1. powerpoint presentation designed by claro ruiz vicente http://clarovicente.weebly.com Adult Bible Study Guide Jan Feb Mar 2012 Adult Bible Study Guide Jan Feb Mar 2012

2. Contributor Jo Ann Davidson Principal Contributor

3. Glimpses of Our God Contents 1 The Triune God 2 In the Beginning 3 God as Redeemer 4 The God of Grace and Judgment 5 The Holiness of God 6 God the Lawgiver 7 Lord of the Sabbath 8 Creation Care 9 The Bible and History 10 The Promise of Prayer 11 God as Artist 12 Love Stories 13 The Promise of His Return

4. Glimpses of Our God Our Goal {5} How grateful we should be for every bit of light He casts our way. We’ll look at some of that light. How faithfully we walk in it, is up to each of us individually.

5. Glimpses of Our God Lesson 7, February 18 Glimpses of Our God Lesson 7, February 18 Lord of the Sabbath

6. Key Text Mark 2:27, 28 NKJV “‘The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. Therefore the Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath’.”

7. Lord of the Sabbath Initial Words {86} Keeping the Sabbath holy in obedience to the commandment is a mark of honoring not only our Creator but our Redeemer, who rested in the tomb after completing His work on the cross.

8. Lord of the Sabbath Quick Look 1. Sabbath Created, Commanded (Gen 2, Exo 20, Deut 5) 2. Jesus’ Sabbath Part 1 (Matthew 12:7-10) 3. Jesus’ Sabbath Part 2 (John 19:30)

9. Lord of the Sabbath 1. Sabbath Created, Commanded Exodus 20:8, 11 NKJV “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. For in six days the L ORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the L ORD blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.”

10. 1. Sabbath Created, Commanded Sabbath in Genesis {80} 1. Back in Eden, in a perfect world created by a perfect God, the seventh day was set apart and made holy. 2. God created a day, He rested on that day, blessed it, and sanctified it. 3. God demonstrates His manifold power over not just space and things of space but over time, as well.

11. 1. Sabbath Created, Commanded Sabbath in Exodus {81} Sabbath is the great equalizer, the liberator of all inequities in the social structure. Before God, all human beings are equal, and the Sabbath is a unique way of revealing this crucial truth. sabbath: great equalizer The entire family household, including any servants of either gender, the working class along with the “boss,” are to rest together.

12. 1. Sabbath Created, Commanded Sabbath in Deuteronomy {82} As first conceived, the Sabbath was a symbol of Creation; after sin, it came to be a symbol of both Creation and Redemption, which is itself a type of re-creation. Creation and Redemption are closely linked in the Bible; only God the Creator could be God the Redeemer, and we have them both in Jesus.

13. Lord of the Sabbath 2. Jesus’ Sabbath, Part 1 Matthew 12:7-10 NKJV “But if you have known what this means, “I desire mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless. … There was a man who had withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, ‘Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?’ —that they might accuse Him.”

14. 2. Jesus’ Sabbath, Part 1 Sabbath Healing {83} The key verse is verse 7. This is what the issue was all about: it was about people, about mercy and kindness and loving others. Properly kept, the Sabbath allows us more opportunity to show kindness and mercy to those in need than would other days of the week when we are forced to earn a living.

15. 2. Jesus’ Sabbath, Part 1 Sabbath Healing {83} The Sabbath day had become burdened with a host of man-made rules and regulations. The Sabbath had become law without love, which is harsh legalism. This is what Jesus was fighting against by His Sabbath healing.

16. 2. Jesus’ Sabbath, Part 1 Sabbath Healing {84} Jesus intended for the Sabbath to call to mind God’s creative power. Thus, the Sabbath is the day when He frees the captives, makes the lame walk, and restores sight to the blind. remind of God’s creative power Jesus, through His Sabbath miracles, demonstrated what the Sabbath is really about. It is a day for healing and restoration.

17. John 19:30 NKJV “So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, ‘It is finished!’ And bowed His head, He gave up His spirit.” Lord of the Sabbath 3. Jesus’ Sabbath, Part 2

18. He Rested {84} After He cried out, “It is finished!”, that is, after His work of Redemption was done, what did Jesus do? He rested on the seventh day. Sound familiar? After God’s work of creation, He rested on the seventh day. Now, after His work of Redemption, He does the same thing.

19. 3. Jesus’ Sabbath, Part 2 He Rested {84} If it [the Sabbath] were abolished, why would resting on the Sabbath be the first thing Jesus did after the Cross? Thus, both in life and in death, Jesus showed us the continued validity and importance of the Sabbath.

20. Lord of the Sabbath Final Words {85} man’s work on the sabbath “Nature must continue her unvarying course. God could not for a moment stay His hand, or man would faint and die. And man also has a work to perform on this day. The necessities of life must be attended to, the sick must be cared for, the wants of the needy must be supplied.” The Desire of Ages 206, 207.

21. Lord of the Sabbath Presentation Record 1. Mabuhay City Sub Paliparan III Dasma 18 Frb 12