Category: Mark 5

  • Not Dead, Only Sleeping

    (Mark 5:35-43) While Jesus was coming to the house of Jairus to heal his daughter, messengers came to tell them not to bother for the girl had died. This must have been dreadful news to Jairus for he was out on a limb coming to Jesus in the first place. Jairus was a ruler in…

  • If I Touch the Hem of His Garment

    (Mark 5:21-34) Jesus had been implored by Jairus, a ruler in the synagogue, to come to his house and heal his sick daughter who was at the point of death. While making this journey an amazing event occurred which shows the power of faith and the perception of the Lord. A great crowd was following…

  • Jesus Casts Out The Legion

    (Mark 5:1-20) When Jesus came to the region of the Gerasenes he encountered a man possessed by demons. The man was what we would consider today to be mentally ill and was violently psychotic. But the demons recognised Jesus and said to him, What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most…