Managing Your Household – Sabbath

We exist to Fill the City with Jesus. 

We empower the willing to come fully alive in God’s presence for the renewal of our cities.

  Imagine a group of people in an authentic community, loving each other honestly, covering each other’s sins with forgiveness, prayer, confession, and encouragement, and serving and supporting each other genuinely. It’s in spaces like these where we begin to see the supernatural work of God within our relationships. 

Use this guide with your community, in concert with the Field Journal, as you Strengthen Yourself in the Lord, Manage Your Household, and Fill the City with Jesus.

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Strengthen Yourself in the Lord

Sermon Summary

God never designed you to live exhausted or driven by the endless demand to produce. From the beginning, He established the Sabbath as a holy rhythm—a day to stop striving, remember His goodness, and encounter His presence. While culture measures your worth by what you produce, the Sabbath offers a better way: encountering God’s presence through rest so you can carry it through the rest of the week. Ceasing work is an act of faith to reflect on His faithfulness in your life. Sabbath isn’t simply a day off; it is a day given to the Lord to cultivate life in your soul so that life can flow into your city. When we learn to steward and carry His presence by surrendering our time to God, He breathes life into us, blessing our efforts to flourish and multiply. 

Scripture References from the Sermon

Exodus 20:8-11   |   Genesis 1:3-31   |   Genesis 2:1-3  |   Deuteronomy 5:14-15   |   Mark 2:27   |

Discussion Questions

• What does the Sabbath tell you about a God who sets one day aside, blesses it, and invites you to practice it?
• Sabbath is not just a day off but a day unto God; a time for a person to encounter His rest. Read Matthew 11:28-30 and discuss. 
• How might setting aside a day for God cultivate life in your heart?
• What are some modern forms of slavery (productivity, achievement, busyness, or fear of man), and how might taking a Sabbath free you from those?
• What is one step your family can take to begin to receive the blessing of the Sabbath?

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Manage Your Household 

Practical spiritual activities:

• Worship together – Dedicate time each week to worship with those in your household.
• Pray together – Dedicate time each day for listening to and speaking with the Lord individually, and as a household. Record ongoing prayer requests into your journal or Field Journal.
• Intercede for one another – Ask those in your household what is on their heart, then pray for one another. Refer to “Prayer Requests From Our Community” below and prayer recorded in your Field Journal and pray together for your city.
• Read together – Spend time together reading God’s Word. Consider the Bible reading guide on our website.
• Journal & Share – Share insight from what you’ve been hearing from the Lord and capturing in your journal weekly.
• Take communion together – For those who are followers of Jesus, consider taking the elements together. There is a communion guide on our website.

Event Highlight 

• Join us this Monday night for the Next Level Prayer Workshop to learn, practice, and deepen your prayer life. Everyone is welcome, from beginners to experienced prayer warriors.
• For more, visit gracechurchsp.org/events

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Fill Your City

Prayer Requests From Our Community

• Pray for supernatural healing, physical renewal, and total deliverance for those diagnosed with cancer.
• Pray for divine healing, balanced body chemistry, and full restoration from Type 1 diabetes and low iron levels.
• Pray for Seven Lakes Baptist Church and Pastor Chris Hrabosky.

Serve Opportunities 

• In the Church – If you love photography and serving, join our Photography Team to capture images of services and events that tell the story of what God is doing in our church.
• In the City – Join our Local Missions Team to support local outreach initiatives through everything from hands-on help to strategic planning.
• For more, visit gracechurchsp.org/serve 

Your City

• There are six areas of the city: family, health & wellness, business, education, government, and media. What are ways you can serve in your city?
• Share Your Story about what God is doing in your life and your city here: https://gracechurchsp.org/story/