The Lord’s Day

 

1.       Genesis says God created all things in 6 days and rested on the seventh day, Gen. 1:31-2:2.

2.       Many years passed and the Hebrew nation came into being.

3.       Jews worshipped on the “seventh” day (Saturday).

4.       This day was selected to commemorate their deliverance from Egyptian bondage, Deut. 5:13-15.

5.       We can identify the day of the Sabbath in at least three ways:  Jewish history is one day.

6.       This was a part of the Ten Commandments; this day goes back to their beginning.

7.       Jesus said He had “kept the Father’s commandments” (Jn. 15:10).

8.       Sabbath keeping was one of these obligations, and Jesus observed it on the right day.  Has continued.

9.       Our calendars agree with this information; Luke also provides some useful information.

10.   Lk. 23:54a:  A day of ____________________________.

11.   Lk. 23:56:  the ___________________________ day.

12.   Lk. 24:1 The _____________________  (____________________).

13.    The Sabbath (Saturday) was a temporary arrangement, just like the rest of the Old Testament law.

14.   Some have said it is binding today (Ex. 31:16).  Compare Ex. 30:8.

15.   We have a new covenant and this includes a new day to worship.

16.   Reasons why Sunday is an appropriate choice.

17.   Mk. 16:9 - ___________________________________________.

18.   Jesus _______________________________________________ (Jn. 20:19).

19.   The church began on the ___________________ (Acts 2:1).

20.    On what day did the church begin (Lev. 23:15-16)?  _________________________________

21.   Sunday is the day on which Christians assembled (Acts 20:7; 1 Cor. 16:1-2).

22.   When God said “keep the Sabbath” which Sabbath did He mean?  _____________________.

23.   Christians were warned against “forsaking” an assembly—there were regular assemblies.

24.   God intends for Christians to be present each and every Sunday.

25.   Our world associates certain days with specific events.  Examples:  _____________________.

26.   Sunday worship should be associated with:  _______________________________________.

27.   Things not appropriate include:  _________________________________________________.

28.   1 Cor. 11:20 & Rev. 1:10 – about 40 years between these two verses!