Mark 5b

Mark 4 :36-5:20Faith in the King

Sandwich technique

Jairus requests help for daughter

Jesus raises Jairus daughter from dead

Woman with menstrual bleed

Jairus- Mark 5:21-24

• 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

ObservationsText

First Religious Leader significance?

Extreme humility

Faith in Jesus ability

Jesus responds to faith even in religious leader

Life threatening emergency

The bleeding woman

• 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.

Huge crowded situation

Menstrual bleedChronic 12 yearsUnclean cannot touch rabbi

Incurable, IntractableSuffered much

Deteriorating conditionProbably desparate

Text Observations

• 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.

Text Observations

Second hand information

Imperfect faith in JesusAlmost superstitious

Total cure

Why did jesus ask who touched me?

• 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? ’

Was this involuntary healing stolen from Jesus?

Cannot be involuntary or magicalJesus was touched by many butOnly she got the cure

Why did Jesus ask who touched him?

Why did jesus ask 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.

She was forced to confess

•34 And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease

Jesus did not want her to go away and believe falsely in this superstitious faith but a long term transformationHe wanted her to know thatHe knew she was healed and He deliberately healed him and even though it was based on an imperfect superstitious faith from a stolen touch

Faith on its own cannot save youRelationship

ANATOMY OF FAITH

Faith in Jesus Touch Jesus will

The cause of healingThe instrument of healing

Tylenol

• 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.

Delay has resulted in death!!

Jesus challenges his faith

• 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.

Professional mourners on site already mourning she is dead

Jesus down plays the death but she did die

•But taking her by the hand he called, saying, “Child, arise.” 55 And her spirit returned, and she got up at once

•(Luke 8:54-55 ESV)

• 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

• (Mark 5:35-43 ESV)

Honey get up! Just like the gentle touch of a parentNo incantations or rolling up sleeves

In Jesus hands death is like a sleep..instead of humans most implacable foe

Lessons

He will get from you far more than what you have planned to give and he will give to you far more than you have bargained

for

The woman

• She wanted to touch and run

• He wanted to give her a life transforming encounter……go public

• He didn’t want her just to come to him for her needs but her greatest need

• Jairus faith was extended..to faith betyond death

• Jairus came for a cure for fever Jesus gave him ressurection

Jesus always delays for our sakes

• Delays by stopping to speak to the woman with the hemorrhage

• Wrong priorities ? Chronic vs acute illness

• The delay transforms the woman from quasi superstitious faith to life transformation

• The delay enables a greater miracle for Jairus

• We have the arrogance to believe that we know all the facts and blame God for delays

• We have to have the self centered knocked out of our hearts

• God has all the facts we don’t

The healings reveal to us how the kingdom works

Jairus requests help for daughter

Jesus raises Jairus daughter from dead

Woman with menstrual bleedUnclean, Woman, no status, No name.Comes from behind, has to push,determined despite odds, superstitious

Person of status, has faith, desperate

jESUS GIVES FULL ATTENTION TO

Bottom feederWomanUnclean

RulerManSynagogue ruler

OutsiderQuasi –superstitious faithMessed up

InsiderHas strong faithHas it all together

GRACE-kINGDOM VALUES

• The way up is to come down

• The way to get power is to give up power

• To be happy you need to serve others to make them happy

• But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; 28 God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, 29 so that no human being might boast in the presence of God

• (1 Corinthians 1:27-29 ESV)

Jesus POWER OVER DEATH

•Storms

•Army of demons

•Illness

•Death

Minimal effort No rolling up sleeves

Unbelief-Mark 6

• He went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. 2 And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands? 3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him

• (Mark 6:1-6 ESV)

Small insignificant town

Recognised his wisdom in teaching and miraclesSaw what everyone else saw

The word is “scandalised”

Jesus is too ordinary

Unbelief-blocks miracles

• 4 And Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household.” 5 And he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them. 6 And he marveled because of their unbelief.

• And he went about among the villages teaching

• (Mark 6:1-6 ESV)

Why are people offended by jesus?

Naaman’s story

HUMAN PRIDE

• The ordinariness of Jesus

• People have different expectations of what God should be like and do..this is called the trajectory of salvation

The salvation trajectory

Powerful, impressiveGloryRecognise human achievementRecognise status

Noble birthGreat pedigreeIn palaceStraight from heavenTake us up to heavenNot come down to be ordinary

Jesus salvation trajectory

The salvation trajectory

Wise and not so powerful No gloryDoes not recognise human achievementDoes no recognise statusGets crucified

Humble birthNo pedigreeBirth out of wedlockIn mangerNeighbor

Offended by jesus

Herodians and Pharisees- didn’t conform to their rules

Nazarenes – too ordinary

Everyone has their own ideas on god

I like his teaching on love

I like his kindness

I don’t like his exclusiveness

He offends me

Everyone has their own ideas on god

I have the right to decide on what God is like?

Do you want a real god or and idol?

• A real God has His own characteristics

• A real God is not going to fit into all our moulds

• A real God is not predictable

• A real God will have some bits you recognise and some things which is going to blow your mind

The mission of the twelve

• And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. 8 He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts— 9 but to wear sandals and not put on two tunics. 10 And he said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there. 11 And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them.” 12 So they went out and proclaimed that people should repent. 13 And they cast out many demons and anointed with oil many who were sick and healed them

• (Mark 6:7-13 ESV)

Extending His ministryPractical application of his teaching

Learn dependancy on GodDepend on hospitality

They ministered in word and deed..repent and heal

Simplicity and Integrity

Neither of these two

All disciples will be rejected and offend people as jesus was

•Inclusive in ministry …love and care for all

•Exclusive in their message- Only believe in Jesus

Response of rejection

•11. And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them.”

•Move on

• Nothing better than to lean back after working on the garden to enjoy a drink with friends and watching the birds fly

• This is because we were made to enjoy this world

• It will be renewed for us

• Christianity is claiminig salvation for the world

• No all religions going to same place no different trajectory

• The ordinariness of Jesus subverts our understanding of the graciousness of salvation..Naaman offended by the ordinariness of God’s prescription

• Any idiot can wash in Jordan is it I am same level as anyone?

• He expected to have been asked to do a great deed….theres a salvation that fits the human ego…

• He does not need charity he want sto work…gives him leverage with god to earn got come control

• The gracouusness levels him …everyone is on the same level..grace offended his pride

• Traditional society offended because everyone on same level

• Matt 11 blessed is the one who does not take offence at me

• If you let that offend you I cant do miracles in your life

• Highly selective offensiveness

• Depend on hospitality

• Going to minister

• Going with simplicity and integrity

• Get rejected…shake dust off ..yoj are now responsible of wht I hve told oyu

• They were inclusive in cring for others but exclusive in His claims

• If you are never offensive there is something wrong

Outside vs inside

Jairus requests help for daughter

Jesus raises Jairus daughter from dead

Woman with menstrual bleed Nazareth unbelief