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It’s Different When Jesus is in the House
Mark 2:1-12
Introduction:
As we learned in Mark chapter 1, Jesus began His very public ministry in the city of Capernaum.
He entered the town and immediately began to preach about the Kingdom of God.
In that chapter, Jesus also demonstrated His great power.
He cast out demons and healed diseases of every sort.
From Mark 1:32, we learn that Jesus must have healed nearly every sick person in that town!
His miracles eclipsed His message!
The people flocked to Jesus to see what He would do next.
Each miracle left them hungry for more.
To escape this frenzy, Jesus and His four disciples left Capernaum and began a preaching tour through Galilee, 1:38-39.
Now, that preaching tour is over and Jesus and His men return to Capernaum.
This town was an important place in the life and ministry of the Lord Jesus.
Capernaum served as the northern headquarters for His ministry.
It was here that He put His great healing power on public display.
It was here that He preached in power.
It was here, in Capernaum, that Jesus Christ made His very public claims to be the Messiah.
But, Capernaum had a problem!
This city valued the miracles more than the message or the Messiah.
They wanted the spectacular and they rejected our Lord’s offer of salvation.
As a result, Jesus later pronounced a curse upon this city, Luke 10:13-15.
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Those who have received much from the hand of the Lord and rejected it will face the greater judgment, Luke 12:48.
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I would rather go to Hell from anywhere than from a pew in a Bible believing Baptist church!)
So, Jesus and His men return to Capernaum.
We are told that they enter into “the house”.
This is probably a reference to the home of Peter, 1:29.
They entered town with no fanfare, but word soon got out that Jesus was back in Capernaum.
When the people heard that the Miracle Worker had returned, they flocked to the house where He was staying.
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Churches have to deal with all kinds of rumors.
Most of the rumors started on churches are negative.
The greatest rumor that can get out on a church is for people to start hearing the rumor that Jesus is in a church.
When that word gets out, people will start coming!
Jesus has drawing power, John 12:32.
When He is lifted up and the word gets out, the people will come!)
Jesus is in the house and the crowds have come to see Him and to see what He will do.
Amazing things will happen when Jesus is in the house!
Let’s look into this wonderful scene and watch as the events of that day unfold.
I. Jesus and His Preaching-vs.
1-2
A. Anyone can draw a crowd!
Wrestlers, celebrities, musicians and preachers can all draw crowds.
It’s what you do with that crowd that makes the difference.
Jesus could have used this opportunity to increase His celebrity in Capernaum.
He could have performed a few miracles and the people would have been eating out of His hands.
After all, that is probably why they came.
They came to see the Lord work some more miracles.
They came to see Him do the extraordinary.
Imagine their surprise and disappointment when Jesus began to preach to them! (Ill.
Some folks think a service that includes preaching is a routine, boring service.
They exalt the times when there is no preaching.
Shame on us for our shallowness!)
B. It is clear to me that to Jesus, the message was far more important that the miracles.
We do not know what the Lord preached that day, but we can safely say that He probably reached back into the Old Testament and preached about the same things He had preached the first time He was in town, Mark 1:14.
He probably preached about the Kingdom of God, the power of God and the salvation of God, Luke 4:18-19.
Surely, Jesus preached the central message of the Bible: salvation by faith through grace!
C. Preaching was central to the life and ministry of the Lord Jesus.
And, the same should be true for the church!
I love good singing; I love testimony meetings; I love special services; but nothing can take the place of preaching!
Preaching is God’s chosen method for reaching into the hearts of the lost with the Gospel of grace, Rom.
10:13-15; 1 Cor.
1:21.
Nothing should ever be allowed to crowd out the message!
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We should pray that our church will stay focused on the message.
It would be easy to slack up and back off so that we could entice people to come to our church.
The primary business of this church is not to fill our pews or our bank accounts.
Our primary business is the proclamation of our Lord’s message.
That is what we are to be about!
That is our business and it is to be our only business!
Thank God for an old-fashioned, Bible-believing church where preaching is still the centerpiece of every service!)
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Jesus and His Power-vs.
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v. 3-5 JESUS AND HIS POWER
A. Right in the middle of this preaching service, something spectacular happens.
Four men bring their paralyzed friend to Jesus.
They believe that if they can get this man to Jesus, then Jesus can heal his body.
When they arrive at the house, the crowd is so large that they cannot get into the house through the door.
Now, houses in that day were usually constructed with flat roofs.
A set of stairs on the side of the house allowed access to the roof, which was used much like we use a deck in our day.
These roofs were usually made by laying timbers across the top of the house.
These timbers were then covered by a layer of branches.
This was covered by a layer of clay tiles, and finally, a thick layer of mud was placed on the very top.
This was rolled and pressed until it was very hard and rain proof.
So, here is the humorous scene, Jesus is preaching in the house, these four men carry their friend up the stair case onto the roof of the house.
Once there, they begin to dig through the roof, until they have made an opening large enough to lower their friend into the house.
Can you imagine the scene in the house?
As Jesus preaches, the sound of digging is heard overhead.
After a short time, dirt and wood begin to fall on the crowd assembled below.
Then, blue sky breaks through the darkness and a man is lowered into the room.
I wonder what Peter is thinking.
He probably didn’t like the thought of seeing His house torn up.
He may have wondered if his homeowners insurance would cover the costs of repair.
But, Peter couldn’t stop it!
The same crowd that kept the four men and the paralyzed man out of the house kept Peter in the house!
I wonder what Jesus thought.
I imagine there is a smile on His face as He realizes what is happening.
I am sure that He is amused by the whole thing.
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