Sermon: Jairus’ Daughter Raised Mark 5:22-24; 35-42

Introduction

Previously I shared with you how Jesus healed a woman suffered from “haemorrhage”. Jesus healed her while he was on his way to the house of a synagogue ruler called Jairus whose daughter was about to die. Today let’s see what followed this great miracle and what can we learn from the incident?

1. God shows mercy to people of humility and sincere faith, (Mark 5:22-24)

A. Jairus – a man of humility

I. I am sure Jairus found it much harder to come to Jesus.

II. He was a synagogue ruler and synagogues were virtually closed to Jesus because of his activities on Sabbath and opposition to the Pharisees.

III. Such a man coming to Jesus shows that he had a humble heart.

IV. He fell at Jesus’ feet: Jairus was a man of authority. But he acknowledged the greater authority of Jesus.

B. Sincere faith

I. Unlike the Centurion who had faith to believe that Jesus could speak the healing word at a distance Jairus pleaded with Jesus to come to his house. But Christ, although he applauds strong faith, does not discourage or reject weak faith, providing it is sincere.

II. Therefore Visit God in all of your troubles. (Of course this doesn’t mean God will always change circumstances to suite us. But most of the time he will change us to suite the circumstances.)

Click here to read the rest of, Sermon: Jairus’ Daughter Raised Mark 5:22-24; 35-42