Passages – Exodus 20:8-11; Exodus 16:13-30; Mark 2:23-3:6
Our Sundays should be: days of commemoration; days of ceasing work; days of consecration; days of commitment to God; and days of comfort and challenge. The truly biblical sabbath is one that puts the rest of the week (and all our lives) into a proper perspective. If we neglect the sabbath principle, our lives will soon become chaotically and disastrously disordered. Keeping the sabbath principle opens our lives to be blessed by God.
Video : Jim at the Family Service
Questions:
- What are the things you do in a typical week?
- What keeps you from slowing down in life, and with God?
- Why is the value of rest so important?
- Slowing down and taking time off often means saying no to things. What might you need to say no to this week in order to build a "day of rest" into your week
Music for reflection :
- Psalm 23, a setting by Herbert Howells, performed by the Choir of St. John’s College Cambridge, directed by Christopher Robinson, NAXOS
- L’Ultima Volta by Ludovico Einuadi, performed by the composer, (1996) Sony BMG
- O Lord, in Thee is All My Trust by Thomas Tallis, performed by the Hilliard Ensemble with Jan Garbarek, Mnemosyne, (1999) ECM Records
- O For a Closer Walk with God by C. V. Stanford, performed by the Choir of King’s College Cambridge with John Mark Ainsley, conducted by Stephen Cleobury, Stanford: Sacred Choral Works, (1997) EMI
Songs :
- Rest in You by Mia Feldes, Hillsong United, Look to You, (2005) Authentic Music
- Faithful One by Brian Doerksen, You Shine : Live from Dublin, (2002) Integrity Media
- Still by Reuben Morgan, Hope, (2002) Hillsong Publishing
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