Friday: 1^st-Week in Ordinary Time-Year-A

I Reading:

Cycle I- Hebrews 4:1-5.11: We must therefore do everything we can to reach this place of rest.

Cycle II- 1Samuel 8:4-7.10-22: You will cry out on account of the king you have chosen for yourselves, but God will not answer you.

Gospel: Mark 2:1-12: The Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.

Jesus’ Power to Forgive Sin and Its Impact: Forgiveness of Sin

The man who seeks forgiveness of sins truly seeks with a desperation that will not quit-will be forgiven. This is the great lesson learned from the man with palsy.

1.     Jesus returned to Capernaum many months later (v.1-2)

a.     Jesus had returned home

b.    Crowds heard and flooded the house immediately

c.      Jesus preached the Word

2.     The prerequisite to being forgiven (v.3-4)

a.     Coming to Jesus

b.    Possessing a sincere, desperate faith in Jesus’ power-a faith that will not quit

3.     The reality of being forgiven (v.5)

a.     Jesus saw faith

b.    Jesus forgave sins

4.     The question aroused by being forgiven (v.6-7)

a.     The religionists reasoned

b.    The religionists questioned: Who has the power to forgive?

5.     The source of being forgiven (v.8-11)

a.     Jesus revealed that he knew the hearts of men

b.    Jesus revealed his God-like wisdom and fearlessness

c.      Jesus stated his purpose: To prove his Messiahship, that he is the Son of Man

d.    Jesus proved that he had the power to  forgive sins

6.     The impact of being forgiven (v.12)

a.     The man walked before all-forgiven, healed

b.    The crowds marvelled

c.      The crowds praised God

Thought: Jesus has the power to forgive sins because He is truly the Son of God, the Messiah. A person becomes fool if he/she does not come to Jesus for forgiveness of sins.

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