In this episode of Words & Ways we'll be looking at Jesus healing a paralyzed man.
Listen for yourself, with small groups, leadership teams, mentoring-discipling relationships and more.
Our hope is that the words and ways of Jesus transform your mind, fill your heart, and encourage your soul today and every day.

SHOW NOTES
Main Passage: Mark 2:1-12
Side Passages: Matthew 9:1-8, Luke 5:17-26

DISCUSSION & REFLECTION QUESTIONS:
We don’t know the man’s backstory. Why do you think the gospel writers didn’t include more details about his life?
Do you think the man himself wanted to go and see Jesus that day, or that his friends brought him by their own choice? Why do you think that? How does that impact the rest of the story for you?
Have you ever done something out of the ordinary, daring, or risky in order to see and learn more about Jesus? What did you do and why?
The story says that Jesus saw the friends’ faith and then forgave the man. What do you think is going on here?
Anyone can say the words, “Your sins are forgiven.” But only Jesus can say it and actually do it. Why do you think he first forgave and then healed the man?
The man couldn’t walk into the house (because he was paralyzed, and because of the crowd). But after he was healed, the story says he walked out through the shocked onlookers. Talk about how this story comes full circle at the end. Do you think that’s important? Or is it just how things played out that day?
What’s something you think you really need from Jesus right now? What is something that maybe Jesus knows you actually need even more than that?
Talk about the miracle of forgiveness. How is that a miracle? How does it change life?

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