The Journey Deeper - Week 1 // August 17, 2025
We are kicking off a new sermon series this week titled, “The Journey Deeper”. This series will be all about spiritual disciplines that shape and form us. We will be discovering God’s best for us through 8 spiritual disciplines found throughout Scripture. Pastor Jeni introduced our first practice this week, “Sabbath and Solitude”. Join us for a wonderful first week in our new series.
*There will be a resource list at the bottom of this page.
Things to consider as you listen:
The regular, rhythmic practices of a Jesus follower become the trellis on which their life in Christ grows.
Be WITH Jesus. Become LIKE Jesus. DO what Jesus did.
The invitation before us is to engage in these practices both alone and together.
God rested.
The first day for the first humans was a day of holy rest with God.
The world tells us we earn rest. The Good News tells us God gifts us rest as a testament that our worth is 100% defined by who God is & what He does, not what we do.
A day of holy rest has been a part of God’s design since the beginning.
Sabbath - “to stop”
The Sabbath is a 24-hour period set aside to stop, rest, delight, and worship. An ancient way to find rest for your soul.
STOP - The deliberate decision to disrupt the undertow of demands that never end.
REST - The deliberate decision to set a different pace for the day.
DELIGHT - The invitation to make space for the things that bring joy.
WORSHIP - The deliberate decision to make this day an act of worship before the Lord.
SOLITUDE
Solitude - a taste of sabbath rest every day
Through solitude, we’re invited into Jesus’ pattern of retreating from distractions to be fully present with the Father and returning to serve in community.
