04.28.24 - Mark IX - The Heart of the Matter

In this week's sermon we look at Mark 2:23-3:6. We see a convergence of meaning in what seems to be a simple act on the part of Jesus’ disciples: grabbing a grainy snack from a nearby field. That this happens on a Sabbath puts the Pharisees on high alert, but the exceptional precedent Jesus names as an equivalent special circumstance points to David and the beginning of his journey to kingship. Jesus claims the mantle of kingship, invokes the Son of Man from Daniel 7, and makes clear that one of the signature hallmarks of Israel’s identity - the keeping of the Sabbath - is something He is Lord over. The healing of a man’s withered hand at church further enflames the leaders and starkly reminds us that PEOPLE are more important than protocol.

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