1. God won’t rest until I trust Him, and I won’t either.

Luke 8:41-42a (NIV) Then a man named Jairus, a synagogue leader, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with him to come to his house  because his only daughter, a girl of about twelve, was dying.

Luke 8:42b-44 (NIV) As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him.  And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her.  She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.

1. God won’t rest until I trust Him, and I won’t either. 2. What levels the playing field is their desperation and the sacrilegious Jesus.

Luke 8:45-46 (NIV) “Who touched me?” Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.” But Jesus said, “Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me.”

2. What levels the playing field is their desperation and the sacrilegious Jesus. 3. With every trusting step towards Dad, He responds, which in turn helps my belief.

Luke 8:47-48 (NIV) 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.  Then he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”

3. With every trusting step towards Dad, He responds, which in turn helps my belief. 4. Jesus works to heal what I don’t think can be healed when I fall at His feet.

4. Jesus works to heal what I don’t think can be healed when I fall at His feet. 5. What will I do between the “ask” and the “answer”?

Luke 8:49 (NIV) 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 8:50 (NIV) Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”

5. What will I do between the “ask” and the “answer”? 6. Fear and faith frequently travel together.

Luke 8:51-52 (NIV) 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.  Meanwhile, all the people were wailing and mourning for her. “Stop wailing,” Jesus said. “She is not dead but asleep.”

6. Fear and faith frequently travel together. 7. We are all an external experience and an internal reality.

Luke 8:53-54 (NIV) They laughed at him, knowing that she was dead.  But he took her by the hand and said, “My child, get up!”

Luke 8:55-56 (NIV) Her spirit returned, and at once she stood up. Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat.  Her parents were astonished, but he ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.

7. We are all an external experience and an internal reality. 8. Jesus didn’t come to do sideshow magic. He came to demonstrate the love of the Father and save the world.

Proverbs 3:5 (NIV) Trust in the Lord with all your heart     and lean not on your own understanding;

8. Jesus didn’t come to do sideshow magic 8. Jesus didn’t come to do sideshow magic. He came to demonstrate the love of the Father and save the world. 9. Start trusting. Stop leaning.

Proverbs 3:6 (NIV) in all your ways submit to him,     and he will make your paths straight.

9. Start trusting. Stop leaning. 10. My dad really wants to help me.