I. Jesus proves that He is God. (1-12) A. When God acts people follow. (1) Luke 5:17 NKJV 17 Now it happened on a certain day, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem.[i] B. When God moves and we follow, we should stop at nothing to bring along others. C. Faith and action are always met with criticisms. (5-7) Leviticus 4:4 NKJV 4 He shall bring the bull to the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the Lord, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and kill the bull before the Lord.[i] Leviticus 24:10-24 NKJV 10 Now the son of an Israelite woman, whose father wasan Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel; and this Israelite woman’s son and a man of Israel fought each other in the camp. 11 And the Israelite woman’s son blasphemed the name of the Lord and cursed; and so they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name wasShelomith the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.) 12 Then they put him in custody, that the mind of the Lordmight be shown to them. 13 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 14 “Take outside the camp him who has cursed; then let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him. 15 “Then you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin. 16 And whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall certainly stone him, the stranger as well as him who is born in the land. When he blasphemes the name of the Lord, he shall be put to death. 17 ‘Whoever kills any man shall surely be put to death. 18 Whoever kills an animal shall make it good, animal for animal. 19 ‘If a man causes disfigurement of his neighbor, as he has done, so shall it be done to him—20 fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he has caused disfigurement of a man, so shall it be done to him. 21 And whoever kills an animal shall restore it; but whoever kills a man shall be put to death. 22 You shall have the same law for the stranger and for one from your own country; for I amthe Lord your God.’ ” 23 Then Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and they took outside the camp him who had cursed, and stoned him with stones. So the children of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses.[ii] A. Jesus makes good on His claim and proves He is God in healing the Paralytic. (8-11) B. Jesus gives two forms of authenticity to His divine nature. (12) [i] The New King James Version (Le 4:4). (1982). Thomas Nelson. [ii] The New King James Version (Le 24:10–23). (1982). Thomas Nelson. [i] The New King James Version (Lk 5:17). (1982). Thomas Nelson.