Hockinson Community Church Sermons Hockinson Community Church

Caleb offers us our first practice for growing closer to Jesus, Bible reading. As simple as opening a book and reading it. The impact of reading this particular book is beyond measure.

Caleb will help us understand the power of Spiritual Disciplines and give us an introduction to how we can begin to apply these ancient practices to our everyday lives.

The people of Israel end the story of the Old Testament by going in to exile and then coming back but remaining subjugated. What are the consequences of neglected rest? As we spend the summer looking at the spiritual practices that will grow us to be more like Jesus, we must be aware of our inclination to work from the wrong motivation and strength.

Where is your trust? The place where our trust lies is ultimately what we rest on. Israel learned hard lessons about trust in Egypt throughout their story. If we are going to find the rest God desires we have to say no to other places of trust.

As a prelude to our series about spiritual disciplines, we want to lay a foundation of rest. Though we are going to learn some great tools for deepening our relationship with Jesus, it is important to begin from the right place. In this first message, we will look at God’s design for work and rest in the lives of his people.

We’ve reached the end of this series in the book of Romans. Paul closes as he opened this letter, with his eyes firmly on bringing glory to God in Jesus. As we take in all we’ve learned about the gospel, let us follow Paul’s example and live our lives “To Him”.