Lord of the Sabbath

July 15, 2007

Opening Text:   Colossians  2:13-17

Title:  Lord of the Sabbath (10 Commandments Series)

Text:  Exodus 20:8-11

We have to answer 3 questions this morning:

            What is a “Sabbath”?

            Is it still in effect?

            What do we do as a result?

Sabbath

            Made Holy by God for he stopped

                        2 Focus

1.      Work Ethic

2.      Day of Rest (Farm principle of Sabbath was 6years, with a rest

-          Predates the Commandments look at chapter 16 – to the Lord

-          But is more than that – Dt. 5 – idea of a rememberance of the Exodus

-          Lasting covenant – Ch 31

Effect?

            Sign between God and the Israelites

            Part of the covenant – Notice this is a conditional covenant Ch 18, The 10 laws are spoken of as the covenant (Ex 34:28)

            Indication of an importance of more

            Leviticus 23 – The first day after the Sabbath

            Jesus is the Lord of the Sabbath (Mark 2)

            Instituter of the New Covenant – (Which Jesus connects his death to the Passover)

            And the fulfillment that God will repair the damaged old Covenant (Jeremiah 31 & Hebrews 8)

What about us?

            Paul says not required to hold to a Sabbath (Colossians 2:13-17)

                        Greater Rest and Worship is in Christ

                        John 4 – Life style worship

Church Pattern is to celebrate the Redemption (The Big Exodus) of the Resurrection

No command to rest, though practically speaking there is a need for it, we shall discuss in November

We await the greater Sabbath (Hebrews 4)