Sabbath Attack (Mark 3:1-6)

Have you been belittled because you trust in the sovereignty of God? Then you can identify with Christ as He compassionately stands for truth over tradition. And you can also learn from Christ about what should anger and grieve you as a believer.

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Some Things Don’t Mix (Mark 2:18-22)

Christ experienced growing opposition. Christ taught truth, but the religious leaders upheld tradition. Christ taught the Word of God, the Pharisees taught the ideas of men. The Lord proclaimed the Gospel, the scribes proclaimed a religion of rules in order to earn your way to heaven.

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Jesus is the Friend of Sinners (Mark 2:13-17)

All self-righteous efforts to achieve salvation and get to heaven are utterly futile. There is only one way to receive a right standing before God–the religion of divine accomplishment. Believing in the saving gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes.

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Getting to the Root Issue? Part 2 (Mark 2:1-12)

Jesus loves you enough to not allow you to constantly focus on cosmetic or temporal issues. He desires for you to get to the core of the matter, and address the root issues–the concerns of the heart. So much of what motivates you is the idols of the heart.

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