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Reverend Dr. Gregory HowardSunday, October 26, 20251130am
📖 Mark 5:21-29
Reverend Dr. Gregory Howard reads Mark 5:21–29 and reflects on the woman who endured twelve years of illness before reaching out to Jesus. An illustration of a tree in Ghana introduces the message’s central affirmation: hardship may affect us deeply without having the final word. Celebrating the church’s seventeenth anniversary, he emphasizes the grace that has sustained both the congregation and its members. The message explores crisis, loss and renewed life through the woman’s experience. Whe
Key Points
1.
True faith pushes past obstacles and despair to seek out Jesus for healing and wholeness.
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When earthly securities and remedies fail us, we discover that our ultimate hope and help come from God.
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By the keeping and sustaining grace of God, we survive our trials and are still standing today.
📖 Mark 5:21-29
[21] And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea. [22] And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, [23] And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live. [24] And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him. [25] And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, [26] And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, [27] When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. [28] For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. [29] And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.
Sermon Summary

Reverend Dr. Gregory Howard reads Mark 5:21–29 and reflects on the woman who endured twelve years of illness before reaching out to Jesus. An illustration of a tree in Ghana introduces the message’s central affirmation: hardship may affect us deeply without having the final word. Celebrating the church’s seventeenth anniversary, he emphasizes the grace that has sustained both the congregation and its members.

The message explores crisis, loss and renewed life through the woman’s experience. When her resources were exhausted, she acted on what she had heard about Jesus. Dr. Howard urges listeners to recognize the grace already present, exercise faith amid desperation, and share their testimony so that someone else can find hope.

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