Rest | Sabbath
There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his. Hebrews 4:9–10 (NIV)
The following list of resources is provided to help us grow as a community that understands and practices rhythms of rest.
Resources to help us understand the meaning of rest
Video Resources
4th Commandment - Remember the Sabbath. Yahweh commands Israel to stop their laboring and rest on the seventh day of every week. What is the point of this weekly practice, and how can it shape those who follow it?
Sabbath. The Bible opens with God creating an ordered world from chaos in six days before resting on the seventh day. This pattern of seven that ends with divine-human rest echoes throughout Scripture. Jesus embraces this theme in his mission to establish God’s Kingdom on Earth, where humanity and God will finally rest together.
God Rests on the Seventh Day. In this Bible Project Classroom session, you will consider the significance of the number 7 in Genesis 1 and how that connects to the rest the Lord takes on the seventh day.
Audio Resources
BibleProject Podcast Series
Seventh-Day Rest/ Sabbath. What is the Sabbath? It's more than an antiquated law. It’s about the design of time and the human quest for rest. The Sabbath and seventh-day rest is one of the key themes that starts on page one of the Bible and weaves beautifully all the way through the biblical story.
Sermons preached at Harbor City
Embracing Sabbath. A series of sermons preached in 2024 on the theme of Sabbath.
A Future Rest. A sermon in our series on Hebrews that explores the meaning of rest in light of our union with Christ.
Books
Sabbath Keeping: Finding Freedom in the Rhythms of Rest by Lynne Baab
Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now by Walter Bruggemann
Resources to help us pursue the practice of rest
This four-week video series is an ideal resource to use with a few other people. It provides concrete steps we can take to help us implement rhythms of rest into our lives.
An invitation to true rest in community - This is a resource provided by Practicing the Way that provides a simple structure for rest. It is also intended to be used in community.