February 20, 2022

God’s Rest, and Ours | Genesis 1:31-2:3

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Passage: Genesis 1:31-2:3
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Bible Text: Genesis 1:31-2:3 | Preacher: David Maher | Introduction:
– 32% of working adults sleep less than 6 hours.
– 10-30% of all adults struggle with chronic insomnia.
– 1 in 5 Americans took some form of sleeping drug in 2021.

1) The Seventh Day (v1)
– Completes God’s creation by changing the focus form God’s work to God’s rest.

2) God’s Rest (v2)
– The opposite of ‘rest’ is not ‘work’, but restlessness.
– Restlessness is a foretaste of hell.

3) Our Rest (v3)
– ‘God blessed the seventh day and made it holy.’
– God made the Sabbath for man, not man for the Sabbath.
– What, if anything, is special about your Sunday?

Conclusion:
– Set apart your Sunday as a day wholly unto God.