The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath

• Jesus was going through the grainfields and his disciples began to eat some of the kernels from the grain

• God had commanded the Sabbath to be a time of rest and no work no labor

• The Pharisees asked them why they were doing something unlawful on the Sabbath

• Jesus answered them with Word about David and his companions eating the consecrated bread which was unlawful b/c it was only for the priest

• He then tells them The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath ( he wass affirming his deity he was the Lord who created the Sabbaath and had the authority to make exceptioon

• On another Sabbath, he was teaching in the synagogue and a man whose right hand was shriveled

• The Pharisees were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus so they watched him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath

• Jesus knew what they were thinking

Get Up and Stand in Front of Everyone

• Jesus tells the man with the shriveled hand to Get Up and stand in front of everyone

• So he gets up and stands there

• Jesus asked them two questions

• Which is lawful on the Sabbath: To do good or to do evil

• To save life or to destroy it?

• They were more concerned about the law than freedom for the man

Stretch out your hand

• He looks at all of them and then at the man he stretch out your hand

• The man did

• He was completely restored

• They were furious and began to discuss what to do about Jesus

Calling the Disciples

• This is the third portion of Scripture that we have read that reminds us to pray

• Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray

• He spent the night praying to God

• After spending time with God, he called his disciples and chose 12 designated disciples

• Disciples means learner or follower

• Apostles means sent one

• Simon peter

• Andrew

• James

• John

• Philip

• Bartholomew

• Matthew

• Thomas

• James

• Simon

• Judas (Jude)

• Judas- the traitor

What can we learn?

• Jesus Lord over All

• He is not a secret healer. His healings were visual and on display so that the credit would go to God

• Obedience brings restoration

• Our important decision must be bathed in prayer

• God calls ordinary people these men had different personalities and lifestyles

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