Great Oaks Community Church

On Sunday, Pastor Jake continued our “Rhythm” series with week 4 – Sabbath Rhythm. We were created by God to be image-bearers and agents of reconciliation in this world. And yet, most of us are too hurried, tired, and stressed out to even think about that. We’re out of step with God’s rhythm for our lives. God sees us and says, “you need the Sabbath!” The Sabbath is a rhythm that goes all the way back to creation – God created for 6 days and on the 7th He rested, making it holy. It’s one of the big 10! In Exodus 31, God even said that if you don’t keep the Sabbath you should be killed. Even so, we live like this command isn’t even in the Bible (or at best just a nice suggestion). If we’re going to be in step with God’s rhythm, we need to change that. Sabbath is serious business. It’s not an option. It’s a command. Not to add stress to our lives and chain us up, but instead to take stress away and liberate