The Joy of the Lord's Day, the History of Presbyterianism, Amillennialism, and Christ's Baptism

Weekend Newsletter: January 29, 2022

Jan 29, 2022

One subject I have grown increasingly passionate above over the last few years is the joy God has given us in the celebration of the Lord’s Day. In the Lord’s Day, God gives his people a weekly festival of joyfully gathering in his presence to worship him—what a privilege! God commands that we leave worldly employments and recreations behind not to cut us off from joy, but so to free us for the pleasures that are at his right hand forevermore (Ps. 16:11).

I have come across a few resources on the Lord’s Day lately that are worth sharing. My hope is that they will help you to prepare for the Lord’s Day tomorrow, or, perhaps, that they may be a blessing for you to read/listen tomorrow on the Lord’s Day.

The first article is from Benjamin Glaser, a Pastor in South Carolina:

Thoughts From Parson Farms

Making Use of Our Spiritual Rest

Good Morning! We’ve heard a lot of difficult stuff in these early chapters of the book of Genesis. While we should never shy away from exposing ourselves to the realities of a world infected with sin and misery every now and then it is good for us to take a break from it and get some rest basking in the blessed light of gospel grace. There are plenty of …

2 years ago · Benjamin Glaser

I’d encourage you to follow Benjamin Glaser on Substack. He regularly produces thoughtful, biblical, and encouraging content.

Second, this article was excellent: Reclaiming Sabbath Rest, by Kyle Borg. Pastor Glaser linked to this in his article (above), and I found this brief meditation so helpful in getting to the heart of the joy of the Lord’s Day, as laid out in Scripture.

Third, please listen to this sermon Sean Morris preached on Psalm 92, “The Lord’s Day.” This was such a blessing to consider the joy that Christ offers us on his day, and it would be an excellent sermon to listen to tomorrow in the afternoon or evening.

May the Lord prepare our hearts for worshiping him tomorrow on the Lord’s Day!

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