10/16/2026
Sermon Notes 101826 AM
Shirts and Skins
Mark 2:18-22
Theme:
The new teachings of the grace of Jesus Christ verses old forms of the law of the Pharisees
Introduction:
§§- The new teachings of the grace of Christ cannot be contained within the old forms of the law. (Jn 1:17)
Patched Shirts and Skins
I. The Setting – “The disciples of John & Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?” (Mk 2:18)
A. The Fast of the Disciples of John Baptist (Mt 9:14)
B. The Fast of the Pharisees
§§-- The disciples of John and the Pharisees fasted but the disciples of Jesus did not.
II. The Setback – “Can the children of the bridechamber fast?” (Mk 2:19-20)
A. Christ’s disciples were His guests of the wedding – joy & rejoicing
B. Christ’s declaration as the Bridegroom – for His arrival is at hand (Mt 25:1-13)
C. Christ’s departure as Bridegroom – for a cause & time for his disciples to fast (v.20)
§§-- The Disciples of Christ are to celebrate Messiah’s arrival! (Mk 2:19- they cannot fast.)
III. The Solution – “No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment” (Mk 2:21-22)
A. The Old Garment – The Shirts
B. The Old Skins – The Skins
§§-- Jesus did not come to preach a new and improved Judaism.
- Jesus fulfilled the Law and delivered us from the bo***ge of manmade rules and rituals.
§§- The good things we do in the name of religion and worship are nothing but hypocrisy if we do them without a sincere heart seeking the Lord Jesus Christ.
- Singing hymns, going to church, preaching, teaching, etc., all become hypocritical if they do not arise out of a genuine desire to worship and glorify the Lord!
“Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets:
I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.”
(Mt 5:17)
“The law showeth us our sin; the Gospel showeth us a remedy for it.”
— Patrick Hamilton (1503-1528)
Scottish Protestant reformer - martyred
