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The sermon explores the biblical mandates for justice, business, and personal stewardship found in Leviticus 25. It explains how the Sabbath year and Jubilee laws were designed to prevent permanent poverty and ensure that land remained within families, reflecting God's ultimate ownership of all resources. The speaker contrasts ancient proportional justice with modern relativism, arguing that true faith transforms daily conduct regarding wealth and business practices. Emphasizing that believers are stewards rather than owners, the message calls for a life driven by love for God rather than self-interest or greed. Christians must align their economic actions with divine principles, trusting God for provision while pursuing righteousness in all dealings.

Constantine. Was he a true Christian or a politically savvy Emperor who saw a way to power over an Empire that was now saturated with the Christian message?

John 5:10-18 So the Jews said to the man who had been healed, "It is the Sabbath, and it is not lawful for you to take up your bed." 11 But he answered them, "The man who healed me, that man said to me, 'Take up your bed, and walk.'" 12 They asked him, "Who is the man who said to you, 'Take up your bed and walk'?" 13 Now the man who had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, as there was a crowd in the place. 14 Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, "See, you are well! Sin no more, that nothing worse may happen to you." 15 The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him. 16 And this was why the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. 17 But Jesus answered them, "My Father is working until now, and I am working."

The sermon explores Leviticus chapter 23, examining the ancient Hebrew calendar and its seven annual festivals alongside the weekly Sabbath. It highlights how these holy convocations were designed to preserve the memory of God's redemptive acts and establish a rhythm of rest and worship for His people. The preacher demonstrates that Christ fulfils the typology of these feasts, particularly through His resurrection on the first day of the week, which transforms the Sabbath into the Lord's Day. By connecting the spring festivals of Passover and Pentecost with the autumn celebrations of Atonement and Tabernacles, the message underscores Jesus as the ultimate sacrifice and the source of eternal hope. The central call is for believers to embrace these spiritual rhythms to avoid burnout, maintain gratitude, and anticipate the final consummation of God's kingdom.

Scripture: Deut. 12:5-12; Heb. 10:19-25 Text: HC LD 38 Sermon Instead of bringing the rest of the week into our Sabbath, let us bring our Sabbath into the rest of our week. 1. A Day for Worship 2. A Day for Rest 3. A Day for Eternity to Come

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We are a Southern Baptist Convention church located in Shreveport, Louisiana, committed to the biblical doctrines and historic principles of the founders of the Convention. Thus, we fully subscribe to The London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689 (in particular) and The Baptist Faith and Message (in general).