Mark 5 - Stories of faith

Mark 5:21-­‐43 Jairus & the Woman – Stories of Faith in Action us, came, and
en he saw
us, he fell at his
. He pleaded
nestly with
…
o, al ver a
ús, se arrojó a
pies,
licándole con
stencia…
 Jesus – back on the Jewish side of the
Lake
 Approached publically by Jairus – fell at his
feet, pleading, abandoning his status and
rank
 Clear request, “come and place you hands
on her…so that she will live”
 A clear expression of belief that led to
action
ttle daughter is dying.
se come and put your
 Jairus’ faith in Jesus – clear and public –
ds on her so that she
be healed and live.’ So “she will live” – confidence in what Jesus
can do
us went with him. A
e crowd followed and
 Jesus’ response? – To go with him
sed round him.
 Faith is not passive or a matter of affirming
a set of beliefs – it is active and dynamic
ijita se está muriendo.
y pon tus manos sobre  Compare: “Faith by itself, if it is not
para que sane y viva.
accompanied by action, is dead” (James
ús se fue con él, y lo
2:17)
uía una gran multitud,
lo apretujaba.
en she heard about
us, she came up
nd him in the crowd
touched his cloak,
ause she thought, ‘If I
touch his clothes, I will
ealed.’
ndo oyó hablar de
ús, se le acercó por
ás entre la gente y
su manto. Pensaba:
ogro tocar siquiera su
, quedaré sana.
 Jesus and the woman
 The 2nd story an integral part of the 1st.
 For Jairus the delay is fatal, but for the
woman life-giving
 The woman – almost the opposite of
Jairus
 A faith that is hidden – no public
acclamation
 Holds to her shameful status as unclean
 Does she know fully who Jesus is?
(Apart from the fact that he can heal her)
 The fear of exposure “if I just touch…”
Jesus kept looking
nd to see who had
e it. Then the
man… came and fell
s feet and, trembling
fear, told him the
e truth.
o Jesús seguía
ndo a su alrededor
ver quién lo había
ho. La mujer… se
có temblando de
do y, arrojándose a
pies, le confesó toda
erdad.
 Jesus’ response…
 To stop (imagine the impact on
Jairus!)
 To question – who touched me?
 To publically draw out the woman
 To affirm the woman’s faith and her
new status
e Jesus was still
aking, some people
e from the house of
us, the synagogue
er. ‘Your daughter is
d,’ they said. ‘Why
er the teacher
more?’
avía estaba hablando
ús, cuando llegaron
s hombres de la casa de
o, jefe de la sinagoga,
decirle: Tu hija ha
rto. ¿Para qué sigues
estando al Maestro?
 The messengers from his household
 Their view of Jesus – a teacher whose
authority does not extend beyond death
 The crisis for Jairus and the affirmation
of Jesus – hold to the confidence that
brought you to me
 Abandoning the crowd, the selection of
the 3
went in and said to
m, “Why all this
motion and
ng? The child is
dead but
ep.” But they
hed at him.
ó y les dijo:
Por qué tanto
roto y llanto? La
no está muerta
dormida.
onces empezaron
rlarse de él,
 The professional mourners
 “The child is not dead but asleep”
Words with double meanings - The
perfect excuse?
 “Little girl, get up!” – a pointer to the
future resurrection
 The power of Jesus to reach through
and beyond death
 Say nothing – safeguarding his
reputation
n he saw Jesus,
ell at his feet….
n she heard
ut Jesus, she
e up behind
…
er a Jesús, se
jó a sus pies…
ndo oyó hablar
esús, se le
rcó por detrás….
 Some pointers from the story
 The dynamic of faith – active not passive
 The need to know everything?
 Healing becomes resurrection – Jesus’
power over death
 Sovereign acts of Jesus within the story
 He responds
 He delays
 He heals
• Faith and Jesus
re Del Mar
urch,
tober 2014
 Call for a faith health check?
 Is faith a matter of believing the right
facts?
 Or is our faith based in a living
relationship that prompts us to action?