Some Things to Think About
May 29, 2016
Lord of the Sabbath
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Preached by Jay Messenger
Mark 2:23– 3:6
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How to avoid the poison of empty religion and false reality
Remember…
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Jesus is
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Jesus defines the
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If Jesus is Lord (“even of the Sabbath”) what does that practically mean for us as
His followers? Explain how that should impact us trusting and obeying Him.
Where does Jesus say He gets His authority (Mark 2:25-27)? What is He alluding to with King David and being “the Son of Man”?
Why was it unbelievable that the Pharisees and the Herodians would plot together to kill Jesus? Explain the differences between the two groups.
Why can we be drawn to reducing/defining life by rules? What is the appeal of
“tolerance” in our culture today?
Why would someone who is “legalistic” (defines relationship w/God by rules) be
offended by Jesus?
Why would someone who is “tolerant” (as our culture defines it) be offended by
Jesus?
Read Exodus 20:8-11…why did God want His people to observe the Sabbath? What
did God Himself model to us in Genesis 2:1-2?
Do you know how to work hard? Explain. Do you know how to rest
ently and well? Explain.
Why is remembering the Sabbath just as much a discipline (and rhythm of life) as
praying, fasting, memorizing/meditating on Scripture, etc.?
How will you follow Jesus as Lord this week? What will that mean for your thinking and living? How will you allow Him to define the rules and reality of your life?
How will you remember the Sabbath? Where can you start with that?
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for next week will be Mark 4: 21-25 Sermons online at www.gracecc.net
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8 “Remember
the Sabbath day by keeping it
holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your
work, 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath to
the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any
work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor
your male or female servant, nor your animals,
nor any foreigner residing in your towns.
Exodus 20:8-11
11 For
in six days the LORD made the heavens
and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them,
but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore
the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it
holy.
Exodus 20:8-11
23 One
Sabbath Jesus was going through the
grain fields, and as his disciples walked along,
they began to pick some heads of grain. 24 The
Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they
doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
Mark 2:23-24
25 He
answered, “Have you never read what
David did when he and his companions were
hungry and in need? 26 In the days of Abiathar
the high priest, he entered the house of God
and ate the consecrated bread, which is lawful
only for priests to eat. And he also gave some
to his companions.”
Mark 2:25-27
27 Then
he said to them, “The Sabbath was
made for man, not man for the Sabbath. 28 So
the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
Mark 2:25-27
1 Another
time Jesus went into the
synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand
was there.
Mark 3:1
2 Some
of them were looking for a reason to
accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to
see if he would heal him on the Sabbath.
Mark 3:2
3 Jesus
said to the man with the shriveled
hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.”
Mark 3:3
4 Then
Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on
the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save
life or to kill?” But they remained silent.
Mark 3:4
5 He
looked around at them in anger and,
deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said
to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He
stretched it out, and his hand was completely
restored.
Mark 3:5
Jesus is Lord
Remember
Jesus is Lord
Jesus defines the rules and the reality
Remember
You could be a Pharisee if…
You could be a Pharisee if…
1. You like rules (a lot)
2. YOU are the guardian of right
and wrong
3. You think people…should be
more like you
4. You are quick to criticize and
slow to compliment
5. The issue is more important than
the person
You could be a Pharisee if…
1. You like rules (a lot)
2. YOU are the guardian of right
and wrong
3. You think people…should be
more like you
4. You are quick to criticize and
slow to compliment
5. The issue is more important than
the person
6. Knowing the Word is more
important than living the
Word
7. You question the work of God
8. You don’t spend time with
people far from God
9. You hold yourself to a higher
standard than Jesus
10. The world is (almost always)
black and white
6 Then
the Pharisees went out and began to
plot with the Herodians how they might kill
Jesus.
Mark 3:6
47 “If
anyone hears my words but does not
keep them, I do not judge that person. For I
did not come to judge the world, but to save
the world. 48 There is a judge for the one who
rejects me and does not accept my words; the
very words I have spoken will condemn
them at the last day.
John 12:47-48
15 “Be
careful,” Jesus warned them. “Watch out
for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of
Herod.”
Mark 8:15
Jesus is Lord
Jesus defines the rules and the reality
The Sabbath
Remember