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"It Ain't Over till He Says It's Over!" | Pastor Ben Kellert

Sunday, June 28th, 2026

Mark 5:21-42 

21 "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. 22 Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. 23 He 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.” 24 So Jesus went with him.

A large crowd followed and pressed around him. 25 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. 26 She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28 because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” 29 Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering.

30 At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”

31 “You see the people crowding against you,” his disciples answered, “and yet you can ask, ‘Who touched me?’ ”

32 But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. 33 Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. 34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”

35 While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher anymore?”

36 Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.”

37 He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James. 38 When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. 39 He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.” 40 But they laughed at him.

After he 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. 41 He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum!” (which means “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”). 42 Immediately the girl stood up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished." 

Faith over Fear ---> Don't be afraid, just believe!

  • Fear grips, destroys, paralyzes and distracts us from faith
  • Have no fear...don't be afraid...says Jesus, the Prince of Peace!
  • God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power, love and a sound mind!

If Jesus says, it's not over then it's not over!

  • If Jesus tells you to Believe, then you need to Believe!
  • Pray for God to demonstrate His power and glory to raise him/her up as a testimony of His Goodness and Grace!

BELIEVE IT!

  • So often we pray and ask God to do something and when He does it we say we can't believe it!?  Why are we so surprised??  We need to stop being so surprised that He actually did what we asked!  (Of course He can!  He is MORE than ABLE!)
  • Don't be surprised...Just be thankful that He did!
  • "You won't leave here like you came, in Jesus' name!"

1. Even when it seems like there have been delays, don't lose hope

  • Keep seeking, asking and knocking

2. Don't allow fear to grip and destroy you

  • Remain in faith and peace
  • The Battle belongs to the Lord

3.  Put out all the negativity, doubts, people etc...

  • Let's watch and see what the Lord will do
  • He's not done yet!
  • The chapter is not complete~

It's not over till He says it's over!!

 

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