth!???

Many people say that belief in Jesus is for the weak person…in china they teach that only mentally unwell people believe such a thing. BUT, given that, does it not take greater courage to trust Christ and to live for Him than to not? YES, IT DOES!

1.4 รักและเสียสละ Loving and Selfless

Unfortunately, many people are not willing to consider the Truths of Scripture until they are facing some terrible circumstance that causes them to make a major change in their lives.

Many times the thing that brings us to a point when we are willing to listen to the truth of Christ is a problem in our lives.

Christians: Many saved people will never learn to pray if we do not experience pain and trials. It is often in the trials of life that we draw near to the Saviour…but it does not need to be that way!

Look at the example of the model prayer that Jesus gave to His disciples...

ลูกา 11:1-4

1 ต่อมาเมื่อพระองค์ทรงอธิษฐานอยู่ในที่แห่งหนึ่ง พอจบแล้วสาวกของพระองค์คนหนึ่งทูลพระองค์ว่า "พระองค์เจ้าข้า ขอสอนพวกข้าพระองค์ให้อธิษฐาน เหมือนยอห์นได้สอนพวกศิษย์ของตน"

2 พระองค์จึงตรัสกับเขาว่า "เมื่อท่านอธิษฐานจงว่า `ข้าแต่พระบิดาของข้าพระองค์ทั้งหลาย ผู้สถิตในสวรรค์ ขอให้พระนามของพระองค์เป็นที่เคารพสักการะ ขอให้อาณาจักรของพระองค์มาตั้งอยู่ น้ำพระทัยของพระองค์สำเร็จในสวรรค์อย่างไร ก็ให้สำเร็จบนแผ่นดินโลกเหมือนกันอย่างนั้น

3 ขอทรงโปรดประทานอาหารประจำวันแก่ข้าพระองค์ทั้งหลายทุกๆวัน

4 ขอทรงโปรดยกบาปผิดของข้าพระองค์ทั้งหลาย ด้วยว่าข้าพระองค์ยกความผิดของทุกคนที่ทำผิดต่อข้าพระองค์นั้น ขออย่าทรงนำข้าพระองค์เข้าไปในการทดลอง แต่ขอให้ข้าพระองค์พ้นจากความชั่วร้าย'"

1  And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

2  And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

3 Give us day by day our daily bread.

4 And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.

1.5 คำอธิษฐานของไยรัสได้รับคำตอบ Jairus’ Prayer Is Answered

Vss. 35-43

Vs. 36 “Be not afraid, only Believe.”

(Possible Conclusion)

One of the things we see in the miracles and works of Christ is, they were centered around people

Do you believe in Christ for Who He is, or for what you want?

I believe this is the great distinction between those who were bumping into Christ and these two people who experienced miracles in their lives.

Christian, Be sincere to seek after Christ and understand Who He is, why He came to save and what it truly means to have FAITH in God!

Unbeliever, Whether you are a well-respected person in the community, or an outcast from society, the way to Eternal Life is the same - You Must Believe!

Jairus

A ruler of the synagogue

A man of Reputation in the community

He would have been looked up to as a good man and a man who would do the right thing.

Respected

You don’t get to be the ruler of a synagogue without being respected

Responsible

The responsibility of the ruler of a synagogue was not to be taken lightly.

2. ผู้หญิงเป็นโรคตกเลือด The Sick Woman

What was her sickness? It appears that she suffered from something like having her monthly cycle all the time.

Faith of the Woman

Now, I have no idea what that would be like personally, but I have gone to school and I have heard that that time of the month is not pleasant, for the lady, and I cannot imagine what it would be like to be in that state for 12 years!!! Vs. 25

explain the rules of separation that the Jews were to follow, which would have made her an outcast in the town…Nobody would want to come into contact with her unless they had time to go through the cleansing process outlined in Leviticus.

2.1 ความเชื่อของเขา Her Faith

Vs. 27-28

2.2 คำสารภาพของผู้หญิง Her Confession

Vs. 32-33

3. ความเชื่อของคุณเป็นอย่างไร How About Your Faith?

Do you believe in Christ for Who He is, or for what you want?

I believe this is the great distinction between those who were bumping into Christ and these two people who experienced miracles in their lives.

Christian, Be sincere to seek after Christ and understand Who He is, why He came to save and what it truly means to have FAITH in God!

Unbeliever, Whether you are a well-respected person in the community, or an outcast from society, the way to Eternal Life is the same - You Must Believe!