One Encounter With Jesus - Rachel Das - 16 August 2026

And this morning we're gonna be reading from Mark 5, starting in verse 21.

Jesus got into the boat again and went back to the other side of the lake where a large crowd gathered around him on the shore.

Then a leader of the local synagogue whose name was Jairus arrived.

When he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet, pleading fervently with him.

"'My little daughter is dying,' he said.

"'Please come and lay your hands on her.

"'Heal her so she can live.' Jesus went with him and all the people followed, crowding around him.

A woman in the crowd had suffered for 12 years with constant bleeding.

She had suffered a great deal from many doctors and over the years she had spent everything that she had to pay them, but she had gotten no better.

In fact, she'd gotten worse.

Not maybe.

Maybe.

not maybe tomorrow, I will be healed.

Immediately the bleeding stopped and she could feel in her body that she had been healed of this terrible condition.

Jesus realised at once that healing power had gone out from him.

So he turned around in the crowd and said, "'Who touched my robe?' His disciples said to him, "'Look at the crowd pressing around you.

"'How can you ask who touched me?' And while he was still speaking to her, messengers arrived from the house of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue.

They told him, your daughter is dead.

There's no use troubling the teacher now.

But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, do not be afraid, just have faith.

Then Jesus stopped the crowd and wouldn't let anyone go with him except for Peter, James and John, the brother of James.

When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw much commotion and weeping and wailing.

He went inside and asked, "'Why all this commotion and weeping? "'The child isn't dead, she is only asleep.'" Which means, little girl, get up.

And the girl who was 12 years old immediately stood up and walked around and they were overwhelmed and totally amazed.

Totally amazed.