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Ricky Njoto
Ricky Njoto
Sunday, February 15, 2026
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The King's Authority
Isaiah 35:3-7
Mark 1:21-2:12

Authority = restriction or freedom?

1. Authority in His Words (1:21–28)

  • Jesus teaches “as one who had authority”

 

  • Even evil obeys!

 

  • The man is freed

 

 

2. Authority that Serves (1:29–45)

  • Healing before the Sabbath! → foreshadowing the later confrontation with the religious authority → Jesus has authority to restore life on the Sabbath

 

  • Healing leads to service

 

  • Jesus’s authority to touch the social outcast

 

  • Jesus ends up “outside in lonely places” → authority that sacrifices

 

 

3. Authority Rooted in God’s Mission, Not Popularity (1:35–39)

  • Jesus withdraws to pray → not continuing despite great success

 

  • Moving onto another city to preach the good news despite being sought after for his miracles

 

 

4. Authority to Forgive (2:1–12)

  • No one forgives but God alone! → Jesus’s divine authority

 

  • Authority to heal AND to forgive

 

  • Authority that reaches the root of the human problem, not just the symptoms

 

 

 

May we praise Jesus for his glorious power and authority!