Real rest only comes from Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath.
Sermon Title: JESUS, LORD OF THE SABBATH
Sermon Text: MARK 2:23-28; 3:1-6 (ESV)
Sermon Series: THE KING HAS COME: THE START OF SOMETHING NEW
By: BRO JEREMY LEONES
Sermon Notes:
Mark 2:23-28 ESV
23 One Sabbath he was going through the grainfields, and as they made their way, his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. 24 And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” 25 And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him: 26 how he entered the house of God, in the time of[a] Abiathar the high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?” 27 And 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 3:1-6 ESV
1 Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. 2 And they watched Jesus,[a] to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. 3 And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come here.” 4 And he said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent. 5 And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. 6 The Pharisees went out and immediately held counsel with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him.
Real rest only comes from Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath.
I. JESUS’ ANNOUNCEMENT
“Sabbath” = Hebrew word “Shabbat” means “to cease” or “to rest.”
Be careful not to transfer authority of a Biblical command to its practice.
The Sabbath is a gift from God, meant to bless, not to burden.
Since God instituted the Sabbath and Jesus is claiming authority over it, He is asserting that He is God Himself because only God could be Lord of the Sabbath.
II. JESUS’ DEMONSTRATION
Jesus demonstrated His authority as the Lord of the Sabbath by healing the man with the withered hand.
Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath is our rest.
Rest in His Salvation
Rest in His Presence
- In His Word
- In prayer
Rest in His Care
Before God can make a beautiful symphony of our lives, we must find our complete rest in His Son first.
“Come to me. I will give you rest. I am Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath. I am your rest.”
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