Mark 5:24-34 (KJV) And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and
thronged him.
[25] And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
[26] And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had,
and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
[27] When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
[28] For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
[29] And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that
she was healed of that plague.
[30] And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned
him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
[31] And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest
thou, Who touched me?
[32] And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.
[33] But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell
down before him, and told him all the truth.
[34] And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be
whole of thy plague.
(THE WORD OF GOD FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD)
MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
ALL OF US AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER HAS BEEN
TO THE DOCTOR
AND A GOOD DOCTOR WILL KEEP A FILE OF
EVERY PATIENT HE OR SHE TREATS
VERY BRIEFLY THIS MORNING I WANT TO OPEN
THE CASE FILES OF THE GREAT PHYSICIAN
WHO KEEPS GOOD AND ACCURATE RECORDS OF
EVERY CASE THAT HE HAS TREATED
IN FACT HE HAS WRITTEN THE RECORD OF HIS
CASES
IN THE MOST POPULAR BOOK OF ALL TIMES
THE HOLY BIBLE
AND IT`S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND
THAT DURING THE COURSE OF JESUS EARTHLY
MINISTRY
JESUS ENCOUNTRED MANY ISSUES
AND OVERCAME THEM ALL WITH HEALING AND
DELIVERANCE
AND ONE OF THE STRANGEST ISSUES IS
RECORDED IN THE TEXT BEFORE US
THE TEXT TELL THE STORY OF A SICK BURDENED
WOMAN
WHO IS HEALED BY THE POWER OF THE LORD
AND SHE PAINTS US A PICTURE FOR US OF WHAT
WILL HAPPEN WHEN
WE BRING OUR ISSUES TO THE GREAT PHYSICIAN
AND THIS IS WHERE OUR TEXT WILL BEGIN
(DEALING WITH THE ISSUES OF LIFE)
MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN LIFE WE FACE
MANY ISSUES
AND YOUR ISSUE MAY BE ONE THING AND MINE
CAN BE ANOTHER
BUT WE ALL HAVE ISSUES
FOR MANY OF US HAVE ISSUES WITH
OUR HEALTH
OUR FINACES
OUR JOBSOUR
MARRIAGES
OUR CHILDERNS
AND MANY OF US HAVE ISSUES WITH LIVING A
LIFESTYLE THAT IS PLEASING TO GOD
IN THE TEXT BEFORE US
THE BIBLE SAYS THAT THIS WOMAN IN THE TEXT
HAS AN ISSUE OF BLOOD
IT WAS AN ISSUE THAT LITERALLY RUIN HER LIFE
FOR 12 LONG YEARS
AND WE NEED TO LEARN HOW TO DEAL WITH
OUR ISSUES
BEFORE OUR ISSUES RUIN US
AND IT`S IMPORTANT TO REALIZE THAT THESE
ISSUES CAUSES DISCOMFORT
THIS WOMAN IN THE TEXT
HER LIFE WAS SLOWLY EBBING AWAY
BECAUSE LIFE IS IN THE BLOOD
AND THERE ARE 3 THINGS THAT HER ISSUE DID
TO HER
1-IT MADE HER WEAK
2-IT MADE HER UNCLEAN
3-AND IT MADE HER MISERABLE
AND SUCH ARE THE EFFECTS OF SIN
IT WILL MAKE YOU WEAK ON THIS CHRISTIAN
JOURNEY
UNCLEAN IN THE EYES OF GOD
AND MISERABLE IN THE WAY WE LIVE
BUT AS WE EXAMINE THE TEXT THERE ARE 7
SPRITUAL NUGGETS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO LIFT
UP
1
ST HER DESIRE TO BE MADE WHOLE
Mark 5:26 (KJV) And had suffered many things of many
physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing
bettered, but rather grew worse,
SHE HAD SPENT ALL SHE HAD
SHE TRIED TO FIND A WORDLY DELIVERANCE
FROM HER MISERY
BUT SHE WENT TO THE WRONG SOURCE
AND I NEED TO PAUSE AND ASK
HOW MANY OF US IS GOING TO THE WRONG
SOURCE WITH OUR ISSUES
SEE SHE VISITED DR FALSE PEACE BUT DR FALSE
PEACE COULD`NT DO HER ANY GOOD
SHE EVEN VISITED DR FEEL GOOD AND DR FEEL
GOOD STILL COULD`NT DO HER ANY GOOD
SHE EVEN VISITED DR DO BETTER AND DR DO
BETTER LIKE THE REST COULD`NT DO HER ANY
GOOD
BUT HOW MANY OF US HAVE VISITED DR FALSE
PEACE
AND HE PRESCRIBE US
A TRIP TO THE BOAT -AND WHEN YOU LEFT THE
BOAT YOU WAS BROKE AND YOUR ISSUE WAS
STILL THERE
OR A TRIP TO THE GAMBLING SHACK -YOU LEFT
THERE MADDER AND BROKE THAN YOU WAS
BEFORE YOU GOT THERE -BECAUSE YOUR ISSUE
WAS STILL THERE
OR A SCRATCH OFF AND YOU SCRATCH AND
SCRATCH AND SCRATCH BUT YOUR ISSUE WAS
STILL THERE
ARE MAYBE SOME OF US VISITED DR FEEL GOOD
AND HE PRESCRIBE
SOME BUDWEISER -JACK BLACK AND JHONNY
WALKER RED AND TO LEVEL IT OFF HE
RECOMMENDED SOME BLOUNTS
BUT AFTER YOU SOBERED BACK UP YOUR ISSUE
WAS STILL THERE
OR HOW MANY OF US HAVE VISITED DR DO
BETTER
AND HE WROTE YOU A PRESCRITION FOR
LYING --BACKBITING AND GOSSIPPING-TIPPING
AND SLIPPING
AND AFTER YOU TRIED IT YOUR ISSUE WAS STILL
THERE
THE BIBLE SAYS SHE TRIED ALL THE EARTHLY
DOCTORS AND NONE OF THEM COULD DO HER
ANY GOOD
*******************************************
BUT NOT ONLY DO WE SEE HER DESIRE TO BE
MADE WHOLE
THE 2ND SPRITUAL NUGGET I SEE IN THE TEXT IS
SHE PRESS HER WAY THROUGH
Mark 5:27 (KJV) When she had heard of Jesus, came in
the press behind, and touched his garment.
SHE LET NOTHING GET IN HER WAY AS SHE PRESS
THROUGH THE CROWD
EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS CONSIDERED UNCLEAN
SHE PRESS HER WAY THROUGH
SHE DID`NT CARE WHAT PEOPLE SAID ABOUT HER
SHE PRESS HER WAY THROUGH
SHE DID`NT CARE ABOUT BEING LAUGH AT OR
RIDICULE SHE PRESS HER WAY THROUGH
BUT LET ME PAUSE AND ASK YOU WHATS
KEEPING YOU FROM PRESSING YOUR WAY
THROUGH
WHATEVER IT IS
YOU NEED TO PRESS YOUR WAY THROUGH IT
AND TAKE YOUR ISSUE TO WE`RE JESUS IS
IF YOU CAN`T WALK -CRAWL
IF YOU CAN`T CRAWL-SCOOT
IF YOU CAN`T SCOOT--FIND 4 FRIENDS AND PUT
THEM AT THE 4 CORNERS OF YOUR COT
AND PRESS YOUR WAY THROUGH AND TAKE
YOUR ISSUE TO WHERE JESUS IS
******************************************
BUT NOT ONLY DO I SEE HER DESIRE TO BE MADE
WHOLE
NOT ONLY DO I SEE SHE PRESS HER WAY
THROUGH
BUT THE 3RD
SPRITUAL NUGGET I SEE IN THE
TEXT IS THAT SHE ACTIVATED HER FAITH
Mark 5:28 (KJV) For she said, If I may touch but his
clothes, I shall be whole.
FOR SHE REALIZE THAT IF GOD IS ABLE TO
PROVIDE A RAM IN THE BUSH ON MT.MORIAH
IF GOD IS ABLE TO MAKE A FREEWAY DOWN THE
RED SEA FOR MOSES
IF GOD IS ABLE TO MAKE THE SUN STAND STILL
FOR JOUSHA
IF HE`S ABLE TO KEEP JONAH ALIVE IN THE BELLY
OF THE BIG FISH FOR 3 DAYS
IF HE`S ABLE TO A LAME MAN WALK AFTER 38
YEARS
IF HE`S ABLE TO BRING THE WIDOWS WOMAN
SON BACK TO LIFE
IF HE`S ABLE TO DELIVER A MAD MAN THAT RAN
THRU THE GRAVE YARD NAKED
I KNOW IF I CAN TOUCH THE HEM OF HIS
GARMENT
I KNOW I WILL BE MADE WHOLE
SHE ACTIVATED HER FAITH
SHE HAD HEARD OF JESUS AND BELIEVED WHAT
SHE HEARD
FOR SHE REALIZED THAT FAITH COMETH BY
HEARING
AND THE REASON SOME OF OUR ISSUES ARE
GETTING THE BEST OF US
BECAUSE WE WON`T ACTIVATE OUR FAITH
******************************************
BUT NOT ONLY DO WE SEE HER DESIRE TO BE
MADE WHOLE
NOT ONLY DO WE SEE SHE PRESS HER WAY
THROUGH
NOT ONLY DO WE SEE SHE ACTIVATED HER FAITH
THE 4TH
SPRITUAL NUGGET I SEE IN THE TEXT IS
HER VICTORY OVER HER ISSUE
Mark 5:29 (KJV) And straightway the fountain of her
blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was
healed of that plague.
THE BIBLE SAYS THAT WHEN SHE TOUCH THE
HEM OF JESUS GARMENT
THE BLEEDING STOP AND SHE WAS MADE WHOLE
THE BIBLE SAYS THAT SHE FELT IT IN HER BODY
I NEED TO PAUSE SAY
EVERY NOW AND THEN YOU OUGHT TO BE ABLE
TO FEEL SOMETHING ON THE INSIDE
FOR I HEARD THE SONG WRITER SAY
WHAT IS THIS -THAT MAKE FOLKS THINK I`M
ACTING STRANGE
WHATEVER IT IS- IT WON`T LET ME HOLD MY
PEACE
**********************************************
BUT NOT ONLY DO WE SEE HER DESIRE TO BE
MADE WHOLE
NOT ONLY DO SHE PRESS HER WAY THROUGH
NOT ONLY DID SHE ACTIVATE HER FAITH
NOT ONLY DO WE SEE HER VICTORY OVER HER
ISSUE
BUT THE 5TH SPRITUAL NUGGET I SEE IN THE
TEXT IS HER TESTIMONY
Mark 5:30 (KJV) And Jesus, immediately knowing in
himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in
the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
JESUS KNEW THAT SHE WAS HEALED PHYSICALLY
BUT HE WANTED TO HEAL HER SPRITUALLY AS
WELL
Mark 5:31 (KJV) And his disciples said unto him, Thou
seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who
touched me?
YOU SEE MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
A LOT OF FOLKS IN THE CROWD HAD TOUCH
JESUS AND WAS`NT HEALED
BUT THIS SISTER IN THE TEXT ACTIVATED HER
FAITH
AND HER FAITH GAVE HER VICTORY OVER HER
ISSUE
AND EVERY VICTORY DEMANDS A TESTIMONY
Mark 5:33 (KJV) But the woman fearing and trembling,
knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before
him, and told him all the truth.
HOW SHE HAD SPENT ALL SHE HAD ON THE
EARTHLY DOCTORS
AND NONE THEM COULD DO HER ANY GOOD
BUT I HEARD THAT YOU WAS PASSING BY
AND I PRESS MY WAY THROUGH THE CROWD
I ACTIVATED MY FAITH AND KNEW IN MY HEART
THAT IF I CAN JUST TOUCH THE HEM OF YOUR
GARMENT I WOULD BE MADE WHOLE
AND WHEN I TOUCH IT I FELT MY ISSUE DRY UP
ON THE INSIDE
Mark 5:34 (KJV) And he said unto her, Daughter, thy
faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of
thy plague.
BUT SHE ESTABLISH A RELATIONSHIP WITH
JESUS
AND I NEED TO TELL BETHESDA
WHATEVER YOUR ISSUE IS YOU OUGHT TO BRING
IT TO JESUS
BECAUSE JESUS CAN TURN FAILURE INTO
SUCCESS
SADDNESS INTO GLADNESS
DEFEAT INTO VICTORY
LOSSES INTO GAIN
HE`S ABLE TO MEND A BROKEN HEART
HE`S ABLE TO FIX A BROKEN MARRIAGE
HAVING PROBLEM WITH YOUR CHILDREN
HAVING PROBLEMS ON YOUR JOB
WHATEVER YOUR ISSUS IS PRESS YOUR WAY
THROUGH AND BRING IT TO JESUS
BUT AS I CLOSE CAN I TELL YOU ABOUT A MAN
WHO PRESS HIS WAY THROUGH
