Ten Words of Life #5: The Freedom of Rest (Exodus 20:8-11)

“Sabbath is that ancient idea and practice of intentional rest that has long been discarded by much of the church and our world. Sabbath is not new. Sabbath is just new to us. Historically, Christians have kept some form or another of the Sabbath for some two thousand years. But it has largely been forgotten by the church, which has uncritically mimicked the rhythms of the industrial and success-obsessed West . . . The result of our Sabbath amnesia is that we have become perhaps the most emotionally exhausted, psychologically overworked, spiritually malnourished people in history.” - A.J. Swoboda In this week's message from our Large Group meeting, we look at the Fourth Command from Exodus 20:8-11. This command instructs us to worship and enjoy God with our  schedules, by embracing God's rhythms of Sabbath rest. (*Note: we used a new microphone so the audio is a little distorted at times. We are sorry for the poor audio quality, and hope the message is still helpful to you.)