Jesus Encounters: Healing
March 13, 2022 / Christ Church on HarvardJesus Encounters: Healing
Mark 5:22-43
Jesus knew what awaited him in
33 “We are going up to Jerusalem,” he said, “and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles, 34 who will mock him and spit on him, flog him and kill him. Three days later he will rise.” Mark 10:33-34 (NIV)
He chose the way of sacrifice, the way of the cross for us
Jesus had compassion and love for the people he along the way
Jesus was a living portrait of in action
Jairus was of the synagogue and a man of substance
The hemorrhaging woman in the crowd was a social
Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go now in peace Mark 5:34 (NIV)
Jesus told the synagogue ruler, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” Mark 5:36 (NIV)
The power of love:
Love has the power to
she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering. Mark 5:28-29 (NIV)
Love has the power to
At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?” Mark 5:30 (NIV)
- Love has the power to
He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”
Mark 5:34 (NIV)
Christ’s has the power to heal, to reconcile, and to redeem