We come now to the culmination of a series of miracle stories in which Jesus' transcendent power has been on display. It began with the calming of the sea at the end of chapter four. The reaction of the disciples to that spectacle was one of awe and fear. Only God did those things that they just saw Jesus do. Only God wielded such complete control over nature. And just as that event displayed Jesus' power over the physical realm, so the deliverance of the demoniac of Gesera at the beginning of chapter five displayed Jesus' power over the spiritual realm. Again, the people are so afraid of Jesus after seeing this power that they send him away. Then the disciples and Jesus, arriving back on the western side of the lake, are sought by the ruler of the synagogue there, Jairus, to immediately come home with him to heal his daughter who is grievously ill. But on the way Jesus is interrupted by the woman with the hemorrhage and heals her, thus displaying his tremendous power over sickness and disease. Now we come back to Jairus. Now we will find out that the delay in getting to his daughter has come at a cost. How will Jesus respond to . . . death? How will the people in the house respond to Jesus and what he is about to do?
This is the sermon I preached from this text on a Sunday morning at Winnsboro Reformed Church. The audio is linked below. I hope you will take the time to listen and that your faith will grow. Be blessed.
Click here: Mark 5:21-24, 35-43 - The Raising of Jairus' Daughter
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