Podcast Spotlight JESUS HEALS ON THE SABBATH – MATTHEW 12:9-14, MARK 3:1-6, LUKE 6:6-11 “Thanks for listening to Women World Leaders’ Podcast!” If you are familiar with that sentence, you have already found our trio of podcasts on YouTube, Apple, Amazon, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts! If not, I encourage you to visit your favorite podcast outlet and type “Women World Leaders” in the search bar. We know that God will enrich you as you incorporate this tool into your life. Today, we want to share a portion of a transcript from Walking in the Word, our Wednesday offering, where we study God’s Word together, seeking to hear His voice. This podcast originally aired on July 7, 2021. Welcome to Walking in the Word – the Biblical teaching arm of the Women World Leaders’ podcast. I’m your host, Julie Jenkins. … Our study this week comes from Matthew 12:9-14, Mark 3:1-6, and Luke 6:6-11 … Before we begin, allow me to pray for us. Dear God, we treasure this time we have to spend together with you in the Word. God, I ask that you sift my words and all of our thoughts as we examine YOUR Word. We thank you, praise you, and honor you - and we long to learn from you! Have your way with us today. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.
So last week, we saw the Pharisees on the warpath, so to speak, out to get Jesus and His disciples for breaking the laws of the Sabbath as they picked grain on God’s intended day of rest. We saw that Jesus taught that the heart rules over the law, that the Son of Man is Lord over the Sabbath, and that The Sabbath was made to meet the needs of people, and not people to meet the requirements of the Sabbath. (Mark 2:27 NLT) This week as we study, we see the battle rage on as the Pharisees strive to find any crack in Jesus armor – to trap Him by His own words – so that they can condemn Him and, more importantly to them, so that THEY will come out on top. WE know the end of the story – we know that the Pharisees seemingly DO win eventually – sending Jesus’ to His own death on a cross. But we also know that in reality, JESUS ultimately wins, as He is resurrected from the dead. And with His resurrection, overcomes ALL sin and death, once for all time and for all people who come to Him and claim Him as their Lord and Savior. But although we already know the end of the story and can claim the blood of Jesus for our own salvation, God has so much more for us to learn as we study who Jesus is and what He said and did on this earth.
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