When Jesus Shows Up Series

I told you so far….

When Jesus Shows up

• We can’t keep it a Secret.

• God Speaks.

But there is a third thing we experience when Jesus shows up…

3. Folks Get Saved – v-5

I told you so, when Jesus comes to the house, folks get saved.

People can get saved anytime and anyplace where the word of God is being preached, but you know and I know, it’s in corporate worship where we have a greater chance of hearing the word of God expounded on a consistent basis and in a methodical, God honoring way. That’s a fact -

Watch what happened here, a sick man is brought to Jesus for physical healing, but Jesus ignores the physical for a moment and focused on the man’s spiritual condition – for He knows that physical healing without spiritual transformation is a work that is not complete – so he delivers the man first and foremost from his sins.

May I remind you – when Jesus shows up – people get saved.

The Bible is so true – it says that faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God – Jesus preached the kingdom of God, the folks heard the word and watch how Jesus responded when the man appeared at His feet having been lowered through the roof – “V-5 – when Jesus saw their faith – all five of them – He said to the paralytic - Son, your sins are forgiven –

Son you are saved –

Son you are now a child of God –

He calls him Son because the Bible says in John 1:12, for as many as received him, to them gave ye power to become the Sons of God –

When Jesus shows up – He comes to save those who are lost - is that you today or what?

If it is you – don’t be embarrassed – come to this alter right now and I will pause this sermon and pray God’s transforming power over you right at this moment –

Jesus is here and he has come to seek and to save those that are lost

Notice something in the text that is a side bar to the main idea I am dealing with today.

This guy didn’t come to Jesus on his own, others brought Him to Jesus – sometimes in order for others to come into a saving relationship with Jesus, we have to bring them to Jesus.

Everyone will not come on his or her own, some people need help – some need encouragement – some need persuasion – It will not always be easy.

In fact, there are times where you alone may not be able to get them to Jesus, and you have to involve the help of others – it took four to get this one to Jesus.

Our theme says that we are to go into the highways and byways and compel them to come so than my house may be full.

If we are going to fill the house then, we have to get in the habit of bringing folks where Jesus is for where Jesus is, there is salvation and folks get saved.

But you yourselves must first believe that Jesus has the power to save and deliver –

He does not say please God forgive this man – or God have mercy on him – no He proclaims forgiveness over the guy himself – if you still have problems believing that Jesus is God, then I don’t what to say – but I know one thing, when Jesus shows up – folks get saved.