The King is Here: Whose Authority is it Anyways?

Saints‘ Hill Church Podcast · May 31, 2022 · 33m

This last Sunday we jumped back into our Luke Series. Bria taught us through the story in Luke 5v17-26 where Jesus heals a paralyzed man. There's a lot happening in this story, but the key idea of this passage is Jesus' authority.

From this passage, we see that Jesus has authority to forgive sins, authority to heal, and authority as the Son of Man. In a time where many believed sickness was caused by sin, Jesus knew that the most important thing for this man to hear was that he was forgiven, and called a friend. The visible act of healing in this story points to an invisible reality of God's…