Mark 3:1-6 – Another Legal Question

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Continuing in the gospel of Mark, Pastor Craig Davis proceeds with his series on the Sabbath by highlighting a juxtaposition of ideas: the gospel truth proclaimed by Christ over and against the legalistic anti-gospel produced by the Pharisees, and thereby we find Jesus again using the Sabbath to show true rest to those who have eyes to see it.

Mark 2:23-28 – Easing the Terms of Legalese

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Pastor Craig Davis begins a new series on the subject of the Sabbath with Mark’s account of Jesus and his disciples eating grain out of a field, the Pharisee’s response to this violation of their legalistic understanding of the law, and Jesus’ defense making clear the meaning of the Sabbath itself.