Mark 2:23-3:6

I. When tradition trumps truth (2:23-26)

A. Man becomes a fault-finder (2:23-24; cf. Exodus 34:21; Deuteronomy 23:25)
B. Judgment becomes hypocritical (2:25-26; cf. 1 Samuel 21:1-6; Leviticus 24:5-9)

II. The Sabbath and its relation to man and God (2:27-28)

A. What is the Sabbath? (Exodus 20:8-11; Deuteronomy 5:15)
B. Who is “the son of Man”?

III. Truth shines through goodness (3:1-6)

A. The Lord’s location (3:1-2)
B. The Lord’s question (3:3-4)
C. The Lord’s emotions (3:5)
D. The Lord’s power (3:5)
E. The Lord’s enemies (3:6; 1 Peter 2:20-25)