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Mark 2:1-2
Hold The Rope
Back Ground
Jesus Had...
Made Himself Known
Gained Followers
Mark 1:
- Baptism of Jesus
- Jesus' Temptation
- Four Fishermen Called as Disciples
- Jesus Cases Out Demons & Heals Many
- Jesus Preaches in Galilee
Preformed Miracles
Preached
He had a following, but no apostles
Story
Mark 2:11-12
Jesus tells the paralytic to stand and walk, so he does.
Mark 2:1
Jesus comes into a town and starts teaching in a home. So many show up there is no room in the house.
Mark 2:2-4
Four men carry a paralytic to see Jesus, but can't reach him, so they tear the roof off to lower the man to Jesus.
Mark 2:6-10
The scribes there think Jesus is blaspheming God. Jesus reads their minds and reprimands them
Mark 2:5
Jesus forgives the paralytic of his sins.
Scribes
What is a scribe?
Scribes
Men who copied the Old Law
Very likely, devout Jews
The best we can do is speculate
Attitude
Why were they there?
I would assume they were looking for an argument
- Jesus was teaching in a house
Attitude
- Word of His teaching had to have reached them
They wanted to shame Jesus and make Him look unintelligent
- They knew they would not agree, but they went anyway
The Bible is full of examples of what to do, and not to do
Faith
Give credit where credit is due
These men had great faith
Faith
What was their faith placed in?
Not God or His Word
Obviously, not Jesus
Themselves and their interpretation of God's Word
Paralytic
Paralytic
Dependency
He was completely dependent upon his friends
Dependency
It is impossible to have pride when you are entirely dependent on others
We are Spiritually paralyzed
Action
Once Simple Action
Mark 2:12
12 Immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went out in the presence of them all...
Action
Mark 2:11
11 “I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.”
Friends
Were they friends?
Friends
They could have been guys who decided to do the right thing
Faith
Their faith was not in themselves.
1 Corinthians 3:6
I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase.
Faith
Their faith was in the idea that if they got this guy to the feet of Jesus, he would be okay
This should be our faith as well
Work
What all did these men do?
- Carried a grown man
- Got him onto the roof
Work
- Took apart the roof
- Lowered a grown man to the ground
Attitude
They played a background role
They didn't meet Jesus
They still did the right thing
They didn't get thanked
Attitude
They worked the hardest
The Church needs rope holders
And are mostly forgotten