FORGIVENESS OFFERED - Jesus' miraculous ability to heal the body and the soul - Part 2
Autor: EBD Life Matters | Publicado: 2012-06-13T16:41:00-07:00







How many times have
you tried to act like God?&nbsp; How many
times we judge because we don’t have knowledge about the situation?&nbsp; Don’t you agree that we try to make God do
things in our ways?&nbsp; Ways that we think
are the “right ways”. &nbsp;That’s what
happened in this week’s passage (Luke 5:21-26). By forgiving the paralyzed man’s
sins, Jesus demonstrated his power to do much more than heal a person’s body.
However He also set Himself up for criticism by the religious leaders. They didn’t
believe Jesus could forgive sins, right? For this people, just God was able to
do it.

They had come to
judge the validity of His ministry, and His statement about forgiving sins
shocked them and led them to be suspicious about Him. In their hearts, they
resented the way Jesus claimed to be more than a self-appointed preacher or
teacher.&nbsp; 

This story points out
two familiar, yet very different types of people:&nbsp; doers and judgers. The doers are the problem
solvers. Their words are backed with actions. They seek and follow through on
logical ways to make the world a better place. On the other end of the spectrum are the judgers.&nbsp; They analyze the deeds of people who are attempting
to create change.&nbsp; They are more
concerned with blame and accusation than with actions. Have you ever been judged by someone who didn’t seem to understand you?
What did that feel like?

Next Sunday we’ll be
studying the Second part of Forgiveness Offered – Jesus’ miraculous ability to
heal the body and the soul.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 – Two
for One (Luke 5:21-26)




3 – A Banquet
for Sinners (Luke 5:29-32)&nbsp;


If you don’t have a bible
in English go to&nbsp;http://www.biblegateway.com/, a good
version for this is the New International Reader's Version.&nbsp;


In this story, we see men
who try to play god and God Himself, who chose to come to earth as a Man.&nbsp; Whenever we try to act like God, injustice
and hypocrisy reign. But when God chose to be a Man, His grace conquered the
world.&nbsp; Why did Jesus heal the man’s
paralysis, even though He had already treated the more important problem? Write
a comment; share your thoughts with us!

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Jesus was the real revolutionary.&nbsp; He had a new way of doing things. If you didn’t have time last week, watch the Sermon by
Mark Dever:&nbsp; “New Ways—Luke 5”




We have a song to listen – "Resurrection", &nbsp;by Nicole Sponberg from
the Album&nbsp;Resurrection. &nbsp;Listen to this song allowing time for God to
speak to you about our Sunday’s topic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 


Remember: praying for one
another is part of our tasks as Christians. We have completed a Prayer Request
sheet and we have our classmates’ names and requests. Let’s pray! God has
something amazing to teach us! Pray for your own heart, that God will grow you
closer to Him. Pray for each person you wrote the name in the Journal, ask God
to meet their expectations in His way, His time.&nbsp;


Last Sunday we saw friends
that were willing to lay down their lives for their mission.&nbsp; They were driven to do whatever it took to
make a difference in their friend’s life.&nbsp;
They could’ve easily been discouraged by the large task of
change-making.&nbsp; It required teamwork,
creativity, and audacity.&nbsp; Mark Twain
once said, “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.&nbsp; The secret of getting started is breaking
your complex, overwhelming tasks into small, manageable tasks, and then
starting on the first one”. The paralyzed man’s friends showed great
determination in bringing their friend to Jesus.&nbsp; How far can we go to bring people to meet
the Savior? Post a comment; share your thoughts with us!


&nbsp;&nbsp;God
bless you all,


&nbsp;Have a
wonderful week!


&nbsp;Kaeyllane





“I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority
on earth to forgive sins." So he spoke to the man who could not walk.
"I tell you," he said, "get up. Take your mat and go home."&nbsp;


Luke 5:24