May 6th, 2026
Good Morning “Mat Lower-ers.” Today we are in Mark 2.
Everywhere Jesus went, crowds followed. Some were religious leaders seeking to trip Him up. Some were simply seekers wondering what it was all about. Some already believed and wanted to learn. Some wanted healing so badly they would do ANYTHING to get to Jesus - to receive healing for themselves, their friends, or their loved ones.
If we truly pay attention when we read Scripture - sometimes you just gotta laugh! The people we read about were real humans! Real guys! The story of the 4 friends with their buddy on the mat remind me of the men in some of those “Why women live longer” videos. Imagine their conversation. “Bro, Jesus is in town, we’re gonna get you healed. Awe man, the crowd is too big, we can’t get close. Wait I got an idea… it’s gonna work I promise.” It takes me back to my childhood days when we would hook our wagon to our bicycle and one of us would get in it. Or, when we would jump out of trees on to a mattress or bean bag we drug outside, or… when we would make bike ramps out of boards and cinder blocks, then ride full speed into it.
What do these things have to do with the 5 guys in our story today? Childlike faith (Matthew 18:3). We all had total faith it would work! The men in our story today, absolutely believed Jesus could and would heal their buddy and would do anything to get him to Jesus!
Read or reread this whole chapter! It holds many lessons and applications for us! “It’s not the healthy who need a doctor but the sick” Mark 2:17.
“So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.””
Mark 2:28
Love you all! Dig in and live it out!
Good Morning “Mat Lower-ers.” Today we are in Mark 2.
Everywhere Jesus went, crowds followed. Some were religious leaders seeking to trip Him up. Some were simply seekers wondering what it was all about. Some already believed and wanted to learn. Some wanted healing so badly they would do ANYTHING to get to Jesus - to receive healing for themselves, their friends, or their loved ones.
If we truly pay attention when we read Scripture - sometimes you just gotta laugh! The people we read about were real humans! Real guys! The story of the 4 friends with their buddy on the mat remind me of the men in some of those “Why women live longer” videos. Imagine their conversation. “Bro, Jesus is in town, we’re gonna get you healed. Awe man, the crowd is too big, we can’t get close. Wait I got an idea… it’s gonna work I promise.” It takes me back to my childhood days when we would hook our wagon to our bicycle and one of us would get in it. Or, when we would jump out of trees on to a mattress or bean bag we drug outside, or… when we would make bike ramps out of boards and cinder blocks, then ride full speed into it.
What do these things have to do with the 5 guys in our story today? Childlike faith (Matthew 18:3). We all had total faith it would work! The men in our story today, absolutely believed Jesus could and would heal their buddy and would do anything to get him to Jesus!
Read or reread this whole chapter! It holds many lessons and applications for us! “It’s not the healthy who need a doctor but the sick” Mark 2:17.
“So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.””
Mark 2:28
Love you all! Dig in and live it out!
Good Morning mat lowerers. What does that mean? You’ll see - read on in Mark 2.
Everywhere Jesus went, a mob gathered and followed. Some, religious leaders seeking to trip Him up. Some, seekers wondering what it was all about. Some, straight up already convinced looking to soak up some of what Jesus was laying down and some, with Faith so strong they were looking to get healed or find healing for the ones they love.
Some, like the 4 dudes who brought the paralyzed man on a mat. When they they realized they could not get him through the crowd to Jesus they dug a hole in the roof over Jesus and lowered the man down. Ha ha… man if we pay attention when we read and don’t just pass over the words, sometimes you gotta laugh! Imagine that conversation! “We got you bro, we’re gonna get Jesus to heal you. Oh man, we can’t get through the crowd. No, no, don’t worry man, this will work! We got you bro. You just sit tight! It honestly reminds me of things my brother and I, and the neighbor hood kids did when we were kids. Tying our wagon to the back of a bike and pulling each other, or building ramps out of cinder blocks and old boards, or dragging mattresses out of the house so we could jump out of trees and play stunt man. We crashed and burned more than once. What do these things have to do with the 5 guys I’m talking about? We all had total faith it would work!
Their faith was REAL… enough to put it all on the line. Is yours? Read on, dig in, there’s a lot here to soak up in Mark 2!
Love you all!
Everywhere Jesus went, a mob gathered and followed. Some, religious leaders seeking to trip Him up. Some, seekers wondering what it was all about. Some, straight up already convinced looking to soak up some of what Jesus was laying down and some, with Faith so strong they were looking to get healed or find healing for the ones they love.
Some, like the 4 dudes who brought the paralyzed man on a mat. When they they realized they could not get him through the crowd to Jesus they dug a hole in the roof over Jesus and lowered the man down. Ha ha… man if we pay attention when we read and don’t just pass over the words, sometimes you gotta laugh! Imagine that conversation! “We got you bro, we’re gonna get Jesus to heal you. Oh man, we can’t get through the crowd. No, no, don’t worry man, this will work! We got you bro. You just sit tight! It honestly reminds me of things my brother and I, and the neighbor hood kids did when we were kids. Tying our wagon to the back of a bike and pulling each other, or building ramps out of cinder blocks and old boards, or dragging mattresses out of the house so we could jump out of trees and play stunt man. We crashed and burned more than once. What do these things have to do with the 5 guys I’m talking about? We all had total faith it would work!
Their faith was REAL… enough to put it all on the line. Is yours? Read on, dig in, there’s a lot here to soak up in Mark 2!
Love you all!