Waiting Room Faith: Healing, Resurrection, and Hope

"I wanna say to you this morning, it doesn't matter how religious you are. It doesn't matter how well off you are. It doesn't matter what family background you're from. It doesn't matter where you were born. It doesn't matter what you've done or what you haven't done. You are invited to come to Jesus. All you need is just a little bit of faith. Doesn't matter your story. We are all invited to come to Jesus. [00:55:09] (28 seconds)  #ComeToJesus

"Because Jesus had a bigger miracle in mind. Jairus was after a healing, but Jesus had resurrection in mind. Jesus makes Jairus wait, but he also, in a strange way, to draw out his power, he makes this woman wait. This woman who reaches out and grabs hold of the cloak and receives his power and his healing. Jesus didn't need to wait. Jesus didn't need to stop. Jesus could've gone, oh, I've healed someone. [00:57:14] (38 seconds)  #BiggerMiracle

"See, I love this. I love that the gospel writers put this together. I love that Luke puts this together, highlighting the fact that it doesn't matter who you are, making the point that Jesus will love and care and serve and heal people from different backgrounds and different contexts. Jesus is not in interested in their status. And I want you to know today that Jesus is not interested in your status. We are all invited to come to Jesus. [00:54:35] (34 seconds)  #JesusWelcomesAll

"But there is a gift in the waiting if we can see it because waiting works on us, and it works in us. See, waiting makes us desperate. It makes us reliant. Waiting tells us that we're not in control. When I was sitting there with Maddie not having any answers, did I feel like I was in control? Was I in control of what was going on in Maddie's body? Was I in control of the insurance company? No. Waiting forces us into a place of dependence, and we see it with both Jairus and this woman. [01:00:47] (42 seconds)  #GiftOfWaiting

"Dead set. And so Maddie goes, sure, dad. And she prays for me in the hospital from her hospital bed. Hey. Listen. I've got two miracles to share with you. Firstly, Madeleine was okay. She was either dehydrated or lack of sugars. They couldn't figure out what it was. And the second miracle was after a long time of waiting, the insurance company actually paid the bills. Praise the lord. [00:51:12] (32 seconds)  #AnsweredMiracles

"And Jesus hits pause, and you can imagine Jairus. You just put yourself in the story right. He's looking at the clock. He's aware of the time. Jesus, come on. We need to go. Don't make me wait here. But Jesus says, no. No. No. We're gonna pause here. Someone touched my cloak, and I felt power come out of it. Jesus makes white. Why? Because Jesus had a bigger miracle in mind. [00:56:46] (32 seconds)  #JesusPauses

"They are so desperate that in different ways they express it. Well, actually, they in the same way they come, but for different reasons. They come and they fall at Jesus' feet. They're desperate. There is something about waiting that draws us closer to god. We see it all through scripture. We see the Israelites as they make their way out of Egypt and towards the promised land. They don't get there within seven days or however long the journey should take. It took them forty years. [01:01:29] (28 seconds)  #WaitingDrawsUsCloser

"And we see here that there are two stories, the sandwich effects, they call it, where a story is inserted within a story to highlight some things. And we see some similarities here, Two stories that highlight God's purpose and his power. We see two people who are desperate for a miracle. We see two people who exhibit faith, and we see two people who experience healing. But in all of it, there are some unique stark differences. [00:53:01] (35 seconds)  #TwoStoriesOnePurpose