Mark 5:21-43

I. Overwhelmed with concern for another (5:21-24)

A. Jairus – a ruler of the synagogue and a father to a little girl
B. Approached Jesus directly for help

II. Overwhelmed with concern for self (5:25-34)

A. An unnamed woman – a societal outcast because of her disease (Leviticus 15:25-30)
B. Snuck up behind Jesus for healing – touched Him, made Him ceremonially unclean

III. Overwhelmed with grief (5:35-40)

A. “Do not be afraid, only believe”
B. “A tumult…wept and wailed loudly;” Jesus calls it a “commotion”
C. Jesus provides assurance, permits only the girl’s parents and Peter, James, and John to remain inside

IV. Overwhelmed with amazement (5:41-43)

A. Jairus’s daughter was raised from the dead
B. Jesus touched her – again, making Himself ceremonially unclean (Numbers 19:11-13)