We started a mini-series at Crash last night. Talking about the idea of Sabbath. We quickly connected Sabbath to our Tension series in August as it is a discipline we feel helps us live amidst the tension God is calling us into. But, we felt it needed more of a fair shake.
As always, check out the podcast in the iTunes store or on rhinocrash.org on Tuesday afternoon.
Week 1 was titled “Sabbath and My World.” Big Idea was “Observing and remembering the Sabbath reorients our focus onto God and off of ourselves.”
Some soundbites for your Monday morning include:
-”I was yelling at this guy DUDE DUDE DUDE!!! Completely embarassed my wife.”
-”Honey, I think they had been to the restaurant more times than we had….Huh, no wonder I was getting the evil eye all night.”
-”God is the creator and sustainer of all life. We are not.”
-”Sabbath was part of God’s design for human life from the very beginning.”
-”Sabbath wasn’t created to give us a break from work, as if work were bad. Work is good, Sabbath is good. I think we will have both in heaven. Both were present in the very beginning.”
-”Many of us struggle to disconnect because we believe the world will fall into a cataclysmic disaster along the lines of crappy movies like Armageddon, Deep Impact and Knowing.”
-”Job and Ecclesiastes are two of the best, yet most often overlooked books in the Bible…some of you have only experienced Job via Mission:Impossible.”
-”Is it possible that God might be saying to us what he was saying to Job – ‘are you done yet?’”
-”Sabbath is important because of Resurrection since we realize the limitations of our life, our influence, our ability to produce the outcomes we want. We are mortal, we will die, and much of what we do will die with us.”
-”Many of us resist Sabbath because Sabbath pops the bubble of our over-inflated view of ourselves.”

Part 2 is next week. Before then, read Mark 2:23-3:6. Consider two questions:
-Why is Sabbath made for man?
-Why do you resist Sabbath
Also, read 1 Corinthians 11:17-34. Consider the question:
-What would it mean for me to seek reconciliation with my friends, family, and co-workers.

We will celebrate communion as a part of Crash on Sunday, September 6th.