SF427 - THE RULES HAVE NOT CHANGED - Rule #4 Keep My Day Special (Exodus 20 8-11)

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@TITLE = THE RULES HAVE NOT CHANGED<R>Rule #4: Keep My Day Special

@LEVEL ONE = Exodus 20:8‑11

@LEVEL ONE = INTRODUCTION

@LEVEL TWO = Series Background

@LEVEL THREE = The purpose of the law

@LEVEL FOUR = To reveal man's sinfulness

@LEVEL FOUR = To expose the awfulness of sin

@LEVEL FOUR = To reveal the holiness of God

@LEVEL FOUR = To restrain the sinner and bring him to Christ

@LEVEL FOUR = To regulate society

@LEVEL THREE = Overview

@LEVEL FOUR = 1‑4 are God‑ward

@LEVEL FOUR = 5‑10 are man‑ward

@LEVEL TWO = Sermon Background

@LEVEL THREE = #1 ‑ God says we are to worship Him only

@LEVEL THREE = #2 ‑ We are to worship Him correctly

@LEVEL THREE = #3 ‑ We are to worship Him sincerely

@LEVEL THREE = #4 ‑ We are to worship Him regularly

@LEVEL THREE = This is the Longest Commandment

@LEVEL THREE = The most misunderstood Commandment

@LEVEL THREE = Answer Three Questions

@LEVEL FOUR = What is the Sabbath?

@LEVEL FOUR = Which day is the Sabbath?

@LEVEL FOUR = What should we do on the Sabbath?

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@LEVEL ONE = 1A.WHAT THE SABBATH IS

@LEVEL TWO = 1B. Not A Burden, But A Blessing

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Two Extremes

@LEVEL FOUR = Day of burden and misery, Day like any other day.

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. One Meaning

@LEVEL FOUR = Sabbath = from sabbath ‑ rest

@LEVEL TWO = 2B. Not One Day, But Many

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Initial Sabbath

@SCRIPTURE = Genesis 2:1‑3

@LEVEL FOUR = God blessed it

@LEVEL FOUR = God sanctified it

@LEVEL FOUR = Day of commemoration and celebration

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Temporal Sabbath

@LEVEL FOUR = Day given by God to Israel to commemorate creation

@SCRIPTURE = Exodus 16:22‑23  "On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much‑‑two omers for each person‑‑and the leaders of the community came and reported this to Moses. 23 He said to them, "This is what the LORD commanded: 'Tomorrow is to be a day of rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. So bake what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil. Save whatever is left and keep it until morning.'""

@LEVEL FOUR = Sign between God and Israel

@SCRIPTURE = Exodus 31:17  "It will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he abstained from work and rested.'""

@LEVEL FOUR = Never mentioned in the New Testament ‑ belongs to Israel

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@LEVEL THREE = 3C. Special sabbaths

@LEVEL FOUR = To celebrate God's special activity in their lives.

@LEVEL FOUR = Feast of Tabernacles ‑ the 15 of the month

@LEVEL FOUR = Feast of Trumpets ‑ 1st day of the 7th month

@LEVEL FOUR = Every Saturday is a Sabbath, but not every Sabbath is a Saturday.

@LEVEL THREE = 4C. Agricultural Sabbath

@SCRIPTURE = (Leviticus 25:1‑8)

@LEVEL FOUR = They were to let the ground rest every seventh year

@LEVEL THREE = 5C. Spiritual Sabbath

@LEVEL FOUR = Found in Hebrews 3&4

@LEVEL THREE = 6C. Millennial Sabbath

@SCRIPTURE = Isaiah 66:22‑23  ""As the new heavens and the new earth that I make will endure before me," declares the LORD, "so will your name and descendants endure. 23 From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come and bow down before me," says the LORD."

@LEVEL THREE = 7C. Eternal Sabbath

@SCRIPTURE = Hebrews 4:9  "There remains, then, a Sabbath‑rest for the people of God;"

@SCRIPTURE = Revelation 14:13  ..." Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." "Yes," says the Spirit, "they will rest from their labor...""

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@LEVEL ONE = 2A. WHICH DAY IS THE SABBATH?

@LEVEL TWO = Why Sunday and not Saturday?

@LEVEL TWO = 1B. Because Of The Significance Of The Lord's Day

@SCRIPTURE = Romans 14:5‑6

@LEVEL THREE = The point is not the day but the significance of the day.

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Jesus resurrected (Mark 16:2,9)

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. The Great Commission given (Matthew 28:19‑20)

@LEVEL THREE = 3C. The Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1)

@LEVEL THREE = 4C. Paul preached (Acts 20:7)

@LEVEL THREE = 5C. Weekly collections received (1 Corinthians 16:2)

@LEVEL THREE = 6C. John received from the Lord His revelation (Revelation 1:10)

@LEVEL TWO = 2B. Because Of The Symbolism Of The Lord's Day

@SCRIPTURE = Colossians 2:14‑17

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Fulfillment of God's plan

@LEVEL FOUR = What was seen as a shadow in the OT became reality in Christ.

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Finished work of redemption

@SCRIPTURE = John 19:30  "..."It is finished."...

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@LEVEL TWO = 3B. Because Of The Savior Of The Lord's Day

@SCRIPTURE = Hebrews 4:9‑11

@LEVEL FOUR = Our rest is in a person not a day

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Past rest (v.10)

@SCRIPTURE = Hebrews 4:3  "Now we who have believed enter that rest, ...

@LEVEL FOUR = In the OT ‑ worked then rested

@LEVEL FOUR = In NT ‑ rest then work

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Promised rest (v.9)

@LEVEL FOUR = One of these days we will experience eternal rest!

@LEVEL THREE = 3C. Present rest (v.11)

@LEVEL FOUR = This is the rest of salvation

@SCRIPTURE = Matthew 11:28  ""Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."

@LEVEL FOUR = And the rest of sanctification

@SCRIPTURE = Matthew 11:29  "Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls."

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@LEVEL ONE = 3A. WHAT SHOULD WE DO ON THE SABBATH?

@LEVEL TWO = 1B. Rest

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. The importance of labor

@LEVEL FOUR = It is commended

@SCRIPTURE = Genesis 2:15  "The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it."

@LEVEL FOUR = It is commanded

@SCRIPTURE = 2 Thessalonians 3:10  "For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat.""

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. The importance of leisure

@LEVEL FOUR = It restores your spirit

@LEVEL FOUR = It refreshes your soul

@LEVEL FOUR = It returns your strength

@LEVEL TWO = 2B. Bless

@LEVEL THREE = It is right to do good on the Sabbath

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Jesus healed people

@LEVEL FOUR = Visit the sick

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Jesus helped people

@LEVEL FOUR = Help the needed

@LEVEL THREE = 3C. Jesus heard people

@LEVEL FOUR = Encourage and visit folks

@LEVEL TWO = 3B. Confess

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. One day for worship

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. All day for worship

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@LEVEL ONE = APPLICATION

@LEVEL TWO = God Takes this Command Seriously

@LEVEL THREE = Israel did not keep the Agricultural Sabbaths

@LEVEL FOUR =  490 years = 70 Sabbaths

@LEVEL FOUR = They were exiled for 70 years

@SCRIPTURE = Leviticus 26:32  "I will lay waste the land, so that your enemies who live there will be appalled." 35  "All the time that it lies desolate, the land will have the rest it did not have during the sabbaths you lived in it."

@LEVEL TWO = Questions?

@LEVEL THREE = Ask the Lord of the Sabbath

@SCRIPTURE = Mark 2:28  "So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.""