rest – week 1 notes & 1:10 community group questions

Biblical Rest...

The biblical word for rest is SABBATH.

YouwereDESIGNEDforit. Genesis 2:1-3

TheSeventhDay,GodRests2 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2 And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. 3 So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.Genesis 2:1–3 (ESV)

GodCOMMANDSit. Exodus 20:9-11

Sabbath is more than just TAKINGABREAK.

True rest (sabbath) is JESUS.

Matthew 11:28-30 Hebrews 3-4

1:10HOMEWORKWhat is your reaction to the word and/or concept of “Sab-bath”?

Read Exodus 20:1-21. Accord-ing to this list, how important is practicing Sabbath to God?

Pastor Josh mentioned that Sabbath is about more than just taking time off. Why is simply taking time off, taking vacation, not really biblical rest?

What are some of the faulty ways you’ve tried to rest?

Outside of sleep, what are some things that provide rest for you? How have you successfully “rested”? Not just emptied yourself, but filled yourself. What restores you?

ReadMatthew11:28-30. Does your “rest” involve running to Jesus? Or simply running from something else?

ReadHebrews3-4.What does the writer of Hebrews teach us about rest?

Week 1 | June 3, 2012Wawasee Community Bible Church

Milford, IndianaPastor Josh Weiland