Flesh and Blood Faith
Message Listening Guide
Embodied 1: Flesh and Blood
(Mark 5:24-34; Romans 12:1)
Guiding Question: Which part of you did Jesus come to save?
Wholistic Healing (Mark 5:24-34):
On His way to heal a dying girl, Jesus stops for a woman who has been bleeding for twelve years. She is sick, unclean, and not supposed to be in the crowd at all. Notice what Jesus does not do. If He cared only about her body, He could have let the healing happen and kept walking. If He cared only about her soul, He would have told her the bleeding was beside the point. He does neither. He turns around, deals with her shame along with her sickness, and tells her that her faith has saved her. The word is sozo, the same word used for salvation and the forgiveness of sins.
The Point: Jesus came to save all of us, not just a part of us.
The Bible and Your Body:
- God formed us from dust and breath and called it very good.
- Jesus became fully human, because full humans are what he came to save.
- He died a physical death and was raised to physical life.
- He is called the “firstfruits,” which means what happened to His body is the Christian hope for what will happen to yours.
Application (Romans 12:1):
Paul asks us to offer our bodies as a living sacrifice, and calls that true worship. So the question is a simple one: is there any part of your physical life that you have been keeping off the table?
Our Response: The Table
Bring your physical self to communion, not only in celebration that Jesus gave his whole self for you, but in worshipful surrender of your own self to Him.