Conversation Starters

1. Read Mark 2:13–3:6.

2. What is it about the Pharisees’ interactions with Jesus that make them want to kill him (3:6)?

3. In what ways might we, like the Pharisees, harbor resentment toward people who don’t meet our religious expectations?

4. Summarize Jesus’ response to the Pharisees in each of the scenarios in this passage.

5. What can we learn from the way Jesus responds to each of these interactions with the Pharisees?

Title: Jesus Forgives
Reference: Mark 2:1-12
Speaker: Tom Nelsen, TomN@cckc.church

– Sabbath Is Not About Rule Keeping, It’s For Relational Deepening.

– Sabbath Is Not About Toxic Faith, It’s For Human Flourishing

– Sabbath Is Not About Burdensome Obligations, It’s For Enjoying God’s Lovely Gift!

The Sabbath is not for the sake of the weekdays, the weekdays are for the sake of the Sabbath. It is not an interlude, but the climax of living. ~ Rabbi Abraham Heschel, The Sabbath

– Sabbath Will Require A Lifestyle Adjustment.

– Sabbath Will Change Your Priorities.

– Sabbath Will Bring Greater Flourishing To Your Life.

There is a realm of time where the goal is not to have but to be, not to own but to give, not to control but to share, not to subdue but to be in accord. Life goes wrong when the control of space, the acquisition of things of space, becomes our sole concern. ~ Rabbi Abraham Heschel, The Sabbath