Why We
WORSHIP ON SUNDAY?
Worship should be daily in our personal daily devotional life... but we fellowship and gather with the saints on Sunday... here are the reasons...
Lesson Text: Acts 20:7.
Devotion Reading-Subject: Let No Man Judge, Colossians 2:14-17.
AIM: That the pupil have no doubt Sunday is the Christian day of worship.
HOME READINGS
His Custom, Luke 4:16-19.
About the Sabbath, Luke 13:10-16.
Arose on Sunday, John 20:1-9.
Appeared to Disciples, John 20:11-29.
Forsake Not, Heb. 10:25, 26.
When To Give, 1 Cor. 16:2.
1. Because Christ Arose on the First Day of the Week.
It is apparent many consider one day to be as good as another as a day of worship. They feet the important matter is set aside one day, regardless of what day it is. For example, some churches now provide Saturday services to accommodate people, leaving Sunday for travel, recreation, etc.
At the same time, there are those who insist on a special day for worship, but they insist it is the Sabbath, Saturday. Some of them insist anyone who doesn’t observe the Sabbath must consign themselves to the category of false practice. It is evident they know little about the Sabbath, especially Paul’s warning against allowing people to judge according to one’s observance “of the Sabbath days” (Cor. 2:16).
God’s people should be able to worship the Lord any day of the week; however Sunday, the first day of the week, needs always to be a special day of worship for the followers of Christ. That is the day the Lord arose from the grave. “Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils” (Mark 16:9). In so doing, the Lord made the first day of the week a special day of Joy and gladness. “This is the day which the LORD hat made; we will rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalms 118:24).
Some Bible students see more that a passing remarks in Matthew 28:1 and Mark 16:1. The former refers to “the end of the Sabbath.” The latter refers to “when the Sabbath was past.” In view of the fact the Sabbath was for a particular time in a particular location with a particular climate for particular nation, Missionary Baptist should always reserve the first day of the week as a special time to worship.
For Discussion. Can you give reasons why strict Sabbath observance will not work?
2. Because Christ appeared on the First Day of the Week.
Acts 1:3 states, “To whom also he showed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.” Most of the recorded appearances of Christ during those “forty days” were on the first day of the week.
He made a number of appearances on the very day of His resurrection. First, He appeared to Mary Magdalene early in the morning.
First, He appeared to May Magdalene early in the morning (Mark 16:9; John 20:11-18). She ran to tell the disciples about His appearance.
Second, He appeared to the other woman who came to the tomb early that morning (Matt. 28:9, 10). Christ instructed them regarding another appearance in Galilee.
Third, He appeared individually to Peter (Luke 24:34; 1 Cor. 15:5). It might be interesting for the class to offer reasons why the Lord singled out Peter.
Fourth, He appeared to two disciples on the road to Emmaus (Mark 16:12, 13; Luke 24:36-43); John 20:19-24). The apostles Thomas was absent from the assembly,
One week later the Lord appeared to the apostle with Thomas present (John 20:26). Although Thomas had doubted the Lord’s resurrection =, he accepted the evidence of the appearance (John 20:28). Anyone who fails to assemble for worship on the Lord on Sunday acknowledges His resurrection.
