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Mark 5:21-36
21 When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered
round him; and he was by the lake.
22Then one of the leaders of the synagogue named
Jairus came and, when he saw him, fell at his feet
23and begged him repeatedly, `My
little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she
may be made well, and live.'
24So he went with him. And a large crowd followed
him and pressed in on him.
25Now there was a woman who had been suffering from
haemorrhages for twelve years.
26She had endured much under many physicians,
and had spent all that she had; and she was no better, but rather grew worse.
27She
had heard about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak,
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How does Jesus extend hospitality to the
28for she said, `If I but touch his clothes, I will be made well.'
29Immediately her
woman?
haemorrhage stopped; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease.
30Immediately aware that power had gone forth from him, Jesus turned about in the
crowd and said, `Who touched my clothes?'
31And his disciples said to him, `You see
the crowd pressing in on you; how can you say, "Who touched me?" '
32He looked all
round to see who had done it.
33But the woman, knowing what had happened to her,
came in fear and trembling, fell down before him, and told him the whole truth.
34He
said to her, `Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your
disease.'
35 While he was still speaking, some people came from the leader's house to
say, `Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any further?'
36But overhearing
what they said, Jesus said to the leader of the synagogue, `Do not fear, only believe.'
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SKETCHES
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eart of Welcome
Mark
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· External Reality: Scarcity
Jairus and the disciples
undance
· Internal Reality:
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Scarcity
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·External Reality: Abundance
Jesus
· Internal Mentality: Abundance
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I don't feel like I have the time, but how do I spend the time I have?
What kinds of things drive me to have a scarcity mentality?
What would have to change in my life in order to make space for new people into my life?
I don't feel very good at meeting new people, but how can I reach out in spite of my fears?
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a Christian freshman Joe joined InterVarsity eager
How would you advise Joe?
for some Christian friends on campus. He had been told he would need that
What are the key questions he could ask to the leader-
when he came to college. He was welcomed into relationships with the other
ship team?
20 students in the group. He is one of the only freshmen who are involved. He
invited his roommate who is not a person of faith to come to his Bible study
a couple times and was surprised no one made an effort to get to know him.
When Joe asks about reaching out to the campus, his small group leader said
the fellowship creates a safe place on a campus that feels unsafe most of the
time. Joe has benefi ted from the safe place but also longs for his roommate to
NSO Challenge:
know God and sees no other way for that to happen unless the fellowship helps
Decide to welcome one person you meet during NSO
him in that journey. Joe is invited to a leaders' meeting to talk about next year.
into your life. How will you create space for this
He wonders if this could be a good time to bring up his concerns.
person in your schedule? How will you communicate
your Kingdom view of time?
INTERVARSITY ®
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©2007 InterVarsity Christian Fellowship 6400 Schroeder Road, P.O. Box 7895 Madison, WI 53707-7895
tel 608.274.9001
email info@intervarsity.org
web www.intervarsity.org
SKETCHES
of Leadership o o o o >
A H @
eart of Welcome
Mark 5:21-36
21 When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered
round him; and he was by the lake.
22Then one of the leaders of the synagogue named
Jairus came and, when he saw him, fell at his feet
23and begged him repeatedly, `My
little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she
may be made well, and live.'
24So he went with him. And a large crowd followed
him and pressed in on him.
25Now there was a woman who had been suffering from
haemorrhages for twelve years.
26She had endured much under many physicians,
and had spent all that she had; and she was no better, but rather grew worse.
27She
had heard about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak,
@
How does Jesus extend hospitality to the
28for she said, `If I but touch his clothes, I will be made well.'
29Immediately her
woman?
haemorrhage stopped; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease.
Jairus comes to Jesus--his daughter is dy-
30Immediately aware that power had gone forth from him, Jesus turned about in the
ing. Jesus heads to help. On his way this he
stops not to physical heal this woman, but to
crowd and said, `Who touched my clothes?'
31And his disciples said to him, `You see
welcome her into his presence, welcome him
the crowd pressing in on you; how can you say, "Who touched me?" '
32He looked all
into his space and heal her emotionally and
spiritually.
round to see who had done it.
33But the woman, knowing what had happened to her,
What would it have been like to be
came in fear and trembling, fell down before him, and told him the whole truth.
34He
Jairus? Jairus must have been freaking...time
is ticking for him, he might wnt to care about
said to her, `Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your
this woman, he just is too worried about his
disease.'
35 While he was still speaking, some people came from the leader's house to
daughter. Jesus has a Kingdom view of time,
time is not short for Jesus but it is abundant.
say, `Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any further?'
36But overhearing
We often think time is a scarce resource but
what they said, Jesus said to the leader of the synagogue, `Do not fear, only believe.'
Jesus views time and uses his time from his
mentality that time is an abundant resource.
What does Jesus value? He values this
woman knowing she is loved, that her story
matters, that it's worth hearing, that it's as
important to him as a wealthy respected man's
daughter.
What if Jesus hadn't stopped and
talked to the woman? What wouldn't she
have gotten? peace, complete healing,
honor and value
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SKETCHES
of Leadership o o o o >
eart of Welcome
Mark
5
US
Jairus and the disciples
· External Reality: T ime
Scarcity
They see the task--heal Jairus' daughter and quickly. There is no
We communicate that we are too busy, that we have no time or
time to spare and there is no room for an inconvenience like this. space for new people
We don't have time to get to know this woman.
· Internal Reality: Heart
Scarcity
undance
Our hearts are closed. Maybe we are afraid open them because it
Ab
will mess things up too much; maybe we are apathetic to having
new friends--we feel satisfi ed.
y Jesus
·External Reality: T ime
Abundance
He has a Kingdom view of time--it's abundant. He also has an
We have time for new relationships, time for interruption, time for
cit other- centered approach. He's open to the woman "messing"
new ministry opportunities
up his schedule. He doesn't see it at messing things up. He has a
· Internal Mentality: H e a r t
Abundance
heart for this woman.
Open hearts, hearts of welcome, posture of hospitality, expectancy.
This is not an issue of having more time. Two people can have the
same schedule but operate differently
Scar
Ask students to pick a question to refl ect on:
I don't feel like I have the time, but how do I spend the time I have?
What kinds of things drive me to have a scarcity mentality?
What would have to change in my life in order to make space for new people into my life?
I don't feel very good at meeting new people, but how can I reach out in spite of my fears?
A
@
s
@
a Christian freshman Joe joined InterVarsity eager
How would you advise Joe?
for some Christian friends on campus. He had been told he would need that
What are the key questions he could ask to the leader-
when he came to college. He was welcomed into relationships with the other
ship team? Questions like who is the fellowship for on
20 students in the group. He is one of the only freshmen who are involved. He
campus? What would it look like for us to see our-
invited his roommate who is not a person of faith to come to his Bible study
selves on a mission to the campus? How would that
a couple times and was surprised no one made an effort to get to know him.
affect what we do as a group or how we think about
When Joe asks about reaching out to the campus, his small group leader said
ourselves as a group.
the fellowship creates a safe place on a campus that feels unsafe most of the
time. Joe has benefi ted from the safe place but also longs for his roommate to
NSO Challenge:
know God and sees no other way for that to happen unless the fellowship helps
Decide to welcome one person you meet during NSO
him in that journey. Joe is invited to a leaders' meeting to talk about next year.
into your life. How will you create space for this
He wonders if this could be a good time to bring up his concerns.
person in your schedule? How will you communicate
your Kingdom view of time?
INTERVARSITY ®
Sketches of Leadership #36
©2007 InterVarsity Christian Fellowship 6400 Schroeder Road, P.O. Box 7895 Madison, WI 53707-7895
tel 608.274.9001
email info@intervarsity.org
web www.intervarsity.org
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