Luke 5 & Mark 2

Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a sleeping mat. They tried to take him inside to Jesus, but they couldn’t reach him because of the crowd. So they went up to the roof and took off some tiles. Then they lowered the sick man on his mat down into the crowd, right in front of Jesus.  Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the man, “Young man, your sins are forgiven.”…” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!” And immediately, as everyone watched, the man jumped up, picked up his mat, and went home praising God.  Everyone was gripped with great wonder and awe, and they praised God,

  • Unity of purpose.
    • Commitment
    • Common Goal
    • Come Together
  • Sickness is all around.
    • paralyzed man on a sleeping mat
    • Mental
    • Physical
    • Spiritual
  • Doors will be shut.
    • They couldn’t reach him because of the crowd.
    • China
    • Russia
  • Creativity will be required
    • They went up to the roof and took off some tiles.
    • Coke, Cross Country, Flowers, Golf, Cards
  • Forgiveness before healing.
    • Your sins are forgiven
    • Do your Friends see YOUR faith?
    • Have you forgiven?
  • Changed lives
    • The man jumped up, picked up his mat, and went home praising God.  Everyone was gripped with great wonder and awe, and they praised God

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