New Life Fellowship – Lent 2010 Receive the Gift of Sabbath

Jeremiah 17:19-27

Mission StatementWe are a community that:

--points people to a deep, personal relationship with Jesus,

--embraces a Rule of Life, and

--bridges racial, cultural, economic and gender barriers

New Life Fellowship – Lent 2010Receive the Gift of Sabbath

• 6 p.m.-6 p.m. Saturday to Sunday

• 6 p.m.- 6 p.m. Friday to Saturday

Ten Commandments (Deut. 5:6-21)

1. You shall have no other gods before me

2. You shall not make for yourself an idol.

3. You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God.

4. Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord our God. On it you shall not do any work,... For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy”

5. Honor your father and your mother.

6. You shall not murder

7. You shall not commit adultery.

8. You shall not steal.

9. You shall not give false witness.

10. You shall not covet.

New Life Fellowship – Lent 2010Receive the Gift of Sabbath

Sabbath – ( Hebrew: SHABAT)

• stop

• rest

• delight

• contemplate

for a 24 hour period each week.

4 Qualities to Biblical Sabbath:

1. Stop

2. Rest

4 Qualities to Biblical Sabbath:

Stopping

Resting from: • work

• hurry

• multitasking

• anxiety/worry

• catching up errands

• “have to’s” and “shoulds”

4 Qualities to Biblical Sabbath:

1. Stop

2. Rest

3. Delight

4 Qualities to Biblical Sabbath:

1. Stop

2. Rest

3. Delight

4. Contemplate

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This and more available on our website, book table,& in the Shell Room

some of our Sabbath Resources…

Free Resources at www.newlifefellowship.org

Booklet (in PDF form)

FAQs (and answers!) about Sabbath-Keeping

Audio of 4-part Sabbath Sermon Series

Interviews about living the Sabbath

Jewish Sabbath Prayers

And much more…

FAQ’sHow do I go about deciding what specific activities are acceptable and unacceptable on the Sabbath?

Isn’t Jesus our Sabbath-rest? Is this another works-righteousness?

How do I cease from the work of parenting?

What do I about my children who aren’t interested in Sabbath?

What about sports and extra-curricular activities your children may be involved in?

What do I do about my tendency to perfectionism?

Next Steps1. Decide on the day

2. Reflect on the following questions

a. What do I need to stop that relates to my work --- paid and unpaid?

b. What activities create rest and delight for me?

c. How can I structure my Sabbath to cultivate to help me see God’s goodness and

miracles all around me?