God uses our collaborations to create His miracles

The story of four friends who brought their paralyzed friend to Jesus for healing is an inspiring story about God's miracles. Matthew, Mark, and Luke recount the story and offer unique details from their perspective. Read together, the story offers major spiritual themes. Here are a few:

Source: Wikipedia: Christ healing the paralytic at Capernaum by 

Bernhard Rode1780

• Authentic friends have faith in Jesus He can heal a chronically ill friend
• Authentic friends overcome obstacles to get their friend to Jesus
• An eternally authentic Jesus sees the faith of the four friends
• An eternally authentic Jesus sees the need the paralyzed man has for physical healing and forgiveness
• An eternally authentic Jesus calls out unbelief in the religious leaders
• An eternally authentic Jesus links the miracles of forgiveness and healing as within His authority
• The eternally authentic power of God is present for healing
• The authentic miracles Jesus performs lead to authentic worship by the eyewitnesses 

Of course, there are more themes to pull from this amazing story. But the determination of the four friends, their faith in Jesus' authority to heal their friend, and Jesus' authority to forgive and heal miraculously mean something special to us at Dallas Leadership Foundation. 

As we prepare to open the doors of the Treasures of Hope Christmas Store, we're thankful for the collaborators who have helped us over the years. We're also thankful for the new friends who will come our way this Christmas season. Everyone who partners with Dallas Leadership Foundation through prayer, volunteerism, financial giving, and a million behind-the-scene efforts, are like the beautiful friends who pushed to get their friend to Jesus. 

Every year we've been able to help Dallas families shop at super discounted prices because of the gifts from our network of friends. We hope to help more families with our new online store. The feature allows our friends to donate toys, clothing, and other essentials without having to drive to find one of our donation boxes. 

Most of all, we're prayerful that God's power to heal the spiritual needs of families will be present when families shop with us. While our Christmas gifts may meet physical needs, we pray that God will miraculously heal the hidden places in the hearts of families-- as He did with the paralyzed man. Please pray that Jesus will also see our faith!

Help Dallas Leadership Foundation serve as a conduit for God’s miracles to Dallas families. Sign up to volunteer or browse our new online Treasures of Hope Christmas Store at dlftx.org/events and purchase a gift for someone special. Share this post on your social networks with the hashtag #WebelieveGodcan or #Miracles.