Next Level 3.21.21

This Is Jesus – Jesus Is Powerful

The real Jesus is far better than you ever imagined.

Discuss

Who is the most powerful person that you know?

What makes someone powerful?

Study

Luke 5:17-26

What was Jesus doing at the beginning of this passage? What is the one thing that seems to be the priority in the ministry of Jesus?

What motivated these men to get the paralytic to Jesus? What should motivate us to bring people to Jesus (2 Cor. 5:14- 20)?

It was probably surprising to the friends of the paralyzed man when Jesus first says to him that his sins are forgiven. After all, they had their friend’s physical healing in mind. What is significant about Jesus first saying to the man that his sins are forgiven, and then healing him physically as well? Why does Jesus do both? That is, what does this say about His ministry?

What was the reaction of the crowd when the paralytic was healed? What can we learn from this?

What’s Next

How have you seen the power of God in your life?

Who are the friends in your life that you can rely on like the paralyzed man in the text?

Is it easier for you to ask God to help with physical needs or spiritual needs? Why?

Describe a time in which God gave you what you needed rather than what you wanted. How did you come to view the needed gift over time?

Prayer

Holy Father, thank you for sending your Son for me. Thank you for the power that He displayed and continues to display in my life! Help me to bring people into contact with Him, so they can experience that same power!

But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.”So he said to the paralyzed man, “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.”

– Luke 5:24 | NIV