1) RADICAL
- (Rich Young Ruler vs. Matthew)
Mark 10
20 “Teacher,” the man replied, “I’ve obeyed all these commandments since I was
young.” 21 Looking at the man, Jesus felt genuine love for him. “There is still one thing you haven’t done,” he told him. “Go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
Mark 10
22 At this the man’s face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions.
Matthew 9
9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax
collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.
2) HAVE AUDACIOUS
- (The Roman Centurion)
Matthew 8
5 When Jesus returned to Capernaum, a Roman officer came and pleaded with him, 6 “Lord, my young servant lies in bed, paralyzed and in terrible pain.” 7 Jesus said, “I will come and heal him.”
Matthew 8
8 But the officer said, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come into my home. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed. 9 I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, ‘Go,’ and they go, or ‘Come,’ and they come. And if I say to my slaves, ‘Do this,’ they do it.”
Matthew 8
10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to those who were following him,
he said, “I tell you the truth, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel!
3) SPEND TIME IN
TO JESUS (The Paralyzed Man)
Luke 5
17 One day while Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and teachers of religious law
were sitting nearby. (It seemed that these men showed up from every village in all Galilee and Judea, as well as from Jerusalem.) And the Lord’s healing power was
strongly with Jesus.
Luke 5
18 Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a sleeping mat. They tried to take him inside to Jesus, 19 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. 20 Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the man, “Young man, your sins are forgiven.”
Luke 5
21 But the Pharisees and teachers of religious law said to themselves, “Who does he
think he is? That’s blasphemy! Only God can forgive sins!” 22 Jesus knew what they
were thinking, so he asked them, “Why do you question this in your hearts? 23 Is it
easier to say ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Stand up and walk’? 24 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!”
Luke 5
25 And immediately, as everyone watched, the man jumped up, picked up his mat, and went home praising God. 26 Everyone was gripped with great wonder and awe, and they praised God, exclaiming, “We have seen amazing things today!”