GETTING THE SUNDAY BOOST
ACTS 20:7-12
INTRODUCTION:
A. What does Sunday mean to you?
B. For some:
1. A psychological Sabbath: Has become the last day, a day of rest
2. “A hurry, worry, work-a-day” to close out the week
C. How does God look at Sunday? “Getting The Sunday Boost”?
I. SUNDAY: THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK:
A. The first day was always important to God:
1. Major work of creation done then; Genesis 1:1-5
2. Christ rose on the first day; Matthew 28:1
B. First day was important to Israel; Leviticus 23:9-16
1. “The morrow after the Sabbath”; Leviticus 23:11
a. The tradition began after the institution of the Passover;
Leviticus 23:14-15
b. “Feast of the Unleavened Bread; Feast of the First-fruits; Feast of Pentecost”
2. Israel was kept aware of the “morrow after the Sabbath” which implied a walk with God all week
II. SUNDAY FOR THE EARLY CHURCH:
A. “First Day” worship; Acts 20:7; I Corinthians 16:2
B. Definitely associated with the resurrection; John 20:19, 20
1. Remembering the Lord; Acts 20:7, 11
2. Pattern began on the “first day” and carried throughout the week; Acts 2:1; “the morrow after the Sabbath”
III. GETTING THE SUNDAY BOOST:
A. First day worship sets the pace for the week; Matthew 6:33
B. Modern day practice has robbed the church of the “Sunday Boost”; II Peter 1:5-7; II Timothy 2:15; Acts 2:42-43, 46-47
CONCLUSION:
A. Are you taking advantage of “Getting The Sunday Boost?
B. Perhaps your week will go better if you begin it with God; Psalm 118:24
C. Let the mid-week service narrow the gap from Sunday to Sunday
