IthoughtI did. I assented intellectually. But it hadn’t sunk to my heart, and the giveaway was my constant negative emotions. You see, I hadsentencesI was trying to overturn. Life experiences hand you sentences about your identity and the worth you carry, and my sentences were not kind....
Jesus Heals a Paralytic 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.[d] 18 And behold, some men were ...
and then be the first in the water, and healed of his melancholy and debilitating depression. An angel appears and troubles the water. Everybody at the pool hopes to be the first one in and to be healed of their disability.
4. The ParalyticThe man whose healing prompts the questioning thoughts of the Pharisees and scribes. His healing is both physical and spiritual, as Jesus forgives his sins.5. The CrowdWitnesses to the miracle and the exchange between Jesus and the religious leaders. Their reaction is one of ...
Jesus Heals a Paralytic 17 One day, while he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting nearby (they had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem); and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.[f] 18 Just then some men came, carrying a ...
The chaplain’s voice carried across the gathering of exhausted Rangers, his words finding purchase in their weary spirits as he shared the story of the paralytic and his four faithful friends. “Now, these guys,” the chaplain began, a hint of humor in his voice, “they weren’t afraid ...
IMMANUEL: (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23) 14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.[a] Footnotes Lit. God-With-Us JESUS: (Matthew 1:21; Luke 1:31) 21 And she will bring forth a Son, ...
An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified." (Luke 2:8-9)It was as if heaven is casting a great beacon of glory upon the dark hillside, and suddenly in its brilliance, the shepherds hear the angel's proclamation of...
Herod's cruel jealousy led to Joseph's flight into Egypt with Mary and the infant Jesus, where they tarried till the death of this king (Matthew 2:13-23), when they returned and settled in Nazareth, in Lower Galilee (2:23; Comp. Luke 4:16; John 1:46, etc.). At the age of ...
And Christ is the same still. And whoever are under spiritual darkness, from the consideration of their own sinfulness, have encouragement hence to look to Christ for comfort. For if they do so, he will be ready to say to them, as he did to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer;...