Jesus said
"The Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath"
Mark 2 v 27
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We hope you will find information to help and encourage you in the vitally important issue of keeping the Lord's Day - a principle laid down by God himself in creation. Sadly, in these days, too few Christians realise the importance of this issue in the health of the church and our nation at large.
Today, the organisation - previously known as the Lord's Day Observance Society - under the name of Day One Christian Ministries campaigns for Sunday to be a day of worship and rest; our day of rest is increasingly under threat as retail businesses, sports events and entertainment seek to make Sunday just another day to make money.
Day One also has a very significant work in DayOne Publications as well as supporting the Daylight Christian Prison Trust. That's why the whole organisation is now called Day One Christian Ministries.
Latest News
Sunday Trading and the Olympics
This week it was announced that the Government is to rush through legislation permitting all shops to open all hours, including Sunday’s, during the Olympic Games.
The decision has been made despite the assurances given before the Election to the Society from both Nick Clegg’s and David Cameron’s Headquarters. During the past few months questions on this issue have been submitted to the Home Office by MP’s and Peers who were given assurances that the law would not change.
The greatest fear is that this temporary lifting of the current restrictions could pave the way to a permanent change in the law. This decision has been made without the usual consultation period, as it is expected to be ratified before Easter.
We are strongly opposed to this change for a number of reasons:
· It will have a major impact on shop assistants.
· It will seriously undermine family life. Remember this Government was partly elected on their assurance to uphold the family bond.
· It will increase the demand for other sections of society to work on a Sunday including, Local Authorities; transport companies; delivery companies and maybe banks.
· It will automatically increase the traffic on our already congested roads.
· It will significantly reduce the opportunities for Christians in retailing to worship on the Lord’s Day.
· There is more to a nation’s prosperity than economics and pandering to big business.
These measures are strongly opposed by the Unions; small businesses; the Government’s opposition; the churches as well as this Society.
We would encourage friends to write immediately to the Chancellor, Rt. Hon. George Osborne, and your local MP expressing your strong objection to this decision. Every letter counts at a time such as this. We must not shut the door after the horse has bolted.
We would also encourage you to pray for our leaders that they will, in this issue and other issues effecting Biblical principles, rule in the light that God is our supreme ruler and that His ways are for our benefit in all areas of life.
Finally, let us be always thankful that we can trust the Lord our God
Practical Preparations for Sunday Worship
Dr Paul Tautges writes in his blog on this important topic.
When one reflects upon Hebrews 12:18-29, it is obvious that God considers corporate worship a serious matter, not the game that the modern church so often plays. Take a few minutes to open your Bible and read that portion of God’s Word. Read more
31 January 2012 is the 120th anniversary of the death of C. H. Spurgeon in 1892.
'C. H. Spurgeon was a nineteenth-century Phenomena. Although Spurgeon never attended theological school, by the age of twenty-one he was the most popular preacher in London, and was famous across the British Empire.
He preached to crowds of ten thousand at Exeter Hall and the Surrey Music Hall, and when the Metropolitan Tabernacle was built, thousands gathered every Sunday for over forty years to hear his lively sermons.
He also founded Sunday schools, churches, an orphanage, and the Pastor's College. He edited a monthly church magazine and promoted literature distribution and care for the poor and encourage education of the masses.
Spurgeon was amazing, but when asked the reason for his success said, 'my people pray for me.'
Day One publish many things connected with this extraordinary man.........'
There is a 25% discount on all Spurgeon titles before Easter. Visit the website via this link: Day One Books
Devout Christian, Euan Murray, has questioned the need for Rugby World Cup matches to be played on Sundays.
The Glasgow-born prop, 31, choose to prioritise his faith and missed Scotland’s Pool B clash with Argentina on Sunday.
‘I don’t see why there have to be games on Sundays,’ said Murray. ‘I hope things will change in future.’ Geoff Cross will replace Murray, who has been dubbed by Scotland coach Andy Robinson as ‘the best scrummager’.
Murray will hope that he has done enough in previous matches to get his place in the team back for next week’s match against England, which takes place on a Saturday.
Back in 2008, Murray did play on a Sunday when Scotland took on France in the Six Nations. But, after his faith deepened, he announced a year later that he would no longer be available for selection on Sundays.
At the time he said: ‘It’s basically all or nothing, following Jesus. I don’t believe in pick ’n’ mix Christianity. I believe the Bible is the word of God, so who am I to ignore something from it? I might as well tear out that page then keep tearing out pages as and when it suits me. If I started out like that there would soon be nothing left. I want to live my life believing and doing the things [God] wants and the Sabbath day is a full day. It’s not a case of a couple of hours in church then playing rugby or going down the pub, it's the full day.’
How good it is to have examples from sports men and women like Euan for our children to look up to in a world where sport comes before our faith.
The Lord’s Day - A Positive Approach
The most common questions that readers of this website ask is why is Sunday now the Lord's Day instead of Saturday and what am I supposed to do on the Lord's Day? In this article, John Roberts gives 7 guidelines to getting the most out of the Lord's Day
Gerard Chrispin gives a potted history of how Day One have come to now give away 180,000 diaries every year to those in our prisons and how they have been used of God to transform lives.
It's not too late if you would like one for this year. Visit the Day One books website here
Contact Information
We would love to hear from you if you have any comments or queries about the information, issues and features of this site; feel free to contact us at any time.
- Telephone
- 01568 613740
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- 01568 611473
- Postal address
- Day One Christian Ministries
- Ryelands Road, Leominster HR6 8NZ
- Registered in England and Wales
- Registration number 260869
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