{"id":1039,"date":"2013-09-22T16:20:44","date_gmt":"2013-09-22T20:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=1039"},"modified":"2013-09-22T16:24:37","modified_gmt":"2013-09-22T20:24:37","slug":"the-touch-of-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=1039","title":{"rendered":"The Touch of Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Message by Rev. Claude Mathis<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Association Missionary<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/rec0922-113225.mp3\">rec0922-113225<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark 5:25-35 (KJV) <\/strong><br \/>\n<sup>25 <\/sup>And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,<br \/>\n<sup>26 <\/sup>And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,<br \/>\n<sup>27 <\/sup>When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.<br \/>\n<sup>28 <\/sup>For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.<br \/>\n<sup>29 <\/sup>And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in <em>her<\/em> body that she was healed of that plague.<br \/>\n<sup>30 <\/sup>And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?<\/p>\n<p><sup>31 <\/sup>And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?<br \/>\n<sup>32 <\/sup>And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.<br \/>\n<sup>33 <\/sup>But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.<br \/>\n<sup>34 <\/sup>And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Touch of Faith<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">PROBLEM<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark 5:25 (KJV) <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><sup>25 <\/sup>\u00a0And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years<\/strong>,<\/p>\n<p>Sin, sickness, unfaithfulness, financial needs, greed, burdens, pornography, adultery, lying, selfishness, bad attitude, prayerlessness<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">PURSUIT<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <em>Ultimately, There Is Pursuit<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark 5:26a<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<sup>26 <\/sup>\u00a0And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alcohol, possessions, physical relationships, money, drugs, idols, power<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">NO HOPE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark 5:26b (KJV)<\/strong> <strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>26 <\/sup>\u00a0and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>THE ANSWER<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark 5:27 (KJV) <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><sup>27 <\/sup>\u00a0When she had heard of Jesus,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Proclamation: Jesus is the answer!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark 5:27b (KJV) <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><sup>27 <\/sup>\u00a0came in the press behind<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">THE PERSON OF FAITH<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark 5:27c-28 (KJV) <\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<sup>27 <\/sup>\u00a0and touched his garment.<br \/>\n<sup>28 <\/sup>\u00a0For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">THE POWER OF FAITH<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark 5:29 (KJV)<br \/>\n<sup>29 <\/sup>\u00a0And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in <em>her<\/em> body that she was healed of that plague. <\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">PROFESSION OF FAITH<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark 5:30-33 (KJV) <\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<sup>30 <\/sup>\u00a0And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?<br \/>\n<sup>31 <\/sup>\u00a0And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?<br \/>\n<sup>32 <\/sup>\u00a0And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.<br \/>\n<sup>33 <\/sup>\u00a0But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">PRODUCT OF FAITH:\u00a0 SALVATION<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark 5:34(KJV)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><sup>34 <\/sup>\u00a0And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have a need today?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you need to reach out and touch him?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Acts 4:12 (KJV) Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Message by Rev. 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