Faith on desperate days (Mark 5:21 – 43)
We read the story of Jairus and the woman losing blood, and see ourselves in them.
But what was Jesus trying to do?
And what does the way Jesus acted mean for our church life together?
We read the story of Jairus and the woman losing blood, and see ourselves in them.
But what was Jesus trying to do?
And what does the way Jesus acted mean for our church life together?
When the storm hit the boat the disciples were in, they were afraid and thought Jesus didn’t care.
When the storm was stilled, they were terrified and wondered who this Jesus was.
How do we live in the light of death and in the light of Jesus’ reappearing?
The three areas that Paul addresses here as arenas for holiness are sex, relationships, and work – the creation ordinances.
How do you hold on to faith when the storms of life hit you?
The danger of settling for a ‘safe’ faith is that it’s not worth hearing about.
The church finds its identity by being ‘in God’ – we get our self-awareness from this relationship. Then we live it out…
When you live a life of wisdom there may well come a moment when you have to be courageous as you take a stand for what you believe God has asked you to do.
The story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who were thrown into a furnace for not obeying the king, and how this story relates to us today.
When God chooses to do something new for the world, he chooses people. People who are often put in positions that feel uncomfortable, that feel like it’s not possible to survive.