SERMON OUTLINE/NOTES
“The Fourth Commandment”
Exodus 20:8-11 (Hebrews 3:12-4-11)
Introduction
· Sabbath Day Controversy
I. What Does the Sabbath Mean?
A. The Sabbath of the Lord
· Genesis 2:1-3
· To Cease from Labor, or Work; to rest
B. Man is to cease from sin
· Hebrews 4:1-10
· Enter into the Rest of the Lord
C. What Day is the Sabbath? Especially for the Christian, Now
· The Sabbath was a shadow, but the Substance is Christ (Colossians 3:16 - 17)
· Not to Forsake to Gather with the Saints (Hebrews 10:25)
· Christ rested from His work of Redemption, when He rose from the Dead
· The Early Church Met on the First Day of the Week (Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 16:2)
Conclusion and Application