Don’t miss the gift of salvation. I had preached this on Christmas Eve several years ago. People who may not know the Lord come to worship with family and friends at Christmas. Through the work of the Holy Spirit, people may hear the message of salvation for the first time. I remember one gentleman sitting …
The story of the healing by the pool shows a problem of religiosity. According to Miriam-Webster, religiosity is intense, excessive, or fervent religiousness. [1] John 5: 9 Instantly, the man was healed! He rolled up his sleeping mat and began walking! But this miracle happened on the Sabbath, 10 so the Jewish leaders objected. They said to …
After six days of creation, the Lord set aside day seven for Sabbath rest. We may think we can do without rest, but soon that behavior catches up with us. The Lord has made us to work, but we also need rest to recharge. Even your cellphone tells you when it needs to be recharged. …
The third commandment states, “remember the Sabbath and keep it Holy.” Sabbath rest is so important that when God created man on the sixth day, his very next day was a day of rest. Man is not to work then rest, but to rest and then work. Have you ever started your work week on …
Adam was created by God on day six of creation and the next day was day seven, the Sabbath. Adam did not have to work for six days before he was able to have a Sabbath and worship God, he did that his first full day on earth! The Sabbath is also a day of …