Submitting to Freedom | Get(ting) Out of Work

Submitting to Freedom | Get(ting) Out of Work

From Christ City Cast by Christ City Church

April 29, 2026 · 13 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the significance of Sabbath as a declaration of freedom rather than a reward for productivity.

Sabbath isn't a reward for a productive week. It's a declaration that you're already free. In week three of Get(ing) Out of Work , we turn to Deuteronomy 5 — where Moses restates the Sabbath command and adds something Exodus doesn'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. Questions for Reflection: What does your relationship with rest reveal about what you believe God requires of you? In what ways does the culture around you function like Egypt — demanding your productivity, time, and identity? How does Sabbath resist that? Scripture References: Genesis 2:2–3; Exodus 20:8–11; Deuteronomy 5:12–15; Mark 2:27 Voices/Quotes: Eugene Peterson, Tell It Slant Sermon Notes & Liturgy We take a month or so every year to consider, together, the rhythm of creation according to God's design: Sabbath & Work This sermonette was a recorded during one of our regular Sabbath meals, where we gather together, around a table, to rest in Jesus, Christ City Church gathers every Sunday at 10:10 AM at 642…

People in this episode

Host: Christ City Church

Topics covered

  • Sabbath
  • freedom
  • rest
  • Christianity
  • liberation
  • identity

Keywords

  • Sabbath
  • freedom
  • Deuteronomy
  • rest
  • Christianity
  • identity
  • liberation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Christ City Church

Books & works: Tell It Slant

Places: Dallas, TX, 642 Brookhurst Dr.

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