<p>Sabbath isn&#39;t a reward for a productive week. It&#39;s a declaration that you&#39;re already free.</p><p>In week three of <a href="http://www.christcity.life/getting-out-of-work" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><em>Get(ing) Out of Work</em></a>, we turn to Deuteronomy 5 — where Moses restates the Sabbath command and adds something Exodus doesn&#39;t: a reason. Not creation, but liberation. God commands rest because he already got you out. To Sabbath is to remember who freed you, and to refuse — again — the identity of a slave. Sabbathing, it turns out, is a defiant act of freedom.</p><p><strong>Questions for Reflection:</strong></p><ul><li>What does your relationship with rest reveal about what you believe God requires of you?</li><li>In what ways does the culture around you function like Egypt — demanding your productivity, time, and identity? How does Sabbath resist that?</li></ul><p><strong>Scripture References: </strong>Genesis 2:2–3; Exodus 20:8–11; Deuteronomy 5:12–15; Mark 2:27</p><p><strong>Voices/Quotes:</strong> Eugene Peterson, <em>Tell It Slant</em></p><p><a href="https://christ-city-church.squarespace.com/s/Geting-Out-of-Work_Wk-3_Apr-26.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Sermon Notes &amp; Liturgy</a></p><p>We take a month or so every year to consider, together, the rhythm of creation according to God&#39;s design: <a href="https://www.christcity.life/sabbath-work-practices" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sabbath &amp; Work</a> This sermonette was a recorded during one of our regular Sabbath meals, where we gather together, around a table, to rest in Jesus,</p><p><em>Christ City Church gathers every Sunday at 10:10 AM at 642 Brookhurst Dr., Dallas, TX 75218; in the chapel at LHB. </em><br><em>Come rest in Jesus. Learn more at </em><a href="https://www.christcity.life/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">christcity.life</a></p><p><br></p>