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For Your Own Good

If you ever played in an organized sport, you likely remember your coach telling you to get some rest before a big game. If you ever traveled for a team sporting event, your coach likely gave you and your teammates a curfew that was strictly enforced (e.g., if you broke curfew, you would be benched). […]

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The Need for Rest – Revisited

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 PurposesThere’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

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Part 3 – The Need For Rest

OUTLINE: The Office of Pastor-TeacherThere’s a lot of behind the scenes work and pressure that come with being a Pastor. And even if we don’t understand all the nuances, we should just be thankful. “Sabbath”from shabbathon (Hebrew) – means to make cease; translated “complete rest (4), rest (4), sabbath observance (1), sabbatical (1), solemn rest

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Part 2 – The Need For Rest

OUTLINE: “Sabbath”from shabbathon (Hebrew) – means to make cease; translated “complete rest (4), rest (4), sabbath observance (1), sabbatical (1), solemn rest (1)” “The Sabbath was made for man”The Jews made a religion out of something that was designed to give them rest……and, as a result, they actually robbed themselves of the very fruit of

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Part 1 – The Need For Rest

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 PurposesThere’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. 2Th

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