The Sabbath: What is Lawful?

SERMON QUOTES: Have you ever noticed that they're called
"The 10 Commandments not the
9 commandments"?

"And have you noticed that they're called the 10 Commandments, not the 10 Suggestions?"

"In the Reformed tradition we recognize four areas that are lawful on the Christian Sabbath: rest, worship, necessity & mercy. In this passage Jesus addresses the areas of necessity and mercy - 2 areas the Pharisees had neglected while caught up in their legalistic rules."

"Some people are looking for a Sabbath checklist (on what to do or not to do) but the New Testament provides no such checklist."

Jesus: "The Sabbath was made
for man, not man for the Sabbath."

SERMON OUTLINE:
What is Lawful on the Day of Rest:
I. It is lawful to meet human need (1-5)
II. It is lawful to show mercy,(6-11)

LESSON: It is always lawful to meet human need and to show mercy -- especially on the Sabbath.