{"id":86195,"date":"2025-04-01T11:44:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T16:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=86195"},"modified":"2025-04-01T11:44:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T16:44:31","slug":"happy-appearance-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/happy-appearance-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Appearance Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

by Terry Wane Benton<\/p>\n

I am glad many people were at church on what the world (not God) has termed “Easter”. I am glad that people, who normally have very little spiritual commitment, let themselves get exposed to spiritual things at any time.<\/p>\n

Some have been convinced that this day, once a year, is very special to God. But, while “the first day of the week” (every week has one) is noted and noteworthy as a regular time Christians ought to celebrate together Jesus’ resurrection (Acts 20:7; I Corinthians 16:1-2), why isn’t the next Sunday just as important since it was a day Jesus confirmed His resurrection was real by making appearances several Sundays in a row to His disciples?<\/p>\n

Should we make it a special holy day as well? The Day of Pentecost was also on a Sunday, when the Spirit demonstrated and empowered the Apostles. Will we have as many people coming to the assembly on the following Sundays? If not, why not?<\/p>\n

There are two things I am getting at:<\/p>\n

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  1. Nothing was more “holy” about the resurrection Sunday than the following Sundays of Jesus’ appearances and Pentecost Sunday. They are all equally important. Don’t let the world teach you that once-a-year is most important, and mix secular, pagan, and biblical things into a man-invented “holy” day.<\/li>\n
  2. Be just as zealous to remember Jesus daily, personally, and every Sunday with His people. His people will meet every Sunday to commune with Him in the kingdom. Be sure you are in the kingdom, communing with Him and His people. Do this assembling every <\/b>first day of the week (Acts 20:7; I Corinthians 16:1-2).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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