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Gracious Jesus 50: Sabbath Reinterpreted
The document outlines Matthew chapter 12 and discusses Jesus' interpretation of the Sabbath. It is divided into three sections on attitudes towards God, others, and oneself. On God, it discusses honoring Him and not doubting Him. On others, it talks about showing compassion, saving and not condemning, lifting up and not casting out, doing good and not harm, and restoring and not destroying. On oneself, it mentions finding soul rest rather than just physical rest.
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- 2. GRACIOUS JESUS (MATTHEW’S PERSPECTIVEWITH GOSPEL PARALLELS) 1. Presenting the King (Matt 1-4) 2. True Blessedness (Matt 5:1-12) 3. Kingdom Lifestyle – Part 1 (Matt 5:13- 48) 4. Kingdom Lifestyle – Part 2 (Matt 6) 5. Kingdom Lifestyle – Part 3 (Matt 7) 6. Master Strokes (Matt 8) 7. The King Calls (Matt 9) 8. The King Commissions (Matt 10) 9. Signs, Sinners and the Saviour (Matt 11) 10. Power Games and Names (Matt 12) 11. Hidden Wisdom (Matt 13:1-43) 12. Hidden Treasures (Matt 13:44-14) 13. The Gall and the Glory (Matt 15-17:9) 14. Winning Others Over (Matt 17:10- 18:35) 15. Kingdom Values, Kingdom Wealth (Matt 20) 16. The King Enters Jerusalem (Matt 21) 17. The Chosen Few (Matt 22) 18. The King’s Glorious Coming (Matt 24:1-44) 19. The Final Countdown (Matt 24:45 – 25:46) 20. The King’s last days (Matt 26) 21. Desertion (Matt 26:36-75) 22. God’s Lamb Sacrificed (Matt 27: 1-50) 23. The King Conquers (Matt 27:51-28)
- 3. GRACIOUS JESUS 10. POWERGAMES AND NAMES (MATT 12) 50. Sabbath Misinterpreted 51. Sabbath Reinterpreted 52. Power Plays 53. The Unpardonable Sin 54. The only Sign 55. Replacing vs. Removing Evil 56. The Royal Family
- 4. SABBATH REINTERPRETED PRESENTATION OVERVIEW Biblepassages: Matt 12:9-14; Mark 3.1-6; Mark 6.6-11 Sabbath Attitudes • Towards God • Towards others • Towards self
- 5. SABBATH REINTERPRETED BIBLE PASSAGE Matt 12:7But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire compassion, and not a sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent. Lord of the Sabbath 8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”9 Departing from there, He went into their synagogue. 10 And a man was there whose hand was withered. And they questioned Jesus, asking, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—so that they might accuse Him. 11 And He said to them, “What man is there among you who has a sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out? 12 How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” 13 Then He *said to the man, “Stretch out your hand!” He stretched it out, and it was restored to normal, like the other. 14 But the Pharisees went out and conspired against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.
- 6. SABBATH ATTITUDES Towards God: •Honour the Lord don’t second guess Him • Give Him first place don’t short sell Him Towards Others: • Show compassion not only sacrifice • Save don’t condemn • Lift up don’t cast out • Do good not harm • Restore don’t destroy Towards Ourselves: • Soul rest not merely physical rest
- 7. TOWARD GOD Honour theLord, don’t second guess Him. Matt 12:8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath
- 8. TOWARDS GOD Give Himfirst place, don’t short sell Him Matt 12:14 But the Pharisees went out and conspired against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.
- 9. TOWARDS OTHERS Show compassionnot only sacrifice Matt 12:7 But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire compassion, and not a sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.
- 10. TOWARDS OTHERS Show compassionnot only sacrifice It is our heart and not actions that God looks at. Humble, empathetic, considering others better than ourself, etc.
- 11. TOWARDS OTHERS Save don’tcondemn Matt 12:9 Departing from there, He went into their synagogue. 10 And a man was there whose hand was withered. And they questioned Jesus, asking, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—so that they might accuse Him.
- 12. TOWARDS OTHERS Lift up,don’t cast out Matt 12:11 And He said to them, “What man is there among you who has a sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out? 12 How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep!
- 13. TOWARDS OTHERS Do goodnot harm Matt 12:12 How much more valuable then is a man than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
- 14. TOWARDS OTHERS Restore, don’tdestroy Matt 12:13 Then He *said to the man, “Stretch out your hand!” He stretched it out, and it was restored to normal, like the other.
- 15. TOWARDS OTHERS Restore, don’tdestroy Dr. Ron Charles indicates that the “withered hand” had been caused by Pharisees cutting off hands of those who built Herod’s temple on sabbath days as per the royal order. These were also ostracised from society. Jesus’ restoration reaches all levels. On the flip side, the Pharisees’ destruction reached all levels.
- 16. TOWARDS OURSELVES Soul rest notphysical rest Matt 11:28-30 – “Come unto me… you will find rest for your souls”
- 17. RECAP SABBATH ATTITUDES Towards God: •Honour the Lord don’t second guess Him • Give Him first place don’t short sell Him Towards Others: • Show compassion not only sacrifice • Save don’t condemn • Lift up don’t cast out • Do good not harm • Restore don’t destroy Towards Ourselves: • Soul rest not merely physical rest
- 18. DISCUSSION In what waysare we in the 21st century guilty of lapses like the Pharisees: Towards God: • Honour the Lord don’t second guess Him • Give Him first place don’t short sell Him Towards Others: • Show compassion not only sacrifice • Save don’t condemn • Lift up don’t cast out • Do good not harm • Restore don’t destroy Towards Ourselves: • Soul rest not merely physical rest
Editor's Notes
- #2 Godliness vs goodness Godliness, goodness and
- #5 Concede: Recognize your soul burden – confess, – Is 28:11-13 connect - come Centre around Christ – Take my yoke Christ’s yoke is easy His burden light – why yoke? – psalm 2 Continue the path ..Learn –– soaking in the word, learning
- #6 Compassion not sacrifice – Sunday ritual and offering not as important as empathizing and identifying with fellow believers Save not condemn – accuse, conspire, destroy the chosen instead of saving the lost..where is our focus? Are we searching for lost sheep in our churches or too busy criticizing leaders and others Honour the Lord not question Him – The best form of honour is to obey even the most difficult commands even if we don’t understand. Our questions should be directed to truly learn not find fault. Honour authorities God has placed.. Good not harm – bearing christ’s yoke involves doing good on Sunday..we don’t rest from good deeds. We rest from regular routines. We invest spiritually Lifting up not casting out - the paralyic permanent write off – how many people do we write off instead of helping and picking them up. We have our own list of unpardonable sins Restore not destroy – Not only pick them up, but work with them to restore them. Soul Rest not merely physical rest
- #7 Questioning God in an attitude of trying to understand and seeking His guidance is different from the critical questioning posed by the Pharisees
- #8 The best form of honour is to obey even the most difficult commands even if we don’t understand. Starting with our observance of sabbath. Our questions should be directed to truly learn not find fault. Honour authorities God has placed..
- #10 Sunday ritual and offering not as important as empathizing and identifying with fellow believers
- #11 Regularity to church, participation in events, etc. is not what Christ looks for. Primarily it is the attitude with which we perform our prayers.
- #12 The man and his condition was a victim of their condemnation – Dr. Ron Charles accuse, conspire, destroy the chosen instead of saving the lost..where is our focus? Are we searching for lost sheep in our churches or too busy criticizing leaders and others
- #13 the paralyic permanent write off – how many people do we write off instead of helping and picking them up. We have our own list of unpardonable sins
- #14 – bearing christ’s yoke involves doing good on Sunday..we don’t rest from good deeds. We rest from regular routines. We invest spiritually
- #15 Not only pick them up, but work with them to restore them.
- #16 Not only pick them up, but work with them to restore them.
- #17 The intent of sabbath is all forms of rest primarily soul rest. Are we truly soaking in Christ and His word and filled with the spirit?