Jesus: Lord of the Sabbath

Jesus is the Messiah who does things only God can do; and yet he doesn't do the things people expected of him. He and his disciples break all the convention of the religious leaders. They don't fast, they befriend sinners, they pick grain and heal people on the Sabbath. In Mark 2:23-3:6, Jesus shows the Pharisees the true purpose of the Sabbath- to provide rest for mankind and to honor God by doing his will. Instead of focusing on what not to do, we should take time on the Sabbath to fulfill the mission of Christ: to seek and save the lost.