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Good morning, good evening, good afternoon ladies and gentleman on YouTube, this is Pastor
Al.
See, you can find the words Sunday in here.
I think Sunday is preferable.
That’s just been the tradition that we follow.
Society has just built it in that way to go to church on Sunday.
It's just what we've always done; its tradition.
Occasionally we might do a Saturday if we had something to do on Sunday.
Usually a lot of us, we work Monday through Friday, but often the weekend we tend to give
a little or extra special time for the prayer on Sundays.
And one of the ways we can say thank you is by praising Him with song.
So from a young child being brought up, I was always brought up with Sabbath observance.
So Friday night sun down, Saturday night sun down, as mentioned in the ten commandments,
remember the seventh day to keep in holy and also Jesus observed Sabbath as well so its
one day where I don’t check my emails, I don’t respond to work calls, I don’t…
From Friday night sun down to Saturday night sun down no work.
The Sabbath I think was in the old testament, the Jewish religion don’t do anything on
the Sabbath, which was a Saturday, I believe.
I think God doesn’t care what day people worship.
I know some people who like to make Saturday a special day for praying but for me an example
my opinion would be on Sunday.
Let’s see if you could find one place that any of the prophets or the Apostles or the
messiah himself, Jesus the Christ has ever repealed the Sabbath, show me one commandment.
Welcome back to Face the Truth.
Before our break, we learned the commandment regarding the Sabbath no longer applies in
the Christian Era and the belief that this should be the exclusive day for worship is
not a biblical teaching.
Now what is important is that we worship God, but will all forms of worship be acceptable
to God?
How can we know if God accepts all forms of worship or not?
We’re going to read what is written in the book of Matthew chapter 15 and the verse is
9, this is stated:
And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.
[Matthew 15:19 New King James Version]
So, we asked a question, “Does God accept all forms or worship or all those who worship Him?”
Well what we read is that there are those who worship God, but their worship of God
is in vain which is the equivalent to being useless or unacceptable to God.
Why?
Because their worship is not based on God’s commandments, instead they are based on commandments
of man or human teachings and commandments.
So what then is worship based on God’s teachings and commandments?
Who does God seek to worship Him?
We will read now John chapter 4, a verse we read earlier in our lesson, John chapter 4
and the verse is 23.
Christ said:
But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in
spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.
[John 4:23 New King James Version]
Now, Christ mentioned that the Father is seeking the true worshippers to worship Him.
Now when Christ mentioned that there are true worshippers being sought by the Father, it
also indicates to us that there are others who are considered as false worshippers.
Well, how can one be acceptable to God gain the right to worship God or how can one become
a true worshipper?
Hebrews 9 and 14:
How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself
without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
[Hebrews 9:14 New King James Version]
Notice based on what we have read for one to be able to serve God, for one to be able
to worship God, one has to be cleansed from dead works or sins.
What is the only thing that can cleanse a person from dead works or sins for them to
have the privilege and right to worship God?
It is only the blood of Christ that can cleanse us from sin.
So, we have to find out now which was redeemed or which what was purchased with the blood
of Christ.
We’ll read from the book of Acts, the chapter is 20 and the verse is 28.
Take heed therefore to yourselves and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit has appointed
you overseers to feed the church of Christ which he has purchased with his blood.
[Acts 20:28 Lamsa Translation]
The Church Of Christ, based on the teaching of the Bible, was redeemed by Christ with
His blood.
This is then what people should be concerned about when we’re talking about worship and
serving God instead of concentrating or worrying about what particular day one should worship
because any day can be a day of worship.
We should first be concerned about if we are among the members of the Church Of Christ
who have been cleansed or redeemed by the blood of Christ.
Because being redeemed by the blood of Christ gives us the right and the privilege to serve
God.
It is only then that we can be considered by God as true worshippers, and be able to
fulfill our inherent duty to worship our Almighty Creator.
And so the true may be painful at first, but whether we like it or not, whether we believe
it or not, the truth is something we all must face.
Thanks for joining us, I’m brother Barry Thompson.
Until next time, God bless.