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Jesus was going through the grainfields and his disciples began to eat some of the kernels from the grain
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God had commanded the Sabbath to be a time of rest and no work no labor
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The Pharisees asked them why they were doing something unlawful on the Sabbath
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Jesus answered them with Word about David and his companions eating the consecrated bread which was unlawful b/c it was only for the priest
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He then tells them The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath ( he wass affirming his deity he was the Lord who created the Sabbaath and had the authority to make exceptioon
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On another Sabbath, he was teaching in the synagogue and a man whose right hand was shriveled
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The Pharisees were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus so they watched him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath
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Jesus knew what they were thinking
Get Up and Stand in Front of Everyone
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Jesus tells the man with the shriveled hand to Get Up and stand in front of everyone
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So he gets up and stands there
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Jesus asked them two questions
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Which is lawful on the Sabbath: To do good or to do evil
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To save life or to destroy it?
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They were more concerned about the law than freedom for the man
Stretch out your hand
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He looks at all of them and then at the man he stretch out your hand
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The man did
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He was completely restored
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They were furious and began to discuss what to do about Jesus
Calling the Disciples
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This is the third portion of Scripture that we have read that reminds us to pray
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Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray
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He spent the night praying to God
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After spending time with God, he called his disciples and chose 12 designated disciples
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Disciples means learner or follower
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Apostles means sent one
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Simon peter
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Andrew
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James
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John
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Philip
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Bartholomew
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Matthew
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Thomas
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James
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Simon
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Judas (Jude)
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Judas- the traitor
What can we learn?
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Jesus Lord over All
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He is not a secret healer. His healings were visual and on display so that the credit would go to God
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Obedience brings restoration
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Our important decision must be bathed in prayer
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God calls ordinary people these men had different personalities and lifestyles
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