Sabbath Truth – Free Videos!
This free website has instructional videos and articles about the Sabbath. One of the prominent features available through this group is a 10-part series understanding the history of the Sabbath.
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How I Discovered the Sabbath
by Pastor Jason Towe
Imagine yourself on the way back from lunch break on any normal workday when you pass by an empty gravel parking lot and you see a man sitting in his truck alone. You happen to notice in passing that the man, with arms raised in intense frustration, appears to be passionately arguing with his vehicles rear view mirror. Hopefully no one noticed, but if that (literally) happened to you in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North GA, I am just coming clean to clarify that it was me in the truck that day. Though you may have gotten a good laugh, and I hope you did, that was the moment in my life when everything began to change. Though I did not realize it in that moment, this was the day when the story of my journey to the Sabbath Day (among the rest of Torah) got its start.
Several months earlier I had finally come to grips with the reality that God was calling me into the ministry though I had not made a public announcement about it. I wanted to tell my pastor first so I stopped by his house one morning on the way to work and after beating around the bush for a moment I just plainly stated “God is calling me to preach”. Finally, I had uttered the words that immediately seemed to release a thousand pounds off of my shoulders. I felt like I was floating the remainder of that day but that ecstatic emotion was short lived. I had finally openly admitted and announced it, but little did I know that things were about about to get very real for me.
This was a testimonial printed in one of our 2017 editions of the Sabbath Sentinel Magazine.
To read the rest of this article, which begins on page 12, please click the link below: http://biblesabbath.org/media/May-June_2017.pdf
From Sabbath to Sunday
By Dr. Samuele Bacchiocchi
In this intriguing book, Dr. Bacchiocchi explores in detail historical events that surround the Catholic Church changing the day of worship from Sabbath (Saturday) to Sunday. He explores how paganism and Anti-Semitism played a large role in luring people away from Sabbath keeping.
Here is an excerpt from pages 185-185:
“The adoption and enhancement of Sunday as the exclusive new day of worship presupposes the abandonment and belittling of the Sabbath. We would presume therefore that the Church where Sunday worship was first introduced and enforced adopted some measures to discourage Sabbath observance. While it must be admitted that we have evidence for the observance of both days, particularly in the East, this must be viewed as a compromise solution on the part of those who wished to retain the old Sabbath while at the same time accepting the new Sunday worship. Their very concern to preserve some type of Sabbath observance disqualifies them as the pioneers of Sunday-keeping, since they could hardly have championed the new day while trying to retain the old. In the church of Rome, the situation was substantially different. Not only was Sunday worship urged there, but concrete measures were also taken to wean Christians away from any veneration of the Sabbath…”
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Sabbath Action Blast!
But the rest of us. . . well, we’ll be mentally high-fiving those creative people who’ve found ways to really celebrate God’s special day! In these pages are 101 of the best Sabbath activity ideas that Guide editors have ever seen ─ nearly 2 years’ worth of fun! Some of these activities are great for groups, while others are perfect for solo ventures. And whether you plan ahead or flip through on the spur of the moment, you’re sure to find something to make you smile, laugh, have fun, and learn about God!
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Sabbath Keeping Basics
by Chris DeWeese
“Once we come to the conclusion that the Sabbath is for Christians then come the questions about how to keep it. This article takes a comprehensive look at the scriptures supporting the Sabbath and explains how it is kept in plain terms.
“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you. For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and made it holy” (Exodus 20:8-11).
The first word to key in on is “holy”. In this context “holy” means to be “set-apart, dedicated, hallowed, or consecrated.” This is a serious word. Think about the fine dishes or silverware that only come out for special occasions. Think about a special suit or dress you have that you only wear to the most important events. This is the same concept in which God has placed the seventh day of the week. It is a very special day that we are to treat specially. The opposite of “holy” is common. In other words, the clothing or silverware you use from day to day are commonly used, not set aside for special purposes. At the extreme opposite of holy is profane, which is something reprehensible that one would not consider using for anything. To keep the Sabbath holy is to treat it as something very special and precious.
The next concept in the commandment is…”
(This is an excerpt from the Nov-Dec 2013 edition of The Sabbath Sentinel)
To read the rest of this article, which starts on page 12, click this link: http://biblesabbath.org/media/TSS_2013_Nov-Dec_LowRes.pdf
Redeeming the Time
by Kelly McDonald, Jr.
“Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise; redeeming the time, because the days are evil” (Ephesians 5:15-16, WEB)
Everyone makes mistakes. Sometimes we neglect to do something we should have done. At other times, we do things we later regret. Sometimes, you may think to yourself: “I spent so much of my life going away from God, how can I be used by Him now?” You may feel like you have wasted time; the good news is that God can redeem the time!
In Acts 15, Paul and Barnabas wanted to take John Mark with them on a journey. In verses 38-39, the Bible reads, “Paul did not think it wise to take him [John Mark], because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in the work. They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus…” John Mark abandoned the believers in the middle of an evangelistic campaign. He suddenly stopped serving God. The Bible does not tell us how long John Mark was gone, but we can imagine that it was long enough to make Paul very upset. Paul did not want to travel with him any longer.
Just imagine the shame and frustration cast upon John Mark. The leading Apostle of the Gentiles, Paul, refused to work with him. I am sure all of his friends and family said something to him about this. The embarrassment probably weighed heavily on John Mark’s mind. In Acts 15, we learn that Barnabas decided to give him another chance.
Mark had an incredible turn around. At the end of his life, the Apostle Paul said, “Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry” (2 Timothy 4:11, NKJV). Later in life, he was restored by Paul and became a tremendous help to him. He was also called Peter’s son in the Lord (I Peter 5:13). John Mark had a greater impact at the end of his life than he did in the beginning.
In Ephesians 5:15-16, Paul exhorted us to “redeem the time.” How do we redeem the time? You may have spent many years of your life running away from God. If you turn to God wholeheartedly, He is able to get you back on track in much less time than you spent running away. By simply sharing your testimony with others about what God has done for you, you help redeem the time for yourself and for others as well.
You may have had a calling on your life to serve in a specific area of service to God, whether it is preaching, teaching, singing, writing, praying, or just to be a witness to others. It is never too late to start serving the Lord. Just like John Mark, you can have greater impact at the end of your life than you did at the beginning.
Kelly McDonald Jr. is president of the BSA. You can follow him at http://www.kellymcdonaldjr.com
Conscience Taken Captive: A Short History of the Seventh Day Baptists
By Don Sanford
This book is a tremendous piece of history showing how Sabbath keepers took a foothold and extended the Kingdom of God into America. Here is an excerpt from page 8:
“The First Seventh-day Baptist Church in America was organized in December 1671 from members of a Baptist Church who had come to the conviction of the Sabbath of the Bible. Stephen and Anne Mumford were Sabbath keeping members of the Tewksbury Baptist Church in England when they migrated to American in 1664 during a period of dissenter persecution. About the same time, according to Samuel Hubbard’s journal, his wife Tracy, “took up keeping the Lord’s holy 7th day Sabbath the 10th day of March 1665…”
“Within 20 years about 76 names were added to the covenant relationship which spread out to places such as Westerly, Rhode Island, and New London, Connecticut. The membership included American Indians as well as English colonists…”
“In 1709 it was constituted as the First Hoplinton Seventh Day Baptist Church, now located at Ashaway, Rhode Island. This is the oldest existing Seventh Day Baptist Church in America”.
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Sabbath Evening (Erev Shabbat) Family Service
(also Called “Erev Shabbat”, Hebrew for Evening of the Sabbath)
Throughout the week, we are all running to and fro. We are going to ballgames, work, school, and other events. The Erev Shabbat Service is a special service performed by the Jewish people for over 2,000 years. It would have been performed in the time of Jesus. It is a great way to welcome in the Sabbath as a family and make the dividing line between Holy Time of the Sabbath and the common time of the week we are leavening behind.
While it is mostly performed by Sabbath keepers with a Messianic background, it is a great learning tool for all Sabbath keepers. It is a way to speak life and blessing into your family. It is a great way to spend interactive time with your family.
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When Moses went before Pharaoh and demanded, “Let my people go!” Pharaoh was not about to let them go. The promise from God was sure, but Pharaoh fought to the death to keep his dominion over what he thought was his divinely mandated right.
Because of his intransigence, conditions for the people of God got worse, and from their perspective there was little prospect that life would get better.
When Jesus was nearing his end, the last words to come from his lips were these: “It is finished.” We can excuse the probable despair of those who heard these words and had previously put their trust in him. “It’s finished. It’s over. It’s the end.” It seemed like all their hope had vanished. Things had gotten worse, and it did not appear that things would get better.
But just as it was with Pharaoh and Moses, God had already declared the end from the beginning. The Pharaoh was going to fight God. Things did look hopeless for a while. But it is well to remember that the English sentence “It is finished” is translated from the Greek wordtetelestai, which means completed. It was a word commonly used as an accounting termmeaning “paid in full”. The die had been cast. The forces of evil had lost. But those forces were not about to let go without one last fight.
Don’t be discouraged when the Devil puts up a fight. Drain the swamp and the gators will wail.What else would you expect from someone who is “finished”?
35 Reasons Why I Keep the Bible Sabbath
By Robert Franklin Correia
This book will give you 35 reasons why it is important for us to keep the Sabbath. This book will build your faith and give you confidence in your walk with God. Here is Reason #8, taken from page 17:
God has a flag:
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