Keeping sabbath is an act of resistance. In this sermon, Jordan explores three lies of identity (we are what we do, we are what we have, and we are what others say about us) and how practicing sabbath helps us to resist these lies and lean into the truth that we are God's beloved.
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Discussion Questions:
- Have you ever had a really busy week or season that left you feeling exhausted or burned out? What was it like to finally stop and rest after such a hard time? What did rest look like?
- The Israelites were forced into harsh labor, day in and day out. How do you think they might have reacted to God’s command to stop and rest? Would it have been easy for them? Difficult?
- Bruggemann writes that God is a “Sabbath-keeping God… a Sabbath-giving God, and a Sabbath-commanding God.” Which one of these sticks out to you the most? Why?
- Nouwen describes three lies of identity: I am what I do, I am what I have, and I am what others say about me. Do you see any evidence of these lies of identity at work in the world around you or in your own story?
- How might keeping the Sabbath help us resist those lies of identity?
