Circle Questions | Week Six | Healed by Jesus
How do we Heal Together?
Friends through the Roof Mark 2:1-12
Welcome everyone to the Group. Ask them to share 3 highs and 1 low from the past few weeks.
Opening Prayer Time
Praise God that He is the Healer, the unifier.
Thank God for where He has shown His healing in your life.
Ask God to unify your group, our church.
Read the scriptures below as a group.
Mark 2:1-12, NSV
Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man
1 When Jesus returned to Capernaum several days later, the news spread quickly that he was back home. 2 Soon the house where he was staying was so packed with visitors that there was no more room, even outside the door. While he was preaching God’s word to them, 3 four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. 4T hey couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus. 5 Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “My child, your sins are forgiven.”
6 But some of the teachers of religious law who were sitting there thought to themselves, 7 “What is he saying? This is blasphemy! Only God can forgive sins!”
8 Jesus knew immediately what they were thinking, so he asked them, “Why do you question this in your hearts? 9 Is it easier to say to the paralyzed man ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or ‘Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk’? 10 So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, 11 “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!”
12 And the man jumped up, grabbed his mat, and walked out through the stunned onlookers. They were all amazed and praised God, exclaiming, “We’ve never seen anything like this before!”
Read other translations here.
Discussion Questions
What stood out to you in the passage?
What do you think motivated the four men to carry the paralyzed to Jesus?
What was it about their faith that Jesus saw? Why is that significant?
Why is it important to "know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"?
When was the last time you were amazed by what God had done?
Closing Prayer
Spend some time praying for prayer requests that have been mentioned in your group.
