Jesus Heals on the Sabbath

Location: Ballard Campus
Preacher: Mark Driscoll
Date:1/23/11
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Tags: Divorce,
Luke 14:1-6
Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
Another conflict between Jesus and Religious people
We are all religious and legalistic just like they will
Folks are willing to fight for their issues and even die for it
A clentched fist is the best emblem of Religion
The very conservative religious people are examining everything Jesus did
The pharisees decided to take the conservative view on every issue
Their were only 6,000 total pharisees in the day of Jesus, but we keep seeing them. They were just following him around
The Core Dispute
(1) Where does Authority Reside? - In the Tora and the tradtions or just the Tora?
(2) Who should you hang out with? - Religious people seem to think that sin is caught like a disease, Jesus had the attitude of a missionary who is going to see and heal sick people
The amazing part
Jesus comes to the setup meal, even though they have been ripping on him every step of the way
The Religious people are working on the sabbath with their plans, meals, and goal to fool Jesus on the sabbath
What is Wrong with Religious People
(1) They are defined by what they are against - They are against Jesus' view of the sabbath, against his friends
(2) They are single issue voters - The sabbath is their issue, they only want to talk about this issue
(3) They preach but don't practice repentance - They try to shift the focus from the issue, after Jesus proves them wrong, to Jesus' character
(4) They prefer tidy answers over messy lives - They want a simple clear manual for people's lives and troubles, religious people are lazy when it comes to caring for people's suffering - Divorce christians should never get divorced, what about a habitually sinning husband who is dangerous
(5) They convert believers not unbelievers - religious people see very few converts, they would rather fight the other believers
(6) They use fear of man to bully people into agreeing with them - picking fights in public
(7) They confuse principles and Methods - Danger is that the people who need to be loved are neglected, They are confusing and compelling
(8) They labor to set the agenda and change the mission - They want to turn him to back their cause
Jesus wants a Friend (The religious people want to fight)
The religious people are working to setup the dude with dropsy
Jesus loves the dude with dropsy
Jesus also loves the religious people by eating a meal with them and revealing to them their error so that they can be repentant and come to know God as he really is, not as their box labled "God"

Luke and Paul are Friends and they together wrote most of the NT
Paul's story is hope for religious people, after he met Jesus he didn't care about all his religious crap.
All that mattered to him was the joy of the lord - Rejoice - philippians the rebel's guide to joy

Religious folks are asking the right question: How are we justified in the eyes of God?
Their answer: I must act.
Our Salvation Forshadowed
Jesus does it all, he loved him, he healed him, and he gave him direction

It's not about my achievements, it's NOT about me and what Ido

Passages:
Acts: Story of Paul transition from religious guy to redeemed guy
1Cor 5:21

Twitter quote:
"and he rose from the dead to say i told you so"
"A clentched fist is the best emblem of Religion"
"religious people are lazy when it comes to caring for people's suffering"