The Healing We Need | On Your Mark, Part 3

The Healing We Need | On Your Mark, Part 3

What if our greatest need isn’t physical or circumstantial?

Faith is not just about what we say or believe but how we respond.

Healing is not always about God meeting our physical needs but our spiritual brokenness.

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Mark 2:1-12

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!”

What does true faith in Jesus look like, and how does it address our deepest need?

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Jesus honors faith that moves into action

Mark 2:5

And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”

Faith is something that requires movement

“Faith takes God without any ifs. If God says anything, faith says, “I believe it” – D.L. Moody

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2. Jesus has the authority to forgive

Mark 2:7

“Why does this man speak like that? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

“Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.” – Corrie ten Boom

True forgiveness is only possible through the authority of Jesus.

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3. Jesus has the power to transform lives (Mark 2:11-12)

Mark 2:11-12

“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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Application: 

1. Bring your friends to Jesus and watch what He can do
2. Take time to pray for healing—for yourself and for others

James 5:14-16

Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working

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