What does the gospel require of us? This is a profound question. In Mark 2:1-12 we see a story of four friends who are willing to do whatever it took to get their friend to Jesus. Undoubtedly, they were just hoping to see Jesus heal their friend. What their friend received was SO MUCH MORE! The miracles of Jesus authenticate the person of Jesus... the Christ, the Son of God. They are not an ends of themselves, but a means to an ends. The objective is BELIEF. Many times we come to God asking for miracles, but our belief is shaky at best. But when we couple belief with obedience we discover something much more... faith! Faith doesn't leverage God for miracles, but believes that God is at work even when we don't see it. Message preached on Sunday, January 15, 2023 as week two in the "Book of Mark" series.
