Thomas S. Myers THE 4TH COMMANDMENT WHY DO WE WORSHIP ON SUNDAY INSTEAD OF SATURDAY? Exodus 20:8-11 8 "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you,…

Introduction Now that most of the farmers in this congregation have worked on Sunday, I thought it would be a good time to make them feel guilty by speaking about Sabbath keeping. I am kidding! In fact, I find myself in an interesting spot. I think this may be the first year that I have actually felt…

Sunday, June 15, 2008 – Father’s Day – Commissioning of Colville Mission Team Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath Matthew 12:1-8; Mark 2:23-28; Luke 6:1-5 7 If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent. 8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the…

In the long series of problems that Nehemiah confronted, the next was a violation of the fourth commandment. According to verses 15 and 16, he had witnessed the people of Judah engaging in various forms of labor on the Sabbath, plus there were a few men from Tyre, who apparently resided in Jerusalem…

May God’s word be spoken and God’s word be heard, in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit – Amen The weather this summer leaves nothing to the imagination – this is truly summer! Sometimes Southern Ontario summers can be filled with rain (always landing on the weekend, it would seem) Sometimes…

A Discussion about the Sabbath At about that time Jesus was walking through some grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, so they began breaking off some heads of grain and eating them. 2 But some Pharisees saw them do it and protested, “Look, your disciples are breaking the law by harvesting…

January 7, 2007 The Life You’ve Always Wanted Part 1: An Unhurried Life: the practice of slowing Introduction: To be spiritually healthy, you can’t be in a hurry. Many of us suffer from “hurry sickness”. What’s the cure? 1. ______________________: making __________________________________. Mark 6:30-32;…

Jesus upsets the religious authorities by healing on the Sabbath again. Why does he seem to play fast and loose with Jewish religious rules? Because they have fundamentally misunderstood the basis for the Sabbath: a celebration of freedom rather than another burden. Jesus comes to bring freedom.

Sabbath Law, the Christian, and the Lord’s Day Preached by Pastor Phil Layton at Gold Country Baptist Church on September 2, 2007 www.goldcountrybaptist.org Is the Sabbath Commandment Required of Christians? It is one thing to answer this question yes; it is quite another thing to actually apply the…

Bible Reading 23 One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and as his disciples walked along, they began to pick some heads of grain. 24 The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” 25 He answered, “Have you never read what David did when he and his…

We enter God’s rest of salvation through faith in Christ, and him alone.

Read Luke 1:1-5. A mother told her 7-year old son to get ready for church. The boy said, “But Daddy doesn’t go. Why should I?” Mom quickly replied, “Well, when Daddy was your age, he went every Sunday.” The boy asked his father, “Is that true?” Dad replied, “That’s right, so go get ready.” The boy replied,…

Sunday, June 8, 2008 – “Honor our Graduates” Sunday & Welcome Home to our Military Men The gift of the Sabbath Isaiah 58:1-14 14 then you will find your joy in the Lord, and I will cause you to ride on the heights of the land and to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob.” Isaiah 58:14 NIV We…

Introduction: Due to my legendary patience, that I’m sure Ann would be glad to describe to you, I enjoy buffets. It can be a salad buffet, a pizza buffet, a Chinese buffet, an Italian buffet, a Mongolian BBQ, or one that I haven’t found for several years – a Mexican buffet. Based upon my observations…

We are early in our study of Luke and we have already discovered that Jesus faced stern opposition to his ministry. Sadly, most of that opposition came from the religious leaders of the day. In Luke chapter five we saw several occasions when the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were critical of…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. It is always a privilege to be able to serve you and to share the Word of God with you. If you have your Bibles would you turn in them with me to Mark 1 , Mark 1 . You can also open the Bible up on a smartphone or it will be displayed up…

Cultivating God's Spirit in your soul will sprout an outflow of God's Spirit wherever you go.

HOOK We are way well into the third week of our anniversary month— We are “ On Our Journey to Being Forty ” We look forward to see you all at the grand celebration of our 40th year church anniversary on Sunday the 27th— It will be an evening Service that starts at 5:25pm, followed by dinner for everyone—…

Intro – A college age daughter was home from school complaining about her car’s gas mileage. Dad asked what it was and she replied, “I’m not sure.” Dad replied, “Well, all you have to do is check the odometer when the tank is full, check it again on empty, then divide the number of gallons it took to…

Introduction Luke has shown us over the past few weeks that Jesus has authority... in his teaching over demons over sickness over nature and this week we will see that he has authority over the law. Jesus was not a law breaker but... as the law giver, he knows the spirit of the law and the correct interpretation…

God has providewd the sabbath as a source of delight. We must never allow other's expectations of us to rob that delight.

The Sabbath is for Man, Not Man for the Sabbath (Mark 2: 23-28) I can’t help but have some empathy for the Pharisees in this situation. After all, the Sabbath was cherished by the Jews as a sacred institution. God gave the people of Israel the Sabbath after they came out of Egypt. In Exodus it is written:…

Would you like to get well? 1 Afterward Jesus returned to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish holy days. 2 Inside the city, near the Sheep Gate, was the pool of Bethesda, with five covered porches. 3 Crowds of sick people—blind, lame, or paralyzed—lay on the porches. 5 One of the men lying there had been…

In this lesson Pastor Bogan gives an explanation of the Sabbatical year and how we can observe the principle contained in it.

God's crescendo to creation was to unite man and woman. The first thing they woke up to was the Sabbath. There is something incredibly signicant about Marriage and the Sabbath. These two institutions serve to be the foundational pillars of maintaining and growing relationships in the 21st century.