WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.600 Luke chapter 8, verse 46 to 56. 00:00:06.660 --> 00:00:12.179 Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him. 00:00:13.080 --> 00:00:16.980 And there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue. 00:00:17.879 --> 00:00:21.980 And falling at Jesus' feet, he implored him to come to his house, 00:00:21.980 --> 00:00:28.160 for he had an only daughter, about 12 years of age, and she was dying. 00:00:28.160 --> 00:00:32.759 As Jesus went, the people pressed around him. 00:00:33.259 --> 00:00:36.939 And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for 12 years. 00:00:37.719 --> 00:00:42.719 And though she had spent all her living on physicians, she could not be healed by anyone. 00:00:43.820 --> 00:00:47.299 She came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment. 00:00:47.740 --> 00:00:50.659 And immediately, her discharge of blood ceased. 00:00:51.820 --> 00:00:54.799 And Jesus said, Who was it that touched me? 00:00:54.799 --> 00:01:04.340 When all denied it, Peter said, Master, the crowds surround you and are pressing in on you. 00:01:04.959 --> 00:01:11.939 But Jesus said, Someone touched me, for I perceive that power has gone out from me. 00:01:11.939 --> 00:01:17.359 And when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling. 00:01:18.099 --> 00:01:23.719 And falling down before him, declared in the presence of all the people why she had touched him 00:01:23.719 --> 00:01:26.959 and how she had been immediately healed. 00:01:27.900 --> 00:01:33.799 And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well. 00:01:34.579 --> 00:01:36.200 Go in peace. 00:01:36.200 --> 00:01:42.040 While he was still speaking, someone from the ruler's house came and said, 00:01:42.620 --> 00:01:43.500 Your daughter is dead. 00:01:44.659 --> 00:01:46.159 Do not trouble the teacher anymore. 00:01:47.240 --> 00:01:50.040 But Jesus, on hearing this, answered him, 00:01:50.659 --> 00:01:51.420 Do not fear. 00:01:52.060 --> 00:01:54.980 Only believe, and she will be well. 00:01:56.439 --> 00:01:59.600 And when he came to the house, he allowed no one to enter with him 00:01:59.600 --> 00:02:03.100 except Peter and John and James and the father and mother of the child. 00:02:03.099 --> 00:02:05.699 And all were weeping and mourning for her. 00:02:05.780 --> 00:02:09.479 But he said, Do not weep, for she is not dead, but sleeping. 00:02:10.460 --> 00:02:14.500 And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. 00:02:15.579 --> 00:02:20.039 But taking her by the hand, he called, saying, Child, arise. 00:02:20.699 --> 00:02:24.099 And her spirit returned, and she got up at once. 00:02:24.299 --> 00:02:27.359 And he directed that something should be given her to eat. 00:02:27.360 --> 00:02:30.120 And her parents were amazed. 00:02:30.400 --> 00:02:33.780 But he charged them to tell no one what had happened. 00:02:35.080 --> 00:02:36.720 This is the word of the Lord. 00:02:38.840 --> 00:02:42.200 If you survey people in different parts of the world 00:02:42.200 --> 00:02:46.740 about what the biggest problems facing humanity are, 00:02:47.280 --> 00:02:50.740 you will get a variety of answers depending on what part of the world you're in. 00:02:50.840 --> 00:02:52.920 But there will likely be some common answers. 00:02:53.600 --> 00:02:55.760 Some might say natural disasters. 00:02:55.759 --> 00:02:58.099 Some might say demons. 00:02:59.139 --> 00:03:00.359 Some might say diseases. 00:03:01.579 --> 00:03:03.139 Others might say death. 00:03:04.379 --> 00:03:10.019 In the ancient world, these four things were seen as the chief problems that beset humanity. 00:03:10.840 --> 00:03:14.000 Disasters, demons, diseases, and death. 00:03:14.500 --> 00:03:18.259 And in chapter 8, Luke intentionally recounts events 00:03:18.259 --> 00:03:24.319 that systematically demonstrate that Jesus has mastery over all four of these things. 00:03:24.319 --> 00:03:28.479 So in Luke 8, 22 to 25, Jesus calmed the storm at sea, 00:03:28.599 --> 00:03:32.180 showing his mastery over nature and over natural disasters. 00:03:32.400 --> 00:03:37.759 In Luke 8, 26 to 39, Jesus cured a demoniac, a demon-possessed man, 00:03:38.239 --> 00:03:41.680 showing his mastery over even the most powerful and stubborn demons. 00:03:41.680 --> 00:03:49.219 And then in today's passage, we see a double miracle where Jesus shows his mastery over diseases 00:03:49.219 --> 00:03:50.920 and even death itself. 00:03:51.460 --> 00:03:58.120 And Luke's purpose in telling us these stories is to assure us that no matter how desperate our situation is, 00:03:58.600 --> 00:04:00.780 whatever problems we might be facing in our world, 00:04:00.860 --> 00:04:04.400 we can trust in Jesus who can save us. 00:04:04.900 --> 00:04:06.180 Jesus who raises the dead. 00:04:06.300 --> 00:04:07.740 That's really the main point of this passage. 00:04:07.740 --> 00:04:12.560 So first, we'll look at the disease, verses 48 to 48, verses 40 to 48, 00:04:12.760 --> 00:04:16.100 and then we'll look at death in verses 49 to 56. 00:04:16.720 --> 00:04:24.139 So let's turn to verses 40 to 48 first and look at the disease that Jesus shows mastery over. 00:04:24.660 --> 00:04:29.980 When Jesus returned, it says, to the Jewish region of Galilee after the healing of the demoniac, 00:04:30.439 --> 00:04:32.240 in the Gentile region of the Gerasenes, 00:04:32.340 --> 00:04:34.840 it says at verse 40 that the crowd welcomed him. 00:04:34.839 --> 00:04:39.459 So he's come back to the Jewish part of the region on the other side of the Sea of Galilee, 00:04:39.619 --> 00:04:40.579 and they're welcoming him. 00:04:40.639 --> 00:04:41.519 They were waiting for him. 00:04:41.879 --> 00:04:45.439 And there was also a man named Jairus who was a ruler of the synagogue. 00:04:46.819 --> 00:04:50.000 The Jewish religious leaders, as we've seen throughout the Gospel of Luke, 00:04:50.060 --> 00:04:51.879 have generally been opposed to Jesus. 00:04:52.279 --> 00:04:54.959 But in this case, he's an exception to the rule. 00:04:55.379 --> 00:04:57.279 He seems favorable toward Jesus. 00:04:57.379 --> 00:04:58.479 He seems open to him. 00:04:58.480 --> 00:05:00.980 And there's a good reason for that, 00:05:01.400 --> 00:05:04.819 because he's in a very desperate situation and needs Jesus' help. 00:05:05.540 --> 00:05:07.480 He's described as a ruler of the synagogue, 00:05:07.700 --> 00:05:11.000 which means he was the main elder of the local synagogue. 00:05:11.240 --> 00:05:14.680 So the Christian equivalent would be the senior pastor of a church. 00:05:15.220 --> 00:05:18.379 And he functions as kind of a civic leader as well. 00:05:18.439 --> 00:05:20.520 So it's a little more than just the pastor of a church here. 00:05:20.520 --> 00:05:21.660 He's a leader of the synagogue, 00:05:21.879 --> 00:05:25.000 but also a civil kind of society leader for the Jews. 00:05:25.000 --> 00:05:29.480 But notwithstanding that man's kind of elevated position, 00:05:29.720 --> 00:05:31.899 it says in verses 41 to 42, 00:05:32.399 --> 00:05:34.439 that falling at Jesus' feet, 00:05:34.600 --> 00:05:36.639 he implored him to come to his house. 00:05:37.279 --> 00:05:39.240 For he had an only daughter, 00:05:39.800 --> 00:05:41.379 about 12 years of age, 00:05:41.959 --> 00:05:42.920 and she was dying. 00:05:44.139 --> 00:05:46.680 Luke is fond of adding details like that, 00:05:46.680 --> 00:05:49.300 that add kind of this emotional weight to the stories. 00:05:49.439 --> 00:05:51.079 This is Jairus' only daughter. 00:05:51.079 --> 00:05:55.000 He's so desperate that he forsakes all else 00:05:55.000 --> 00:05:57.399 and comes to Jesus and falls at his feet 00:05:57.399 --> 00:05:58.459 and begs him to come. 00:05:59.759 --> 00:06:01.019 And this is tragic, 00:06:01.019 --> 00:06:05.019 because this girl is described as about 12 years of age. 00:06:05.680 --> 00:06:08.399 That means, as the ancient world, 00:06:08.439 --> 00:06:10.379 and actually even nowadays people reckon it, 00:06:10.839 --> 00:06:13.680 she's just entering the prime of her life. 00:06:14.539 --> 00:06:18.279 12 is the average age when women have their first period. 00:06:18.279 --> 00:06:22.639 She is just entering the physical prime as a grown woman. 00:06:23.019 --> 00:06:25.599 And she is languishing and dying. 00:06:26.579 --> 00:06:27.339 And not only that, 00:06:27.439 --> 00:06:28.899 this is Jairus' only daughter. 00:06:29.000 --> 00:06:30.179 This is the baby girl. 00:06:30.379 --> 00:06:32.199 And if you're a father of a baby girl, 00:06:32.279 --> 00:06:33.659 you know exactly what I'm talking about. 00:06:33.739 --> 00:06:37.299 This is the girl that he's been doting on for his entire life. 00:06:39.099 --> 00:06:40.299 This is his darling. 00:06:42.000 --> 00:06:43.279 And he's so desperate. 00:06:43.279 --> 00:06:47.219 And Jesus listens to Jairus' heartfelt plea. 00:06:47.719 --> 00:06:49.139 But as Jesus went, 00:06:49.679 --> 00:06:51.419 it says in verses 42 to 43, 00:06:51.519 --> 00:06:53.500 that the people pressed around him, 00:06:53.879 --> 00:06:57.699 and there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for 12 years. 00:06:58.279 --> 00:07:00.279 And though she had spent all her living on physicians, 00:07:00.439 --> 00:07:03.099 she could not be healed by anyone. 00:07:04.359 --> 00:07:06.159 This too is a desperate situation. 00:07:06.279 --> 00:07:09.579 This woman had been afflicted with chronic bleeding for so long. 00:07:09.579 --> 00:07:13.199 She had sought out all the remedies she could find that were available to her, 00:07:13.240 --> 00:07:14.639 but they were no help to her. 00:07:14.899 --> 00:07:18.139 And she had despaired of healing until she heard of this Jesus. 00:07:19.800 --> 00:07:22.879 And most people infer that from this story, 00:07:22.979 --> 00:07:24.240 that this woman's bleeding, 00:07:24.599 --> 00:07:27.279 it's a reference to a uterine discharge, 00:07:27.479 --> 00:07:28.439 a uterine hemorrhage, 00:07:29.319 --> 00:07:33.019 a condition that's not only embarrassing and ostracizing, 00:07:33.399 --> 00:07:34.799 but it would have also made her, 00:07:35.019 --> 00:07:36.779 in the Jewish world she was in, 00:07:36.779 --> 00:07:37.599 socially, 00:07:38.279 --> 00:07:38.519 basically, 00:07:38.579 --> 00:07:40.659 she was ceremonially unclean. 00:07:41.019 --> 00:07:42.199 She was considered unclean, 00:07:42.319 --> 00:07:46.519 so unfit for religious inclusion and social inclusion. 00:07:47.139 --> 00:07:49.319 Leviticus 15.25 says this, 00:07:49.379 --> 00:07:52.899 if a woman has a discharge of blood for many days, 00:07:53.159 --> 00:07:55.699 not at the time of her menstrual impurity, 00:07:55.839 --> 00:07:58.899 or if she has a discharge beyond the time of her impurity, 00:07:59.139 --> 00:08:00.739 all the days of the discharge, 00:08:00.739 --> 00:08:03.539 she shall continue in uncleanness. 00:08:03.540 --> 00:08:08.800 So this discharge of bodily fluids rendered people unclean, 00:08:08.879 --> 00:08:10.480 according to Old Testament rules. 00:08:11.000 --> 00:08:14.700 And it's because these blood, in particular, signified life. 00:08:15.180 --> 00:08:18.020 So the leakage of blood was a symbol, 00:08:18.140 --> 00:08:20.360 as well as of life leaving, 00:08:20.580 --> 00:08:22.560 of a picture of death, really. 00:08:23.080 --> 00:08:25.120 And so this was considered unclean, 00:08:25.200 --> 00:08:26.879 and the Jews would have excluded her, 00:08:26.960 --> 00:08:29.040 and would have refused to associate with her, 00:08:29.080 --> 00:08:30.020 because touching her, 00:08:30.180 --> 00:08:31.180 or being touched by her, 00:08:31.180 --> 00:08:33.299 would have also made them unclean. 00:08:34.759 --> 00:08:36.940 And normally it just lasts a few days. 00:08:37.600 --> 00:08:41.399 But this woman has been unclean for 12 years. 00:08:42.539 --> 00:08:48.320 And people have avoided her touch and presence for 12 years. 00:08:51.539 --> 00:08:53.159 Perhaps it's due to her shame. 00:08:53.159 --> 00:08:55.039 It says in verse 44, 00:08:55.199 --> 00:08:56.980 she came up behind Jesus, 00:08:56.980 --> 00:08:59.860 and touched the fringe of his garment. 00:09:00.500 --> 00:09:03.139 And immediately her discharge of blood ceased. 00:09:03.959 --> 00:09:06.159 The woman doesn't want to create a scene. 00:09:06.659 --> 00:09:09.000 She discreetly approaches Jesus from behind, 00:09:09.079 --> 00:09:11.079 and touches just the fringe of the garment. 00:09:11.500 --> 00:09:11.719 Right? 00:09:11.759 --> 00:09:14.159 The woman doesn't even get to touch Jesus himself. 00:09:14.899 --> 00:09:16.279 She only touches his garment, 00:09:16.279 --> 00:09:19.620 and she doesn't even get to touch that much of his garment, 00:09:19.740 --> 00:09:20.919 just the fringe of it. 00:09:20.919 --> 00:09:22.579 And yet immediately it says, 00:09:22.679 --> 00:09:24.240 the discharge of blood ceased, 00:09:24.860 --> 00:09:26.699 which had not stopped for 12 years. 00:09:26.779 --> 00:09:29.939 This reveals the extent of Jesus' saving power. 00:09:31.219 --> 00:09:34.479 But Jesus doesn't let the woman get away without acknowledgement. 00:09:35.740 --> 00:09:37.339 He asks in verse 45, 00:09:37.539 --> 00:09:39.039 Who was it that touched me? 00:09:40.319 --> 00:09:41.299 When all denied it, 00:09:41.360 --> 00:09:41.939 Peter said, 00:09:41.939 --> 00:09:42.579 Master, 00:09:43.259 --> 00:09:45.839 the crowds surround you, 00:09:46.459 --> 00:09:47.799 and are pressing in on you. 00:09:47.799 --> 00:09:51.779 So Jesus' question is kind of puzzling. 00:09:51.939 --> 00:09:53.579 It's even humorous to a degree. 00:09:54.000 --> 00:09:55.319 Because the word press, 00:09:55.500 --> 00:09:57.599 used earlier in verse 42, 00:09:58.199 --> 00:09:59.839 it's the same word that was described, 00:10:00.559 --> 00:10:03.279 that was used to describe in the parable of the seeds earlier. 00:10:03.740 --> 00:10:07.599 The thorns that choke the seed of the gospel in the plant, 00:10:07.740 --> 00:10:08.659 so that it doesn't grow. 00:10:08.659 --> 00:10:09.179 So literally, 00:10:09.339 --> 00:10:10.259 he's being choked. 00:10:10.379 --> 00:10:12.319 He's being crushed by the crowd. 00:10:12.399 --> 00:10:14.639 They're literally pressing him all around them. 00:10:14.639 --> 00:10:16.720 And yet Jesus stops and asks, 00:10:16.919 --> 00:10:18.340 Who was it that touched me? 00:10:19.659 --> 00:10:21.819 And if Jesus' question is puzzling, 00:10:21.899 --> 00:10:25.179 the crowd's response is downright ridiculous. 00:10:26.179 --> 00:10:27.519 They all denied it. 00:10:29.279 --> 00:10:30.100 Here they are. 00:10:30.159 --> 00:10:32.759 They were literally just pressing in all around Jesus. 00:10:33.059 --> 00:10:34.220 And then when he turns around, 00:10:34.279 --> 00:10:35.000 he stops and asks, 00:10:35.080 --> 00:10:35.939 So who touched me? 00:10:36.519 --> 00:10:36.980 They're like, 00:10:37.000 --> 00:10:37.620 I didn't do it. 00:10:37.620 --> 00:10:40.919 It's like this childish, 00:10:41.159 --> 00:10:43.480 self-preserving instinct to avoid getting into trouble. 00:10:43.560 --> 00:10:44.539 You just lie right away. 00:10:44.600 --> 00:10:45.299 I didn't do it. 00:10:45.600 --> 00:10:46.220 It wasn't me. 00:10:46.620 --> 00:10:47.440 They deny it, 00:10:47.480 --> 00:10:50.960 even though they don't quite know what Jesus is talking about. 00:10:51.519 --> 00:10:52.759 And maybe Jesus is, 00:10:52.899 --> 00:10:54.820 because Jesus is stopping to ask the question, 00:10:55.179 --> 00:10:57.340 they assume that what Jesus is talking about 00:10:57.340 --> 00:10:59.879 is something more significant than just the physical touch. 00:11:01.080 --> 00:11:02.720 So they say they deny it. 00:11:02.919 --> 00:11:04.480 And Peter kind of reads this, 00:11:04.960 --> 00:11:06.340 the absurdity of the scene. 00:11:06.340 --> 00:11:07.320 And then he says to Jesus, 00:11:07.759 --> 00:11:08.100 Master, 00:11:08.420 --> 00:11:10.440 the crowds surround you and are pressing in on you. 00:11:10.460 --> 00:11:11.080 In other words, 00:11:11.480 --> 00:11:11.780 Jesus, 00:11:11.940 --> 00:11:14.740 are you seriously asking this question right now? 00:11:15.680 --> 00:11:16.280 Look around. 00:11:16.960 --> 00:11:17.920 Everyone's touching you. 00:11:18.019 --> 00:11:18.740 And you ask, 00:11:18.860 --> 00:11:19.660 who touched me? 00:11:19.759 --> 00:11:20.899 Please get a grip. 00:11:21.899 --> 00:11:23.160 That's what he's really saying. 00:11:25.259 --> 00:11:29.120 But Jesus insists on getting an answer. 00:11:29.120 --> 00:11:30.759 And he explains in verse 46, 00:11:31.180 --> 00:11:32.480 Someone touched me, 00:11:33.220 --> 00:11:35.800 for I perceive that power has gone out from me. 00:11:35.799 --> 00:11:38.139 So this was not a normal touch. 00:11:38.419 --> 00:11:42.919 The significance of this touch is highlighted by the repetition of the word. 00:11:43.439 --> 00:11:45.679 Four times in verses 44 to 47, 00:11:45.839 --> 00:11:48.159 we are told that this woman touched Jesus. 00:11:48.519 --> 00:11:49.639 Who touched me? 00:11:49.979 --> 00:11:51.079 She touched Jesus. 00:11:51.179 --> 00:11:52.259 Touched the fringe of his garment. 00:11:52.639 --> 00:11:53.579 Since many were touching, 00:11:53.659 --> 00:11:57.939 it's clear that touching Jesus in and of itself does not confer healing. 00:11:57.940 --> 00:12:05.740 Jesus was not this magical being that just walked around and while just radiating this healing power. 00:12:05.820 --> 00:12:07.360 So if you just get near him or touch him close, 00:12:07.400 --> 00:12:07.780 you get healed. 00:12:07.840 --> 00:12:09.620 That's not what's going on here. 00:12:10.880 --> 00:12:11.580 This woman, 00:12:11.780 --> 00:12:13.880 this touch was different. 00:12:14.020 --> 00:12:14.860 Her touch was different. 00:12:14.920 --> 00:12:15.680 It was the touch. 00:12:15.860 --> 00:12:17.080 It was of faith. 00:12:17.160 --> 00:12:19.020 It was her reach of prayer. 00:12:19.019 --> 00:12:21.779 And God uses Jesus here. 00:12:21.899 --> 00:12:26.519 And Jesus senses that of his power going out to heal her. 00:12:26.519 --> 00:12:29.860 It's a beautiful picture. 00:12:30.000 --> 00:12:33.840 Because from this woman flows defiling blood. 00:12:34.259 --> 00:12:37.639 But from Jesus flows cleansing power. 00:12:38.639 --> 00:12:40.980 This woman is literally leaking life. 00:12:41.179 --> 00:12:43.559 And here when she gets into touch with Jesus, 00:12:44.019 --> 00:12:46.120 Jesus imparts life and healing. 00:12:46.120 --> 00:12:47.940 And of course, 00:12:48.000 --> 00:12:49.879 when Jesus asks that question, 00:12:50.000 --> 00:12:50.500 who touched me, 00:12:50.519 --> 00:12:52.840 there's only one person in the crowd that knows the answer. 00:12:54.279 --> 00:12:55.299 And so Jesus really, 00:12:55.560 --> 00:13:00.320 and it's given his kind of prophetic knowledge that he's revealed throughout the gospel so far, 00:13:00.460 --> 00:13:02.600 it's likely he already knows who it is. 00:13:03.080 --> 00:13:09.100 But he asks because he wants her to come forward and share her testimony. 00:13:09.860 --> 00:13:14.039 He says in verse 47 that when the woman saw that she was not hidden, 00:13:14.039 --> 00:13:18.299 she came trembling and falling down before him, 00:13:18.740 --> 00:13:21.179 declared in the presence of all the people, 00:13:21.339 --> 00:13:22.000 all the people, 00:13:22.120 --> 00:13:25.579 why she had touched him and how she had been immediately healed. 00:13:26.439 --> 00:13:30.620 So it appears that the woman's intention was to remain hidden. 00:13:31.019 --> 00:13:33.299 But when she realized that she was not hidden, 00:13:33.459 --> 00:13:34.740 she came trembling, 00:13:35.279 --> 00:13:36.319 fearful. 00:13:37.079 --> 00:13:40.939 And we don't know exactly why the woman came trembling in fear. 00:13:41.219 --> 00:13:43.919 Perhaps she feared Jesus or the crowds, 00:13:44.199 --> 00:13:45.719 judgment and condemnation. 00:13:45.719 --> 00:13:48.899 Since she being a ceremonially unclean woman, 00:13:49.299 --> 00:13:51.299 likely made not only Jesus, 00:13:51.699 --> 00:13:55.579 but everyone in her vicinity that she had to get through to Jesus. 00:13:56.539 --> 00:13:58.099 Unclean through contact. 00:13:59.039 --> 00:14:04.240 Perhaps she felt guilty that she received healing from Jesus without his express permission. 00:14:04.740 --> 00:14:06.299 Maybe she felt like she stole something. 00:14:07.699 --> 00:14:08.259 But regardless, 00:14:08.439 --> 00:14:09.879 Jesus does not let her stay hidden. 00:14:09.879 --> 00:14:10.700 So instead, 00:14:11.360 --> 00:14:12.460 falling down before Jesus, 00:14:12.559 --> 00:14:15.419 the woman declared in the presence of all the people, 00:14:15.779 --> 00:14:18.340 why she had touched him and how she had been immediately healed. 00:14:19.139 --> 00:14:21.159 This is instructive for us. 00:14:21.200 --> 00:14:23.120 Some of you are Christians, 00:14:23.240 --> 00:14:24.779 but you might be naturally timid. 00:14:25.620 --> 00:14:27.059 You flee large groups. 00:14:27.320 --> 00:14:30.799 You diligently avoid being the center of attention. 00:14:30.799 --> 00:14:34.979 You don't like to speak in front of people, 00:14:34.979 --> 00:14:37.079 but if Jesus has saved you, 00:14:37.519 --> 00:14:40.039 it is not to remain hidden. 00:14:40.559 --> 00:14:44.759 You must tell of how much Jesus has done for you. 00:14:44.899 --> 00:14:47.359 Jesus said earlier in this chapter in verse 16, 00:14:47.360 --> 00:14:59.539 It's easy sometimes for us, 00:14:59.600 --> 00:15:01.580 especially in this part of the country, 00:15:01.580 --> 00:15:05.080 to hide behind the facade of courtesy and politeness 00:15:05.080 --> 00:15:07.200 and refuse to share our Christian testimony. 00:15:08.159 --> 00:15:11.920 But refusing to share the light of Christ is not polite. 00:15:11.919 --> 00:15:13.199 It's positive. 00:15:13.199 --> 00:15:15.639 It's positively unloving and selfish. 00:15:17.120 --> 00:15:20.799 It's natural to rave about what you're passionate about. 00:15:20.939 --> 00:15:22.219 It's excited about. 00:15:22.299 --> 00:15:26.339 It's natural to tell people about the things that you love the most in your life. 00:15:26.399 --> 00:15:31.219 And it's loving thing to do to share the love of Christ that we have received 00:15:31.219 --> 00:15:33.139 to benefit our hearers. 00:15:34.419 --> 00:15:36.679 And after this woman shares her testimony, 00:15:36.839 --> 00:15:39.620 Jesus graciously assures her in verse 48, 00:15:39.620 --> 00:15:44.340 Daughter, your faith has made you well. 00:15:44.919 --> 00:15:46.039 Go in peace. 00:15:47.060 --> 00:15:49.019 This is wonderful kindness of Jesus. 00:15:49.159 --> 00:15:51.320 This woman has been a social outcast 00:15:51.320 --> 00:15:54.960 and a religious untouchable for 12 years. 00:15:55.460 --> 00:15:59.139 And Jesus graciously addresses this fearful woman as daughter. 00:16:00.139 --> 00:16:02.659 And I don't think it's coincidence that in this passage, 00:16:02.899 --> 00:16:05.840 that this passage is preceded by verses 19 to 21, 00:16:05.840 --> 00:16:09.879 where Jesus explicitly teaches this truth. 00:16:12.620 --> 00:16:17.660 My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it. 00:16:18.340 --> 00:16:23.639 The spiritual family transcends the bond of the physical family. 00:16:23.639 --> 00:16:25.759 And Jesus is telling this woman, 00:16:26.320 --> 00:16:27.500 you are in my family. 00:16:28.340 --> 00:16:30.300 You are a daughter of God. 00:16:30.900 --> 00:16:32.060 You are not alone. 00:16:32.059 --> 00:16:37.199 You are as precious to me as Jairus' daughter is to him. 00:16:39.519 --> 00:16:42.659 If you're not yet a member of the family of God, 00:16:42.719 --> 00:16:44.139 which is the church of God, 00:16:44.439 --> 00:16:47.519 then you can become one through faith in Jesus Christ. 00:16:48.759 --> 00:16:50.500 Jesus continues in verse 48, 00:16:50.599 --> 00:16:52.259 Your faith has made you well. 00:16:52.379 --> 00:16:53.439 Go in peace. 00:16:53.440 --> 00:16:55.860 In the original language, 00:16:55.940 --> 00:16:56.300 in the Greek, 00:16:56.400 --> 00:16:59.560 this is exactly the same sentence as Luke 7.50, 00:16:59.660 --> 00:17:03.060 where Jesus said to the sinful woman who washed his feet with her tears, 00:17:03.560 --> 00:17:07.140 Your faith has saved you. 00:17:07.259 --> 00:17:07.799 Go in peace. 00:17:08.660 --> 00:17:09.980 Sorry, that's a different passage. 00:17:10.360 --> 00:17:11.000 In Luke 7.50, 00:17:11.039 --> 00:17:12.440 Your faith has saved you. 00:17:12.539 --> 00:17:12.960 Go in peace. 00:17:13.000 --> 00:17:13.940 It's the same word. 00:17:14.160 --> 00:17:15.100 The word that's translated, 00:17:15.259 --> 00:17:15.940 made you well, 00:17:16.059 --> 00:17:17.840 literally means to save. 00:17:18.559 --> 00:17:20.039 And I think this means, 00:17:20.299 --> 00:17:22.179 it's not just the physical healing, 00:17:22.279 --> 00:17:24.019 but it also has a spiritual dimension, 00:17:24.379 --> 00:17:31.439 because the physical healing is intended to function as a picture of the spiritual healing and salvation that comes through Jesus. 00:17:31.980 --> 00:17:34.099 And that's why I think in the parallel in Mark, 00:17:34.179 --> 00:17:35.599 it includes both of those words, 00:17:35.740 --> 00:17:36.740 save and heal. 00:17:37.139 --> 00:17:37.359 Daughter, 00:17:37.439 --> 00:17:38.839 your faith has made you well, 00:17:38.919 --> 00:17:40.359 or if your faith has saved you, 00:17:40.359 --> 00:17:43.279 go in peace and be healed of your disease. 00:17:43.899 --> 00:17:47.740 Jesus mentions both physical healing and spiritual salvation. 00:17:48.799 --> 00:17:49.139 And so, 00:17:49.220 --> 00:17:51.980 some of you are here this morning with incurable diseases. 00:17:53.480 --> 00:17:55.799 And Jesus does have the power to heal. 00:17:56.279 --> 00:17:57.959 And if you come to him with faith, 00:17:58.000 --> 00:18:00.339 and if it is in accordance with his good will, 00:18:00.740 --> 00:18:02.359 and his good and sovereign will, 00:18:02.459 --> 00:18:03.339 you will be healed. 00:18:04.159 --> 00:18:05.220 But even more importantly, 00:18:05.339 --> 00:18:07.119 Jesus has the power to save. 00:18:08.480 --> 00:18:09.619 Your physical disease, 00:18:09.699 --> 00:18:10.959 no matter how severe, 00:18:10.959 --> 00:18:15.919 is light and momentary compared to the spiritual disease of sin. 00:18:15.920 --> 00:18:16.480 Sin, 00:18:16.800 --> 00:18:22.920 unlike the other diseases that kill only in this life, 00:18:22.980 --> 00:18:26.560 brings eternal death in the afterlife. 00:18:27.880 --> 00:18:30.720 And this woman's ceremonial uncleanness, 00:18:30.800 --> 00:18:32.240 her religious exclusion, 00:18:32.640 --> 00:18:37.160 is intended to function as a picture of the sinfulness of humanity. 00:18:37.160 --> 00:18:38.180 We are unclean, 00:18:38.180 --> 00:18:42.600 unfit to be in God's presence. 00:18:44.140 --> 00:18:48.460 And the discharge of blood is a graphic picture of that. 00:18:49.060 --> 00:18:50.640 But Jesus heals this woman, 00:18:50.779 --> 00:18:53.920 and thereby removes her shame and her uncleanness. 00:18:54.140 --> 00:18:55.740 And later in Luke's gospel, 00:18:55.980 --> 00:18:59.660 Jesus will head to the cross to die for the sins of his people. 00:18:59.660 --> 00:19:02.940 And that's where he interposes his blood, 00:19:03.060 --> 00:19:06.860 so that we might be forgiven and not condemned for our sins. 00:19:07.120 --> 00:19:09.860 So that we might live and not die. 00:19:11.300 --> 00:19:13.300 It's what we sang about earlier in the hymn, 00:19:13.420 --> 00:19:16.360 there is a fountain filled with blood, 00:19:16.440 --> 00:19:18.480 drawn from Emmanuel's veins, 00:19:18.660 --> 00:19:19.519 and sinners, 00:19:20.080 --> 00:19:21.560 plunged beneath that flood, 00:19:21.880 --> 00:19:24.480 lose all their guilty stains. 00:19:24.480 --> 00:19:28.000 Have you been cleansed of your sins? 00:19:30.099 --> 00:19:33.200 It doesn't matter how deep your stain is, 00:19:33.259 --> 00:19:34.360 the stain of sin is, 00:19:34.380 --> 00:19:37.279 it doesn't matter how entrenched your sins are. 00:19:37.380 --> 00:19:39.680 This woman had been bleeding for 12 years, 00:19:39.960 --> 00:19:42.200 and she had spent all of her money on physicians 00:19:42.200 --> 00:19:43.620 who are powerless to heal her, 00:19:43.819 --> 00:19:45.519 and here she comes to Jesus, 00:19:46.039 --> 00:19:46.880 penniless now, 00:19:46.940 --> 00:19:48.680 after having spent it all on the physicians. 00:19:49.019 --> 00:19:50.799 She has no means to thank Jesus, 00:19:50.920 --> 00:19:54.019 or to compensate him for anything that he does for her. 00:19:54.019 --> 00:19:57.339 Yet all she needed to do was touch the fringe of his garment. 00:19:59.139 --> 00:20:01.900 Some of you are trying really hard to live a moral life. 00:20:03.079 --> 00:20:06.619 But there is no way that you can meet God's perfect standard 00:20:06.619 --> 00:20:07.900 and save yourself. 00:20:10.539 --> 00:20:14.420 There is no spiritual guru or counselor or life coach 00:20:14.420 --> 00:20:16.299 that can save you. 00:20:19.279 --> 00:20:20.839 They will take all your money 00:20:20.839 --> 00:20:23.339 and leave you no closer. 00:20:24.019 --> 00:20:25.039 To find the healing. 00:20:26.920 --> 00:20:28.839 Only Jesus can save. 00:20:30.639 --> 00:20:32.279 And if you open your heart to him, 00:20:32.299 --> 00:20:34.359 and if you stretch out your hand in faith, 00:20:34.599 --> 00:20:36.480 you will find that he is not out of reach. 00:20:40.759 --> 00:20:41.940 And saving faith 00:20:41.940 --> 00:20:44.019 is one that leads to action. 00:20:44.139 --> 00:20:44.960 It doesn't mean, 00:20:45.039 --> 00:20:45.740 look at this woman, 00:20:45.859 --> 00:20:46.680 she didn't say, 00:20:46.779 --> 00:20:47.079 oh, well, 00:20:47.079 --> 00:20:48.400 I believe that Jesus can heal me, 00:20:48.400 --> 00:20:50.000 and then stay in her couch. 00:20:52.220 --> 00:20:54.580 She ventures out and takes a risk 00:20:54.580 --> 00:20:56.160 to get through the throng of people 00:20:56.160 --> 00:20:57.600 to touch Jesus 00:20:57.600 --> 00:20:58.900 because she believes 00:20:58.900 --> 00:21:00.780 that Jesus can heal her. 00:21:01.160 --> 00:21:03.200 So faith must lead to action. 00:21:03.259 --> 00:21:04.360 So do you have faith 00:21:04.360 --> 00:21:05.759 in Jesus 00:21:05.759 --> 00:21:07.019 that leads you to action 00:21:07.019 --> 00:21:07.860 to follow him? 00:21:08.759 --> 00:21:10.580 It's not enough that you said one day, 00:21:10.660 --> 00:21:10.960 oh, yes, 00:21:10.980 --> 00:21:12.400 I believe in Jesus in my head. 00:21:12.420 --> 00:21:13.160 And then now you live 00:21:13.160 --> 00:21:14.220 the rest of your life for him. 00:21:14.220 --> 00:21:15.779 That's not saving faith. 00:21:17.559 --> 00:21:19.240 Do you believe him enough 00:21:19.240 --> 00:21:20.660 to leave all else behind 00:21:20.660 --> 00:21:21.779 to pursue him 00:21:21.779 --> 00:21:23.360 and to love him 00:21:23.360 --> 00:21:24.079 with all your heart, 00:21:24.180 --> 00:21:25.079 soul, mind, and strength? 00:21:26.160 --> 00:21:27.660 That's true saving faith. 00:21:27.740 --> 00:21:29.240 It's an entrustment of your life. 00:21:31.740 --> 00:21:33.380 And if you have put your faith 00:21:33.380 --> 00:21:34.640 in Jesus Christ for salvation, 00:21:34.759 --> 00:21:36.440 that this assuring words 00:21:36.440 --> 00:21:37.620 that he speaks to this woman, 00:21:37.960 --> 00:21:39.819 you can store up in your own heart. 00:21:40.440 --> 00:21:42.259 Daughter, your faith has saved you. 00:21:42.720 --> 00:21:43.620 Go in peace. 00:21:44.220 --> 00:21:45.500 And the peace 00:21:45.500 --> 00:21:47.000 is not just 00:21:47.000 --> 00:21:48.740 an inner subjective feeling. 00:21:49.180 --> 00:21:49.940 It's a description 00:21:49.940 --> 00:21:52.059 of a new objective reality 00:21:52.059 --> 00:21:53.480 that now characterizes 00:21:53.480 --> 00:21:54.900 our relationship with God. 00:21:55.200 --> 00:21:57.600 As Romans 5, 1 says, 00:21:58.259 --> 00:21:58.559 therefore, 00:21:59.039 --> 00:22:01.059 since we have been justified 00:22:01.059 --> 00:22:02.000 by faith, 00:22:02.299 --> 00:22:03.940 we have peace with God 00:22:03.940 --> 00:22:06.120 through our Lord Jesus Christ. 00:22:06.759 --> 00:22:07.920 We who were once sinners 00:22:07.920 --> 00:22:09.120 in rebellion against God 00:22:09.120 --> 00:22:10.360 are now reconciled to God 00:22:10.360 --> 00:22:11.200 through Jesus Christ 00:22:11.200 --> 00:22:12.120 and have peace. 00:22:12.440 --> 00:22:13.220 That's the peace 00:22:13.220 --> 00:22:14.680 that Jesus can impart 00:22:14.680 --> 00:22:15.360 to you today. 00:22:19.500 --> 00:22:20.440 Jesus' interaction 00:22:20.440 --> 00:22:21.019 with this woman 00:22:21.019 --> 00:22:22.120 is heartwarming 00:22:22.120 --> 00:22:22.839 and encouraging. 00:22:23.259 --> 00:22:24.279 And we almost forget 00:22:24.279 --> 00:22:25.700 that this was an interruption 00:22:25.700 --> 00:22:28.279 as Jesus was on his way 00:22:28.279 --> 00:22:29.120 to heal Jairus' 00:22:29.240 --> 00:22:29.940 dying daughter. 00:22:30.940 --> 00:22:31.860 But we're reminded 00:22:31.860 --> 00:22:33.660 of this fact 00:22:33.660 --> 00:22:35.140 in verse 49. 00:22:35.559 --> 00:22:36.279 Read with me. 00:22:36.279 --> 00:22:39.099 While he was still speaking, 00:22:39.660 --> 00:22:41.079 someone from the ruler's house 00:22:41.079 --> 00:22:41.839 came and said, 00:22:41.839 --> 00:22:43.160 your daughter is dead. 00:22:44.200 --> 00:22:46.160 Do not trouble the teacher anymore. 00:22:47.920 --> 00:22:49.500 Just imagine for a moment 00:22:49.500 --> 00:22:50.920 how discouraging 00:22:50.920 --> 00:22:52.839 and deflating 00:22:52.839 --> 00:22:55.200 this news must have been 00:22:55.200 --> 00:22:55.899 for Jairus. 00:22:57.059 --> 00:22:58.879 He had finally secured 00:22:58.879 --> 00:23:00.519 the help of the one person 00:23:00.519 --> 00:23:01.259 who could heal 00:23:01.259 --> 00:23:02.599 his dying daughter 00:23:02.599 --> 00:23:04.659 and they were on their way. 00:23:06.359 --> 00:23:07.740 They're on their way. 00:23:07.980 --> 00:23:08.919 But then this woman 00:23:08.919 --> 00:23:10.119 comes out of nowhere 00:23:10.119 --> 00:23:13.639 and touches Jesus 00:23:13.639 --> 00:23:16.059 and Jesus seemingly 00:23:16.059 --> 00:23:16.959 in no hurry 00:23:16.959 --> 00:23:17.879 to get to his 00:23:17.879 --> 00:23:18.980 only daughter 00:23:18.980 --> 00:23:20.279 who is moments away 00:23:20.279 --> 00:23:21.099 from death 00:23:21.099 --> 00:23:23.459 stops and asks 00:23:23.459 --> 00:23:24.659 a stupid question 00:23:24.659 --> 00:23:27.319 and then listens 00:23:27.319 --> 00:23:28.000 to the woman, 00:23:28.959 --> 00:23:30.099 her tale of woe 00:23:30.099 --> 00:23:31.779 and her miraculous healing. 00:23:32.619 --> 00:23:33.519 You could just imagine 00:23:33.519 --> 00:23:34.179 Jairus kind of 00:23:34.179 --> 00:23:34.959 tapping his toes 00:23:34.959 --> 00:23:35.939 impatiently 00:23:35.939 --> 00:23:37.039 as this is happening. 00:23:37.679 --> 00:23:38.480 If he had a watch back 00:23:38.480 --> 00:23:39.000 then he'd be looking 00:23:39.000 --> 00:23:39.619 at his watch. 00:23:42.959 --> 00:23:43.679 While Jesus 00:23:43.679 --> 00:23:44.480 is still speaking 00:23:44.480 --> 00:23:45.119 to this woman, 00:23:45.480 --> 00:23:46.500 a messenger from his house 00:23:46.500 --> 00:23:47.059 approaches him 00:23:47.059 --> 00:23:47.759 and says to Jairus, 00:23:47.819 --> 00:23:48.759 your daughter is dead. 00:23:48.839 --> 00:23:49.399 Do not trouble 00:23:49.399 --> 00:23:50.299 the teacher anymore. 00:23:50.659 --> 00:23:51.459 By intertwining 00:23:51.459 --> 00:23:53.059 the story of Jairus' daughter 00:23:53.059 --> 00:23:53.599 and the woman 00:23:53.599 --> 00:23:54.639 with the discharge of blood 00:23:54.639 --> 00:23:55.419 in this way, 00:23:55.819 --> 00:23:56.779 Luke is intentionally 00:23:56.779 --> 00:23:58.159 inviting comparison 00:23:58.160 --> 00:24:01.060 of the two scenarios, 00:24:01.820 --> 00:24:02.779 the two cases. 00:24:03.259 --> 00:24:04.200 Notice that Jairus' 00:24:04.320 --> 00:24:04.900 dying daughter 00:24:04.900 --> 00:24:06.380 was about 12 years of age 00:24:06.380 --> 00:24:08.440 and that this woman 00:24:08.440 --> 00:24:09.620 who had a discharge of blood, 00:24:09.700 --> 00:24:11.040 she had it for 12 years. 00:24:12.519 --> 00:24:13.700 The first case 00:24:13.700 --> 00:24:14.460 is more urgent 00:24:14.460 --> 00:24:15.680 and time sensitive. 00:24:16.320 --> 00:24:17.080 Jairus' daughter 00:24:17.080 --> 00:24:18.680 is dying right at this moment 00:24:18.680 --> 00:24:19.620 but the woman 00:24:19.620 --> 00:24:20.759 has had the discharge of blood 00:24:20.759 --> 00:24:21.779 for 12 years. 00:24:22.080 --> 00:24:23.019 A few more days 00:24:23.019 --> 00:24:24.540 is not going to break her. 00:24:24.539 --> 00:24:24.899 Moreover, 00:24:27.079 --> 00:24:28.500 the girl is just entering 00:24:28.500 --> 00:24:30.159 the prime of her life. 00:24:31.200 --> 00:24:31.899 Remember 12 00:24:31.899 --> 00:24:33.019 is the first, 00:24:33.139 --> 00:24:35.039 is really coming of age 00:24:35.039 --> 00:24:35.680 to womanhood. 00:24:36.779 --> 00:24:37.920 On the other hand, 00:24:38.299 --> 00:24:38.779 this woman 00:24:38.779 --> 00:24:40.119 has had the discharge of blood 00:24:40.119 --> 00:24:41.240 for 12 years, 00:24:42.240 --> 00:24:43.279 already having spent 00:24:43.279 --> 00:24:44.000 all of her youth, 00:24:44.960 --> 00:24:45.779 all of her prime. 00:24:47.039 --> 00:24:48.399 And in verse 48, 00:24:48.720 --> 00:24:49.139 this is, 00:24:49.279 --> 00:24:51.519 this is the kicker. 00:24:51.579 --> 00:24:53.039 Jesus calls this woman 00:24:53.039 --> 00:24:53.619 daughter. 00:24:54.980 --> 00:24:56.339 And in verse 49, 00:24:56.500 --> 00:24:57.240 Jairus is told, 00:24:57.420 --> 00:24:58.159 your daughter 00:24:58.159 --> 00:24:59.539 is dead. 00:25:02.519 --> 00:25:04.059 Oh, the disappointment 00:25:04.059 --> 00:25:05.480 and resentment 00:25:05.480 --> 00:25:07.099 that Jairus 00:25:07.099 --> 00:25:08.740 must have felt. 00:25:09.460 --> 00:25:09.940 Jesus, 00:25:10.399 --> 00:25:11.099 this woman 00:25:11.099 --> 00:25:11.879 has been bleeding 00:25:11.879 --> 00:25:13.039 for 12 years. 00:25:13.759 --> 00:25:14.420 What's the delay 00:25:14.420 --> 00:25:15.259 of a few hours 00:25:15.259 --> 00:25:16.500 or even a few days? 00:25:17.440 --> 00:25:18.980 My daughter's only 12 00:25:18.980 --> 00:25:20.819 and she's about to die. 00:25:21.440 --> 00:25:21.720 Jesus, 00:25:21.720 --> 00:25:22.360 this woman 00:25:22.360 --> 00:25:23.759 had already been healed. 00:25:23.880 --> 00:25:25.500 Why not just let her go quietly 00:25:25.500 --> 00:25:26.400 so you could hurry 00:25:26.400 --> 00:25:27.180 to my house 00:25:27.180 --> 00:25:28.579 to my precious child? 00:25:28.839 --> 00:25:29.339 Jesus, 00:25:29.460 --> 00:25:30.759 you call her daughter? 00:25:31.559 --> 00:25:32.740 What about my daughter? 00:25:34.620 --> 00:25:36.180 She's my only daughter. 00:25:37.920 --> 00:25:39.279 Have you ever felt like 00:25:39.279 --> 00:25:41.059 God missed his timing 00:25:41.059 --> 00:25:41.700 with you? 00:25:45.440 --> 00:25:46.720 Have you ever felt like 00:25:46.720 --> 00:25:47.940 he got sidetracked 00:25:47.940 --> 00:25:49.519 caring for someone else 00:25:49.519 --> 00:25:51.000 so that you were neglected 00:25:51.000 --> 00:25:51.539 by him? 00:25:55.539 --> 00:25:57.000 Your friend has found 00:25:57.000 --> 00:25:58.180 a husband or a wife, 00:25:58.839 --> 00:25:59.460 but you're now 00:25:59.460 --> 00:26:00.119 in your 30s 00:26:00.119 --> 00:26:00.940 and you're still alone? 00:26:03.299 --> 00:26:04.519 Your college roommate 00:26:04.519 --> 00:26:05.440 got that internship 00:26:05.440 --> 00:26:06.779 or that lucrative job 00:26:06.779 --> 00:26:07.980 and you are still scraping 00:26:07.980 --> 00:26:09.000 the bottom of the barrel 00:26:09.000 --> 00:26:10.359 for something to turn up? 00:26:10.359 --> 00:26:14.299 Your colleague's career 00:26:14.299 --> 00:26:15.759 seems to have taken off 00:26:15.759 --> 00:26:16.919 while your career 00:26:16.919 --> 00:26:17.559 seems to have run 00:26:17.559 --> 00:26:18.500 into a dead end. 00:26:20.240 --> 00:26:21.419 Another church member 00:26:21.419 --> 00:26:22.599 seems to be receiving 00:26:22.599 --> 00:26:23.559 so many blessings 00:26:23.559 --> 00:26:24.240 and growing 00:26:24.240 --> 00:26:25.379 and maturing rapidly, 00:26:25.559 --> 00:26:27.139 but you feel stagnant. 00:26:28.979 --> 00:26:30.119 The bridesmaids 00:26:30.119 --> 00:26:30.899 from your wedding 00:26:30.899 --> 00:26:32.859 now have children, 00:26:33.059 --> 00:26:34.139 but you are infertile 00:26:34.139 --> 00:26:34.979 and childless. 00:26:34.980 --> 00:26:39.440 Your neighbor's child 00:26:39.440 --> 00:26:40.299 seems normal 00:26:40.299 --> 00:26:41.240 and healthy 00:26:41.240 --> 00:26:42.480 developmentally, 00:26:42.559 --> 00:26:43.579 but yours seem 00:26:43.579 --> 00:26:44.720 sickly 00:26:44.720 --> 00:26:47.000 and developmentally delayed. 00:26:48.079 --> 00:26:50.079 What about my child, God? 00:26:51.539 --> 00:26:53.339 What about my life, God? 00:26:54.019 --> 00:26:55.539 What about my career? 00:26:55.700 --> 00:26:56.620 What about my family? 00:26:56.700 --> 00:26:58.200 What about my future, Jesus? 00:26:59.259 --> 00:27:00.539 If that's you, 00:27:00.799 --> 00:27:02.099 then God has included 00:27:02.099 --> 00:27:03.759 the story of Jairus here 00:27:03.759 --> 00:27:05.359 to encourage you. 00:27:07.220 --> 00:27:08.980 It says in verse 50, 00:27:09.460 --> 00:27:10.039 but Jesus, 00:27:10.240 --> 00:27:11.160 on hearing this, 00:27:11.299 --> 00:27:11.960 answered him, 00:27:12.339 --> 00:27:13.740 do not fear, 00:27:14.140 --> 00:27:15.740 only believe 00:27:15.740 --> 00:27:19.019 and she will be well. 00:27:21.400 --> 00:27:23.319 God hears your grief. 00:27:23.539 --> 00:27:25.579 God knows your fears 00:27:25.579 --> 00:27:26.859 and he says to you, 00:27:27.019 --> 00:27:27.940 do not fear, 00:27:28.160 --> 00:27:29.319 only believe 00:27:29.319 --> 00:27:31.539 and she will be well. 00:27:31.539 --> 00:27:34.460 the level of fear 00:27:34.460 --> 00:27:35.099 in our lives 00:27:35.099 --> 00:27:36.680 is inversely proportionate 00:27:36.680 --> 00:27:37.859 to the level of faith 00:27:37.859 --> 00:27:39.460 and so Jesus says, 00:27:39.539 --> 00:27:40.319 do not fear, 00:27:40.399 --> 00:27:41.440 only believe. 00:27:41.539 --> 00:27:42.420 What do you fear 00:27:42.420 --> 00:27:42.879 this morning? 00:27:45.359 --> 00:27:46.720 Maybe you fear 00:27:46.720 --> 00:27:47.759 incompetence 00:27:47.759 --> 00:27:49.379 or feeling like a failure. 00:27:52.059 --> 00:27:52.940 Maybe you fear 00:27:52.940 --> 00:27:54.079 rejection from others. 00:27:54.180 --> 00:27:54.639 Maybe you fear 00:27:54.639 --> 00:27:55.519 what they might be able 00:27:55.519 --> 00:27:56.379 to do to you 00:27:56.379 --> 00:27:57.279 or how they might 00:27:57.279 --> 00:27:58.079 make you feel. 00:27:58.079 --> 00:28:00.159 Maybe you always carry 00:28:00.159 --> 00:28:01.759 this ominous feeling 00:28:01.759 --> 00:28:02.159 with you 00:28:02.159 --> 00:28:03.319 that something bad, 00:28:03.399 --> 00:28:04.039 something terrible 00:28:04.039 --> 00:28:04.659 is going to happen 00:28:04.659 --> 00:28:05.740 to you or your family. 00:28:06.559 --> 00:28:07.759 An accident, 00:28:08.059 --> 00:28:08.679 a tragedy, 00:28:09.319 --> 00:28:10.059 an illness. 00:28:10.919 --> 00:28:11.539 Maybe you fear 00:28:11.539 --> 00:28:12.439 death itself 00:28:12.439 --> 00:28:14.159 but Jesus tells us, 00:28:14.379 --> 00:28:15.259 do not fear, 00:28:15.579 --> 00:28:17.659 only believe. 00:28:19.819 --> 00:28:21.199 A Bible commentator, 00:28:21.279 --> 00:28:22.279 James R. Edwards 00:28:22.279 --> 00:28:23.199 puts it this way, 00:28:24.279 --> 00:28:25.579 the challenge of faith 00:28:25.579 --> 00:28:26.519 before Jairus 00:28:26.519 --> 00:28:27.759 and for everyone 00:28:27.759 --> 00:28:28.960 who meets Jesus 00:28:28.960 --> 00:28:30.779 is whether to believe 00:28:30.779 --> 00:28:32.440 only in what circumstances 00:28:32.440 --> 00:28:32.980 allow 00:28:32.980 --> 00:28:34.740 or in what God 00:28:34.740 --> 00:28:36.240 declares possible. 00:28:40.160 --> 00:28:41.359 Do you believe 00:28:41.359 --> 00:28:42.539 in Jesus' power 00:28:42.539 --> 00:28:43.279 to heal, 00:28:43.619 --> 00:28:44.740 to save, 00:28:45.200 --> 00:28:46.039 to redeem 00:28:46.039 --> 00:28:47.099 whatever situation 00:28:47.099 --> 00:28:47.599 you're in? 00:28:51.599 --> 00:28:52.359 So, 00:28:52.759 --> 00:28:53.960 because of this, 00:28:54.200 --> 00:28:54.639 Jairus 00:28:54.639 --> 00:28:56.180 holds back his complaint, 00:28:56.519 --> 00:28:57.879 he holds down 00:28:57.879 --> 00:28:58.460 his tears, 00:28:59.339 --> 00:29:00.240 he accompanies Jesus 00:29:00.240 --> 00:29:01.099 back to his house 00:29:01.099 --> 00:29:03.539 and when Jesus 00:29:03.539 --> 00:29:04.400 came to the house, 00:29:04.519 --> 00:29:05.480 it says in verse 51, 00:29:05.940 --> 00:29:06.819 he allowed no one 00:29:06.819 --> 00:29:07.779 to enter with him 00:29:07.779 --> 00:29:08.859 except Peter 00:29:08.859 --> 00:29:09.400 and John 00:29:09.400 --> 00:29:10.000 and James 00:29:10.000 --> 00:29:10.539 and the father 00:29:10.539 --> 00:29:11.660 and mother 00:29:11.660 --> 00:29:12.220 of the child. 00:29:13.220 --> 00:29:13.379 So, 00:29:13.460 --> 00:29:14.000 Peter and John 00:29:14.000 --> 00:29:14.480 and James 00:29:14.480 --> 00:29:15.519 were in the inner circle 00:29:15.519 --> 00:29:16.039 even among 00:29:16.039 --> 00:29:16.980 the twelve apostles. 00:29:17.660 --> 00:29:18.339 They were Jesus' 00:29:18.539 --> 00:29:18.960 earliest 00:29:18.960 --> 00:29:20.079 and most trusted 00:29:20.079 --> 00:29:20.660 disciples 00:29:20.660 --> 00:29:22.379 and three times 00:29:22.379 --> 00:29:23.220 in the Gospel of Luke, 00:29:23.680 --> 00:29:24.680 they're singled out 00:29:24.680 --> 00:29:25.440 as a group 00:29:25.440 --> 00:29:26.519 apart from the rest 00:29:26.519 --> 00:29:27.160 of the twelve. 00:29:27.720 --> 00:29:28.960 First in Luke 5 00:29:28.960 --> 00:29:29.660 when they are first 00:29:29.660 --> 00:29:31.259 called to be his disciples 00:29:31.259 --> 00:29:32.580 and then Luke 8, 51 00:29:32.580 --> 00:29:33.720 when, 00:29:33.880 --> 00:29:35.120 right now in our passage 00:29:35.120 --> 00:29:36.400 when they alone 00:29:36.400 --> 00:29:37.060 are witnesses 00:29:37.060 --> 00:29:38.519 to Jairus' daughter's 00:29:38.519 --> 00:29:39.299 resurrection 00:29:39.299 --> 00:29:40.980 and then Luke 9 00:29:40.980 --> 00:29:41.840 when they alone 00:29:41.840 --> 00:29:42.360 are taken 00:29:42.360 --> 00:29:44.259 to the mountain 00:29:44.259 --> 00:29:45.480 to see Jesus' 00:29:45.740 --> 00:29:46.600 transfiguration 00:29:46.600 --> 00:29:47.120 when he 00:29:47.120 --> 00:29:48.200 is transformed 00:29:48.200 --> 00:29:49.420 into a glorious 00:29:49.420 --> 00:29:51.259 and radiates glory, 00:29:51.580 --> 00:29:52.180 heavenly glory 00:29:52.180 --> 00:29:52.960 and he's joined 00:29:52.960 --> 00:29:54.279 by Moses and Elijah 00:29:54.279 --> 00:29:56.120 on either of his side. 00:29:56.779 --> 00:29:57.060 And so, 00:29:57.440 --> 00:29:58.480 we don't know 00:29:58.480 --> 00:29:59.220 exactly why 00:29:59.220 --> 00:29:59.820 Jesus sought 00:29:59.820 --> 00:30:00.480 this more intimate 00:30:00.480 --> 00:30:00.940 setting 00:30:00.940 --> 00:30:02.519 but there might 00:30:02.519 --> 00:30:02.960 be a clue 00:30:02.960 --> 00:30:04.820 in verse 56 00:30:04.820 --> 00:30:06.140 because it says 00:30:06.140 --> 00:30:06.300 that, 00:30:06.420 --> 00:30:07.019 and her parents 00:30:07.019 --> 00:30:07.640 were amazed 00:30:07.640 --> 00:30:08.400 but he charged 00:30:08.400 --> 00:30:09.019 them to tell 00:30:09.019 --> 00:30:09.640 no one 00:30:09.640 --> 00:30:10.700 what had happened. 00:30:12.279 --> 00:30:12.920 Jesus doesn't 00:30:12.920 --> 00:30:13.660 want Jairus 00:30:13.660 --> 00:30:14.180 and his wife 00:30:14.180 --> 00:30:15.039 to publicize 00:30:15.039 --> 00:30:15.740 what happened 00:30:15.740 --> 00:30:16.880 after the resurrection 00:30:16.880 --> 00:30:18.080 which is the exact 00:30:18.080 --> 00:30:18.900 opposite of what 00:30:18.900 --> 00:30:19.500 Jesus told 00:30:19.500 --> 00:30:20.600 the garrison demoniac 00:30:20.600 --> 00:30:22.640 earlier in Luke 8 39 00:30:22.640 --> 00:30:23.420 he told him 00:30:23.420 --> 00:30:25.060 return to your home 00:30:25.060 --> 00:30:25.680 and declare 00:30:25.680 --> 00:30:26.500 how much God 00:30:26.500 --> 00:30:27.400 has done for you. 00:30:28.060 --> 00:30:29.180 And this is because 00:30:29.180 --> 00:30:30.100 Jesus shows 00:30:30.100 --> 00:30:30.920 throughout his ministry 00:30:30.920 --> 00:30:31.900 much more openness 00:30:31.900 --> 00:30:33.140 when he is ministering 00:30:33.140 --> 00:30:34.220 among the Gentiles 00:30:34.220 --> 00:30:36.060 but diligently avoids 00:30:36.060 --> 00:30:36.860 he diligently avoids 00:30:36.860 --> 00:30:38.040 popularity and acclaim 00:30:38.040 --> 00:30:38.900 among the Jews. 00:30:39.280 --> 00:30:40.320 And the reason 00:30:40.320 --> 00:30:41.019 seems to be 00:30:41.019 --> 00:30:41.840 that Jews already 00:30:41.840 --> 00:30:43.040 have a messianic 00:30:43.040 --> 00:30:43.800 expectation. 00:30:44.140 --> 00:30:45.320 So when they see 00:30:45.320 --> 00:30:46.120 that Jesus might 00:30:46.120 --> 00:30:46.800 be the Messiah 00:30:46.800 --> 00:30:48.460 their religious fervor 00:30:48.460 --> 00:30:49.240 overflows 00:30:49.240 --> 00:30:49.980 into this 00:30:49.980 --> 00:30:51.240 political frenzy 00:30:51.240 --> 00:30:53.120 and that impedes 00:30:53.120 --> 00:30:53.980 Jesus' ability 00:30:53.980 --> 00:30:54.660 to travel 00:30:54.660 --> 00:30:55.500 throughout the towns 00:30:55.500 --> 00:30:56.340 to proclaim 00:30:56.340 --> 00:30:56.880 the good news 00:30:56.880 --> 00:30:57.779 of Jesus Christ. 00:30:59.039 --> 00:30:59.700 His good news 00:30:59.700 --> 00:31:00.059 the good news 00:31:00.059 --> 00:31:00.440 of the kingdom 00:31:00.440 --> 00:31:00.860 of God 00:31:00.860 --> 00:31:02.420 and it jeopardizes 00:31:02.420 --> 00:31:02.880 his mission 00:31:02.880 --> 00:31:03.579 and we saw 00:31:03.579 --> 00:31:04.160 this concern 00:31:04.160 --> 00:31:05.360 earlier in Luke 4 00:31:05.360 --> 00:31:06.340 41 to 44 00:31:06.340 --> 00:31:07.660 and in Luke 5 00:31:07.660 --> 00:31:08.539 12 to 16 00:31:08.539 --> 00:31:10.220 and the second thing 00:31:10.220 --> 00:31:10.720 is that Jesus 00:31:10.720 --> 00:31:11.640 also knows 00:31:11.640 --> 00:31:12.920 that greater popularity 00:31:12.920 --> 00:31:13.759 among the Jews 00:31:13.759 --> 00:31:15.019 means greater jealousy 00:31:15.019 --> 00:31:16.900 of the Jewish 00:31:16.900 --> 00:31:17.759 religious leaders 00:31:17.759 --> 00:31:19.579 and in fact 00:31:19.579 --> 00:31:20.599 in John 11 00:31:20.599 --> 00:31:21.339 and 12 00:31:21.339 --> 00:31:22.519 after Jesus 00:31:22.519 --> 00:31:24.240 raises Lazarus 00:31:24.240 --> 00:31:24.779 from the dead 00:31:24.779 --> 00:31:25.460 and this happens 00:31:25.460 --> 00:31:25.960 in public 00:31:25.960 --> 00:31:26.740 unlike this 00:31:26.740 --> 00:31:27.359 incident 00:31:27.359 --> 00:31:29.160 when that happens 00:31:29.160 --> 00:31:30.920 because of that 00:31:30.920 --> 00:31:32.339 the Jewish leaders 00:31:32.339 --> 00:31:32.660 worry 00:31:32.660 --> 00:31:33.299 if we let him 00:31:33.299 --> 00:31:34.119 go on like this 00:31:34.119 --> 00:31:35.420 everyone will believe him 00:31:35.420 --> 00:31:36.339 and then they 00:31:36.339 --> 00:31:37.339 plot to kill 00:31:37.339 --> 00:31:38.180 not only Jesus 00:31:38.180 --> 00:31:39.539 but also Lazarus 00:31:39.539 --> 00:31:40.839 because on account 00:31:40.839 --> 00:31:41.200 of him 00:31:41.200 --> 00:31:42.000 many of the Jews 00:31:42.000 --> 00:31:42.779 were going away 00:31:42.779 --> 00:31:43.720 and believing Jesus 00:31:43.720 --> 00:31:44.319 John 12 00:31:44.319 --> 00:31:44.980 9 to 11 00:31:44.980 --> 00:31:46.619 so Jesus knows 00:31:46.619 --> 00:31:47.720 that it's not yet 00:31:47.720 --> 00:31:48.279 his time 00:31:48.279 --> 00:31:49.220 to go to the cross 00:31:49.220 --> 00:31:50.139 to die 00:31:50.139 --> 00:31:51.759 so he enters the house 00:31:51.759 --> 00:31:52.639 with only Jairus 00:31:52.639 --> 00:31:53.240 and his wife 00:31:53.240 --> 00:31:53.819 and Peter 00:31:53.819 --> 00:31:54.359 James 00:31:54.359 --> 00:31:55.379 and John 00:31:55.379 --> 00:31:56.720 and then it says 00:31:56.720 --> 00:31:57.619 in verses 52 00:31:57.619 --> 00:31:58.299 to 53 00:31:58.299 --> 00:31:59.680 and all were weeping 00:31:59.680 --> 00:32:00.779 and mourning for her 00:32:00.779 --> 00:32:01.720 but he said 00:32:01.720 --> 00:32:02.819 do not weep 00:32:02.819 --> 00:32:04.339 for she is not dead 00:32:04.339 --> 00:32:05.420 but sleeping 00:32:05.420 --> 00:32:07.500 and they laughed 00:32:07.500 --> 00:32:07.899 at him 00:32:07.899 --> 00:32:09.259 knowing that she was 00:32:09.259 --> 00:32:09.899 dead 00:32:09.899 --> 00:32:12.339 so Jesus arrives 00:32:12.339 --> 00:32:13.220 and he commands 00:32:13.220 --> 00:32:13.899 the mourners 00:32:13.899 --> 00:32:14.679 to stop weeping 00:32:14.679 --> 00:32:15.659 in first century 00:32:15.659 --> 00:32:16.579 Palestine 00:32:16.579 --> 00:32:17.259 the Jews 00:32:17.259 --> 00:32:18.480 hired 00:32:18.480 --> 00:32:19.879 almost 00:32:19.879 --> 00:32:21.119 they hired 00:32:21.119 --> 00:32:22.319 professional mourners 00:32:22.319 --> 00:32:23.099 when there was 00:32:23.099 --> 00:32:24.000 a death in the family 00:32:24.000 --> 00:32:25.519 so these are 00:32:25.519 --> 00:32:26.639 trained 00:32:26.639 --> 00:32:27.500 they're trained 00:32:27.500 --> 00:32:28.359 to mourn 00:32:28.359 --> 00:32:28.779 in this 00:32:28.779 --> 00:32:30.079 heart wrenching way 00:32:30.079 --> 00:32:30.919 and they would 00:32:30.919 --> 00:32:31.939 follow the procession 00:32:31.939 --> 00:32:32.599 and announce 00:32:32.599 --> 00:32:33.619 basically to the town 00:32:33.619 --> 00:32:34.359 that there has been 00:32:34.359 --> 00:32:35.319 a death in the family 00:32:35.319 --> 00:32:36.699 and so these 00:32:36.699 --> 00:32:37.379 mourners 00:32:37.379 --> 00:32:38.319 were not called 00:32:38.319 --> 00:32:39.480 until there was 00:32:39.480 --> 00:32:40.079 uncertainty 00:32:40.079 --> 00:32:41.480 about this person's death 00:32:41.480 --> 00:32:42.400 so the fact 00:32:42.400 --> 00:32:42.980 that they're there 00:32:42.980 --> 00:32:43.900 already shows 00:32:43.900 --> 00:32:45.259 that the death 00:32:45.259 --> 00:32:46.200 is certain 00:32:46.200 --> 00:32:47.559 and not only that 00:32:47.559 --> 00:32:48.360 being professionals 00:32:48.360 --> 00:32:49.640 they know a dead body 00:32:49.640 --> 00:32:50.500 when they see one 00:32:50.500 --> 00:32:52.000 and Jesus tells them 00:32:52.000 --> 00:32:52.900 do not weep 00:32:52.900 --> 00:32:53.960 for she is not dead 00:32:53.960 --> 00:32:54.519 but sleeping 00:32:54.519 --> 00:32:56.120 so it's no wonder 00:32:56.120 --> 00:32:57.259 that they laugh at him 00:32:57.259 --> 00:32:59.360 knowing that she was dead 00:32:59.360 --> 00:33:01.140 everyone there knew 00:33:01.140 --> 00:33:01.900 that Jairus' daughter 00:33:01.900 --> 00:33:02.319 was dead 00:33:02.319 --> 00:33:03.420 and everyone knew 00:33:03.420 --> 00:33:04.079 that death 00:33:04.079 --> 00:33:05.079 is the end 00:33:05.079 --> 00:33:07.079 we all know that 00:33:07.079 --> 00:33:09.059 it's final 00:33:09.059 --> 00:33:10.639 there's no turning back 00:33:10.639 --> 00:33:13.879 you could try really hard 00:33:13.879 --> 00:33:14.480 to save them 00:33:14.480 --> 00:33:15.279 when they're dying 00:33:15.279 --> 00:33:16.119 but when they're dead 00:33:16.119 --> 00:33:17.119 it's game over 00:33:17.119 --> 00:33:19.079 so sadly and ironically 00:33:19.079 --> 00:33:19.899 these people who were 00:33:19.899 --> 00:33:21.159 hired to mourn 00:33:21.159 --> 00:33:22.619 start laughing 00:33:22.619 --> 00:33:24.059 at Jesus 00:33:24.059 --> 00:33:27.500 this is about as bad 00:33:27.500 --> 00:33:27.980 as it gets 00:33:27.980 --> 00:33:29.440 it's a hopeless situation 00:33:29.440 --> 00:33:30.859 it's a death 00:33:30.859 --> 00:33:32.259 yet even in this 00:33:32.259 --> 00:33:33.200 Jesus commands 00:33:33.200 --> 00:33:34.440 do not fear 00:33:34.440 --> 00:33:35.240 only believe 00:33:35.240 --> 00:33:36.079 and she will 00:33:36.079 --> 00:33:37.179 be well 00:33:37.180 --> 00:33:38.180 and then it says 00:33:38.180 --> 00:33:39.759 in verses 54 to 55 00:33:39.759 --> 00:33:40.940 taking her by the hand 00:33:40.940 --> 00:33:41.700 Jesus called 00:33:41.700 --> 00:33:43.240 saying child arise 00:33:43.240 --> 00:33:44.900 and her spirit returned 00:33:44.900 --> 00:33:46.360 and she got up at once 00:33:46.360 --> 00:33:47.200 and he directed 00:33:47.200 --> 00:33:47.740 that something 00:33:47.740 --> 00:33:48.600 should be given her 00:33:48.600 --> 00:33:49.120 to eat 00:33:49.120 --> 00:33:50.820 Jesus takes 00:33:50.820 --> 00:33:52.180 the dead girl's hand 00:33:52.180 --> 00:33:54.120 into his hand 00:33:54.120 --> 00:33:56.140 which is another instance 00:33:56.140 --> 00:33:56.720 where Jesus 00:33:56.720 --> 00:33:57.759 would have been rendered 00:33:57.759 --> 00:33:59.220 ceremonially unclean 00:33:59.220 --> 00:34:00.779 because contact 00:34:00.779 --> 00:34:01.400 with the dead 00:34:01.400 --> 00:34:02.519 is considered unclean 00:34:02.519 --> 00:34:04.140 but Jesus 00:34:04.140 --> 00:34:05.920 does not hesitate 00:34:05.920 --> 00:34:07.259 he imparts life 00:34:07.259 --> 00:34:08.740 he embraces 00:34:08.740 --> 00:34:09.519 the unclean 00:34:09.519 --> 00:34:11.500 the untouchables 00:34:11.500 --> 00:34:13.559 and again 00:34:13.559 --> 00:34:14.480 instead of Jesus 00:34:14.480 --> 00:34:15.619 being rendered unclean 00:34:15.619 --> 00:34:17.480 this girl is revived 00:34:17.480 --> 00:34:19.539 and with new life 00:34:19.539 --> 00:34:20.880 and wonderfully 00:34:20.880 --> 00:34:21.619 just as 00:34:21.619 --> 00:34:22.599 he previously said 00:34:22.599 --> 00:34:22.960 that the girl 00:34:22.960 --> 00:34:23.559 is not dead 00:34:23.559 --> 00:34:24.039 but asleep 00:34:24.039 --> 00:34:25.460 like a parent 00:34:25.460 --> 00:34:26.500 waking up 00:34:26.500 --> 00:34:27.980 his or her child 00:34:27.980 --> 00:34:28.559 in the morning 00:34:28.559 --> 00:34:29.139 for school 00:34:29.139 --> 00:34:30.180 he just calls her 00:34:30.180 --> 00:34:31.200 child 00:34:31.200 --> 00:34:32.820 arise 00:34:32.820 --> 00:34:35.580 and the departed 00:34:35.580 --> 00:34:36.500 spirit responds 00:34:36.500 --> 00:34:37.160 immediately 00:34:37.160 --> 00:34:40.320 and then Jesus 00:34:40.320 --> 00:34:41.340 goes to 00:34:41.340 --> 00:34:42.480 direct 00:34:42.480 --> 00:34:43.180 that something 00:34:43.180 --> 00:34:44.019 be given to her 00:34:44.019 --> 00:34:44.559 to eat 00:34:44.559 --> 00:34:47.200 Jesus is here 00:34:47.200 --> 00:34:47.960 like a physician 00:34:47.960 --> 00:34:49.039 that even cares 00:34:49.039 --> 00:34:50.120 for the girl's diet 00:34:50.120 --> 00:34:51.640 the seemingly 00:34:51.640 --> 00:34:52.260 unnecessary 00:34:52.260 --> 00:34:53.500 detail 00:34:53.500 --> 00:34:54.620 shows Jesus' 00:34:54.780 --> 00:34:55.400 tender care 00:34:55.400 --> 00:34:56.400 for Jairus' daughter 00:34:56.400 --> 00:34:57.760 and signifies 00:34:57.760 --> 00:34:59.160 the return to normalcy 00:34:59.160 --> 00:35:00.220 of Jairus' daughter 00:35:00.220 --> 00:35:01.559 and her family's life 00:35:01.559 --> 00:35:04.639 and the expression 00:35:04.639 --> 00:35:05.820 is curious 00:35:05.820 --> 00:35:06.059 right 00:35:06.059 --> 00:35:06.699 it's one that 00:35:06.699 --> 00:35:08.320 has been passed on 00:35:08.320 --> 00:35:08.980 through generations 00:35:08.980 --> 00:35:09.639 that we use 00:35:09.639 --> 00:35:10.320 to this day 00:35:10.320 --> 00:35:11.559 we use 00:35:11.559 --> 00:35:12.380 the expression 00:35:12.380 --> 00:35:13.119 falling asleep 00:35:13.119 --> 00:35:14.059 as a euphemism 00:35:14.059 --> 00:35:14.699 for death 00:35:14.699 --> 00:35:16.659 this was common 00:35:16.659 --> 00:35:17.639 among the ancient Greeks 00:35:17.639 --> 00:35:18.519 but Christians 00:35:18.519 --> 00:35:20.759 came to express 00:35:20.759 --> 00:35:21.559 their hope 00:35:21.559 --> 00:35:22.400 for the resurrection 00:35:22.400 --> 00:35:23.719 with that phrase 00:35:23.719 --> 00:35:24.739 because of this 00:35:24.739 --> 00:35:25.299 incident 00:35:25.299 --> 00:35:27.940 by calling death 00:35:27.940 --> 00:35:28.639 sleep 00:35:28.639 --> 00:35:29.759 Jesus highlights 00:35:29.760 --> 00:35:30.780 the temporariness 00:35:30.780 --> 00:35:31.620 of death 00:35:31.620 --> 00:35:33.080 and he removes 00:35:33.080 --> 00:35:34.460 the terror of death 00:35:34.460 --> 00:35:35.240 for those who 00:35:35.240 --> 00:35:36.000 trust in him 00:35:36.000 --> 00:35:38.200 Paul writes 00:35:38.200 --> 00:35:39.740 in 1 Corinthians 15 00:35:39.740 --> 00:35:40.760 20-21 00:35:40.760 --> 00:35:41.420 in fact 00:35:41.420 --> 00:35:43.460 Christ 00:35:43.460 --> 00:35:46.740 has been raised 00:35:46.740 --> 00:35:47.260 from the dead 00:35:47.260 --> 00:35:48.000 the first fruits 00:35:48.000 --> 00:35:48.540 of those who have 00:35:48.540 --> 00:35:49.180 fallen asleep 00:35:49.180 --> 00:35:50.480 for as by a man 00:35:50.480 --> 00:35:51.560 came death 00:35:51.560 --> 00:35:52.860 by a man 00:35:52.860 --> 00:35:53.800 has come also 00:35:53.800 --> 00:35:54.920 the resurrection 00:35:54.920 --> 00:35:56.920 of the dead 00:35:56.920 --> 00:35:59.099 so it is through 00:35:59.099 --> 00:35:59.800 this miracle 00:35:59.800 --> 00:36:00.320 that Jesus 00:36:00.320 --> 00:36:01.400 demonstrates his 00:36:01.400 --> 00:36:01.800 mastery 00:36:01.800 --> 00:36:02.500 not merely 00:36:02.500 --> 00:36:03.500 over disasters 00:36:03.500 --> 00:36:04.059 and demons 00:36:04.059 --> 00:36:04.960 but also diseases 00:36:04.960 --> 00:36:06.300 and over death 00:36:06.300 --> 00:36:06.740 itself 00:36:06.740 --> 00:36:08.300 and I don't know 00:36:08.300 --> 00:36:09.300 if you have ever 00:36:09.300 --> 00:36:10.180 been confronted 00:36:10.180 --> 00:36:11.539 with the finality 00:36:11.539 --> 00:36:12.119 of death 00:36:12.119 --> 00:36:13.680 I think most of you 00:36:13.680 --> 00:36:14.440 are young 00:36:14.440 --> 00:36:15.579 and I think 00:36:15.579 --> 00:36:16.740 as young people 00:36:16.740 --> 00:36:17.599 we don't normally 00:36:17.599 --> 00:36:19.700 think about death 00:36:19.700 --> 00:36:20.480 so much 00:36:20.480 --> 00:36:21.360 we feel like 00:36:21.360 --> 00:36:21.980 we're invincible 00:36:21.980 --> 00:36:25.420 and most people 00:36:25.420 --> 00:36:26.039 are too busy 00:36:26.039 --> 00:36:26.679 to come to terms 00:36:26.679 --> 00:36:26.960 with it 00:36:26.960 --> 00:36:27.599 until one of their 00:36:27.599 --> 00:36:28.460 loved ones die 00:36:28.460 --> 00:36:29.840 their friends 00:36:29.840 --> 00:36:30.539 start to die 00:36:30.539 --> 00:36:32.099 or when they are 00:36:32.099 --> 00:36:32.699 diagnosed with 00:36:32.699 --> 00:36:33.699 a terminal illness 00:36:33.699 --> 00:36:35.000 but death 00:36:35.000 --> 00:36:35.900 comes to us all 00:36:35.900 --> 00:36:37.900 and this is 00:36:37.900 --> 00:36:38.699 the consequence 00:36:38.699 --> 00:36:39.659 of sin 00:36:39.659 --> 00:36:41.139 because we have 00:36:41.139 --> 00:36:42.300 rebelled against God 00:36:42.300 --> 00:36:42.800 and we have sought 00:36:42.800 --> 00:36:43.980 to live for ourselves 00:36:43.980 --> 00:36:44.940 rather than living 00:36:44.940 --> 00:36:45.639 for him 00:36:45.639 --> 00:36:46.599 who created us 00:36:46.599 --> 00:36:47.800 and because we have 00:36:47.800 --> 00:36:48.900 violated the laws 00:36:48.900 --> 00:36:49.300 of God 00:36:49.300 --> 00:36:50.139 and we have marred 00:36:50.139 --> 00:36:50.780 his design 00:36:50.780 --> 00:36:51.480 for humanity 00:36:51.480 --> 00:36:52.940 and all creation 00:36:52.940 --> 00:36:54.159 we have been 00:36:54.159 --> 00:36:55.380 separated from God 00:36:55.380 --> 00:36:57.139 and the natural 00:36:57.139 --> 00:36:57.860 consequence 00:36:57.860 --> 00:36:59.519 of being separated 00:36:59.519 --> 00:37:00.139 from the giver 00:37:00.139 --> 00:37:00.619 of life 00:37:00.619 --> 00:37:01.639 is death 00:37:01.639 --> 00:37:05.019 but as the famous 00:37:05.019 --> 00:37:05.800 verse that you 00:37:05.800 --> 00:37:06.659 most of you know 00:37:06.659 --> 00:37:08.139 John 3 16 says 00:37:08.139 --> 00:37:10.099 for God so loved 00:37:10.099 --> 00:37:10.679 the world 00:37:10.679 --> 00:37:11.659 that he gave 00:37:11.659 --> 00:37:13.039 his only son 00:37:13.039 --> 00:37:13.960 that whoever 00:37:13.960 --> 00:37:15.340 believes in him 00:37:15.340 --> 00:37:16.539 should not perish 00:37:16.539 --> 00:37:17.579 but have 00:37:17.579 --> 00:37:18.380 eternal 00:37:18.380 --> 00:37:19.500 life 00:37:19.500 --> 00:37:24.179 Jesus was already 00:37:24.179 --> 00:37:24.880 ministering here 00:37:24.880 --> 00:37:25.420 with the view 00:37:25.420 --> 00:37:26.019 to the cross 00:37:26.019 --> 00:37:26.500 knowing that he 00:37:26.500 --> 00:37:27.059 that's where he 00:37:27.059 --> 00:37:27.579 is ultimately 00:37:27.579 --> 00:37:28.039 headed 00:37:28.039 --> 00:37:29.739 and there he 00:37:29.739 --> 00:37:30.559 is crucified 00:37:30.559 --> 00:37:31.840 and he pays 00:37:31.840 --> 00:37:32.300 the penalty 00:37:32.300 --> 00:37:33.599 for our sins 00:37:33.599 --> 00:37:35.019 but death 00:37:35.019 --> 00:37:35.780 could not hold him 00:37:35.780 --> 00:37:36.420 down because 00:37:36.420 --> 00:37:37.400 Jesus was the 00:37:37.400 --> 00:37:38.440 sinless son of God 00:37:38.440 --> 00:37:39.599 and son of man 00:37:39.599 --> 00:37:40.920 and having accepted 00:37:40.920 --> 00:37:41.980 Jesus' sacrifice 00:37:41.980 --> 00:37:43.019 for our sins 00:37:43.019 --> 00:37:43.900 God the Father 00:37:43.900 --> 00:37:44.900 raises Jesus 00:37:44.900 --> 00:37:45.599 from the dead 00:37:45.599 --> 00:37:46.340 and therefore 00:37:46.340 --> 00:37:47.119 makes him 00:37:47.119 --> 00:37:47.940 the deposit 00:37:47.940 --> 00:37:49.199 the guarantee 00:37:49.199 --> 00:37:50.880 of the resurrection 00:37:50.880 --> 00:37:52.299 life that awaits 00:37:52.299 --> 00:37:53.400 all those who 00:37:53.400 --> 00:37:54.519 repent of their sins 00:37:54.519 --> 00:37:56.000 and entrust themselves 00:37:56.000 --> 00:37:57.139 to Jesus for salvation 00:37:57.139 --> 00:38:00.539 but those who die 00:38:00.539 --> 00:38:02.099 apart from Christ 00:38:02.099 --> 00:38:04.400 will not experience 00:38:04.400 --> 00:38:05.519 eternal resurrection 00:38:05.519 --> 00:38:06.000 life 00:38:06.000 --> 00:38:07.339 instead they will 00:38:07.339 --> 00:38:08.259 experience eternal 00:38:08.259 --> 00:38:08.739 death 00:38:08.739 --> 00:38:10.980 eternal separation 00:38:10.980 --> 00:38:11.619 from God 00:38:11.619 --> 00:38:12.159 that the Bible 00:38:12.159 --> 00:38:13.000 describes as the 00:38:13.000 --> 00:38:13.699 lake of fire 00:38:13.699 --> 00:38:15.879 but for those 00:38:15.879 --> 00:38:17.059 who die in Christ 00:38:17.059 --> 00:38:18.000 death is nothing 00:38:18.000 --> 00:38:18.559 to fear 00:38:18.559 --> 00:38:19.519 it's like sleep 00:38:19.519 --> 00:38:21.639 our soul will live 00:38:21.639 --> 00:38:22.599 eternally with God 00:38:22.599 --> 00:38:23.119 and ultimately 00:38:23.119 --> 00:38:24.199 when Christ returns 00:38:24.199 --> 00:38:25.219 our bodies too 00:38:25.219 --> 00:38:26.019 will be raised 00:38:26.019 --> 00:38:27.219 for resurrection 00:38:27.219 --> 00:38:27.819 life 00:38:27.819 --> 00:38:28.879 and our death 00:38:28.879 --> 00:38:29.879 and death 00:38:29.879 --> 00:38:30.799 our final enemy 00:38:30.799 --> 00:38:31.919 the last 00:38:31.919 --> 00:38:33.000 remaining 00:38:33.000 --> 00:38:34.879 vestige of sin 00:38:34.879 --> 00:38:37.319 will be undone 00:38:37.319 --> 00:38:38.319 once 00:38:38.319 --> 00:38:39.379 and for all 00:38:39.380 --> 00:38:43.660 and because 00:38:43.660 --> 00:38:44.320 we have 00:38:44.320 --> 00:38:45.039 a resurrected 00:38:45.039 --> 00:38:45.460 Lord 00:38:45.460 --> 00:38:47.300 when we believe 00:38:47.300 --> 00:38:48.079 in the resurrected 00:38:48.079 --> 00:38:48.360 Lord 00:38:48.360 --> 00:38:48.840 when we believe 00:38:48.840 --> 00:38:49.700 in Jesus Christ 00:38:49.700 --> 00:38:50.500 who raises 00:38:50.500 --> 00:38:51.180 the dead 00:38:51.180 --> 00:38:52.019 and redeems 00:38:52.019 --> 00:38:53.019 those who are 00:38:53.019 --> 00:38:53.260 dead 00:38:53.260 --> 00:38:53.720 and brings them 00:38:53.720 --> 00:38:54.220 to life 00:38:54.220 --> 00:38:55.380 even in the 00:38:55.380 --> 00:38:56.220 most desperate 00:38:56.220 --> 00:38:57.079 situations 00:38:57.079 --> 00:38:58.700 even in the 00:38:58.700 --> 00:38:59.380 face of death 00:38:59.380 --> 00:38:59.800 itself 00:38:59.800 --> 00:39:01.360 we can have 00:39:01.360 --> 00:39:02.140 enduring faith 00:39:02.139 --> 00:39:10.099 when we believe 00:39:10.099 --> 00:39:12.179 the Bible 00:39:12.179 --> 00:39:12.619 is actually 00:39:12.619 --> 00:39:14.079 what I wandered 00:39:14.099 --> 00:39:14.900 and my life 00:39:14.900 --> 00:39:15.819 should be 00:39:15.819 --> 00:39:16.079 precisely 00:39:16.079 --> 00:39:28.279 as I 00:39:28.279 --> 00:39:29.460 could we love 00:39:29.460 --> 00:39:30.279 you