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We are so glad you have joined us to celebrate the Risen Lord! This week, we will hear a lesson from Ed Sloan called "The 3 MPH God."  Here are the scriptures for this week:

Scriptures
Psalm 138
Colossians 2:6-15
Luke 8:40-54

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Hear the sermon now, "The 3 Mile Per Hour God" - Ed Sloan

Summary

Ed Sloan’s sermon invites us to reflect on faith, healing, and the unique pace of Jesus’s ministry, gently reminding us that trusting God often means patiently waiting for His perfect timing. Through powerful stories from Scripture, Ed shows how faith and suffering go hand in hand, and how Jesus always meets us in our need—with compassion, understanding, and healing.

The Three Mile Per Hour God: The Pace of Jesus's Ministry

The title, borrowed by Timothy Tennant, paints a wonderful picture of Jesus moving with purpose and care—walking at a gentle three miles per hour, even when needs felt urgent. Ed beautifully highlights how our own impatience often meets God’s loving, perfect timing.

Biblical Narrative: Jairus and the Woman with the Issue of Blood

The core biblical story is from the Gospel of Luke, where Jesus crosses the Sea of Galilee, calms a storm, and encounters two desperate individuals:

• Jairus, the synagogue ruler, urgently seeks healing for his dying daughter. Despite his status, he humbly approaches Jesus without explanation or qualification, demonstrating faith that does not require justification.
• There is also the story of a woman who had suffered for twelve years, feeling pushed aside and left with nothing. Yet in her hope, she believed that simply reaching out to touch Jesus’s garment would bring healing. Her courageous faith stopped Jesus in His tracks—and, even in the midst of urgent need all around, He lovingly restored her.

The sermon highlights Jesus's refusal to judge who is worthy of healing and his readiness to respond to faith regardless of social status or timing.

Lessons on Faith and Suffering

The sermon teaches that suffering often ignites a renewed urgency to seek Jesus, prompting deeper faith and prayer. Ed shares personal experiences of illness and emphasizes that faith can be a "ruthless clinging" to Jesus amidst trials.

It is noted that while people often seek immediate miracles, God's ways include:

• Miracles
• Working through others
• Sometimes, God invites us to wait so that we can grow and learn along the way.

This approach requires trusting God's timing, even when it does not match our human expectations.

Jesus’s Compassion and Healing Mission

Jesus is a healer of both body and soul, seeking to restore not only physical health but also to transform hearts hardened by sin. Ed references Jesus dining with sinners, emphasizing that healing is for the spiritually sick, not just the physically ill.

Reflection on Human Impatience and Divine Timing

Ed reflects on how hard it can be when it feels like God’s timing is slow—like waiting for help to arrive during a stressful moment. He encourages us to slow our own pace and trust God’s steady, loving rhythm, reminding us that Jesus fulfilled His mission with care and purpose, never rushing but always right on time.

Conclusion and Prayer

Ed closes with a prayer for a deep, unwavering faith that trusts God’s healing power in all circumstances—physical, emotional, and spiritual—and for the grace to embrace God's timing with patience and hope.

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