Read Mark 2:1-12.
v1: It was noised that He was in the house. So it is in a Sunday School class or youth
meeting: if people know Christ is exalted there they will come to Him.
v2: He preached the Word unto them. There is one Book that can meet the needs of
the world -- both sinner and saint. May
we preach it as Christ did.
ƒ The
four that brought the palsied to Jesus.
These represent each Christian and their place in bringing
the sin-sick to Christ.
1. They
realized the need of their friend.
2. Their
goal was to bring him to Christ.
3. They
had to overcome obstacles (crowd, the roof, etc).
4. They
were diligent.
Why is it so many people take no pains with the Christian
life? What is the reason for their long
string of excuses? The same people are
full of zeal about business, money, pleasure; why not Christian things?
1. They
themselves had faith in Christ.
ƒ The
palsied man.
He represents the soul-paralyzed, sin-sick world today.
1. He
had no hope outside Christ.
2. His
greatest need was forgiveness.
3. He
was helpless to meet his need.
ƒ The
Great Physician.
Jesus said: "They that are whole need not a physician,
but they that are sick. I am not come to
call the righteous but sinners to repentance." Note...
w His
compassion. He did not rebuke the men
for interrupting the meeting. He stopped
and said, "Be of good cheer."
w His
power to discern the trouble. Jesus
knows our needs!
w His
power to forgive sin.
w His
knowledge of men's thoughts.
Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today and forever, is
waiting to perform such a miracle today.
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