How To Respond Like Christ to A Long & Stressful Day

“It is not surprising that after such a long and strenuous day [Jesus] feels the need of an extended period of communion with [His] Father.”

- William Hendriksen’s commentary on Mark 1:35; NT Commentary, vol B, p. 109.

Grace Women’s Fellowship – Tonight, 6:30p

… Ladies, you will not want to miss the joy of tonight’s Grace Women’s Fellowship!

 

When: Tonight, 6:30p

Where: Spaghetti Warehouse (map)

What: Ladies fellowship, Christ-centered speaker (or, speakette), and dinner!

• Dads are stepping up to the plate and keeping the kids! Take advantage of it!!

Who: All ladies are welcome! Bring a friend, a co-worker. Ladies only! 

Cost: Under $6 for a bowl of spaghetti; comes with all-you-can-eat salad and bread.

Worship Preparation — The Sabbath

This week’s sermon text focuses on the nature of the Sabbath, and more importantly, the Lord of the Sabbath. As you prepare for corporate worship, do so with heart because the Sabbath was created for man because man was created to worship!

2:23And it happened that He was passing through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and His disciples began to make their way along while picking the heads of grain. 24The Pharisees were saying to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” 25And He said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he was in need and he and his companions became hungry; 26how he entered the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the consecrated bread, which is not lawful for anyone to eat except the priests, and he also gave it to those who were with him?” 27Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. 28“So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”

3:1He entered again into a synagogue; and a man was there whose hand was withered. 2They were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath so that they might accuse Him. 3He said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and come forward!”4And He said to them, “Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to kill?” But they kept silent. 5After looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored. 6The Pharisees went out and immediately began conspiring with the Herodians against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.