Worship Preparation for February 21, 2021
Worship Preparation for Lord’s Day, Feb. 21, 2021
Sermon: Mark 2:23-3:6
Discussion Questions:
What are the two scenes that frame the entire narrative and the subject of the Lord’s day?
What two ways do the Pharisees respond to these events? What does that communicate about these men?
How does Jesus correct the bad understanding of the Sabbath? What two areas are highlighted by the response of Christ?
What are acts of mercy? Brainstorm with your family what things you can do on the Lord’s day that are properly defined as “acts of mercy.”
What are acts of necessity? Brainstorm with your family what things are necessary things that are lawful to do on the Lord’s Day.
Applications: The Sabbath was made for man. Gode’s law is clear that we are to honor and keep it. Two ways we can and should obey this command are through acts of mercy and necessity.
The Lord’s Day reveals how worldliness has crept into our lives: Striving to keep the Sabbath day holy may reveal that we are out of shape spiritually. See Quote Sheet
The Lord’s Day is a day given to us by God to fully enjoy Him in a way that is often difficult on the other six days of the week. This is not to say that we cannot enjoy God Monday through Saturday, but it is to say that we have a great opportunity that is unlike those other days. Here, on the Christian Sabbath, the Lord’s Day, we have the opportunity to pray more fervently, to minister more aggressively, to read more deeply, to study more thoroughly, and to serve more selflessly.