Rev Bill

I have posted today’s sermon on my sermon blog. It’s the first in a series on “touching Jesus” — this one based on Mark 5:24b-34 and entitled “Am I Touching Jesus — Or Crowding Jesus?”.

Here’s a portion of it:

We get the picture of a very large crowd of people packed into a narrow street. It must have been bedlam! Folks from all backgrounds and of all ages bumping into Him and rubbing shoulders with the Him!
It’s quite amazing when you think of it – isn’t it?
The crowd jostling and bumping into Jesus – the Son of God – the Savior – the one who could change their lives and give them salvation!
Yet – in this crowd of folks — no one received a miracle or had their lives changed by Jesus – except this one woman.
Certainly many people touched Him and crowded Him – but only one was changed by Him.
Why is that?
I believe that no one else received a miracle – or had their lives changed by Jesus – in that great crowd of folks because no one else came expecting a miracle.
No one else expected a miracle – or asked for a miracle – so no one else was blessed with one in that crowd of folks around Jesus.
No one else expected to have their lives changed – or asked Jesus to change their lives – so no one else had their lives changed by Jesus in that crowd of folks around Jesus.
They were simply curious onlookers – a crowd of folks – but folks who were merely crowding Jesus instead of letting Him really touch and change their lives.
They were crowding Jesus instead of touching Jesus.

Are you crowding Jesus – or touching Jesus?
Ask yourself –
Am I touching Jesus – or crowding Him?

You can read the sermon here.

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