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iLife Recap

iLife Recap. Informal Poll: “How many of you will be going home to take a nap?”. Pastor Leon’s Ideal Sunday Afternoon. What does the word “Sabbath” mean to you?. Remember when things were “closed on Sunday?”. Chik-FilA & Sabbath keeping.

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iLife Recap

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  1. iLife Recap

  2. Informal Poll: “How many of you will be going home to take a nap?”

  3. Pastor Leon’s Ideal Sunday Afternoon

  4. What does the word “Sabbath” mean to you?

  5. Remember when things were “closed on Sunday?”

  6. Chik-FilA & Sabbath keeping

  7. The definition of Sabbath in ancient Hebrew had two meanings: Rest, Cessation of Labor

  8. Not doing the things that you normally had to do...

  9. The Fourth Commandment

  10. Exodus 20:8-11“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 your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns.

  11. 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.

  12. Want to know how serious God was about this?

  13. Exodus 31:12-18Then the LORD said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘You must observe my Sabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, so you may know that I am the LORD, who makes you holy.“‘Observe the Sabbath, because it is holy to you. Anyone who desecrates it is to be put to death;

  14. those who do any work on that day must be cut off from their people. For six days work is to be done, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day is to be put to death. The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath, celebrating it for the generations to come as a lasting covenant.

  15. It will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.’”When the LORD finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the covenant law, the tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.

  16. Busy-ness is a Badge of Honor in our culture. What about in ancient culture?

  17. There was no such thing as a day off. The Hebrews had been slaves for 400 years.

  18. Sabbath keeping was much deeper than just a day. In the beginning it was about a Sabbath centered life.

  19. IGNORING GOD’S COMMANDS TO LIVE A SABBATH CENTERED LIFE WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH.

  20. So what really happened on that mountain with God & Moses?

  21. 1. God has a purpose

  22. God wants us to recognize who He is, and what He has done for us. We have the freedom to stop.

  23. 2. God led by Example.

  24. Rested after creatingBusy-ness is the ultimate achievement in our cultureRest is something you do when you’re old or dead.

  25. The Chinese pictograph for “busy” is to pictures: “heart” & “killing”

  26. But here’s how all of this can get messed up...

  27. Jesus & the Pharisees“Man was not made for the Sabbath.”

  28. When they kept it so rigidly, they became slaves to the rules.

  29. SO WHAT DO WE DO?

  30. 1. God wants us to keep his “sabbaths” and make them holy.

  31. Holy: set apart, sacred, points to God. More than just a day, it’s a lifestyle.

  32. 2. God wants us to Re-Order our lives.

  33. Evening & Morning: what if your day began when you got home?

  34. Evening & Morning: What if your sacred space was your dinner table?

  35. IGNORING GOD’S COMMANDS TO LIVE A SABBATH-CENTERED LIFE WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH

  36. What will I shut down, turn off, stop doing this week?What will I do to re-order my day...

  37. And begin saving my life...

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