{"id":43394,"date":"2022-09-30T22:19:41","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T03:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/sermon-on-holidays-questions-regarding-holidays-bible-outlines\/"},"modified":"2022-09-30T22:19:41","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T03:19:41","slug":"sermon-on-holidays-questions-regarding-holidays-bible-outlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/sermon-on-holidays-questions-regarding-holidays-bible-outlines\/","title":{"rendered":"Sermon on Holidays | Questions Regarding Holidays – Bible Outlines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sermon on Holidays<\/strong> – Sermon outline by Kevin Cauley regarding the principles governing our observance of holidays today. Are we restricted from or can we observe holidays today?<\/p>\n

Date written: November 7th, 2004
Scripture ref: Romans 14:5, 6<\/p>\n

SUBJECT: Holidays<\/p>\n

TITLE: Questions Regarding Holidays<\/p>\n

PROPOSITION: To look at some basic questions regarding observed holidays.<\/p>\n

OBJECTIVES: That each Christian would know the biblical principles governing holidays.<\/p>\n

AIM: To teach the biblical principles concerning holidays and discuss how we respect holidays today without offending God.<\/p>\n

INTRODUCTION: (Beginning of this sermon on holidays.)<\/p>\n

1. Read: Romans 14:5, 6<\/p>\n

2. About the Text:<\/p>\n

1) The Bible speaks regarding how a Christian ought to regard holidays.<\/p>\n

2) This passage, along with Galatians 4:9-11 give us some principles to consider when talking about the subject.<\/p>\n

3) What can we learn from these principles regarding our observation of holidays today?<\/p>\n

3. Some holidays that our nation observes.<\/p>\n

1) New Years<\/p>\n

2) Birthday Holidays<\/p>\n

3) Good Friday\/Easter<\/p>\n

4) Memorial Day<\/p>\n

5) 4th of July<\/p>\n

6) Labor Day<\/p>\n

7) Thanksgiving<\/p>\n

8) Christmas<\/p>\n

4. Ref. to S, T, P, O, and A.<\/p>\n

DISCUSSION: (Discussion of this sermon on holidays.)<\/h2>\n

I.   Why does our society have holidays?<\/p>\n

1. Historically, holidays were religious days.<\/p>\n

1) Holiday = holy day<\/p>\n

2) Under the Old Testament holy days were mandatory.<\/p>\n

a. Passover (yearly) – Exodus 12:16<\/p>\n

b. Sabbath Day (weekly) – Exodus 20:8<\/p>\n

c. Pentecost (yearly) – Leviticus 23:15-22<\/p>\n

d. Day of Atonement (yearly) – Leviticus 23:27<\/p>\n

e. Feast of Booths\/Tabernacles (yearly) – Leviticus 23:34<\/p>\n

f. Year of Jubilee (50 years) – Leviticus 25:10ff<\/p>\n

3) Today our society recognizes certain religious holidays<\/p>\n

a. Christmas<\/p>\n

b. Easter<\/p>\n

c. Hanukkah<\/p>\n

d. Ramadan, etc.<\/p>\n

e. Societies recognition of a holiday doesn’t necessarily constitute that we must observe such a day religiously.<\/p>\n

2. Non-Religious Holidays<\/p>\n

1) Days that honor men and their achievements.<\/p>\n

a. Birthdays – President’s birthdays, MLK birthday, even our own personal birthdays.<\/p>\n

b. Columbus day.<\/p>\n

c. Labor day.<\/p>\n

2) Days that honor military sacrifice.<\/p>\n

a. Memorial day.<\/p>\n

b. Veterans day.<\/p>\n

3) Days that honor special concepts.<\/p>\n

a. New Years day – renewal.<\/p>\n

b. Valentines day – love.<\/p>\n

c. 4th of July – independence.<\/p>\n

d. Thanksgiving – thankfulness.<\/p>\n

II.  Does the New Testament authorize holidays today?<\/p>\n

1. Yes, to some degree.<\/p>\n

1) We are authorized to give honor to whom honor is due, custom to whom custom.<\/p>\n

a. Romans 13:7 “Honor to whom honor is due.”<\/p>\n

b. 1 Peter 2:17 “Honor all men.”<\/p>\n

c. Special birthdays, Notable achievement, military sacrifice, etc.<\/p>\n

2) We are authorized to respect the government.<\/p>\n

a. Romans 13:1<\/p>\n

b. 1 Peter 2:13<\/p>\n

c. New years day, 4th of July, Thanksgiving, some religious days.<\/p>\n

d. Inasmuch as the government grants workers time off to observe these days, Christians have the right to participate in the benefits of such days.<\/p>\n

e. The governments legislation of a religious observance, however, would not necessitate the Christian’s religious observance of such a day.<\/p>\n

a) Example of early Christian’s refusal to worship Caesar.<\/p>\n

b) Must obey God rather than men (Acts 5:29).<\/p>\n

2. On the other hand, we don’t have the authority to legislate a religiously holy day to observe as an act of worship to God.<\/p>\n

1) Recognition is optional: Romans 14:5, 6<\/p>\n

2) Not to be legislated as Christian practice: Galatians 4:9-11<\/p>\n

3) There is only one holy day that we have the obligation to observe today.<\/p>\n

a. The first day of the week.<\/p>\n

b. Acts 20:7<\/p>\n

c. 1 Corinthians 16:1, 2<\/p>\n

d. Revelation 1:10 – Lord’s day.<\/p>\n

III. What should I do about Christmas and Easter?<\/p>\n

1. Out of all of the holidays, these two provoke the most thought from Christians.<\/p>\n

1) The religious world ubiquitously observes these days.<\/p>\n

2) The religious world considers these days, true holy days and days of worship.<\/p>\n

3) We find no authority in the New Testament to observe…<\/p>\n

a. The birthday of Jesus as a holy, religious day in worship to God.<\/p>\n

b. The specific day of the year of Jesus death and resurrection.<\/p>\n

c. We do have authority to celebrate the day of the week of Jesus resurrection.<\/p>\n

4) Given the constant press of those claiming to be Christians to celebrate such days, what is the Christian to do?<\/p>\n

2. First, we must respect Romans 12:1, 2.<\/p>\n

1) Just because the world around us is doing it doesn’t mean that we have to conform to it.<\/p>\n

2) Our righteousness does not come from imposed religious days, but from God’s will (Romans 10:1-3).<\/p>\n

3) To impose our own self appointed righteousness is to fail to respect the righteousness of God.<\/p>\n

4) It is to worship God vainly (Matthew 15:9).<\/p>\n

3. Second, this doesn’t mean that we must neglect the secular aspects of these holidays.<\/p>\n

1) The Bible tells us that there is a difference between the secular and the religious; the holy and the common (Acts 10:14, 15).<\/p>\n

2) Provided that secular matters do not involve us in sinful activity, we have all things secularly (1 Cor. 3:21-23).<\/p>\n

3) All good blessings come from God (James 1:17).<\/p>\n

4) God gives us richly all things to enjoy (1 Tim. 6:17).<\/p>\n

5) All things are lawful, but not all are expedient (1 Cor. 10:23).<\/p>\n

6) We must discern between what is right and wrong (Hebrews 5:14).<\/p>\n

CONCLUSION: (End of this sermon on holidays.)<\/p>\n

1. We have only touched upon a few matters regarding religious holidays.<\/p>\n

1) My aim has been to give you some principles with which to be able to discern what the right thing is to do.<\/p>\n

2) In this regard we have no authority…<\/p>\n

a. To Legislate such events.<\/p>\n

b. To observe such events religiously as worship activities.<\/p>\n

c. To cause our brother to stumble.<\/p>\n

d. Conform ourselves to the world.<\/p>\n

3) We do have authority to…<\/p>\n

a. Recognize the first day of the week.<\/p>\n

b. Honor all men.<\/p>\n

c. Render custom to where custom is due.<\/p>\n

d. Respect the government.<\/p>\n

e. Recognize the difference between the secular and the religious.<\/p>\n

f. Enjoy God’s blessings.<\/p>\n

2. Invitation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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