The Lord of the Sabbath

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

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🗓️ 16 May 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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In Mark 2, Jesus makes a claim that is so over the top, so out of all categories, so outrageous that the religious leaders don’t even have a word for it. They’ve called him blasphemous before, but this claim goes beyond their words. In this passage, two incidents are linked together, both having to do with the Sabbath. And what Jesus says is that he’s not here to reform religion—he’s here to absolutely end religion and replace it with himself. What we’re going to see is, 1) on the one hand, the futility of religion and, 2) on the other hand, the finality of Jesus Christ. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on February 19, 2006. Series: King’s Cross: The Gospel of Mark, Part 1: The Coming of the King. Scripture: Mark 2:23-3:6. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Gospel in Life.
0:05.1	This month on our podcast, we're doing something a little different.
0:09.2	We've curated a collection of sermons and talks from across the 28 years that Tim Keller
0:13.8	preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church.
0:16.5	The messages featured this month explore a range of topics that show us how the gospel affects every aspect of our lives, including vocation, friendship, and the mission of the church.
0:26.6	Because as we believe, the gospel can change everything.
0:37.1	The scripture reading is taken from Mark, Chapter 2, verses 23 through chapter 3, verse 6, found on page 8 of the bulletin.
0:47.7	One Sabbath, Jesus was going through the grain fields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain. The Pharisees
0:56.3	said to him, look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath? He answered, have you never
1:03.1	read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? In the days of Abbeathar,
1:08.7	the high priest, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated
1:12.1	bread, which is lawful only for priests to eat, and he also gave some to his companions.
1:18.0	Then he said to them, the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the son of man
1:24.3	is Lord even of the Sabbath. Another time he went into the synagogue and a man with a shriveled hand was there.
1:30.9	Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus,
1:33.7	so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath.
1:37.6	Jesus said to the man with a shriveled hand,
1:40.3	Stand up in front of everyone.
1:42.5	Then Jesus asked them,
1:43.7	Which is lawful on the Sabbath, to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?
1:50.6	But they remained silent. He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man,
1:58.0	stretch out your hand. He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored.
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