Highland Christian Church

MiraclesThe Get DownLuke 5:17-26 - Miracles were a HUGE part of Jesus’ ministry… but why? Jesus spoke about the Kingdom of God breaking through and arriving and taking up space – Jesus’ miracles displayed and proved that He was binding up the enemy and that His Kingdom truly was invading! (Each week will have a similar intro to help our people understand that miracles were never the point – but they revealed something MORE!)In Luke 5:17-26 Jesus’ teaching and miracle stick together. They work together. One proves the other. Jesus had been teaching about His Kingdom before the roof opened up. Crowds AND religious leaders were listening in. The man on the mat does not FIRST hear, “Get up and walk,” he hears, “Young man, your sins are forgiven.” (WE HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE PHARISEES RESPONSE IN THIS STORY AS JESUS IS ADDRESSING THEIR SINFUL HEARTS THE WHOLE TIME – He just happens to use this paralyzed man’s life as the illustration). In this case, Jesus said, “Which is easier, to say your sins are forgiven