July 8 Insert Restoring Spiritual Disciplines - Sabbath .pdf
July 8 Insert Restoring Spiritual Disciplines - Sabbath .pdf
July 8 Insert Restoring Spiritual Disciplines - Sabbath .pdf
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Practical <strong>Sabbath</strong> Ideas1. Plan your <strong>Sabbath</strong>; record your plans in your calendar.2. Built-in relational times – couch time, sit-down dinners,walks, drives, picnics3. Naps4. Phone visits with someone you love5. Technology free periods – no TV, no computer, noplaystation, no radio6. Activity free, unscheduled periods; noise-free periods7. Ceasing from yard work, organized sports, errands,laundry, exercise, competition8. Breaking from things which normally stress youReflection Questions1. What compulsions cause you to resist ceasing?2. How does taking a <strong>Sabbath</strong> enhance your enjoyment andworship of God?3. What makes a <strong>Sabbath</strong> day nourishing and replenishing toyou?4. What happens to you when you go without regularrhythms of work and rest?Trying to practice the “spirit” without specific actions.Tackling too much at onceFailing to get broad buy-inNo accountabilityToo many exceptionsBecoming legalistic<strong>Sabbath</strong> StoppersSpirit of the <strong>Disciplines</strong>, Dallas WillardKeeping the <strong>Sabbath</strong> Holy, Marva Dawn<strong>Sabbath</strong>-Keeping, Lynne BaabA Man’s Guide to <strong>Spiritual</strong> <strong>Disciplines</strong>, Patrick Morley<strong>Sabbath</strong> Resources-<strong>Insert</strong> compiled with thoughts from Nelson Ould, Corey Widmer,Tommy Thompson, Third staff, and Dallas Willard
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