Made To Grow – A Series on Sabbath’s Provision – DFBC

Made To Grow – A Series on Sabbath’s Provision

Jesus’ Sabbath Invitation to Come | Matthew 11:25-30

August 16, 2026by Dr. Jim Adams

In our fallen ways, we often think rest is what we earn after working hard. In
God’s plan, however, rest cannot be earned, but can be given and received. Even though God gave Israel the Sabbath to create a culture of people dependent of his
grace, they constantly turned down his invitation in the pride of their hearts. Jesus
came to invite us to back to the source of all grace. For he made us and our heart
is restless until our it rests in him.

Made To Grow – A Series on Sabbath’s Provision

What Difference Does it Make? | Exodus 20:8-11

August 9, 2026by Dr. Miguel Lopez

Sabbath is God’s sacred rhythm reminding his redeemed creatures of his gracious
generous provision. God wanted to create a whole culture different from the fallen
nations of the world; a culture that would wholeheartedly receive his grace and
whole heartedly surrender to him. Theirs was to be a culture where one’s life is a
constant rhythm of receiving from God to offer back as willing, living sacrifices.
No longer would they worship empty idols out of fear and lack but worship would
be a reply to the One who made them and redeemed them to bless him, blessing
others as they themselves were blessed.

Made To Grow – A Series on Sabbath’s Provision

Sabbath’s Provision in Redemption | Exodus 15-16

August 2, 2026by Dr. Miguel Lopez

In Egypt, the people of Israel had learned to survive as slaves. Their life was cheap and they were expendable. Everyone had to pull their weight. For many years they knew nothing but toil and pain. But God heard their cry and rescued them. gave them a new life. In this new life, he gave them the Sabbath as a lesson to learn to depend not on their own effort but on God’s grace. To live as the redeemed, free people of God would now mean to learn to depend, not on their own efforts, but on his generous grace.

Made To Grow – A Series on Sabbath’s Provision

Sabbath’s Provision in Creation | Genesis 1, 2

July 26, 2026by Dr. Miguel Lopez

In Genesis 1 and 2 God creates a good world with the power of his word. Day by
day he shapes the world carving space and time for his creatures. Humanity is his
final work, created at the end of the sixth day. Humanity is the last of God’s
works. In his kindness, God provided Sabbath for his creatures, king and queen,
as a provision to enter into the glory of his magnificent grace. Creation is to be
enjoyed and used as a window into the goodness of God’s heart. An instrument of
wonder and provision pointing back to that which matters most- being rightly
related to God, each other and the world. Paradoxically, it is in rest that we grow.