2020 Vision (Part 4)

Speaker: Pastor Patrick Kelley

Originally Recorded: Mar 24, 2019

Spiritual Journey:

1. Seek the Lord about what sacrifice looks like for you and your family. (over and above our tithes and offerings)

2. Listen to what God speaks

3. Obey what God has said.

Luke 5:17

On one of those days, as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with him to heal.

The religious (those who looked like they had it all together) want to be near Jesus because it looks good, but that don’t want to live under His Lordship.

Luke 5:18-19

And behold, some men were bringing on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking to bring him in and lay him before Jesus, but finding no way to bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the midst before Jesus.

The crowds back was turned away from the one who needed a touch.

Faith doesn’t accept the first NO

Luke 5:20-26

And when he saw their faith, he said, "Man, your sins are forgiven you." And the scribes and the Pharisees began to question, saying, "Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?" When Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answered them, "Why do you question in your hearts? Which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Rise and walk'? But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" —he said to the man who was paralyzed— "I say to you, rise, pick up your bed and go home." And immediately he rose up before them and picked up what he had been lying on and went home, glorifying God. And amazement seized them all, and they glorified God and were filled with awe, saying, "We have seen extraordinary things today."

Our heart should be to help someone else receive their miracle.

Big Idea:

Faith is the currency of heaven.