For our Jewish brothers and sisters, September 16 was Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. On this Sabbath we share a prayer that has formed part of the Yom Kippur liturgy for thousands of years. During Yom Kippur worship...
Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the Lord your God has commanded you. You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the Lord your God. Deutronomy 5:12-14 NLT As Believers, you and I are...
There are two key differences between the Jewish Sabbath and the Christian Sabbath. The first is obvious. Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath, is celebrated on Saturday, the seventh day of the week. The Christian Sabbath, The Lord’s Day, is celebrated on the first day...
Then Jesus went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath he went as usual to the synagogue. Luke 4:16 GNT On this Sabbath, let’s get some perspective. We view the Church as just one piece of the tapestry of our lives. It is not so. The...
It was the Lord’s Day, and I was worshiping in the Spirit. Suddenly, I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet blast. It said, “Write in a book everything you see, and send it to the seven churches in the cities of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira,...