Advent

December 2 Advent: The Audacity to Hope

Mark 5:21-43 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28 because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” 29 Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering. The woman had suffered, living with the shame of ritual uncleanness,…

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December 1 Advent: Don’t be Afraid, Just Believe

Mark 5:21-43:   35 While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher anymore?” 36 Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” In the story of Jairus and his 12-year-old daughter, told in all 3 synoptic gospels, he pleaded with Jesus…

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