INTRODUCTION

1. Medical science in the days of the Lord Jesus was rather limited

2. Many suffered terribly paying for treatment that did not work

3. Multitudes followed the Lord Jesus in the hope of being healed

23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom,

and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.

24 Then His fame went throughout all Syria;

and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments,

and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them.

25 Great multitudes followed Him—from Galilee, and from Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan. Matthew 4:23-25

 

TWO MIRACLES PLACED SIDE BY SIDE

18 While He spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped Him,

saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay Your hand on her and she will live.”

19 So Jesus arose and followed him, and so did His disciples.

20 And suddenly, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and touched the hem of His garment.

21 For she said to herself, “If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well.”

22 But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her He said, “Be of good cheer, daughter;

your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour.

23 When Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute players and the noisy crowd wailing,

24 He said to them, “Make room, for the girl is not dead, but sleeping.” And they ridiculed Him.

25 But when the crowd was put outside, He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose.

26 And the report of this went out into all that land. Matthew 9:18-26

40 So it was, when Jesus returned, that the multitude welcomed Him, for they were all waiting for Him.

41 And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue.

And he fell down at Jesus’ feet and begged Him to come to his house,

42 for he had an only daughter about twelve years of age, and she was dying.

But as He went, the multitudes thronged Him.

43 Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any,

44 came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped.

45 And Jesus said, “Who touched Me?” When all denied it, Peter and those with him said,

“Master, the multitudes throng and press You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’”

46 But Jesus said, “Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me.”

47 Now when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling;

and falling down before Him, she declared to Him in the presence of all the people

the reason she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately.

48 And He said to her, “Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”

49 While He was still speaking, someone came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house,

saying to him, “Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the Teacher.”

50 But when Jesus heard it, He answered him, saying, “Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well.”

51 When He came into the house, He permitted no one to go in except Peter, James, and John, and the father and mother of the girl.

52 Now all wept and mourned for her; but He said, “Do not weep; she is not dead, but sleeping.”

53 And they ridiculed Him, knowing that she was dead.

54 But He put them all outside, took her by the hand and called, saying, “Little girl, arise.”

55 Then her spirit returned, and she arose immediately. And He commanded that she be given something to eat.

56 And her parents were astonished, but He charged them to tell no one what had happened. Luke 8:40-56

1. The plea of Jairus, a ruler of the local synagogue

a) His daughter was seriously ill

b) He came to the Lord Jesus to ask Him to come to his house to heal his daughter

2. The stealthy Touch of Faith of a woman who had a long history of medical problems

 

THE WOMAN WITH A FLOW OF BLOOD

1. She had suffered for 12 long years Luke 8:43a

2. She had spent all her money for treatments Luke 8:43b

3. She was not cured Luke 8:43c

4. She thought to herself

“If only I may touch His garment

I shall be made well” Matthew 9:21

 

THE LORD JESUS STOPPED ON HIS WAY TO JAIRUS’ HOME

1. The Lord Jesus said

“Who touched Me? Luke 8:45

2. All denied it Luke 8:46a

They were afraid that they may have offended the Lord

3. Peter and his fellow disciples spoke up

Peter and those with him said, “Master, the multitudes throng and press You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ ” Luke 8:45

4. The Lord Jesus insisted that He was right

But Jesus said, “Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me.” Luke 8:46

 

THE FEARFUL CONFESSION OF THE WOMAN

Now when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling;

and falling down before Him, she declared to Him in the presence of all the people

the reason she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately. Luke 8:47

1. The woman realised that she could not remain hidden

2. She came to the Lord Jesus

a) Trembling

b) Falling down

c) Declaring the reason she had touched the Lord Jesus

d) And how she had been healed immediately

3. The Response of the Lord Jesus

And He said to her, “Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace.” Luke 8:48

a) She need not be afraid

b) Her faith had made her well

c) She may go in peace!

 

A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO JAIRUS

1. When Death was announced to Jairus

While He was still speaking, someone came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house,

saying to him, “Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the Teacher.” Luke 8:49

a) “Your daughter is dead”

b) “Do not trouble the Teacher”

2. The Lord Jesus offered a word of encouragement

But when Jesus heard it, He answered him, saying, “Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well.” Luke 8:50

a) “Do not be afraid”

b) “Only believe”

c) “And she will be made well”

 

THE AUTHORITY OF THE LORD CONFIRMED

52 Now all wept and mourned for her; but He said, “Do not weep; she is not dead, but sleeping.”

53 And they ridiculed Him, knowing that she was dead. Luke 8:52-53

1. The crowd

a) They wept and mourned

b) They ridiculed the Lord Jesus

2. The raising of the daughter of Jairus

54 But He put them all outside, took her by the hand and called, saying, “Little girl, arise.”

55 Then her spirit returned, and she arose immediately. And He commanded that she be given something to eat. Luke 8:54-55

a) The Lord said “Little girl, arise”

b) “Then her spirit returned and she arose immediately”

 

OUR CHALLENGE

1. Can we venture a Touch of Faith?

2. Can we heed what the Lord Jesus said”

“Only believe!”

3. Faith must be exercised effectively