Bring A Friend
July 17, 2022

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Bring A Friend


Mark 2:1-3
1A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. 3Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them.


As a follower of christ I should have

in my life that I am carrying to hear the word of God preached.


Mark 2:4
Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on.


We should be willing to overcome any

to bring those in need of a savior to the feet of Jesus.


Mark 2:5
When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”


Jesus works through your faith to

the sins of those you are willing to bring to him.


Mark 2:6-12
6Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, 7“Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
8Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, “Why are you thinking these things? 9Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’? 10But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the man, 11“I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” 12He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”


By healing the paralyzed man, Jesus declared his

to forgive sin.


The people were amazed because of the

healing they witnessed.


Every time a sinner comes to know Jesus as lord and savior we should be amazed because of the

healing we witness.


Are the people around you

at the spiritual healing they have seen in you?