The Gospel of Luke: A Savior for the Desperate | Desperation | Resurrection | Healing - Video

Sermon 5/11/25 Notes: Luke 8: 40-56 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . Desperation can make us do funny things. But Jesus’ response to desperation and desperate people is interesting. Here we see Jesus moved to act on behalf of two people. Jesus just left a land of people kicking him out, and was met by a crowd of people waiting for him to return. The people pressed around Him. There were so many people around Him, he was crowded. The first character in this account is Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue. He was a man of immanence and status and financial stability. And this man, immaculate as he is, falls at Jesus’ feet, asking Him to save his daughter. This is desperation. We often say we are tired of this or that, but are we tired enough to lay on our faces at Jesus’ feet? Are we tired enough to turn from the routine, and turn from our social status to Him? The Lord will meet all who cry out to the Lord in their distress. Jesus has a heart for those who are desperate for Him. In the midst of all this, there’s another who’s desperate. In the middle of all this, we see a woman who would have been ostracized socially, not wealthy, sick etc. She was the exact opposite in standing of Jairus. And her condition has driven her to see Jesus in this moment, just like Jairus. She willingly to press through a bunch of people to get to Jesus - she’s risking a lot. In her desperation, all that risk is worth just getting to Jesus. She came up behind Him and touched his garment and was immediately healed. Her concern wasn’t to be known, She wanted to touch Him, get her problems fixed, and get out of the crowd. But, Jesus doesn’t just seek healing, He’s interested in healing your void of fellowship with God - with Him. Jesus made time with this woman, called out to her, and spoke to her, DESPITE her uncleanliness. And we come back to Jairus, who just watched this woman healed, who had to feel so excited that he picked the right one! But, then he is just informed that his daughter just died. But God’s delays are not denials. He tells Jairus, “just believe and it shall be okay!” Waiting is obedience. Wait and believe when you are met with a period of delay. And when God moves, He moves. And Jairus’ daughter was only sleeping, and Jesus woke her. God has a power that is not like our power. He can come upon any situation, and breathe life into it.