Matthew 9:1-8
Jesus Heals a Crippled Man
Matthew 9:9-13
Reaching Sinners And Tax Collectors
Matthew 9:14-26
The Traditions of Judaism
Matthew 9:27-38
The Need For Laborers
Matthew 10:1-15
Qualifications of The Twelve Apostles
Matthew 10:16-31
Religious Opposition to Christ’s Followers
Matthew 10:32-42
The Service of Christian Workers
Matthew 11:1-19
Doubting of John The Baptist
Matthew 11:20-24
Clear Teaching of The Word
Matthew 11:25-30
Finding Rest From Your Burdens
Matthew 12:1-14
The Sabbath Law
Matthew 12:15-21
Preaching Teaching and Healing
Matthew 12:22-37
What is The Unpardonable Sin
Matthew 12:46-50
Need For Personal Relationship With Jesus
Matthew 13:1-9
Teaching in Parables
Matthew 13:10-17
The Secret Message
Matthew 13:18-30
The Parable of The Seeds
Matthew 13:24-35
Stories About a Mustard Seed And Yeast
Matthew 13:36-43
The Story About The Weeds
Matthew 13:44-52
What The Kingdom of Heaven is Like
Matthew 13:53-58
Jesus is Rejected in His Home Town
Matthew 14:1-12
Herod Antipas’ False Assumption
Matthew 14:13-21
Steps to Problem Solving
Matthew 14:22-36
The Storms of Life
Matthew 15:1-9
The Teaching of Ancestors
Matthew 15:10-20
What Really Makes People Unclean
The Sabbath Law
Matthew 12:1–14
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“What must I forsake?” a young man asked. “Colored clothes for one thing. Get rid of everything in your wardrobe that is not white. Stop sleeping on a soft pillow. Sell your musical instruments and don’t eat any more white bread. You cannot, if you are sincere abou … More
Sabbath observance was a binding ceremonial obligation for Israel and most Jews had no idea of the original purpose of the Sabbath. Jesus and His disciples were going through the grain fields on the Sabbath, when His disciples began to pick the grain and eat it (v. 1). The pharisees immediately accused the disciples of working on the Sabbath and violating the law (v. 2). In responding to this false charge, Jesus instructed them as to three things the Sabbath was not designed to do:
The Pharisees questioned Jesus if it was right for Him to heal a man with a crippled hand on the Sabbath and He answered them by asking, if they had a sheep fall in a ditch on the Sabbath, would they lift it out (vv. 9-11)? Then Jesus told them that people are worth more than sheep and He healed the man with the crippled hand (vv. 12-13). The Pharisees left planning to kill Jesus (v. 14).
Application
What are some ways that you can see “Phariseeism” in Churches today? Have I been guilty in my own life of being legalistic like the Pharisees? What can I do to get the “Phariseeism” out of me?
Matthew 12:1-14 (English Standard Version)
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