Dr. McKellar’s Lesson for September 10, 2023

But That You May Know

Mark 2:1-12

1. Setting

• the first of five “conflict” narratives in 2:1-3:6
• preceded by the cleansing of a leper (1:40-45)

2. Jesus Comes Home to a Full House 1-2

• upon His return to Capernaum
• preaching the word

3. Four Men with a Friend Drop In 3-5

• restricted access and roof removal
• Jesus sees and says

4. The Snarl of Some Sitting Scribes 6-9

• their unspoken accusation (Lev. 24:16)
• divine discernment and insightful interrogation

5. Jesus Demonstrates His Authority 10-12

• that you may know…
• rise…and he rose…
• an immediate cure and the impact of unprecedented authority

6. So What?

• If Jesus says you’re forgiven, you are.
• putting a finger on the pulse of the real problem
• “The degree to which you see your own need for forgiveness is the measure of how clearly you understand the gospel.” (S. Ferguson)
• “My sin, o the bliss of this glorious thought, my sin, not in part but the whole, is nailed to the cross and I bear it no more. Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, o my soul.” (H. Spafford, “It Is Well with My Soul”)