Happy Sunday! Happy Veterans Day Weekend!
Today we celebrated our pastor's 28th Pastoral Anniversary and his 45th Birthday. Our guest speaker was Bishop Darryl S. Brister from Beacon Light International Cathedral in New Orleans, Louisiana. Bishop Brister used Luke 8:40-56. His subject for the message was, "How To Handle A Dying Situation".
Today we celebrated our pastor's 28th Pastoral Anniversary and his 45th Birthday. Our guest speaker was Bishop Darryl S. Brister from Beacon Light International Cathedral in New Orleans, Louisiana. Bishop Brister used Luke 8:40-56. His subject for the message was, "How To Handle A Dying Situation".
"On his return, Jesus was welcomed by a crowd. They were all there expecting him. A man came up, Jairus by name. He was president of the meeting place. He fell at Jesus’ feet and begged him to come to his home because his twelve-year-old daughter, his only child, was dying. Jesus went with him, making his way through the pushing, jostling crowd.
In the crowd that day there was a woman who for twelve years had been afflicted with hemorrhages. She had spent every penny she had on doctors but not one had been able to help her. She slipped in from behind and touched the edge of Jesus’ robe. At that very moment her hemorrhaging stopped. Jesus said, “Who touched me?”
When no one stepped forward, Peter said, “But Master, we’ve got crowds of people on our hands. Dozens have touched you.”
Jesus insisted, “Someone touched me. I felt power discharging from me.”
When the woman realized that she couldn’t remain hidden, she knelt trembling before him. In front of all the people, she blurted out her story—why she touched him and how at that same moment she was healed.
Jesus said, “Daughter, you took a risk trusting me, and now you’re healed and whole. Live well, live blessed!”
While he was still talking, someone from the leader’s house came up and told him, “Your daughter died. No need now to bother the Teacher.”
Jesus overheard and said, “Don’t be upset. Just trust me and everything will be all right.” Going into the house, he wouldn’t let anyone enter with him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s parents.
Everyone was crying and carrying on over her. Jesus said, “Don’t cry. She didn’t die; she’s sleeping.” They laughed at him. They knew she was dead. Then Jesus, gripping her hand, called, “My dear child, get up.” She was up in an instant, up and breathing again! He told them to give her something to eat. Her parents were ecstatic, but Jesus warned them to keep quiet. “Don’t tell a soul what happened in this room.”
(Message Translation)
In order to handle a dying situation...
1) Find Jesus - Jairus realized he couldn't do anything to help his daughter. He needed "Super Natural" Power and assistance so he went to find Jesus. Psalm 61:2 says, "From the ends of the earth, I cry to you for help when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the towering rock of safety," (New Living Translation)
2) Fall Down - Jairus fell at Jesus' feet in verse 41, he humbled himself before Jesus. The Word says, "Therefore humble yourselves [demote, lower yourselves in your own estimation] under the mighty hand of God, that in due time He may exalt you," - 1 Peter 5:6 (Amplified Version)
3) Take Jesus Home With You - There's an old Gospel song that says, "Take the Lord along with you, Everywhere you go!" If we are going to handle dying situations we have to take Jesus with us everywhere in every situation. Ephesians 2:1-5 says, "It wasn’t so long ago that you were mired in that old stagnant life of sin. You let the world, which doesn’t know the first thing about living, tell you how to live. You filled your lungs with polluted unbelief, and then exhaled disobedience. We all did it, all of us doing what we felt like doing, when we felt like doing it, all of us in the same boat. It’s a wonder God didn’t lose his temper and do away with the whole lot of us. Instead, immense in mercy and with an incredible love, he embraced us. He took our sin-dead lives and made us alive in Christ." (Message Translation)
4) Keep on Walking - When the messenger from Jairus' house said the girl was dead, he could have given up and given in. But Jesus told him, “Don’t be upset. Just trust me and everything will be all right.” If we want to handle a dying situation we have to keep moving forward no matter how bad it looks. We have to trust Jesus and believe that nothing is impossible with GOD. Luke 1:37, "For with God nothing shall be impossible." (King James Version)
Praying that you have everything you need, spiritually, emotionally, physically, and financially!
When no one stepped forward, Peter said, “But Master, we’ve got crowds of people on our hands. Dozens have touched you.”
Jesus insisted, “Someone touched me. I felt power discharging from me.”
When the woman realized that she couldn’t remain hidden, she knelt trembling before him. In front of all the people, she blurted out her story—why she touched him and how at that same moment she was healed.
Jesus said, “Daughter, you took a risk trusting me, and now you’re healed and whole. Live well, live blessed!”
While he was still talking, someone from the leader’s house came up and told him, “Your daughter died. No need now to bother the Teacher.”
Jesus overheard and said, “Don’t be upset. Just trust me and everything will be all right.” Going into the house, he wouldn’t let anyone enter with him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s parents.
Everyone was crying and carrying on over her. Jesus said, “Don’t cry. She didn’t die; she’s sleeping.” They laughed at him. They knew she was dead. Then Jesus, gripping her hand, called, “My dear child, get up.” She was up in an instant, up and breathing again! He told them to give her something to eat. Her parents were ecstatic, but Jesus warned them to keep quiet. “Don’t tell a soul what happened in this room.”
(Message Translation)
In order to handle a dying situation...
1) Find Jesus - Jairus realized he couldn't do anything to help his daughter. He needed "Super Natural" Power and assistance so he went to find Jesus. Psalm 61:2 says, "From the ends of the earth, I cry to you for help when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the towering rock of safety," (New Living Translation)
2) Fall Down - Jairus fell at Jesus' feet in verse 41, he humbled himself before Jesus. The Word says, "Therefore humble yourselves [demote, lower yourselves in your own estimation] under the mighty hand of God, that in due time He may exalt you," - 1 Peter 5:6 (Amplified Version)
3) Take Jesus Home With You - There's an old Gospel song that says, "Take the Lord along with you, Everywhere you go!" If we are going to handle dying situations we have to take Jesus with us everywhere in every situation. Ephesians 2:1-5 says, "It wasn’t so long ago that you were mired in that old stagnant life of sin. You let the world, which doesn’t know the first thing about living, tell you how to live. You filled your lungs with polluted unbelief, and then exhaled disobedience. We all did it, all of us doing what we felt like doing, when we felt like doing it, all of us in the same boat. It’s a wonder God didn’t lose his temper and do away with the whole lot of us. Instead, immense in mercy and with an incredible love, he embraced us. He took our sin-dead lives and made us alive in Christ." (Message Translation)
4) Keep on Walking - When the messenger from Jairus' house said the girl was dead, he could have given up and given in. But Jesus told him, “Don’t be upset. Just trust me and everything will be all right.” If we want to handle a dying situation we have to keep moving forward no matter how bad it looks. We have to trust Jesus and believe that nothing is impossible with GOD. Luke 1:37, "For with God nothing shall be impossible." (King James Version)
Praying that you have everything you need, spiritually, emotionally, physically, and financially!
Love and Prayers, Cynthia
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