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Jesus is the Lord of the Sabbath!             “One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields , and his disciples began to pick some heads of grain, rub them in their hands and eat the kernels. Some of the Pharisees asked, ‘Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? He entered the house of God, and taking the consecrated bread , he ate what is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions.’ Then Jesus said to them, ‘The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath .’” ( Luke 6:1–5 )       While meditating on the words, I desire to receive the teaching that is given to me:   (1)    When I read Luke 6:1–5, the first thing that came to my mind was my childhood memories of growing up hearing all kinds of “don’t” rules related to the Sabbath (Sunday, the Lord’s Day)—rules like “Don...

  The way the Lord builds His church       [Acts 4:19-20]     I have gained insight through studying Acts chapter 4 during the church leadership Bible study session.   The revelation I received is regarding how the Lord established His church (referred to as the early church).   However, what surprised me is that the pattern of how our churches are being established in this current age seems to be the opposite.   I identified the pattern of how the Lord established the early church in five steps, which I have named the "Top to Bottom Method": (1) Prayer (v. 31, see also 1:14-15), (2) Being filled with the Holy Spirit (vv. 8, 31), (3) Proclamation of the gospel (vv. 8-12), (4) Increase in believers (v. 4, see also 2:47), (5) Loving community (vv. 32-37).   However, I believe that the methods of the world are the exact opposite, which I have called the "Bottom to Top Method."   I compared the world's methods with God's ...