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Sabbath and Rest

The Resurrection Changes Everything!

The physical resurrection of Jesus from the dead changes everything, and His followers gather each week to remember His resurrection and then take the Good News forth to everyone.

John 20:19-29

April 7, 2024

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The Gift of Sabbath Rest

Sabbath rest is not a legalistic restriction but rather a gift from God to allow us to be refreshed as we rest from our daily vocations and activities  so we can focus on God and His provision for us.

Leviticus 23:1-3

January 7, 2024

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The Son of Man and the Sabbath (Part 1)

As the Son of Man, Jesus is the Lord of the Sabbath and He cut through the extra-biblical burdens that had been added to the Sabbath to return it to its original purpose as a gift for humanity.

Mark 2:23-28

February 5, 2023

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The Priorities and Practices of the King

Disciples must imitate the priorities and practices of Jesus – personal prayer, the study and proclamation of God’s Word, and gathering with God’s people for public worship. Any helpful ministry can only come by attending to these priorities and practices first.

Mark 1:35-45

November 20, 2022

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The Sovereignty of the King

In a single day, Jesus displays His Sovereignty as He teaches with authority, exercises total control over demons, and heals sick people completely.

Mark 1:21-34

November 13, 2022

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Rest and Peace – The Heart of the Reformation

Understanding that we are saved by grace, justified by faith, forgiven through Christ, according to God’s word, to the glory of God is the key to the Christian faith and to entering God’s rest. 

Romans 5:1-2 (ESV)

October 31, 2021

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The Resurrection Changes Everything!

The physical resurrection of Jesus from the dead changes everything, and His followers gather each week to remember His resurrection and then take the Good News forth to everyone.

John 20:19–29

April 19, 2020

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RESET: Redeeming the Quarantine

Like the exile, our current time of disruption should be used as a divinely appointed season to reset our priorities and practices, redeeming the quarantine to make beneficial changes to our lives.

Deuteronomy 4:27-31

March 29, 2020

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The Covenant of Creation – Part 3

God’s covenant of creation calls us to obey Him as our covenant Lord, embracing the limitations He built into us at creation, including receiving and celebrating the gift of Sabbath rest.

Genesis 1:26–2:3; Genesis 2:15-17

January 26, 2020

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Sit – Our Position in Christ

Every Christian is seated with Christ in heaven at God’s right hand and this reality is the basis and power for the whole Christian life.

Ephesians 1:15-23; 2:4-7 (ESV)

September 8, 2019

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The Lord of the Sabbath

Jesus healed the lame man with His powerful word on the Sabbath to show that He is Lord of the Sabbath because He is One with God the Father and does the works of the Father.

John 5:1-18

March 31, 2019

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Jubilee

Jubilee was a year of freedom of sins forgiven, slaves set free, and restoration of inheritance, and it finds its fulfillment in Jesus.

Leviticus 25:8-12

June 3, 2018

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Sloth

Sloth is a disordered love that that does not desire God, His works, or the vocations He has given me, but finds them boring, refusing the effort to love and serve God and others.

Proverbs 26:13-15

March 4, 2018

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The Refreshment of Rest

Sabbath rest is not a legalistic restriction but rather a gift from God to allow us to be refreshed as we rest from normal activities so we can focus on God and His provision for us.

Leviticus 23:1-3

January 25, 2015

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Resting In A Relentless World

We need consistent times to rest and remember redemption, but the iWorld is relentless in its opportunities and demands, giving no room for this.

Mark 2:27

October 13, 2013

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