A Paralytic Forgiven

The Glory of Jesus in Mark PART V
Dr. Timothy Keller
01 February 2015

Mark 2:1-12
1A few days later, when Jesus entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home.  2So many gathered that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them.  3Some men came, bringing him a paralytic, carried by four of them.  4Since they could not get him to Jesus and after digging through it, lowered the mat the paralytic man was lying on.  5When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven."

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 paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up, take your mat and walk'?  10But that you may know that the Son or Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...." He said to the paralytic, 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!"

THE KING
--Kingdom of God has come because He has come.
--Healing, renewing of God's ruling power.
--We start to heal when we enter back under His Lordship.
--We begin to heal, when we come into a relationship with Him.
--Although being a paralytic might be more urgent, nothing is more important than a right relationship with God.

KING OF YOUR SALVATION
--News of a great historic event.
--Not an advice paradigm.
--Saved by what He has done.

KING OF YOUR MIND
--Taught with authority, NOT as an expert in the Law.
--Jesus claimed original authority, not derived authority.

KING OF HEART
--We're all under the control of something.
--But it ultimately fails us.
--We sense our brokenness and a need for forgiveness.
--Jesus is the only master that forgives you.
--Jesus should have supremacy.
--St Augustine--you are mainly what you love the most.

KING OF LIFE PATH
--Follow me--prayer life of personal relation.
--Going somewhere, be faithful, no matter what you do or where He takes us.
--Relationship with the Father allows us to get through life.

TRUST HIM
--Thread of God's will took Jesus to hell, but on the other end, was our salvation.
--We can follow our thread, no matter where it takes us, based on what Jesus accomplished.
--Jesus's grace is initiating and eager to forgive.

Help us to make him King and know the joy that comes from it.