Mark 2:1-7 NLT
When Jesus returned to Capernaum several days later, the news spread quickly that he was back home.
Soon the house where he was staying was so packed with
visitors that there was no more room, even outside the door.
While he was preaching God’s word to them, four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat.
They couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head.
Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus. Seeing their faith,
Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “My child, your sins are forgiven.”
But some of the teachers of religious law who were sitting there thought to themselves,
“What is he saying? This is blasphemy! Only God can forgive sins!”
4 Types of people you’ll meet at church:
- Someone _______________________
- Someone _______________________
- Someone _______________________
- Someone _______________________
Mark 2:17 NLT
When Jesus heard this, he told them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.
I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.
THE BIG IDEA:
Jesus wants his church to be full of _______________,
so that every person ______________!
Mark 2:8-12 NLT
Jesus knew immediately what they were thinking, so he asked them, “Why do you question this in your hearts? Is it easier to say to the paralyzed man ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk’? So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!” And the man jumped up, grabbed his mat, and walked out through the stunned onlookers. They were all amazed and praised God, exclaiming,
“We’ve never seen anything like this before!”