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Ten words of grace #4 june 12, 2011

The document discusses the biblical Sabbath as established in the Old Testament books of Exodus and Deuteronomy. It notes that the Sabbath was set apart, God-established, meant for rest and worship of God, and not to be violated. While Christians are not commanded to observe the Old Testament Sabbath, the early church began gathering for worship on Sundays to honor Christ's resurrection. The document encourages setting Sunday apart for rest, worship, and learning from God's word.

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Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
Exodus 20:9-10 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates.
Exodus 20:11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
1. Set-apart The Sabbath was . . .
Exodus 20:8, 11b Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy . . . Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
1. Set-apart 2. God-established The Sabbath was . . .
Exodus 20:11b Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
1. Set-apart 2. God-established 3. Rest-oriented The Sabbath was . . .
Exodus 20:10 On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates.
Not an “aimless” rest!
But a “God-focused” rest!
Exodus 20:10 But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God.
Exodus 20:11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
Deuteronomy 5:15 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the LORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the LORD your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.
Exodus 31:13 You must observe my Sabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, so you may know that I am the LORD, who makes you holy.
The Sabbath was to be a God-focused rest!
1. Set-apart 2. God-established 3. Rest-oriented (God-focused) 4. Not to be fudged! The Sabbath was . . .
Exodus 31:14 Observe the Sabbath, because it is holy to you. Anyone who desecrates it is to be put to death; those who do any work on that day must be cut off from their people.
1. Set-apart 2. God-established 3. Rest-oriented (God-focused) 4. Not to be fudged! 5. A gracious gift! The Sabbath was . . .
Exodus 20:11 The LORD blessed the Sabbath day…
Exodus 20:11 The LORD blessed the Sabbath day…
1521 ways to break the Sabbath!
Mark 2:27-28 Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
1. Set-apart 2. God-established 3. Rest-oriented (God-focused) 4. Not to be fudged! 5. A gracious gift! 6. Easily forgotten! The Sabbath was . . .
Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
1. Set-apart 2. God-established 3. Rest-oriented (God-focused) 4. Not to be fudged! 5. A gracious gift! 6. Easily forgotten! The Sabbath was . . .
Are we to observe this Old Testament Sabbath?
Nowhere in the New Testament are we commanded to observe the Old Testament Sabbath.
Romans 14:5 One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind.
Colossians 2:16-17 Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.
Are we to observe this Old Testament Sabbath? No, but . . .
The New Testament church did begin to observe Sunday as a day marked out from other days: a day to gather together for worship and instruction.
Acts 20:7 On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight.
1 Corinthians 16:1 Now about the collection for God's people: Do what I told the Galatian churches to do.
1 Corinthians 16:2 On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made.
Revelation 1:10 On the Lord’s Day I was in the Spirit . . .
Ignatius of Antioch (disciple of the Apostle John) In 114 AD he wrote that Christians were to be“no longer living for the Sabbath, but for the LORD’S DAY.”
Can we, should we forget the whole concept of the Old Testament Sabbath?
The Lord’s Day can become the most important day of our week, if we use it for our desperately needed R & R!
Leviticus 23:3 There are six days when you may work, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest, a day of sacred assembly.
Q 103. “What is God’s will for you in the fourth commandment?” A. “. . . and that, especially on the festive day of rest, I regularly attend the assembly of God’s people to learn what God’s Word teaches . . .”
The Lord’s Day can become the most important day of our week, if we use it for our desperately needed R & R!
Matthew 11:28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Rediscovering the Good News that We Dare Not Forget! ‘11 Next Sunday – Honor in the Home! Lord’s Day Reading #39
What’s keeping you back from delighting in the Lord’s Day and getting some desperately needed rest & giving God the reverence he is due?