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Reclaimed by Sabbath Rest
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The relentless pace of contemporary society overwhelms our sense of time as God's good gift. Allowing ourselves to be reclaimed by the sabbath- and its Lord, Jesus Christ- grants us a redeemed perception of time, freeing us from its tyranny and for our own truest communion with God, one another, and creation.
The Sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind for the Sabbath.
Mark 2:27
Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give y...
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Debates about the Sabbath; Luke 6:1-5.(Opinion & Editorial)
Manila Bulletin
; WHILE Jesus was going through a field of grain on a Sabbath, His disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them. Some Pharisees said, Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath? Jesus said to them in reply, Have you not read what David did when He and
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Reclaimed by Sabbath Rest
Interpretation
; The relentless pace of contemporary society overwhelms our sense of time as God's good gift. Allowing ourselves to be reclaimed by the sabbath- and its Lord, Jesus Christ- grants us a redeemed perception of time, freeing us from its tyranny and for our own truest communion with God, one another,
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Observing the Sabbath: Major religions keep the holy day special
Charleston Gazette
; susanwilliams@wvgazette.com For Rabbi Victor Urecki and his wife, the Sabbath is a day to slow down and to get close to family members, as well as the Sabbath's creator. Urecki said the Sabbath is "a gift, not a penalty." He said some people misunderstand the Sabbath as a day people must spend
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SERIOUS ABOUT THE SABBATH; FOR MANY PEOPLE, IT'S MORE THAN A CHOICE. IT'S A COMMANDMENT FROM GOD.(LIFE)
The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC)
; Tim McKane's worldly life shuts down on Friday nights, and it doesn't resume until sunset on Saturdays. Each and every week of the year. McKane doesn't watch TV, listen to the radio, use his computer to answer the telephone or go shopping. And he's made arrangements with his boss at American
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"Holy, as the Lord Your God Commanded You": Sabbath in the New Testament
Interpretation
; ... at Qumran. THE SABBATH AND WORK: "GOOD NEWS TO THE POOR" The Synoptic healing controversies ... other aspects of his ministry of "good news to the poor," appears to have been central ... another dimension of his proclamation of good news to the poor, which the Synoptic Gospels ...
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Reflections Today; The disciples and the Sabbath.(Opinion & Editorial)
Manila Bulletin
; Mark 2:23-28 AS Jesus was passing through a field of grain on the sabbath, His disciples began to make a path while picking the heads of grain. At this the Pharisees said to Him, Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the sabbath? He said to them, Have you never read what David did when he
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The disciples and the Sabbath.(Reflections Today)
Manila Bulletin
; Mark 2:23-28 As Jesus was passing through a field of grain on the Sabbath, His disciples began to make a path while picking the heads of grain. At this the Pharisees said to Him, Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath? He said to them, Have you never read what David did when he
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Christian Formation in and for Sabbath Rest
Interpretation
; The Christian practice of keeping sabbath embodies a theology of creation, liberation, and resurrection. Keeping Sabbath forms persons and communities in faith and fosters resistance to distorted ways of living and inadequate views of human identity that implicit in the culturally dominant
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We all need a Sabbath; Free yourself for higher pursuits a few hours at a time
Concord Monitor
; The last thing anyone wants to think about in November is deprivation. After all, November is the time when "God our Maker doth provide for our wants to be supplied." For 21st century Americans (and ancient Israelites), bountiful harvests, be they fruits of the earth or blessings of the spirit,
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Challenging the Sabbath
Tri-State Defender
; Henry, Wiley Tri-State Defender 02-07-2001 Challenging the Sabbath Old Testament law commands us to keep the Sabbath Day holy. And with this directive, the Rev. John E. Parker, an Adventist preacher, believes that Sunday worshippers are disobeying this law even though they observe the resurrection
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