Faith through the Scriptures

I'm teaching on faith tonight for the youth group at FBC New Braunfels. My text will be from Luke 8:40-55. And this isn't the whole lesson, but it's a good enough summary. I've heard lots of sermons just focusing on the woman with the issue of blood being healed by her faith. Then I read it again and realized that she gets healed right in front of Jairus, the man who wants Jesus to heal his daughter. Jairus is a leader at the synagogue and is well versed in his Hebrew Scriptures. As the woman touches Christ's "wings" , the hem of His garment; the hem of His prayer shawl, she is healed.
This is because in the book of Malachi there is a verse, a very prophetic one, in chapter 4 verse 2 that says, "But for you who fear my name the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in it's wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall."
The same Hebrew word for wings is hem or garment. This is a prophecy about the healing power of Jesus, even to the point where His garments have relay His power.
The woman knew this prophecy, and she was desperate in her pain. She had faith enough to reach out and touch his garment because of her knowledge of Scripture and her belief.
But the story isn't over. Jairus sees all of this happening and when they get to his house they are informed that his daughter has died. But Jesus tells him to believe and she will be healed.
And after seeing the power in Jesus garments, i think Jairus was pretty convinced of Jesus.
Hebrews 12:1-2:
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

A lot of times our faith is not placed in Jesus. It's placed in looks, abilities, knowledge, popularity. A faith placed in anything other than YHWH is idolatry. And don't get me wrong, if Paul was the chief sinner, I'm his second in command. But that doesn't take away from what the Bible commands of us.
I hope the kids enjoy the lesson, which I'm sure they will because I'll be in my prayer shawl and they get a kick out of that.
Just some thoughts from a madman who loves Jesus :)