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What do you do with your Sabbath?
1 star|2 comments|April 21, 2009|103 reads
 
20:8 "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 20:9 Six days you shall labor, and do all your work; 20:10 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God; in it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your manservant, or your maidservant, or your cattle, or the sojourner who is within your gates; 20:11 for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and hallowed it.


What about you? What do we as Christians do (or don't do) to remember the Sabbath and keep it HOLY?  Is this purely a Jewish tradition and doesn't apply to Christians?  I want to know what you think.  I am preparing a message for next Sunday night and I want to include input form other believers about what they think is their responsibility to God as it relates to "HIS" day.  I will be monitoring your posts.  I look forward to hearing what you have to say.

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Pastor Bob
 Pastor Bob
April 21, 2009

As a Christian, I observe the Lord's Day on Sunday rather than the Jewish Sabbath on Saturday.

However, as a Christian pastor, I end up working hard on Sunday.

I believe that the Biblical principal of needing a day of rest is still important. For me, my day off, and thus my Sabbath, is Friday. I guess that's almost Biblical, since the Jewish Sabbath really starts at sundown on Friday night. :-)

Anyway, I try to "unplug" from all technology from sometime early on Friday morning until mid to late Friday afternoon. During that time, I do not get on the Internet, No emails. No Facebook or MyChurch.org. I stay off the telephone and cell phone (I even put the phones in another part of the house so that I don't hear them), I leave the TV and radio off, and I don't listen to CD's. 

What do I do with myself? I work out at the Y (I admit I do see TV's there), and I ride my bicycle. I spend time reading my Bible and in prayer. And I read other good books. I love this time, and I highly recommend it.

Vicki Sumner
 Vicki Sumner
April 22, 2009

After church and lunch I like to rest and take a nap.  But I do worry about going out to eat after church.  Do you think we are keeping the restaurant workers from going to church?  I remember when there were 'Blue Laws' and businesses could not open on Sunday, later they could not open until 12 noon or after.  Now Sunday is just another day for businesses.  The 2 businesses that I can think of that continue to close on Sunday's are Chick-fil-a and the Hobby Lobby Arts & Crafts store (I'm sure there are others) and they continue to be successful business.  Your thoughts?