A TOUCH OF TRUST

Mark 5:21-36

Ailing Woman Touches Jesus

WASN’T THE TOUCH

Jesus was in a crowd

everyone was touching Him

IT WAS THE TRUST

PROMPTED BY HER FAITH

SUMMARY OF WHERE WE HAVE GONE SO FAR IN MARK’S GOSPEL...

Review Allistair Begg’s ideas about Mark’s Intro.

The Gospel of Mark, https://www.truthforlife.org/resources/sermon/one-womans-faith/

Mark is not writing a autobiography of Jesus’ life but rather an account of the “good news” of the gospel of Jesus.

chpt 1, the time is near…the kingdom of God is at hand.

To encounter Jesus is to encounter a crossroads to be confronted with a decision to be made.

It is still the same today.

Are we going to follow Him or avoid and reject Him.

NEED TO STRESS THAT JESUS PERFORMED THESE MIRACLES TO AUTHENTICATE WHO HE WAS.

need to stress this point

need to relate it to the fact that God does not use miracles today to authenticate WHO HE is. He spoke to the people of that day through HIS miracles.

Miracles may occur today b/c we serve a compassionate, loving God, BUT, it is different today.

WE HAVE HIS WORD which authenticates in so many ways WHO Jesus is. His Word reveals Jesus to us. Heb. 1: 1-3.

One Woman’s Faith

Mark 5:21–43 NIV

21 When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake. 22 Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. 23 He pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.” 24 So Jesus went with him. A large crowd followed and pressed around him. 25 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. 26 She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28 because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” 29 Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering. 30 At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?” 31 “You see the people crowding against you,” his disciples answered, “and yet you can ask, ‘Who touched me?’ ” 32 But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. 33 Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. 34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.” 35 While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher anymore?” 36 Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” 37 He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James. 38 When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. 39 He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.” 40 But they laughed at him. After he put them all out, he took the child’s father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. 41 He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which means “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”). 42 Immediately the girl stood up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished. 43 He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.

Obviously, her suffering made her seek out Jesus?

What would it take in your life to make you seek Him out?

ELABORATE ON ABOVE POINT

Blessings by Laura Story...

We pray for blessings, we pray for peace Comfort for family, protection while we sleep We pray for healing, for prosperity

We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering All the while You hear each spoken need Yet love is way too much to give us lesser things

'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops What if Your healing comes through tears? What if a thousand sleepless nights Are what it takes to know You're near?

What if trials of this life Are Your mercies in disguise? We pray for wisdom, Your voice to hear

We cry in anger when we cannot feel You near We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love As if every promise from Your Word is not enough And all the while You hear each desperate plea And long that we'd have faith to believe

'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops What if Your healing comes through tears? And what if a thousand sleepless nights Are what it takes to know You're near? And what if trials of this life Are Your mercies in disguise?

When friends betray us, when darkness seems to win We know that pain reminds this heart That this is not, this is not our home It's not our home

'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops What if Your healing comes through tears And what if a thousand sleepless nights Are what it takes to know You're near What if my greatest disappointments Or the aching of this life Is the revealing of a greater thirst This world can't satisfy

And what if trials of this life The rain, the storms, the hardest nights Are Your mercies in disguise

Woman suffered x 12 yrs...

Jairus’ daughter was 12 years old!!!

The New International Version Chapter 5

A large crowd followed and pressed around him. 25 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. 26 She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse.

Both the Leper and This Woman Sought Jesus out but the Bible tells us that Jesus came to seek and to save the lost.

Luke 19:10 NIV

10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

THE TOUCH

A LOT OF PEOPLE TOUCHED JESUS IN THIS CROWD, WHY WEREN’T THEY ALL HEALED. THIS LADY’S TOUCH WAS A TOUCH OF TRUST!

Discovering the New Testament: An Introduction to Its Background, Theology, and Themes, Volume I: The Gospels & Acts Magic or Psychosomatic Explanations Are Unsatisfactory

It is also unlikely that magic or psychosomatic suggestion is an adequate explanation for Jesus’ healings. Jesus does not use any aids, incantations, or tricks to heal. His healings are simple and straightforward, and performed through word and touch. Howard C. Kee has helpfully delineated the differences in ancient thought concerning medicine (building on the foundation of the natural order), miracle (based on belief in divine intervention), and magic (manipulating mysterious forces for personal benefit). Kee demonstrates that Jesus’ healings normally belong to the second of these three categories: miracle. The only times Jesus uses anything other than word or touch are when the bleeding woman touches the hem of his robe and power flows from him spontaneously, or when he uses saliva (on one occasion mixed with mud). The hem of his robe is not magic as if the healing is active, nor did Jesus “use” his robe in any way; rather, the healing is passive, indicating that healing power radiates from Jesus’ presence, even through his clothing. This is an extension of touch. Similarly, the use of saliva is an extension of touch. Jesus’ body is infused with God’s power by the Holy Spirit.

the ministry of Jesus

The boundaries of Jesus’ Ministry:

He continues to reach out to the least chosen, Leper in Chpt. 1. This woman in Chpt. 5.

Those on the inside find themselves on the outside!

“not the healthy who need a Dr. but the sick” Mark 9:12

He breaks the boundaries of his day and allows himself more than once to become ceremonially unclean. His death upon the cross takes all of the world’s uncleaness.

By His stripes we are healed. Isa/ 53:5

The Woman

Mark 5:28–29 NIV

28 because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” 29 Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering.

A TOUCH OF TRUST

The Leper

Mark 1:40–42 NIV

40 A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.” 41 Jesus was indignant. He reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” 42 Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed.

The Immediacy of Healing

Woman…V 29

The New International Version Chapter 5

30 At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him.

Leper.....V42

The Connection of their Faith

The mystery of their faith

how powerful it was

The Application for us today....

HAVE YOU EVER REACHED OUT???

THE END

My wish for all of us today as we open God’s Word...