The Dirt Path Sermon Podcast
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The Broken and Believing
In a world that often tunes out the quiet and broken, Jesus hears what others ignore. We continue our Lent series, “Hearing Voices,” by listening to the silent but powerful faith of a woman in Luke 8. She doesn’t have a name, a voice in the crowd, or a place in society—but she does have faith.
As Jesus is on His way to heal a prominent leader’s daughter, He stops everything to acknowledge a woman who simply touched His cloak. Her silent cry of faith is enough for Jesus to listen, respond, and heal.
This message is for anyone who’s ever felt overlooked, unclean, or worn out from suffering in silence. It’s a reminder that Jesus still sees, still hears, and still heals.
If you or someone you know needs prayer, encouragement, or just a reminder that your voice matters—this episode is for you.
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HEARING VOICES
#5 THE BROKEN AND BELIEVING
Our Lent series is called “Hearing Voices,” and no—we are not talking about the voices in our heads. We have been listening closely to the voices of the people Jesus interacted with on His journey to the cross—voices often overlooked, misunderstood, or silenced. Today, we continue that journey by asking a critical question: Which voices actually get heard?
We live in a loud world. News networks and social media constantly shove voices in front of us. Most of the time, it is the celebrities, pro athletes, and politicians who dominate the spotlight. Occasionally, someone with enough confidence—or controversy—breaks through and becomes known as an “influencer.”
But what about those who are quietly suffering? Those whose pain makes us uncomfortable? Those pushed to the side by culture, religion, or even their own families? We often avoid their voices because listening might demand something from us—compassion, change, or courage we are not sure we have.
In Luke 8, we meet a woman who is nameless, unclean, and invisible to the world. As Jesus is on His way to help a dying twelve-year-old girl, He’s interrupted by someone who does not even speak—but still gets heard. Jesus stops, listens, and responds to the voice no one else even knew was crying out.
Luke 8:43-48(CEB):
43 A woman was there who had been bleeding for twelve years. She had spent her entire livelihood on doctors, but no one could heal her. 44 She came up behind Jesus and touched the hem of his clothes, and at once her bleeding stopped.
45 “Who touched me?” Jesus asked.
When everyone denied it, Peter said, “Master, the crowds are surrounding you and pressing in on you!”
46 But Jesus said, “Someone touched me. I know that power has gone out from me.”
47 When the woman saw that she couldn’t escape notice, she came trembling and fell before Jesus. In front of everyone, she explained why she had touched him and how she had been immediately healed.
48 “Daughter, your faith has healed you,” Jesus said. “Go in peace.”
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Jesus is being led through a crowd, trying to get to the home of Jarius, a synagogue leader, whose daughter was on the verge of death. Jarius has the attention of Jesus, but the woman does not. And that is what she wants.
Verse 43 says she had been bleeding for twelve years. The condition is not named, which is interesting given that the writer of this gospel is Luke, a physician. Despite all the money the woman had spent, no doctor could figure out what was wrong with her, let alone find a cure. However, given the description of the woman’s condition, it had something to do with her reproductive health. And it was a condition that made the woman ritually unclean. This would have made her unable to go to the temple for worship and made her a social outcast because if anyone touched her or touched anything touched by her, they would be unclean too.
The crowd provided the perfect cover for her. She was embarrassed by her condition and did not want to draw attention to herself. Attention would be bad for her, potentially subjecting the woman to rejection by Jesus or the disciples. But she also risked touching Jesus and making him unclean, who was on His way to a Jewish synagogue leader’s house. So the woman does not speak, she quietly reaches out believing Jesus can heal her.
“She came up behind him,” verse 44 says, “and touched the hem of his clothes, and at once her bleeding stopped.” In the crowd, her quiet act of faith went unnoticed, or so she thought. But in verse 45, Jesus asked, “Who touched me?”. Peter takes a look at the situation and is like, “Ha, funny, Jesus. Do you see how many people there are?”
But Jesus knew. Verse 46, “Someone touched me. I know that power has gone out from me.” It was not just a touch that Jesus felt, it was a silent cry of faith. He heard her silent voice.
The poor woman, who had been healed and thought she could slip away unnoticed is noticed. “She came trembling and fell before Jesus.” The woman was ready to explain herself—but also bracing for shame. Jesus was not seeking to shame her, He was recognizing her faith. He says to her in verse 48, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.” Her healing is affirmed. She had been suffering and silenced, but because of her faith, Jesus restored her voice.
What does this teach us? Jesus hears the voices of those suffering from sickness, even those ignored by society. He was on His way to another healing, but Jesus was not too busy to hear the woman’s cry. According to the Levitical law, the woman was ritually unclean, but religious boundaries did not hinder Jesus. The other people feared touching her because of those boundaries, but Jesus did not care. Jesus responded to the woman’s broken faith, drawing her out of the shadows to bless her. Her healing went beyond her physical need, it was also spiritual and emotional.
Jesus is still the same today. He hears the voices of those suffering from sickness, even those ignored by society. There is no case too complicated. No person is too unclean. The power that healed the woman still flows today. Silent, trembling faith is enough. Who are the silenced around us today? The sick, who have been suffering silently for a long time, with no hope. There is hope. Those who are struggling mentally, the elderly, and the hurting, Jesus hears them. But the question is will we make space for their voices in the Church?
Is that you today? If you are suffering in silence, do not hide in the crowd. Jesus wants to heal you. Not just physically, but spiritually and emotionally. He wants to make you whole. And He wants to heal you openly. You are not a problem to be fixed, you are a person to be loved.
Maybe you have been suffering silently. Maybe you have spent everything—physically, emotionally, spiritually. Maybe you have tried everything and feel unseen. Jesus hears you. Jesus still heals. Today, if you need healing, we want to pray with you. Come forward to have the saints lay hands on you and pray for you. It is not about a spectacle but about faith reaching for Jesus. Have the faith to step out.
