The paralytic man MARK 2 1 12 READ

The paralytic man MARK 2: 1 --12

READ MARK 2 : 1 -12

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU CAME TO CHURCH TO PRAY AND THE DOORS WERE LOCKED?

BACKGROUND � Jesus was in Capernaum � Jesus started preaching � A large crowd gathered in the house � Pharisees � Followers

SON, YOUR SINS ARE FORGIVEN YOU. � 4 men carrying a paralytic entered the house through the roof.

WHY DOES THIS MAN SPEAK BLASPHEMIES LIKE THIS? WHO CAN FORGIVE SINS BUT GOD ALONE? � Against the Pharisees laws! � They think only God can forgive sins. � They don’t believe that Jesus is God.

WHY DO YOU REASON ABOUT THESE THINGS IN YOUR HEARTS? WHICH IS EASIER, TO SAY TO THE PARALYTIC, ‘YOUR SINS ARE FORGIVEN YOU, ’ OR TO SAY, ‘ARISE, TAKE UP YOUR BED AND WALK’ � What do you think is easier?

BUT THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT THE SON OF MAN HAS POWER ON EARTH TO FORGIVE SINS” I SAY TO YOU, ARISE, TAKE UP YOUR BED, AND GO TO YOUR HOUSE.

WE NEVER SAW ANYTHING LIKE THIS! � Amazement � Many ≠ Belief were amazed, few believed.

WHAT DID WE LEARN TODAY? � Compassion (we must help others in need) � Faith (You need to have faith, but it has to be accepted through Jesus Christ) � We must seek Jesus actively � We can bring other people to Jesus � Unity and teamwork � Creativity in bringing others to Jesus � Jesus has power over sin � We have to watch our thoughts (and actions)

QUESTIONS: 1 - Where was Jesus? � Jericho � Ottawa � Capernaum � Jerusalem

QUESTIONS: 2 - Whom did Jesus heal? � The blind man � The paralytic man � The deaf man � The patient

TRICK QUESTION: 3 - What did Jesus do to the paralytic man? � Healed him � Laughed at him � Forgave his sins � Gave him money

QUESTIONS: What did we learn today? � � �

REMEMBER TO ALWAYS HAVE: