How to Have Godly Friendships | The Gospels | Mark 2:1-12

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🗓️ 6 January 2026

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Do you bring your friends to Jesus? Do you have friends that bring you to Jesus? Do you see Jesus for who he truly is? In today's episode, Tanya shares how Mark 2:1-12 encourages us to see our friendships through God's point of view. Read the Bible with us in 2026! This year, we’re exploring the Gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Download your reading plan now. Want to learn even more about the Gospels? Tune into Not Just Sunday. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it so that others can find it, too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Passages: Mark 2:1-12

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10-minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life and the time it takes to get to work.
0:10.9	I'm Tanya Wilmeth.
0:13.2	Friendship. It's an important part of life. Your ability to be a friend, your capacity to foster friendship, and your humility to receive
0:23.4	friendship are things worth working on your whole life. Your relationships will either take
0:29.7	you closer to or further away from the person you want to be. Maybe this is why the Bible
0:35.5	makes such a big deal out of friendship.
0:44.0	In Mark chapter 2, scripture shows us how friends can help us live in the upside-down kingdom of God,
0:49.1	where people are not out to advance themselves or protect their own agendas,
0:55.2	but instead are given faith to surrender to God's plans and advance the good news of his love and mercy to a dark, waiting, and restless world. Do you have friends that do that? Are you that
1:01.6	kind of friend? The four friends in Compernum had heard about Jesus, but they did not fully know him yet.
1:10.3	When Jesus began his ministry, people realized he was
1:13.3	different. The way he talked about scripture, the way he prayed, the way he healed. It was unlike
1:18.7	anything they'd witnessed before. Crowds gathered, people followed, and some hoped to catch his
1:24.9	attention. They were intrigued or skeptical, maybe both. Who was this man,
1:31.6	who taught the law with authority? Who was this person that spoke of God's promises with such hope?
1:37.6	Who was this teacher who could heal the sick? Was this the promised Messiah? In Mark chapter 2, Jesus was still very early in his ministry
1:47.3	when he returned to Copernum and began teaching in the house where he was staying. Mark tells us the
1:53.2	house was so crowded, there was no room left, not even near the door. Imagine the scene. People packed
2:00.6	shoulder to shoulder, those in the back asking those in the front. Imagine the scene. People packed shoulder to shoulder, those in the back,
2:03.0	asking those in the front to pass the words along. What is he saying? Who is this man?
2:09.2	Because their friend was paralyzed and had to be carried on a mat. The four friends of Mark
2:15.5	Chapter 2 arrived late.
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