Exhausted?

In contemporary society our Adversary majors in three things: noise, hurry, and crowds. If he can keep us engaged in “muchness” and “manyness,” he will rest satisfied. Psychiatrist Carl Jung once remarked, “Hurry is not of the Devil; it is the Devil.” Richard Foster Celebration of Discipline

following the natural rhythm of all creation

Genesis 2:2-3 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.

Genesis - it’s good

The Ten Commandments

“Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the Lord your God has commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns, so that your male and female servants may rest, as you do.” Deuteronomy 5:12-14

Deuteronomy - it’s important

and Jesus?

“The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27

Mark - it’s gift

Sabbath and the Summer

...the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 5:14a

The Challenge: Staying connected to God and each other.

2 Major Connection Points

Member Preach Class - Returns!!! First of 4 classes - Saturday June 9

Summer Reading Plan The Gospel of Luke

Will you participate in the summer reading challenge? Call to Faith Will you participate in the summer reading challenge?