Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
John 20:30-31 NIV
Makes you wonder what else Jesus showed his team...
John says there's enough here - enough for us to believe that Jesus is who he said he is, the fulfillment of prophecy & the law, who bore our sins to make us right with God, the perfect and complete sacrifice...
And he's personal - we are the objects of his love, who wants us to meet with him and commune with him, who is preparing a new earth for us where all the hurt and loss and pain of this one is done away with...when his restoration project is complete and all will be made new... and all it takes is that we believe...
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...four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They couldn't bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus... Mark 2:3-4 NLT Great account of inventiveness and determination to get their friend to see Jesus. Love this. Do you wonder about the back story? Are these the same 4 people who bring this man food? Take him to the toilet every day. Clean him up. Does he live with one of them? Are they family? Are there whole families or groups of people in the background who have supported and cared for this man? A group of children who grew up seeing their parents love in action? Probably. Healing Help Hope These things are found in community. These 4 guys are the heroes here. The upfront people. One day it will be interesting to see who the background heroes are. #loveinaction #community #inthistogether #walkingeachotherhome #gospelofmark
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