Sabbath (Psalm 92)

SERMON NOTES

Sermon Series: Spiritual Rhythms of the Psalms

Sermon Title: Sabbath

Sermon Text: Psalm 92

Spiritual Rhythms (or spiritual practices or disciplines) guide us in regular participation in the deepening of our awareness of God and our affection for God

The Reason for Sabbath (v1-5)

1. Delighting in who God is (v1-3)

2. Delighting in what God has done (v4-5)

The Result of Sabbath (v6-15)

1. The result of rejecting the gift of Sabbath (v6-7)

2. The result of receiving the gift of Sabbath (v8-15)

Delighting in Sabbath

1. Sabbath is a gift

2. Sabbath is a choice

3. Sabbath is counter cultural

4. Sabbath is not your day off

5. Sabbath is not just about restricting, but also about pursuing

6. Sabbath is unique to you

7. Sabbath is not just about you

8. Sabbath requires intentionality

   WHAT are you going to and not do?

   HOW are you going to do it?

   WHEN are you going to Sabbath?

   WHERE are you going to Sabbath?

   WHO are you going to Sabbath with?

   WHY are you going to Sabbath?

9. Sabbath stirs anticipation

10. Sabbath results in reflection

HOW did you delight in God?

What did you enjoy most?

What worked well and how will you incorporate next time?

What did not work well and how will you adjust next time?

Reflecting on Psalm 92

1. Delight in who God is (v1-3)

2. Delight in what God has done (v4-5)

3. Delight in this incredible gift of Sabbath given to us by God (v12-15)

SERMON FOOTNOTES

• “Sabbath is the most precious present mankind has received from the treasure house of God.” - Abraham Heschel, The Sabbath (p18)

• “It is only when we slow down our lives that we can catch up to God.” - NT Wright, taken from The Deeply Formed Life by Rich Villodas (p7)

• “[T]he heart of Sabbath is that we cease our work so that we can rest and delight in God and God’s good gifts.” - Ruth Haley Barton, Sacred Rhythms (p139)

• “[T]he rest of the week must be lived in such a way as to make sabbath possible.” - Ruth Haley Barton, Sacred Rhythms (p134)

Additional Resources

• Sabbath by Dan Allender

• Sabbath as Resistance: Saying NO to the Culture of NOW by Walter Brueggeman

• Sabbath Keeping by Lynne Baab