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REACH OUT AND TOUCH SOMEONE (6 OF 8)

by Keith Krell

Scripture: Mark 5:24, Mark 5:26-34
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Reach Out and Touch SomeONE (6 of 8)
Series: Winning Over Worry
Keith Krell
Mark 5:24b-34


Greetings Crossroads and our extended family and friends! Happy Mother's Day! At Crossroads, we choose to celebrate all women and girls on Mother's Day. That's because being a mother is far more than having biological children, although that's very important. Being a mother to others is a freely chosen role. It's about caring, serving, comforting, mentoring, discipling, and simply being there for people. So, we're especially grateful for each and every woman and girl who is watching today. Thank you for what you do, what you will do, and most importantly, for who you are. If this is a particularly difficult day for you, we want you to know that we love you and celebrate you.

This morning, we'll be looking at Mark 5 and the story of a particular woman. And we can ALL relate to her, regardless of if we're a woman, girl, boy, or man. Because this is a story about feeling alone and discouraged. Have you ever felt alone and discouraged? Have you ever agonized through a sickness, a sin, or a personality trait that alienated you from people? Have you ever felt like an outcast or a reject? If so, this message will not be the sweetest and tidiest Mother's Day sermon you've ever heard. But it may be the most memorable. And, men, don't even THINK of mentally checking out. It's also about you. Mark is going to answer a relevant question that we all have: How can we handle hopelessness?

So let's get into the gospel of Mark. The purpose of Mark's gospel is to demonstrate that Jesus is the Son of God. The key theme is the servanthood and compassion of Jesus. Mark's gospel presents Jesus as the Savior-King who conquers demons, disease and death. In Mark 5:21-43, there are two stories knit together. In the first, Jairus, a synagogue official, ran up and fell at Jesus' feet and told Him that he had a 12-year-old daughter that was at the point of death. He then begged Jesus to ...

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