He Touched Me
Mark 5:21–43
1. Two desperate people, one Savior
Jairus is a named, respected synagogue leader whose only daughter is dying. The woman is unnamed, ceremonially unclean, financially ruined, and has suffered for twelve years. What do their very different approaches to Jesus (falling at His feet vs. touching His cloak from behind) reveal about faith? Which one do you identify with more right now—and why?
2. The God who stops for the overlooked
Jesus is on an urgent mission with Jairus when He stops and asks, “Who touched My clothes?” In a pressing crowd, He notices the one no one else would touch. Where in your life (or in someone you love) do you feel unseen, unclean, or “walking pollution”? What does it mean that Jesus still turns, looks, and speaks “Daughter” over people like that?
3. “Don’t be afraid; just believe.”
When the report comes that Jairus’s daughter is already dead, Jesus speaks those words. How does that command sit with you when the situation looks final—when the doctor’s report, when the relationship, the addiction, or the diagnosis feels past hope? What does “just believe” look like in practice when feelings are fickle and the facts look grim?
4. Human touch and God’s touch
Pastor Mike opened by talking about how vital skin-to-skin contact is from birth, how painful isolation was during COVID, and how the early church practiced a “holy kiss” or holy hug. Where do you most need to receive (or give) a tangible, grace-filled touch this week—whether from Jesus or through His people? How can our group and our church become a place where no one has to secretly whisper, “Will somebody please touch me?”
Mark 5:21–43
1. Two desperate people, one Savior
Jairus is a named, respected synagogue leader whose only daughter is dying. The woman is unnamed, ceremonially unclean, financially ruined, and has suffered for twelve years. What do their very different approaches to Jesus (falling at His feet vs. touching His cloak from behind) reveal about faith? Which one do you identify with more right now—and why?
2. The God who stops for the overlooked
Jesus is on an urgent mission with Jairus when He stops and asks, “Who touched My clothes?” In a pressing crowd, He notices the one no one else would touch. Where in your life (or in someone you love) do you feel unseen, unclean, or “walking pollution”? What does it mean that Jesus still turns, looks, and speaks “Daughter” over people like that?
3. “Don’t be afraid; just believe.”
When the report comes that Jairus’s daughter is already dead, Jesus speaks those words. How does that command sit with you when the situation looks final—when the doctor’s report, when the relationship, the addiction, or the diagnosis feels past hope? What does “just believe” look like in practice when feelings are fickle and the facts look grim?
4. Human touch and God’s touch
Pastor Mike opened by talking about how vital skin-to-skin contact is from birth, how painful isolation was during COVID, and how the early church practiced a “holy kiss” or holy hug. Where do you most need to receive (or give) a tangible, grace-filled touch this week—whether from Jesus or through His people? How can our group and our church become a place where no one has to secretly whisper, “Will somebody please touch me?”