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Made for Mondays: Work and the Glory of God Sermon: Work and Sabbath Exodus 20:8-11; Deuteronomy 5:12, 15 Sermon Summary The Big Idea of this study is that Sabbath rest is a reminder or our identity as image bearers and our freedom from slavery. Yes, work is God’s good idea for us. It is to bring him glory. But every six days we are supposed to stop work and rest. There are two texts which help us understand why work combined with rest is so important. Each gives us different but complementary reasons to observe Sabbath. The Exodus text tells us it is because God rested on the 7th day of creation. As his image bearers we are to be like him and take time to enjoy and reflect upon his creation. In the Deuteronomy passage we are to observe the Sabbath because it is a reminder of our emancipation from slavery. Here we have two really important Biblical themes. The first reminds us of who we are. We are to follow the Lord’s pattern at creation and rest after six days because we are like Him. This truth that we are