Who Is Jesus? Authority on Display

Last Week – Who is Jesus? A new teaching with authority. Mark 1:14-25

This Week – Who is Jesus? Authority on Display. Mark 2

Demonstration of Authority

Declaration of Authority

Deciding how to respond to Authority

Demonstration of Authority

· Mark 2:3-5 The pronouncement – Son your sins are forgiven.

o Why are they there? – They heard Jesus had authority to heal (see chapter 1)

o What does Jesus give the paralytic? – forgiveness (something he was not seeking)

· Mark 2:6-9 The protest – Who can forgive sins but God alone?

o Religious leaders tend to get a bad rap, but they have a point.

· Mark 2:10-12 The demonstration – That you may know the Son of Man has authority…

Declaration of Authority – Son of Man has authority…

· Mark 2:10-11 Son of Man has authority to forgive sins.

· Mark 2:23-28 Son of Man is Lord over the Sabbath (has authority). (No slide).

· I am your father – If you haven’t seen the movie, you don’t get the line.

· Daniel 7 - Every Jew had seen the movie. (Overview of the Daniel’s vision)

Vision of the four beasts (kingdoms)

Vision of the throne room and judgment of the beasts

Vision of the Son of Man given authority to rule

Daniel 7:13-14 what any Jewish listener hears when “Son of Man”.

Mark 2:10-11 But how and why does the Son of Man have authority?

Daniel 7 Son of Man judges nations.

What does that have to do with forgiveness?

Answer – we are all “beasts” (Genesis 3-4). Rebels in need of forgiveness.

Only one sinned against has the authority to forgive sin.

Only one willing and able to pay the cost of transgression can forgive.

Deciding how to respond to Authority – what will you do with Jesus?

· Mark 1:14-15 Repent and believe. Trust, baptism…

· Mark 2:11-12 Rise and walk. Obedience…

· Take your next Steps – slide.