Title: This is How We Do It: I’m Not A Slave Anymore

Pericope: Duet. 5:1-15 NIV

Text: Duet. 5:15 NIV

Memory Verse: Matthew 11:29-30 NET

29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and

you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Deuteronomy 5:12-15 NIV

12 “Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the Lord your God has commanded

you. 13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but the seventh day is a

sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son

or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your ox, your donkey or any of your

animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns, so that your male and female

servants may rest, as you do. 15 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that

the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an

outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the

Sabbath Day.

Point 1 - Take the time to remember, you are not what you used to be - “Remember

that you were slaves in the land of Egypt”

Point 2 - God has the power to reorder our way of life “that the Lord your God

brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm.”

Point 3 - His commands are for our good Therefore the Lord your God has

commanded you to observe the Sabbath Day.

Life Application:

1. This week, keep a tally of when you rest. What does that rest look like for you?

2. Ask the Lord in prayer this week. Is there anything that keeps me from yielding to

your authority in my life?