Description: Next Sunday (Sept. 13) ends the current Shemitah (Sabbath Year) on the Jewish calendar and initiates a series of significant biblical feasts. When listening to the audio sermon it is best to also view the calendar included in the outline for this sermon. Pastor Richard discusses the significance of the Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah), The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), and the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) that occur this month. The ten days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur are known as Ten Days of Penitence or Ten Days of Awe. In the Jewish tradition these days are to be spent in prayer, fasting, reconciliation, and consecration unto God. In all the turmoil and turbulence going on in the world today, many people are wondering what to do now. Perhaps God has given us an answer! Listen to this sermon and find out what that answer might be.
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OUTLINE
Intro
- Sept. 13th (Elul 29) Ends Shemitah; Begins New Year (Lev. 25:1-7)
- Year of Jubilee (Lev. 25:8-13)
I. What Is Going on This Month?
| Date 2015 | Jewish Holiday | ||
| Begins Sunset Sept. 13
Ends Nightfall Sept. 15 |
Elul 29 | Rosh Hashanah Feast of TrumpetsNew Year Begins |
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Ten Days of Penitence (Sept. 13-23) |
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| Begins Sunset Sept. 22
Ends Nightfall Sept. 23 |
Tishri 9 -10 |
Yom KippurDay of Atonement |
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| Begins Sunset Sept. 27
Ends Nightfall Oct. 4 |
Tishri 14-21 |
Sukkot
Feast of Ingathering Feast of Tabernacles |
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| CURRENT EVENTS | |||
| Sept. 16-17 | Federal Reserve Rate Decision | ||
| Sept. 17 | Deadline for Vote on Iran Nuclear Agreement | ||
| Sept. 23 | Pope meets with President Obama | ||
| Sept. 28 | Blood Moon | ||
- Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah)
(Numbers 29:1-2) - Ten Days of Penitence
(Some Key Behaviors):
(1) Fasting (Humbling Oneself Before God)
(2) Confession (Repentance of Sin)
(3) Reconciliation (Asking & Granting Forgiveness to One Another)
(4) Payment of Debts (And Forgiveness of Debts) - Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)
(Lev. 23:26-28) - Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)
(Lev. 23:33-36, 39-43)
II. How Does This Relate To You and Me Today?
- We are not under the Law
(Gal. 4:9-11; Acts 15:19-20) - Three Observations:
(1) Feasts Express Eternal Truths
(“It shall be a statute forever in your generations.” Lev. 23:14, 31)
(2) We’re at Liberty to Observe a Day unto the Lord
(Rom. 14:5-7)
(3) Specific Feast Dates Have Important Significance
Passover and Pentecost Fulfilled On Exact Date - The September Calendar Screams: Wake up and Pay Attention
(1) Current Events Have Far Reaching Consequence
(2) Biblical Holidays Indicate Major Points in God’s Program - Proclamation of a Fast beginning next Sunday and at End of Yom Kippur
How will you respond?
QUESTIONS
- Do you think the Jewish Holidays in September have significance for the Christian?
In what way?
- What do you plan to do about the fast Pastor has called?
- How are you positioning yourself for the times in which we live?
- What is the most important thing you got out of the message today?
