Run to Jesus (14 of 25)
Series: Mark
Collin Wimberly
Mark 5:21-43
CIT- Mark describes two people who come to Jesus in faith and receive his supernatural healing.
Proposition- Luke teaches us that because Jesus has all authority over sickness people can come to him in faith and receive his supernatural healing.
INTRODUCTION:
Have you ever been a tight spot? Have you ever found yourself in what seems to be a hopeless situation? I have, and as a pastor I have ministered to many others who found themselves in trough spots, really tough spots. I've stood beside sickbeds, prison cells, and cemetery plots. I've watched as people mourned the loss of a son, father or best friend. I've seen the anguish on a man's face as he watched his future go up in smoke. I've counseled with women, heartbroken because the man they trusted their life with betrayed that trust and ran off with another woman.
When the going gets tough, what do you do? In our passage this morning we will find two people who found themselves in a tough spot, probably the worst circumstances of their lives. They face the toughest of circumstances.
Read the passage.
When the going gets tough . . . run to Jesus. We find two people who do in our passage. We will find they share some basic characteristics, characteristics to help us face our own tough times, they show us how to run to Jesus.
RUN TO JESUS WITH YOUR NEED-
Let's take a moment to look at the circumstances of each.
JARIUS- ANOTHER'S NEED- 41-42
HIS HUMILITY- He fell at his feet. Literally prostrated himself before Jesus. He was the ruler of the synagogue, the administrative head. He was responsible for the services and the duties of the temple. An important man, yet he throws himself at Jesus' feet. When times get tough, pride goes out the window.
HIS BROKENNESS- His little girl, the light of his life, the love of his heart. Perhaps when he came home from work, she was there to greet him at the door and all his t ...
Series: Mark
Collin Wimberly
Mark 5:21-43
CIT- Mark describes two people who come to Jesus in faith and receive his supernatural healing.
Proposition- Luke teaches us that because Jesus has all authority over sickness people can come to him in faith and receive his supernatural healing.
INTRODUCTION:
Have you ever been a tight spot? Have you ever found yourself in what seems to be a hopeless situation? I have, and as a pastor I have ministered to many others who found themselves in trough spots, really tough spots. I've stood beside sickbeds, prison cells, and cemetery plots. I've watched as people mourned the loss of a son, father or best friend. I've seen the anguish on a man's face as he watched his future go up in smoke. I've counseled with women, heartbroken because the man they trusted their life with betrayed that trust and ran off with another woman.
When the going gets tough, what do you do? In our passage this morning we will find two people who found themselves in a tough spot, probably the worst circumstances of their lives. They face the toughest of circumstances.
Read the passage.
When the going gets tough . . . run to Jesus. We find two people who do in our passage. We will find they share some basic characteristics, characteristics to help us face our own tough times, they show us how to run to Jesus.
RUN TO JESUS WITH YOUR NEED-
Let's take a moment to look at the circumstances of each.
JARIUS- ANOTHER'S NEED- 41-42
HIS HUMILITY- He fell at his feet. Literally prostrated himself before Jesus. He was the ruler of the synagogue, the administrative head. He was responsible for the services and the duties of the temple. An important man, yet he throws himself at Jesus' feet. When times get tough, pride goes out the window.
HIS BROKENNESS- His little girl, the light of his life, the love of his heart. Perhaps when he came home from work, she was there to greet him at the door and all his t ...
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