Encountering Jesus

Follow Along with the Message

I. FAITH IN JESUS

And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. For she said, “If I touch even his garments, I will be made well.” (Mark 5:25-28)

Jesus is  .

II. SAVED BY JESUS

And immediately the flow of blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my garments? And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, ‘Who touched me?’” And he looked around to see who had done it.  But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him and told him the whole truth. (Mark 5:29-33)

Faith takes  .

III. MADE WHOLE BY JESUS

And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.” (Mark 5:34)

Often we lean into our   instead of our  .

IV. THE OBJECTION

“Why bother the Teacher anymore?”

V. THE RESPONSE

“Do not fear, only believe.”

What do you want to “bother” Jesus about?

What do you do when you’ve tried everything and nothing seems to be working?

What are you desperate for right now?

Ask God how you can lean into that desperation.