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 This morning we're going to learn about unbelief, which is something Pastor talked a little bit about this morning in his message.

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! If I could have five volunteers this morning to read a passage of scripture. Darren, Psalm 3415.

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 Jared, Psalm 2714. Joe, Psalm 119, 51. James, Hebrews 11, 6. Sorry, I'm out of Psalms.

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 Anybody want to do one more? Matt, Joshua 23, 14. So you have to have your thumb on that one for a long time.

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 It's all the way at the end. What's that? 3415. Okay? All right. So Mark chapter 5. Look at verse number 22, please.

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 And behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name. And when he saw him, he fell at his feet.

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 And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death. I pray thee, come and lay hands on her, that she may be healed, and she shall live.

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 Verse 24, And Jesus went with him, and much people followed him and thronged him.

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 Let's pray. Heavenly Father, we're just grateful for our day. Lord, thank you for bringing us all together in this place.

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 Just thank you, Father, for all that are here. Lord, I just pray that this message this morning would speak to us, Lord.

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 That we would have a good time worshiping you, and pray this in Jesus' name. Amen.

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 So our last couple of lessons, we saw Peter, and as he learned about the Lord, was at the Sea of Galilee.

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 Today, we're in Capernaum. And here, we'll learn, along with a man named Jairus, a lesson in unbelief.

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 So John Wooden once said, Repetition is the key to learning. And we see this in Peter's life, don't we?

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 I mean, I see it in my life, I guess, too, right?

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 In our last lesson, we watched as Peter learned that trust and obedience are foundational to becoming the disciple of Jesus.

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 But Peter had not mastered the concept from just one experience.

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 In fact, we see interwoven through every succeeding lesson of this Sunday school lesson, the importance of trusting and obeying.

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 So good teachers understand, just as Jesus did, that continual reinforcement of learning is vital.

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 I mean, how many times have you told your kids to clean their room, pick up their socks?

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 It's like, right?

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 Because we have to learn, we have to be told over and over.

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 I like to say that maybe we should all be grateful that the Lord is patient with all of us in this area, right?

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 But when it comes to trusting the Lord, we more easily doubt than we trust, don't we?

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 I do. I more easily doubt than trust when it comes to that area.

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 Why do you suppose that is?

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 I think, what's that?

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 Why is it easier?

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 I think it's because the doubt gives us a false feeling of control.

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 That's what I think.

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 I'm in charge.

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 And not only that, I want to be in charge, right?

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 I want to be able to take the credit for the way things turn out.

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 So if I'm in charge then, and it turns out good, I get the credit.

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 Okay, I'll be alone on that one.

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 But that's just the way I am in my life.

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 I want the credit, and so I doubt.

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 And I want to be in charge, and so I doubt.

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 With God's help, however, we can leave doubting behind and walk forward in faith.

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 Three times in the New Testament, the Bible tells us,

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 the just shall live by faith.

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 So since this is a Bible teaching class, we're now going to have a pop quiz.

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 Who can tell me one of the three times?

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 One of the three times, the New Testament says,

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 the just shall live by faith.

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 Three verses.

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 Oh, look, we have prizes.

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 Pop quiz.

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 Romans what?

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 Who said that?

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 Oh, look at that.

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 Hey, Romans 1.17.

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 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith,

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 as it is written, the just shall live by faith.

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 There's two left.

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 David.

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 What's that?

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 Hebrews 10.35.

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 35?

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 38.

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 Best ones for last.

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 Nice job.

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 That's the one I would have picked for sure.

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 Well, I certainly need the steps, that's for sure.

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 Okay, Galatians 3.11.

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 But that no man is justified by the law on the side of God,

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 it is evident for the just shall live by faith.

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 So as we continue in our discipleship education,

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 we will see Peter learn once again that nothing is too hard for God

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 through the sad situation.

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 Look at verse number 22.

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 Behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue,

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 Jairus by name.

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 And when he saw him, he fell at his feet,

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 and besought him greatly, saying,

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 My little daughter lieth at the point of death.

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 I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her,

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 that she may be healed, and she shall live.

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 So when sin entered the world, Genesis 3,

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 paradise was departed.

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 And out of that, we now have to learn how to deal with death.

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 And it's one of the hardest struggles that we have in life,

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 learning to deal with the death,

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 especially of a loved one, and especially of a child.

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 In this lesson, we'll meet a man named Jairus

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 who is facing the terminal illness of his child.

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 And undoubtedly, he would have done what any parent would have done.

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 Spared no expense to try to heal this child.

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 Called every doctor.

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 Done everything he could think of.

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 However, nothing seemed to have worked for him.

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 And barring a miracle, he knew that his daughter was going to die.

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 I think this father was definitely anguished.

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 Concerned.

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 Fully aware that the only hope that he could possibly have for his daughter was Jesus.

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 And that, he cast himself at the Savior's feet.

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 And we see the father's plea in verse number 23.

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 Besought him greatly, saying,

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 My little daughter lieth at the point of death.

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 I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her,

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 that she may be healed, and she shall live.

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 You know, Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue.

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 Okay?

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 Very high in position in society.

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 Interesting, though, his power and his wealth

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 were of no use to him in this situation.

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 At this moment, he only had one thought in mind.

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 If he could just get to Jesus, his daughter might be healed.

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 And when he saw the man, think about this.

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 This man, great power and authority,

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 threw himself at the feet of Jesus.

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 As a matter of fact, the Bible says,

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 Besought him greatly.

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 This is a very impassioned plea for help.

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 And he knew that the Lord was the only one

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 who could heal his daughter.

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 You know, I think sometimes that the way we ask for help

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 dictates the kind of help we get.

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 Right?

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 If I were to come up to John and say,

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 Hey, John.

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 Did you know the basement's on fire?

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 What do you suppose John's reaction would be?

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 Oh, fire.

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 Yeah, it's a big fire, a little fire.

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 Right?

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 But it's a fire.

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 John, the basement's on fire.

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 John's going to run up, jump up, and run downstairs

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 and look and see if it's on fire.

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 So the way we ask dictates the response we get, doesn't it?

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 What does the Bible say about that?

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 When we pray, how do we ask of the Lord?

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 Are we urgent when we ask him?

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 James 5, verse 16.

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 The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

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 Elias was a man subject to like passion as we,

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 and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain,

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 and guess what?

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 It rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

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 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain,

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 and the earth brought forth her fruit.

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 In these verses on prayer, James recounts a passage of 1 Kings 17,

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 where Elijah prayed earnestly that it might not rain

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 to show power to an unbelieving king.

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 When we pray, are we urgent?

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 Are we fervent?

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 Because if we are, God will take notice.

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 Psalm 34, 15.

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 Recorded throughout Scripture are stories of fervent petition.

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 Hannah, 1 Samuel.

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 One of my favorite passages of a fervent prayer.

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 Earnestly prayed and wept before the Lord for a child to her God

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 granted her request.

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 David fasted and prayed all night,

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 asking the Lord to spare his child in 2 Samuel 12.

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 That child wasn't spared, was he?

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 But I believe that prayer was still answered.

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 And in the parable of the widow and the unjust judge,

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 the widow received her request simply because of her persistence in Luke 18.

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 Christ showed us the ultimate example of fervent prayer in the garden,

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 right before his crucifixion.

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 When we fervently pray, the Lord hears us,

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 just as Jesus heard Jairus' desperate request for help.

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 So as Christ traveled to his house,

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 Peter and the rest of the disciples followed along,

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 but an uninspected delay stopped him.

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 And I wonder how Jairus felt.

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 Jesus, come save my daughter.

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 Okay, let's go.

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 What happened?

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 Nope.

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 Roadblock.

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 How do you suppose Jairus felt?

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 How would we feel?

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 So the daughter's plight was in jeopardy.

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 And Jairus had hope.

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 That's why he went to the Lord.

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 Jesus was coming.

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 Jairus believed his daughter could be healed.

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 But Jesus was stopped.

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 Out of the throng accompanying him,

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 we all know that a desperate woman,

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 plagued by this issue of blood that she had,

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 touched the Lord for healing.

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 Like the dying girl, the doctors could not help her either.

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 Jesus, in his compassion,

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 saw her faith and healed her.

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 But this delay, this stop was fatal, wasn't it?

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 A messenger at that time came from the house and said,

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 hey, it's too late.

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 Why bother the master any longer?

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 Your daughter's dead.

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 You know, at the beginning of the story,

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 Matthew records the father telling Jesus,

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 telling that his daughter was even dead in Matthew 9.

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 While Mark said she was at the point of death,

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 Luke said she was dying.

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 However it was,

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 Jairus was expecting her death.

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 And knew that,

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 the father knew that she could die by the time

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 that he had reached Jesus.

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 And where doctors could no longer help,

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 where medication could no longer cure,

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 Jairus knew there was only one

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 who could prevail in this situation.

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 His name was Jesus.

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 Come, lay thy hand upon her, he says.

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 She shall live.

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 At this moment,

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 Jesus was the last resort.

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 Jesus was the only resort.

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 And even though Jairus began with great faith,

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 Jesus knew the delay

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 and the report that his daughter had actually died

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 could probably undermine that faith.

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 That seems kind of risky.

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 But Jesus always is an encourager.

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 What does he say in verse number 36?

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 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken,

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 he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue,

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 Be not afraid,

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 only believe.

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 That was his encouragement.

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 So what was Jairus afraid of?

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 Why would Jesus say,

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 Be not afraid,

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 only believe?

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 What was the fear?

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 Yeah,

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 for his daughter was going to die.

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 Anything else?

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 Maybe that Jesus wouldn't heal her.

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 Maybe that Jesus wasn't real.

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 Aren't those fears we have sometimes

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 when we go to God

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 and ask these things?

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 That Jesus won't act

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 the way we want him to act?

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 What does Jesus say?

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 Be not afraid,

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 only believe.

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 But that can't work for us

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 unless we take our problems to him.

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 Can it?

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 Unless we go to Jesus with these things.

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 Jesus can't work on them.

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 Jairus took his problem to the Lord

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 and we can too.

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 1 Peter 5, 7,

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 Casting all your care upon him

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 for he careth for you.

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 Psalm 27, 14.

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 It looked hopeless, didn't it?

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 And the Bible doesn't say,

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 but maybe the disciples

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 thought it was hopeless also.

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 I think there was some doubt

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 in the crowd at this point.

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 And while everybody knew

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 that Jesus could work miracles,

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 the girl had already died.

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 I think that Jesus, however,

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 wanted this opportunity

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 so he could demonstrate to everyone

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 his power could break

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 even death's grip

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 in spite of the scornful spectators.

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 Verse number 40.

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 And they laughed him to scorn,

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 but when he had put them all out,

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 he taketh the father

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 and the mother of the damsel

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 and them that were with him

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 and entereth where the damsel was lying.

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 By the time Jairus had reached his home,

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 a crowd had already assembled.

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 You know, and maybe some of them

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 were genuinely grieving,

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 friends and family.

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 Obviously, some could have been curious.

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 Back in Matthew,

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 there was minstrels there,

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 professional mourners even.

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 But one thing's clear.

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 Of all the people that were there,

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 they all doubted Jesus' ability

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 to raise this girl from the dead.

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 The Lord had an assertion, however,

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 in verse number 39.

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 And when he was come in,

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 he saith unto them,

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 Why make ye this ado?

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 And weep.

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 The damsel is not dead,

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 but sleepeth.

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 When Jesus arrived,

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 he told the mourners

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 the young girl was not dead.

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 She's just sleeping.

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 Looking at the harmony of the Gospels,

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 we see three accounts of this statement,

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 all of which use the exact same wording.

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 They laughed him to scorn.

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 Why would Jesus say this?

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 How could he know?

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 He was just now arriving on the scene.

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 He couldn't possibly have known

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 all of the things

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 that have gone on before.

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 And he says this crazy thing.

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 She's not dead.

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 She's asleep.

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 Surely, this guy Jesus

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 had no idea what he was talking about.

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 But Jesus says,

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 Be not afraid.

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 Only believe.

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 While we may not laugh

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 as the mourners did

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 at the statement that Jesus made,

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 I think sometimes

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 we actually question

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 whether or not God

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 understands my situation.

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 We wonder if he truly understands

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 how busy we are,

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 how discouraged we feel,

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 how little money we have,

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 how bad things really are in my life.

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 But when we entertain those thoughts,

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 aren't we guilty of unbelief?

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 In reality,

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 aren't we saying,

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 Lord, you're wrong,

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 just as those at Jairus' house did

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 on the day that the little girl died?

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 But Jesus says,

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 Be not afraid.

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 Only believe.

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 Last week in Luke 5,

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 the Lord told Peter

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 to cast his net into the deep

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 despite his questions and doubts.

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 But Peter obeyed

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 even if he didn't believe

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 and was blessed

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 with a great catch of fish.

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 God's statements may run contrary

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 to what we think

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 and to what human reason is,

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 but that will never invalidate

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 what God says in his word.

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 What God says will always be true.

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 John 17, 7 says,

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 Sanctify them

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 through thy truth,

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 thy word is truth.

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 Psalm 119, 51.

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 I told you the wrong verse, brother.

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 I'm very sorry about that.

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 It was 119, 151.

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 So I need new glasses.

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 That one makes more sense, doesn't it?

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 That one fits to the best.

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 Okay.

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 Where's he going with that verse?

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 I can wait to see him

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 mess this up.

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 Okay.

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 Not afraid, only believe.

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 First Kings chapter 17,

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 God had instructed his prophet Elijah

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 to go to a widow woman

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 who would sustain him.

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 Elijah found the lady

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 and asked her for some bread

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 and some water.

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 And she said,

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 Hey, all I got is a little oil

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 and a little meal

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 and I'm just about to bake it up

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 so my son and I can eat

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 and then die of starvation.

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 What did Elijah say?

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 That's okay.

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 Make some for me first

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 and then make it for you guys

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 and things will be fine.

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 Not afraid, only believe.

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 And you know what?

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 Their little cakes a meal,

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 that's all they had

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 for the entire famine.

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 One little cake.

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 But they lived, didn't they?

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 They made it through the famine.

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 Why?

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 Trust and obey.

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 They believed what God said

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 and acted on it.

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 Didn't make any sense

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 yet it was still

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 the miracle happened.

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 You know,

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 I think we've all heard it said

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 that God said it,

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 I believe it,

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 and that settles it.

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 And that really sounds strong.

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 Sounds like I'm really spiritual.

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 The fact of the matter is

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 it doesn't matter

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 what we think, does it?

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 What God says is true

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 whether we believe it or not.

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 Yep.

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 God said it,

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 that's all there is.

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 And this truth

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 was about to come to life

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 for Jairus and his family

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 because we see the people

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 in derision,

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 verse number 40.

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 And they laughed him to scorn,

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 but when he had put them all out,

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 he taketh the father

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 and the mother of the damsel

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 and them that were with him

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 and entered in

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 where the damsel was lying.

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 It's hard to fathom

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 that people would actually

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 laugh scornfully

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 at a time like this.

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 Right?

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 The death of a child,

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 but we're going to make fun

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 of this guy.

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 Especially when they were laughing

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 at the son of God himself.

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 What's even more astounding

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 is these people

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 quite possibly

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 knew Jesus personally.

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 Where was he?

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 He was in Capernaum.

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 Matthew 9 tells us

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 that's his own city.

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 They should have known

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 that the Lord

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 wasn't lying

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 or bragging

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 or crazy.

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 And maybe they should have

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 given him some courtesy

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 and respect

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 and held their peace,

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 especially during

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 this time of mourning.

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 You know,

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 we question sometimes

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 how people could have

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 acted like this

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 at this time,

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 but how many times

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 do we do that?

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 I mean,

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 before we judge,

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 I think we should

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 look at ourselves

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 and ask the question,

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 would I have made the cake?

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 Elijah came to me.

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 And there's enough

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 for my family

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 before we die.

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 Am I going to give

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 to the prophet of God first?

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 Am I going to give to God?

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 Am I going to believe

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 what he says?

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 Or am I going to make

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 for myself and die?

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 So oftentimes

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 we resort to mocking

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 when we don't understand.

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 Because it's easier to doubt,

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 Brother Darren,

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 isn't it?

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 It's easier to doubt.

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 This is one time,

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 this is one reason

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 I think unbelievers

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 sometimes we ridicule.

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 And sometimes

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 we get ridiculed

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 by unbelievers.

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 Right?

00:19:03.079 --> 00:19:04.279
 Religion is a crutch.

00:19:04.720 --> 00:19:05.480
 What you're looking for

00:19:05.480 --> 00:19:05.819
 is what?

00:19:05.880 --> 00:19:06.660
 Pie in the sky

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 and the sweet

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 by and by.

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 They jeer at us

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 and refuse to believe

00:19:10.500 --> 00:19:11.640
 what they can't prove

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 to their satisfaction.

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 Right?

00:19:16.059 --> 00:19:17.000
 Question the accuracy

00:19:17.000 --> 00:19:17.519
 see the Bible

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 and wonder

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 why such an ancient book

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 has our allegiance.

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 But until they believe

00:19:22.099 --> 00:19:22.859
 these things,

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 they will never understand.

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 1 Corinthians 1,

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 verse 18 says,

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 For the preaching

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 of the cross

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 is to them

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 that perish foolishness,

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 but unto us

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 which are saved

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 is the power of God.

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 You know,

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 it's interesting.

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 Back in Matthew,

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 when he describes

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 the scene,

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 he uses the word

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 noise.

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 Much noise

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 was happening.

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 Mark uses the word

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 tumult.

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 A lot of noise

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 around unbelief,

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 isn't there?

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 A lot of noise.

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 It's hard to make sense

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 of it all

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 through all the noise.

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 But here's what I know

00:20:00.819 --> 00:20:01.579
 in my own life.

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 Can't make sense of it

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 until I believe it.

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 That sounds counterintuitive,

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 but there's a reason

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 that it's that way.

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 And the reason is,

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 until I believe,

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 the Holy Spirit

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 can't instruct me on it.

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 We need the Holy Spirit

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 to explain these things

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 to us.

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 And if we don't have

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 the Holy Spirit in us,

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 then we can't have

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 the explanation.

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 We can't understand.

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 And therefore,

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 they become foolishness.

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 Here's 11.6.

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 What do you suppose

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 was running through

00:20:33.359 --> 00:20:34.120
 Peter's mind

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 when he followed

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 Jesus to this house?

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 Oh, we're going to

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 see another show.

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 Let's go check this out.

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 Jesus, you're going to

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 raise somebody from the dead?

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 This is crazy.

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 What's going on?

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 I don't know.

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 Bible doesn't say.

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 Not very clear.

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 Obviously, he had thoughts.

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 It's fun to think about it.

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 I try to think about

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 what would I be thinking

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 in this moment.

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 Right?

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 I think one of the mistakes

00:20:59.640 --> 00:21:00.900
 that Christians make

00:21:00.900 --> 00:21:01.640
 when they read the Bible

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 is they always put themselves

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 in the place

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 of the hero character.

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 Right?

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 Or they'll take the opposite

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 and say,

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 well, I don't know

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 why Peter did that

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 because I would have

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 never done that.

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 That's a fallacy

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 I have all the time.

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 I like to think

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 that I'm the most

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 spiritual guy.

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 I mean,

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 why is it my name

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 in the Bible?

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 I'm so spiritual.

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 But the fact of the matter is,

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 things that these people

00:21:19.620 --> 00:21:20.599
 live through and believe

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 far outweigh anything

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 that I'll probably ever do.

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 and that's why my name

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 will never be in a book.

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 And my place

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 when I read the Bible

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 needs to be

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 not I would have done it better

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 or not how could they

00:21:33.500 --> 00:21:34.180
 not have believed,

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 but how can I take the lesson

00:21:36.920 --> 00:21:37.819
 from this life

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 and become a Christian

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 that's actually worthy

00:21:41.359 --> 00:21:43.259
 of living these stories?

00:21:45.019 --> 00:21:45.639
 Why can't,

00:21:45.639 --> 00:21:46.960
 why can't my,

00:21:47.099 --> 00:21:47.339
 you know,

00:21:47.339 --> 00:21:48.779
 what's the old thing?

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 I once knew,

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 okay,

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 I grew up in church

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 and he was always sad

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 because his testimony was,

00:21:56.359 --> 00:21:57.139
 I got saved

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 at a young age.

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 I grew up in church.

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 That's so terrible.

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 I went on one

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 of these testimonies

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 where, you know,

00:22:01.879 --> 00:22:02.899
 I was a drug dealer

00:22:02.899 --> 00:22:03.639
 and I murdered

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 and I got saved

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 and now I'm running

00:22:05.179 --> 00:22:06.679
 a church of 7,000 people

00:22:06.679 --> 00:22:08.139
 and I think to myself,

00:22:08.299 --> 00:22:08.579
 no.

00:22:10.119 --> 00:22:11.159
 The best testimony

00:22:11.159 --> 00:22:12.339
 is I grew up in church

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 because that's the way

00:22:14.519 --> 00:22:15.139
 it should be.

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 So I try to put myself

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 not in the hero place

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 but in the lowest place

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 because that's where I am.

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 So what was running

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 through Peter's mind

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 when he was looking

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 at all this?

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 Had he learned

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 from his experience

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 with the fish hole

00:22:31.080 --> 00:22:32.420
 to trust Jesus

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 even if he didn't understand

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 or did he still allow doubts

00:22:35.200 --> 00:22:36.240
 to shake his faith

00:22:36.240 --> 00:22:37.280
 in what Jesus said?

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 Because we will face situations

00:22:40.700 --> 00:22:41.560
 where we must choose

00:22:41.560 --> 00:22:42.960
 between doubt and faith

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 and during these times

00:22:44.779 --> 00:22:47.099
 we can ask the Lord

00:22:47.099 --> 00:22:48.059
 to help us overcome

00:22:48.059 --> 00:22:50.399
 our belief in his word.

00:22:51.299 --> 00:22:51.420
 You know,

00:22:51.440 --> 00:22:52.220
 in a different miracle

00:22:52.220 --> 00:22:53.420
 another father came to the Lord

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 requesting healing

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 for his child.

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 This child had a dumb spirit

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 the Bible said.

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 Right?

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 And the disciples

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 couldn't cast him out.

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 The father struggled

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 with doubt

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 and needed the Lord

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 to strengthen him,

00:23:06.259 --> 00:23:07.299
 to strengthen his faith.

00:23:07.480 --> 00:23:09.220
 Mark 9,

00:23:09.839 --> 00:23:10.660
 verse 23,

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 Jesus said unto him,

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 If thou canst believe

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 all things are possible

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 to him that believeth.

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 And straightway

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 the father of the child

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 cried out

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 and said with tears,

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 Lord, I believe.

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 Help thou my unbelief.

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 You know,

00:23:22.240 --> 00:23:22.819
 we all struggle

00:23:22.819 --> 00:23:23.559
 with unbelief.

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 However,

00:23:24.619 --> 00:23:25.500
 we have a great God

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 that can help us

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 overcome our doubts.

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 At Jairus' home,

00:23:29.000 --> 00:23:30.240
 those who laugh scornfully

00:23:30.240 --> 00:23:30.839
 at Christ

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 did not exercise

00:23:31.859 --> 00:23:32.740
 that faith.

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 And although we find

00:23:33.960 --> 00:23:35.000
 our own faith lacking

00:23:35.000 --> 00:23:35.539
 at times,

00:23:35.579 --> 00:23:36.919
 we can choose to exercise

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 the faith we do have.

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 How do we do that?

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 We do that.

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 My third favorite verse

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 in the whole Bible,

00:23:43.980 --> 00:23:44.859
 Hebrews 11, 1.

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 Now faith is the substance

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 of things hoped for,

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 the evidence of things

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 not seen.

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 Great verse.

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 Clears up a lot of bad

00:23:52.519 --> 00:23:54.399
 things we believe

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 in our life.

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 Despite the spectator's

00:23:56.939 --> 00:23:57.919
 derision and unbelief,

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 Jairus continued inside

00:23:59.359 --> 00:24:00.980
 to heal the young girl.

00:24:02.779 --> 00:24:03.740
 Praise the Lord

00:24:03.740 --> 00:24:06.039
 that he was going to accomplish

00:24:06.039 --> 00:24:06.899
 what he set out to do

00:24:06.899 --> 00:24:08.359
 despite what everybody

00:24:08.359 --> 00:24:08.980
 else said.

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 Christ was coming

00:24:11.839 --> 00:24:12.420
 once again

00:24:12.420 --> 00:24:13.019
 to confirm

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 that he was not only

00:24:14.160 --> 00:24:14.799
 the trustworthy

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 but the all-powerful Lord.

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 And he is

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 the sufficient Savior.

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 To the crowd,

00:24:22.700 --> 00:24:23.900
 Christ was too late.

00:24:24.920 --> 00:24:25.700
 The child was dead.

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 And it seemed ridiculous

00:24:27.880 --> 00:24:29.160
 that he would say

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 that she was merely sleeping.

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 Everybody said

00:24:31.599 --> 00:24:32.220
 she was dead.

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 She was in fact dead.

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 And despite the sensitivity

00:24:36.720 --> 00:24:37.460
 of the situation,

00:24:38.180 --> 00:24:39.940
 they began to mock him openly.

00:24:41.019 --> 00:24:41.920
 In the next few moments,

00:24:42.019 --> 00:24:42.160
 however,

00:24:42.259 --> 00:24:42.759
 their scorn

00:24:42.759 --> 00:24:44.080
 were changed to astonishment.

00:24:44.880 --> 00:24:45.360
 Spectators,

00:24:45.799 --> 00:24:46.560
 grieving parents,

00:24:46.700 --> 00:24:47.519
 and the disciples

00:24:47.519 --> 00:24:49.060
 were about to find out

00:24:49.060 --> 00:24:49.620
 that Jesus

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 is the all-sufficient,

00:24:51.640 --> 00:24:53.220
 almighty Savior

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 who can do anything.

00:24:54.740 --> 00:24:55.279
 What about Peter?

00:24:55.980 --> 00:24:56.960
 That's what this lesson

00:24:56.960 --> 00:24:57.400
 is about.

00:24:57.960 --> 00:24:58.320
 Peter.

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 Number 37.

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 And he suffered

00:25:01.980 --> 00:25:02.919
 no man to follow him

00:25:02.919 --> 00:25:03.539
 save Peter

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 and James and John,

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 the brother of James.

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 See,

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 of all the disciples,

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 only three were allowed

00:25:08.719 --> 00:25:09.679
 to go along with him.

00:25:10.339 --> 00:25:10.699
 Why?

00:25:10.839 --> 00:25:11.459
 Just said he did.

00:25:11.799 --> 00:25:12.339
 Peter, however,

00:25:12.480 --> 00:25:14.439
 did respond

00:25:14.439 --> 00:25:15.519
 to the call of Christ

00:25:15.519 --> 00:25:16.219
 when he was called.

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 There was a decision

00:25:18.500 --> 00:25:19.419
 to leave all

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 and to follow him.

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 And that set about

00:25:22.139 --> 00:25:22.879
 a certain future.

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 And because of that,

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 they were going to see

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 something that was a reward.

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 It's interesting

00:25:29.119 --> 00:25:31.079
 time after time,

00:25:31.779 --> 00:25:33.059
 Peter showed a great desire

00:25:33.059 --> 00:25:34.059
 to be near Christ.

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 I mean,

00:25:35.079 --> 00:25:35.879
 Peter was the first one

00:25:35.879 --> 00:25:36.639
 to come to Christ

00:25:36.639 --> 00:25:37.339
 on the water.

00:25:39.299 --> 00:25:40.179
 Peter was the first one

00:25:40.179 --> 00:25:41.179
 to run to the empty tomb,

00:25:41.779 --> 00:25:42.459
 even if he wasn't

00:25:42.459 --> 00:25:42.939
 the fastest.

00:25:43.539 --> 00:25:44.379
 And this is a good lesson

00:25:44.379 --> 00:25:45.279
 for us today, isn't it?

00:25:45.279 --> 00:25:46.839
 When we stay close to Christ,

00:25:47.000 --> 00:25:48.379
 we will experience

00:25:48.379 --> 00:25:49.599
 miraculous things.

00:25:50.959 --> 00:25:53.659
 And we'll have the opportunity

00:25:53.659 --> 00:25:54.719
 to impact others.

00:25:55.179 --> 00:25:55.579
 I wonder,

00:25:55.579 --> 00:25:57.959
 did Peter have joy that day?

00:25:57.960 --> 00:26:00.600
 And did he have joy

00:26:00.600 --> 00:26:01.640
 in retelling the story

00:26:01.640 --> 00:26:02.840
 of Jairus' daughter

00:26:02.840 --> 00:26:04.319
 being resurrected,

00:26:04.480 --> 00:26:05.079
 not resurrected,

00:26:05.220 --> 00:26:06.980
 being brought back to life?

00:26:07.340 --> 00:26:07.559
 I mean,

00:26:07.600 --> 00:26:08.360
 what a cool story.

00:26:10.440 --> 00:26:10.620
 I mean,

00:26:10.640 --> 00:26:11.799
 talk about a witnessing tool.

00:26:12.840 --> 00:26:14.019
 We all look for stories

00:26:14.019 --> 00:26:14.620
 to try to witness

00:26:14.620 --> 00:26:15.340
 to people, right?

00:26:15.980 --> 00:26:16.620
 This is a...

00:26:16.620 --> 00:26:18.920
 I don't got nothing like that.

00:26:19.360 --> 00:26:19.860
 It must have been

00:26:19.860 --> 00:26:20.680
 a special time

00:26:20.680 --> 00:26:23.259
 to see death defeated

00:26:23.259 --> 00:26:24.259
 and mourning

00:26:24.259 --> 00:26:26.299
 turned into rejoicing.

00:26:26.299 --> 00:26:27.639
 Look at verse 42.

00:26:28.639 --> 00:26:29.519
 Straightway the damsel

00:26:29.519 --> 00:26:30.419
 arose and walked,

00:26:30.740 --> 00:26:31.639
 for she was of the age

00:26:31.639 --> 00:26:32.559
 of 12 years old,

00:26:32.680 --> 00:26:33.839
 and they were astonished

00:26:33.839 --> 00:26:35.000
 with a great astonishment.

00:26:36.379 --> 00:26:37.460
 So many times,

00:26:37.559 --> 00:26:38.119
 Peter was faced

00:26:38.119 --> 00:26:38.759
 with a situation

00:26:38.759 --> 00:26:40.319
 he did not understand.

00:26:41.200 --> 00:26:42.079
 When Christ said

00:26:42.079 --> 00:26:43.240
 the girl was only sleeping,

00:26:43.759 --> 00:26:44.759
 what did Peter think?

00:26:45.619 --> 00:26:47.940
 Did he feel uncomfortable

00:26:47.940 --> 00:26:49.419
 being associated

00:26:49.419 --> 00:26:49.940
 with the man

00:26:49.940 --> 00:26:51.139
 everyone was laughing at?

00:26:52.559 --> 00:26:54.000
 But he didn't abandon the Lord,

00:26:54.000 --> 00:26:55.700
 and as a result,

00:26:55.839 --> 00:26:56.759
 he witnessed the Lord

00:26:56.759 --> 00:26:57.839
 miraculously raising

00:26:57.839 --> 00:26:59.059
 someone to life.

00:26:59.480 --> 00:27:00.160
 I think God wants

00:27:00.160 --> 00:27:00.839
 to bless us,

00:27:01.319 --> 00:27:02.039
 but only those

00:27:02.039 --> 00:27:03.720
 that remain faithful

00:27:03.720 --> 00:27:04.680
 and obey

00:27:04.680 --> 00:27:07.539
 can Christ bless

00:27:07.539 --> 00:27:09.440
 and will fully experience

00:27:09.440 --> 00:27:10.519
 his wonderful works.

00:27:12.720 --> 00:27:13.980
 And Peter did see

00:27:13.980 --> 00:27:14.680
 the maid arising

00:27:14.680 --> 00:27:15.519
 in verse 42.

00:27:17.559 --> 00:27:18.880
 Straightway she arose

00:27:18.880 --> 00:27:19.440
 and walked.

00:27:20.680 --> 00:27:21.480
 Jesus took her

00:27:21.480 --> 00:27:22.119
 by the hand.

00:27:22.119 --> 00:27:25.459
 Family was close by,

00:27:25.619 --> 00:27:26.659
 mom and dad were there,

00:27:27.179 --> 00:27:28.019
 the three disciples,

00:27:28.639 --> 00:27:29.519
 and the Lord's voice

00:27:29.519 --> 00:27:30.519
 came out,

00:27:30.739 --> 00:27:31.079
 damsel,

00:27:31.179 --> 00:27:31.879
 I say unto thee,

00:27:31.959 --> 00:27:32.439
 arise.

00:27:32.879 --> 00:27:33.879
 Taliyata kumi,

00:27:34.539 --> 00:27:35.299
 the Bible says,

00:27:35.979 --> 00:27:36.979
 which is being interpreted,

00:27:37.459 --> 00:27:37.899
 damsel,

00:27:38.039 --> 00:27:38.879
 I say unto thee,

00:27:39.179 --> 00:27:39.799
 arise.

00:27:41.979 --> 00:27:43.819
 But not only did she arise,

00:27:44.000 --> 00:27:44.739
 she walked

00:27:44.739 --> 00:27:45.599
 and she ate.

00:27:46.459 --> 00:27:47.659
 She had not just been

00:27:47.659 --> 00:27:48.539
 brought back to life,

00:27:48.619 --> 00:27:49.599
 but she was restored

00:27:49.599 --> 00:27:50.699
 to full health.

00:27:50.700 --> 00:27:53.019
 because God doesn't

00:27:53.019 --> 00:27:53.860
 do anything halfway.

00:27:54.880 --> 00:27:55.360
 After all,

00:27:55.440 --> 00:27:56.480
 Jesus had told the father,

00:27:56.940 --> 00:27:57.140
 what?

00:27:58.059 --> 00:27:58.640
 Fear not,

00:27:59.039 --> 00:27:59.799
 only believe,

00:28:00.519 --> 00:28:01.819
 and she shall be made whole.

00:28:02.279 --> 00:28:04.240
 Joshua 23, 14.

00:28:04.720 --> 00:28:05.140
 Thank you.

00:28:05.440 --> 00:28:06.220
 Twelve-year-old girl

00:28:06.220 --> 00:28:06.900
 had been raised

00:28:06.900 --> 00:28:08.100
 from death to life

00:28:08.100 --> 00:28:09.019
 by the giver

00:28:09.019 --> 00:28:10.360
 of life himself.

00:28:11.039 --> 00:28:12.600
 The one who created her,

00:28:13.160 --> 00:28:13.960
 raised her from the dead.

00:28:16.160 --> 00:28:16.600
 Likewise,

00:28:16.799 --> 00:28:17.580
 when we're saved,

00:28:17.920 --> 00:28:19.019
 Christ breathes life

00:28:19.019 --> 00:28:20.059
 into us in a way.

00:28:21.099 --> 00:28:21.740
 And the great thing

00:28:21.740 --> 00:28:22.339
 about that,

00:28:22.819 --> 00:28:23.579
 it's instant.

00:28:25.299 --> 00:28:26.400
 There's no earning it,

00:28:26.480 --> 00:28:27.319
 there's no buying it,

00:28:27.519 --> 00:28:29.579
 there's no hoping for it,

00:28:29.819 --> 00:28:31.440
 there's no levels

00:28:31.440 --> 00:28:32.420
 of ascendancy.

00:28:33.720 --> 00:28:34.980
 When you're saved,

00:28:35.079 --> 00:28:36.559
 you're saved instantly.

00:28:37.759 --> 00:28:39.059
 Just like this girl

00:28:39.059 --> 00:28:41.000
 was raised instantly.

00:28:43.200 --> 00:28:44.180
 Because of this,

00:28:44.400 --> 00:28:45.000
 we are commanded

00:28:45.000 --> 00:28:45.819
 to be ambassadors

00:28:45.819 --> 00:28:47.119
 to bring life

00:28:47.119 --> 00:28:48.019
 to a dying world.

00:28:48.659 --> 00:28:49.939
 Second Corinthians 5, 20.

00:28:50.039 --> 00:28:50.259
 Now,

00:28:50.659 --> 00:28:51.960
 then we are ambassadors

00:28:51.960 --> 00:28:52.759
 for Christ.

00:28:53.559 --> 00:28:54.119
 As though God

00:28:54.119 --> 00:28:55.619
 did beseech you by us,

00:28:55.819 --> 00:28:57.159
 we pray you in Christ's stead,

00:28:57.240 --> 00:28:58.559
 be you reconciled to God.

00:28:59.099 --> 00:28:59.419
 I mean,

00:28:59.460 --> 00:29:00.039
 you can imagine

00:29:00.039 --> 00:29:01.099
 the parents' astonishment

00:29:01.099 --> 00:29:02.119
 in verse number 42.

00:29:04.159 --> 00:29:05.259
 They were astonished

00:29:05.259 --> 00:29:07.720
 with a great astonishment.

00:29:08.259 --> 00:29:09.319
 That's a lot of astonishment.

00:29:09.939 --> 00:29:10.960
 And how could you not be?

00:29:11.419 --> 00:29:12.220
 Their dying child

00:29:12.220 --> 00:29:12.899
 was raised from,

00:29:13.220 --> 00:29:15.259
 was brought back to life.

00:29:15.819 --> 00:29:18.419
 A great miracle

00:29:18.419 --> 00:29:19.779
 was performed that day.

00:29:20.119 --> 00:29:21.000
 We can see miracles

00:29:21.000 --> 00:29:21.639
 in our life.

00:29:22.000 --> 00:29:22.819
 Every time somebody

00:29:22.819 --> 00:29:23.460
 gets saved,

00:29:23.740 --> 00:29:24.439
 that's a miracle.

00:29:26.240 --> 00:29:26.740
 Yep.

00:29:27.939 --> 00:29:29.259
 We're dead in our sins,

00:29:29.339 --> 00:29:30.099
 the Bible says.

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 But we can be raised

00:29:32.899 --> 00:29:33.839
 in newness of life

00:29:33.839 --> 00:29:37.339
 just by believing

00:29:37.339 --> 00:29:38.679
 and not being afraid.

00:29:40.539 --> 00:29:41.960
 I think that hampers

00:29:41.960 --> 00:29:43.039
 sometimes people

00:29:43.039 --> 00:29:43.960
 from getting saved.

00:29:43.960 --> 00:29:45.759
 they're afraid.

00:29:47.600 --> 00:29:48.500
 They're afraid

00:29:48.500 --> 00:29:51.100
 that they won't get

00:29:51.100 --> 00:29:51.440
 to hang out

00:29:51.440 --> 00:29:52.319
 with their buddies anymore.

00:29:54.539 --> 00:29:55.240
 They're afraid

00:29:55.240 --> 00:29:56.519
 people won't like them anymore

00:29:56.519 --> 00:29:57.860
 because let's face it,

00:29:58.259 --> 00:29:59.140
 Christians are weird.

00:29:59.539 --> 00:30:00.360
 I talked to a man

00:30:00.360 --> 00:30:00.920
 one time,

00:30:01.140 --> 00:30:02.200
 he didn't want to get saved

00:30:02.200 --> 00:30:03.380
 because he had

00:30:03.380 --> 00:30:04.240
 a particular sin

00:30:04.240 --> 00:30:05.340
 that he liked a lot.

00:30:06.720 --> 00:30:07.420
 He didn't want

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 to give it up.

00:30:07.940 --> 00:30:10.640
 And he knew

00:30:10.640 --> 00:30:12.519
 that if he got saved,

00:30:12.600 --> 00:30:13.320
 God was going to deal

00:30:13.320 --> 00:30:14.080
 with him about it.

00:30:15.080 --> 00:30:15.779
 He didn't want

00:30:15.779 --> 00:30:16.400
 to give it up.

00:30:18.759 --> 00:30:19.559
 Sometimes I think

00:30:19.559 --> 00:30:20.340
 people are afraid

00:30:20.340 --> 00:30:21.740
 of the unknown.

00:30:23.000 --> 00:30:24.259
 You grow up worldly,

00:30:24.539 --> 00:30:25.580
 you know worldly,

00:30:26.580 --> 00:30:28.039
 but spiritual things

00:30:28.039 --> 00:30:28.840
 can be an unknown

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 and can be frightening.

00:30:30.600 --> 00:30:31.240
 Be not afraid,

00:30:31.320 --> 00:30:31.900
 only believe.

00:30:32.360 --> 00:30:32.960
 Luke and Mark

00:30:32.960 --> 00:30:33.620
 both state that

00:30:33.620 --> 00:30:34.460
 Jairus and his wife

00:30:34.460 --> 00:30:35.400
 were astonished.

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 In some ways,

00:30:36.400 --> 00:30:37.140
 this could be described

00:30:37.140 --> 00:30:38.280
 as partial faith.

00:30:38.759 --> 00:30:39.380
 Jairus believed

00:30:39.380 --> 00:30:40.040
 that Christ had

00:30:40.040 --> 00:30:40.759
 the power to heal

00:30:40.759 --> 00:30:41.519
 but didn't believe

00:30:41.519 --> 00:30:42.980
 that Jesus could likewise

00:30:42.980 --> 00:30:44.920
 raise from the dead.

00:30:45.940 --> 00:30:46.640
 When the news came

00:30:46.640 --> 00:30:47.680
 that his daughter died,

00:30:47.900 --> 00:30:48.460
 Jesus said,

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 believe only

00:30:49.280 --> 00:30:50.519
 and she shall be made whole.

00:30:52.180 --> 00:30:53.259
 Jairus heard that,

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 yet he and his wife

00:30:55.660 --> 00:30:56.340
 were surprised

00:30:56.340 --> 00:30:57.040
 when it happened.

00:30:59.080 --> 00:30:59.880
 Astonishment does

00:30:59.880 --> 00:31:00.600
 involve surprise,

00:31:00.700 --> 00:31:01.100
 doesn't it?

00:31:01.259 --> 00:31:01.920
 When we pray

00:31:01.920 --> 00:31:02.519
 and ask God

00:31:02.519 --> 00:31:03.460
 to do mighty things

00:31:03.460 --> 00:31:04.580
 and when he does them,

00:31:04.579 --> 00:31:05.720
 are we surprised

00:31:05.720 --> 00:31:07.679
 or do we expect it?

00:31:08.879 --> 00:31:09.699
 As believers,

00:31:09.899 --> 00:31:11.119
 we know we have a big God.

00:31:11.539 --> 00:31:11.819
 Therefore,

00:31:12.119 --> 00:31:13.259
 we ought to be possessors

00:31:13.259 --> 00:31:14.659
 of a big faith.

00:31:15.019 --> 00:31:15.399
 Remember,

00:31:15.599 --> 00:31:16.799
 God can do anything

00:31:16.799 --> 00:31:18.199
 except fail.

00:31:19.960 --> 00:31:20.839
 Noah believed God

00:31:20.839 --> 00:31:22.240
 was going to send a flood.

00:31:22.720 --> 00:31:23.659
 David believed God

00:31:23.659 --> 00:31:24.559
 would give him victory

00:31:24.559 --> 00:31:25.299
 over Goliath.

00:31:25.419 --> 00:31:26.460
 Elijah believed God

00:31:26.460 --> 00:31:27.720
 could send down fire

00:31:27.720 --> 00:31:28.859
 on Mount Carmel.

00:31:31.039 --> 00:31:32.579
 If there's one TV show

00:31:32.579 --> 00:31:33.379
 I want to see,

00:31:33.380 --> 00:31:35.440
 action movie,

00:31:35.600 --> 00:31:36.600
 that's the one

00:31:36.600 --> 00:31:37.360
 I want to see.

00:31:38.480 --> 00:31:38.760
 I mean,

00:31:38.820 --> 00:31:39.220
 seriously.

00:31:40.520 --> 00:31:41.660
 I want to see the look

00:31:41.660 --> 00:31:42.720
 on all those guys' faces.

00:31:42.900 --> 00:31:43.560
 When they're trying

00:31:43.560 --> 00:31:44.220
 to wake up,

00:31:44.260 --> 00:31:45.200
 they're sleeping God.

00:31:45.600 --> 00:31:46.320
 Oh, hey,

00:31:46.520 --> 00:31:47.820
 maybe if you're

00:31:47.820 --> 00:31:48.440
 a little bit louder,

00:31:48.560 --> 00:31:49.300
 he'll wake up.

00:31:50.400 --> 00:31:51.240
 And then Elijah's like,

00:31:51.300 --> 00:31:51.740
 no, no,

00:31:51.900 --> 00:31:52.700
 more water,

00:31:53.080 --> 00:31:54.080
 more water.

00:31:55.220 --> 00:31:56.180
 And the fire

00:31:56.180 --> 00:31:57.620
 consumes the dust.

00:31:58.760 --> 00:31:59.860
 I want to see that show.

00:31:59.859 --> 00:32:03.299
 Daniel believed God

00:32:03.299 --> 00:32:04.039
 could shut the mouth

00:32:04.039 --> 00:32:04.699
 of the lions.

00:32:06.179 --> 00:32:07.099
 D.L. Moody believed

00:32:07.099 --> 00:32:07.879
 that God would save

00:32:07.879 --> 00:32:08.879
 multitudes through the

00:32:08.879 --> 00:32:09.539
 faithful preaching

00:32:09.539 --> 00:32:10.199
 of his word.

00:32:10.539 --> 00:32:11.839
 And we too can experience

00:32:11.839 --> 00:32:12.379
 the blessings

00:32:12.379 --> 00:32:14.619
 of those Christians

00:32:14.619 --> 00:32:16.240
 if we would believe

00:32:16.240 --> 00:32:17.500
 God can do the impossible.

00:32:18.959 --> 00:32:19.379
 You know,

00:32:19.439 --> 00:32:20.579
 believing the Lord's word

00:32:20.579 --> 00:32:21.240
 is a choice.

00:32:21.619 --> 00:32:23.219
 We can intellectualize it

00:32:23.219 --> 00:32:24.979
 all day long.

00:32:24.980 --> 00:32:26.839
 At the end of the day,

00:32:26.880 --> 00:32:27.559
 it's still a choice

00:32:27.559 --> 00:32:31.920
 because nobody can prove

00:32:31.920 --> 00:32:32.940
 it to your satisfaction

00:32:32.940 --> 00:32:35.460
 if you'll never be satisfied.

00:32:36.099 --> 00:32:37.059
 The spectators mocked

00:32:37.059 --> 00:32:37.720
 in unbelief.

00:32:37.980 --> 00:32:39.640
 Jairus chose to have faith

00:32:39.640 --> 00:32:40.740
 that the Lord could

00:32:40.740 --> 00:32:41.460
 heal his daughter.

00:32:42.660 --> 00:32:42.839
 You know,

00:32:42.880 --> 00:32:43.519
 the Bible doesn't really

00:32:43.519 --> 00:32:44.440
 say where Peter stood.

00:32:46.160 --> 00:32:47.019
 Did he doubt?

00:32:47.700 --> 00:32:48.720
 Did he go with the crowd?

00:32:49.160 --> 00:32:50.440
 Or did he believe that day?

00:32:51.460 --> 00:32:52.400
 Even though he didn't

00:32:52.400 --> 00:32:52.880
 understand.

00:32:52.880 --> 00:32:54.460
 Either way,

00:32:54.560 --> 00:32:55.260
 the Lord demonstrated

00:32:55.260 --> 00:32:57.100
 he was worthy of belief.

00:32:58.240 --> 00:32:59.160
 And he is.

00:32:59.720 --> 00:33:00.680
 Jesus is worthy

00:33:00.680 --> 00:33:01.460
 of our belief.

00:33:03.080 --> 00:33:03.720
 And that Jesus

00:33:03.720 --> 00:33:04.820
 demonstrated that day

00:33:04.820 --> 00:33:05.720
 he knew exactly

00:33:05.720 --> 00:33:06.700
 what he was doing,

00:33:07.100 --> 00:33:08.740
 that he is all-powerful

00:33:08.740 --> 00:33:10.220
 and even over death.

00:33:12.020 --> 00:33:12.980
 Like Jairus,

00:33:13.020 --> 00:33:13.960
 we all face struggles.

00:33:15.660 --> 00:33:17.280
 And despite our problems,

00:33:18.080 --> 00:33:18.780
 God's greater

00:33:18.780 --> 00:33:19.680
 than all of them.

00:33:20.360 --> 00:33:21.300
 He not only knows

00:33:21.300 --> 00:33:22.160
 where we are,

00:33:22.160 --> 00:33:24.140
 but he feels our pain,

00:33:24.200 --> 00:33:24.600
 doesn't he?

00:33:25.140 --> 00:33:26.040
 The Bible says so.

00:33:27.440 --> 00:33:28.460
 It is he whom Isaiah

00:33:28.460 --> 00:33:29.740
 called the man of sorrows.

00:33:30.940 --> 00:33:31.300
 Surely,

00:33:32.220 --> 00:33:33.460
 he hath borne our griefs

00:33:33.460 --> 00:33:34.640
 and carried our sorrows.

00:33:36.240 --> 00:33:37.060
 It may appear

00:33:37.060 --> 00:33:37.860
 God doesn't care.

00:33:40.340 --> 00:33:41.140
 Sometimes we think

00:33:41.140 --> 00:33:42.019
 God doesn't understand

00:33:42.019 --> 00:33:42.840
 because, you know,

00:33:42.940 --> 00:33:43.820
 he's not working out

00:33:43.820 --> 00:33:44.279
 to the way

00:33:44.279 --> 00:33:46.700
 I think it should work out.

00:33:48.279 --> 00:33:48.680
 Remember?

00:33:48.680 --> 00:33:48.759
 Remember?

00:33:49.480 --> 00:33:50.299
 That false sense

00:33:50.299 --> 00:33:51.440
 of being in charge?

00:33:51.960 --> 00:33:52.500
 But when we're tempted

00:33:52.500 --> 00:33:53.000
 to doubt,

00:33:53.259 --> 00:33:53.779
 I encourage you

00:33:53.779 --> 00:33:54.720
 to remember Jairus.

00:33:55.940 --> 00:33:57.080
 Christ sees exactly

00:33:57.080 --> 00:33:57.960
 what's going on.

00:33:59.900 --> 00:34:00.820
 And maybe there's

00:34:00.820 --> 00:34:01.420
 a woman of blood

00:34:01.420 --> 00:34:02.640
 that also needs help.

00:34:03.700 --> 00:34:03.940
 Right?

00:34:04.299 --> 00:34:05.200
 What a great lesson.

00:34:05.620 --> 00:34:06.560
 Jesus was coming

00:34:06.560 --> 00:34:07.720
 to save this daughter,

00:34:08.180 --> 00:34:08.940
 but somebody else

00:34:08.940 --> 00:34:09.619
 needs help too.

00:34:11.579 --> 00:34:12.840
 And Jesus has time

00:34:12.840 --> 00:34:13.539
 for all of us.

00:34:13.539 --> 00:34:16.300
 He knows exactly

00:34:16.300 --> 00:34:17.000
 what He's doing.

00:34:17.800 --> 00:34:18.699
 It's our responsibility

00:34:18.699 --> 00:34:20.159
 to simply trust and obey,

00:34:20.860 --> 00:34:22.039
 asking God for the strength

00:34:22.039 --> 00:34:22.739
 to go forward

00:34:22.739 --> 00:34:23.500
 no matter what.

00:34:24.579 --> 00:34:25.639
 1 John 4.4

00:34:25.639 --> 00:34:28.059
 Greater is He

00:34:28.059 --> 00:34:28.880
 that is in you

00:34:28.880 --> 00:34:30.619
 than He that is in the world.

00:34:31.559 --> 00:34:31.719
 Yeah?

00:34:32.719 --> 00:34:33.599
 All right, let's pray.

00:34:33.659 --> 00:34:33.900
 Heavenly Father,