Mark 3:1-6.

The Process… 1. Read, Tell & Check (Information)

2. Ask Questions (Interpretation)

3. Plan/Practice/Pray (Action)

1 He went into the synagogue again and there was a man there who had a withered hand. 2 Jesus was being watched to see whether he would heal the man on the Sabbath so they would have grounds to accuse him of wrongdoing. Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and come here.”

4 He asked the others, “Is it lawful to do

good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save

life or destroy it?” But they were silent.

5 And he looked at all of them in anger,

grieving at the hardness of their hearts.

He said to the man, “Stretch out your

hand.” And he stretched it out and his

hand was completely restored. 6 The

Pharisees went out and immediately

discussed with the Herodians how they

might kill him.

Read, Tell & Check.

The Q… 1. What has God told us here?

2. What if this happened in me?

3. What do I need to do about this?

What has he told us? • Jesus was preaching in a Galilean Synagogue

• It was the Sabbath

• A man with a shriveled hand was there

• Some of them were looking for a reason to

accuse him, so watched to see if he’d heal

• Jesus made an example of the sick man

What has he told us? • Jesus used the healing to provoke the

Pharisees

• Jesus asked the man to stretch out his hand

• He stretched it out and was restored

• This event united the enemies of Pharisees

and Herodians in killing Jesus

If it happened to me?

1 He went into the synagogue again and

there was a man there who had a withered

hand.

Who’s welcome at your synagogue?

2 Jesus was being watched to see whether he

would heal the man on the Sabbath so they

would have grounds to accuse him of

wrongdoing. Jesus said to the man with the

withered hand, “Get up and come here.” 4 He

asked the others, “Is it lawful to do good on

the Sabbath or to do evil, to save life or

destroy it?” But they were silent.

What is this salt for, anyway?

4 He asked the others, “Is it lawful to do

good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save

life or destroy it?” But they were silent.

5 And he looked at all of them in anger,

grieving at the hardness of their hearts.

He said to the man, “Stretch out your

hand.” And he stretched it out and his

hand was completely restored.

Who have I given up on?

6 The Pharisees went out and immediately

discussed with the Herodians how they

might kill him.

What’s the glue here?

What do I need to do? 1. Plan: What am I going to do?

2. Practice: You have permission to

be terrible for a while!

3. Pray: Ask God to help you

And You?