Unforgettable: Life Changing Encounters With Jesus // The Paralyzed Man Carried By Four

Unforgettable: Life Changing Encounters With Jesus // The Paralyzed Man Carried By Four

Pastor Ryan Trawick

Mark 2:1-5 (NIV) 1 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2 They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. 3 Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. 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. 5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”

Jesus didn’t bring attention to the mess He didn’t bring attention to the men interrupting Him, He brought attention to “THEIR FAITH”!

We must be willing to do whatever it takes to see those around us encounter Jesus.

Mark 2:6-12 (NIV) 6 Now 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?” 8 Immediately 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? 9 Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’? 10 But 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.” 12 He 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!”

Lessons from this Unforgettable Encounter with Jesus:
Life Changing Encounters happen when Jesus is in the house!
Jesus encounters don’t just heal our physical body but it also heals our spiritual condition.
You can’t encounter the Healer without encountering the Savior.
Carrying someone’s burdens doesn’t alleviate the suffering but it does point them to the one that does!