Stone 3: Daily Rhythms
Pastor Miles
10/11/2015
1. To follow Jesus we need a rhythm of the day.
"Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved."
Acts 2:46-47 NIV
"See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called "Today," so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness."
Hebrews 3:12-13 NIV
"Then he said to them all: "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me."
Luke 9:23 NIV
Jesus cannot be Lord of your life if he is not Lord of your day.
2. To follow Jesus we need a rhythm of Sabbath rest.
""Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy."
Exodus 20:8-11 NIV
"Then he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath."
Mark 2:27 NIV
A weekly Sabbath is a weekly alignment of your soul.
We realign ourselves to the principles and values of God as revealed in scripture.
A. A rhythm of worship.
Reminding ourselves of who is worthy in our lives.
"Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.' ""
Luke 4:8 NIV
"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."
Matthew 6:33 NIV
B. A rhythm of generosity.
The value of a persons life is measured by how much they have given away.
We need to be generous in our wealth, time, talent.
"Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine."
Proverbs 3:9-10 NIV
"" 'A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord."
Leviticus 27:30 NIV
"In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity."
2 Corinthians 8:2 NIV
C. A rhythm of celebration.
"Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved."
Acts 2:46-47 NIV
We declare with our rest that Jesus is King and that we trust Him.
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