Solid Ground Week Two – January 22, 2023

READ. PRAY. SING. SERVE. REST.

As For Me and My House: Embracing Worship Rhythms At Home (Learn More)

“…an over busy, hurried life of speed is the new normal in the Western world, and it’s toxic. Psychologists tell us anxiety is often the canary in the coal min, our souls’ way of telling was something is deeply wrong and we need to fix it.” “Hurry is a form of violence to the soul.” – John Mark Comer: The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

  • Psalm 46:10

Worship Takes Work

  • Deuteronomy 5:12-15

Elements of Rest #1 – We Must Observe The Sabbath And Keep It Holy

  • Exodus 31:13

Elements of Rest #2 – 6 Days for ALL the Work + 1 Day of NO Work

Elements of Rest #3 – We Should Remember Our Slavery To Sin And Worship God As Our Redeemer

Elements of Rest #4 – God Rested And So Should We

  • Genesis 2:2-3

Menuha is not just a nap on the couch. It’s a restfulness that’s also a celebration. It’s often translated ‘happiness.” And to the Jews, menuha is something you create. It’s not just that you stop working and sit on the couch for a day every week. It’s about cultivating an environment, an atmosphere to enjoy your life, your world, and your God. It’s more a mode of being than a twenty-four-hour time slot.” – John Mark Comer: Garden City

  • Hebrews 4:9-11

Elements of Rest #5 – Strive To Enter Rest

spoudazo – to be eager (v. – to have or show keen interest, intense desire, or impatient expectancy.)
  • Matthew 11:28-30
Elements of Rest
#1 – We Must Observe The Sabbath And Keep It Holy
#2 – 6 Days for ALL the Work + 1 Day of NO Work
#3 – Remember Our Slavery to Sin and Worship God as our Deliverer
#4 – God Rested And So Should We
#5 – We Must Strive To Enter Rest

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