MARK 2:1--12

The paralytic man

READ MARK2 : 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 ≠ Belief

Many 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: