Pushing Through to Victory
House Party Week #2
Pushing Through to Victory
Luke 8:40-56
1. Faith Was Born Out Of Need
40 Now when Jesus returned, a crowd welcomed him, for they were all expecting him. 41 Then a man named Jairus, a synagogue leader, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with him to come to his house 42 because his only daughter, a girl of about twelve, was dying. As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. 43 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her.
~Luke 8:40-43
“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. ~Hebrews 11:1
2. Faith Demands A Response
44 She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.
~Luke 8:44
“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” ~Romans 10:17
3. Faith Cannot Remain Anonymous
45 “Who touched me?” Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.” 46 But Jesus said, “Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me.” 47 Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed. ~Luke 8:45-47
“Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.”
~Matthew 10:32
4. Faith Revealed Is Faith Rewarded
Then he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.” ~Luke 8:48
“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.” ~1 John 5:14
5. Faith Holds On When Reason Says Give Up
49 While Jesus was still speaking, someone came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he said. “Don’t bother the teacher anymore.” ~Luke 8:49
50 Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.” Luke 8:50
51 When he arrived at the house of Jairus, he did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John and James, and the child’s father and mother. 52 Meanwhile, all the people were wailing and mourning for her. “Stop wailing,” Jesus said. “She is not dead but asleep.” ~Luke 8:51-52
53 They laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. 54 But he took her by the hand and said, “My child, get up!” ~Luke 8:53-54
6. We Have Access To God’s Favor Through Faith
55 Her spirit returned, and at once she stood up. Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat. 56 Her parents were astonished, but he ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened. ~Luke 8:55-56
“Through Him we also have access by faith into this [remarkable state of] grace in which we [firmly and safely and securely] stand. Let us rejoice in our hope and the confident assurance of [experiencing and enjoying] the glory of [our great] God [the manifestation of His excellence and power].”
~Romans 5:2 (Amp. Bible)