Good Morning ... and too, God be the Glory!

I greet you in the matchless name of our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ.

And there is a Word from the LORD ... so let us jump right into our text.

As I said, I am not going to keep you long ... I have four points that I want to share with you this morning ...

So let us turn our hearts and our Bibles to the Gospel of Mark“The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” — Mark 1:1 ... chapter 5“They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes.” — Mark 5:1 ... beginning at verse 25“And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years,” — Mark 5:25.

When you find it ... please say Amen.

Turn to your neighbor and say ... Neighbor —
“IF I COULD JUST TOUCH THE HEM OF HIS GARMENT”

You may be seated ...

Father ... the task of teaching Your Word is once again in my keeping.

I commit myself to do the very best that I can. Clear my mind of distractions. Warm my heart with compassion. Fill my soul with faith in Your goodness and Your power.

Speak to me ... that I may speak for You. Speak through me ... that I may speak to those who wait to hear Your unadulterated gospel.

Right now, Lord ... remove self. Remove pride. Increase in me and I decrease in You. Hide me behind Your cross.

Lord ... there is somebody in front of this word today who has been bleeding for a long time. Not always blood. Sometimes it is a bank account that keeps draining. Sometimes it is a job that ended and the next door has not opened yet. Sometimes it is a loved one who is gone and the grief will not let go. Sometimes it is a diagnosis. Sometimes it is a marriage. Sometimes it is just the weight of waking up every morning and facing it ... again. They have tried everything the world has to offer. They have spent everything they had. And they are no better ... but rather grew worse. They need to know that the HEM is still within reach.

And Lord ... we are living in anxious days. The economy is uncertain and the headlines change before the ink dries. Wars are raging and the rumors of more wars grow louder by the day. We have sent men to the far side of the moon and brought them home ... and we still cannot bring peace to this side of the world. Jobs are being replaced by technology. Anxiety is at an all-time high. Depression is at an all-time high. People are exhausted in a way that sleep cannot fix. Your people need more than information. They need a touch. They need the HEM.

So speak, Lord. We are listening.

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight. My Lord ... You are my strength and my Redeemer. This is my prayer. Amen.

Before we begin ...

I want to tell you about a moment I had with myself.

Not with anybody else. Just me ... and God ... and the quiet.

As I was still meditating and reflecting on last week’s sermon — God Is Not Confused About This War. Are You? — I felt the leading of the Spirit to post it. To put it out into the world. On social media. Where anybody could see it. Where everybody could respond to it.

And that is when the other voice came.

Not the voice of the Spirit.

The voice of fear.

Are you sure you want to do that? Do you know what the blowback will look like in this environment? Do you know what people are going to say? Do you know what it will cost you to stand up and say what you believe in a world that has decided that conviction is intolerance and truth is opinion?

And then came the deepest question of all.

Are you ashamed?

And before I could answer ... the following Scriptures answered and they convicted me.

You see ... what God was showing me is this ...

Man can come for the body.

Man can come for the reputation.

Man can come for the career ... the comfort ... the applause.

Man can come for all of it.

But there is something man cannot reach.

Man cannot touch the soul.

Man cannot touch the covenant.

Man cannot touch what God has already sealed.

You can strip a man of everything the world gave him ... and still not touch what God put His hand on.

Fear God. Not man.

And when those words landed ... the fear left.

And I said ... Lord. As the chief sinner1 Timothy 1:15Paul’s own wordsScripture“The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.” — 1 Timothy 1:15Read 1 Timothy 1:15 → that I am ... I need every drop of Your blood to cover me. I need Your full atonement. Your full grace. Your full mercy poured over every crack in this life. But I will not be ashamed of You.

And it was right there ... in that moment of decision ... in that place where I had to choose between the fear of man and the love of God ... that this woman appeared in my spirit.

This sermon did not start with her. It started with me.

You see ... what today’s text showed me is this ...

I was the one in the crowd.

I was the one who needed to press through the fear.

I was the one who needed to reach past what people might say ... what they might think ... what they might do.

I was the one who needed to stop looking at the crowd ... and start reaching for HIM.

The woman in Mark 5“Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”. Twelve years of suffering. Twelve years of bleeding that would not stop. Twelve years of going from physician to physician ... spending everything she had ... and coming home worse every time.

Twelve years.

Now understand what twelve years means in real life. That is not a bad week. That is not a hard season. Twelve years is long enough to lose hope. Twelve years is long enough to stop praying about it. Twelve years is long enough to start believing that this is just the way things are going to be.

Some of us know what a twelve-year situation feels like.

And then she heard ... that Jesus was coming through. She pressed through a crowd so thick ... so indifferent to her situation ... that nobody even knew she was there. And she said something quiet. Something that had twelve years of desperation pressed into every syllable.

Not His throne. Not His full presence. Just the edge. Just the fringe. Just the HEM of the garment that brushed the ground when Jesus walked.

As I said, I am not going to keep you long ...

I have four points to share with you this morning ...

Point 1 — Who Touched Me?

Point 2 — What To Do When You Have Done All You Can.

Point 3 — Word Had Got Out.

Point 4 — The Source.

Walk with me.

Walk with me to Mark 5 verse 25Mark 5:25 ESV — And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years,.

Twelve years. Not eleven. Not thirteen. Twelve. And I want you to hold that number ... because the Holy Spirit put something in that number that we are going to come back to.

You see ... under the law ... Leviticus 15“If a woman has a discharge of blood for many days, not at the time of her menstrual impurity ... she shall be unclean.” — Leviticus 15:25 ... a woman with a discharge of blood was ceremonially unclean. It was not her gender that excluded her. It was her condition. She could not enter the temple. She could not sit at the community table. She could not touch another person without making them unclean. She could not be touched. For twelve years she lived in isolation. Excluded. Invisible. Before quarantine had a name ... she was living it.

Now walk with me back to our text ... Mark 5 verse 27Mark 5:27 ESV — She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment..

Behind. Not in front. Not beside. Not with an announcement. She pressed through a crowd that by law she had no business touching ... and she reached for the HEM.

She was not checking the material. You know how we do — touch it to make sure it is not polyester pretending to be silk. Somebody walks in looking good on Sunday morning ... and somebody leans over and whispers — girl that is NOT real silk. That is polyester and a prayer.

She was not checking the quality of the garment. She was reaching for the covenant written into it.

Now ... Matthew 9:20“And behold, a woman who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment.” — Matthew 9:20 calls this garment a HEM. And I like that. Now let me tell you why this HEM matters ...

You see ... in Numbers 15“Speak to the people of Israel, and tell them to make tassels on the corners of their garments ... that you may look at it and remember all the commandments of the Lord.” — Numbers 15:38–40 God commanded the children of Israel to make fringes on the HEM of their garments. In the Hebrew ... those fringes are called TZITZITצִיצִתtzee-TZEETHebrew — Numbers 15:38Covenantal fringes worn on the HEM of a Jewish man’s garment. Not fashion. Not decoration. Covenantal — a visible reminder of every promise God ever made to His people.▶ Hear It.

Not decoration. Not fashion. Covenantal.

Every time a Jewish man looked down at the HEM of his garment ... he saw the covenant. He saw every promise God ever made to His people.

Watch this ... Mark 5 verse 27Mark 5:27 ESV — She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. ... When this woman reached for the HEM ... she was not reaching for fabric. She was reaching for covenant.

Now walk with me to Mark 5 verse 28Mark 5:28 ESV — For she said, “If I touch even his garments, I will be made well.”.

If I could just touch. Just the edge. Just the fringe. Just the HEM. That is not great faith. That is desperate faith. That is twelve-years-of-bleeding-and-I-have-nothing-left faith.

She had waited twelve years. Jesus was right on time.

Now look at Mark 5 verse 30Mark 5:30 ESV — And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my garments?”. Jesus said — Who touched my garments? But notice Mark 5 verse 31Mark 5:31 ESV — And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, ‘Who touched me?’” — the disciples paraphrase it back to Him as “Who touched me?” They already understood what He meant. He was not asking about the fabric. He was asking about the person.

That right there ... will preach.

The HEM was the point of contact. But what He felt ... was a touch ... not on his HEM ... but on HIM.

None of it moved Him. None of it drew power. None of it had what hers had. Until she reached.

And Jesus felt it immediately.

Ask anybody who has had a gout attack. That big toe is so inflamed that the weight of a bed sheet feels like a cinderblock. That is the sensitivity of faith making contact with the right source.

The crowd pressed ... but she reached in faith ... and everything moved. Immediately.

Now I do not know for sure ... but I have a feeling Peter was somewhere in that crowd with his hand on his sword. John 18:10“Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant and cut off his right ear.” — John 18:10 Same man who pulled a sword in the Garden of Gethsemane and cut off a soldier’s ear trying to protect Jesus. Peter was always ready to fight first and ask questions later.

So here is Jesus in the middle of a pressing crowd ... asking ... who touched Me ... and Peter is probably somewhere in the back like — just point him out Lord. I got it.

There is a difference between pressing on Jesus and actually pressing to touch Him.

And how do I know ... I am so glad you asked ... you see, Some people come to church every Sunday ... know every song ... know when to stand and when to sit ... know how to look the part ...

And have never once pressed to touch HIM.

The crowd touches Jesus by accident. Faith reaches for Him on purpose.

Let us look at Mark 5 verse 30Mark 5:30 ESV — And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my garments?” again ... notice the word power.

In the Greek that word power is DUNAMISδύναμιςDOO-na-meesGreek — Strong’s G1411Supernatural force. Divine energy. Same root word as dynamite. It went out of HIM — not the HEM.▶ Hear It. Same root word from which we get dynamite. Supernatural force. Divine energy.

And it went out of HIM ... the moment she touched the — H ... E ... M.

The power did not go out of the — H ... E ... M.

The power went out of — H ... I ... M.

Now walk with me to Mark 5 verse 34Mark 5:34 ESV — “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”.

One word. And I need somebody to feel the weight of that one word “DAUGHTER”.

Not intruder.

Not unclean.

Not case number twelve.

Not too far gone.

Not invisible.

Not forgotten.

Not written off.

Not the black sheep of the family.

Not the one they gave up on.

Not the one nobody called back.

Not a drama queen.

Daughter.

He called her Daughter ... THUGATERθυγάτηρthoo-GAH-terGreek — Mark 5:34Daughter. Used only four times by Jesus to directly address a woman: Matthew 9:22, Mark 5:34, Luke 8:48, Luke 23:28. Daughter — you belong here. You have a Father. And His name is God.▶ Hear It ...

And He is calling you.

Daughter.

He is calling you. THUGATERθυγάτηρthoo-GAH-terGreek — Mark 5:34Daughter. Used only four times by Jesus to directly address a woman: Matthew 9:22, Mark 5:34, Luke 8:48, Luke 23:28. Daughter — you belong here. You have a Father. And His name is God.▶ Hear It ... He is calling you more than family. He is saying you belong here. You have a Father. And His name is God.

Now that is Point 1 ... let us move to Point 2 ... walk with me.

Walk with me back to Mark 5 verse 26Mark 5:26 ESV — and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse..

She had done all she could. Spent everything she had. Worse than when she started. Somebody in this room knows exactly what that feels like.

The man who did everything right and still lost his job ... he has done all he can.

The parent who buried a child and cannot explain why ... they have done all they can.

The woman whose marriage fell apart after she tried everything ... she has done all she can.

The young professional whose industry was disrupted before they saw it coming ... they have done all they can.

Suffered much. Spent all. No better. Worse. That is verse 26 in 2026.

And if you look around ... the world has not run out of physicians. They are still in business. Still taking everything you have. Still sending you home worse.

The world’s waiting room costs everything you have ... and sends you home worse. The HEM costs nothing but a reach.

Now I need to speak to somebody who has been away from God. There is another kind of bleeding. The bleeding that starts when a person walks away from God. That wound bleeds too.

The HEM is for you too. You just have to turn. And in the Hebrew ... that word turn has a name. SHUBשוּבshoovHebrew — Strong’s H7725To turn around. Not grovel. Not perform penance. Just turn. A full turn begins with a single step in the right direction.▶ Hear It. It means ... turn around. That is it. Just turn.

Don’t believe me ... watch this. Remember the prodigal son in Luke 15“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.” — Luke 15:20 ... He did not just walk away from home. He went all the way down. He ended up in a pig pen. Feeding pigs. Hungry enough to eat what the pigs were eating. And that is when the Bible says he came to himself.

He got up ... from the pig pen ... and went to his father.

He came home smelling like a pig pen. He did not try to clean himself up first. He came to himself ... and he came home.

And many of us today need to do exactly that. Stop trying to clean yourself up before you come. Come as you are. Come from the pig pen if that is where you are. Because that is what you do when you have done all you can. You come to yourself. And you come home to the Father.

Watch the father ... what did the father do ...

He ... RAN.

In the Greek that word ran is TRECHOδραμώνTREH-choGreek — Luke 15:20Ran. The technical term for foot races in the stadium. The father did not stroll — he sprinted. In that culture, a man of his standing never ran. To run he had to hike up his robe, exposing his legs — a cultural humiliation. The father shamed himself to reach his son faster.▶ Hear It — the technical term for a foot race in a stadium. Not a stroll. A dead sprint. A man of his standing NEVER ran. To run he had to hike up his robe ... expose his legs ... a humiliation. The father shamed himself ... to get to his son faster.

He was not looking for a speech. He was looking for a turn.

And when the Heavenly Father gets to you ... He is going to call you something.

Son.

Not servant. Not hired hand. Not disappointment.

Son.

We are reminded in Jeremiah 3:22“Return, O faithless children, and I will heal your faithlessness.” — Jeremiah 3:22 —

He already sees you. And He is already running. Put the speech away.

So what do you do when you have done all you can?

You stop trying to fix it yourself.

You stop going back to the same physicians who have already taken everything you had.

What do you do when you have done all you can?

You press through the crowd.

You reach for HIM.

I said ... what do you do when you have done all you can?

You do not go back to the waiting room that sent you home worse.

You press through. You reach.

You touch HIM.

When you have done all you can ... you reach for HIM.

Now that is Point 2 ... walk with me.

Walk with me back to Mark 5 verse 27Mark 5:27 ESV — She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment..

She had heard the reports. Word had got out.

She did not step into that crowd on wishful thinking. Word had got out. The blind were receiving sight. The lame were walking. The lepers were cleansed. The dead were raised. Word ... had ... got ... out.

Romans 10:17“So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.” — Romans 10:17 says faith comes by hearing. She heard. Faith came. And faith moved her feet.

Jesus had never lost a case. His track record has no failures. Not one.

Remember ... I told you to hold the number twelve from Mark 5 verse 25Mark 5:25 ESV — And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years,. Here is why.

In the Hebrew ... twelve is SHNEM ASARשנֵים עָשָרshneh-EEM ah-SARHebrew — Biblical NumerologyTwelve. Perfect government — divine order. The product of three (divine) multiplied by four (creation). Twelve tribes of Israel. Twelve disciples. Twelve gates in the New Jerusalem. When God uses twelve, He is saying: this is complete. This is whole. This is mine.▶ Hear It. Perfect government. Divine order.

And this woman ... had been bleeding for twelve years. Not one day of those twelve years was wasted. God was building something. And on the day He was done building ... He put Himself on that road.

That is not a coincidence. That is SHNEM ASAR. A God who does not waste a single year of your suffering.

Word had got out about Jesus. And she heard it. And faith came. And faith moved her feet.

That is the power of a testimony. Somebody told somebody. Somebody said — I was bleeding and He healed me. I was broken and He restored me. I was in the pig pen and He ran to meet me. I was lost and He found me.

I was nobody ... and He called me ... His.

I was nobody ... and He called me ... Child.

I was nobody ... and He called me ... Mine.

And He has called you ...

Mine.

Not a mistake. Not a coincidence. Not a number.

Mine.

He does not just heal you. He does not just stop for you. He claims you.

You are His.

Child.

Mine.

Now let us move to Point 4 ... walk with me.

Now I need you to walk with me to Mark 5 verse 30Mark 5:30 ESV — And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my garments?” one more time.

Look at that word — power. In the Greek that word is DUNAMISδύναμιςDOO-na-meesGreek — Strong’s G1411Supernatural force. Divine energy. The same power that opened blind eyes, cleansed lepers, raised the dead, and calmed the storm on the Sea of Galilee. Same root word from which we get dynamite.▶ Hear It. Same root word from which we get dynamite. Supernatural force. Divine energy.

And it went out of HIM ... the moment she touched the —

The power did not go out of the — H ... E ... M.

The power went out of — H ... I ... M.

Some of you grew up reading the King James Version. And in that version, Jesus perceived that virtue had gone out of Him.

The virtue did not leave the — H ... E ... M.

The virtue left — H ... I ... M.

The garment had no power of its own. The cloth was not the source. The fringe was not the source. The HEM ... was not the source.

The source was HIM ... wearing the garment.

The HEM was the door. HIM was the house. And who is the HIM? His name is Jesus.

When she touched the HEM ... she was not drawing power from fabric. She was drawing power from the living God who happened to be wearing it. That is the source. It has always been the source. Not the garment. Not the fringe. HIM. And His name is Jesus.

And now I need to bring this back to where it started. Back to last week. Back to the moment when the Spirit said post the sermon — God Is Not Confused About This War. Are You? — and the fear came.

And I realized ... that was me. I was that woman. I was that prodigal son. Pressed between the fear of this world and the love of God. And I chose to press toward HIM.

My loyalty is not to this world. My loyalty is to HIM.

And this same Jesus ... this same One who stopped in a crowd for one woman nobody noticed ...

Went to Calvary.

They stripped the garment and the HEM off His body. They drove the nails. They lifted the cross. They sealed the tomb. They posted the guard.

But you cannot seal what God has already decided to open.

Early on the first day of the week ... the stone rolled away. And John chapter 20 verse 6“Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there.” — John 20:6 says Simon Peter ran into that tomb ... and saw the linen cloths lying there.

The grave clothes were still in the tomb. The — H ... E ... M was left behind. Because — H ... I ... M is not in it anymore. And who is HIM? His name is Jesus. Jesus got up and left the grave clothes behind.

You do not need the shroud. You need HIM who walked out of it.

And because He is risen ... the HEM is still available.

Psalm 30:5“Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.” — Psalm 30:5 says weeping may endure for a night ... but joy comes with the morning. She wept for twelve years in the night. Joy came the day He walked into her crowd.

And do you want to know why He could stop for her? Do you want to know why the power was in that garment? Do you want to know why one touch was enough?

Because of what He was willing to do next.

Upon — H ... I ... M.

Not upon the — H ... E ... M.

And who is HIM? His name is Jesus.

It was not the — H ... E ... M that took the nails.

HIM took the nails. And who is HIM? His name is Jesus.

HIM bore the cross.

HIM said — It is finished.

He got up on the third day.

And He is still stopping today.

Still stopping in the middle of a moving crowd ... for one person nobody noticed.

Still stopping for the one who has been bleeding for twelve years.

Still stopping for the one who has done all they can.

Still stopping for the one who came to themselves in a pig pen.

Still stopping ... for you.

And if you call HIM ... He will stop right by your pew ... and heal you.

As I close ... walk with me one last time to Mark 5 verse 34Mark 5:34 ESV — “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”.

Your faith has made you well. That phrase — made you well — in the Greek is SOZOσώζωSO-zoGreek — Strong’s G4982Saved. Healed. Delivered. Made whole. The same word used throughout the New Testament for salvation. When Jesus said your faith has made you well, He meant she was saved, delivered, made whole in every dimension.▶ Hear It. Saved. Healed. Delivered. Made whole.

Jesus did not just stop her bleeding. Jesus gave her SOZO. Wholeness in every dimension. Daughter. Not intruder. Not unclean. Not case number twelve. Daughter.

And because He was wearing that garment ... when she reached ... she did not just touch cloth. She touched the KANAPHכָנָףkaw-NAFFHebrew — Ruth 3:9; Psalm 91:4Wing. Covering. The same word Boaz used in Ruth 3 when he spread his garment over Ruth as a sign of covenant protection. When she reached for the HEM, she was reaching for the wing of God himself.▶ Hear It — the wing. The covering of God Himself.

Psalm 91:4 reminds us of what that covering looks like —

A shield in front of you. A buckler on your arm. Wings over your head. And the righteous right hand of God holding you up from underneath — Isaiah chapter 41 verse 10“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” — Isaiah 41:10 says — fear not, for I am with you.

There is no direction the enemy can come from what Jesus has not already covered.

He is Jehovah-Rapha — and she needed healing.

He is Jehovah-Shammah — and He was right there on that road.

He is Jehovah-Jireh — and He provided what twelve years of physicians could not.

He is El-Shaddai — the God who is more than enough. And one touch of the HEM was more than enough.

I do not know what you came in here carrying this morning.

But I know this —

This same Jesus who stopped in the middle of a moving crowd ... for one woman nobody noticed ... Jesus is still stopping today.

If the economy has your back against the wall — touch HIM.

If the job is gone and the next door has not opened — touch HIM.

If you are carrying grief that will not let go — touch HIM.

If the diagnosis shook the room — touch HIM.

If the relationship fell apart — touch HIM.

If shame has kept you on the outside — touch HIM.

If you have been away and do not know how to come back — touch HIM.

If weeping came in the night and joy has not shown up yet — touch HIM.

Jesus did not have to be on that road. Jesus had just come off a miracle in the Gerasenes. But Jesus got back in a boat ... crossed back over ... and on his way to heal — watch this — a twelve year old little girl“While he was still speaking, there came from the ruler’s house some who said, Your daughter is dead.” — Mark 5:35. Jesus was on His way to heal Jairus’s twelve-year-old daughter when the woman touched the HEM. Two twelves. Same road. Same Jesus. ... and walked right into the crowd. Sovereign providence put Jesus on the exact road she needed Him to be on.

A particular place. A particular time. For a particular person.

In John chapter 4 verse 4“And he had to pass through Samaria.” — John 4:4 ... Jesus needed to pass through Samaria. He sat down at a well at noon. There was a woman who came at noon ... alone. And Jesus was sitting at that well. A particular place. A particular time. For a particular person.

Jesus is an on-time God. Not early. Not late. On time. Every time.

And Jesus is already sitting at the well you are walking toward right now. Psalm 46:1“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” — Psalm 46:1 calls Him a very present help in trouble. Present. Right where the trouble is.

As I said ... I am not going to keep you long. That is all I got.

But before I sit down ... walk back with me one more time and revisit our four points:

Point 1 — Who Touched Me? She pressed through the crowd and reached for HIM. And Jesus stopped.

Point 2 — What To Do When You Have Done All You Can. You stop going back to the physicians who have taken everything you had. You press through. You reach for HIM.

Point 3 — Word Had Got Out. Somebody testified. Faith came by hearing. And hearing moved her feet.

Point 4 — The Source. It was never the HEM. It was never the garment. The source of every miracle ... every healing ... every name He called ... was HIM. And who is HIM? His name is Jesus.

Reach for HIM.

And when you reach for Him ...

He stops.

He turns.

He looks through the crowd until He finds you.

And when He finds you ... He does not send you away.

He says ... Daughter.

He says ... Son.

He says ... you are Mine.

He says ... go in peace ... and be healed of your disease.

Reach for HIM ...

The Lily of the Valley.

Reach for HIM ...

The Rose of Sharon.

Reach for HIM ...

The Good Shepherd who leaves the ninety-nine to find the one.

Reach for HIM ...

The Living Water — who told a woman at a well that whoever drinks of Him will never thirst again.

Reach for HIM ...

Jehovah-Rapha — the God who heals.

Reach for HIM ...

Jehovah-Shammah — the God who is right there.

Reach for HIM ...

El-Shaddai — the God who is more than enough.

The same One who stopped on a road in Galilee ... for one woman nobody noticed ... is still stopping today.

For ... you.

Right now.

It was not the HEM that took the nails.

HIM took the nails. And who is HIM? His name is Jesus.

HIM bore the cross.

HIM said — It is finished.

HIM got up on the third day. And who is HIM? His name is Jesus.

And He is still stopping today.

For you. Right now. In this room. At this moment.

It was never about the — H ... E ... M.

It was always about — H ... I ... M.

Reach for HIM.

Amen.

Every head bowed ... every eye closed ...

We have been talking about a woman who pressed through a crowd that did not see her ... reached past her shame ... and touched the HEM of the garment of Jesus. And she was made whole.

Is there something in your life that has been bleeding for too long? A wound the world’s physicians have not been able to fix?

If that is you today ... I want you to slip your hand up right where you are. Nobody looking. Just you and God.

For those who have never accepted Christ as your personal Savior ... you can do that right now. Repeat after me ...

Amen

You repeated that in accordance with the Word of God — Romans 10:9–10“Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”.

You are saved.

And the Word of God confirms it — John 3:16“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” — John 3:16.

Come. The doors of the Kingdom are open. Jesus is waiting. Come down this aisle ... give me your hand ... and give God your heart.

Amen

Before you go ... I want you to leave today with three things.

The same Jesus who was on that road in Mark chapter 5 ... is on your road right now. A particular place. A particular time. For a particular person. That particular person is you.

Now may the God of all grace ... who called you to His eternal glory in Christ Jesus ... after you have suffered a little while ... himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. To Him be the dominion forever and ever.

Amen

C3PT Kingdom Culture Ministries

Rev. Kelvin L. Parks, M.A.

Expository Preacher & Bible Teacher

I am available. I come alongside faith communities to teach, speak, coach, and consult — helping you build a culture that does not break.

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Leadership. Culture. Results.

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