This ruler of the Pharisees invited Jesus, but it wasn’t for fellowship. You’re tempted to say, “How kind of this Pharisee to invite Jesus for dinner!” With the exception of a few of them, such as Nicodemus or the one in the previous chapter who warned Jesus that his life was in danger, they were the worst opposition Jesus faced during his earthly ministry.īut even though Jesus had some of His greatest disputes with the Pharisees, He still associated with them, not to be one of them, but to love them and show them a godly example. The Pharisees were the ultra-orthodox sect of Judaism who lived by a very strict code.
Luke 14:1 One Sabbath, when he went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were watching him carefully. Look what happened on this particular Sabbath… Just like many people look for fellowship after the worship service on Sunday, in Jesus’s day many people looked for fellowship after the synagogue service on the Sabbath. Then he took him and healed him and sent him away. 5 And he said to them, “Which of you, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?” 6 And they could not reply to these things. Luke 14:1 One Sabbath, when he went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were watching him carefully. 2 And behold, there was a man before him who had dropsy. 3 And Jesus responded to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?” 4 But they remained silent. Please stand with me for the reading of God’s Word. On Sunday mornings we’re working our way through Luke’s gospel verse by verse and we find ourselves at chapter 14, verses 1-6. The title of this morning’s sermon is, “What Was Lawful on the Sabbath?” Sermon Notes for What Was Lawful on the Sabbath? Day 3: Matthew 12:12, Psalm 121:3-4, John 5:16-17, Luke 14:5-6-What was the purpose of the Sabbath? What was acceptable on the Sabbath? What was unacceptable? What does it mean that the Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath? How did Jesus fulfill the Sabbath and how did the religious leaders violate it?.Day 2: Mark 2:27, Matthew 22:35-39, Romans 13:8-10, Galatians 5:14-Why do you think it is so easy to add rules to God’s law? Can you think of any rules you have added to God’s law? Are all of them good or should some of them be removed? How did the rules that the religious leaders added to the Sabbath make it a burden? How does the New Testament simplify the Old Testament law?.Day 1: Luke 14:1-4, Exodus 20:8-11-Why did the Pharisees invite Jesus over for a meal? Why do you think they invited the man with dropsy? Why were the Pharisees watching Jesus so intently? Why did the Pharisees have so much trouble answering the first question Jesus asked?.Family Worship Guide for What Was Lawful on the Sabbath?ĭirections: Read the verses and then answer the questions:
Learn why doing good was appropriate and lawful on the Sabbath. In Luke 14:3 Jesus asked what was lawful on the Sabbath.