About this episode

Pastor Mattie discusses the importance of rest as a spiritual discipline and evidence of God's presence.

Pastor Mattie returns from sabbatical and preaches on the one discipline most of us have never taken seriously: rest. Drawing from Genesis, Exodus, the Psalms, and the life of Jesus, he makes the case that rest isn't the reward you get after the work is done — it's the evidence that God's presence is actually with you, and the rebellion against a performance-driven life that the gospel demands. Support the show

People in this episode

Host: Pastor Mattie

Topics covered

• rest
• divine peace
• spiritual discipline
• God's presence
• performance-driven life
• gospel

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Genesis, Exodus, the Psalms

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