Brand New
A Brand New Day
Pastor Kirk, April 19, 2021
Read: Luke 6:1-11
Big Idea: Jesus invites you to see your day in a brand new way. Sabbath is a gift from God that brings healing to our souls and rest for our bodies. To observe Sabbath you have to live everyday under the rule and reign of God.
Getting to Know Each Other (Start Here):
- What has been restful for you in the last month?
Going Deeper:
- Is Sabbath a regular rhythm in your life? How does it help you focus on Jesus and restore you?
- How do you make your Sabbath, life giving and restful? Are there some changes that you need to make to how you rest on Sabbath?
- We just came out of lent, a time when some Christians choose to give up things in their life to grow closer to God. What would it look to do something similar on the Sabbath?
- Read Matt 12:1-14; what does the Holy Spirit illuminate to you as a group about Sabbath and Jesus being the Lord of the Sabbath?
- How is rest lived out as a regular rhythm of life? Why do you think God incorporated it into creation?
- Do you think that Sabbath is a provision from God, command, or some sort of combination?
- Do you trust that God will provide for you while you rest? What does resting in God look like for you?
- How would you describe what Sabbath living is to someone?
- What’s something you have control over that God is asking you to give up? How can a Sabbath help you release that?
Apply it:
- Commit to taking a regular Sabbath.
- Reflect on Psalm 46 and what it teaches you about being still before God. What are the benefits?
Spend time praying for and with each other. (If you are comfortable allow moments of silence to linger to hear from God).
