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Like Me (Week 3) - Under Whose Influence? // Pacific Coast Church // Sunday May 2nd 2021
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Sermon Outline and Questions:
Pastor Ashley Wilkerson
Mark 2:1-12 NIV 1 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2 They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. 3 Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. 4 Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. 5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” 6 Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, 7 “Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 8 Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, “Why are you thinking these things? 9 Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’? 10 But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the man, 11 “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” 12 He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
1. What if your COMMUNITY helps determine your CAPACITY?
Mark 2:1-3 NIV 1 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2 They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. 3 Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them.
Mark 2:4 NIV 4 Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on.
Mark 2:5 NIV When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
1. What if your COMMUNITY helps determine your CAPACITY?
2. What if GETTING WHAT GOD WANTS is more important than GETTING WHAT WE WANT?
Mark 2:5 NIV When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
1. What if your COMMUNITY helps determine your CAPACITY?
2. What if GETTING WHAT GOD WANTS is more important than GETTING WHAT WE WANT?
3. What if those AGAINST YOU actually ACCELERATE YOUR ANSWER?
Mark 2:5-12 NIV 5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” 6 Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, 7 “Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 8 Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, “Why are you thinking these things? 9 Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’? 10 But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the man, 11 “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” 12 He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all.
Questions:
1. Who do you consider your inner circle of friends? Are they the type of friends that truly carry you when you need it most? In what direction do they tend to carry you? Toward the Lord and what He has for you or toward drama and what the enemy would have you focus on? How can you help foster friendships with healthy and Godly people?
2. Have you ever been in a situation where God gave you something different than what you were asking, but looking back you realize it was for your good? What did you learn from that? How can you apply that to future situations?
3. Do you have opposition in your life right now? How might God be using it to position you for what He has as your next assignment?