2.3.7 1.13.2019 Mark 2.1-12 The Commotion Begins

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Mark 2:1–12 ESV

1 And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. 2 And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them. 3 And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. 4 And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay. 5 And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” 6 Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, 7 “Why does this man speak like that? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 8 And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, “Why do you question these things in your hearts? 9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise, take up your bed and walk’? 10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic— 11 “I say to you, rise, pick up your bed, and go home.” 12 And he rose and immediately picked up his bed and went out before them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”

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Entice: What an awesome story! Unless it's your roof that got tore up. You're negativity that get's exposed, your world getting turned upside down. Everyone likes a good healer. But the commotion that Jesus began in the days of His flesh, the commotion which continues today is more than just bringing help to the helpless, healing to the hurting, and belonging to the alien. Jesus goes beyond the symptoms and addresses the true sickness. Sin.

•Entice: What an awesome story! Unless it's your roof that got tore up. You're negativity that get's exposed, your world gets turned upside down. Everyone likes a

good healer. But the commotion that Jesus began in the days of His flesh, the commotion which continues today is more than just bringing help to the helpless,

Engage: Do sinners make you feel uncomfortable? Hmm. You're one of them! Sitting in a building full of them! What the scribes in this text do not fully understand is that since all are sinners all are crippled, we are all the walking wounded waiting for Jesus to come into our midst and to calmly say "I got this."

healing to the hurting, and belonging to the alien. Jesus goes beyond the symptoms and addresses the true sickness. Sin.

• Engage: Do sinners make you feel uncomfortable? Hmm. You're one of them! Sitting in a building full of them! What the scribes in this text do not fully understand is

Expand: It creates quite a commotion, a rhubarb, a ruckus, when God himself enters the room and frees us from our bondage. This passage helps to inform our entire NT understanding of meaning of wholeness. The healing miracles do not stand alone, they are an acted parable-a physical analogy of the forgiveness Jesus offers.

that since all are sinners all are crippled, we are all the walking wounded waiting for Jesus to come into our midst and to calmly say "I got this."

• Expand: It creates quite a commotion, a rhubarb, a ruckus, when God himself enters the room and frees us from our bondage. This passage helps to inform our

entire NT understanding of meaning of wholeness. The healing miracles do not stand alone, they are an acted parable-a physical analogy of the forgiveness Jesus

Excite: We place our faith in His person.

offers.

Jesus makes the obvious mysterious & the mysterious obvious.

• Excite: We place our faith in His person. Jesus makes the obvious mysterious & the mysterious obvious. When we learn to see with the eyes of faith we rush the

When we learn to see with the eyes of faith we rush the doors, fill the house, climb any height, overcome obstacles, to hear Him pronounce the words of forgiveness and wholeness.

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doors, fill the house, climb any height, overcome obstacles, to hear Him pronounce the words of forgiveness and wholeness.

Where do you fit in Jesus’ disruption of the World?

• Explore: Where do you fit in Jesus own disruption of the World?

Explain: This text pictures several alternatives…

• Explain: This text pictures several alternatives…

▾ Body of Sermon:1 You can choose Obstacles or Opportunities.

You can choose

▾ 1 You can choose Obstacles or Opportunities.

1 Obstacles or Opportunities.

• 1.1 Crowds, walls, and a roof.

1.1 Crowds, walls, a roof.

1.2 Grace, innovation, hope.

• 1.2 Grace, innovation, threat.

You can choose

▾ You can choose

2 Criticism or Commitment.

2 Criticism or Commitment.

• 2.1 Jesus commends the faith of those who took a risk. They were committed and faithful.

2.1 Jesus commends the faith of those who took a risk. They were committed and faithful.

the faith of those who took a risk. They were committed and faithful.

• 2.2 Jesus exposes the critical motivation of those who approached Him with an agenda rather than appreciation.

2.2 Jesus exposes the critical motivation of those who approached Him with an agenda rather than appreciation.

the critical motivation of those who approached Him with an agenda rather than appreciation.

▾ You can choose to 3 Respond or Reject.

You can choose to

3 Respond or Reject.

• 3.1 Those who embraced safe answers rejected Him.

3.1 Those who embraced safe answers rejected Him.

▾ 3.2 Those who embraced the commotion responded to Him with:

3.2 Those who embraced the commotion responded to Him

with:

3.2.1 Passion.

Passion.

• 3.2.2 Creativity.

Creativity.

• 3.2.3 Awe.

Awe.

• Shut Down:

Shake yourself loose

This is a little bit like Let’s Make a deal, except there is nothing behind door number 1, because there are no doors. What you see is what you get.

Yes it can get uncomfortable. You are supposed to be uncomfortable when the hand of God moves to expose to expose your weakness, display your crippled nature for all to see, and then speaks in compassion to wipe the slate clean. Commotion? I’ll second that emotion.