The River Church of the South Bay

Sabbath

Matt Engle

"Jesus’ words in Mark 2:27 reveal to us a true gift from God...the Sabbath. Yet, if there is a gift from God that many of us choose to reject it is the Sabbath. “Stop work and rest” that’s impractical. “One day off from work” I cannot afford to take time off. Our culture does not honor a break from our productive lives. Yet, the Sabbath is a gift from God that we need to receive. It is a gift that makes space for us to hear from God, enjoy God, receive the good things God wants to give us, and allows us to love our neighbor."

View the worksheet on the Sabbath, written by Matt Engle, here.

Go deeper with additional materials related to this topic:

  • Listen to the sermon on Sabbath by Brooke Andrews here
  • "Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now" by Walter Brueggemann
  • "The Sabbath" by Abraham Joshua Heschel
  • Bible Project: Sabbath 5min video bibleproject.com