Jairus the Father

This is the father's day message from 2003.

This week I will be posting some previous Father's day messages.

Mark 5:21-24
When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the Lake. Then one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came there. Seeing Jesus, he fell at his feet and pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.” So Jesus went with him.

And Mark 5:35-43
While Jesus was still speaking, some men came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue ruler. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher any more?”
Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue ruler, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.”
He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James. When they came to the home of the synagogue ruler, Jesus saw a commotion with people crying and wailing loudly. He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.” But they laughed at him.
After he had put them all out, he took the child’s father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which means, “little girl, I say to you get up!”). Immediately the girl stood up and walked around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished. He gave hem strict orders no to let anyone know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.

Jairus was a father who experienced a miracle in his house. What kind of father must I be to experience miracles in my house?

1. He was a father involved in God’s kingdom.
“Then one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came there.”
2. He was humble.
“Seeing Jesus, he fell at his feet…”
3. He was a praying father.
“Seeing Jesus, he…pleaded earnestly with him…”
4. He was a father with faith.
“Please come and put you hands on her so that she will be healed and live.”
5. He was a father who took Jesus with him.
“So Jesus went with him.”