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The Sabbath the Pharisees have made rules concerning the Sabbath in the Talmud there are 24 chapters on the sabbath they are the things you have to do to be saved you cant take a bath on the Sabbath because you might spill a drop of water on the floor and clean that spot 3000 feet from your home God…

Jesus' Perfect Work of Salvation for Us Enables us to Honor Him and the Day Set Apart for Him. During our Wednesday evening gatherings our attention is directed to the Ten Commandments, where Luther famously explains each command with, “We should fear and love God so that...” It is only the First Commandment…

Sabbath, God's gift to us, is a time set apart to rest from work, worship God, tend to our soul, and bless others.

What to do about the Sabbath As promised last week, this week we will be looking at the fourth commandment, and this one, perhaps more than any of the others, is a source of misunderstanding or contention, because the Church generally does not practice the keeping of the commandment the same way a Jew…

What to do about the Sabbath As promised last week, this week we will be looking at the fourth commandment, and this one, perhaps more than any of the others, is a source of misunderstanding or contention, because the Church generally does not practice the keeping of the commandment the same way a Jew…

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Introduction We have been learning more and more about Jesus as we journey through Matthew’s Gospel. After all of His ministry in the north of Israel, we were shocked to find that the people of these towns did not believe or follow Jesus! Even John the baptist had some doubts about Jesus because He just…

God Rest on the Seventh Day Is seven a meaningful design feature of page 1 of the Bible? The seven days just leap off the page to almost any reader. You don't have to know anything to know that there's seven days and that seems to very be very meaningful. Something that won't strike most readers who…

Limit #2: Your Body Attention Getter: Manic Monday by The Bangles 1986 Have to catch an early train, got to be to work by nine And if I had an airplane, I still couldn't make it on time 'Cause it takes me so long just to figure out what I'm gonna wear Blame it on the train, but the boss is already there…

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is…

Perhaps you have seen them, the signs popping up all over Greene County attempting to encourage young people struggling with suicidal and addictive thoughts. One in particular caught my attention the other day; it read, “You are Enough”. This short phrase perfectly sums up the spirit of our age. That…

12th in series - just reaching chapter 5 - a lot to unpack in John - not sure I’m doing it justice Manufacturing - “fell out side on the way in” - “Sorry - you’re late” personal story - Fill in at small church A disabled person and Jesus run into some “trouble” in our scripture reading today. Jesus has…

Intro: As we continue to study through the Ten Commandments, I want to remind you that this begin with a series called “Intimacy With God” by Pastor Tommy Higle from FBC Marietta, Oklahoma. We have seen how God has used different circumstances in the life of Moses to draw him into intimacy with Him so…

INTRODUCTION . A few years ago a friend telephoned with an urgent request. “Phil,” he said, “I’m calling to ask a favor. I need the most precious thing you have.” Can you guess what he needed? He was asking for my time, of course. (Exodus - Saved for God’s Glory) 1 Then God spoke all these words, saying,…

What is the value of asking good questions? Maybe I should step back and ask, is there value in asking good questions? Yes! How do we evaluate that? If there is value, how do we make sure we ask good questions in order to realize that value? Sometimes we’ve heard that “there’s no such thing as a dumb…

When we left Jesus last week He was correcting the Pharisees…telling them that you do not fast when the bridegroom is present you rejoice! And a parable about new cloth on old clothes and new wine in old wine skins. Both of these parables are making the same point. He is not an add on to the religion…

Introduction In the times of Christ even as it is today, “The Sabbath” is a controversial issue. The word “sabbath” means to cease and rest. It is a day of complete rest from secular work following six days of labor. Established and modeled by God. 1 Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of…

This morning we are finishing our series titled Criticizing Jesus: The Words of Jesus. In this five-week series we will look at the criticisms Jesus faced during his ministry. What does each criticism reveal about Jesus’s character, priorities, authority, and mission? If you look at the Gospels you can…

Week 4 of Making the most of your time. Hopefully it has helped. 15 So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. 16 Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. 17 Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do. We are told to make the…

Introduction: I am by no means a master woodsman. Our very own Jonathan Bowling has some impressive skills in this area. But I do know one thing from experience. Cutting along the grain is much easier than cutting against the grain. When chopping a piece of wood into two pieces, you can chop across the…

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days : Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. Introduction Today, we are thinking about the Sabbath. This is the third and final Sabbath healing controversy…

1 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. 2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, “Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.” 3 He said to them, “Have you not…

The fourth commandment is about more than just a day for church; it is about a pattern of sabbath rest which sets our hearts upon God in all our days.

At that time the book of Moses was read publicly to the people. The command was found written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God, because they did not meet the Israelites with food and water. Instead, they hired Balaam against them to curse them, but our God turned…

This morning we continue to learn about some of the interactions Jesus had with the Pharisees, and once again how he offended them with his pushback on the Sabbath traditions they had established. Last week we saw how, when Jesus’ disciples were plucking grain and rolling it in their hands as they walked…