Spiritual Disciplines are biblical

that put us in a position to experience God—leading to a greater

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and

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for Him.

God set an example by

after

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.

God

the Sabbath be practiced by the Israelites.

Jesus

on the Sabbath.

Jesus

on the Sabbath.

The Sabbath was made for

not

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for the Sabbath.

To Sabbath isn’t to (do nothing).

In Sabbath we find (true rest.

When have you felt most rested, most connected to God? How can you emulate that this week?

Next Week: New Series - Not an “It”: A series on the Holy Spirit

SMALL GROUP GUIDE

Welcome
Weekly Vision Casting  What would it mean for our Small Group to be a place or rest, and for us to people of rest together?

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Warm Up Question

Study: Head, Heart, and Hand Questions

Personal Prayer Requests

SMALL GROUP QUESTIONS

Warm Up Question: When in your life did you feel most rested? What brought you to that rest?
HEAD: These questions help us examine the Word.
1. Read Exodus 20:8-11. Why did God give the Israelites this command?
2. Read Mark 2: 23-28. What does it mean that Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath?

HEART: These questions help us wrestle with what we believe.
3. What keeps you from finding real rest when you have a day or time off? What distractions may you need to avoid?
4. What would you have to change if you wanted to find real rest on the Sabbath? Does the idea of making those excite or scare you?
5. Why wouldn’t you want to make those changes?

HAND: These questions help us bring truth and beliefs into our everyday life.
6. What day, or what chunk of a day, can you set aside for rest?
7. What activities will you avoid during that time?
8. What activities will you do during that time?