"Time is Sacred" - Genesis 2:1-3 - Nathan Edwards

In a very good creation time is God-centered.

Questions for Personal Reflection:

1. Where are you feeling the pressure of time in your life?

2. Gandalf said, “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is _____.’” Consider the blank filled with “ours” vs. “given us.” Which meaning more reflects your default view of time? Why do you think culture prefers us to view time as “ours”? How does our view of time affect how we decide to use it?

3. Read Colossians 3:23-24: How do these verses motivate quality and integrity in your work? How can we use the quality and integrity of our work to be a witness to God?

4. What are some signs we may be idolizing work? Idolizing rest?

5. God’s Sabbath blessing offers us time to (1) recharge (2) release and (3) rejoice. Which of these do you feel most in need of today and why? What might help you receive the fullness of this gift in your Sabbath?

6. Read Hebrews 10:23-25: What does weekly congregational worship do for being faithful with the time given us? Share an example of being stirred up to love and good works by the fellowship of believers?

7. Read Matthew 11:28-30. What burden or labor do you specifically need rest from? How can trusting in Jesus lift this burden and give you rest?