Third Sabbath controversy, heals a man with a crippled hand in (possibly Capernaum) synagogue—3:1-6 The time of investigative data gathering for the Pharisees was coming to an end. They are now looking for a specific crime to bring official charges [kategoreo] (English word "category") against Jesus. (3:1-2) Jesus deliberately invites the man forward and then frames the question, knowing they want to put Him to death. (3:3-4) Jesus' anger (the anger of God) is a response to His sorrow at their hardness of heart [kardia porosis]. (3:5a) Jesus' "work" on the Sabbath was to talk to the man. (3:5b) The Pharisees responded by beginning to work with the sympathizers of Herod Antipas (and probably Rome) to destroy Jesus. (3:6)
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By God's amazing grace alone, Phil was drawn to salvation in Jesus Christ as a college freshman. He began his pastoral ministry as an assistant pastor (working specifically with youth and music) in 1983 while in seminary. He became the senior pastor here at Calvary in December...