Grant Fishbook, Lead Teaching Pastor
Luke 8:42b-48
As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him.
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43 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years…
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…but no one could heal her.
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44 She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak…
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…and, immediately her bleeding stopped!
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45 “Who touched me?” Jesus asked.
When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.”
46 But Jesus said, “Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me.”
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The God of the universe believes you are !
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47 Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed.
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“…your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”
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Small Group Questions
- Have you ever had an unfriendly encounter with an animal? What happened?
- Read the story from Matthew 9, Mark 5 and Luke 8. What details stand out to you in the different accounts? Why do they matter?
- What do you need to stop doing in order to authentically encounter Jesus?
- Jesus named her “daughter.” What name has God spoken over you?
- What did you see in the mural? What was God saying to you through that detail?
- How can we pray for you right now and throughout the week?