Jesus answered them, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance." 5:31-32 Healing of the leper Healing of the paralytic Healing of the tax collector Healing of the leper Healing of the paralytic Healing of the tax collector

Jesus answered them, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance." 5:31-32 Healing of the leper Healing of the paralytic Healing of the tax collector Healing of the leper Healing of the paralytic Healing of the tax collector

New wine must be poured into new wineskins. And no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for he says, 'The old is better. - Luke 5:38-39 Old Wine Old Wineskin New Wine New Wineskin Old Wine Old Wineskin New Wine New Wineskin Old Covenant Rabbinic Traditions New Covenant Old Covenant Rabbinic Traditions New Covenant ? ?

Old Wine Old Wineskin New Wine New Wineskin Old Wine Old Wineskin New Wine New Wineskin Old Covenant Rabbinic Traditions New Covenant Practices of the Church Old Covenant Rabbinic Traditions New Covenant Practices of the Church New wine must be poured into new wineskins. And no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for he says, 'The old is better. - Luke 5:38-39

Old Wine Old Wineskin New Wine New Wineskin Old Wine Old Wineskin New Wine New Wineskin Old Covenant Rabbinic Traditions New Covenant Functions of Grace Old Covenant Rabbinic Traditions New Covenant Functions of Grace 6:1 - One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields 6:1 - One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields 6:6 - On another Sabbath he went into the synagogue 6:6 - On another Sabbath he went into the synagogue New wine must be poured into new wineskins. And no one after drinking old wine wants the new, for he says, 'The old is better. - Luke 5:38-39

This book will challenge you to consider making more significant changes in the way you practice your faith. Altering the ways in which we worship is no simple task. When people suggest significant changes in some of the hallowed practices, cries of “heretic” can be heard coming from all directions… Does it surprise you that most of what we do in religious circles has no precedent in Scripture? This includes many of the activities within church services, the education and ordination of clergy, the routines commonly used in youth ministry, the methods of raising funds for ministry, the ways in which music is used in churches, even the presence and nature of church buildings…. So be prepared for a rude awakening as you find out how off track our current religious practices are. George Barna & Frank Viola

Luke 4:18-19 "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."

Matthew 11:28-30 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

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. And 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 1:31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning — the sixth day. True Rest : to be utterly satisfied in what is done

Hebrews 4:9-11 There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God's rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from his. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following their example of disobedience.

Isaiah 57:20-21 But the wicked are like the tossing sea, which cannot rest, whose waves cast up mire and mud. "There is no peace," says my God, "for the wicked." 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Why practice Sabbath? Because it is an act of liberation Deuteronomy 15:15 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and the LORD your God redeemed you. That is why I give you this command today.

Why practice Sabbath? Because it is an act of liberation Because it is an act of trust Because it is an act of liberation Because it is an act of trust