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22. "Your Sins Are Forgiven" (Luke 5:17-26) by Church in the Square (Sermon Audio)
644 Take Heart, Your Sins Are Forgiven, A Guided Christian Meditation on Matthew 9:1-4 with the Recenter With Christ app The purpose of this podcast is to help you find more peace in your life and connect with the true source of peace, Jesus Christ. Outline: Relaxation, Reading, Meditation, Prayer, Contemplation and Visualization. Get into a place where you can sit comfortably and uninterrupted for about 20 minutes.You should hopefully not be driving or anything tensing or unrelaxing. If you feel comfortable to do so, I invite you to close your eyes. Guided Relaxation / Guided Meditation: Breathe and direct your thoughts to connecting with God. Let your stomach be a balloon inflate, deflate. Scripture for Meditation Matthew 9 NIV 1 Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town. 2 Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.” 3 At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!” 4 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? NRSVA 1 And after getting into a boat he crossed the water and came to his own town. Jesus Heals a Paralytic 2 And just then some people were carrying a paralysed man lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, ‘Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.' 3 Then some of the scribes said to themselves, ‘This man is blaspheming.' 4 But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, said, ‘Why do you think evil in your hearts? Meditation on Scripture: This scripture tells of the account of Jesus healing a man. In another one of the Gospels this man was lowered from the roof. As the people looked on wondering what Jesus was to do he did not heal the man right away. Jesus forgave his sins. This is interesting as it was not what Jesus always did. In this case he chose to forgive the man first. In time he did both but, which one is more meaningful? Which one makes a bigger difference eternally? If you were a paralytic and you could only choose one, which one would you choose? The teachers of the law, challenged him. According to the Law of Moses this was problematic. Only God could forgive sins. They did not understand who Jesus was? We have the benefit of the written word, the telling of the Gospel story and a long tradition of understanding. Imagine if someone were to tell you that they could forgive your sins and it wasn't Jesus. You would not believe them. That is what these lawyers thought. They didn't understand the gospel. They were looking at things from the wrong perspective. Jesus condemned their hearts. He knew them. He knew why they struggled. They chose not to believe. The healing was not enough to even more them in the right direction. What is easier to do, to say a phrase or to heal someone? It would be easier to say those words even if they didn'. Fortunately for us we are not forced to wonder and grope for forgiveness. We don't need to hope that someone lowers us down a roof and be forgiven face to face. We may or may not receive the healing that we seek but we certainly can receive forgiveness if we ask it from Jesus. Meditation of Prayer: Pray as directed by the Spirit. Dedicate these moments to the patient waiting, when you feel ready ask God for understanding you desire from Him. Meditation of God and His Glory / Hesychasm: I invite you to sit in silence feeling patient for your own faults and trials. Summarize what insights you have gained during this meditation and meditate and visualize positive change in your life: This is a listener funded podcast at patreon.com/christianmeditationpodcast Final Question: If you consider the invitation and command to persevere in the faith, what change in your life does that bring to your mind? FIND ME ON: Download my free app: Recenter with Christ Website - ChristianMeditationPodcast.com Voicemail - (602) 888-3795 Email: jared@christianmeditationpodcast.com Apple Podcasts - Christian Meditation Podcast Facebook.com/christianmeditationpodcast Youtube.com/christianmeditaitonpodcast Twitter - @ChristianMedPod
Matthew 9:1-8 9 And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city. 2 And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.” 3 And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.” 4 But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? 5 For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, ‘Rise and walk'? 6 But that […] The post Your Sins Are Forgiven first appeared on Hope Christian Church.
Guest preacher Paul Stockton delivers a powerful message on living in freedom since our sins are forgiven. https://northstarbaptistchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Your-Sins-Are-Forgiven-28-May-2023.mp3
Too many people walk around thinking God is mad at them or that God hates them for their sins. YOUR SINS ARE FORGIVEN! if you are in Christ Jesus and we need not dwell on them. Find the balance.
New Covenant Fellowship, Stillwater OK
At First Baptist Church we are in the midst of a series called BEHOLD. In this series we are learning to pay attention to God, in order to be transformed by God. In last week's message, as we considered a story about the prophet Elijah, we beheld the reality that GOD IS SPEAKING. But, we also we asked ourselves the question AM I LISTENING? And, the God who you and I are listening for one of the most glorious, most freeing, most life-changing things we can hear him say is “YOUR SINS ARE FORGIVEN.” Today behold the glorious truth that JESUS FORGIVES FAILURES.That's one reason why Luke 15:1 tells us that “sinners drew near to hear him.” When they drew near they could hear him say “your sins are forgiven.” Or its why Jesus' opponents one day ask him why he spends time with these failures. Jesus answers their question with this statement “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.” Luke 5:31 NIV JESUS FORGIVES FAILURES. Too often in life we try to minimize or ignore our failures, our sin. But, the gospel of Jesus Christ calls us to be honest about our failure and sin, because only then can we draw near to Jesus, to hear him say “your sins are forgiven.” And, all of us need to hear Jesus say those words, that one word has the power to lift the weight of my sin. That one word has the power to tear down the wall of my shame. That one word has the power to relieve my worry that I am not worthy of love. Church family, this morning are you ready to be open and honest about the failures in your life, so that you can draw near to Jesus and experience the glorious reality that JESUS FORGIVES FAILURES.
A new MP3 sermon from Grace Church of Laguna Niguel is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Take Heart, Your Sins Are Forgiven – Matthew 9:1-8 Subtitle: Matthew Speaker: Pastor James Wenger Broadcaster: Grace Church of Laguna Niguel Event: Sunday Service Date: 11/15/2020 Bible: Matthew 9:1-8 Length: 49 min.
7/14/19 BRUCE COTE GREAT ENCOUNTERS WITH JESUS 5. YOUR SINS ARE FORGIVEN by The Abbey
51: Luke 5:17 - 26 - Your Sins Are Forgiven by Anthony McLeod
When someone says "You have my word.", what does that mean to you? It seems like theres not a lot of people you can trust in this world anymore. However, theres One whose word you can always trust and who paid the price so Your Sins Are Forgiven.
Pastor Mike Sciarra continues through the gospel of Matthew preaching on Your Sins Are Forgiven.
Sons, Your Sins Are Forgiven