Silent Sabbath

 Somber music plays.

Puts bible and keys on a table after coming home. Very still and sad.

Calls on phone, can hear the ringing and voicemail in main speakers

Hi you’ve called... [beep beep beep]

Hi you’ve called Jesus of Nazareth, I can’t answer your call right now, but... [beep beep beep]

Hi you’ve called Jesus of Nazareth, I can’t answer your call right now, but leave a message and I’ll get back to ... [beep beep beep]

Hi you’ve called...

[Slams phone on table when last message just starts and leaves before hearing the whole message in full]

...Jesus of Nazareth, I can’t answer your call right now, but leave a message and I’ll get back to you once I’m raised on the third day. Chat soon. I love you.

Presentation: Castle Hill Seventh-day Adventist Church - April 19, 2025 

The Surprising Power of Sabbath [Article]

The Sabbath is an unfamiliar term for many of us. But did you know that observing it can actually change your life?

Has your week been a stinker? Maybe your work has been filled with relentless deadlines or perhaps your education has been overfilling your brain with seemingly useless facts. Maybe your body is tired from day-upon-day of manual labour or you’ve been chasing after your kids as they attempt to create abstract crayon art on your walls.

Evenings and weekends may not be much calmer as chores build up faster than you can clear them and some of your day job weaves in. If you do manage to find a moment to relax, it usually involves staring mindlessly at a screen—be it on your living room wall or in your hand.

If any of this sounds like your life, then you definitely need to consider a Sabbath!

It’s not what you think
You may have heard about the Sabbath but dismissed it as either outdated, pointless, too difficult or maybe just odd!

If you’re in the “Sabbath is pointless” camp, I’d encourage you to do some wider historical and biblical study regarding the Sabbath. There’s plenty of evidence to show Sabbath is not just for the Jews. It’s also not a requirement to earn salvation from God nor was it ever “done away with” as a commandment. To this day, it remains unchanged as the seventh day of the week: Saturday.

However, when one gets past all the traditional objections there’s another mental hurdle for many: Sabbath’s infamous “restrictions”.