The Gospel of Luke - The 12 Year Journey to Jesus

This sermon explores the profound meaning of compassion, emphasizing its active nature. It uses the story of Jairus' daughter and the woman with the issue of blood in Luke 8:40-56 to illustrate how compassion transcends mere emotion, demanding action and a willingness to be inconvenienced. Pastor Will links compassion to God's impartiality, as highlighted in Job 34:19, and presents Jesus as the ultimate equalizer, dispelling social hierarchies. By emphasizing the 12-year journey of Jairus and the woman to encounter Jesus, the passage ultimately encourages readers to recognize those in need and extend a hand of compassion, remembering that they too are on a journey toward God's grace.