20180722 Heroes of Faith
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20180722 Heroes of Faith
- 3. Mark 5:21-24 NIV When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake. Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. He pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying.
- 4. Mark 5:21-24 NIV Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.” So Jesus went with him. A large crowd followed and pressed around him.
- 5. Mark 5:35-40 NIV While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher anymore?” Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.”
- 6. Mark 5:35-40 NIV He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James. When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing?
- 7. Mark 5:35-40 NIV The child is not dead but asleep.” But they laughed at him.
- 8. Mark 5:40-43 NIV After he put them all out, he took the child’s father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!”(which means “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”).
- 9. Mark 5:40-43 NIV Immediately the girl stood up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished. He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.
- 10. Mark 11:22-24 NIV “Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. “truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.
- 11. Mark 11:22-24 NIV Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Editor's Notes
- Jesus responds by going immediately to the home of the father, Jairus (Mark 5:22), a ruler of the same synagogue that the centurion had built for the Jews and whose servant Christ had healed (Matthew 8:5-13) A Ruler of the Synagogue was an influential member of the community and would be one of the seven community leaders in an average town and the synagogue ruler was one of the three administrators of the synagogue. He was usually a wealthy patron of the synagogue who was give charge over both the physical building (including the finances) and the order of worship (choice of who would read the scripture and give the homily.)
- What a rollercoaster ride, as it so often is with fighting a deadly illness, just when Jairus had hope he get’s the news that it is too late. He is told there is no need to bother the teacher. But this teacher is unlike any other, for Him there is nothing too hard, therefore it can never be too late. He tells Jairus, ignore them don’t be afraid. How often do we need to hear those words “don’t be afraid” because we often fear. We so easily forget who is with us and focus and what is against us. Jairus had to choose to let his feelings and response be determined by death or by the giver of life, the One by whose power all was created. I know it is often said that the Bible says 365 fear not, but used in this way it is actually about 30 times. But the point us we need to be told all the time to not fear. How are you doing? Is fear kreeping up on you or arising in your heart?
- The people had a limited perspective according to their lie experience, dead was dead and it was the end. There was no greater power than death, no further options to the story of this girls life. But from Jesus’ perspective she was in a temporary state and that is how He views death. It is not the end and there are more options. First option is that she would wake up again in this life, second option is that she would wake up again to eternal life. Death does not have the final word, He has the power over death because He is God the creator of all things and the giver of life. This is a very important point in Mark’s Christology, he is establishing that Jesus is the Son of God.
- He removes the supporters of death, the ones who wouldn’t see beyond. Every one of us will get up.
- They just saw the impossible, something they never thought they would see.
- Jesus said this after Peter noted that the fig tree Jesus had cursed had withered. Jesus was saying the old order has come to an end but the new order based on faith not works has begun. The same authority He has they can walk in if they have faith. “In Mark faith is more than trust in God; it is a completely God-dependent perspective on life” (Grant R. Osborne, Teaching the Text Commentary Series, Mark, pg. 201) Jesus says not only will you have authority over fig trees but even mountains, the ultimate obstacles. With faith the impossible can be achieved. The word for doubt “diakrino” as used in James 1:5-7 means having a divided mind that fails to trust God and produces an unstable Christian life. In the old covenant (fig tree) the law was the obstacle that kept people from God but in the new if we believe in the work of Christ the great obstacle of sin will be removed and we will inherit the Kingdom eternally. In faith we can have whatever we ask, this does not mean we are telling God what to do, because He remains sovereign but in submission to His will and in total dependence on Him we can play our part in seeing the right things come to pass. That is why the two keys to asking is to ask in Jesus name and to remain or keep on asking. This is to have a God-dependent, Christ centered prayer stance. In prayer we change but we also partner with God to see the impossible happen. If a mountain moves, it is not me or even my faith that moves it, it is God that moves it but He has made it so that we do it together in partnership, I have a part to play and he has a part to play. It’s like having a heavy weight champion as a friend, if you end up in a fight he will join you because it is your fight but if you weren’t in it he wouldn’t bother.