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“Then he said to them, ‘The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.’” - from Mark 2:23-28
"The solution to an over-busy life is not more time. It’s to slow down and simplify our lives around what really matters.” - John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
Rest is a command in the Bible. It’s one of the Ten Commandments. God wants his people to rest.
And, being the people we are, we’re good at turning good gifts into achievements we can use to trumpet as signs of our accomplishments.
There is a comic where there are two characters: one relaxed, and one high-strung. The relaxed one sees the other rushing around: “Woah woah woah. Slow down, friend. Dont'cha know that sometimes you have to stop and smell the flowers?"
The high-strung character, with a manic look on its face, inhales a dozen flowers, sniffing them as if his nose were a vacuum cleaner — to the alarm of the relaxed character. He then produces a comical trophy that looks like a gold nose sniffing golden flowers, lifting it up in victory. The trophy’s inscription reads: “flower smelling champion.”
[Continue reading at https://www.fbcmuncie.org/post/sabbath-for-us]
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Audio-Only Podcast Bumper Music is an arrangement of “Be Thou My Vision” by Dr. Clifton Davis, FBCM’s Worship Arts Pastor.
First Baptist Church, Muncie, Indiana is a Spirit-led Community gathered to join Christ’s presence in our community.
We gather at 309 East Adams Street, Muncie, Indiana, 47305, each week. Our worship service is at 10:45 a.m.
Our current scriptural watchword for this season is “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45).
These message recordings are meant to be shared.
Please rate us 5 stars on Spotify, Apple Music, or your podcasting app of choice and share with family and friends.
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By First Baptist Church Muncie Indiana“Then he said to them, ‘The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.’” - from Mark 2:23-28
"The solution to an over-busy life is not more time. It’s to slow down and simplify our lives around what really matters.” - John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
Rest is a command in the Bible. It’s one of the Ten Commandments. God wants his people to rest.
And, being the people we are, we’re good at turning good gifts into achievements we can use to trumpet as signs of our accomplishments.
There is a comic where there are two characters: one relaxed, and one high-strung. The relaxed one sees the other rushing around: “Woah woah woah. Slow down, friend. Dont'cha know that sometimes you have to stop and smell the flowers?"
The high-strung character, with a manic look on its face, inhales a dozen flowers, sniffing them as if his nose were a vacuum cleaner — to the alarm of the relaxed character. He then produces a comical trophy that looks like a gold nose sniffing golden flowers, lifting it up in victory. The trophy’s inscription reads: “flower smelling champion.”
[Continue reading at https://www.fbcmuncie.org/post/sabbath-for-us]
---
Audio-Only Podcast Bumper Music is an arrangement of “Be Thou My Vision” by Dr. Clifton Davis, FBCM’s Worship Arts Pastor.
First Baptist Church, Muncie, Indiana is a Spirit-led Community gathered to join Christ’s presence in our community.
We gather at 309 East Adams Street, Muncie, Indiana, 47305, each week. Our worship service is at 10:45 a.m.
Our current scriptural watchword for this season is “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45).
These message recordings are meant to be shared.
Please rate us 5 stars on Spotify, Apple Music, or your podcasting app of choice and share with family and friends.