What Did Jesus Do?" - Pastor Jeremy Autry

Mark sets Jairus on the stage as a man who thought life was buttoned up. Influence, money, position, and structure seemed to keep the world safe until a twelve year old daughter lay at the point of death. That crisis stripped the illusion. Protection failed. Control failed. Only Jesus could help. So Jairus did the one thing faith actually does. He ran to Jesus, fell at his feet, and begged him to come lay hands on his child that she might live. That was not a vague feeling. That was a conscious trust in who Jesus is and what he can do, followed by action that matched belief.

Jesus started toward the house, but the crowd made the pace maddening. Then Jesus stopped. A woman with a twelve year disease had touched his garment. Her emergency collided with Jairus’s emergency. Jesus turned and dealt with her, and the pause stretched Jairus like a rubber band pulled tight. The delay said something he needed to learn. Jesus is not late. Jesus is not controlled. Jesus loves the woman, Jairus, and the dying girl all at once, and he is big enough to work all those threads at the same time.

While Jesus was still speaking to the woman, the worst word came. Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the Teacher. In the very breath that report landed, Jesus spoke a different word into Jairus’s chest. Do not be afraid. Only believe. Jairus could hear that because he stayed close. He had nothing else to trust, and he chose to keep step with Jesus even when it hurt.

At the house, death looked final. Jesus took the little girl by the hand and said, Talitha cumi. Little girl, I say to you, arise. What fell apart at its worst rose at his word. That scene becomes a mirror. Everyone is Jairus with some crisis that is too big, and everyone is the daughter with a personal need that is past personal strength. Faith runs to Jesus, stays with Jesus, and keeps trusting Jesus, even if the good does not break through until after death. The Father once did not intervene when another Son died, and that cross secured the promise that those who turn from sin and trust him end in good. Everything between now and eternity is God teaching his people to trust him more and become more like him.

Key Takeaways

• 1. Faith runs to Jesus and acts. Biblical faith is not a vibe. It is trusting what Jesus has revealed about himself and then moving feet, mouth, calendar, and courage to match that trust. Jairus believed, then did what belief required by putting Jesus and his child in the same room. Faith proves itself in motion when the crisis is bigger than control. [43:22]
• 2. Delays stretch faith, not derail it. Jesus paused for a bleeding woman while a dying girl waited, and that tension exposed who holds time. The delay was not neglect but formation, a call to stop managing God and start resting in him. Jesus can love two sufferers at once and write rescue on both pages. [45:20]
• 3. Stay close enough to hear. When the worst news landed, Jesus’s whisper landed faster. Do not be afraid. Only believe. Proximity mattered. Closeness let the promise cut through the panic. When a heart refuses to wander, it can hear Christ’s quiet command in the very moment fear shouts the loudest. [53:16]
• 4. Sometimes good comes after death. Resurrection is not always scheduled on this side of the veil. The promise is not that every story wraps tidy now, but that none of Christ’s people end in ruin. Even endings are entrances when Jesus holds the door. [56:47]
• 5. The cross secures a good ending. Another Child died with no rescue so sinners could be rescued forever. That finished work locks in a future where every trust in Jesus proves wise. Sanctification now is the training that fits a soul for that certain joy. [58:26]

Youtube Chapters

• [00:00] - Welcome
• [32:28] - Children’s ministry and new series
• [33:01] - What Jesus did, not guesses
• [34:06] - Jairus’s comfort and control
• [36:09] - The crash: a child at death’s door
• [41:46] - Falling at Jesus’s feet
• [42:31] - Faith defined as action
• [45:20] - Delayed by a desperate woman
• [49:29] - Worst news on the road
• [51:35] - Do not fear, only believe
• [55:35] - Talitha cumi at the bedside
• [56:47] - When good comes after death
• [57:42] - All Jairus, all the daughter
• [58:26] - The cross and the promise

1. What specific actions did Jairus take when he approached Jesus, and what do these actions reveal about his state of mind? ([42:05])
2. How did Jesus’ pause to heal the woman with the bleeding issue impact Jairus’ situation, and what does this reveal about God’s priorities? ([45:20])
3. What phrase did Jesus use to address the dead girl, and why might the original Aramaic words (“Talitha cumi”) hold significance? ([55:35])

1. Why might Jesus have allowed the delay with the bleeding woman before addressing Jairus’ crisis, and how does this challenge common assumptions about God’s timing? ([45:20])
2. Jesus tells Jairus, “Do not fear, only believe” after hearing the girl had died. How does this command connect to the idea of trusting God’s control even when circumstances seem hopeless? ([51:35])
3. The sermon states, “Sometimes good comes after death.” How does the resurrection of Jairus’ daughter point to a broader biblical truth about suffering and ultimate redemption? ([56:47])

1. What current situation in your life feels “too big” to control, and what would it look like to actively “run to Jesus” with it this week (e.g., prayer, seeking counsel, surrendering a specific fear)? ([43:22])
2. When have you experienced a “delay” in God’s response to your crisis? How could that season have been shaping your trust in His timing rather than your own plans? ([45:20])
3. The sermon emphasizes staying “close enough to hear” Jesus’ voice in panic. What daily habit could help you maintain that proximity to Him when life feels chaotic? ([53:16])
4. Reflect on a time when God brought good after a loss or ending. How does that experience influence your ability to trust Him with unresolved struggles today? ([56:47])
5. The cross is described as securing our “good ending.” How does this truth change the way you face fears about the future—especially when outcomes feel uncertain? ([58:26])