The Ultimate Wakeup Call

Mark 5: 22 – 24, 35 – 42

When have you been most frantic to find help for a loved one?

Describe the feelings this synagogue rule must be experiencing to actually seek help from Jesus.
Why do you think that he goes to Jesus for help in this situation?
What is a situation in your life that desperately needs to be brought before Jesus tonight?
What does it say about Jesus’ confidence that he stops on the way to the house to help someone else?
Why is Jesus so confident in his ability to take care of this situation?
How can we gain this kind of holy confidence in our lives?

Describe the shift in emotions when the announcement comes from the house that the girl is dead.
How would you describe Jesus’ actions in the second half of this story?
Why does Jesus only allow three disciples and the mother and father in with him as witnesses?
What can you do to build the kind of relationship with Jesus that lets you see his wonders?
How would Jesus feel when the crowd at the house laughs at him for his misdiagnoses?

Why are they so harsh in the way that they treat Jesus in this setting?
Compare and contrast Jesus’ actions in the room with those of a paramedic.
Why does Mark record the actual words in Aramaic of what Jesus says in this setting?
Why does he make a point of telling us the age of the little girl?
What does it tell us about Jesus that he is able to bring this little girl back to life?