Here is my sermon on the last portion of Mark 2, where Jesus is doing a bunch of stuff on the Sabbath. The leaders of Jesus’ day had so many Sabbath regulations that it was hard to keep track. Jesus knew them all though and went through breaking the ones they made up in an […]
Jesus' Line in the Sand
V. 35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him he said, ‚ÄúDo you believe in the Son of Man?‚Äù When Jesus asks the man this, the man doesn‚Äôt know who Jesus is, but the man would know that Jesus was a Rabbi (other people approached Him and called Him Rabbi […]
The Pool Guy REALLY Broke the Law When He Carried His Mat
‚ÄúIf anyone carries anything from a public place to a private house on the Sabbath intentionally, he is punishable by death by stoning. ‚Äú Barclay on the Mishnah in the commentary on John 5 So when the pool guy says ‚ÄúThey guy that healed me told me to‚Äù he‚Äôs not just making excuses‚Äìhe‚Äôs defending himself […]