Title: Resting For Greatness (1)
Series: Greatness - Just Live It
Author: Jeff Strite
Text: Mark 2:23-28
Before we get into the heart of the sermon I want to address idea of the Sabbath. The Sabbath was the 7th day of the week and that's SATURDAY. On the Sabbath, Jews would worship God, spend time with their families. And... essentially, they did little else. The Sabbath was a DAY OF REST. In fact, that's exactly what the word Sabbath means - "To Rest."
So, why do we Christians worship on SUNDAY rather than Saturday? I mean, if Saturday worship was so important to the Jews why wouldn't Christians just continue to do what the Jews did? Some false teachers have said that the Roman Emperor Constantine changed the day of worship to Sunday back in 321 because he was a Sun worshipper (Sun-day was named after the Sun god). Other false teachers have said that early church changed the day of worship because they hated the Jews and wanted to avoid worshipping on the same day.
NONE OF THAT IS TRUE!!!
So, why DO we Christians worship on Sunday rather than Saturday? Well, we worship on Sunday because that's what the early church did. The early Christians worshipped on the first day of the week... and so we do to.
- Matthew 28:1 says "Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, Mary Magdalene and the othe Mary went to see the tomb." (Jesus had risen from the dead, on Sunday).
- Acts 20:7 "On the FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, when we were gathered together to break bread ..." (Christians met on Sunday to take Communion).
- 1 Corinthians 16:2 On the FIRST DAY OF EVERY WEEK, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that there will be no collecting when I come. (Christians met on Sundays... and they collected offerings on Sunday)
There is NO RECORD of any Christians meeting to worship on Saturday (Sabbath). Now, Paul did preach to the Jews in the Synagogues on the Sabbath because that was where ...
Series: Greatness - Just Live It
Author: Jeff Strite
Text: Mark 2:23-28
Before we get into the heart of the sermon I want to address idea of the Sabbath. The Sabbath was the 7th day of the week and that's SATURDAY. On the Sabbath, Jews would worship God, spend time with their families. And... essentially, they did little else. The Sabbath was a DAY OF REST. In fact, that's exactly what the word Sabbath means - "To Rest."
So, why do we Christians worship on SUNDAY rather than Saturday? I mean, if Saturday worship was so important to the Jews why wouldn't Christians just continue to do what the Jews did? Some false teachers have said that the Roman Emperor Constantine changed the day of worship to Sunday back in 321 because he was a Sun worshipper (Sun-day was named after the Sun god). Other false teachers have said that early church changed the day of worship because they hated the Jews and wanted to avoid worshipping on the same day.
NONE OF THAT IS TRUE!!!
So, why DO we Christians worship on Sunday rather than Saturday? Well, we worship on Sunday because that's what the early church did. The early Christians worshipped on the first day of the week... and so we do to.
- Matthew 28:1 says "Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, Mary Magdalene and the othe Mary went to see the tomb." (Jesus had risen from the dead, on Sunday).
- Acts 20:7 "On the FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, when we were gathered together to break bread ..." (Christians met on Sunday to take Communion).
- 1 Corinthians 16:2 On the FIRST DAY OF EVERY WEEK, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that there will be no collecting when I come. (Christians met on Sundays... and they collected offerings on Sunday)
There is NO RECORD of any Christians meeting to worship on Saturday (Sabbath). Now, Paul did preach to the Jews in the Synagogues on the Sabbath because that was where ...
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