THE KIND OF FRIEND EVERYONE NEEDS (8 OF 48)
by Bob Ingle
Scripture: Mark 2:1-12
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The Kind of Friend Everyone Needs (8 of 48)
Series: The Gospel of Mark
Bob Ingle
Mark 2:1-12
Open up your bibles to Mark chapter 2. In our text today, we have a paralytic - that is, a man who is paralyzed in some part of his body. We think that probably he was paralyzed from the waist down at least because his friends carry him in on a pallet. So he's probably paralyzed from the waist down, probably has never used his legs ever. And this man thinks that his greatest need is to walk. He thinks that his greatest need is to be able to use his legs.
And I can imagine, in a day like that, when you have a handicap that is so pronounced, that it is very difficult to overcome, wouldn't you think? And it touches every part of his life. It touches his psychological life, it touches him physically, emotionally, relationally, it touches him financially, and I can only imagine that this guy thought, ''If I could just walk...everything would be great. Everything would be normal. If I could just walk, I could have a life. Maybe I could find a wife, have children, maybe I could do work. I could go to the synagogue. I could be part of the community - if I could just use my legs.''
This man, no doubt, I think it's reasonable to think, that he thought his greatest need was to walk. And I got to thinking this week, how often is it that what we currently think is our greatest need, what we currently want our life and the aspect to change, sometimes what we currently want to change about our life isn't what we immediately need to change about our life.
Sometimes what we currently want to change - think about your life right now, maybe it's your job, your financial status, where you live, I hope it's not your spouse, but you want to change something. And you think ''If this could just change, everything would be great. Everything would be exactly the way that I need it to be.''
But sometimes, what our current need is, what we really want to change, isn't our immedi ...
Series: The Gospel of Mark
Bob Ingle
Mark 2:1-12
Open up your bibles to Mark chapter 2. In our text today, we have a paralytic - that is, a man who is paralyzed in some part of his body. We think that probably he was paralyzed from the waist down at least because his friends carry him in on a pallet. So he's probably paralyzed from the waist down, probably has never used his legs ever. And this man thinks that his greatest need is to walk. He thinks that his greatest need is to be able to use his legs.
And I can imagine, in a day like that, when you have a handicap that is so pronounced, that it is very difficult to overcome, wouldn't you think? And it touches every part of his life. It touches his psychological life, it touches him physically, emotionally, relationally, it touches him financially, and I can only imagine that this guy thought, ''If I could just walk...everything would be great. Everything would be normal. If I could just walk, I could have a life. Maybe I could find a wife, have children, maybe I could do work. I could go to the synagogue. I could be part of the community - if I could just use my legs.''
This man, no doubt, I think it's reasonable to think, that he thought his greatest need was to walk. And I got to thinking this week, how often is it that what we currently think is our greatest need, what we currently want our life and the aspect to change, sometimes what we currently want to change about our life isn't what we immediately need to change about our life.
Sometimes what we currently want to change - think about your life right now, maybe it's your job, your financial status, where you live, I hope it's not your spouse, but you want to change something. And you think ''If this could just change, everything would be great. Everything would be exactly the way that I need it to be.''
But sometimes, what our current need is, what we really want to change, isn't our immedi ...
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