SUNDAY, A TIME OF WORSHIP
Matthew 28:1
Matt 28:1
28 Now late on the sabbath day, as it began to dawn toward the first (day) of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. (Mary the mother of James and Joses, Joanna and Salome)
The women, despite the danger of being killed, came to pay respect to a dead Jesus, but found Him alive and worshiped Him with love and gratitude. The first day of Christian worship. The first missionaries of the church.
HOW THE WORD SUNDAY BECAME OUR WORSHIP DAY
The word Sunday is not in the Bible. It is referred to as the first day of the week. Jesus was crucified on Friday, and on the third day He arose. By Jewish time this was the first day of the week we call Sunday.
The word Sunday is a Latin word, des solis, day of the Sun. The Jewish
Holy day is the Sabbath. Jesus' resurrection was on the first day of the week which became the Christian day of worship.
In 312 AD the Roman Emperor Constantine had a dream the night before a battle in which he saw a cross overlaying his sun god. He won the battle and gave credit to the Christian God. In 321 AD he made Sunday the official day of Christian worship.
The Lord created the world and man is six time(days) periods and on the seventh day He rested, which was the Sabbath. The modern Greek word for Sunday is derived from Kyrios (Lord) commemorating the resurrection of Jesus which became the Lord’s Day. Our day of worship became Sunday.
Think about it. God used a Roman emperor who worshipped idol gods
To show His power and authority over man. God can use evil to glorify Himself
The word Sunday has two syllables, sun and day. The sun is the center of our solar system, which provides light and heat for man. Without the two we would not exist, Day is a unit of time that God designed for man. Put the two together, God’s time and God’s work and we have Sunday, the day set aside for you and me to worship God.
SCRIPTURE RELATING TO EACH LETTER OF SUNDAY
We can find scripture associated with each letter of word SUNDAY
By looking at scripture for each letter, we can learn much about our Savior, the object of our worship.
S SON JESUS OUR LORD AND SAVIOR 1 Cor 1:9
Son of GOD Matthew 17:5 His divine nature
Son of MAN Matthew 11:19 His human nature
Son of David Matt 1: 1, 11 His position as King
Son of the sabbath Mat 12:8 His authority over the church
S Shepherd John 10:11 He is shepherd and we His
Sheep
S Sacrifice for our sins Heb 10:12 One sacrifice for all sins
He sat down, its done
Jesus is King. Lord and Savior with all power over heaven and earth
U UNNATURAL ONLY ONE BORN OF A WOMAN WHO WAS GOD
AND MAN
Unity of the spirit Ephesian 4:3 Unitifies the spirit of all believers
Unity of faith Ephesian 4: 13 Unitifies the faith of all believers
Unmovable 1 Corinthians 15:58 He does not change
Jesus unifies all believers in spirit and in faith as one body forever
N NEW NEW LIFE AS A NEW CREATION 2 Cor 5:17
New Heart Eze 36:26
New Song Psalms 40:3
Everyday is new in Jesus. Everyday is a fresh start. Yesterday is gone, don’t look back.
D DIVINITY Strength and dignity Proverbs 31:25
Divine Divine Power 2 Peter 1:3
Divine Nature 2 Peter 1:4
The divine attributes of God are holiness, love, grace, mercy, power, forgiveness
A ABBA FATHER Mark 14:36
ASSURANCE Assurance of a heavenly home Act 17:31
ADOPTION Spirit of adoption Romans 8:15
Almighty give life Job 33:4
Scatters kings Psalms 68:14
Call us sons and daughters
Alpha and Omega First and the last Revelation 1:8
All Authority Authority to forgive sin Mark 2:10
Y YIELD yield to Jehovah 2 Chronicles 30:8
Yielded yielded up his spirit Mat 27: 50
Root of righteous
Fruit of righteous Proverbs 12:1
To live a joyful prosperous life we must yield ourselves to the commands of Christ in love and obedience.
What is the purpose of this exercise ?
To encourage you to have faith in Jesus and trust Him for your every need
To encourage you to seek the guidance and directions of the Lord in all your decisions
To recognize the God has a purpose for each of us which He will reveal by His grace
To recognize that the hardships we face are designed to perfect us
To keep in mind that Jesus is our redeemer has paid the price for our arrival in Heaven
You are God child and nothing can change this truth
You are loved by the Father and your elder brother, Jesus seated at His right hand makes continuous intercessions for you
THE NEED FOR A SUNDAY. A FIRST DAY
God the Father set the example
He rested from His creative work
We need a day of rest and relaxation
It is a day of reflection
God look at what He had done and said it is Good
His work of creation was complete
We need a day when we reflect on the goodness of the Lord
It is a Holy day, a day God set aside for Himself
It is day we must set aside for God
It is a day to cease working, cease planning, let the mind rest
IT IS A DAY TO GET RECHARGED
Act 2:1 120 believers gathered in the upper room
The were powered up by the giving of the Holy Spirit
It is a day to hear a message from the Lord
Peter gave the first sermon
It is a day to turn to the Lord, 3000 was saved
IT IS A DAY OF NEW EXPECTIONS
The Church (called the way) was lunched
Devoted people from every nation under the sun came to worship. Acts 2:5
It is the start of something new. Pentecost had fully come
Acts 2:1.
God has something new for you to start
He will take you to new spiritual Heights
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