Sabbath

Are You Ready to Apprentice Under Jesus?

If you’ve joined us at Hope Community Church anytime in the past several weeks, you know how valuable we think a Sabbath practice is to both our spiritual life and our physical/mental/emotional health. And Sabbath is just one part of the bigger picture that we’re working towards at Hope.

Ultimately, our goal as Jesus-followers is to be his disciples. A better word for that is an apprentice. What does an apprentice do? An apprentice watches their teacher, learns from their teacher, and then does what their teacher does. As disciples of Jesus, apprentices of Jesus, we use scripture to examine the life of Jesus and then put it into practice in our own lives and our own contexts.

We’ve spent four weeks talking about Sabbath, learning about Sabbath, and now it’s time to put it into practice; to take one step towards a full day of rest and delight and worship. And although Sabbath is an individual commitment, as all things in faith it’s actually best done in community.

If you’re ready to take a next step in Sabbath practice, I invite you into a formation group for the Sabbath Practice. Developed by John Mark Comer and the organization Practicing the Way, the Sabbath Practice is a four week small group experience that incorporates video teaching, group discussion, and weekly application to lead you into developing Sabbath as part of your weekly rhythm.

The Sabbath Practice is applicable at any life stage and provides multiple levels of interaction. Whether you just want to learn a little more or you’re ready to completely immerse yourselves in the practice, you’ll find this small group experience provides just what you need. 

Register here for more information.