How To Approach Jesus Mark 5: 21-43

Could be she’s afraid of what the crowd might say, worse, what they might do.

Sometimes we just need to pray and stop digging for the details. Sometimes when I ask you to pray I just want you to pray NOT PRY.

How I wish people could come and ask for prayer without worrying about people spreading their business. Sometimes when we ask for unspoken prayer there will always be some in the room who will feel they need to know the details and if they don’t get them they’ll just make some up.

Let’s make a covenant, right here and now, that we will change that and understand the difference in praying and prying.

3. She too had an expectant attitude.

She didn’t even need to touch Jesus. All she needed was the very tip of His cloak.

Can I share something with you? When you touch Jesus…I mean really touch Him you’ll know it. Not only will you know it but He will notice your touch.

[Illustrate the scene and the disciples in verse 30, 31]

Did Jesus not know who touched Him? Look at verse 32. He turned around and locked eyes with the woman who touched Him…

4. Her attitude was one of confession:

Jesus had allowed the woman to be healed without embarrassment. The healing had been in secret but the secret needed to be made public. She needed to come to the place where she was able to confess her faith in Jesus.

When Jesus delivers you…you need to tell somebody!!

In verse 34 Jesus told her to go in peace. No longer did she need to live in fear of tomorrow, she found the answer to all of her tomorrows. His Name is Jesus. Not only was she given peace but she was made whole, physically, emotionally and spiritually.

Could you use some of that, today?

But then story turns back to Jairus. The woman is gone and Jesus heads out with Jairus. Long story short Jesus heals the little girl but this time there’s something a little different. Jesus say “don’t tell anyone.”

Why in the world would He do this? Look at verses 39 & 40. Could it be that when Jesus put the “Professional mourners” out that they went around telling everyone the girl wasn’t dead after all? Jewish law says that there must be two or three witnesses for a miracle to be verified. There was at least five in the room. Jesus, Peter, James and John, who would have been enough but the parents made it 5.

Maybe Jesus was trying to save them the embarrassment of the gawkers. Those are the people who show up just to see what’s happening. They aren’t really interested in the person just the miracle.

There were many in the crowd that day and some just wanted to see and be seen. There were many who bumped into Jesus but only one who actually touched Him.

Many came gawking but two came searching. Searching for an experience like they have never known before.

Why did you come today? Do you come to gawk or did you come searching for that experience. Did you come looking for something that only Jesus can give?

"Tomorrow morning I'll open up your heart" the surgeon said to the 8 year-old-boy.