The Word this Week (Mark 2:27-3:6)

Beloved, 

We are going through the gospel of Mark. We are in Mark 3 and Jesus does it again! He makes a radical claim about himself and then acts upon it..  He is Lord of the Sabbath.  Let's gather and find out what that means for us to follow him!

Mark 2:27-3:6

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.”

   Another time he went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. 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. 3 Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.”

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.

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. 6 Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.

The Holy Bible: New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1984), Mk 2:27–3:6.

Memory Verse:

Mark 2:27-28 

Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.