Whispering Pines Church

Students of the Savior: Lord of the Sabbath Matthew 12:1-14 At long last, we have the opportunity to explore the God-given command to rest. Here in the first section of chapter twelve, Jesus is confronted for supposedly breaking sabbath laws. Jesus seems to address the command to rest in a unique way, saying that it is “lawful to do good on the sabbath.” In a Christian culture that often promotes busy-ness as a virtue, particularly within the church, how do we balance rest and work? How do we ensure that we’re not falling prey to the tyranny of the urgent, and setting aside time for the more inefficient aspects of our life with God? Jesus’ words in Mark two are helpful for us in this, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath” (Mark 2:27). Join us as we look to Jesus to help us understand rest and its place in our lives. Pastor Nate Roschen