25/2 - Journey to the Cross - Mark 2:13-28

Questions from our zoom time today;

1. We need to draw a distinction between our rules/ judgements and what the Lord requires. We shouldn’t be hung up on the rules and focus on what He sees as important for us. What ‘rules’ might we be hung up on that get in the way of what God might be doing in us?

2. Disciples picked corn. Jesus answers the pharisees with scripture. What was the significance of Jesus answering with scripture to the Pharisees?

3. Sabbath is a gift for us, not as a command. Do we sabbath as a spiritual discipline? How can we incorporate that into our current lifestyle?

4. This is a new way, a new group of others who were considered sinners. Jesus was counter cultural and wasn’t restricted by the old rules. Where else do we see Jesus going against the Pharisees rules?

5. The Son of Man is Lord, even of the sabbath. The word even is mentioned. What could that mean?

6. We also see Jesus using the Son of Man title again which would have disturbed the Pharisees, as they knew where that came from. Challenging their beliefs about authority.

7. Fasting when the Son of Man is taken away (Mark 2:20). Did the disciples fast at the resurrection or anywhere else in the New Testament? What might it mean for us?