And when they had broken it up they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.
Friends lower boy thru roof to jesus.
The men believed jesus came from god and he could heal people.
House in capernaum key repetitions.
Treasury of scripture and when they could not come near to him for the press they uncovered the roof where he was.
Paralytic man lowered through roof matthew 9 1 8.
The four men carried their friend up to the roof and made an opening in the roof.
This time however jesus sees the faith of the men lowering their paralyzed friend.
Jesus heals the man telling him to rise and take up his bed.
Jesus words to the man surprised the pharisees and teachers of the law.
Jesus the crowd the paralytic man and the religious leaders key location.
Luke 5 17 26 structure key persons.
Here s what they did.
When jesus saw how much faith these four men had he not only healed the paralyzed man he even forgave him of all his sins.
So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd right in front of jesus.
When the hole was big enough the friends lowered the mat right down to where jesus was standing.
Four friends bring their crippled friend to jesus and because of the crowds let him down through the roof.
Their love concern effort and faith all cry out to jesus for help so jesus helps the man.
20 when jesus saw their faith he said friend your sins are forgiven.
Then they lowered the man down through the roof to where jesus was.
This is a get your hands dirty digging through the roof kind of faith.
They found the stairs up to the roof.
It can be used for several different lessons and it can used for any group discussion activity.
The man is literally let down through the roof under the careful control of his concerned friends and into a situation controlled by the lord jesus christ.
Because the friends could not get through the crowd they carried their friend to the roof and lowered him down to jesus.
However the direction is not up and the situation is not out of control.
You and i have friends who need to come to jesus.
Paralytic s friends couldn t get to jesus because of the.
So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd right in front of jesus.
Prices taxes and tempers can all go through the roof in mark 2 we see a man go through the roof.
Boy those were some friends.
So their faith led to action.
And when they got up there they started digging right through the roof.
Jesus healed man that was lowered through the roof.