Romans 14:5-6
Gal. 2:15-16
1 Jn 5:1-5
Ex. 20:8-11
Gen. 2:1-3
Ex. 31:12-17
Gal. 3:26-29
Deut. 7:9-11
Romans 2:12-16
Acts 13:42-44
42 So when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath. 43 Now when the congregation had broken up, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
44 On the next Sabbath almost the whole city came together to hear the word of God.
Matt. 5:17-20
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Why that actually I might titled it why we keep the Sabbath or why I keep the Sabbath but it really emphasis on why why you know even as adults we often ask why or how concerning things that we may not fully understand or things that are out of our control but children though they seem to have an endless obsession with why or how especially around the age of 3 it seems like at that around the age of 3 they have an endless quest with why an obsession with y. But you know they’re trying to make sense of the world all around them you think about it think about the even infants you know that before they can talk they’re not asking you why but look at and think back to when they’re little infants you know their eyes you know blue they’re always are darting around to look at this they’re taken in all of their surroundings and it doesn’t take them very long at all that they recognize the voice of mom and dad to recognize the smell of mom and dad to touch their senses are just like going crazy even as an infant before they can talk right. So then all of a sudden they can talk well then they want to know the why of all these things that they’ve been learning you know they come out of that dark place and all this stuff new to them so they’re trying to learn and to grow to it it you know deceleration or learning when they ask the why so our adult responses are very crucial to the learning and understanding of the young people right think about that and I know that we don’t have any new parents in here with 3 year old but those that may be listening take time to answer your children don’t just say well because because that doesn’t work but we have found that that doesn’t work in our Sabbath school class or Bible study either just because no defender soup explains why you believe that or why you think this way so don’t give our kids those little generic answers or explain why I to them try to give them understanding research is carried out to studies of 2 to 5 year olds focusing on the how and why questions that they always ask and they want an expert on Tory of answer so they look careful in the 1st study the researchers examined longitudinal transcripts of children’s everday conversation with parents siblings and visitors at home from age 2 to 4 in the 2nd study they looked at a laboratory based conversations of preschoolers using Toy Story books videos to prompt the children’s ages 3 to 5 to ask questions and by looking at how the children reacted to the answers they received to the questions resurface found that children seem to be more satisfied when they receive an explanatory answer than when they do not and both studies when preschoolers got an explanation they seem satisfied. They agreed by asking a new follow up question on when we answer the 1st why we’re probably just going to get another one right but when they got answers that weren’t explanations they seemed very dissatisfied just because doesn’t work let’s answer our children you know just a handful of questions kids might ask we could probably go on all day and talk about the questions kid what kids Wes right you know why aren’t there dinosaurs anymore why is that person homeless Why do people get sick why do grownups cry when you’re happy why can’t I stay up as late as you mom and dad why’s a sky blue was a crass green I could go on and on right why does this happen why is that we’re this is not a why but where were the babies come from well a 3 year old asked her Mom Mommy why is your tummy so Big Mama replied because I’m expecting a baby the daughter asked Well Mommy we’re as the baby Mommy said inside my tummy with a 3 year old got a shocked look on her face is oh my gosh you ate the baby. Say I thought after be good for the soul today I mean come on a 3 year old how to stuff get in your tummy right you need it mommy ain’t a baby maybe it’s time would be a good prayer let’s pray Heavenly Father we thank you and praise you for your love we thank you for laughter and God I thank you that we can laugh and father. I just thank you that we can enjoy life and father are know that as we go through life we even as adults have many questions and father we know that we can find many of those answers in your word and we can find many of those answers from those that are more mature and those that have grown and the father children can financials from their family their parents or other parts or other members of their family but father I just pray that you would just guide and direct us help us to understand you Father help us to understand why help us to understand your love and Father God most important help us to share that love with others God that we might be faithful that we might hear your voice and your spirit might move upon a small word freely today and fall just bless us with your glorious presence and may your word be proclaimed in Jesus’ name amen so as as adults we too may often ask why. And I said our teachers often challenge us with the why why do you believe and you know we’ve have some newcomers coming to church course ones not here today and I thought you know they might be wondering why do we keep the Sabbath not that it doesn’t do us any harm to reflect on why we do what we do why do we keep the Sabbath so I thought we’re going to delve into that again today of course another question that we was pose with here recently was why why would someone want to come to this particular church good question and I may not have all the correct answers but I hope and I’m not going to say these are in the order that they should be it’s just that here’s a Mansur’s I hope one of the reasons that people would come to this church is because they will experience the love of God expressed through the people of this church I surely hope that’s one of the reasons that they experience the love of God. Another is that they come the worship of brothers and sisters in Christ that they come to hear biblically based preaching if you want to hear about what’s going on in the news in the newspaper just buy a newspaper don’t expect to come here and hear about it Biblically based preaching because I believe the Bible to be true and faithful when it is our authority God is or authority in his word and they may also come because they have the desire or the conviction to keep the Sabbath as I feel that we all do this why might lead to a whole series of course sermons I’m not sure we’ll see but this week we’re going to again delve into the Sabbath. Why do we worship on Saturday the 7th day which we feel is the Sabbath rather than the 1st day of the week now I want to give a little disclaimer here is I explain why we this body keeps the Sabbath it is in no way meant to cast judgment on those who do not keep the Sabbath So anybody watching I’m not casting judgment I’m going to simply share why we believe why we feel the conviction to keep the Sabbath we had the free world we’re right do we not all have free will to choose so we have the free will and you know even concerning the day and here’s why I say I’m not going to cast judgment on those that keep Sunday Romans 145 through 6 says one person esteems one day above another another it seems every day alike let each one be fully convinced in his own mind he who observes the day observes it to the Lord and He who does not observe the day to the Lord he does not observe it and here is it well whether you’re trying to convince people watch keep the Sabbath not I’m just telling you why we keep it because some people feel every day’s a like. God allows them to make that decision that each one be fully convinced in his or her own mind and have have a door to said we should worship God every day absolutely we should worship God every single day he will observe that day we have a servant to go aboard I’m not observing it for somebody else we observe it to the Lord our God Amen our standard explanation as to why we keep the Sabbath from the time we began meeting was it we keep it out of loving obedience to the Lord our God not as a means of salvation my friends if you don’t have a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ you can go to church every single Saturday and still not be saved you must have that personal relationship believe in the Lord Jesus Christ except his sacrifice for your sins personally we know that salvation is by grace through faith Galatians 21516 declares we who are Jews by nature and not sinners of the Gentiles knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ even we have believed in Christ Jesus that we might be justified by faith in Christ not by the works of the law for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified so we are not justified by keeping the Sabbath were not justified by keeping the commandments were not justified but keep in the law were justified by faith in Christ Jesus but we follow him of love in a B.D.’s right why should we keep this out 1st John 51 through 5 as you can see there are a lot of scripture today who were ever be leaves that Jesus is the Christ is born of God. So should pause here if you believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of the Living God Your born of God and everyone who loves him who Big got also loves him who is big gotten of him by this we know that we love the children of God when we love God and keep His commandments for this is the love of God that we keep His commandments and His commandments are not burdensome for whatever is born of God overcomes the world and this is a victory that has overcome the world our faith who is he who ever comes the world but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God That’s how we overcome we overcome sin we overcome the world by believing that Jesus is the Christ the Son of the Living God But if we love God we will keep His commandments it will be the natural thing to follow his laws His statutes His commandments because we love him and we want to do you know a child if they truly love their parents getting like if you truly love your parents are going to obey them you’re going to follow of the things the rules they lay down and what parent would not love to have a child did mama clean my room today why why do you want to shop Why do you do that because I love you I did it this is today why do that because I love you is built on I and one hand. But what parent wouldn’t love the child that does all the rules and things of that household because they love their parents my friends I believe it pleases God God the lights in his children that follow his ways what more reason to we need right his commandments really are not burdensome on the contrary they are a blessing they are relieved from the burdens of a life that it can times be overwhelming. Well you know with all the modern conveniences we have today we think was supposed to make life easy supposed to make life easier right not spose so we’re supposed to make life easier while I think it seems like life is more hectic today than ever before I mean with cell phones and computers and cars that will drive themselves and then lecture it can. Just all these things compared to the old days supposed to make life easier and it’s more stressful more complicated more hectic we have the Sabbath to look forward to every week with all the hecticness of life we know that at the end of the week we have a day the God set apart a day to rest rest from our work to rest from our stress so it’s not a burden it is a delight it is a relief from the stress that the world can bring a key element to our belief to our conviction or our commitment whichever word you’d like to choose for this is that God is the one who was stablish which day to be kept is a sabbath day God established it in Exodus 28 through 11 I should just probably to read all the 10 Commandments but we have a probably should I heard of probably Let’s just do that I can. Add to change appear. To just back up here to. Ok let’s just start with all the commandments so it’s going to be one through 17 and God spoke all these words saying I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt out of the house of bondage you shall have no other God before me we should follow that right. I meant you should have no other God before me why should we follow that because we love him you shall not make yourself make for yourself a carved image any likeness of anything that is in heaven above or that is in the earth beneath or that is in the water under the earth you shall not bow down to them nor serve them for I am the Lord your God I am a jealous god this is the need iniquities of the fathers upon the children to the 3rd and 4th generation of those who hate me but showing mercy to thousands to those who love me and keep my commandments here that to those who love me and keep my commandments you shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain and then there is one that says Remember remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy in 6 days you shall labor and do all your work but the 7th day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God in it you shall do no work you nor your son nor your daughter nor your male servant nor your female servant nor your cattle nor your stranger who is within your gates for in 6 days a Lord made the heavens and the earth the sea and all that is in them and rest of the 7th day therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and how did it honor your father and mother that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you you shall not murder you shall not commit adultery you shall not steal you shall not bear false witness against your neighbor and you shall not covet your neighbor’s house you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife nor his male servant nor his female servant nor is ox nor his donkey nor any thing that is your neighbor’s why my friend should we keep these because we love God because we love God and want to honor God. The Hebrew word for hallowed is quite Ush it means to set apart to consecrate to dedicate as holy It’s separateness so concerning the Sabbath it is a day that is set apart God set that day apart from the other days he blessed it made it holy he sanctified it you know when the children of Israel were in the wilderness God provided I spoke of this I noticed recently when I was talking of the Ark The God provided manna for them right every morning they would go out and find this man on the ground right now though 6 days a week they would go out and find this man on the ground and God gave them a specific amount that they were to gather so much for each member in their household in it they would go out and say on a let’s say they’re going on the 3rd day of the week and say Well I think I’m going to take tomorrow off I’m going to gather twice as much today so I have more for tomorrow it would be rotten by morning it would have maggots in it it would rot overnight if they gathered more than God designed for them to go out and gather but God said on the 6th day you go out and you gather twice as much so you will not have to go out on the Sabbath day to gather it and it will keep so it would keep for the 2 days when they would gather on the 6 they would keep through the Sabbath the neighbors go out on the 1st day that we can find more my friends this was more than just about obedience think about that it’s more than obedience it was God saying or are you going to trust me. Or are you going to trust me that it won’t rot are you going to trust me that I will provide enough are you going to trust me that it will be there again the 1st day of the week are you going to trust that I would revive for your needs. So my friends do we trust God enough do we trust got enough that I don’t have to work 7 days a week that God would provide enough for me in 6 days a week if you thought about that do you trust God to take that rest do you trust him to provide So it’s more than just obedience it is trust but actually the Sabbath was the stablished long before the giving of the 10 Commandments in Genesis chapter 21 through 3 thus the heavens and the earth and all the host of them were finished and on the 7th day but actually the 6th day God had ended his work which he had done and he rested on the 7th day from all his work which he had done then God bless the 7th day and sanctified it because in it he rested from all his work which he had created and made so God actually blessed and sanctified the 7th day at creation so it reveals God’s character reveals and we know you know you’ve heard the Sabbath or man is not made for the Sabbath but the Sabbath was made for man because God knew that we would need it he knew that we would need rest do you think God was exhausted and tired from the work of creation and he had to rest come on he’s God he’s all powerful Almighty God He rested because he saw that it was good he finished that work of creation so he ceased from his work he rested not because he was weary again because of the completion of the task he was refreshed he was satisfied by the finished good work of creation he blessed the 7th day you know how do you bless a portion of time how do you do that you dedicate it for noble use. You dedicated for a warship you dedicate you sanctify a Jew How would you make it holy how it would by definition means to concentrate as holy my friends on the Sabbath you know we come together we sing songs we praise him I hope. We reflect more tongue I hope will reap we reflect on the goodness of God I hope we reflect on the good this courage his creation as God rested and reflected on the goodness of his creation I hope we do the same we know that God is good to you make it a regular practice of reflecting on the goodness of God the goodness of his creation also by observing the 7th day we identify with the God of Creation Exodus 311-2217 the Lord spoke to Moses saying speak also to the children of Israel saying surely my sabots you shall keep for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you you shall keep the Sabbath therefore for it is holy to you every one who profess that so surely be put to death for whoever does any work on it that person subbie cut off from among his people works shall be done for 6 days but the 7th is the Sabbath of rest holy to the Lord it’s holy to do. Holy to the lord whoever does any work on the 7th Sabbath day he sell surely be put to death therefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever for in 6 days or more made the heavens and the earth and on the 7th day he rested and was refreshed a man offering what perpetual me all right so that means it didn’t didn’t quit right a perpetual covenant a sign between me and a children of Israel for ever Some will say well wait a minute now the Sabbath was only for the Jews now Galatians 326 and 29 says For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ my friends in Christ Jesus we are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus for as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on price there is neither Jew nor Greek there is neither slave nor free there is neither male nor female for you are all one in Christ Jesus and if you are Christ then you are a bird Ham c. and heirs according to the promise so is the Sabbath is the commandments only meant for the Jews know there are many for God’s people what were the Jews supposed to do they were supposed to share God with all the other nations that they too would believe on the children of Abraham as the children of Abraham they would become one of Abraham seeds that they believe on the God of creation. We are Abraham see we worship and follow the ordinances of the God of Abraham right which they dig God the God of Abraham set apart to be the Sabbath. The 7th the 7th God did not set apart a different day for the gentiles he set apart one day the 7th day not a different day but he made us all heirs according to the promise if we believe in Jesus Christ there is neither Jew nor Gentile Deuteronomy 79 through 11 therefore know that the Lord your God He is God the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a 1000 generations with those who love him and keep His commandments and he repays those who hate Him to the face to destroy them he will not be slack with them who hates him he will repay him to his face therefore you shall keep the commandment the statutes and the judgments which I command you today to observe them I found a little story called faith and obedience a visitor was passing through a certain department of a large shop one day and he noticed there was a set of rules and regulations written on a blackboard he also notice that in several particulars every single man in the shop was disregarding the rules that had been written on the blackboard so he questioned the foreman concerning this matter the 1st foreman didn’t want to answer the man but found he said well he says those rules are written by one of the firm and he has neither wisdom the word judgment if we should follow the directions of this man of the firm it would be the ruination of a good part of the work that we do the men took to the room way because they lack faith in the commander however else we may characterize it if their Your to obey is a lack of faith that sink in they didn’t follow it because they lack they didn’t have faith in their commander if we don’t follow God’s ordinances we don’t have faith in our commander. Failure to obey is a lack of faith Romans 212216 says for as many as have sinned without the law will also perish without the law and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the ball for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God but the doers of the law will be justified by friends to do or will be justified show your faith by your works right for when Gentiles who do not have the law by nature do the things in the all these also not have in law or a law to themselves who show the work of the law all written in their hearts their conscience also buried in witness and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them in a day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel I believe that we can know from the scriptures and we study the Scriptures that the early church did keep the 7th day Sabbath even the Christian church not just the Jews in Acts 1342 thru 44 is so when the Jews went out of the synagogue the Gentiles begged the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath now when the congregation had broken up many of the Jews and devout proselyte swallowed Paul and Barnabas who speaking to them persuaded them to continue in the grace of God and the next Sabbath almost the whole city came together to hear the word of the got the word of God. You know if you stop trying to do some research and try to discover when they changed it from the 7th day to the 1st day you’ll find different explanations or different answers you know if you look back you know the world Konstantin have some to do with this and what how many years after Christ did they begin to keep the 1st day you’ll find different you know they’ll say well why actually they started keeping the 1st day before that my friends I’m not here to explain when who changed it I’m here to explain which day God set apart I knew when he established it at creation I don’t need to explain winds changed to changed it but I’m explaining which day God says that we are to keep polling which day God says to rest yes it doesn’t hurt to do that research but we establish Which day are actually I say which they got established not man I’m concerned with which day God established and not the day that man established that’s where we should be Matthew 517 to 20 Jesus speaking says do not think that I came to destroy the law or the Prophets I did not come to destroy but to fulfill for surely I say to you till heaven and earth pass away one jot or one tittle what will by no means pass from the law until all is fulfilled whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever teaches whoever does and teaches them he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven for us say to you that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes in the fair cities you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven you know one of the most amazing things about God’s Love for mankind is the fact that he gives us free will. He gives us free will free will whether or not we even believe in him right or if we want to follow His statutes and commandments He also gives us the free will for that he does not want us to follow him because we feel that God’s going to send down a lightning bolt if we don’t come to church the Sabbath but he wants us to follow him because we love Him He wants our hearts to be true he wants us to love Him with all of our hearts he wants his laws as statutes written in our hearts not on the papers or on the stone but in our hearts is where they need to be again John 1415 says if you love me Jesus says if you love me keep my commandments that is about as clear and as easy to understand as it gets if you love me keep my commandments I want to close with it I have what I feel is a promise found in Revelations Revelation 1412 says here is the patience of the Saints Here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus my friends if they go together you can’t separate them if we disobey it means we don’t have faith in God we don’t have we don’t trust God That’s why I feel that we keep the Sabbath here those that keep the commandments and have faith in Jesus Christ as a reward savior James says You say you have faith and we show you my faith but what i do we say Father and show you my faith in much trust in you by keeping your Sabbath the day that you set apart that you sanctified and the day they use it is the Sabbath of the Lord that’s the most important thing we can remember it’s not the Sabbath of man it is the Sabbath of the Lord our God the day that he established a man.%MCEPASTEBIN%
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