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Jesus and His followers are taken to task by the religious leaders because their actions do not fit with what the leaders expected would please God. Jesus reminds the leaders that God is more pleased with our attitudes that lead to actions than with our actions that are not motivated by any loving attitudes. Jesus then selects 12 of His followers to be intimately involved in His teaching - they become His disciples. Jesus begins to instruct them carefully and fully about His expectations, teachings, and the rules of conduct they would be expected to live by. He encounters the sick, the dead, the questioning, the critics and the admirers - and interacts with each group in a way that demonstrates not only a firm grasp of what God has commanded and expects, but does so in a loving and gracious way. Along the way, He teaches His disciples about forgiveness.
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