Cultivate Church Notes:
May 19, 2024

Meant For More
More Than Your Requests

Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.
Ephesians 3:20

More Than:

I. Your

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1 When Jesus returned to Capernaum several days later, the news
spread quickly that he was back home. 2 Soon the house where he
was staying was so packed with visitors that there was no more room,
even outside the door. While he was preaching God’s word to them, 3
four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. Mark 2:1-3

II. Your

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4 They couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug
a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man
on his mat, right down in front of Jesus. 5 Seeing their faith, Jesus
said to the paralyzed man, “My child, your sins are forgiven.”
Mark 2:4-5

III. Your

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6 But some of the teachers of religious law who were sitting
there thought to themselves, 7 “What is he saying? This is
blasphemy! Only God can forgive sins!” 8 Jesus knew
immediately what they were thinking, so he asked them, “Why do
you question this in your hearts? 9 Is it easier to say to the paralyzed
man ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Stand up, pick up your mat, and
walk’? 10 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, 11 “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!” 12 And the
man jumped up, grabbed his mat, and walked out through the
stunned onlookers. They were all amazed and praised God,
exclaiming, “We’ve never seen anything like this before!”
Mark 2:6-12

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