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This week we prayed the collect for Proper 29 (Christ the King) and discussed sabbath. Ben tries not to ask any rhetorical questions, and we try and understand why God rests as well as how we are called to rest.
Notes:
1. The collect this week was Collect for Proper 29, from Book of Common Prayer (BCP), p. 236.
2. What is Sabbath? The Hebrew word Sabbath means rest. It is particularly good to explore around Thanksgiving week, when this comes out, as it is a time that many (not all) folks get a chance to take a break!
3. Genesis 2:1-3 - “The original Sabbath,” or God resting on the seventh day.
4. Does a sabbath practice necessitate resting with God, or just resting? Perhaps we always rest in God, no matter what ways we choose to rest.
5. Exodus 20:8-10 - The commandment to remember the Sabbath (and keep it holy)!
6. Is the Sabbath the same as the Lord’s Day? Why do we worship on Sundays, why do others worship on Saturdays?
7. Is it possible for everyone to have the same Sabbath? Ben does not think so, not with the need for first responders and those who provide others with food. However, hopefully everyone can take a sabbath, if not “the sabbath”— and it is a moral imperative to make that possible for all people.
8. Should we set aside our social media on the Sabbath? We have a good conversation about if social media is or can be restful.
9. When should we take a sabbath? What would it look like for YOU to take a Sabbath?
Make sure you share this podcast with a friend!
https://www.stjohnslynchburg.org/podcast
We’ll be back in mid-December after Thanksgiving; Join us next time as we discuss creating a Rule of Life, integrating spiritual disciplines into our lives, and conclude our season on the spiritual disciplines!
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By St. John's LynchburgThis week we prayed the collect for Proper 29 (Christ the King) and discussed sabbath. Ben tries not to ask any rhetorical questions, and we try and understand why God rests as well as how we are called to rest.
Notes:
1. The collect this week was Collect for Proper 29, from Book of Common Prayer (BCP), p. 236.
2. What is Sabbath? The Hebrew word Sabbath means rest. It is particularly good to explore around Thanksgiving week, when this comes out, as it is a time that many (not all) folks get a chance to take a break!
3. Genesis 2:1-3 - “The original Sabbath,” or God resting on the seventh day.
4. Does a sabbath practice necessitate resting with God, or just resting? Perhaps we always rest in God, no matter what ways we choose to rest.
5. Exodus 20:8-10 - The commandment to remember the Sabbath (and keep it holy)!
6. Is the Sabbath the same as the Lord’s Day? Why do we worship on Sundays, why do others worship on Saturdays?
7. Is it possible for everyone to have the same Sabbath? Ben does not think so, not with the need for first responders and those who provide others with food. However, hopefully everyone can take a sabbath, if not “the sabbath”— and it is a moral imperative to make that possible for all people.
8. Should we set aside our social media on the Sabbath? We have a good conversation about if social media is or can be restful.
9. When should we take a sabbath? What would it look like for YOU to take a Sabbath?
Make sure you share this podcast with a friend!
https://www.stjohnslynchburg.org/podcast
We’ll be back in mid-December after Thanksgiving; Join us next time as we discuss creating a Rule of Life, integrating spiritual disciplines into our lives, and conclude our season on the spiritual disciplines!