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“The first day of the week is the Lord’s Day.
It is a Christian institution for regular observance.
It commemorates the resurrection of Christ from the dead and should include exercises of worship and spiritual devotion, both public and private.
Activities on the Lord’s Day should be commensurate with the Christian’s conscience under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.”
We gather, as Christians, together - as the body of Christ - for worship on the Lord’s Day.
This is rooted in the Christian tradition and in the practice of Christian churches from the time of the apostles.
Sunday was not arbitrarily chosen as the day we worship but is based on the Scriptures.
This practice is tied to the resurrection of Jesus on the first day of the week indicating the centrality of resurrection faith to the very structure of the church in Christian worship.
REGULAR OBSERVANCE
A weekly event.
Why regular?
In the rhythm of life, Christians gather on the first day of the week, and this regular observance gives structure to Christian commitment and discipleship.
“In a very real sense, the Lord’s Day is the day by which all other days are judged.
The Lord’s Day is the one day when we affirm that Christians are to give priority not only to acts of personal devotion and discipleship in obedience to Christ but also to corporate worship.”
We are to be engaged in the world and we are during the week - jobs, life, etc.
We are to be salt & light in the world.
But the church is called together on the Lord’s Day to fulfill the biblical command...
THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK
It’s been a long debate over which day is appropriate for worship - 7th Day Adventists, 7th Day Baptists.
The Jews considered Saturday as the Sabbath - and it is!
This raises the question: Is the Lord’s Day the Sabbath?
2 problems:
Biblical - We have ample reason to believe that the earliest Christians shifted their day of observance from Saturday to Sunday because Christ appeared to His disciples on the first day of the week.
The resurrection is the cornerstone of the Christian faith.
It’s not the bible, it’s not the teachings and miracles of Jesus, etc.
It is the resurrection of the dead.
1 Corinthians 15:12-13
2. The practice and tradition of the church…again,
The precedent of the earliest followers.
WORSHIP & SPIRITUAL DEVOTION
This is a can of worms that has been opened and discussed for a LONG time.
What should or shouldn’t Christians do on the Lord’s Day?
I know for many of you, you had parents or grandparents that would do ANYTHING on the Lord’s Day.
ANY EXAMPLES?
Some argue that obedience to the 4th Commandment prohibits work of any kind - but, again, is this the difference between the Sabbath & Lord’s Day?
This debate actually goes all the way back to the time of the apostles!
The Jewish authorities had turned the Sabbath into a burden for God’s people.
Rabbis were involved in pointless debates over what could or couldn’t be done.
We can do the same thing…we can turn the Lord’s Day into legalism missing the entire point of the day.
It is one of God’s gifts to the church.
it reminds us that true Christian worship is a celebration and that the Lord’s Day should be a day of great joy and peace - EXCITING!
This is why we should make corporate worship a REGULAR PRACTICE & PRIORITY IN OUR LIVES.
It should bring us joy!
What is most important is that we DO gather for corporate worship…the rest is whatever we feel the Lord leading US - INDIVIDUALLY - to do.
Together, each week, we proclaim the majesty and glory of God and proclaim the gospel!
Again, this past week’s songs - not about the beat, or tempo, or style - does it proclaim the gospel?
The second part of the importance is the acts of spiritual discipleship.
Scripture encourages Christians to engage in private acts of devotion, such as Scripture reading and prayer, and in acts of Christian service.
The heart behind HG’s - APPLICATION OF THE MESSAGE ON SUNDAY!!!!
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