Genesis Part 7: The Gift of Rest


The Gift of Rest
Genesis 2:1-3

by Mike Deguzman

I. Creation Completed

Romans 11:33
Hebrews 1:3a (And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power.

II. Rest Coroneted

Psalm 121:1-4
Colossians 1:16-17
1 Kings 18:27
John 5:17
Exodus 20:8-11
Isaiah 58:13-14
Deuteronomy 5:15
Mark 1:29-34
Mark 1:35-43
Mark 2:27-28

III. The Lord’s Day Celebrated

 a. Like the Sabbath, The Lord’s Day is a gift from God to rest and cease from work

 b. Like the Sabbath, The Lord’s Day is for God’s Glory

 c. Like the Sabbath, The Lord’s Day is a day for sacred assembling of God’s People

 d. Like the Sabbath, The Lord’s Day is A Day to Depend on God

 e. Like the Sabbath, The Lord’s Day Announces That God Created in 6 Days

 f.  Like the Sabbath, The Lord’s Day Announces That God’s People are Set Apart

 g. Like the Sabbath, The Lord’s Day Is a Day for Doing Good

 h. Like the Sabbath, The Lord’s Day Is a Day To Remember Your Redemption

Matthew 11:28-30