{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Red Letters Day 10 Luke 6:1-16","description":"The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath  Jesus was going through the grainfields and his disciples began to eat some of the kernels from the grain  God had commanded  the Sabbath to be a time of rest and no work no labor  The Pharisees asked them why they were doing something unlawful on the Sabbath  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  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  On another Sabbath, he was teaching in the synagogue and a man whose right hand was shriveled  The Pharisees were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus so they watched him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath  Jesus knew what they were thinking    Get Up and Stand in Front of Everyone  Jesus tells the man with the shriveled hand to Get Up and stand in front of everyone So he gets up and stands there  Jesus asked them two questions  Which is lawful on the Sabbath: To do good or to do evil  To save life or to destroy it? They were more concerned about the law than freedom for the man  Stretch out your hand    He looks at all of them and then at the man he stretch out your hand  The man did  He was completely restored  They were furious and began to discuss what to do about Jesus  Calling the Disciples  This is the third portion of Scripture that we have read that reminds us to pray  Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray  He spent the night praying to God  After spending time with God, he called his disciples and chose 12 designated disciples  Disciples means learner or follower  Apostles means sent one  Simon peter  Andrew James  John Philip Bartholomew Matthew  Thomas James  Simon Judas (Jude) Judas- the traitor          What can we learn? Jesus Lord over All  He is not a secret healer. His healings were visual and on display so that the credit would go to God  Obedience brings restoration  Our important decision must be bathed in prayer  God calls ordinary people these men had different personalities and lifestyles  For more about Gloribites  https:\/\/linktr.ee\/Gloribites     ","author_name":"GloriBites","author_url":"http:\/\/www.gloribites.com","html":"