By healing the paralytic spiritually before actually healing him physically, Jesus was placing priority on spiritual healing. Why do we want God to fix our lives more than we want Him to deal with our sin?

Something was going on when Jesus healed the paralytic. Beyond just the words that Jesus spoke, what was He claiming here?

Leprosy is often seen as a metaphor for the problem of sin. In what ways are the two similar?

In the Old Testament Law a leper was mandated to stay isolated in quarantine and outside the city (Lev. 13:45-46). What do you think that leper might have heard about Jesus that made him risk everything to get to Jesus?

What did the leper do when he approached Jesus?

What does Jesus require of his disciples?

Why did Peter say, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!”

What is the object lesson of the fishing narrative?

Why did Peter follow Jesus’ instruction even though Jesus was not a fisherman?

What message was Jesus conveying to Peter?