10/18/2026
Today's sermon was "It was Noised that Jesus Was in the House" from Mark 2:1-12. The lesson comes from a miracle that Jesus performed while he was at Capernaum. A man who is sick with palsy is brought on a litter to Jesus while He taught there, but they are unable to gain access to get where Jesus is. They remove the roof and lower the palsied man down in to the midst of where Jesus is teaching. Jesus commends their great faith and forgives the man. After the religious leaders think in their hearts that Jesus is committing blasphemy, the Lord reveals Himself as the son of God and both forgives and heals. The same is true today. The best and most effective witness a church and indeed the saints of God can have is the "noise" that Jesus is in the house. And, when Jesus is in the house, sins are forgiven, mercy is shown, healing takes place and great things happen. The four who bore the man's litter are also noted for their witness and their assistance to the man who was sick of the palsy. They went to great lengths to help the man. They literally bore his burdens. Those are all good lessons for us to use and apply.