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this was sent to our Daily Scripture listserve at Fairlawn-West UCC today

Genesis 2

2By the seventh day God had finished his work.
On the seventh day he rested from all his work.
3God blessed the seventh day. He made it a Holy Day
Because on that day he rested from his work,
all the creating God had done.
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I would like to imagine us being "The Church of the 7th Day" or "The Sabbath Church". For all of life, all of worship flows from the sabbath. Without it, we are lost. Which is why the 4th Commandment is about honoring the sabbath. I am concerned that around Fairlawn-West we have lost the 7th Day to our spiritual demise. We are seeking God in a host of places, but yet will not give over one day a week, a sabbath day to be with God. Without the 7th day, all else is vanity.