Saturday or Sabbath Keeepers

Extracted Verses and Quotes from the Sermon

Biblical Verses

Exodus 20:8-11

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shall thou labor, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.”

Genesis 1:31

“And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”

Genesis 2:1-3

“Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.”

Isaiah 40:28

“Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.”

Mark 2:27

“And he said unto them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.”

Revelation 4:9-11

“And when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.”

Psalm 19:1-4

“The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world.”

Psalm 14:6-7

“Then I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.”

Exodus 5:1-5

“Afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness. And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go. And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days’ journey into the desert, and sacrifice to the Lord our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword. And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.”

Deuteronomy 5:12-15

“Keep the Sabbath day to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee. Six days thou shalt labor, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou. And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the Sabbath day.”

Exodus 15:1-3

“Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him. The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name.”

1 Peter 2:9

“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.”

Exodus 19:3-6

“And Moses went up unto God, and the Lord called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel; Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself. Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation.”

Exodus 31:13, 16-17

“Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you… Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.”

Ezekiel 20:12, 20

“And I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them… Hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the Lord your God.”

Hebrews 8:10-12

“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least to the greatest. For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.”

John 7:38

“He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.”

1 Peter 2:9

“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.”

Acts 5:29

“But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.”

Revelation 13

(Reference to the first and second beasts enforcing worship of the first beast and Satan, contrasted with God’s call to worship Him as Creator in Revelation 14.)

Memorable Quotes

“The fourth Commandment says remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy… it is the longest and the most extensive commandment and the only one that instructs us to remember.”

“Some of all the Ten Commandments, the fourth is up for debate among many Christians but when we look at the biblical witness we find that the fourth Commandment still applies today and it actually has many beautiful promises from God embedded within it.”

“Are you happier on Friday Sundown when the Sabbath begins or are you happier on Sabbath Sundown Saturday evening when Sunday begins? According to the scriptures your answer will reveal whether you are a Sabbath keeper or whether you are a Saturday keeper.”

“The Sabbath is not an end in and of itself but it is a manifestation of an inner genuine Christian experience and every aspect of our Sabbath Theology and subsequent Sabbath practice reflects our relationship with our heavenly Father.”

“The climax of creation was nothing physical… it was holy time, it is a cathedral in time for us to fellowship with our creator regardless of where we are.”

“God is never tired… he did not rest on the seventh day out of fatigue but he rested in order to set an example for you and for me.”

“The Sabbath gives us time to pause, to press reset, to step away from the pressures of the world and to focus on those relationships that are most important to us and bring us the most joy and fulfillment.”

“The Sabbath is God’s gift to all of humanity; it existed long before there were Jews or Gentiles.”

“The Sabbath affirms that we are all equally loved by God, that we are all equally important to God and that God wants a relationship with every single human being on planet Earth.”

“The Sabbath calls us to love rather than to hate our neighbors, reminding us weakly that each one of us is ultimately accountable to God for every word and deed we commit.”

“The Sabbath is an eternal memorial of God’s creation of you and for me and the appropriate response is worship and allowing the sense of transcendence and awe to enter our material lives once again.”

“The Sabbath is a celebration of God’s salvation for you and for me… it affirms our faith in salvation past, our trust in salvation present and our hope in salvation future.”

“The Sabbath is kept by those for whom God has already done a wondrous work of deliverance from slavery in Egypt or from slavery to sin today.”

“The Sabbath is an eternal sign of God’s covenant relationship with you and with me… it is a symbol of reconciliation with God; it heals our estrangement and restores our relationship with our heavenly Father.”

“The Sabbath is my affirmation to God that I’m not perfect, that I do need to grow, that I want Him to recreate me from the inside out, that I wish to be the new creation that only He can make me be.”

“Spiritual truths are often lost in translation and this is particularly true of the Sabbath which instead of bringing joy has become a burden for many people around our world today.”

“Sabbath is a joy; people see this and they are drawn closer to our Heavenly Father.”

“God is not just giving us physical rest but He’s maintaining our emotional and mental health at the same time.”

“Work is a blessing from God… without work we can slide into depression or despair.”

“When men say you must worship on Sunday, God says I want you to remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. We have to choose: are we going to obey God or are we going to obey man?”

“The Sabbath is going to be a point of contention at the end of time… everyone has to decide: am I going to honor the Sabbath day because that’s what God commanded us?”

“The Sabbath is the highlight of the week. I don’t know what I would do without the Sabbath day.”

“The Sabbath is a weekly pause where you stop, you reset, you rejuvenate physically, spiritually and emotionally.”

“Why not try the Sabbath for yourself? Stop work on Friday sundown, turn off the internet and mass media, avoid Hollywood and movies and spend time with those closest to you.”

“The Sabbath day will become infused with the presence of God, a sense of awe and wonder will return to your life and you will experience life no longer in black and white but in glorious technicolor.”

Other Quotations

Jesus Christ (Mark 2:27)

“The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.”

Apostle Peter (Acts 5:29)

“We ought to obey God rather than men.”

Apostle Paul (Ephesians 2:8)

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.”

Apostle John (Revelation 14:6-7)

“Fear God and give glory to Him; for the hour of His judgment has come: and worship Him who made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.”

John the Baptist (John 3:30)

“He must increase, but I must decrease.”