Luke tells us about Jesus in a very unique way. It's all through the lens of "sabbath". Jesus defines, and begins his own ministry in terms of sabbath. Our God is committed to giving rest. If that is what Jesus was doing then.... Isn't that what Jesus would be doing now?

The blessings for following God's law apply to the sabbath! But so do the curses! Find your rest entering into Christ's sabbath, and be blessed.

So God is calling us to rest. And He's calling us to bring rest to our house. So we're resting together? What does that look like in real life?

Sabbath is war against anything that would take God's place in your life. This week we take a peek deeper into God's rest. How God is inviting us into His rest. And how rest is an act of worship, not for us, but rather, for God! And how we image God when we give rest to others!

Sheep are restless. The hardest thing, is getting them to rest. Sheep would rather be consumed than rest. Sound familiar? The sheep think they know best, but the shepherd makes them rest.

We can only rest if we trust God. In Exodus 16 God is teaching his people to trust him by providing them daily bread. Just enough for each day. They had to let go of their anxiety about what they would eat tomorrow and trust that he would provide for them.

Rest is war in the cosmic realm. It's a war against the "taskmaster". There a four snapshots from Exodus that show us who the taskmaster is and how he tries to keep us from rest.

Rest is intertwined into creation, we were created for rest. But it's hard to rest when there's so much to do! It's easy to trade rest for escape. But God wants us to worship Him by resting.

What is your relationship with work? And how does it keep you from rest? When God created the world he established a liturgy of time, a weekly rhythm of work and rest. But our relationship with our work is complicated. The fall of humanity twisted our relationship with our work. Sin lies to us and tells we were made for work and we can use our work to satisfy our deepest longings and identity. But our God gives rest, and he teaches us to rest before he teaches us to work.

The wise men saw the sign in the sky that the king that was prophesied had arrived. The arrival of a child changes everything! How should Jesus' arrival change the way we live? The end of epiphany reminds us that the old life is falling apart but we hold onto it nevertheless. But the King has arrived and He is changing everything!

Is it worth it follow Jesus? Ruth thinks so. To the degree that she commits herself to what she knows will be a life of destitution and poverty with her mother in law Naomi. Jesus is calling you to follow Him. Will you?

Rahab spent a lifetime in the service of unfaithful men. But in a moment, she is transformed. She is saved. But why is she included in Jesus' genealogy? And what does this mean for us? Join us as we look at the five women listed in Jesus' genealogy, "The Mothers Of Jesus"

There's more to the story of Bathsheba than the "Sunday School" story we've heard. And there's a reason She is one of five women listed in Jesus' genealogy. It's a story about peace and where you will find it.

Five women are named in Jesus' genealogy. Tamar is the first. This is her story. Why is she included in Jesus' genealogy when this is unheard of in Jesus' day? And what does this mean for us? Well, you can't understand Jesus unless you know Judah, and you can't know Judah without Tamar!!

David meditates on Mercy. The Enemy uses unforgiveness against you. Stop listening to the accuser or you will become just like him.

David waits on the Lord. God fights his battle. What does this mean for us?

James gets at the heart of what "true faith" is. James remind you that what you do matters! Remember that God has not called you to a moment of faith, but rather a life of faith!

Everyone has life defining moments. In 1 kings we see some of Elijah's life defining moments. And from these we can know that God was to meet us when he calls us up on the mountain tops, and when we're hiding for fear of our lives. He meets us in wind, and fire, but also in the silence of a whisper. And he shows up, generation, after generation, after generation!

God called the first disciple to a life of faith. He calls every disciple to a life of faith. He's calling you too. Will you answer His call?

What do we leave those we leave behind when we die? We all leave something, good bad, or indifferent. But what Abraham passes down to his ancestors is something greater than anything money can buy. It's called Hope!