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GOD’S CHILDREN AS PILGRIMS TO THE HEAVENLY KINGDOM:
MANIFESTATION OF GOD’S REIGN ON EARTH
TENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Date: Aug 13, 2023
Sub Theme: Manifesting Spiritual fruits 6
Topic: Goodness
Text:
Mark 3:1-6
Aims
to analyse the act of goodness as more significant than the observance of law
to expose how an act of goodness can liberate the oppressed.
Introduction
Goodness is the quality of being kind, helpful, and honest. It is the rightly-ordered motivation behind our desire to act well; and it prioritizes what God desires: love of others, rightness, justice, and mercy. In our study today, Jesus demonstrated that the law has no effect where there is no act of goodness. Healing by giving comfort to the one under the oppression of sickness is more important than the observance of the Sabbath.
Study Guide
How will you analyse an act of goodness from today’s text?
Describe how the observance of religious laws over goodness can inflict pain and result to wickedness? Mark 2:23-24; Joh 9:13-16.
In relating to Nigerian situations, describe how religious activities without goodness had resulted in wickedness and evil. Ref: Dan 3:19-20.
How can acts of goodness liberate the oppressed from spiritual and physical bondage? Luke 7:44-48; Luke 10:33-34
Conclusion
The focus of Jesus on goodness rather than bowing to Sabbath laws reveals the fact that goodness takes pre-eminence over the law. Christians must therefore be ready to do good at all times, in all places and at any time; either convenient or not.
Food for Thought
Loyalty to religious laws without goodness can result to wickedness.
Memory Verse
Gal 6:9 “Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith”.
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