Tore A Hole In The Roof To See Jesus

Man goes through roof to see jesus.

Tore a hole in the roof to see jesus. The friends climbed up an outside staircase and dug a hole through the roof. This is a lesson about the friends bringing a man that couldn t walk to see jesus but there were so many people they had to put a hole in the roof and let him down. The paralyzed man s friends chopped a hole in the roof and lowered him his bed and all his sorrows into the midst of the crowd who had filled the house to be with jesus. Then the roof begins to fall in on you.

There is great power when your faith moves in agreement with the faith of others. As far as they were concerned jesus may not ever pass that way again and they wanted to make sure this paralytic man had to chance to see him. Jesus was impressed by the faith of these men. Such was their love for their friend and confidence in jesus power and willingness to help that they would interrupt his discussions with the local theologians by coming through the roof.

When they had made an opening they let the man down lying on his mat. His bed to jesus. And jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic my son your sins are forgiven. In scripture we read of new songs new mercies a new creation a new heaven and earth new names and new wineskins.

Holman christian standard bible since they were not able to bring him to jesus because of the crowd they removed the roof above where he was. It was a real commitment to dig into some stranger s roof and make a man sized hole in it. So they tore a hole in this man s roof and lowered him down to jesus. They earned their spot.

When the man s friends carried him to the house where jesus was staying they found the house to be packed with people wanting to hear jesus and be healed by him. First principle faith works through the power of agreement. These friends literally tore the tiles off the roof tore a hole in the roof and lowered the paralyzed man by a rope into the house. No man had ever been brought to jesus through a hole in a roof before either but it worked.

So they made a hole in the roof right above the place where jesus was. Praise the lord that he is the god of new things. All of a sudden you start to hear some banging on the roof. But instead of giving healing the first thing jesus said was son thy sins be forgiven thee.

And when they had dug an opening they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was lying. Imagine the people s responses. This lesson is intended for preschool and out students really enjoyed the projects. Mark 2 3 5 and they came bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men.

They lowered their friend down to the place where jesus was.