Why Taking Sabbath is Hard for Pastors | Lifeway Research Greatest Needs of Pastors Study

According to Lifeway Research, 64% of pastors say consistency in taking a Sabbath is something that's important and needs their personal investment. Doug Munton, pastor of First Baptist O'Fallon, Illinois, joins Ben Mandrell, president and CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources, to discuss the Greatest Needs of Pastors study and why taking Sabbath is hard for pastors.
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Friday sundown to Saturday sundown is sabbath.

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Amen sister.

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For the truth, I like to turn to the Bible. That's what this is all about, right? If you want to know about Sabbath specifically here's some info, from the Bible. We see, from the Bible, the Sabbath is a creation institution. See Genesis 2:2, 3 where God blessed it and made it holy. It was the 7th day of the week and the weekly cycle has continued, unchanged, ever since. It is recorded in Genesis that God created this world and all life in and on it. God restates that in Exodus 20:8-11 where he names the Sabbath with His 10 commandments. “Remember the Sabbath day…” He says. Are the commandments still valid. Read them in Exodus 20. Most people will agree, they are still valid…except the 4th, the only one that begins “Remember”. That one, they say, you can forget. Does that make sense? What does God say. Nowhere in scripture is a command given to forget the Sabbath day and worship on Sunday. "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." (Hebrews 13:8). God and His commandments do not change. People will say “We don’t need to keep the law to be saved” and while it is true, we are not saved by keeping the law Jesus said “If you love me keep my commandments” (John 14:15). So we keep the commandments because we are saved, because we love Him. Why would He say that if He didn't want us to obey? We want the promise of eternal life and speaking of that in Matthew 19:16-22, when He was asked about how to get it Jesus said “…if thou will enter into life, keep the commandments”. You will find this in Mark 10:17-22 and Luke 18:18-24 as well. These are the words of Jesus Himself. If the commandments could be done away with, as some falsely claim, why would Jesus have to die on the cross. He died to pay for our sin. “Sin is the transgression of the law” (1 John3:4). Does sin still exist? Then the law is still valid. In Matthew 5:17 & 19, especially, Jesus tells us how He feels about the law. Read for yourself the words of Jesus. Read Matthew 7:24 where the Lord says “Therefore whosoever hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock”. Build your house upon the Rock, Jesus is the Rock, His Word is sure. It is the only sure thing in this world. Blessings to you as you study God’s Word.