SOUL REST
7 January – Justin Gill Isaiah 40:28-31
WELCOME: Spend 15 – 20 minutes catching up with your group members and sharing prayer requests. Take some time to pray over each other. If possible try to have a quiet time in Isaiah 40:28-31.
SHARE: What do you hope for in the new year? Or what are you looking forward to?
ENGAGE THE MESSAGE:
- Read Isaiah 40:28-31.
- These verses indicate that at some point everyone gets weary. In what ways do you seek weariness resolution?
- Jesus said in Matthew 11:28, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Is there something you can do to better rest in Jesus?
- Read Exodus 20:8-11. How does God model the Sabbath?
- Why are we instructed by God to practice the Sabbath?
- Do you practice the Sabbath? If not, what keeps you from doing so?
- What does it mean that the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath?
OTHERS: Brainstorm some ideas on how you can begin practicing the Sabbath to seek restoration for your soul in Jesus. How can you include your family or friends in this?
