OUTLINE:

“Sabbath”
from shabbathon (Hebrew) – means to make cease; translated “complete rest (4), rest (4), sabbath observance (1), sabbatical (1), solemn rest (1)”

Integrity to God’s Purposes
There’s nothing heroic about burn-out. If you run the first mile of a marathon without regard for the remaining 25.2 miles, you’re an idiot, not a role model.

Everything comes at a cost.

The “Law” of Easy
If something’s easy for you, chances are someone else has made it so through hard labor.

Ro 4:4
Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due.

Defending Against Attacks
The craftier the enemy, the more subtle the attacks, the more traps have been set, and the greater the “surgical precision” required by the righteous party in their defense. (1Pe 3:8-22)

“always being prepared to make a defense”
Although we’d like to let our guards down, we can’t. When defending against a truly wily opponent, the only way to beat them is to dismantle their argument with Truth (Mt 10:16).

Defending Against Attacks
The craftier the enemy, the more subtle the attacks, the more traps have been set, and the greater the “surgical precision” required by the righteous party in their defense. (1Pe 3:8-22)

“always being prepared to make a defense”
Although we’d like to let our guards down, we can’t. When defending against a truly wily opponent, the only way to beat them is to dismantle their argument with Truth (Mt 10:16).

Defending Against Attacks
The craftier the enemy, the more subtle the attacks, the more traps have been set, and the greater the “surgical precision” required by the righteous party in their defense. (1Pe 3:8-22)

“always being prepared to make a defense”
Although we’d like to let our guards down, we can’t. When defending against a truly wily opponent, the only way to beat them is to dismantle their argument with Truth (Mt 10:16).

The “Law” of Easy
If something’s easy for you, chances are someone else has made it so through hard labor.

2Co 12:15 [Message]
I’d be most happy to empty my pockets, even mortgage my life, for your good. So how does it happen that the more I love you, the less I’m loved?

You are blessed to be members of this congregation.

The “Law” of Easy
If something’s easy for you, chances are someone else has made it so through hard labor.