Mark 2: 23-28 how is Jesus the Lord of the Sabbath? Does the Bible or tradition of men forbid what the disciples were doing?
Define legalism as a means of salvation? What are some legalisms you follow just like the Pharisees here?
How does this passage establish again the truth that Jesus is Jehovah God in human flesh?
Forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors.
Note “as” or according to the measure we have forgiven others. See Matthew 7:1-5.
What are the blessings of forgiving others? Consider the character of the Lord; “Father forgive them, they know not what they do.”
What is the point of Matthew 18:21-35?
If God has paid for our sins how can we understand Matthew 6:14-15? Plainly if we do not forgive others we ourselves will not be forgiven.
As we enter another year, I will be preaching on the church calendar, more specifically on how God works through time. This continues the series on worship I started last fall.
A large part of protestantism rejected the church calendar because the church had taken it to extreme, with virtually every day designated in honor of a saint. But today there is a resurgence of interest as we rediscover the wisdom of basing our special days on the life of Christ (Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, Pentecost) instead of on the secular calendar (Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Independence Day, Labor Day).
Some say the calendar leads to empty ritual, that what’s important is what’s in our hearts. But my wife didn’t buy that when I suggested we not celebrate our anniversary because our hearts were right anyway.
Think about the Hebrews and their focus on festivals and special days and how that carried over into the early church. Let’s converse on Sunday on what we at FBF ought to be doing in this important area.
Thanks,
Jon
