Sunday is...
Sunday is...
...a day to gather together with other Christians as God desires. (Hebrews 10:25)
...a day to hear God's Word taught and to offer Him prayer and praise. (Colossians 3:16-17)
...a day to encourage others and be encouraged by others.
...a day to hear God's law proclaimed.
...not complete if you, a believer in Christ, aren't there, because you have something to offer and something to gain from fellow believers. (1 Corinthians 12)
Note that these are all things that we cannot do alone (with the exception of prayer and praise, but even those are not spoken of in Scripture as merely personal, individualistic things, but things we should also be doing with fellow believers).
But even more important than the list above, Sunday is...
...the day of the resurrection! Every Sunday is a mini-Easter celebration.
...a chance to hear the Good News of the Savior who has come.
...a chance to hear that Christ, his forgiveness, and His gifts are "for you."
...a chance to receive God's gift of forgiveness. (John 20:22-23)
...a chance to celebrate the New Covenant, receive forgiveness, and anticipate the heavenly feast that is to come, as we receive the Lord's Supper. (1 Corinthians 11:25) and (Matthew 26:26-28)
...primarily a day to receive from God those things that we most need.
...a day to gather together with other Christians as God desires. (Hebrews 10:25)
...a day to hear God's Word taught and to offer Him prayer and praise. (Colossians 3:16-17)
...a day to encourage others and be encouraged by others.
...a day to hear God's law proclaimed.
...not complete if you, a believer in Christ, aren't there, because you have something to offer and something to gain from fellow believers. (1 Corinthians 12)
Note that these are all things that we cannot do alone (with the exception of prayer and praise, but even those are not spoken of in Scripture as merely personal, individualistic things, but things we should also be doing with fellow believers).
But even more important than the list above, Sunday is...
...the day of the resurrection! Every Sunday is a mini-Easter celebration.
...a chance to hear the Good News of the Savior who has come.
...a chance to hear that Christ, his forgiveness, and His gifts are "for you."
...a chance to receive God's gift of forgiveness. (John 20:22-23)
...a chance to celebrate the New Covenant, receive forgiveness, and anticipate the heavenly feast that is to come, as we receive the Lord's Supper. (1 Corinthians 11:25) and (Matthew 26:26-28)
...primarily a day to receive from God those things that we most need.
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