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I mean, I wonder what God would do if we would worship instead of worry. I wonder what would happen if we would praise as much as we panic. I wonder what would happen if we would just begin to make room for him instead of being addicted to a deuce.
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You're watching Kingdom Connection with Jetson Franklin. Open your Bible to Mark chapter 5. Mark chapter 5. We'll begin reading with verse 22.
"And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, and he saw him, and he fell at his feet, and he begged him earnestly, saying, 'My little daughter lies at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her.' She's at the point of death. Jesus, come and lay your hands on her, and she may be healed, and she will live."
And so Jesus agrees and he starts in that direction. The woman with the issue of blood touches him. There's there's a a divine miracle that takes place. And then verse 24, in the meantime, I guess we would say after that miracle, that little interruption, [snorts] someone came and said, uh, in verse 35, "While he was still speaking, someone came from the ruler of the synagogue's house and said, 'Your daughter is dead. Why trouble you, the master?'"
And as soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he said to the ruler of the synagogue, "Do not be afraid. Only believe." I want you to let that Let's just say that. Do not be afraid. Only believe.
He permitted no one to follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James. Then he came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue. He saw a tomb and those who wept and wailed. Weeping is another word there that would weeping. Wept and wailed loudly. Loudly.
When he came in and he said to them, "Why do you make this a do and weep?" We don't we don't use that word ado. [snorts] It literally in the Greek language means self trouble. Why are you troubling? You are you're causing self trouble. Why do you make this a do and weep? The child is not dead but sleeping. And they ridiculed him.
But when he had put them all outside of that room, he took the father and the mother of the child and those who were with him and entered where the child was laid. And then he took the child by the hand and he said, "Tella, come." Which is translated, "Little girl, I say to you, arise." Immediately the girl arose and walked, for she was 12 years of age, and they were overcome with great amazement. He commanded them strictly to tell no one. And he said, I love this part, give her something to eat. He said that something should be given to her to eat. He says that's very powerful and I'll explain in just a moment.
I'm preaching today on this verse that says that they wept loudly. They were they were making much ado. They were a commotion was going on. Notice that fear makes noise but faith makes room. Jesus cleared out the room from all the noise. I'm preaching on fear makes noise but faith makes room. He reforms the reality. He reframes the reality before you assume the worst because they were wailing. Listen, they were wailing. They were worrying. Listen, it was all about worst-case scenarios. That's what we do. We race in our minds when a bad news comes. When something bad happens, we race and begin to verbalize worst-case situations. Oh my God, they were looking for a casket. They they were in funeral mode. They were absolutely knowing that it was too late. And some of you have come in with a casket, but you're going to leave with confidence. Some of you have come in in your mind with a funeral, but in the night and if you're seeing anybody in that coffin that's still breathing, I mean, I wonder what God would do if we would worship instead of worry. I wonder what would happen if we would praise as much as we panic. I wonder what would happen if we would just begin to make room for him instead of being addicted to a deuce self troubling.
You're worried about a lot of things. You they're out of your control. And that's not how faith is to operate. Listen, we are not supposed to live with a chronic fear over us all the time. When's it coming back? When what's going to happen next? What? That is not of God. And you need to rebuke it. And you need to understand, you need to say to yourself, much of do about nothing, devil. Get out of my face. Jesus is everything. You are nothing. Jesus is my everything. He's my future. He's got it. It's going to be all right. He's good. And I will praise him. I'll put on the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. >> Hallelujah. Woo. Glory to God.
Fear as the result of increasing vulnerability. When you feel like it's just closing in, that's when you have to rebuke it. God wants you to act in faith first, not panic first. He wants you to act in faith, not making much ado about the bad news. Act in faith first. But Jesus is with me. And I will not let fear dominate my life. Hallelujah.
I'm just declaring this morning, we're we're not I'm not a funeral director. I'm a man of God coming with a word from God that it's not over. Jesus is Lord and he is with you and you need to stand your ground right here, right now because he's a God of miracles. Miracles for our sons and our daughters. I don't want anything to keep me out of that room. You know, Jesus wouldn't let anybody go into that room that wanted to go where the miracle happened. And I the thought hit me so strong. How many times has my doubt doubt kept me out of the room? How many times has my lack of even believing God kept me out of the room where God was going to do something that could boggle my mind? And I'm telling you, when you get that kind of uh just being consumed with the problem and making much ado about it, you keep yourself out of the room where Jesus does the miracles.
Because in the room, the first thing he did was he touched her. He touched her. He took her by the hand and he spoke to her. There's nothing like the personal touch of Jesus when you're in a crisis. Yeah, I appreciate counseling. I do. I believe in it. I appreciate all of the things and even coming to church. But there is nothing like when the Lord when you're carrying that stuff and you're you're dealing with something and the Lord just comes personally in a in the spirit of his Holy Spirit and he touches you >> personally. You ever been touched the power of his personal touch all at once? You don't see a casket anymore. Your confidence is back. You c you're back on. And the next thing that happened, the Bible said she went in and when he went in, she was laying on her back. But when she came out, she was standing on her feet. Jesus is going to put you back on your feet again. You're going to get your faith feet back. Hallelujah. You're going to get your faith feet back, [applause] your anointing back, your faith back to stand up.
We he we do not ignore we fear. Fear is an emotion God created us with. So when it says fear not, it does not mean you are immune to as a Christian, you are immune to the emotion of fear. When I hear my phone ring in the middle of the night at 3:00 in the morning and I hear one of my children on the other end, there is a racing fear that comes all over me. That is a norm. That's not what the Bible means when it says fear not. It means face it and fight it. >> Not make much of do about nothing, but celebrate Jesus is everything and he's here and he will not abandon us now. and face it and fight it.
Some of you, I'm thankful you're still in the game and you've been through it. You've been through some trauma or some chemo or some something and and and you've been on your back. You've been on your back and I'm thankful you're still in the game. But I felt strong to tell you the Lord would say, "Now, I want you to get back on your feet. I want you to act like you got another 30 years, another 40 years. Bless God. Uh with long life, he will satisfy me." Come on, somebody. Whatever you can believe for. [applause] The Bible said he told Abraham, "You will die a good old age." A good old age. Hallelujah. That's a good old age. There is a good old age. I don't want to move over into bad old age where I I don't know where I am. I don't know who I am. I I don't want that.
The third thing that happened after he touched her, took her by the hand, said, "Arise, little girl." And the scripture said when she rose from the dead and got back on her feet, he gave the commandment that they give her something to eat. The commotion now has changed. Everybody's screaming. Every The parents are going berserk in praise. And Jesus says, "Make sure that somebody gives her something to eat." Now, it's like he was urgent about it. What Jesus was saying was, "It's been so long. She's been sick so long. She needs a sense of normaly. She needs some." Have you ever gone through something that that it you've lived so abnormal? You suffered so much that just just a normal meal with your family, just a normal walk on a fall day on a trail and beautiful tree. Some of you have been so through the ringer that you going to know you're healed when it's just wonderful normal days again. And that thing is not there always haunting you. I decree normal days again for some of you, enjoyable days, free days. Yeah, you some of you haven't had a normal night's sleep, but may the Lord heal you.
But there's that point in the 23rd Psalm when it says, "Yay, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death." And that is the point where we go into much ado, right? Because if you're walking through the shadow of death, that means death is close enough to you that you can feel its shadow on you or somebody you love. And I'm not making light, nor did Jesus make light of the crisis. It is very real. We're human beings. And when that day comes in your life, either you or someone you really love and care about, and they're walking through the the valley of the shadow of death. Notice it is a comma, not drama. You always need when that report comes to put a comma, not make much ado. Oh my god. Oh my god. You can have a moment like that, but then pull yourself together and remember that's not everything. He's everything. Because the rest of it says, "Drop the drama and go with the comma." I got bad news. Yeah. Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over. Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
And I want one more verse and it's Isaiah 43. "When you pass through, not if you pass through. I'm not telling you you won't go through the flood, I will be with you. See the comma? When you go through it, I will be with you. And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. And when you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, nor shall the flames scorch you. I love this. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I have given Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia, saving in your place. I love this part of this verse. Since you were precious in my sight, somebody really needs to hear that today at our campuses watching. Since you were precious in my sight, you have been honored and I have loved you. Therefore, I will give men for you and people for your life."
Sometimes you need to hear Jesus say to you personally, "You are precious in my sight." I've had him come into the room when I was going through it and speak to me even when I was a teenager and I went through a trial that I wouldn't be in the ministry for if I hadn't gone through it and he came in and he would say words like that. One thing he would tell me a lot is you're a royal diadem in my hand and I felt like nothing. I felt like a loser. I felt like an a animal. I hated myself. But he would say, "You are precious in my sight." Do you understand that? Have you ever had him do that to you when you thought you least deserved it? That's Jesus love.
Just lift your hands up right where you are. Say, "Lord, help me. Help my first reaction not to be much ado about nothing." I want you I want you to get in your mind a picture of what you've been worried about. I want you to see them or him or her or it. It may be a diagnosis. It may be a financial crisis. It may be someone you love. And it seems like it's getting worse and worse. I want you to get them in your mind. I want you to get a picture of them. And I want your constant answer. I want your takeaway to be of this service. Much to do about nothing. Jesus is everything. Much to do about nothing. Jesus is with me. Nothing to do about nothing. Satan, you're alive. Much to do about nothing. Jesus is my everything. And as long as he's with me, I can make it. Not only will I make it, I will triumph because he is king over all. If you believe that, say, "Amen."
Somebody >> stand to your feet, please, very reverently. Just just take a moment now if you know this sermon was for you. If you are facing much ado and it's a big deal and you know God sent this message to you today, I want to really want to challenge you not to just kind of speed through it and try to feel a little better. That's not what I preach sermons like this for. I'm giving you a word that will be engrafted to you for the rest of your life potentially that when you are forced into the panic room, you don't panic. You stand your ground and you say, "This is much do about nothing cuz I know Jesus and he's everything. He has the last word." And if you know this is you and [applause] can be a family or it can be a personal or it can be whatever. If you know this is you and this message is for you, I want you to get out of your seat and just come stand down here for just a few moments because I believe in the power of [music] prayer.
I love you Jesus. Everybody just lift your hands and start telling him I love you Lord. I love you Jesus. I love you Lord. I praise you. Turn it into worship. Make room for Jesus. Make room for a miracle. I will trust in you. Let the weak [music] say I am strong in [singing] the strength of [music] the Lord. You [singing] are my hearty place. You [singing] always fill my heart my heart with songs [singing and music] of deliverance whenever [music and singing] I am afraid. >> I will trust [music] in you in the mighty name of Jesus. Oh, I will trust I trust you, Lord. I put my faith, my hope is in you. [music] >> We say in [music and singing] the [music] >> only believe is the only instruction Jesus gave in this story. He looked at those parents and said two words, only believe. That's all I need from you. [music] >> Not great faith. The muster sing only believe. And you wouldn't have you wouldn't have walked down here if you didn't believe. >> Hallelujah. In the name of Jesus. [music] Glory. You [singing] are [music] my high. You are always my [singing] heart. [music] Wherever I am [singing] afraid, [music] I would trust in you. I would trust in you. Would you write on your row, make room for a miracle with your own worship? If nobody on your row is worshiping, [music] throw up your hands and make just make a little space. for God's help to come rushing in. [music] >> Only believe. >> I will trust in you. >> I will trust in you. Let [music and singing] the we say high [music] in the sh of [music] the Lord.
>> Well, many of you right now are walking through a season where you could really relate to [music] what I was sharing. You don't have to let fear write the final sentence. He's the God that brings life to what looks dead. And his peace can heal you today. His strength can fill you today. And I believe the Lord is [music] is reaching out saying, "Trust me. Trust me." Don't make much [music] you do about nothing. Jesus is everything. Pray with me right where [music] you are. Say, "Lord Jesus, I give you this storm. I give you this crisis. I give you my life. I give you my family. And Lord, [music] I just speak your name and your name brings peace and your name brings faith and your name makes [music] room. I make room for you in my home. I make room for you. I pray God that you would move mightily in people who are being dominated by fear right now. [music] break its hold and let faith in joy and peace flood their life. It is well [music] with my soul in Jesus' name. Amen.
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