Session 21:Mark 2:1-12

Session 21: Mark 2:1-12

Summarize

1. Jesus returns to Capernaum and teaches in a house with standing room only(1-4)
2. Paralytic man lowered through the roof to see Jesus(4)
3. Jesus observes the faith of the paralytic and his friends(4-5)
4. Jesus forgives the paralytic man of his sins because of his faith(5)
5. Scribes are upset Jesus claims to do something only God can do(6-7)
6. Jesus calls out the scribes and affirms his authority then heals the paralytic (8-11)
7. People are amazed at Christ’s work and claims and go glorifying God (12)

Analyze

Read Mark 2:1-5

1. Who are the major characters/groups in this narrative?

2. What were the reasons/purposes each of the characters/groups had for being where they were?

3. What is shocking about what Jesus says to the paralytic man? How do you know it’s shocking?

Read Mark 2:6-8

5. What do the scribes think about what Jesus tells the paralytic man?
a. Why are the scribes upset about what Jesus says to the paralytic man?(7)

6. What is Jesus claiming by forgiving the paralytic of his sins?
a. What are some things Christ followers have authority to do in the name of Jesus?
b. What are somethings people claim to do in Christ's name but have no authority to do?
c. How do we know what Christians have the authority to do and not do in Jesus name?

Read Mark 2:9-12

7. How does Jesus address what the scribes are thinking?

8. How does Jesus healing the paralytic man support/reinforce his identity?

9. What does vs 5 tell you about why Jesus chooses to respond and address then eventually heal the paralytic man?(Read Rom 10:11-13)

10. What is the danger of hoping for or seeking the miraculous wonders of God?

Contextualize

Actualize