October 18, 2015 | Bob Bartlett
Passage: Isaiah 58:13-14
I Love Sundays Series – Part 3
“Good Sundays Make Better Mondays” Isaiah 58:13-14
1Samuel 2:30 “Far be it from me! Those who honor me I will honor,”
Why Good Sundays Make Better Mondays:
Vs 13: “if you call the Sabbath a delight and the Lord's holy day honorable…”
- Because God delights in Sunday – Sunday is the day to d_________ in God.
- Genesis 2:3 “so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy,”
- Psalm 37:4 “Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.”
Vs 13: “if you call the Sabbath a delight and the Lord's holy day honorable…”
- Because God honors Sunday – Sunday is the day to h__________ God.
- 1 Samuel 2:30 “‘But now the Lord declares: 'Far be it from me! Those who honor me I will honor,’”
- “If” puts in motion the law of reaping and sowing. Galatians 6:7
Vs 14: “and if you honor it by not going your own way and not doing as you please…”
- Because God designed Sunday for renewal – I will be r__________ by Sunday.
- Rhythm of Life! Mark 2:27 Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.”
- Deuteronomy 5:14 “but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God.”
Conclusion? The Sabbath must be important ! ________________________
Vs 14 “then you will find your joy in the Lord, and I will cause you to ride on the heights of the land and to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob.”
When I honor Sundays, then my Mondays thru Saturdays h__________ to be blessed.
-find your joy: The Joy of the Lord will be my strength Nehemiah 8:10
-ride on the heights: Live victorious – above life’s circumstances. Isaiah 40:31
-feast on the inheritance: of God’s promises Exodus 16:27-29
Six Steps I can Take to Make Better Mondays:
#1 Attend church regularly.
#2 Serve somewhere in the church.
#3 Call the church, “my church."
#4 Develop friendships in church.
#5 Give consistently to the church.
#6 Invite people to church.
Isaiah 58:14 “then you will find your joy in the Lord, and I will cause you to ride on the heights of the land and to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob.” The mouth of the Lord has spoken.