WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:08.800 Good morning. My name is Matthew Capone, and I'm the pastor here at Cheyenne Mountain Presbyterian Church, 00:00:08.800 --> 00:00:14.859 and it's my joy to bring God's Word to you today. A special welcome if you're new or visiting. 00:00:15.019 --> 00:00:20.059 We're glad that you're here, and we're glad that you're here not because we are trying to fill seats, 00:00:20.359 --> 00:00:25.440 but because we're following Jesus together as one community. And as we follow Jesus together, 00:00:25.440 --> 00:00:32.120 we become convinced there's no one so good, they don't need God's grace, and no one so bad that they can't have it, 00:00:32.120 --> 00:00:37.520 which is why we come back week after week to hear what God has to say to us in His Word, 00:00:37.600 --> 00:00:43.939 because we believe that God has something to say to everyone. He has something to say to people who've been Christians their entire lives. 00:00:44.320 --> 00:00:48.159 He has something to say to people who've been Christians maybe a few months or a few weeks. 00:00:48.380 --> 00:00:52.000 And He has something to say to people who would not consider themselves Christians, 00:00:52.000 --> 00:00:55.859 people who have questions or doubts or objections to Christianity. 00:00:56.820 --> 00:00:59.859 And so we come now, we're continuing our series in the Gospel of Mark. 00:01:00.280 --> 00:01:05.739 You'll remember that the Gospels tell the story of Jesus and His life and His death and His resurrection. 00:01:06.120 --> 00:01:09.500 And as we've been coming at the Gospels, we've been asking two simple questions. 00:01:09.640 --> 00:01:14.760 Question one, who is Jesus? And question two, how do we respond to Him? 00:01:15.480 --> 00:01:21.460 Last week, we looked at the story about fasting and new wine and old wineskins, 00:01:21.459 --> 00:01:26.399 and new cloth on old garments, and we saw the newness and the joy and the celebration of the Gospel. 00:01:26.539 --> 00:01:30.139 Jesus came in confrontation with the religious leaders, the scribes and the Pharisees. 00:01:30.579 --> 00:01:34.280 And this morning, we're going to see another confrontation that Jesus has in this series, 00:01:34.739 --> 00:01:36.859 again with the religious leaders of Judaism. 00:01:37.859 --> 00:01:42.899 This time, however, as we've looked at already this morning when it comes to the Fourth Commandment, 00:01:42.979 --> 00:01:45.539 what it means to honor the Sabbath day. 00:01:45.839 --> 00:01:49.579 And so we're going to look at what Jesus has to teach us about that, and we're going to jump right in. 00:01:49.579 --> 00:01:56.140 I invite you to turn with me. You can turn on your phone or in your worship guide or in your Bible. 00:01:56.539 --> 00:02:02.659 No matter where you turn, remember that this is God's Word, and God tells us that His Word is more precious than gold, 00:02:03.019 --> 00:02:09.259 even the finest gold, and it's sweeter than honey, even honey that comes straight from the honeycomb. 00:02:09.579 --> 00:02:13.479 And so that's why we read now Mark 2, starting in verse 23. 00:02:13.479 --> 00:02:21.000 One Sabbath, He was going through the grain fields, and as they made their way, His disciples began to pluck heads of grain. 00:02:21.799 --> 00:02:23.659 And the Pharisees were saying to Him, 00:02:24.159 --> 00:02:27.519 Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath? 00:02:28.259 --> 00:02:29.299 And He said to them, 00:02:29.959 --> 00:02:35.179 Have you never read what David did when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him? 00:02:35.180 --> 00:02:39.500 How he entered the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest, 00:02:40.020 --> 00:02:43.939 and ate the bread of the presence, which is not lawful for any but the priest to eat, 00:02:44.219 --> 00:02:46.640 and also gave it to those who were with him. 00:02:47.439 --> 00:02:48.480 And He said to them, 00:02:49.080 --> 00:02:52.860 The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. 00:02:53.740 --> 00:02:56.960 So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath. 00:02:58.120 --> 00:02:58.780 Verse 1. 00:02:58.780 --> 00:03:02.560 Again, He entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. 00:03:03.120 --> 00:03:08.460 And they watched Jesus to see whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him. 00:03:09.259 --> 00:03:11.240 And He said to the man with the withered hand, 00:03:11.500 --> 00:03:12.000 Come here. 00:03:13.120 --> 00:03:13.939 And He said to them, 00:03:14.039 --> 00:03:19.920 Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill? 00:03:20.780 --> 00:03:21.719 But they were silent. 00:03:22.180 --> 00:03:25.479 And He looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, 00:03:25.479 --> 00:03:26.659 and said to the man, 00:03:26.860 --> 00:03:28.180 Stretch out your hand. 00:03:28.780 --> 00:03:31.400 He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. 00:03:32.500 --> 00:03:37.099 The Pharisees went out and immediately held counsel with the Herodians against Him. 00:03:37.560 --> 00:03:37.939 How? 00:03:38.479 --> 00:03:39.580 To destroy Him. 00:03:40.780 --> 00:03:43.659 I invite you to pray with me as we come to this portion of God's Word. 00:03:45.740 --> 00:03:49.539 Our Father in Heaven, we thank You again this morning, 00:03:49.780 --> 00:03:52.759 that You love us as Your children, and You help us. 00:03:52.840 --> 00:03:54.960 You instruct us in Your Word. 00:03:54.960 --> 00:03:57.479 And so we ask simply again that You would do that, 00:03:57.479 --> 00:04:00.819 that You would speak clearly to us this morning, 00:04:01.159 --> 00:04:05.979 that we would understand our need for You and Your grace in our lives, 00:04:05.979 --> 00:04:08.840 and we would also see that You haven't left us alone. 00:04:09.519 --> 00:04:13.519 You meet us, and You give us all the grace that we need. 00:04:14.000 --> 00:04:15.079 We ask these things, 00:04:15.359 --> 00:04:17.740 grateful again that we don't earn them or deserve them. 00:04:17.779 --> 00:04:19.180 Instead, we simply ask them. 00:04:19.539 --> 00:04:20.379 In Jesus' name. 00:04:21.000 --> 00:04:21.240 Amen. 00:04:21.699 --> 00:04:22.180 Amen. 00:04:22.180 --> 00:04:30.060 If you've been with us, you know that week after week as we come to our congregational prayer, 00:04:30.639 --> 00:04:32.139 no matter which elder is up here, 00:04:32.199 --> 00:04:35.100 we always pray for the women in our congregation who are pregnant. 00:04:35.280 --> 00:04:40.160 And we praise God that we have so much life that's coming in this congregation. 00:04:40.699 --> 00:04:43.879 But I want you to take a little bit of a thought experiment with me. 00:04:43.879 --> 00:04:46.780 I want you to imagine that we're here in worship, 00:04:46.779 --> 00:04:49.219 and there's a woman who's pregnant, 00:04:49.379 --> 00:04:51.279 and maybe it's about a week before her due date, 00:04:51.639 --> 00:04:53.639 and suddenly she starts having contractions. 00:04:54.639 --> 00:04:56.679 And quickly we realize this is not a drill. 00:04:57.299 --> 00:05:00.159 It is time to get to the hospital as quickly as possible. 00:05:00.299 --> 00:05:01.500 So I'm in the middle of the sermon, 00:05:02.039 --> 00:05:03.899 but her husband and her head out, 00:05:04.079 --> 00:05:05.379 and they're on the way to the hospital. 00:05:05.500 --> 00:05:06.479 They get on to I-25. 00:05:07.359 --> 00:05:10.359 Her husband, knowing how important it is to get her to the hospital quickly, 00:05:10.619 --> 00:05:12.159 and knowing that it's Sunday morning, 00:05:12.279 --> 00:05:13.259 and there's not a lot of traffic, 00:05:13.399 --> 00:05:14.879 decides to put the pedal to the metal. 00:05:14.879 --> 00:05:19.100 And so, in this section of I-25, right, it's 65, 00:05:19.339 --> 00:05:21.100 but let's say he's going 75. 00:05:21.879 --> 00:05:22.920 Maybe he's going 80. 00:05:23.600 --> 00:05:24.899 Okay, and we understand why, right? 00:05:24.939 --> 00:05:28.120 His goal is to get his wife to the hospital as quickly as possible. 00:05:28.800 --> 00:05:31.519 Now, it also happens that it is near the end of the month, 00:05:32.019 --> 00:05:34.680 and there's a lot of police that are out on Sunday morning 00:05:34.680 --> 00:05:36.120 looking for someone to pull over. 00:05:36.659 --> 00:05:36.839 Okay? 00:05:37.360 --> 00:05:41.040 So, this husband ends up being pulled over by a police officer. 00:05:41.540 --> 00:05:43.639 Police officer comes, and he tries to explain, 00:05:43.639 --> 00:05:46.219 look, we are on our way to the hospital. 00:05:46.639 --> 00:05:48.159 My wife is in the middle of giving birth. 00:05:48.240 --> 00:05:50.019 We need to get there as quickly as possible. 00:05:51.060 --> 00:05:53.500 Police officer has several options at this point, right? 00:05:54.519 --> 00:05:56.860 Option one, he could let them go. 00:05:57.500 --> 00:06:00.039 Okay, I understand this is a difficult situation. 00:06:00.180 --> 00:06:01.199 I understand what's happening here. 00:06:01.279 --> 00:06:02.120 Proceed to the hospital. 00:06:02.860 --> 00:06:04.860 Option two, he gives the husband a ticket. 00:06:06.079 --> 00:06:06.899 If he's going over 80, 00:06:06.939 --> 00:06:09.519 he makes sure he gives him a ticket for reckless driving. 00:06:11.019 --> 00:06:12.120 What's the right choice? 00:06:12.120 --> 00:06:15.519 Trick question. 00:06:15.620 --> 00:06:16.660 Neither of those are correct. 00:06:17.259 --> 00:06:21.259 The correct response for the police officer is to turn on his lights 00:06:21.259 --> 00:06:24.120 and tell them that all they need to do is follow him. 00:06:24.579 --> 00:06:29.100 And then he should clear traffic for them going 85 or 90 miles per hour 00:06:29.100 --> 00:06:30.519 as long as it's safe 00:06:30.519 --> 00:06:36.060 so that this man and his wife can get to the hospital as quickly as possible. 00:06:36.759 --> 00:06:37.399 Why? 00:06:37.399 --> 00:06:42.359 The reason is that laws are not arbitrary. 00:06:42.620 --> 00:06:43.539 As one man has said, 00:06:43.620 --> 00:06:47.459 the law reflects the heart or the values of the lawgiver. 00:06:48.019 --> 00:06:50.299 What is the purpose of the speed limit? 00:06:50.439 --> 00:06:52.500 What is the heart or the value behind it? 00:06:52.679 --> 00:06:54.719 The heart and value behind the speed limit 00:06:54.719 --> 00:06:57.000 is that we would honor and protect life. 00:06:57.000 --> 00:07:03.420 If the police officer in this situation wants to honor and protect life, 00:07:03.600 --> 00:07:06.040 he honors that greater principle 00:07:06.040 --> 00:07:10.720 by ignoring the minor regulation and honoring the greater value. 00:07:11.420 --> 00:07:11.560 Okay? 00:07:11.779 --> 00:07:14.779 He understands that the law does not exist for itself. 00:07:14.860 --> 00:07:16.259 It has a purpose and a direction. 00:07:16.720 --> 00:07:17.819 And so in doing that, 00:07:17.920 --> 00:07:21.480 he wants to make sure the life of this child and this mother are protected 00:07:21.480 --> 00:07:24.720 and they end up to the hospital as quickly as possible. 00:07:26.020 --> 00:07:27.060 Now on the one hand, 00:07:27.140 --> 00:07:28.160 this is a thought experiment. 00:07:28.400 --> 00:07:29.180 On the other hand, 00:07:29.240 --> 00:07:30.480 this happens all the time. 00:07:30.920 --> 00:07:32.280 So if you look this up, 00:07:32.300 --> 00:07:34.500 you'll find multiple instances of this happening. 00:07:34.560 --> 00:07:36.420 There's a news article every few years 00:07:36.420 --> 00:07:39.000 about the husband who gets pulled over for speeding 00:07:39.000 --> 00:07:40.100 while he's driving his wife, 00:07:40.160 --> 00:07:40.800 his pregnant wife, 00:07:40.819 --> 00:07:41.439 to the hospital. 00:07:41.920 --> 00:07:43.540 And there's a variety of responses. 00:07:43.700 --> 00:07:44.400 If you look at it, 00:07:44.460 --> 00:07:46.480 most of them that I could find, 00:07:46.540 --> 00:07:47.520 the husband gets a ticket. 00:07:48.480 --> 00:07:48.819 In fact, 00:07:48.840 --> 00:07:49.520 in one situation, 00:07:49.620 --> 00:07:50.800 the police officer told him, 00:07:50.800 --> 00:07:52.860 your wife will be giving birth to the child. 00:07:53.139 --> 00:07:54.040 You will be in jail. 00:07:55.819 --> 00:07:57.699 There was one instance though, 00:07:57.800 --> 00:07:59.240 in Kentucky actually this year, 00:07:59.400 --> 00:08:01.020 this summer, 00:08:01.500 --> 00:08:03.160 police officer turned on his lights 00:08:03.160 --> 00:08:04.040 and just said, 00:08:04.139 --> 00:08:04.560 follow me. 00:08:04.580 --> 00:08:06.259 And he escorted them to the hospital. 00:08:07.160 --> 00:08:07.379 Right? 00:08:07.439 --> 00:08:10.199 Because he understands that there are some things 00:08:10.199 --> 00:08:12.860 that are greater than certain laws. 00:08:12.900 --> 00:08:15.220 That's the situation we're encountering here 00:08:15.220 --> 00:08:16.680 in this passage, 00:08:16.759 --> 00:08:18.340 in the illustration that Jesus uses. 00:08:18.340 --> 00:08:20.780 We find him and his disciples in verse 23, 00:08:21.040 --> 00:08:22.579 they're traveling somewhere. 00:08:22.680 --> 00:08:23.560 We're not told where. 00:08:23.680 --> 00:08:25.480 And apparently they're hungry as they're going. 00:08:25.579 --> 00:08:26.819 They're walking through a field. 00:08:27.020 --> 00:08:29.400 And so they decide to feed themselves. 00:08:29.920 --> 00:08:31.180 Now this was actually allowed, 00:08:31.280 --> 00:08:32.659 according to Old Testament law. 00:08:33.419 --> 00:08:34.659 If you were going through a field, 00:08:35.000 --> 00:08:36.740 you were allowed to pick grains off the top. 00:08:36.820 --> 00:08:38.700 This is stated explicitly in Deuteronomy. 00:08:38.799 --> 00:08:39.779 So they're not stealing. 00:08:40.240 --> 00:08:41.860 They're doing something that's allowed. 00:08:42.120 --> 00:08:44.680 It just happens they're doing the right thing 00:08:44.680 --> 00:08:46.019 on the wrong day. 00:08:46.740 --> 00:08:49.399 They are doing it on the Sabbath, 00:08:49.620 --> 00:08:52.340 the day when they're supposed to rest from work. 00:08:52.539 --> 00:08:55.480 And this is considered apparently to be a type of reaping. 00:08:55.840 --> 00:08:57.980 And so they're working technically on the Sabbath 00:08:57.980 --> 00:08:59.019 when they're not supposed to. 00:08:59.059 --> 00:09:00.699 They're breaking the law. 00:09:01.100 --> 00:09:03.740 Now there's some debate in this situation 00:09:03.740 --> 00:09:05.659 about whether this is actually forbidden 00:09:05.659 --> 00:09:06.519 by the Old Testament, 00:09:06.639 --> 00:09:08.179 whether this is something that the scribes 00:09:08.179 --> 00:09:09.299 and the Pharisees made up, 00:09:09.659 --> 00:09:11.159 whether it's a law that they added. 00:09:11.600 --> 00:09:13.579 We're not going to resolve that debate this morning. 00:09:13.740 --> 00:09:16.399 All we know is that Jesus' reaction here, 00:09:16.439 --> 00:09:19.219 his response assumes that the Pharisees are correct. 00:09:19.799 --> 00:09:21.120 Jesus responds to them 00:09:21.120 --> 00:09:24.939 as if his disciples actually are breaking the law. 00:09:26.000 --> 00:09:28.199 And he gives an example here, 00:09:28.600 --> 00:09:30.939 the example that we read earlier this morning 00:09:30.939 --> 00:09:32.600 from 1 Samuel chapter 21. 00:09:32.799 --> 00:09:33.779 He says, don't you remember? 00:09:34.219 --> 00:09:35.399 He's engaging, by the way, 00:09:35.399 --> 00:09:36.939 in a type of religious debate here. 00:09:36.939 --> 00:09:39.220 He's meeting the Pharisees on their own turf. 00:09:39.220 --> 00:09:42.019 He knows they like to talk Bible text, 00:09:42.100 --> 00:09:43.840 so he's going to talk a Bible text to them. 00:09:44.340 --> 00:09:45.019 And he reminds them, 00:09:45.120 --> 00:09:47.360 when the great king of Israel, David, was traveling 00:09:47.360 --> 00:09:49.340 and he was in need and hungry, 00:09:49.759 --> 00:09:51.240 and his men with him, 00:09:51.580 --> 00:09:53.259 they also broke a rule. 00:09:54.500 --> 00:09:57.100 The rule that they broke was that they took food 00:09:57.100 --> 00:09:58.940 that was supposed to be only for the priests. 00:09:59.440 --> 00:10:00.779 David, of course, not a priest. 00:10:00.840 --> 00:10:01.420 He's a king. 00:10:02.340 --> 00:10:05.180 And it's not stated explicitly in 1 Samuel 21, 00:10:05.180 --> 00:10:06.660 but it's implied or believed 00:10:06.660 --> 00:10:08.600 that that was also on a Sabbath day. 00:10:09.779 --> 00:10:12.680 And so he points them to this similar situation. 00:10:12.860 --> 00:10:13.960 Look, you're upset about this, 00:10:14.040 --> 00:10:16.940 but David, the great king, also did this. 00:10:17.860 --> 00:10:21.139 And then he clarifies for them this principle. 00:10:21.279 --> 00:10:23.300 Yeah, technically the law was broken. 00:10:23.420 --> 00:10:24.399 You are correct. 00:10:25.220 --> 00:10:28.480 And it was done to meet a higher law, 00:10:28.800 --> 00:10:30.100 a greater principle. 00:10:31.040 --> 00:10:31.740 In other words, 00:10:31.779 --> 00:10:33.360 they would have missed the forest for the trees 00:10:33.360 --> 00:10:35.759 if they had refused to feed these starving people 00:10:35.759 --> 00:10:38.220 because this bread was only meant for the priests. 00:10:38.220 --> 00:10:40.440 And Jesus gives us then this principle 00:10:40.440 --> 00:10:41.680 that he's been building up to. 00:10:42.040 --> 00:10:42.879 Verse 27, 00:10:43.360 --> 00:10:45.259 the Sabbath was made for man 00:10:45.259 --> 00:10:47.820 and not man for the Sabbath. 00:10:49.200 --> 00:10:50.300 In other words, regulations, 00:10:50.540 --> 00:10:52.240 man-made rules that don't lead 00:10:52.240 --> 00:10:53.360 to the purpose of the Sabbath 00:10:53.360 --> 00:10:54.320 need to be removed. 00:10:54.480 --> 00:10:56.279 And what is the purpose of the Sabbath? 00:10:56.500 --> 00:10:57.940 If it's made for man 00:10:57.940 --> 00:10:59.200 and man is not made for it, 00:10:59.240 --> 00:11:00.440 it is meant to give life. 00:11:01.460 --> 00:11:03.379 It's meant to sustain and encourage. 00:11:03.379 --> 00:11:04.559 It's meant to give rest. 00:11:04.840 --> 00:11:06.360 It's meant to protect people 00:11:06.360 --> 00:11:07.899 from working too much. 00:11:08.220 --> 00:11:09.519 And so what Jesus wants 00:11:09.519 --> 00:11:11.320 is then to honor this greater principle, 00:11:11.439 --> 00:11:12.519 the principle of life. 00:11:13.000 --> 00:11:15.399 Look, this is what's behind the law. 00:11:15.620 --> 00:11:17.779 Yes, I know the speed limit is 65. 00:11:18.899 --> 00:11:21.379 And this woman needs to get to the hospital. 00:11:22.879 --> 00:11:24.039 Yes, I know. 00:11:24.120 --> 00:11:24.879 In your minds, 00:11:24.980 --> 00:11:26.500 technically they're reaping on the Sabbath. 00:11:26.500 --> 00:11:29.639 And they are being given life. 00:11:29.740 --> 00:11:30.740 They're being sustained 00:11:30.740 --> 00:11:32.500 by what they're doing, 00:11:33.240 --> 00:11:35.100 picking these heads of grain. 00:11:36.679 --> 00:11:38.100 And then chapter 3, verse 4, 00:11:38.179 --> 00:11:38.820 this next story. 00:11:38.899 --> 00:11:40.259 We have these two twin stories 00:11:40.259 --> 00:11:40.960 that go together. 00:11:41.480 --> 00:11:43.019 Jesus clarifies, verse 4, 00:11:43.139 --> 00:11:44.259 what it means that the Sabbath 00:11:44.259 --> 00:11:45.120 was made for man, 00:11:45.200 --> 00:11:46.139 not man for the Sabbath. 00:11:46.779 --> 00:11:47.639 He tells them, 00:11:49.259 --> 00:11:50.440 is it lawful on the Sabbath 00:11:50.440 --> 00:11:52.039 to do good or to do harm, 00:11:52.419 --> 00:11:54.700 to save life or to kill? 00:11:54.700 --> 00:11:56.520 In other words, 00:11:56.620 --> 00:11:58.480 the Sabbath has a purpose. 00:11:58.640 --> 00:12:00.759 Its purpose is to do good 00:12:00.759 --> 00:12:03.340 and to save life. 00:12:03.980 --> 00:12:05.540 That is the governing principle. 00:12:06.400 --> 00:12:07.680 That is what matters 00:12:07.680 --> 00:12:08.860 more than anything else. 00:12:09.340 --> 00:12:11.640 That's what a good police officer understands. 00:12:11.740 --> 00:12:13.800 He understands the greater principle of the law 00:12:13.800 --> 00:12:15.120 when he stops a husband 00:12:15.120 --> 00:12:15.660 who's speeding 00:12:15.660 --> 00:12:17.000 to take his wife to the hospital. 00:12:17.360 --> 00:12:18.520 That's what these Pharisees 00:12:18.520 --> 00:12:19.480 are meant to understand. 00:12:19.640 --> 00:12:21.080 There is something greater 00:12:21.080 --> 00:12:21.900 and more important 00:12:21.900 --> 00:12:23.280 and more powerful at work. 00:12:23.279 --> 00:12:25.480 The law does not exist for itself. 00:12:25.600 --> 00:12:28.179 It points to something good. 00:12:29.019 --> 00:12:30.360 It points to a God 00:12:30.360 --> 00:12:33.299 who wants to give his people life. 00:12:34.000 --> 00:12:35.559 Sometimes the ultimate goal 00:12:35.559 --> 00:12:36.959 that we want is impossible 00:12:36.959 --> 00:12:39.079 within the certain guidelines. 00:12:39.240 --> 00:12:40.139 So in one of his books, 00:12:40.360 --> 00:12:41.500 General Stanley McChrystal 00:12:41.500 --> 00:12:43.240 tells the story 00:12:43.240 --> 00:12:44.299 of how at one time 00:12:44.299 --> 00:12:44.779 the Pentagon, 00:12:45.039 --> 00:12:46.360 looking to limit risk, 00:12:46.819 --> 00:12:48.600 mandated that every soldier 00:12:48.600 --> 00:12:49.819 leaving a secure base 00:12:49.819 --> 00:12:51.720 in both Afghanistan and Iraq 00:12:51.720 --> 00:12:52.639 wear body armor. 00:12:53.820 --> 00:12:55.139 Sounds like a great idea, right? 00:12:55.820 --> 00:12:56.420 Everyone's safe. 00:12:56.500 --> 00:12:57.460 Everyone wears body armor. 00:12:57.580 --> 00:12:58.580 Well, they find out quickly 00:12:58.580 --> 00:12:59.580 that that's not helpful. 00:13:00.220 --> 00:13:00.700 Unfortunately, 00:13:00.920 --> 00:13:02.040 wearing protective gear 00:13:02.040 --> 00:13:03.800 simply wasn't always realistic. 00:13:04.480 --> 00:13:05.279 Many activities, 00:13:05.500 --> 00:13:06.360 including climbing 00:13:06.360 --> 00:13:08.399 Afghanistan's towering mountains, 00:13:08.399 --> 00:13:10.480 were literally impossible 00:13:10.480 --> 00:13:11.899 in the heavy armor. 00:13:12.899 --> 00:13:14.500 To accomplish their missions, 00:13:14.840 --> 00:13:16.340 soldiers would now have to assume 00:13:16.340 --> 00:13:18.279 both the normal risks of combat 00:13:18.279 --> 00:13:21.199 and the added risk of disobedience. 00:13:21.959 --> 00:13:22.480 In other words, 00:13:22.539 --> 00:13:23.740 they couldn't keep the rule 00:13:23.740 --> 00:13:25.819 and honor the ultimate purpose 00:13:25.819 --> 00:13:26.779 and goal of the mission. 00:13:28.179 --> 00:13:29.759 The same thing here 00:13:29.759 --> 00:13:30.819 is true of the Pharisees. 00:13:30.919 --> 00:13:31.799 They have missed 00:13:31.799 --> 00:13:33.259 the goal and mission 00:13:33.259 --> 00:13:34.199 and purpose 00:13:34.199 --> 00:13:35.240 of the Sabbath. 00:13:35.779 --> 00:13:37.120 The Pharisees are lying in wait. 00:13:37.259 --> 00:13:37.559 It tells us 00:13:37.559 --> 00:13:38.740 at the beginning of chapter 3, 00:13:38.839 --> 00:13:39.740 they want Jesus 00:13:39.740 --> 00:13:40.699 to do something wrong 00:13:40.699 --> 00:13:41.579 so they can catch him. 00:13:41.839 --> 00:13:42.860 They are like someone 00:13:42.860 --> 00:13:43.939 watching soldiers 00:13:43.939 --> 00:13:44.600 to see them 00:13:44.600 --> 00:13:45.679 take off their body armor 00:13:45.679 --> 00:13:47.379 so that they can catch them 00:13:47.379 --> 00:13:48.299 doing something wrong. 00:13:48.779 --> 00:13:50.179 And they've completely 00:13:50.179 --> 00:13:51.159 missed the point, right? 00:13:51.199 --> 00:13:52.259 They are not interested 00:13:52.259 --> 00:13:53.799 at all in the mission. 00:13:54.979 --> 00:13:56.000 Accomplishing the mission 00:13:56.000 --> 00:13:56.879 at times 00:13:56.879 --> 00:13:58.939 required removing armor. 00:13:59.939 --> 00:14:00.699 For Jesus, 00:14:00.959 --> 00:14:02.239 accomplishing the mission, 00:14:02.459 --> 00:14:03.299 honoring the Sabbath, 00:14:03.539 --> 00:14:05.859 requires healing this man. 00:14:06.399 --> 00:14:07.519 This is what it means 00:14:07.519 --> 00:14:08.639 to honor the principle. 00:14:08.819 --> 00:14:09.559 This is what it means 00:14:09.559 --> 00:14:12.059 to give and love life. 00:14:14.159 --> 00:14:15.279 And so this reminds us 00:14:15.279 --> 00:14:16.100 of priorities. 00:14:16.220 --> 00:14:16.959 When we look at God 00:14:16.959 --> 00:14:17.399 and his law, 00:14:17.500 --> 00:14:18.480 there are big things 00:14:18.480 --> 00:14:19.600 that trump little things. 00:14:20.039 --> 00:14:21.000 Sometimes the heart 00:14:21.000 --> 00:14:22.019 and the spirit of the law 00:14:22.019 --> 00:14:22.899 is more important 00:14:22.899 --> 00:14:23.879 than the letter of the law. 00:14:24.159 --> 00:14:25.459 Sometimes you can't keep 00:14:25.459 --> 00:14:26.279 the letter of the law 00:14:26.279 --> 00:14:27.279 and honor its heart. 00:14:27.579 --> 00:14:28.740 There are major rules 00:14:28.740 --> 00:14:30.579 that win over minor regulation. 00:14:31.299 --> 00:14:32.419 For the Pharisees, 00:14:32.500 --> 00:14:33.600 the letter of the law 00:14:33.600 --> 00:14:34.519 is more important 00:14:34.519 --> 00:14:35.620 than its purpose. 00:14:37.000 --> 00:14:38.720 The mercy is more important 00:14:38.720 --> 00:14:39.819 than red tape. 00:14:41.039 --> 00:14:42.220 The good of people 00:14:42.220 --> 00:14:43.120 is what matters. 00:14:43.120 --> 00:14:46.259 And so if there is a principle 00:14:46.259 --> 00:14:47.659 that's meant to be 00:14:47.659 --> 00:14:48.379 behind the law, 00:14:48.440 --> 00:14:49.779 if there's a greater value 00:14:49.779 --> 00:14:50.700 we're supposed to honor, 00:14:51.200 --> 00:14:52.120 the question for us 00:14:52.120 --> 00:14:53.139 as we come to this passage 00:14:53.139 --> 00:14:53.580 is this, 00:14:53.740 --> 00:14:55.100 what is the principle 00:14:55.100 --> 00:14:56.440 behind the Sabbath? 00:14:56.580 --> 00:14:57.519 What is the principle 00:14:57.519 --> 00:14:58.759 behind the idea 00:14:58.759 --> 00:14:59.720 that God has asked 00:14:59.720 --> 00:15:00.600 and commanded his people 00:15:00.600 --> 00:15:02.539 to take one day a week 00:15:02.539 --> 00:15:03.340 for rest? 00:15:04.120 --> 00:15:05.019 Well, the principle, 00:15:05.220 --> 00:15:06.320 as Jesus gives us here, 00:15:06.399 --> 00:15:07.159 is that Sabbath 00:15:07.159 --> 00:15:10.320 is a day of life. 00:15:10.320 --> 00:15:12.879 It's a day that's meant 00:15:12.879 --> 00:15:13.640 to give us life. 00:15:13.720 --> 00:15:14.400 It's a day that's supposed 00:15:14.400 --> 00:15:15.500 to restore us. 00:15:15.800 --> 00:15:16.900 When Jesus tells us 00:15:16.900 --> 00:15:17.760 at the end of chapter 2 00:15:17.760 --> 00:15:19.180 that he's Lord of the Sabbath, 00:15:19.340 --> 00:15:19.740 he's saying, 00:15:19.940 --> 00:15:21.220 I'm the one who makes the rules. 00:15:21.540 --> 00:15:23.360 I'm the one who's in charge here. 00:15:25.060 --> 00:15:27.440 I am going to restore the Sabbath, 00:15:27.700 --> 00:15:29.140 not destroy the Sabbath. 00:15:29.780 --> 00:15:30.940 I'm going to restore it, 00:15:31.040 --> 00:15:31.900 not destroy it. 00:15:31.900 --> 00:15:32.820 I'm going to make the Sabbath 00:15:32.820 --> 00:15:33.720 great again. 00:15:34.620 --> 00:15:35.460 I'm going to make it 00:15:35.460 --> 00:15:37.160 life-giving and good. 00:15:37.159 --> 00:15:40.079 And so the Pharisees' temptation 00:15:40.079 --> 00:15:41.339 is to make this 00:15:41.339 --> 00:15:43.779 into a day of rules, right? 00:15:43.819 --> 00:15:44.939 They have missed the point. 00:15:45.019 --> 00:15:46.120 They're making it into something 00:15:46.120 --> 00:15:47.179 that it's never meant to be. 00:15:48.219 --> 00:15:49.120 As we come, 00:15:49.179 --> 00:15:49.980 as people who live 00:15:49.980 --> 00:15:50.959 in Colorado Springs 00:15:50.959 --> 00:15:51.779 in 2021, 00:15:52.139 --> 00:15:53.179 our temptation typically 00:15:53.179 --> 00:15:54.159 is not to make it 00:15:54.159 --> 00:15:55.079 into a day of rules. 00:15:55.639 --> 00:15:56.399 Our temptation 00:15:56.399 --> 00:15:57.860 is to make it into nothing, 00:15:59.179 --> 00:16:01.500 to make it into just another day 00:16:01.500 --> 00:16:03.240 of work or consumption. 00:16:04.539 --> 00:16:05.299 But if the Sabbath 00:16:05.299 --> 00:16:06.339 is made for man 00:16:06.340 --> 00:16:07.580 and not man for the Sabbath, 00:16:07.700 --> 00:16:08.720 the Sabbath is meant 00:16:08.720 --> 00:16:11.040 to save us from ourselves. 00:16:12.220 --> 00:16:13.580 It's meant to save us 00:16:13.580 --> 00:16:14.660 from ourselves. 00:16:14.800 --> 00:16:15.639 The Pharisees here 00:16:15.639 --> 00:16:16.920 have a negative vision 00:16:16.920 --> 00:16:17.460 of the Sabbath. 00:16:18.100 --> 00:16:20.720 Jesus has a positive vision. 00:16:21.480 --> 00:16:22.280 The Pharisees have 00:16:22.280 --> 00:16:23.720 completely missed the point. 00:16:23.800 --> 00:16:24.240 They don't care 00:16:24.240 --> 00:16:25.180 about the mission at all. 00:16:25.820 --> 00:16:26.519 They're just interested 00:16:26.519 --> 00:16:28.399 in following the rules. 00:16:29.879 --> 00:16:30.700 And so if that's the case, 00:16:30.780 --> 00:16:31.500 what is the mission? 00:16:32.060 --> 00:16:33.080 The mission that God 00:16:33.080 --> 00:16:34.160 has given to the Sabbath 00:16:34.159 --> 00:16:35.039 is that it's a day 00:16:35.039 --> 00:16:36.839 of life and rest. 00:16:37.319 --> 00:16:38.219 When we look at 00:16:38.219 --> 00:16:39.159 the Ten Commandments 00:16:39.159 --> 00:16:39.860 and what it tells us 00:16:39.860 --> 00:16:40.459 about the Sabbath, 00:16:40.539 --> 00:16:41.579 when we look at the ideas 00:16:41.579 --> 00:16:42.439 throughout the Old Testament, 00:16:42.519 --> 00:16:43.339 there's two things 00:16:43.339 --> 00:16:44.039 that stand out. 00:16:44.500 --> 00:16:44.879 First, 00:16:45.339 --> 00:16:46.179 the Sabbath is meant 00:16:46.179 --> 00:16:47.759 to be a pause from work. 00:16:48.199 --> 00:16:48.339 Okay, 00:16:48.339 --> 00:16:49.399 it's a pause from work. 00:16:50.219 --> 00:16:50.620 Second, 00:16:50.740 --> 00:16:51.379 the Sabbath is meant 00:16:51.379 --> 00:16:52.279 to be a pause 00:16:52.279 --> 00:16:53.620 from consumption. 00:16:54.620 --> 00:16:55.679 It's a pause from work 00:16:55.679 --> 00:16:57.419 and a pause from consumption. 00:16:57.600 --> 00:16:58.500 So we'll take those in order. 00:16:58.899 --> 00:16:59.819 Pause from work. 00:16:59.820 --> 00:17:02.280 I asked you guys this 00:17:02.280 --> 00:17:04.100 when we looked at the Sabbath 00:17:04.100 --> 00:17:05.580 in Nehemiah chapter 13 00:17:05.580 --> 00:17:06.440 back in 2019. 00:17:06.900 --> 00:17:08.080 What do you call someone 00:17:08.080 --> 00:17:09.400 who works seven days a week? 00:17:12.500 --> 00:17:13.340 A slave. 00:17:15.920 --> 00:17:17.220 Jesus gives the Sabbath. 00:17:17.340 --> 00:17:17.440 Yeah, 00:17:17.480 --> 00:17:18.380 you can call him a workaholic. 00:17:18.620 --> 00:17:19.759 In a biblical sense, 00:17:19.820 --> 00:17:20.480 it's a slave. 00:17:21.000 --> 00:17:21.400 The Israelites 00:17:21.400 --> 00:17:22.400 are given the Sabbath 00:17:22.400 --> 00:17:23.279 as God's gift 00:17:23.279 --> 00:17:24.700 as they're leaving Egypt. 00:17:24.880 --> 00:17:25.880 Guess how many days a week 00:17:25.880 --> 00:17:26.720 they worked in Egypt? 00:17:27.740 --> 00:17:28.580 Seven days. 00:17:28.579 --> 00:17:30.199 God says, 00:17:30.359 --> 00:17:31.539 I'm not a slave master. 00:17:32.099 --> 00:17:32.899 You're my children. 00:17:33.379 --> 00:17:34.279 Work six days. 00:17:34.720 --> 00:17:35.679 Take a day of rest. 00:17:37.019 --> 00:17:37.779 And so it's rooted 00:17:37.779 --> 00:17:38.779 in God's love 00:17:38.779 --> 00:17:39.619 for his people. 00:17:39.779 --> 00:17:41.919 You are not in Egypt anymore. 00:17:43.480 --> 00:17:43.720 Of course, 00:17:43.740 --> 00:17:44.039 you would think 00:17:44.039 --> 00:17:44.759 we'd accept this 00:17:44.759 --> 00:17:45.299 and receive it 00:17:45.299 --> 00:17:46.379 as something good, right? 00:17:46.419 --> 00:17:47.460 And yet it's hard. 00:17:47.679 --> 00:17:48.399 It's hard, 00:17:48.500 --> 00:17:48.819 the Sabbath, 00:17:48.960 --> 00:17:50.279 because it requires us 00:17:50.279 --> 00:17:51.579 to actually trust in God. 00:17:51.980 --> 00:17:53.439 We're working only six days. 00:17:54.159 --> 00:17:55.279 There's a trust 00:17:55.279 --> 00:17:55.960 that God's going to 00:17:55.960 --> 00:17:57.059 still provide for us 00:17:57.059 --> 00:17:57.819 even if we don't work 00:17:57.819 --> 00:17:58.519 the seventh day. 00:17:58.899 --> 00:17:59.740 There's a trust 00:17:59.740 --> 00:18:00.460 that we're not alone 00:18:00.460 --> 00:18:00.960 in this world. 00:18:01.039 --> 00:18:02.079 We don't have to do everything. 00:18:02.299 --> 00:18:02.960 God is a good 00:18:02.960 --> 00:18:03.679 and loving Father 00:18:03.679 --> 00:18:05.019 who means to give to us. 00:18:05.059 --> 00:18:06.179 He means to provide for us 00:18:06.179 --> 00:18:07.359 and care for us. 00:18:07.419 --> 00:18:09.379 It is his gift for us. 00:18:10.399 --> 00:18:10.960 It's also, 00:18:11.099 --> 00:18:11.699 as I mentioned 00:18:11.699 --> 00:18:13.039 during our time of offering, 00:18:13.139 --> 00:18:13.960 it's part of 00:18:13.960 --> 00:18:15.339 combating the love of money. 00:18:15.419 --> 00:18:16.539 It's part of trusting God. 00:18:17.919 --> 00:18:18.639 And I would say 00:18:18.639 --> 00:18:19.559 for us in this culture, 00:18:19.559 --> 00:18:21.299 it's part of reminding ourselves 00:18:21.299 --> 00:18:22.000 that we're human. 00:18:22.000 --> 00:18:24.380 we don't exist 00:18:24.380 --> 00:18:25.339 just to work. 00:18:26.599 --> 00:18:27.900 We don't exist 00:18:27.900 --> 00:18:29.039 simply as people 00:18:29.039 --> 00:18:29.579 who are part 00:18:29.579 --> 00:18:30.559 of a global economy. 00:18:31.059 --> 00:18:31.299 No, 00:18:31.359 --> 00:18:32.839 we exist even more importantly 00:18:32.839 --> 00:18:33.220 as people 00:18:33.220 --> 00:18:34.200 who are loved by God 00:18:34.200 --> 00:18:35.019 and belong to God. 00:18:35.099 --> 00:18:35.940 We exist as people 00:18:35.940 --> 00:18:36.960 who are given rest 00:18:36.960 --> 00:18:38.319 that we can enjoy 00:18:38.319 --> 00:18:39.200 and flourish in. 00:18:39.279 --> 00:18:39.920 We are people 00:18:39.920 --> 00:18:41.180 who have boundaries 00:18:41.180 --> 00:18:42.000 and limits 00:18:42.000 --> 00:18:42.859 that give us freedom. 00:18:42.859 --> 00:18:46.779 You are not a machine. 00:18:48.019 --> 00:18:49.219 You're not a slave. 00:18:50.619 --> 00:18:51.899 There is freedom 00:18:51.899 --> 00:18:53.219 that God gives his people. 00:18:53.399 --> 00:18:54.039 Part of the freedom 00:18:54.039 --> 00:18:55.740 that we have in Christ 00:18:55.740 --> 00:18:56.819 is freedom to know 00:18:56.819 --> 00:18:58.139 that we can rest 00:18:58.139 --> 00:18:59.479 and it's okay. 00:19:01.339 --> 00:19:03.139 God is still holding 00:19:03.139 --> 00:19:04.139 the world together. 00:19:05.039 --> 00:19:06.059 He's still holding 00:19:06.059 --> 00:19:06.979 our lives together. 00:19:07.959 --> 00:19:09.139 He hasn't forgotten us. 00:19:11.119 --> 00:19:12.419 Sabbath was not made 00:19:12.420 --> 00:19:13.640 man was not made 00:19:13.640 --> 00:19:14.140 for the Sabbath 00:19:14.140 --> 00:19:14.720 but the Sabbath 00:19:14.720 --> 00:19:15.840 for man. 00:19:16.860 --> 00:19:17.060 Okay, 00:19:17.100 --> 00:19:17.660 that's our pause 00:19:17.660 --> 00:19:18.060 from work. 00:19:18.140 --> 00:19:19.279 There's also a pause 00:19:19.279 --> 00:19:20.680 from consumption. 00:19:20.920 --> 00:19:21.779 This was the emphasis 00:19:21.779 --> 00:19:23.320 when we looked 00:19:23.320 --> 00:19:24.700 at Nehemiah chapter 13. 00:19:25.080 --> 00:19:25.560 You'll remember 00:19:25.560 --> 00:19:26.980 Nehemiah was incensed 00:19:26.980 --> 00:19:27.860 but there were 00:19:27.860 --> 00:19:28.300 these people 00:19:28.300 --> 00:19:28.740 who were trying 00:19:28.740 --> 00:19:29.779 to set up their booths 00:19:29.779 --> 00:19:30.779 in the city of Jerusalem 00:19:30.779 --> 00:19:32.080 on the Sabbath day. 00:19:32.180 --> 00:19:32.680 There were sellers 00:19:32.680 --> 00:19:33.360 coming in 00:19:33.360 --> 00:19:34.660 who wanted to have commerce. 00:19:35.800 --> 00:19:37.000 This also is something 00:19:37.000 --> 00:19:37.539 that's helpful 00:19:37.539 --> 00:19:38.720 to reconnect us 00:19:38.720 --> 00:19:39.920 to reality 00:19:39.920 --> 00:19:40.660 and insanity. 00:19:40.660 --> 00:19:42.840 So this is the water 00:19:42.840 --> 00:19:43.720 that we swim in 00:19:43.720 --> 00:19:44.700 so we don't realize it. 00:19:44.840 --> 00:19:45.960 There is something 00:19:45.960 --> 00:19:46.779 insane 00:19:46.779 --> 00:19:48.400 and inhuman 00:19:48.400 --> 00:19:50.580 about a 24-7 economy. 00:19:52.460 --> 00:19:53.560 There is something 00:19:53.560 --> 00:19:54.340 insane 00:19:54.340 --> 00:19:55.259 and inhuman 00:19:55.259 --> 00:19:57.340 to the 24-7 00:19:57.340 --> 00:19:58.279 economic cycle. 00:19:58.519 --> 00:19:59.440 Now stock markets, 00:19:59.540 --> 00:20:00.540 they do still close. 00:20:01.800 --> 00:20:02.779 Stores do not. 00:20:03.860 --> 00:20:04.700 Remember our greater 00:20:04.700 --> 00:20:05.800 principle of the Sabbath 00:20:05.800 --> 00:20:06.820 is that it would give life. 00:20:06.880 --> 00:20:07.820 It gives life to us 00:20:07.820 --> 00:20:08.519 in this sense. 00:20:08.519 --> 00:20:09.660 You are a human. 00:20:11.240 --> 00:20:13.160 You are not just a consumer. 00:20:15.720 --> 00:20:16.980 You can pause. 00:20:17.599 --> 00:20:18.680 You can live life 00:20:18.680 --> 00:20:20.400 outside of the economic cycle 00:20:20.400 --> 00:20:22.660 for one day a week. 00:20:23.539 --> 00:20:25.039 The economic cycle, 00:20:25.200 --> 00:20:25.440 by the way, 00:20:25.480 --> 00:20:26.839 would love nothing more 00:20:26.839 --> 00:20:27.980 than for you to exist 00:20:27.980 --> 00:20:28.759 as its slave. 00:20:29.720 --> 00:20:30.680 There's a reason 00:20:30.680 --> 00:20:31.619 that Amazon gives you 00:20:31.619 --> 00:20:32.539 one-click purchasing. 00:20:32.539 --> 00:20:34.680 It's not because 00:20:34.680 --> 00:20:35.519 they want your freedom. 00:20:37.019 --> 00:20:37.299 Okay? 00:20:37.579 --> 00:20:38.680 They want you 00:20:38.680 --> 00:20:39.599 to serve them. 00:20:39.680 --> 00:20:40.319 We might say 00:20:40.319 --> 00:20:41.599 that man was not made 00:20:41.599 --> 00:20:42.279 for purchasing, 00:20:42.779 --> 00:20:43.519 but purchasing 00:20:43.519 --> 00:20:44.859 was made 00:20:44.859 --> 00:20:45.740 for man. 00:20:47.159 --> 00:20:47.980 And so when we halt 00:20:47.980 --> 00:20:49.000 our economic lives, 00:20:49.079 --> 00:20:49.539 we remember 00:20:49.539 --> 00:20:50.220 that there's something 00:20:50.220 --> 00:20:51.619 greater and more beautiful 00:20:51.619 --> 00:20:52.720 about life 00:20:52.720 --> 00:20:54.079 than just what we can enjoy 00:20:54.079 --> 00:20:55.299 and consume. 00:20:56.019 --> 00:20:57.599 We have a greater hope 00:20:57.599 --> 00:20:59.279 than what we're meant to buy. 00:21:00.279 --> 00:21:00.700 Also, 00:21:00.819 --> 00:21:01.359 part of the purpose 00:21:01.359 --> 00:21:02.139 in the Old Testament, 00:21:02.680 --> 00:21:03.879 this is less true today. 00:21:03.980 --> 00:21:05.279 We don't live in Israel. 00:21:05.420 --> 00:21:06.279 We don't live in a theocracy. 00:21:06.819 --> 00:21:07.359 Part of the goal 00:21:07.359 --> 00:21:08.579 was to actually give rest 00:21:08.579 --> 00:21:09.359 to those 00:21:09.359 --> 00:21:10.299 who are the poorest. 00:21:11.599 --> 00:21:11.799 Now, 00:21:11.839 --> 00:21:13.000 the same is true today 00:21:13.000 --> 00:21:14.639 who has the least flexibility 00:21:14.639 --> 00:21:15.700 of their work schedule. 00:21:16.920 --> 00:21:17.599 Often people 00:21:17.599 --> 00:21:18.839 who work minimum wage jobs, 00:21:18.899 --> 00:21:19.059 right? 00:21:19.819 --> 00:21:20.680 I'll give you an example. 00:21:20.779 --> 00:21:21.819 It's not a Sunday example, 00:21:21.980 --> 00:21:22.500 but Thanksgiving 00:21:22.500 --> 00:21:23.299 is coming up. 00:21:23.680 --> 00:21:24.299 Used to be 00:21:24.299 --> 00:21:25.079 stores were closed 00:21:25.079 --> 00:21:25.619 on Thanksgiving. 00:21:25.619 --> 00:21:25.779 Now, 00:21:27.739 --> 00:21:28.159 they'll open 00:21:28.159 --> 00:21:28.719 on Thanksgiving. 00:21:28.879 --> 00:21:28.959 Now, 00:21:29.000 --> 00:21:29.959 that's not directly 00:21:29.959 --> 00:21:30.759 related to the Sabbath, 00:21:30.859 --> 00:21:31.319 but go with me. 00:21:31.339 --> 00:21:32.119 I'm making a point here. 00:21:32.839 --> 00:21:33.399 What does it mean 00:21:33.399 --> 00:21:34.199 that stores are open 00:21:34.199 --> 00:21:34.699 on Thanksgiving? 00:21:35.500 --> 00:21:35.839 Well, 00:21:35.879 --> 00:21:36.679 if you're a rich person, 00:21:36.879 --> 00:21:37.719 I guess you can shop. 00:21:38.479 --> 00:21:39.579 What if you're a poor person 00:21:39.579 --> 00:21:40.879 who works a minimum wage job? 00:21:42.959 --> 00:21:43.919 Can't enjoy Thanksgiving 00:21:43.919 --> 00:21:44.559 with your family? 00:21:45.939 --> 00:21:46.799 That was part 00:21:46.799 --> 00:21:47.319 of the purpose 00:21:47.319 --> 00:21:47.859 of the Sabbath 00:21:47.859 --> 00:21:48.639 in the Old Testament, 00:21:48.739 --> 00:21:49.979 to give a break 00:21:49.979 --> 00:21:51.179 to slaves, 00:21:51.379 --> 00:21:52.299 to give a break 00:21:52.299 --> 00:21:53.319 to the lowest portions 00:21:53.319 --> 00:21:53.919 of society. 00:21:54.019 --> 00:21:54.379 That's why 00:21:54.379 --> 00:21:54.779 when we read 00:21:54.779 --> 00:21:55.579 our Confession of Faith, 00:21:55.619 --> 00:21:55.879 it said, 00:21:56.000 --> 00:21:56.959 also give rest 00:21:56.959 --> 00:21:57.799 to your manservant 00:21:57.799 --> 00:21:58.659 and your maidservant. 00:21:59.199 --> 00:21:59.599 It's saying, 00:21:59.739 --> 00:22:00.479 this exists 00:22:00.479 --> 00:22:00.959 for people 00:22:00.959 --> 00:22:01.619 who are otherwise 00:22:01.619 --> 00:22:02.599 going to be crushed 00:22:02.599 --> 00:22:04.119 by the economic system. 00:22:04.679 --> 00:22:05.379 It is meant 00:22:05.379 --> 00:22:06.179 to give life 00:22:06.179 --> 00:22:06.639 to people 00:22:06.639 --> 00:22:07.939 who have the least option 00:22:07.939 --> 00:22:09.139 of a voice. 00:22:10.500 --> 00:22:10.659 Okay? 00:22:11.339 --> 00:22:12.539 So there's this vision 00:22:12.539 --> 00:22:14.099 for society 00:22:14.099 --> 00:22:14.519 that the Bible 00:22:14.519 --> 00:22:15.119 is giving us. 00:22:15.299 --> 00:22:15.599 Obviously, 00:22:15.679 --> 00:22:16.179 it's not something 00:22:16.179 --> 00:22:17.059 that's going to exist 00:22:17.059 --> 00:22:18.819 in the world today. 00:22:19.259 --> 00:22:20.339 We live in this 00:22:20.339 --> 00:22:21.319 24-7 economy. 00:22:21.479 --> 00:22:22.219 We are not going 00:22:22.219 --> 00:22:22.879 to stop it. 00:22:23.679 --> 00:22:24.239 We can still 00:22:24.239 --> 00:22:25.000 retreat from it. 00:22:25.619 --> 00:22:26.099 We can still 00:22:26.099 --> 00:22:26.619 be reminded 00:22:26.619 --> 00:22:27.219 that we are 00:22:27.219 --> 00:22:27.739 humans 00:22:27.739 --> 00:22:29.899 more than consumers. 00:22:31.899 --> 00:22:32.279 And so, 00:22:32.599 --> 00:22:33.599 application for us 00:22:33.599 --> 00:22:34.099 is we want 00:22:34.099 --> 00:22:34.459 the Sabbath 00:22:34.459 --> 00:22:34.879 to be something 00:22:34.879 --> 00:22:35.339 that's good 00:22:35.339 --> 00:22:36.119 and life-giving. 00:22:36.559 --> 00:22:37.519 We want to acknowledge 00:22:37.519 --> 00:22:38.619 Jesus' principle here 00:22:38.619 --> 00:22:39.039 that it's meant 00:22:39.039 --> 00:22:39.819 to give life, 00:22:39.919 --> 00:22:40.559 that it's made 00:22:40.559 --> 00:22:41.219 for man, 00:22:41.279 --> 00:22:42.259 not man for it. 00:22:42.879 --> 00:22:43.500 Principle one, 00:22:44.279 --> 00:22:44.939 take a day off 00:22:44.939 --> 00:22:45.319 from work. 00:22:48.459 --> 00:22:48.879 If something 00:22:48.879 --> 00:22:49.199 can wait 00:22:49.199 --> 00:22:49.639 until Monday, 00:22:49.779 --> 00:22:50.339 do it on Monday. 00:22:51.139 --> 00:22:51.799 If you can do it 00:22:51.799 --> 00:22:52.279 on Saturday, 00:22:52.739 --> 00:22:53.459 do it on Saturday. 00:22:53.460 --> 00:22:54.600 Remember, 00:22:54.799 --> 00:22:55.980 I am not a slave. 00:22:57.360 --> 00:22:58.460 I don't belong 00:22:58.460 --> 00:22:59.299 to the economy. 00:23:00.380 --> 00:23:01.440 I participate in it, 00:23:01.460 --> 00:23:02.240 I can enter into it, 00:23:02.279 --> 00:23:03.319 I can also pull out of it. 00:23:05.259 --> 00:23:06.000 Application two, 00:23:06.259 --> 00:23:07.140 take a pause 00:23:07.140 --> 00:23:08.120 from the non-stop 00:23:08.120 --> 00:23:09.019 economic cycle. 00:23:10.559 --> 00:23:11.160 If you can buy it 00:23:11.160 --> 00:23:11.640 on Saturday, 00:23:11.840 --> 00:23:12.480 buy it on Saturday. 00:23:13.120 --> 00:23:13.640 If you can wait 00:23:13.640 --> 00:23:14.120 until Monday, 00:23:14.240 --> 00:23:14.900 wait until Monday. 00:23:15.420 --> 00:23:16.200 You are not 00:23:16.200 --> 00:23:17.220 Amazon's slave. 00:23:17.220 --> 00:23:19.740 You are not 00:23:19.740 --> 00:23:20.440 the slave 00:23:20.440 --> 00:23:21.440 of whatever store 00:23:21.440 --> 00:23:22.519 chooses to be open. 00:23:22.640 --> 00:23:22.799 No, 00:23:22.900 --> 00:23:23.600 you exist 00:23:23.600 --> 00:23:24.259 for something 00:23:24.259 --> 00:23:25.200 better and greater 00:23:25.200 --> 00:23:25.600 than that. 00:23:25.660 --> 00:23:26.000 By the way, 00:23:26.059 --> 00:23:26.779 you want to be a rebel? 00:23:28.940 --> 00:23:30.140 It is an act 00:23:30.140 --> 00:23:30.920 of rebellion 00:23:30.920 --> 00:23:32.100 in this world 00:23:32.100 --> 00:23:33.380 to withdraw 00:23:33.380 --> 00:23:34.160 from that 00:23:34.160 --> 00:23:35.000 for one day a week. 00:23:35.839 --> 00:23:36.839 It is an act 00:23:36.839 --> 00:23:37.279 of rebellion 00:23:37.279 --> 00:23:37.920 to say, 00:23:38.180 --> 00:23:39.120 I am more 00:23:39.120 --> 00:23:40.200 than just a consumer. 00:23:41.819 --> 00:23:42.880 It is an act 00:23:42.880 --> 00:23:43.380 of rebellion 00:23:43.380 --> 00:23:44.240 to say, 00:23:44.360 --> 00:23:45.900 I am not defined 00:23:45.900 --> 00:23:47.120 by what I purchase 00:23:47.120 --> 00:23:48.380 and what I enjoy. 00:23:49.440 --> 00:23:50.160 I am defined 00:23:50.160 --> 00:23:50.960 by something greater. 00:23:51.080 --> 00:23:51.480 I am defined 00:23:51.480 --> 00:23:51.940 by the fact 00:23:51.940 --> 00:23:52.820 that I belong 00:23:52.820 --> 00:23:53.460 to God. 00:23:53.759 --> 00:23:54.980 He is a good father. 00:23:55.600 --> 00:23:56.680 He gives me rest 00:23:56.680 --> 00:23:57.840 and life. 00:24:00.540 --> 00:24:00.980 Kids, 00:24:01.060 --> 00:24:01.780 I want you to imagine 00:24:01.780 --> 00:24:02.460 for a second, 00:24:02.580 --> 00:24:03.740 what if your parents 00:24:03.740 --> 00:24:04.280 told you, 00:24:04.940 --> 00:24:05.340 you know what, 00:24:05.360 --> 00:24:06.060 you have to take 00:24:06.060 --> 00:24:06.720 a day off 00:24:06.720 --> 00:24:07.540 from chores 00:24:07.540 --> 00:24:08.000 and homework. 00:24:08.080 --> 00:24:08.640 You can't do that 00:24:08.640 --> 00:24:09.100 on Sunday. 00:24:10.100 --> 00:24:10.940 What would you think 00:24:10.940 --> 00:24:11.759 of parents like that? 00:24:13.580 --> 00:24:14.940 Those are terrible parents. 00:24:15.900 --> 00:24:17.060 That sounds really lousy. 00:24:17.840 --> 00:24:18.519 You have to take 00:24:18.519 --> 00:24:19.180 a day off 00:24:19.180 --> 00:24:19.640 from homework 00:24:19.640 --> 00:24:20.160 and chores? 00:24:21.000 --> 00:24:21.680 Those are some 00:24:21.680 --> 00:24:23.040 real legalistic parents. 00:24:23.620 --> 00:24:24.120 They must not 00:24:24.120 --> 00:24:24.960 like you very much. 00:24:26.380 --> 00:24:26.740 No! 00:24:27.680 --> 00:24:28.900 That is a life-giving parent. 00:24:28.960 --> 00:24:29.300 That is a parent 00:24:29.300 --> 00:24:29.560 who wants you 00:24:29.560 --> 00:24:30.040 to have boundaries 00:24:30.040 --> 00:24:30.600 in your life. 00:24:30.660 --> 00:24:31.040 That is a parent 00:24:31.040 --> 00:24:31.560 who wants you 00:24:31.560 --> 00:24:32.340 to be able to rest 00:24:32.340 --> 00:24:32.940 and pause. 00:24:34.080 --> 00:24:34.620 I want you to take 00:24:34.620 --> 00:24:35.280 this a step further. 00:24:35.360 --> 00:24:35.960 What if your parents 00:24:35.960 --> 00:24:36.380 told you, 00:24:36.440 --> 00:24:37.080 hey, we know 00:24:37.080 --> 00:24:38.780 that mom and dad 00:24:38.780 --> 00:24:39.820 are really busy 00:24:39.820 --> 00:24:40.519 with many things 00:24:40.519 --> 00:24:40.980 and sometimes 00:24:40.980 --> 00:24:41.540 we don't spend 00:24:41.540 --> 00:24:42.340 a lot of time with you. 00:24:42.339 --> 00:24:44.559 But we are going 00:24:44.559 --> 00:24:45.639 to take one day 00:24:45.639 --> 00:24:46.339 a week when we're 00:24:46.339 --> 00:24:46.939 not busy 00:24:46.939 --> 00:24:47.419 and we're going 00:24:47.419 --> 00:24:47.980 to rest 00:24:47.980 --> 00:24:49.000 and we are going 00:24:49.000 --> 00:24:49.699 to spend time 00:24:49.699 --> 00:24:50.679 together as a family. 00:24:51.619 --> 00:24:52.099 What would you think 00:24:52.099 --> 00:24:52.899 of parents like that? 00:24:54.299 --> 00:24:55.319 They sound like 00:24:55.319 --> 00:24:56.619 awful legalistic parents 00:24:56.619 --> 00:24:56.939 to me. 00:24:58.199 --> 00:24:58.539 No! 00:24:59.740 --> 00:25:00.419 These are parents 00:25:00.419 --> 00:25:01.539 who are taking a pause 00:25:01.539 --> 00:25:02.240 to invest 00:25:02.240 --> 00:25:03.359 in their children. 00:25:03.500 --> 00:25:04.059 These are parents 00:25:04.059 --> 00:25:05.000 who want life 00:25:05.000 --> 00:25:06.099 for their family. 00:25:06.220 --> 00:25:07.119 The same is true 00:25:07.119 --> 00:25:08.000 for us as children 00:25:08.000 --> 00:25:08.459 of God. 00:25:08.460 --> 00:25:10.819 He wants us 00:25:10.819 --> 00:25:11.799 to pause 00:25:11.799 --> 00:25:13.799 and spend time 00:25:13.799 --> 00:25:14.980 with Him. 00:25:16.519 --> 00:25:17.120 In some principles here, 00:25:17.180 --> 00:25:18.240 the Sabbath gives us life. 00:25:18.340 --> 00:25:18.920 It gives us freedom 00:25:18.920 --> 00:25:19.500 to rest. 00:25:19.600 --> 00:25:20.220 It protects us 00:25:20.220 --> 00:25:20.860 from ourself. 00:25:21.740 --> 00:25:22.620 It protects us 00:25:22.620 --> 00:25:23.579 from slavery. 00:25:25.140 --> 00:25:25.920 Jesus doesn't just 00:25:25.920 --> 00:25:26.579 tell us, however, 00:25:26.700 --> 00:25:27.220 that it was made 00:25:27.220 --> 00:25:27.660 for life. 00:25:27.720 --> 00:25:28.840 He tells us something more 00:25:28.840 --> 00:25:29.940 in verse 28 00:25:29.940 --> 00:25:30.620 of chapter 2. 00:25:30.720 --> 00:25:31.579 The Son of Man 00:25:31.579 --> 00:25:32.640 is Lord 00:25:32.640 --> 00:25:33.940 even of the Sabbath. 00:25:34.759 --> 00:25:35.340 In other words, 00:25:35.340 --> 00:25:36.579 He is the one 00:25:36.579 --> 00:25:37.519 who gives us life. 00:25:37.660 --> 00:25:38.420 He is the one 00:25:38.420 --> 00:25:39.400 who gives us rest. 00:25:39.519 --> 00:25:40.320 He is the one 00:25:40.320 --> 00:25:41.300 who wants us 00:25:41.300 --> 00:25:42.279 to know 00:25:42.279 --> 00:25:43.460 that we are fully human, 00:25:43.539 --> 00:25:44.420 that we can pause 00:25:44.420 --> 00:25:45.340 from the insanity 00:25:45.340 --> 00:25:46.680 of the world 00:25:46.680 --> 00:25:47.720 around us. 00:25:49.120 --> 00:25:49.600 And so Jesus 00:25:49.600 --> 00:25:50.500 is telling the Pharisees, 00:25:50.600 --> 00:25:51.080 you are missing 00:25:51.080 --> 00:25:52.100 the heart of the Sabbath 00:25:52.100 --> 00:25:53.180 and you are missing 00:25:53.180 --> 00:25:54.060 who I am. 00:25:54.200 --> 00:25:54.940 You are missing 00:25:54.940 --> 00:25:56.600 both at the same time. 00:25:57.560 --> 00:25:58.480 I'm the Lord 00:25:58.480 --> 00:25:59.060 of the Sabbath, 00:25:59.180 --> 00:26:00.480 so I'm so far up 00:26:00.480 --> 00:26:01.279 the chain of command 00:26:01.279 --> 00:26:02.480 it's actually laughable 00:26:02.480 --> 00:26:03.560 that you would question 00:26:03.560 --> 00:26:04.360 me about this. 00:26:05.000 --> 00:26:05.940 I have come 00:26:05.940 --> 00:26:07.140 to give these people 00:26:07.140 --> 00:26:08.940 life and rest. 00:26:10.500 --> 00:26:10.880 And of course 00:26:10.880 --> 00:26:11.540 as we know 00:26:11.540 --> 00:26:12.420 of people who live 00:26:12.420 --> 00:26:13.600 after Jesus has come, 00:26:14.020 --> 00:26:14.560 this is meant 00:26:14.560 --> 00:26:15.280 to point us 00:26:15.280 --> 00:26:16.680 to a greater life 00:26:16.680 --> 00:26:18.040 and a greater rest. 00:26:18.600 --> 00:26:19.460 That we rest 00:26:19.460 --> 00:26:20.660 not only from our work, 00:26:20.800 --> 00:26:22.300 we also rest 00:26:22.300 --> 00:26:23.520 knowing that God 00:26:23.520 --> 00:26:24.540 has freed us 00:26:24.540 --> 00:26:25.520 from the penalty 00:26:25.520 --> 00:26:26.080 of the law. 00:26:26.220 --> 00:26:27.340 He has freed us 00:26:27.340 --> 00:26:27.940 from the power 00:26:27.940 --> 00:26:28.880 of sin in our lives. 00:26:29.180 --> 00:26:30.080 When Jesus came, 00:26:30.120 --> 00:26:30.660 when He lived 00:26:30.660 --> 00:26:31.440 a perfect life 00:26:31.440 --> 00:26:32.140 on this earth, 00:26:32.240 --> 00:26:33.100 the life that we 00:26:33.100 --> 00:26:33.880 could not live, 00:26:34.180 --> 00:26:35.120 when He died 00:26:35.120 --> 00:26:35.680 a death, 00:26:35.680 --> 00:26:36.140 the death 00:26:36.140 --> 00:26:36.880 that we deserved, 00:26:37.299 --> 00:26:38.039 He came 00:26:38.039 --> 00:26:38.700 to give us 00:26:38.700 --> 00:26:40.080 full and final freedom. 00:26:40.519 --> 00:26:41.259 He came 00:26:41.259 --> 00:26:42.100 to give us 00:26:42.100 --> 00:26:42.920 rest. 00:26:43.660 --> 00:26:44.500 He came to give us 00:26:44.500 --> 00:26:45.720 rest from the guilt 00:26:45.720 --> 00:26:46.240 of sin. 00:26:46.680 --> 00:26:47.420 He came to give us 00:26:47.420 --> 00:26:48.259 rest from feeling 00:26:48.259 --> 00:26:49.500 like it is up to us 00:26:49.500 --> 00:26:50.140 to restore 00:26:50.140 --> 00:26:51.400 and heal this world. 00:26:51.840 --> 00:26:52.240 Instead, 00:26:52.500 --> 00:26:53.340 He came and said, 00:26:53.560 --> 00:26:54.360 I am going to be 00:26:54.360 --> 00:26:54.900 the one 00:26:54.900 --> 00:26:56.140 who does the work 00:26:56.140 --> 00:26:56.779 for you. 00:26:58.019 --> 00:26:59.000 And so we rest 00:26:59.000 --> 00:27:00.160 and enjoy life now 00:27:00.160 --> 00:27:01.640 and we look forward 00:27:01.640 --> 00:27:03.019 to a greater rest 00:27:03.019 --> 00:27:03.940 and a greater life 00:27:03.940 --> 00:27:04.400 in the future 00:27:04.400 --> 00:27:05.200 when Jesus comes 00:27:05.200 --> 00:27:05.539 back. 00:27:06.700 --> 00:27:08.160 We have and hold 00:27:08.160 --> 00:27:09.240 to both 00:27:09.240 --> 00:27:10.279 of those things 00:27:10.279 --> 00:27:12.220 and it's something 00:27:12.220 --> 00:27:13.100 that Jesus earned 00:27:13.100 --> 00:27:14.340 for us on the cross. 00:27:14.519 --> 00:27:15.200 He earned 00:27:15.200 --> 00:27:15.920 our rest. 00:27:16.720 --> 00:27:18.039 He came and gave us 00:27:18.039 --> 00:27:19.240 what we celebrate 00:27:19.240 --> 00:27:20.620 in the fourth commandment. 00:27:22.019 --> 00:27:22.500 So remember, 00:27:22.620 --> 00:27:23.220 I told you that we 00:27:23.220 --> 00:27:24.180 have two questions. 00:27:24.299 --> 00:27:24.799 Who is Jesus? 00:27:24.900 --> 00:27:25.539 How do we respond 00:27:25.539 --> 00:27:25.860 to Him? 00:27:25.920 --> 00:27:26.620 Who is Jesus? 00:27:26.759 --> 00:27:27.620 He is the Lord 00:27:27.620 --> 00:27:28.240 of the Sabbath. 00:27:28.840 --> 00:27:29.820 He restores it 00:27:29.820 --> 00:27:31.019 to its original purpose. 00:27:31.920 --> 00:27:33.059 He gives people life. 00:27:33.720 --> 00:27:34.420 He frees them 00:27:34.420 --> 00:27:35.180 from the tyranny 00:27:35.180 --> 00:27:35.819 of work. 00:27:36.500 --> 00:27:37.339 He frees them 00:27:37.339 --> 00:27:38.139 from the tyranny 00:27:38.139 --> 00:27:39.559 of consumption. 00:27:40.799 --> 00:27:41.779 How do we respond 00:27:41.779 --> 00:27:42.099 to Him? 00:27:42.799 --> 00:27:43.619 We receive, 00:27:43.879 --> 00:27:44.779 we embrace 00:27:44.779 --> 00:27:45.859 the rest 00:27:45.859 --> 00:27:46.619 that He's given us. 00:27:47.480 --> 00:27:48.759 We trust in Him. 00:27:49.480 --> 00:27:50.220 We know that He's 00:27:50.220 --> 00:27:50.660 going to provide 00:27:50.660 --> 00:27:51.299 for us. 00:27:51.900 --> 00:27:52.759 We know that we 00:27:52.759 --> 00:27:53.359 can take 00:27:53.359 --> 00:27:54.720 one day off a week 00:27:54.720 --> 00:27:55.779 and it's going 00:27:55.779 --> 00:27:57.079 to be okay. 00:27:57.079 --> 00:27:59.000 God is going 00:27:59.000 --> 00:27:59.539 to make sure 00:27:59.539 --> 00:28:01.240 we have enough. 00:28:03.399 --> 00:28:03.740 Now, 00:28:03.799 --> 00:28:04.259 when most people 00:28:04.259 --> 00:28:05.399 today think 00:28:05.399 --> 00:28:06.139 about the Sabbath, 00:28:06.639 --> 00:28:07.579 they probably think 00:28:07.579 --> 00:28:08.559 immediately of Chick-fil-A. 00:28:09.579 --> 00:28:10.659 They think of Chick-fil-A 00:28:10.659 --> 00:28:11.299 because it's one 00:28:11.299 --> 00:28:12.119 of the only stores, 00:28:12.220 --> 00:28:12.919 them and Hobby Lobby, 00:28:13.000 --> 00:28:13.699 that are still closed 00:28:13.699 --> 00:28:14.159 on Sunday. 00:28:14.259 --> 00:28:14.740 Many people, 00:28:14.859 --> 00:28:15.079 of course, 00:28:15.139 --> 00:28:16.099 think this is very quaint. 00:28:17.039 --> 00:28:17.759 Many Christians 00:28:17.759 --> 00:28:18.619 both love and hate 00:28:18.619 --> 00:28:19.139 them for it. 00:28:19.879 --> 00:28:20.599 Love them because 00:28:20.599 --> 00:28:21.399 they're closed on Sunday. 00:28:21.500 --> 00:28:22.039 Hate them because 00:28:22.039 --> 00:28:22.599 they can't get 00:28:22.599 --> 00:28:23.259 a chicken sandwich. 00:28:24.539 --> 00:28:25.240 And in a sense, 00:28:25.720 --> 00:28:26.279 Chick-fil-A is sort of 00:28:26.279 --> 00:28:27.460 a piece of a past world, 00:28:27.519 --> 00:28:27.700 right? 00:28:28.940 --> 00:28:29.920 What you may not know, 00:28:29.980 --> 00:28:30.119 though, 00:28:30.139 --> 00:28:31.019 is that Chick-fil-A 00:28:31.019 --> 00:28:32.339 is not always closed 00:28:32.339 --> 00:28:33.019 on Sunday. 00:28:34.359 --> 00:28:34.740 In fact, 00:28:34.759 --> 00:28:35.259 there was a major 00:28:35.259 --> 00:28:35.940 news article 00:28:35.940 --> 00:28:37.579 back in 2017 00:28:37.579 --> 00:28:39.099 because in December 00:28:39.099 --> 00:28:40.059 of 2017, 00:28:40.059 --> 00:28:41.220 there was a complete 00:28:41.220 --> 00:28:41.899 blackout 00:28:41.899 --> 00:28:43.079 at the Atlanta 00:28:43.079 --> 00:28:44.000 International Airport. 00:28:45.099 --> 00:28:45.799 So flights were 00:28:45.799 --> 00:28:46.259 canceled. 00:28:46.619 --> 00:28:47.059 And by the way, 00:28:47.099 --> 00:28:47.440 if you know 00:28:47.440 --> 00:28:48.200 the Atlanta Airport, 00:28:48.339 --> 00:28:48.759 you know it's, 00:28:49.119 --> 00:28:49.420 I think, 00:28:49.420 --> 00:28:50.339 in terms of passengers, 00:28:50.519 --> 00:28:50.960 not size, 00:28:51.039 --> 00:28:51.960 it's the largest airport. 00:28:52.539 --> 00:28:53.259 If you've been there, 00:28:53.339 --> 00:28:54.059 you know it's chaotic. 00:28:54.180 --> 00:28:54.720 It's like Denver. 00:28:54.819 --> 00:28:55.639 You have to take a subway 00:28:55.639 --> 00:28:56.240 to get around. 00:28:57.039 --> 00:28:57.819 And so you can imagine 00:28:57.819 --> 00:28:58.319 what happens 00:28:58.319 --> 00:28:58.799 when that subway 00:28:58.799 --> 00:28:59.319 doesn't work. 00:28:59.379 --> 00:29:00.079 There's no power 00:29:00.079 --> 00:29:00.680 and people can't 00:29:00.680 --> 00:29:01.319 get on their flights. 00:29:01.940 --> 00:29:02.720 It's total chaos. 00:29:02.879 --> 00:29:03.420 City of Atlanta 00:29:03.420 --> 00:29:04.160 didn't know what to do. 00:29:05.639 --> 00:29:06.319 Chick-fil-A, 00:29:06.460 --> 00:29:07.119 this was a Sunday, 00:29:07.200 --> 00:29:07.539 by the way. 00:29:08.799 --> 00:29:09.700 Chick-fil-A's in the airport. 00:29:09.819 --> 00:29:10.180 If you're ever 00:29:10.180 --> 00:29:11.099 in an airport on Sunday, 00:29:11.180 --> 00:29:12.139 you know Chick-fil-A's closed. 00:29:12.240 --> 00:29:12.779 What did Chick-fil-A 00:29:12.779 --> 00:29:13.399 do that day? 00:29:14.700 --> 00:29:15.740 Chick-fil-A opened up. 00:29:16.500 --> 00:29:17.759 And they opened up 00:29:17.759 --> 00:29:19.119 not to sell 00:29:19.119 --> 00:29:19.980 anyone food. 00:29:20.359 --> 00:29:21.200 They opened up 00:29:21.200 --> 00:29:21.980 to give it away. 00:29:22.859 --> 00:29:23.460 So Chick-fil-A, 00:29:23.519 --> 00:29:24.099 on short notice, 00:29:24.180 --> 00:29:24.960 called their employees. 00:29:24.960 --> 00:29:25.759 They brought them in. 00:29:25.819 --> 00:29:26.620 They started making food 00:29:26.620 --> 00:29:27.559 and they started handing out 00:29:27.559 --> 00:29:28.920 thousands of free meals 00:29:28.920 --> 00:29:30.579 to people in the Atlanta airport. 00:29:32.120 --> 00:29:33.640 And so they understood 00:29:33.640 --> 00:29:34.600 what we talked about 00:29:34.600 --> 00:29:35.000 at the beginning. 00:29:35.120 --> 00:29:35.819 They understood 00:29:35.819 --> 00:29:37.059 the law. 00:29:37.799 --> 00:29:38.500 They understood 00:29:38.500 --> 00:29:40.200 they valued closing on Sunday 00:29:40.200 --> 00:29:41.339 and protecting their employees 00:29:41.339 --> 00:29:43.099 and they knew 00:29:43.099 --> 00:29:44.460 the heart behind the law. 00:29:45.019 --> 00:29:46.539 They knew that it was meant 00:29:46.539 --> 00:29:48.440 to bring life. 00:29:50.599 --> 00:29:51.960 And so they knew 00:29:51.960 --> 00:29:53.339 what Jesus tells us here. 00:29:53.420 --> 00:29:55.220 The Sabbath is made for man, 00:29:56.019 --> 00:29:58.099 not man for the Sabbath. 00:29:58.599 --> 00:29:59.039 Let's pray. 00:30:00.660 --> 00:30:01.660 Our Father in heaven, 00:30:01.779 --> 00:30:02.700 we thank you 00:30:02.700 --> 00:30:03.539 that you are a good 00:30:03.539 --> 00:30:04.420 and gracious Father 00:30:04.420 --> 00:30:05.960 who gives us rest. 00:30:05.960 --> 00:30:07.660 You know what we need 00:30:07.660 --> 00:30:09.579 even more than we do. 00:30:10.380 --> 00:30:11.059 You don't want us 00:30:11.059 --> 00:30:12.259 to be slaves, 00:30:12.380 --> 00:30:14.200 but you've made us human 00:30:14.200 --> 00:30:15.079 and you know 00:30:15.079 --> 00:30:15.819 that we need rest. 00:30:15.920 --> 00:30:16.500 We ask that you would 00:30:16.500 --> 00:30:17.299 give us that rest 00:30:17.299 --> 00:30:18.279 and you would remind us 00:30:18.279 --> 00:30:19.259 ultimately of the rest 00:30:19.259 --> 00:30:20.220 that we look forward to 00:30:20.220 --> 00:30:20.759 in the future 00:30:20.759 --> 00:30:21.480 and we enjoy 00:30:21.480 --> 00:30:22.819 in part now 00:30:22.819 --> 00:30:23.680 the rest from 00:30:23.680 --> 00:30:25.519 the power of sin 00:30:25.519 --> 00:30:26.160 in our lives 00:30:26.160 --> 00:30:27.600 and the penalty 00:30:27.600 --> 00:30:28.940 that we would have 00:30:28.940 --> 00:30:29.460 without you. 00:30:29.680 --> 00:30:30.259 We thank you 00:30:30.259 --> 00:30:30.819 that we earn 00:30:30.819 --> 00:30:31.539 all these things 00:30:31.539 --> 00:30:32.960 not by ourselves, 00:30:33.119 --> 00:30:34.799 but Jesus is the one 00:30:34.799 --> 00:30:36.039 who earns them for us 00:30:36.039 --> 00:30:36.779 and so we ask them 00:30:36.779 --> 00:30:37.379 in his name. 00:30:37.819 --> 00:30:38.039 Amen. 00:30:39.539 --> 00:30:40.539 I invite you to stand 00:30:40.539 --> 00:30:41.399 for our closing hymn. 00:30:41.399 --> 00:30:41.480 Amen.