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“Don't be afraid. Just have faith.” Just before our text for today, we get this statement from Jesus (Mark 5:36). All the people around him believe he is too late – the synagogue leader's daughter is already dead. But Jesus will not let this hopelessness consume everyone.

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To get a complete view of today's Bible reading, I want to back up a bit. You see, Jesus had just gotten done feeding thousands and thousands of people with just 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish. There were even leftovers! He had just performed a miracle and the disciples were there to see it.

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In a radical story of betrayal and the subsequent arrest of Jesus, we have a healing miracle. Healing was characteristic of Jesus' ministry, especially in Luke, where the verb “to heal” (iaomai) is used more frequently than in any other book of the New Testament (11 times).

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Does anyone really like interruptions? Everything from kids yelling questions from the back seat, to getting talked over in conversation, to that annoying coworker, to being cut off in traffic, most of us view interruptions as negative things to be avoided. Yet, when we're honest, interruptions are a part of life. The question is not if, but when interruptions happen, how will we respond.

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What do you produce? It can seem like a strange question, but in our current day and age, we all “produce” something in society. Maybe your job is actually making something physical, where you make a product, or fix a product so it works again. Maybe your job is a service, where the service you provide is helping to produce a strong business, a well-working system, or equipped people.

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