What Jesus Did

The crowd laughed at [Jesus when he said the girl was just sleeping]. But he made them all leave, and he took the girl's father and mother and his three disciples into the room where the girl was lying. Holding her hand, he said to her, "Talitha koum," which means "Little girl, get up!"

—Mark 5:40-41 NLT

Key Thought​

Yes, people laugh at the thought of anyone being raised from the dead. The thought is ridiculous. The possibility is beyond the realm of our experience. But...

 

When [Jesus and the others] came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw much commotion and weeping and wailing. He went inside and asked, "Why all this commotion and weeping? The child isn't dead; she's only asleep."

—Mark 5:38-39 NLT

Key Thought​

One of the ways early Christians spoke of the death of believers was to say that they had "fallen asleep." While I am not sure the disciples quite yet believed that death was only sleep for one who follows Jesus, we sure...

 

When [the disciples] found [Jesus], they said, "Everyone is looking for you."
But Jesus replied, "We must go on to other towns as well, and I will preach to them, too. That is why I came." So he traveled throughout the region of Galilee, preaching in the synagogues and casting out demons.

—Mark 1:37-39 NLT

Key Thought​

Jesus came with a mission to accomplish. Knowing our mission in life helps us clarify our daily commitments and center our efforts on the things God has called us...

 

Then Jesus stopped the crowd and wouldn't let anyone go with him [to ###'s house] except ###, ###, and ### (the brother of ###).

—Mark 5:37 NLT

Key Thought​

Jesus worked to grow people at all different levels of relationship and maturity. He invested especially in three apostles who would take special leadership in the early church — ###, ###, and ###. His work with them is a reminder that as important as it is for leaders to help solve problems, to minister to immediate needs...

 

While [Jesus] was still speaking to [the woman who touched his robe to be healed], messengers arrived from the home of [Jairus], the leader of the synagogue. They told him, "Your daughter is dead. There's no use troubling the Teacher now."
But Jesus overheard them and said to [Jairus], "Don't be afraid. Just have faith."

—Mark 5:35-36 NLT

Key Thought​

When all seems lost, Jesus says, "Just trust me." In the darkest night, Jesus says, "Just trust me." While most of us know these words and...

 

[When the woman who had suffered bleeding for twelve years touched his robe,] Jesus realized at once that healing power had gone out from him, so he turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who touched my robe?"
His disciples said to him, "Look at this crowd pressing around you. How can you ask, 'Who touched me?'"

But he kept on looking around to see who had done it. Then the frightened woman, trembling at the realization of what had happened to her, came and fell to her knees in front of...

 

"My little daughter is dying," [###] said. "Please come and lay your hands on her; heal her so she can live."
Jesus went with him, and all the people followed, crowding around him.

—Mark 5:23-24 NLT

Key Thought​

We can easily make Jesus into a two-dimensional caricature of himself. He loved the poor, the weak, the downtrodden, the forgotten, and the marginalized and spoke harshly of those who abused their power and those who were hypocritical in their religion. Reality...

 

[The woman who had constant bleeding for twelve years] had heard about Jesus, so she came up behind him through the crowd and touched his robe. For she thought to herself, "If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed." Immediately the bleeding stopped, and she could feel in her body that she had been healed of her terrible condition.

—Mark 5:27-29 NLT

Key Thought​

Faith is an amazing thing! Jesus said that faith the size of a mustard seed could move a mountain. This woman's...

 

Jesus got into the boat again and went back to the other side of the lake, where a large crowd gathered around him on the shore. Then a leader of the local synagogue, whose name was ###, arrived. When he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet, pleading fervently with him. "My little daughter is dying," he said. "Please come and lay your hands on her; heal her so she can live."

—Mark 5:21-23 NLT

Key Thought​

Desperation leads us to do dramatic things! While the people flocked to Jesus...

 

As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon possessed begged to go with him. But Jesus said, "No, go home to your family, and tell them everything the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been." So the man started off to visit the Ten Towns of that region and began to proclaim the great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed at what he told them.

—Mark 5:18-20 NLT

Key Thought​

Amazing things happen when we do what Jesus asks us to do...