This is a re-post of our Sermons+ podcast that includes answers to our text-in questions as well as Pastor Sam's sermon on Sabbath from the summer of 2019. We are posting this as a resource for episode 046 on Sabbath and "The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry".

Sermon: A Long Long Time Ago God Rested
Preacher: Pastor Sam Sessa
Text: Genesis 2:1-2 and Mark 2:23-3:6

Text-In Questions:

1) Is there a special day of the week that is considered the Sabbath? Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, etc. Or is the Sabbath the 7th day?

2) Does the Sabbath have to be a weekend day (especially if you're clergy or a health care worker)? If not, does it have to be the same day of the week...ie, every Wednesday to make it the 7th day? Or can you select a day each week as your "personal Sabbath"?

3) Why do we worship on Sunday instead of Saturday?

4) Are ministers exempt from working on the Sabbath?

5) A very devout Jewish (reformed I think) colleague once told me that the the current meaning of the Hebrew word for day used in Genesis is a 24 hour day but the meaning when Genesis was written was different. What do you think? My first thought is Peter's thousand year statement.

6) In your sermon you said that Sabbath is a gift from God. Yet it is in the 10 Commandments. Are the 10 Commandments laws that we follow or gifts? They don't feel like gifts.

7) How can I change my internal rhythm to a Sabbath rhythm?