The main lesson of our text today is concerning how faith in Jesus Christ brings the forgiveness of sins. In this case, the faith of others played a part in the physical healing of this man. His friends brought him to Jesus. And it was only after some very bold and persistent efforts that they succeeded in gaining Christ's attention, because there were so many people who had come to hear Him preach. These actions are given to us for our instruction. The healing of this paralytic man's body is a picture of Jesus' power to forgive sins. He heals by His word, and He has power to bring salvation and spiritual healing to every believing heart. Sometimes in the mind of the person who is coming to Jesus for healing and salvation there are some obstacles in the way of their coming. In this message I want to ask this question – What were some of the obstacles which this paralyzed man needed to overcome in order to come to Jesus for healing? I find 3 of them in our text. 1st - There was the obstacle of his paralysis. 2nd - There was the obstacle of his sins. And 3rd - There was the obstacle of the opinions of unbelieving people. Let me tell you how by faith in Jesus he overcame all of these obstacles.
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Pastor Paul Rendall was born in November of 1951, and grew up in Davenport, Iowa. He went to college at Drake University and the University of Iowa where he received a B.A. degree in Social Work and History in 1974. Paul searched for truth in all the wrong places in college, but...
