January 19, 2020
Jesus Unfiltered
Description: There’s a good chance that you’ve heard the name “Jesus” before. Perhaps you grew up in a church, recently showed up, or are still asking deep questions about who Jesus is? It is tempting for all of us to put filters on Jesus. But what if God was more than our political orientation, our skin color, or our religious preferences? What if we could take the filters off and re-discover what God is truly like? Well, we can. You are invited to join us, beginning January 5, for a journey through the gospel of Mark as we explore JESUS UNFILTERED.
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CHURCH WIDE POTLUCK Jan 26 | After service
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Key Passage Mark 2:1-12 New International Version (NIV)
Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man
2 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2 They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. 3 Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. 4 Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. 5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
6 Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, 7 “Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
8 Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, “Why are you thinking these things? 9 Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’? 10 But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the man, 11 “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” 12 He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”