Read Mark 2: 1-12.

1. Share a time when someone’s love and support helped you in a difficult season.

How did their actions impact you?

2. If you were the paralytic in the story, what emotions do you think you would

have felt as your friends carried you to Jesus?

3. The paralytic was unable to get to Jesus on his own. How does this reflect our

spiritual condition before Christ?

4. Who do you know that may need to be “carried” to Jesus through prayer,

encouragement, or an invitation to faith?

5. The paralytic’s friends faced obstacles (the crowd, the roof) but didn’t give up.

What are some common obstacles that keep people from coming to Jesus

today?

6. Jesus saw their faith. What does that teach us about the role of community in

spiritual transformation?

7. What are some ways we can actively bring others to Jesus, even when it’s

inconvenient or difficult?

8. How does this story challenge our priorities when praying for ourselves or

others?

9. What does this passage teach us about the depth of Jesus’ grace?

10. When the man was healed, the crowd glorified God. How does God use changed

lives to bring others to Him?

11. In what ways has God’s grace changed your life, and how can you share that

testimony with others?

12. How can our church be a place where people experience both the power of

friendship and the grace of Jesus?

13. Who in your life might need to experience the love of Jesus through your

friendship?

14. What is one practical step you can take this week to be a faithful friend who

brings others closer to Christ?

15. If you had been in that house, watching this miracle unfold, how do you think it

would have changed your faith?

Prayer for the Week:

Gracious God, Thank You for the friends who lift us up when we are weak and for the

grace that meets us where we are. Help us to be the kind of people who carry others

to You, tearing down any barriers that stand in the way of Your love. When we feel

helpless, remind us that Your grace is enough. When we see others in need, give us

the courage to act in faith.

May our lives be a testimony of the love that carries and the grace that changes.

Lead us this week to walk in compassion, boldness, and gratitude for all You have

done.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.