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The holy Gospel of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, according to Mark.

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But overhearing what they said, 
Jesus said to the ruler of the 

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synagogue, do not fear, only 
believe. 

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And he allowed no one to follow 
him, except Peter and James and 

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John the brother of James. 
They came to the House of the 

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ruler of the synagogue, and 
Jesus saw a commotion, people 

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weeping and waiting loudly. 
And when he had entered, he say 

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to them, Why are you making a 
commotion and weeping? 

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The child is not dead, but 
sleeping. 

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And they laughed at him. 
But he put them all outside, and

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took the child's father and 
mother and those who were with 

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him, and went in where the child
was, taking her by the hand. 

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He say to her Tarifa Comb, which
means little girl. 

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I said to you arise. 
And immediately the girl got up 

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and began walking, for she was 
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Age and they. 
Were immediately overcame with 

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amazement. 
And he strictly charged. 

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Them that no one should know 
this and told them to give her 

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something to eat the gospel. 
Of the Lord, let's pray 

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together. 
Heavenly Father, we bow before 

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you with grateful hearts. 
You have given us your precious 

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word in our own language. 
We can read it, we can listen to

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it, and through it we gain 
knowledge and just see Your 

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guidance. 
We thank You that Your Word 

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strengthens our faith. 
Father, Your sons and daughters 

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are ready to receive Your Word 
in their lives. 

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Open their hearts to listen. 
Bless them with divine wisdom 

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and also bless me with your Holy
Spirit to preach according to 

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your will. 
We offer this prayer in Jesus 

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name, Amen. 
I want to begin this sermon by 

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sharing a story from my own 
life. 

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I have been suffering from an 
ear disease for the last 16 

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years. 
So both of my ear drums were 

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ruptured and the infection 
spread to the inner part of my 

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ear which is very sensitive and 
connected to the brain. 

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I have undergone 3 major 
surgeries. 

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My first surgery was on my right
ear on April 8th 2021 and during

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the procedure my facial nerve 
was accidentally damaged which 

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caused facial paralysis. 
One side of my face dropped and 

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I could not eat or drink 
properly. 

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Before the surgery the doctor 
had me sign a concert form and 

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explaining that if this happened
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would be very small. 
If I could show you my photos or

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pictures of that time so you 
could see clearly. 

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My face is D shaped but I thank 
God for his miracle. 

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He was healed from facial 
paralysis. 

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So my second surgery was on my 
left ear on September 9th, 2021,

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the same year. 
At that time COVID-19. 

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Was it on his peak before the 
surgery? 

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I tested positive and I had to 
isolate for 14 days. 

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So my family and myself, we 
prayed and by God's grace I 

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recovered. 
Then Dr. proceed with the 

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surgery but it was not 
successful. 

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They recommended another surgery
for the following year and my 

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third surgery took place on 
September 3rd, 2022, again on my

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left ear. 
I have two surgery of my left 

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ear. 
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I was left to one of the largest
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So that hospital is in Karachi. 
It took about 18 hours by train 

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to reach there. 
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was facing severe flooding. 
Unfortunately, I had no relative

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in Karachi to go and to stay 
with them. 

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So one of my congregation 
member, he arranged for me to 

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stay with their brother in 
Karachi. 

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A few days after, when I arrived
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suspended because part of the 
railway track was washed away by

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the flood water. 
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the doctor scheduled my surgery 
and then my wife and my elder 

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brother. 
They managed to travel by bus to

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be with me. 
It's my personal testimonies. 

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You have to listen carefully. 
The surgery lasted 4 hours. 

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The doctor removed the damaged 
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If you have some knowledge about
the human body, so there are 

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three smallest bones in our 
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It is in our ear so that small 
ear bones were damaged by the 

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infection and the doctor removed
that small bones from my ear and

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they placed a new eardrum. 
So this procedure is called 

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tympanomestoid Dr. Mini. 
If someone is here who is a 

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doctor or later to a field of 
medicals. 

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So you could note tympanomestoid
Dr. me. 

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Three days later after the 
surgery, I was discharged and I 

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booked a bus ticket because 
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I booked a bus ticket to return 
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However, in the evening I 
developed a high fever of 1/03. 

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I immediately contact my Doctor 
Who advised me to take blood 

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test for typhoid, malaria and 
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When the results came, I tested 
positive for a dengue fever. 

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I don't know how many of you 
have ever experienced dengue but

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I pray that no one has to go 
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I have experienced COVID and 
facial paralysis but dengue was 

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worse than both of it. 
You know in dengue fever you 

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have a severe headaches, pain 
behind the eyes, intense body 

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and joints pain and you have 
nausea, vomiting and drop 

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platelets. 
For almost 20 days, I could 

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barely I had severe pain through
my body and I could not sleep 

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day or night and I vomit all the
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My platelets are going to 
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My condition created deep 
uncertainty for my family. 

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I could not return my home 
because the train services were 

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suspended and I could not travel
by air because my recent 

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surgery. 
My mother wept when she talked 

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to me. 
My wife, my brother and the 

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family I was staying with feared
for my life. 

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But in that situation I hold 
home the one verse. 

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Again and again I read book of 
Jonah chapter 2 verse 4. 

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When Jonah was in the belly of 
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look again forward, your holy 
temple in that situation, when I

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am hopeless and I asked my wife 
take me back to home. 

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I want to spend remaining days 
with my parents, with my father,

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with my mother. 
Again and again I read that 

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words and I pray a Lord. 
I have faith. 

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I will see your temple again. 
I pray a Lord, I believe I will 

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again preach in your church. 
I believe you will give me new 

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life. 
And I'm thank to Lord. 

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He is very faithful with me. 
He give me healing, He give me 

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power. 
And I serve in Pakistan and 

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today I am serving here in the 
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I just believe. 
In the same way. 

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When Jairus saw that there were 
no hope and all circumstances 

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were against him, he ran to 
Jesus and begged for his 

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daughter's life. 
And Jesus said to him to not be 

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afraid, only believe. 
When we read book of Mark 

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chapter 5, verse 21 to 24, the 
passage began with the name a 

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man named Jairus. 
It is written that when he saw 

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Jesus, he fell at his feet and 
pleaded earnestly for the life 

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of his little daughter because 
she was about to die. 

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But before moving forward, we 
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The Gospel tells us that he was 
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honor. 
He has authority, he has respect

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in Jewish community, He is the 
ruler, he is the leader, He is a

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wealthy person and he has 
accepts all the resources of 

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that time. 
He has access to the best 

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position of his time, but 
nothing could save his daughter.

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His wealth, his power, his 
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Nothing could save his daughter.
His only hope was Jesus. 

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Think about why would a 
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when we read a gospel of Mark 
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There is a miracle in Mark 
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On the day of Saba, Jesus was in
the synagogue and Jesus healed a

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man who has trebled hand. 
When Jesus healed that man, it 

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was written in the book of Mark,
chapter 3, all the Pharisees, 

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they were against the Lord and 
plotted a plan to kill him. 

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In chapter 3, Pharisees, the 
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against the Lord, they were 
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They want to kill him. 
But when we read chapter 5, the 

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synagogue leader Gyrus, who is 
the leader of the synagogue, who

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is the representative of that 
community, he came and kneeled 

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on, He fouled on and asked that 
Jesus come with me. 

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When there was no hope, Charis 
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On the way to Jairus house, 
Jesus was surrounded by a large 

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crowd. 
A woman who had suffered from 

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bleeding for 12 years touched 
his garment and was healed. 

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Jesus stopped and took time for 
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Could you imagine if myself I 
was in Jairus place or my only 

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daughter was about to die and 
Jesus took time? 

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So what was my condition? 
I have different thoughts in my 

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mind. 
Why Jesus you are doing? 

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Why Jesus, you took a time. 
My daughter is about to die. 

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Maybe Jairus has a different 
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The delay must have been 
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Imagine watching time pass while
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Then you have only hope of 
Jesus. 

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And Jesus took time. 
I won't go into detail about 

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this woman because last Sunday 
Christina briefed it 

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beautifully. 
But remember the both story have

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a connection, they are 
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So later I will tell you what 
connection is between both 

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stories. 
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chapter 5 verse 35 to 36, while 
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someone came from Jairus house 
and said your daughter is dead, 

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don't bother the teacher 
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What does that mean in human 
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They are saying it is over. 
They are saying why are you 

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bother teacher anymore, your 
daughter is dead, Jesus can't do

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anything. 
But it is written that Jesus as 

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Childress. 
Don't be afraid only believe we 

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similar we see similar moment in
the scripture when we read our 

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Gospel of John Chapter 11 Mendel
Lazarus was died and when Jesus 

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went there Mary and Martha, they
ask Jesus master, if you had 

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been here, our brother would not
die. 

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It means that the both sister 
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Now it's over. 
If you had been here, our 

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brother would not be die. 
Sometime people around us speak 

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words that weakens our faith. 
You know, we have some kind of 

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friends and relatives. 
They weakens our faith. 

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They do not always intend harm, 
but they speak from fear, not 

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faith. 
But Jesus ignored the report and

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said to Jairus, Don't be afraid,
only believe. 

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When Jesus arrived at the house 
from chapter 5, verse 38 to 43, 

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there were mourners crying and 
playing instruments. 

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These were the professional 
mourners so commonly hired in 

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that culture. 
They hired at least three 

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people, two people who play 
flute and the one woman. 

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Well, every person they hired at
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So Jairus is a wealthy person, 
Chairus has a status, Chairus 

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has only daughter or definitely 
is The family hired. 

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Many people in my culture where 
I grew up, we are not hired a 

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professional mourners, but our 
women they are willing like a 

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professional mourners. 
Their mourning is like in a 

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musical beats, like in a rhythm,
and they use a very a word that 

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can't touch your heart. 
And the people who listen their 

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moaning, they feel that there's 
someone loved one is dying. 

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So in my culture, the woman, 
when they moan, they beat 

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themselves. 
Similarly, in China's house, 

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there are mourners. 
But when Jesus came and Jesus 

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said that the girl is not dying,
she's just sleeping, they mock 

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Jesus. 
Why? 

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Because they are the 
professionals. 

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They know that the girl has 
died, but Jesus allowed only 

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parents and a few disciples into
the room. 

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Then he took the girl by hand 
and said, Talita Akum, which 

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means little girl. 
I say to you, Catter, in one 

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translation it is written, 
Little girl, I say to you, our 

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eyes. 
When she heard the voice of 

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Jesus, immediately she stood up 
and began to walk. 

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Similarly, Jesus spoke to 
Lazarus. 

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Lazarus come out, and when 
Lazarus listen the voice of 

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Jesus, he come out. 
There is power in the voice of 

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Jesus because Jesus is the 
eternal word of God. 

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When Jesus speak, creation 
responds, When Jesus speaks 

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strong stop, when Jesus speaks 
universe create, When Jesus 

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speak demons have gone, or when 
Jesus speaks diseases and 

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sickness has gone. 
And when Jesus speaks the lions 

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start to see. 
And when Jesus speaks the diet 

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arise, or when we read a book of
First Thessalonians, it is 

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written that on the day of the 
judgment, when Jesus come again,

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he will speak, and all the dead 
they are listen and their eyes. 

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Similarly, Jesus speak to the 
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Kumi a little girl arise and she
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I told you earlier there is one 
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an issue of blood and the 
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Both the woman and the little 
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other. 
The similarities are #12 the 

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woman had been suffering for 12 
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old. 
One represents long term 

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suffering, the woman who has an 
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long term suffering. 
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who was 12 years old, she 
represents our lives suddenly 

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cut short. 
Scholars said that when Jairus 

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daughter was born on the same 
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her suffering after the 12 year.
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born at the same year, the woman
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On the same year she was born, 
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Yet on the same day, both 
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This shows us that Jesus has the
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Groaning, suffering over sudden 
crises, Chiris invited Jesus 

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into his pain, and Jesus walked 
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But during the journey, the 
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Your daughter is Dad. 
Why trouble the teacher anymore?

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In the other words, they told 
him to stop hoping they believed

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it was too late. 
But Jesus said those were turned

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to gyrus and sad. 
Don't be afraid. 

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Only believe one thing you 
remember in your life. 

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A personal invitation must be 
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It is not enough to invite 
Jesus, we must also trust him. 

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Jairus kept working with Jesus 
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where death has created. 
Jesus took Jairus, his wife, and

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his few disciples. 
Then he spoke to the little 

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girl. 
Little girl, I said to your 

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eyes. 
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This is the power of personal 
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Chiras welcomed Jesus into his 
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him even when the outcome seemed
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And Jesus did what no one can 
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So my brothers and sisters, 
Jesus is still waiting your 

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invitation. 
He is not looking for perfect 

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people, but for open hearts. 
He is not looking for impressive

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words, but for humble faith. 
Today is the day of decision. 

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Will you invite Him in your 
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Will you invite Him into your 
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Will you trust Him? 
Even a life is hard because when

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you invite Jesus, He comes, or 
when you trust Him, He moves, or

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when He moves in, life begins 
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Today I don't know what 
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Maybe you are dealing with 
sickness, family struggle, 

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financial hardships, or 
spiritual dryness. 

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Maybe like Jairus, you feel 
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But Jesus said to you, don't be 
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Trust in even when you cannot 
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I personally believe the same 
God who healed me and the same 

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God who raised children's 
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working today. 
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You just invite him. 
When we read Constable of Mark 

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chapter 5 in chapter 5, there 
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First miracle was a man who had 
legions for the Samuel preached 

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on it. 
When Jesus healed that person 

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who had a legion, and you know 
that when the people came from 

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the village, they pleaded Jesus 
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And then Jesus went to this 
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happen here. 
It is written in the chapter 5 

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verse 20. 
When Jesus came back from the 

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Gresenia, the people are already
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When we welcome Jesus, then the 
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When we invite Jesus, he do his 
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And when Jairus invited Jesus, 
when Jairus welcomed him, Jesus 

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did miracle in his family. 
Today I want to encourage you, 

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if you are facing some kind of 
suffering, if you are facing 

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health issues, financial issues,
any kind of hardship, 

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brokenness, only believe Jesus 
said, don't be afraid. 

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And the last thing is that when 
we read only Bible, it is 

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written Don't be afraid 365 
times, don't be afraid, don't be

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afraid. 
How many days in a year? 

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365 every day. 
Jesus, God has a promise. 

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Don't be afraid, only believe. 
His name is Emmanuel. 

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He is with us. 
Let's spit. 

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Heavenly Father, thank you for 
your word. 

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Strengthen our faith in times of
difficulty. 

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Help us to trust You when 
circumstances are against us. 

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Teach us to believe and not be 
afraid. 

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Bless your people and fill them 
with hope and faith. 

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We ask this in Jesus name, Amen.