William Barclay wrote, "The simple fact is that the world is too busy to give the Holy Spirit a chance to enter in."  In our world of busy-ness and hustle and hurry, it's so easy to miss what God is doing.  In this message, we conclude our series evaluating our way of life by looking at the story of a healing Jesus conducts on the Sabbath.  Everything we've looked at - way of life, rule of life, slowness, Sabbath - is about positioning ourselves to be healed by Jesus.  

Scripture Text: Luke 13:10-17

We live in a 24/7 world.  Contemporary conveniences, labor saving devices, and modern technology make it possible to stay connected all the time.  But for all the good this affords us, there's a shadow side too.  We're overworked, overbusy, and overwhelmed.  But Jesus offers a different way.  His people are given the gift of living 24/6...which is a very counter-cultural approach.   

 This week, we begin exploring the tradition of Sabbath - what it is, how it was practiced in the first century, and what Jesus had to say about it.