Welcome to episode 52 of Grasp the Bible.  In this episode, we continue our study in the Book of Mark, covering chapter 5:21-43.  The series is called “Get in, buckle up, and hold on!”  Today, we discuss: 

• The leader’s request (vv. 21-24) 
• Her disease (vv. 24-26) 
• Her determination (vv. 27-28) 
• Her deliverance (vv. 29-34) 
• The response (vv. 35-37) 
• The resurrection (v. 40-43) 

Key takeaways: 

• Jairus was like so many of us in our coming to Christ. It was not his love for Christ that brought him. It was not what he could do for Christ. It was his need. 
• Jesus accepts all people, no matter their status in society. 
• The outcast woman had become a daughter of the king because she had done the will of God by reaching out in faith. 
• Throughout the first half of Mark’s gospel, Jesus’ authority as the announcer and inaugurator of the kingdom of God is on center stage. The miracles serve as “snapshots” of the coming kingdom, the restoration of creation, and the reconciliation of God and humanity. 

Quotable: 

• Real death is the separation of the soul from God, not the body from the soul. 

Application: 

• Jairus came to Jesus, fell before him, and he pleaded with Jesus to save.  For those who want to follow Jesus, these are the appropriate steps.  Come to him, recognize him for his authority and for who he is, and ask him to forgive you of your sins. 
• One does not need to have it all figured out to possess a faith which pleases God. 
• This poor woman represents humanity—all of us. We are ill. We have spent our resources trying remedies which do not work. Christ comes to us from the Cross. We need to touch him by faith. 
• Sometimes Jesus calls us to put aside our fears and to progress to greater faith in him. 
• Faith is recognizing that there is nothing we can do to save ourselves and expressing our full dependence on God’s saving power. 

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