Scott Palmer - The Lord of the Sabbath

The Lord of the Sabbath

Mark: Getting to Know Jesus-Part 9

March 2, 2025

Mark 2:23-3:6

 

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy:  You are to labor six days and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. You must not do any work… For the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and everything in them in six days; then He rested on the seventh day…”  Exodus 20: 8-11 (CSB)

 

The Sabbath was meant to…

1.     Be a ___________________ not a burden (23-28)

“Abandoning the command of God, you hold on to human tradition.” He also said to them, “You have a fine way of invalidating God’s command in order to set up your tradition!” Mark 7:8-9 (CSB)

 

“Therefore, don’t let anyone judge you in regard to food and drink or in the matter of a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of what was to come; the substance is Christ.” Colossians 2:16-17 (CSB)

 

 2.     Bring ________________________ and health. (1-6)

“Teacher, which command in the law is the greatest?” He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and most important command. The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands.” Matthew 22:36-40 (CSB)

 

          Point: The Sabbath was given to ___________________.

“On the first day of the week, we gathered with the local believers to share in the Lord’s Supper. Paul was preaching to them, and since he was leaving the next day, he kept talking until midnight.” Acts 20:7 (NLT)