HOME with GOD

So what is the Servant’s mission?...to heal everybody?      

Is it to uphold the might of the Roman Empire?                 

No, it’s to preach the gospel of the Kingdom of God. (1:15&38)

Meanwhile back in Capernaum...                                                                                                  
You can read Mark 2 for yourself, but notice there are 3 houses mentioned:                                  

• Jesus’ own home, maybe lodging with Simon and Andrew
• A tax collector’s home - Jesus accepts the hospitality of Matthew
• The House of God where David once ate showbread 

Also notice how this Servant has been identified so far: the Messiah, the Son of God, the Holy One of God, and now....the Son of Man with power on Earth, and even Lord of the Sabbath.  No Roman Caesar could ace that!

So what’s happening here?...                    

Four guys lift a paralysed man onto a roof, dig thru and then lower him... into whose home?                                              

Here Mark resorts to using the word ‘laleo’:  Jesus is home, simply TALKING to His visitors.                             

They glorify God without realizing they are actually in God’s house!                                                                                    

In search of more space, He then leads them down to the sea-side and teaches them there.                                                 

The Lord of Sabbath has work to do, making time for people: forgiving, healing, talking with, teaching, eating and drinking....yes, the Sabbath is made for Man.

 “I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance”

This is something totally new – no need to stay paralysed by sin...

Wow!!