What's the Point? (Luke 6:6-11)
As Jesus taught in the Synagogue, He likely had another full house due to His miraculous healing ministry. Many who were sick would gladly listen to whatever He had to say if there was a good chance Jesus could heal them. But not everyone had come to listen. The Pharisees had simply come in disbelief looking for a reason to discredit Jesus' ministry. They were still a little ticked from earlier in the week by the fact that Jesus "broke the Sabbath" by eating grain and exempted Himself from their rules by proclaiming Himself "Lord over the Sabbath". Since the Pharisees were the experts on what God could and could not do they reasoned: 1) We know God doesn't work on Saturdays 2) If Jesus performs healing today [on Saturday] it must not be the work of God 3) Therefore cannot be Jesus of God In classic form Jesus decides to not only heal a man's crippled hand right there during service, but He then makes it the object lesson to His sermon! His poin...