Congregational Singing
Great Things
Welcome & Call to Worship
Psalm 17:6-8
Congregational Singing
Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me
Jesus We Love You
New City Catechism
Question #22: Why must the Redeemer be truly human?
Kingdom Prayer
Kingdom: Lebanese People
Church: For Redeemer people to be filled with mercy
People: Merkle family
Congregational Singing
Speak O Lord
“Come Meet Jesus … He Forgives Sin”
Mark 2:1-12
Men need forgiveness. Only God has the power and prerogative to provide it. The condition of a man’s heart to receive it is faith alone. Jesus saw in this paralytic, both a deep need and great faith. The comfort all Christ-followers need is that our sins have been forgiven, and that forgiveness is finished in total freedom from sin and total healing in the Kingdom yet to come!
Four questions to unpack what Jesus was teaching about forgiveness …
1. Do we think we need to be forgiven? [2:1-5]
What most people seek
What all people need
(MULTILINE)
2. Do we know where forgiveness can be found? [2:6-9]
Where most people look
Where all forgiveness originates
(MULTILINE)
3. Do we embrace and obey the one who forgives? [2:11-12]
How most people act
How the forgiven behave
(MULTILINE)
4. Do we find in forgiveness the power to endure? [2:10]
Who forgiveness empowers
When forgiveness finishes
∙ For Spiritual Conversation: Describe one way that reflecting on Christ’s forgiveness for your sin gives you the power to remain steadfast.