{"id":2718,"date":"2022-12-08T18:47:29","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T18:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/?page_id=2718"},"modified":"2022-12-14T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T20:10:49","slug":"11-december-2022-the-sabbath-was-made-for-man","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/?page_id=2718","title":{"rendered":"11 December 2022: The Sabbath was made for man"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:34% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221211.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2719 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221211.jpg 510w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221211-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221211-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221211-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221211-48x32.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-090a7876-6b6f-475f-bd24-2fdf9d5343ad\"><strong>Bethel Baptist Church<br>Worship Service @ Home<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-090a7876-6b6f-475f-bd24-2fdf9d5343ad\"><strong>11 December 2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/?page_id=2711\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"15\" height=\"10\" class=\"wp-image-1006\" style=\"width: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/leftarrow.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/leftarrow.png 120w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/leftarrow-24x16.png 24w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/leftarrow-36x24.png 36w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/leftarrow-48x32.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 15px) 100vw, 15px\" \/> <strong>Previous Service<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/?page_id=2725\"><strong>Next Service<\/strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"15\" height=\"10\" class=\"wp-image-1007\" style=\"width: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rightarrow.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rightarrow.png 120w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rightarrow-24x16.png 24w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rightarrow-36x24.png 36w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rightarrow-48x32.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 15px) 100vw, 15px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Welcome<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f8e9c8\"><em>\u201cWe need to remain connected to the Lord resting, listening, seeking Him and then the beautiful fragrance of Jesus will be an aroma spread wherever we go!\u201d<br><\/em><br>Stella<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Worship<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"For unto us a Child is born by Scripture in Song\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F0rtloGOkeU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Word<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Please read: <\/strong>Mark 2:23-28 (cf. Matt. 12:1-8; Luke 6:1-5)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Then He said to them, \u201cThe Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.<\/p><cite>Mark 2:27<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over time many probably fluctuate regarding \u2018Keeping the Sabbath holy\u2019 even from one extreme to another \u2013 very strict and rigid to very lax and free. What does the Scriptures teach about it? Well it is to be a delight:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath <strong>a delight <\/strong>and the Lord\u2019s holy day honourable, and if you honour it by not going your own way and not doing as you please or speaking idle words.<\/p><cite>Isaiah 58:13<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here we learn it is to be a delight and not just saying the words (if you <strong>call<\/strong> the Sabbath a delight) but an experience deep in our hearts. However, there are conditions and that is we don\u2019t just do our own thing, for it is to be a holy day, honourable to the Lord and one we honour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labour and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but He rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.<\/p><cite>Exodus 20:8-11<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;It is to be a day of rest which is why the Lord originally gave it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns, <strong>so that your male and female servants may rest, as you do.<\/strong><\/p><cite>Deut. 5:14<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is for our good and for His glory. Jesus goes on to teach that He is the Lord of the Sabbath,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.<\/p><cite>Mark 2:28<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So the One who was going to seek and to save the lost, to serve them and give His life as a ransom, because He loved and cared for them so much; surely such a One has our best interests in heart, part of which was to teach that the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. In His teaching Jesus indicates that need takes preference over ceremonial observation. King David was hungry and in need, and the priest met that need (Mk. 2:25-26). When we pile up the negatives such that the Sabbath becomes a burden not a delight, cf the Pharisees:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people\u2019s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.<\/p><cite>Matt. 23:4<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026then we need to redress the balance, which is what Jesus does here; He also healed many people on a Sabbath, Amen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Quote of the week<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f8e9c8\"><em>\u201cThe Sabbath is God\u2019s special present to the working man, and one of its chief objects is to prolong his life, and preserve efficient his working tone. The savings bank of human existence is the weekly Sabbath.\u201d<\/em><br><br>W. G. Blaikie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Verse of the week<\/strong><a><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Then Jesus asked them,&nbsp;<em>\u201cWhich is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;But they remained silent. He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, and said to the man, <em>\u201cStretch out your hand.\u201d<\/em> He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored. Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus. <\/p><cite>Mark 3:4-6<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Let\u2019s Pray<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Father, by Your Spirit within us, make us more and more like Your Son Jesus Christ, Amen!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome \u201cWe need to remain connected to the Lord resting, listening, seeking Him and then the beautiful fragrance of Jesus will be an aroma spread wherever we go!\u201dStella Worship Word Please read: Mark 2:23-28 (cf. Matt. 12:1-8; Luke 6:1-5) Then He said to them, \u201cThe Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. &#8230; <a title=\"11 December 2022: The Sabbath was made for man\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/?page_id=2718\" aria-label=\"Read more about 11 December 2022: The Sabbath was made for man\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2718","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2718"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2728,"href":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2718\/revisions\/2728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}