Beulah Alliance Church
Mark | Mark My Words, June 17/18, 2023
Locations & Times
Beulah Southwest Campus
5055 Chappelle Rd SW, Edmonton, AB T6W 3L5, Canada
Sunday 9:30 AM
Sunday 11:15 AM
Why are you thinking these things?
Mark 2:1-12
June 17/18, 2023
Daniel Im, Lead Pastor
Mark 2:1-12
June 17/18, 2023
Daniel Im, Lead Pastor
What are you seeing?
1. The “miracle worker” is back in town
· When he entered Capernaum again after some days, it was reported that he was at home. So many people gathered together that there was no more room, not even in the doorway, and he was speaking the word to them. They came to him bringing a paralytic, carried by four of them. Since they were not able to bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and after digging through it, they lowered the mat on which the paralytic was lying. (Mark 2:1-4 CSB)
· Theology of "crowds"
· “Seeing their faith…” (Mark 2:5 CSB)
1. The “miracle worker” is back in town
· When he entered Capernaum again after some days, it was reported that he was at home. So many people gathered together that there was no more room, not even in the doorway, and he was speaking the word to them. They came to him bringing a paralytic, carried by four of them. Since they were not able to bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and after digging through it, they lowered the mat on which the paralytic was lying. (Mark 2:1-4 CSB)
· Theology of "crowds"
· “Seeing their faith…” (Mark 2:5 CSB)
2. Jesus is more than a “miracle worker”
· Seeing their faith, Jesus told the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” (Mark 2:5 CSB)
· But some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts: “Why does he speak like this? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” (Mark 2:6-7 CSB)
· Right away Jesus perceived in his spirit that they were thinking like this within themselves and said to them, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? Which is easier: to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat, and walk’? (Mark 2:8-9 CSB)
· I said, “Lord, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you.” (Psalm 41:4 CSB)
· We shouldn’t be surprised, then, that Jesus’ unexpected declaration of forgiveness sent shock waves running through the house, the village, the nation, and finally through the world. It wasn’t simply that he was committing a theological crime. The hole in his own roof was nothing compared with the hole he was tearing through an entire way of life. Forgiveness is the most powerful thing in the world, but because it is so costly we prefer to settle for second best. Jesus, already on his way to paying the full price, offered nothing less than the best. - N.T. Wright
· Seeing their faith, Jesus told the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” (Mark 2:5 CSB)
· But some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts: “Why does he speak like this? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” (Mark 2:6-7 CSB)
· Right away Jesus perceived in his spirit that they were thinking like this within themselves and said to them, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? Which is easier: to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat, and walk’? (Mark 2:8-9 CSB)
· I said, “Lord, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you.” (Psalm 41:4 CSB)
· We shouldn’t be surprised, then, that Jesus’ unexpected declaration of forgiveness sent shock waves running through the house, the village, the nation, and finally through the world. It wasn’t simply that he was committing a theological crime. The hole in his own roof was nothing compared with the hole he was tearing through an entire way of life. Forgiveness is the most powerful thing in the world, but because it is so costly we prefer to settle for second best. Jesus, already on his way to paying the full price, offered nothing less than the best. - N.T. Wright
3. Jesus is the Son of Man
· But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he told the paralytic—“I tell you: get up, take your mat, and go home.” Immediately he got up, took the mat, and went out in front of everyone. As a result, they were all astounded and gave glory to God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!” (Mark 2:10-12 CSB)
· “Son of Man” is a title that emphasizes:
o His messianic mission
o His divine nature
o His second coming
· But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he told the paralytic—“I tell you: get up, take your mat, and go home.” Immediately he got up, took the mat, and went out in front of everyone. As a result, they were all astounded and gave glory to God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!” (Mark 2:10-12 CSB)
· “Son of Man” is a title that emphasizes:
o His messianic mission
o His divine nature
o His second coming
What are you thinking?
· Right away Jesus perceived in his spirit that they were thinking like this within themselves and said to them, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? (Mark 2:8 CSB)
How is your thought life?
· Right away Jesus perceived in his spirit that they were thinking like this within themselves and said to them, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? (Mark 2:8 CSB)
How is your thought life?
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