Confession and ForgivenessMatthew 6:9-14Pray like this:Our Father in heaven,   may your name be kept holy.May your Kingdom come soon.May your will be done on earth,   as it is in heaven.Give us today the food we need,and forgive us our sins,   as we have forgiven those who sin against us.And don’t let us yield to temptation,   but rescue us from the evil one.“If you forgive those who sin against y...  Read More

INTRODUCTIONThe following is a guide to help facilitate discussion between you and the person you’re studying with, or with your Connect Group. Feel free to add, subtract, or change questions to fit the conversation, and pray for the Spirit to lead in all things.LITURGIES: Rest - Sabbath, Promised, Jubilee, An AttitudeOPENING QUESTION(S)What is true, reuse wanting rest for you? What does it take f...  Read More

Stop And ListenJeremiah 6:16-17This is what the Lord says:“Stop at the crossroads and look around.    Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it.Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls.    But you reply, ‘No, that’s not the road we want!’I posted watchmen over you who said,    ‘Listen for the sound of the alarm.’But you replied,    ‘No! We won’t pay attention!’As we finish this week...  Read More

Attitude Of RestIsaiah 30:15This is what the Sovereign Lord,    the Holy One of Israel, says:“Only in returning to me    and resting in me will you be saved.In quietness and confidence is your strength.    But you would have none of it.We have spent time so far this week talking about why we rest, the source, the frequency, and the discipline needed to stop. Today our text reminds us of two import...  Read More

Jubilee RestLeviticus 25:1-5While Moses was on Mount Sinai, the Lord said to him, “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. When you have entered the land I am giving you, the land itself must observe a Sabbath rest before the Lord every seventh year. For six years you may plant your fields and prune your vineyards and harvest your crops, but during the seventh year the land must h...  Read More

Promised RestHebrews 4:1-2God’s promise of entering his rest still stands, so we ought to tremble with fear that some of you might fail to experience it. For this good news—that God has prepared this rest—has been announced to us just as it was to them. But it did them no good because they didn’t share the faith of those who listened to God.This passage may be familiar to you if you have been on t...  Read More