Four Friends on a Mission

Four Friends on a Mission

Sermon by Pastor Brent Snook / Oct 9, 2022

Series: Who’s Your One?

Bible text: Mark 2:1-12

And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them. And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was born of four. And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay. Mark 2:1-4

I. THE PROBLEM THAT HINDERED THE MAN 

A. THE CONDITION 

B. THE CROWD

II. THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED THIS MAN

A. CARING IN THEIR ATTITUDE 

Four Steps to Show a Caring Attitude Toward Friends 

1. Pray
2. Show acts of kindness
3. Talk to your friends about Jesus
4. Invite your friends to church

B. COMBINED IN THEIR ATTEMPT

C. CONSUMED IN THEIR ACTION

Read Mark 2:4

III. THE PARDON THAT HEALED THE MAN

Read Mark 2:5

A. THE CURE FOR HIS SOUL

Read Mark 2:6

Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only? And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?  Mark 2:8-10

And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion. Mark 2:12

B. THE CHANGE IN HIS STEP