Sabbath and the Lord's Day

7/30/06 - 1st Day - Morning. We had a good, restful Sabbath. It has been HOT. We knew we were almost out of gas for the generator, so we left it off until into the afternoon. If you stay in the shade, and if there is a breeze, then you will do fine.. We went out into the paddock a few times to check on the new calves. It seems that they are doing great.

We had a good Sabbath. I am reading in Volume #2 of the Sermons and Tracts of John Gill. Gill had an excellent understanding of the law and grace, and I spent some time studying his sermon about "The Law established by the Gospel". We blew out the candle at 8:36 p.m. and then did a family reading in "Short Discourses to be Read in Families" by William Jay. Our reading was on The Christian Indeed, which is about the necessity of right religion, and how we find out if we have an interest in salvation and in Christ. Very good reading, and it seems like the children listened and considered it.

This Lord's Day I was up at 6:30. Of course Danielle had been up for some time and almost had breakfast ready. The fellas were up early too, and were already digging in the root cellar. Our Lord's Day generally goes like this:

10 a.m. - Singing (We sing hymns together as a fellowship)
Noon - Fellowship Meal.
1:30 or so - Impromptu Sermon - (Usually on a topic or verses chosen by the men)

We have been going through the parables of the New Testament, but today I will take a break from that and preach on Dueteronomy 28:3. Today will be the first sermon with the Microtrack recorder, so if all goes well, we will be able to post the sermon soon.

Y'all have a great Lord's Day.

Michael Bunker