Sermons on Sabbath Controversary:

The Uselessness Of Sabbath

Contributed by John Beehler on Oct 15, 2002

Stop. Encounter God. Be refreshed.

The Uselessness of Sabbath According to a Greek legend, in ancient Athens a man noticed the great storyteller Aesop playing childish games with some little boys. He laughed and jeered at Aesop, asking him why he wasted his time in such frivolous activity. Aesop responded by ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:9-11, Exodus 20:8-11

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Sabbath To Sunday

Contributed by Scott Coltrain on Jun 8, 2004

This is a study which shows that Sunday is the Divinely-instituted day of worship for the Lord’s Church under the New Covenant as opposed to the Sabbath.

For those who sincerely wish to please the Lord by doing His will, determining which day is the proper day on which God’s people should come together to offer worship is quite crucial. Scriptural and historical evidences provide a firm foundation for concluding that the Lord’s Church should ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:7, 1 Corinthians 16:1-2

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Creation Of The Sabbath

Contributed by Manuel Amparo on Mar 26, 2006

He could have spoken the world into being in a moment - in the twinkling of an eye.

THE CREATION SABBATH GENESIS 2:2, 3 A. IT IS NOTEWORTHY AND THOUGHT PROVOKING 1. That God chose to create this world in: a. Six evening and morning days - Gen. 1:5, 8, 13, 19, 23, 31 b. The creation days were from even unto even - Lev. 23:32; from sunset to sunset ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:2-3

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Jesus And The Sabbath

Contributed by Brian La Croix on May 30, 2006

Message based on Jesus’ words regarding the Sabbath.

Jesus and the Sabbath Matthew 12:1-21 March 26, 2006 Introduction What do you think of when you think of the word, “Sabbath?” Do you think of church? Do you think of rest? Football on TV? Some of you might think of Black Sabbath, the heavy metal band of the 70’s and 80’s… Well, in our ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:1-21

Denomination: Wesleyan

Remember The Sabbath Series

Contributed by Pat Cook on Jan 30, 2006

Jesus ate and healed on the Sabbath, going against what the leaders taught. So what can or can’t a person do on the Sabbath. How to keep the spirit of the Sabbath while being Sunday Christians.

Matthew 12:1-14 – Remember the Sabbath Today we are continuing to look at the life of Jesus, and we are reading from the passage where Jesus confronts the religious authorities about what to do and what not to do on the day of worship. Let’s read Matthew 12:1-14. Danny Dutton, age 8, from ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

A Sabbath Healing Series

Contributed by Derek Melanson on Feb 8, 2006

This message talks about how all the commands and laws that God has given to us are to be understood as applications and examples of how to follow the greatest commandment: loving God and loving neighbour.

“A Sabbath Healing” John 5: 1 – 18 Introduction Recently my wife and I watched the movie Luther. Do you know the story of Martin Luther? Most of you probably know something about him. Martin Luther was a 16th century monk, priest, and theology professor. You may know him as the one who wrote the ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

Lord Of The Sabbath

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Mar 7, 2006

Some people think of Sunday as Funday. No Sabbath, No Worship No Worship, No Christ No Christ, No Morals No Morals than what?

Is. 58:13-14 Ge.2:2-3 Ex. 20:8 Lk.4:31, Lk.6:6, Lk.13:10, Lk.l4:l, Jn 5:16,18 Jn:9:16 - Jn 5:16 - Some people think of Sunday as Funday - TWO OPEN LETTERS TO GOD You see God it’s like this . . . We could attend church more faithfully if Your day came at some other time. You have chosen a day ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Lord Of The Sabbath Series

Contributed by J. Yeargin on Nov 4, 2005

Here’s our real world. Most people – · Now have to work on Sundays (at least from time to time.) · Are not real sure what (or who) is right when it comes to “keeping the Sabbath holy”.

LORD OF THE SABBATH Do you ever find going to church to be a burden? A religious ritual? Text: Exodus 20:8 thru 11 I have found it interesting how much has changed since I was a child. Our children may grow tired of hearing us tell them how it used to be, but here goes… When a lot of us were ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:8-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Next Sabbath

Contributed by Jeff Hughes on Jul 24, 2004

Paul in Galatia

The Next Sabbath Acts 13:42 – 14:7 Jeff Hughes – September 14, 2003 Calvary Chapel Aggieland I. Introduction a. The scripture tells us in the book of Isaiah the prophet, chapter 52, verse 7, simply this - 7 How beautiful upon the mountains Are the feet of him who brings good news, Who proclaims ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Sabbath Parable Series

Contributed by David Dykes on Aug 31, 2011

God’s commandments aren’t to be a burden to us; they are principles help us enjoy life. And when we trust His Word, we experience His life-changing power.

INTRODUCTION For the past year we’ve been studying the Parables and Miracles of Jesus in the Gospel According to Matthew. In this passage today, we are going to consider a Sabbath parable and in the next message we’ll consider the Sabbath miracle. Many people are confused about the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Is The Sabbath

Contributed by Darren Sirmans on Jun 27, 2011

Jesus is Lord even of the sabbath day

Read Matthew 12:10-13 The Pharisees were under a deadly type of wishful thinking, the practice of professing a belief in a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and congress of the church. They were masters of calculated trickery. The Pharisees, who were the ruling spirits, are still ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 12:10-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sabbath Rest Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 1, 2011

A sermon on Hebrews 4:1-11 on rest (Outline and some material taken from Maclaren’s Expositions of Holy Scripture called, "Entrance into God’s Rest" on Hebrews 4:9-10)

Introduction: Bring children up front and do “Take a Day of Rest” from Sermons 4 Kids. WBTU: So far in Hebrews we have talked about how Christianity is better than Judaism, and how Christ is better than angels and Moses. In these verses we talk about rest, a better rest. From ch. 3 and 4 we know ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Understanding The Sabbath

Contributed by David Dewitt on Sep 2, 2010

Understanding the role of the Sabbath and how it impacts the Christian Church

Understanding the Sabbath Genesis 2:1-3, Mark 2:23-28, Hebrews 4:9-11 July 11, 2010 Morning Service Introduction According to a Greek legend, in ancient Athens a man noticed the great storyteller Aesop playing childish games with some little boys. He laughed and jeered at Aesop, asking him why he ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-2

Denomination: Church Of God

Sabbath And Solitude

Contributed by Brady Boyd on Apr 28, 2011

Listeners are asked, "Is your life ordered in a way that you have time and made space for Sabbath? Have you made space for solitude?"

Turn your Bible to Luke chapter 6. I hope I do a better job on this next part than I just did on that part. All right, Luke chapter 6, we’re going to continue our discussion in Luke today. We’ve gone through the first five chapters here and it took us about 10 weeks. And we’re ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:1-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Work On Sabbath? Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Sep 17, 2012

We are to observe the Sabbath by trusting and obeying the Lord of the Sabbath, Jesus Christ!

Please open your Bibles to the Gospel of Luke Chapter 13…. We noted last week from the first 9 verses of Luke 13, Justification of being a good person by comparing oneself to others is foolishness to God and if one does not repent from this attitude, God will make death painful and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:10-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible