Week 5: Sabbath Rest

Week 5, March 26: Sabbath Rest

Listen to the sermon again here.

Sabbath Rest

 “A day of religious observance and abstinence from work.”

–   Oxford Dictionary

 From the Hebrew root ‘shabat’  meaning to cease 

 Sabbath Rest

 Why should we keep a Sabbath?·        

  •   We are commanded to·        
  •   It’s necessary for maintaining proper relationships·        
  •   It’s a gift for us from  God 
Sabbath Rest

 Why don’t we keep a Sabbath?        

  •   It has a complicated  portrayal in the Bible·        
  •   A reaction against legalism·        
  •   Cultural Pressures
 Sabbath Rest

 How do we keep a Sabbath?·        

  •   Don’t do anything.·        
  •   Be intentional about it.