For The One • Week 2
Get Your Friends To Jesus
August 16, 2026 • Mark 2
Big Idea
What you love is what you talk about.
Bible Verses
Mark 2:17 NIV
On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor,
but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Luke 19:10 NIV
“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
Mark 2:1-5 NIV
A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that
he had come home. They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room
left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them.
Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them.
Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening
in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man
was lying on. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man,
“Son, your sins are forgiven.”
How Can You Help Someone Find Jesus?
Fill in the blanks as you follow along.
Remove The Barriers
The four friends refused to let an obstacle keep their friend from Jesus.
They don't know they're invited.
Stop assuming they will say no. Make the invitation.
They don't want to come alone.
Do not just invite them — bring them. Pick them up, meet them outside,
save them a seat and grab lunch afterward.
The conversation never starts.
Look for natural openings at work, the gym, your neighborhood, social media
or your kids' activities.
They've said no before.
Not now does not mean not ever. Keep being a friend. Keep praying. Do not quit.
Who's Your One More?
Think of one person close to you who is far from God.
1. Pray for them by name.
2. Text them today.
3. Bring them with you next Sunday.