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Making the Most of Tough Times: A Pure Faith

Mark 5:25 – 34 (ESV)

Mark 5:25 And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, 26 and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. 27 She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. 28 For she said, "If I touch even his garments, I will be made well." 29 And immediately the flow of blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. 30 And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, "Who touched my garments?" 31 And his disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, 'Who touched me?'" 32And he looked around to see who had done it. 33 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. 34 And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.

 

Three Points From this Beautiful Story

 

Need often DRIVES US to JESUS

Mark 5:25 – 27 And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, 26 and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. 27 She had heard the reports about Jesus…

 

God uses trouble to do at least TWO THINGS

Trouble displays our TRUE NEED of HIM

Mark 5:26 …had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse.

God uses trouble to give us a STORY to share WITH OTHERS

Mark 5:33 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.

 

Jesus desires us to TRUST HIM with a PURE FAITH

Mark 5:34 And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well…