Text: Mark 5:21-43
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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.
C.S. Lewis writes:
Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin or your selfishness.
But in that casket--safe, dark, motionless, airless--it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable...The only place outside Heaven where you can be perfectly safe from all the dangers of love … is Hell.
C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves, Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1960, p.169.
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.
Jesus did not stay put he went among the people and they followed him.
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.[my heart is wrung and nearly broken] Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live.” 24 And he went with him.
One of the rulers of the synagogue comes to Jesus because his daughter is at the point of death. He knows that if he does nothing she will die and be lost to him forever. He has obviously heard about Jesus … the healings that he has done and is convinced that Jesus can heal her and can make her well, so he seeks him out and falls at his feet to implore him to come, so that she may be made well and live.
Jairus has faith in Jesus and trusts Christ Jesus to give her life and Jesus went with him.
Life, death, love and faith all at work and all connected to Jesus.
Do not fear, only believe!
Now we have the story within the story.
The woman who was ill.
Any ladies here who can relate to that?
She suffered a discharge of blood for 12 years.
She suffered under many physicians.
She was no better but in fact worse.
I’m sure there are many men who have their own illnesses that can relate to this story as well.
Illness [cancer, bladder, prostate etc.] anything and everything.
She had heard about Jesus. His teaching, the feeding of the multitudes, and casting out of demons. For you and me illness is a demon of sorts that torments and you live with for days, months, or even years.
Many, deal with illness … looking for answers.
She didn’t even feel worthy to approach the teacher publicly but thought if I can sneak through the crowd, no one will know, and I can be healed – just touching the hem of his garment and all my problems will cease!
Immediately! She felt the flow of blood dry up and she was healed!
Jairus by faith publicly sought Jesus’ help for his daughter.
The woman by faith in secret sought Jesus’ help for herself.
The disciples, the crowds, Jairus, the woman - whether a storm on the sea of Galilee from our gospel from last week, or a father who is seeking help for his daughter, or a woman with nowhere else to turn, or you and me in the trials of this life broken in sin and death. Jesus is the one to turn to for hope, healing, peace and comfort.
Jesus said, “Who touched my garments?”
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.”
Tell Jesus everything.
By faith in Christ, you and I are given healing, peace and life!
Do not fear, only believe!
Here comes the bad news:
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?”
Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.”
The world says there is no hope.
Jesus says trust in me. Only believe!
[And taking] 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.
By faith, Jairus trusted his daughter to Jesus and she was raised from death to life.
By faith the woman trusted that Jesus could cure her.
And also, by faith, parents bring their children to the waters of Holy Baptism so that they too might be brought from death to life. Here they receive God’s mercy as they are buried with Christ and raised to newness of life in Baptism.
The apostle Paul articulates this in his letter to the Ephesians in chapter 2 when he writes:
4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—
The parents’ faith, is in Christ's command and promise.
The child is given faith to believe by the working of the Holy Spirit connected to the water in Holy Baptism.
Do not fear, only believe!
In the name of the Father, and of the Son + and of the Holy Spirit!
Amen.
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.
C.S. Lewis writes:
Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin or your selfishness.
But in that casket--safe, dark, motionless, airless--it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable...The only place outside Heaven where you can be perfectly safe from all the dangers of love … is Hell.
C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves, Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1960, p.169.
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.
Jesus did not stay put he went among the people and they followed him.
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.[my heart is wrung and nearly broken] Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live.” 24 And he went with him.
One of the rulers of the synagogue comes to Jesus because his daughter is at the point of death. He knows that if he does nothing she will die and be lost to him forever. He has obviously heard about Jesus … the healings that he has done and is convinced that Jesus can heal her and can make her well, so he seeks him out and falls at his feet to implore him to come, so that she may be made well and live.
Jairus has faith in Jesus and trusts Christ Jesus to give her life and Jesus went with him.
Life, death, love and faith all at work and all connected to Jesus.
Do not fear, only believe!
Now we have the story within the story.
The woman who was ill.
Any ladies here who can relate to that?
She suffered a discharge of blood for 12 years.
She suffered under many physicians.
She was no better but in fact worse.
I’m sure there are many men who have their own illnesses that can relate to this story as well.
Illness [cancer, bladder, prostate etc.] anything and everything.
She had heard about Jesus. His teaching, the feeding of the multitudes, and casting out of demons. For you and me illness is a demon of sorts that torments and you live with for days, months, or even years.
Many, deal with illness … looking for answers.
She didn’t even feel worthy to approach the teacher publicly but thought if I can sneak through the crowd, no one will know, and I can be healed – just touching the hem of his garment and all my problems will cease!
Immediately! She felt the flow of blood dry up and she was healed!
Jairus by faith publicly sought Jesus’ help for his daughter.
The woman by faith in secret sought Jesus’ help for herself.
The disciples, the crowds, Jairus, the woman - whether a storm on the sea of Galilee from our gospel from last week, or a father who is seeking help for his daughter, or a woman with nowhere else to turn, or you and me in the trials of this life broken in sin and death. Jesus is the one to turn to for hope, healing, peace and comfort.
Jesus said, “Who touched my garments?”
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.”
Tell Jesus everything.
By faith in Christ, you and I are given healing, peace and life!
Do not fear, only believe!
Here comes the bad news:
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?”
Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.”
The world says there is no hope.
Jesus says trust in me. Only believe!
[And taking] 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.
By faith, Jairus trusted his daughter to Jesus and she was raised from death to life.
By faith the woman trusted that Jesus could cure her.
And also, by faith, parents bring their children to the waters of Holy Baptism so that they too might be brought from death to life. Here they receive God’s mercy as they are buried with Christ and raised to newness of life in Baptism.
The apostle Paul articulates this in his letter to the Ephesians in chapter 2 when he writes:
4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—
The parents’ faith, is in Christ's command and promise.
The child is given faith to believe by the working of the Holy Spirit connected to the water in Holy Baptism.
Do not fear, only believe!
In the name of the Father, and of the Son + and of the Holy Spirit!
Amen.
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