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"ARRIVE" Kids Ministry Coffee Break 2: Building rest and sabbath into your life as a children's ministry leaders. Learn to rest in the strength of the LORD instead of your own work.
Coffee Break 2 - Arrive Today’s break is called “ARRIVE” and it’s all about Sabbath.
You probably know this word from the 9 Commandments in Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 6 You may be thinking, “Joseph…it’s 10 Commandments, what’s your deal?” Yes, Moses received 10 words upon the mountain which have become our 10 commandments, but…seriously…do you practice Commandment #4 concerning Sabbath? Do you take a whole day for the Lord? I’m not talking about days that you are at church…because you are playing a role at church on those days. You are ministering, serving, worrying, planning, and implementing it all with volunteers and students. You are working on those days.
Don’t get me wrong, I love Sunday mornings. I am filled greatly by the gathering of the body in worship and fellowship. But that’s not a Sabbath day, for me. Sabbath’s origins are with people who were in oppression and slavery in Egypt. For generations, Israelites’ worth and value was determined by how many bricks they made. All day…every day…7 days a week…non-stop When God was re-creating the beloved community in the wilderness, the command was given to take a day for rest. This rest is all about what fills you up after pouring yourself out for the previous 6 days. Sabbath is about NOT-working A Jewish professor I had in school described it as a day of ARRIVING. We are always headed somewhere… on a quest… in pursuit… looking to attain, accomplish, and achieve Sabbath is a day when we stop this pursuing and, instead, arrive. We dwell in a day when everything that needs to be done is done. We have nothing to accomplish. We have nowhere to be. We have nothing to attain. We aren’t running errands We aren’t “catching up” on chores. We certainly are’t planning programming or teaching. We take a break from human-DOING to simply dwell in human-BEING So…when’s the last time you spent an entire day just BEING?
https://10bibleverses.com/#bible-verse-of-the-day
Now you understand why I jokingly call them the 9 Commandments. Our culture is so incredibly work-oriented. We are producers. If we DO take a day off, we either spend the day running errands and cleaning up or catching up because, if we don’t, we feel LAZY. We feel guilty about not pursuing…don’t we? This is why Sabbath is so important. The state of Creation is not hinging on us producing and pursuing non-stop. The world will keep spinning if we rest. We are to take a whole day to ARRIVE To find delight and joy To read a book (unless that’s work to you) To spend time outside To be with family and friends To eat good food To sleep To be close with our spouse To lounge To offer gratitude to God for being the sustainer of all things so we don’t have to For one day ARRIVAL It takes practice to develop this routine: start with an hour, then next week 2, then the next week 6 hours, then the next week all day. Taking a Sabbath every week is one of the 10 Commandments, for goodness sake It’s important It’s God-directed It’s God-modeled in Genesis 1 Model this for your people. Show them your value comes from God and not production Teach them through example to accept that good news as well. Find a day for recreation so that God can re-create you for the new week to come. Become a 10-commandment person and watch the blessings come.
This podcast is hosted by Rev. Joseph, who along with his wife Lauren Sanford write the Sanford Curriculum on The Sunday School Store. Don't miss our 10 Commandment Bible lessons for kids. Music brought to you by The Muse Maker: themusemaker.com See more free kids ministry lessons https://sundayschool.works/sunday-school-lessons/
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