Two are Better than One

04 December 2022 Sunday Morning Service

Bible
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
Luke 5:17-26

Ecclesiastes
4:9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work:
4:10 If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!
4:11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?
4:12 Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

Luke
5:17 One day as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem, were sitting there. And the power of the Lord was present for him to heal the sick.
5:18 Some men came carrying a paralytic on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus.
5:19 When they could not find a way to do this because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
5:20 When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
5:21 The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began thinking to themselves, “Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
5:22 Jesus knew what they were thinking and asked, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?
5:23 Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’?
5:24 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins….” He said to the paralyzed man, “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.”
5:25 Immediately he stood up in front of them, took what he had been lying on and went home praising God.
5:26 Everyone was amazed and gave praise to God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”

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