What is your Sabbath like?
Without intentionality, community, and the grace of God, we will always veer toward a
If we overcome the hurdle of being too
on the Sabbath, we soon find the opposite struggle to be just as menacing: being too
on the Sabbath.
Genesis 2:1-3 CSB
Isaiah 58:1-12 CSB
God’s people were using spiritual disciplines for their own
“Like all spiritual disciplines, sabbath-keeping is a means of grace-a way of opening to the transforming work of God beyond anything we can accomplish for ourselves.” —Ruth Haley Barton
Isaiah 58:13-14 CSB
DISHONOR: Sabbath is
WORSHIP: Sabbath fills me with God’s
“Deal with boredom: God is on the other side.” —Matthew Sleeth
“Both in the silences of solitude and in the true fellowship of community, God becomes more real to us.” —Marva J. Dawn
Dishonor and delight can never
Make a dishonor list and a delight list.
5 Encouragements for Sabbath
1. Notice the
2. Sabbath is a
3. When you Sabbath, you’re never more than 6 days from
4. Morality is a
5. TODAY, not
“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” —Matthew 11:28-30 MSG
This week’s practice is up at formedbyjesus.com/sabbath