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Ceres SDA Church

Anil Kanda

The Sabbath and Atheism

Today's message is entitled the Sabbath and atheism.

The Sabbath is a very beautiful institution God has given to us.

There was actually a video of a Baptist pastor who still is a Baptist pastor who discovered the beautiful truth about the Sabbath from a young person In fact, you know what he did after he learned these great truths He actually told his Baptist Church.

We're gonna start worshiping on Sabbath Very interesting The entire church all started worshiping on Sabbath.

In fact, I have a clip of his testimony and we're going to attempt to share it, so hopefully the volume's up and you guys are paying attention.

And he starts sharing to the point, and this is the part of the video where he starts sharing how How he came across?

So let's see if we can get it started doctrinal things But I was polite as a pastor So we sit there and we talked and so forth.

I just listened to her and all along thinking, yeah, that's right.

That those Adventist families that God planted into our school Those Adventist families they loved on me.

They gently guided me They just consistently lived and walked out their faith And I remember 1 1 time we had a basketball game on a Friday evening.

We didn't have a charge of the schedule and the game happened to be on a Friday evening.

And so 1 of our very best players was an Adventist student, and his dad came and we had the Friday it was a Friday afternoon game and I noticed that right about 30-45 minutes before sundown right in the middle of the game the dad come and he took his children and they left.

And I know why he's doing that, because they're going to church.

But the thing I'm trying to say is these families was consistent, they loved their God, they believed their message, and they walked in truth, and they did it with love.

And then 1 day, this very man who I was telling you that took his children out of the game He came to me 1 day and he said pastor Reggie His name is guide you saying for those of you that might would know him.

He said, Pastor Reggie, he said, you know, you and I, we have a great relationship and we have, his children have been in our school 5 or 6 years.

And he said, you know, pastor, he said, I've got the book that I would like for you to read He said now, you know, we've read the book in my family We believe the things that are in this book, but you know, we might have it wrong We might be deceived on something here now, but he was he he was setting me up here Setting me up And he said to me said, you know pastor he said I really appreciate you You've got a PhD in theology and all that he said do you mind reading this book here?

And it was the 10 Commandments, twice removed.

He said, would you just read the book and at the end of the book just tell me what you think about it and if there's anything wrong with the book please love me enough to come and tell me so that I can get it right and boy he was really stroking that ego thing huh and I said well sure brother I'll be glad to read that book and all along I'm thinking here's my chance I'm gonna get it straight with these folks So I took the book and I read it.

I Read through this book the first time and I've got to tell you something.

Even though I had a PhD, I'd never learned this before.

And I said, well, you know, there's got to be more to this.

And so I decided that I would read the book again.

And there it began sinking in and I began thinking, you don't think that maybe I've had it wrong all this time.

And I began learning about Constantine and all the stuff that happened there in the Catholic Church and how that we began following after that tradition.

And then I began thinking, well, maybe I have had it wrong.

And at the end of the third time I was so stirred in my heart I said, I've got to let my wife read this book.

And so I took it home and I had not told her that I'd read the book.

She didn't know the history that you just now know.

I just handed her the book and I said, honey, would you read this book?

And just at the end of it, just tell me what you think about it.

I remember the very moment that she finished the last page because I was waiting to hear what she said.

She closed the book and she looked at me and I said, what do you think?

She said these words, I'm gonna quote you verbatim.

And I said, Honey, I don't know why we're not doing that.

So bottom line is I read this book 5 times.

Actually I've read it more than that, but at that point it was 5 times.

I'm telling you, this is the best book I've ever read.

It's the very best book I've ever read outside the Word of God.

Because this book is personal to me, because this book enlightens me to the truth.

And so after I read it 5 times, she and I, we embraced, and we said, Dear God, we are so sorry that we have never had this truth before.

And for 35 years, I've been teaching people the wrong message.

I did it with the right heart, the right attitude, but I had the wrong message.

And you know, you can have the wrong message and be sweet about it, but it's still wrong.

And so I determined and we determined that God would have us to make a lifestyle change.

I mean I at that point decided I'm going to give up my pork chops, my catfish, my shrimp.

Yes Lifestyle change So we were so excited and happy about this wonderful truth of the Sabbath that we had learned how that it's God's holy day And He told us to keep it holy.

So He just said for us to remember it and not forget it and to keep that day set aside and to give ourselves to Him that day that He would come and visit with us and He would put a blanket of His love on us.

And so we decided, yes Lord, we want that in our life.

And so we decided we would make this lifestyle change.

And she and I were so happy, but we had a church full of folks that didn't know.

And we decided, well, we've got to go tell them.

So the very next Sunday, the very next Sunday, it was showdown time.

And they didn't know what I was about to say, and I didn't know what they was about to say.

And I told them, I told them what I've just shared with you And I didn't know what they were gonna do, but I let them know I said listen This is just something that God has spoken to me about to my wife And we have made a determination the commitment to God that our lifestyle is changing, our message is changing, we will honor the Lord, we will keep His Sabbath day holy, and that's the message we're going to begin preaching, and we're going to be changing our worship days to Sabbath day, and if you can join us and you would like to join us, we welcome you.

If you can't, we love you anyway." I didn't know what they were going to say.

The Sabbath and Atheism

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