The Sabbath Principle Spiritual Discipline of Rest Genesis 2:13

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The Sabbath Principle(Spiritual Discipline of
Rest)Genesis 21-3
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The Sabbath Principle

• When day came, Jesus left and went to a secluded
  place and the crowds were searching for Him, and
  came to Him and tried to keep Him from going away
  from them. But He said to them, I must preach
  the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for
  I was sent for this purpose. So He kept on
  preaching in the synagogues of Judea. Luke 442-44

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The Sabbath Principle

• Observe the law of Sabbath rest
• Reasons
• Based on Gods example
• Reminder of emancipation
• Sign of the future
• Important to God

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The Sabbath Principle

• Observe the law of Sabbath rest
• Reasons
• Benefits

And He said to them, Come away by yourselves to
a secluded place and rest a while. (For there
were many people coming and going, and they did
not even have time to eat.) Mark 631
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The Sabbath Principle

• Observe the law of Sabbath rest
• Reasons
• Benefits

Cease striving and know that I am God I will be
exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in
the earth.Psalm 4610
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The Sabbath Principle

• Observe the law of Sabbath rest
• Learn from the example of Christ

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Jesus and rest

• Before and after a day of ministry Mk. 135
  Lk. 516
• After Johns arrest Mt. 412
• After Johns death Mt. 1413-14
• After feeding 5000 Mt. 1422-23
• After teaching Mt. 1521
• After disciples returned from ministry Lk.
  910-11

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The Sabbath Principle

• Observe the law of Sabbath rest
• Learn from the example of Christ
• Sabbath principles to apply

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