#419: Not Dead, but Asleep - Mark Part 18

Mark series · Part 18 | Scripture: Mark 5:35–43

The messengers arrive with the worst news a father could ever hear: Jairus's little girl has died. "Why bother the teacher anymore?" But Jesus turns to the heartbroken dad and says, "Don't be afraid; just believe."

Together we walk the long, silent road to Jairus's house and witness one of the most tender moments in the Gospel of Mark — Jesus taking a little girl by the hand and calling her back to life.

Jairus came asking for a healing. Jesus gave him something far greater. A gentle, hope-filled episode for talking with your kids about a hard subject — death — and the One who is stronger than it.

In This Episode

• "Not dead but asleep" — and why the mourners laughed
• A gentle look at "chronological snobbery": the people of Jesus' day knew exactly what death was — they weren't gullible

The Big Idea

This story answers the question the disciples first asked back in the storm — "Who is this?" — Jesus is the One with power over death itself. And He uses that power tenderly: mighty enough to raise the dead, gentle enough to hold a little girl's hand.

It points us forward to Jesus' own death and resurrection, and to the hope for everyone who trusts Him.

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