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People over Policy Churches have had a love/hate relationship w/ rules for years. Go back to the days when if a guy’s hair was long enough to touch his collar he was obviously a sinner and going to Hell. And the old guard ladies had their rulers out measuring the distance the hems of the young girls…

The Gospel today is often referred to as, “the Healing of the Man with a Withered Hand.” It is an appropriate label. However, there are many more than just the man with a physically withered hand that are experiencing the effect of withering. Physical withering is often the effect of paralysis. There is physical paralysis but there is spiritual paralysis. In both cases, withering is the outward effect.

Introduction: Over the last few weeks, we have seen where Luke has chosen to highlight events in the life of Christ that demonstrate his authority. This “authority” motif is something we see a total of nine times through Luke chapters 4-6. A motif is a theme, symbol, or image that is repeated throughout…

Scripture Reading 1 One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and his disciples began to pick some heads of grain, rub them in their hands and eat the kernels. 2 Some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” 3 Jesus answered them, “Have you never read what…

The Gospel of Mark, 2024 Mark 3:1-6 . ETS: Jesus healed a man of a shriveled hand on the Sabbath, demonstrating the mercy and compassion of God as more important than manmade traditions. ESS: Because Jesus is the Son of Man, we should follow Him more closely than we follow the traditions of man. OSS:…