Book · 8 chapters · Mark 2
Dirty Church
In eight short chapters, Pastor Rick Melick walks through one simple story in Mark 2: four friends who carried a paralyzed man to Jesus and, when they couldn’t get through the door, went through the roof. Along the way you’ll meet Grandma’s white couch under plastic, a boy in a brown Burlington Coat Factory suit, a motorcycle key in a trash can, and two very opinionated geese.
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Week 1
The Church Becoming
Matthew 16 · Romans 12
Week 2
Belong
Mark 2:1–5
Week 3
Believe
Mark 2:5–12 · Luke 18
Week 4
Behave
Mark 2:11–12 · John 10
For groups and Sunday
A four-week Study Book, a Small Group Leader Guide and a one-page Listening Guide for each message. On a phone or tablet, the blanks are typeable.
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Study Book
Fill-in message notes, background articles, Talk It Over questions, a weekly challenge, puzzles and a Kids’ Corner page.
Small Group Leader Guide
A ready-to-lead plan for each week: opener, Scripture, key points, questions, leader notes and prayer.
Through the Roof
Dirty Church for Kids. The same story, the same week, made for ages 8–11.
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The Comic
Rosie, Bo and four friends follow Baxter back to Capernaum to see four friends carry a man to Jesus. One short issue a week; read it online or download it.
Issue 1: The New Kid
Issue 2: A Really Big Hole
Issue 3: Who Can Forgive?
Issue 4: The Inside-Out ChurchKids’ Listening Guides
One page per week for kids in the service: words to listen for, the Remember It! truth with a hand motion, a drawing box, the memory verse and a question for the ride home.
Games
Eight free games on a phone, tablet or computer: Lower the Mat, Memory Match, The Story in Order, Baxter’s Quiz, Verse Scramble, Jigsaw, Crossword and Color by Number.
Belong. Believe. Behave.
Eight chapters, two for each week of the series.
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Grandma’s House
“On this rock I will build my church” Matthew 16:18
The Order Matters
“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind” Romans 12:2
Through the Roof
“They made an opening in the roof above Jesus” Mark 2:4
Four Friends
“When Jesus saw their faith” Mark 2:5
“Son, Your Sins Are Forgiven”
“Son, your sins are forgiven” Mark 2:5
Two Men Went Up to Pray
“God, have mercy on me, a sinner” Luke 18:13
Costumes
“He walked out in full view of them all” Mark 2:12
The Shepherd’s Voice
“His sheep follow him because they know his voice” John 10:4
What's inside
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Scripture first
Every chapter opens with a passage to read first, in the NIV, and stays close to one story in Mark 2.
True stories
Grandma’s white couch under plastic, a brown Burlington Coat Factory suit, and a motorcycle key in a trash can.
Original art
Hand-carved linocut pictures open every chapter.
Reflect and pray
Key Truths, four questions for you or a group, and a closing prayer.
Memory verse
When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
Mark 2:5 (NIV)
See You on the Other Side
God Speaks: Jesus
Come and See
Sticking Around
Rented House
Love Intentionally
Five Minutes After I Died
Kids' Corner