Rest 3: Sabbath Controversies

Genesis

Rest 4: Principles for Celebrating the Sabbath

Based on the audio, how would you summarize what we should do and not do on a weekly Sabbath? How do the categories of “acts of mercy” and “acts of necessity” help bring clarity to your Sabbath-day decisions? What questions regarding the practice of Sabbath do you still have?

Rest 3: Sabbath Controversies

What can you do to further develop your own personal conviction regarding celebrating the Sabbath? How does the fact that the Sabbath points forward to our eternal rest motivate you to learn to celebrate the Sabbath?

Rest 2: A Theology of Sabbath

Is the biblical concept of Sabbath familiar to you? What have you previously believed about the Sabbath or sabbath rest? How do you think Jesus’ teaching about the Sabbath brought clarity to our understanding?

Rest 1: The Gospel and Rest

Before beginning this cohort, what was your understanding of the nature of rest? Would you say that you need more or less rest in your life? In what way does the gospel bring you rest? How have you previously viewed the concept of “Sabbath”? Is Sabbath rest a regular part of your life?