And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the
synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he
fell at his feet,
And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter
lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy
hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the
synagogue’s house certain which said, Thy daughter is
dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?
As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he
saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, BE NOT AFRAID,
ONLY BELIEVE.
And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and
James, and John the brother of James.
And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the
synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept
and wailed greatly.
And when he was come in, he saith unto them, why
make ye this ado, and weep? The damsel is not dead,
but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But when
he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the
mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and
entereth in where the damsel was lying. And he took the
damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which
is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.
And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was
of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with
a great astonishment And he charged them straitly that
no man should know it; and commanded that something
should be given her to eat.
Mark 5:22-23, 35-43

1. Jesus was asked by Jairus to come all the way to his
house to lay hands on his daughter.
And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the
synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell
at his feet, And besought him greatly, saying, My little
daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and
LAY THY HANDS on her, that she may be healed; and
she shall live.
Mark 5:22-23

2. When Jairus’ daughter died, Jairus was asked not to
disturb Jesus any further.
While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the
synagogue’s house certain which said, Thy daughter is
dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?
Mark 5:35

3. Jesus immediately said, “Be not afraid, only believe.”
The devil always comes with fear and fearful things.
Jesus always comes with be not afraid, fear not.
Watch out for prophets who always bring prophecies
of fear and doom.
As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith
unto the ruler of the synagogue, BE NOT AFRAID, ONLY
BELIEVE.
Mark 5:36

4. Jesus did this great miracle in front of a few people.
Many of the greatest miracles of our Lord were done
in private and not in public.
And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and
James, and John the brother of James.
Mark 5:37

5. The house of Jairus was the scene of mourning.
And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue,
and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed
greatly.
Mark 5:38

6. Many doctors are afraid of certain diseases that are
not in their field of medicine. But Jesus was not afraid
of any disease, or death. That is why He fearlessly
went into Jairus’ house.
And when he was come in, he saith unto them, WHY
MAKE YE THIS ADO, and weep? The damsel is not
dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But
when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the
mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and
entereth in where the damsel was lying.
Mark 5:39-40

7. Jesus spoke to the dead girl and she immediately rose
up from the dead.
And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her,
Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say
unto thee, arise. And straightway the damsel arose, and
walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they
were astonished with a great astonishment.
Mark 5: 41-42

8. Jesus asked that she should be given some of her
favourite food.
And He gave them strict orders that no one should know
about this, and He said that something should be given her
to eat.
Mark 5:43 (NASB)

9. The miracle healing of Jairus’ daughter demonstrates
the love of God, the compassion of Jesus Christ, the
greatness of Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy
Spirit.
… For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he
might destroy the works of the devil.
1 John 3:8
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish,
but have everlasting life.
John 3:16

10. Every time Jesus raised somebody from the dead, He
demonstrated the greatest kind of power because,
as shown below with Jairus’ daughter, raising of the
dead is three miracles in one:
i. The first miracle was the calling forth of the spirit of Jairus’
daughter from heaven or hell, wherever it was.
ii. The second miracle was the restoration of a decomposing
body to normalcy.
iii. The third miracle was the healing of Jairus’ daughter’s body
of the disease of which she died. If she were not healed of
the disease from which she died, she would have died again
when her spirit returned into her body.

11. “Fear not, only believe” were the words of Jesus to
reassure and to help Jairus to receive his salvation
and his daughter’s healing.

12. Jesus said, “Fear not, only believe” because believing
is very important.
When you die, only what you believed will be important.
Once you die, only what you have believed will be important.
When you are entering Singapore, they may check to see if
you have excess chewing gum.
When you are entering Malaysia they may check to see if you
have drugs. They may even announce on the plane that there is a
death penalty for those carrying hard drugs.
When you enter any country they will check to see if you have
a valid passport and visa.
When you are entering South Africa, you may be asked to
show your Yellow Fever vaccination card.
To enter Heaven, you will not be checked for drugs, chewing
gum, visas, passports or proof of a Yellow Fever vaccination.
Heaven will require none of these. Heaven will want to know
what you believed! Heaven will only demand faith in Jesus
Christ. That is the demand of Heaven. That is why Jesus said,
“Fear not ONLY BELIEVE.”
Do you believe in Jesus Christ as Saviour? Have you received
Him into your heart?
But as many as received him, to them gave he the right
to become children of God, even TO THOSE WHO
BELIEVE IN HIS NAME,
John 1:12 (NASB)