If I Just Touch Him…” – The Faith That Interrupts Everything

This episode dives deep into Mark 5:28, unpacking the powerful moment of the woman with the issue of blood who dared to reach for Jesus in faith. Drawing from historical, cultural, and theological context inspired by the Moody Bible Commentary and Rose Guide frameworks, Coach Dombrowski explores what it truly means to move from proximity to intentional faith.

Through a structured teaching framework and real-life application, this episode challenges listeners to stop waiting for perfect conditions and start acting in faith. If you’ve ever felt close to breakthrough but hesitant to move, this message will push you to take that step.

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What if I told you that your breakthrough isn't waiting on a miracle? It's actually waiting on reach. What if the difference between where you are right now in the healing you've been praying for is just one intentional move? Not a perfect prayer, not a flawless life, not a stage-ready faith, just a reach. Today we're stepping into a moment where faith didn't wait to be called on. It interrupted everything. And here's the question I need you to sit with today. Have you been close to Jesus, but still too afraid to reach. Mark chapter 5, verse 28. For she said, If I touch his garments, I will be made well. Not maybe, not might. I will be made well. So let me take you there. We're first century Galilee, but crowds are pressing in thousands of people. Jesus is on his way to heal Jairus' daughter. This is urgent. This is high stakes. All right, it's not a moment where anybody should be slowing him down. And yet, there's a woman in the crowd. She's been bleeding for 12 years. Now, according to Levitical law, specifically Leviticus 15, she is considered unclean, which means she can't be touched. She can't worship publicly. She's isolated. She's overlooked. She's been living outside of community for well over a decade. All right. Her condition wasn't just physical, it was social, spiritual, and emotional exile. All right. This time was a time where purity laws weren't optional. They actually defined your access to God. So understand this. Like she isn't just chicken. She has she has been cut off. Okay. So for she said, now this is internal dialogue. She didn't announce it. She didn't post it. She didn't ask for permission. She said it to herself. Right? Faith starts internally before it shows up externally. If I just touched, not if he notices me, not if he stops for me, not if I get called out. If I just that's what we call intentional faith in motion. She didn't need a platform, she needed proximity. Okay. Touch his garments. So this matters. Jewish men wore garments with tassels called seats it on the corners. These represented obedience to God's commandments. I can check that in Numbers 15, verse 38. So when she reached, she's not just grabbing fabric, she's reaching for authority, identity, power, covenant. All right. Touching the garment symbolizes belief in the person behind the power. And then she said, I will be made well. This is not hopeful faith. This is declared faith. Before anything changes externally, she's already settled it internally. Okay. It's like the reach model, if you want to call it that. So you recognize your condition. She didn't deny her issue, right? And it asks the question, where are we still pretending that we're okay? And then eliminate excuses. Twelve years, right? She could have said, This is just my life, but she didn't. So what excuses are we holding on to? And act despite fear. She was not supposed to be in that crowd, but she moved anyway. Fear doesn't disqualify faith, inaction does. Commit to the reach. She didn't wait for Jesus to call. She made a move. Are you waiting for permission that God never said you needed? And holding on to the outcome. I will be made well. Not I'll try or I'll see or I'll hope. I will. So think about this in your real life. Have you ever been close to breakthrough but too comfortable to reach out? Like you've been in the room, you've heard the message, you've felt the pull, but you didn't move. Why? Is it fear of being seen? Fear of rejection? Fear that it won't work? Maybe you've been bleeding spiritually, not visibly, but in internally. You know, you're drained, you're tired, you're disconnected, and you've learned how to function with it. But today this is different. You don't need a stage, you don't need a spotlight, you need that step. So think about it. If she never reaches, she stays stuck. And if you don't move, nothing changes. Here's what's wild her story interrupted Jesus' mission, but became part of his ministry. Your faith can shift more than just your life, it can become testimony for other people. All right. Hey, this isn't just her story. This is ours. Now, to my grandson Isaiah, one day you're gonna face moments where you feel unseen, where you feel like you've been dealing with something longer than you should have. And the world might tell you to stay quiet, to stay back, to stay where you are. But I need you to remember this faith doesn't wait for perfect conditions, it moves in imperfect moments. If you ever find yourself close to Jesus, don't hesitate. Reach out. Not because you're strong, but because he is. And when you do, believe it's already done. I love you, Isaiah. So faith. It isn't passive, it's intentional. So here's your move today. Where do you need to reach? Don't wait, don't overthink it, don't hesitate. Move. As always, I appreciate you leaning in with me today. If this episode met you where you are, spoke to you on a deeper level, I'd be honored to hear your story. Drop me a line in the fan mail and share this with someone who might need it too. Because you never know who's waiting on a word just like this. We'll see you tomorrow. Until then, Coach Dombrowski out. I'll be praying.