Crossroads Community Church

Tribe Levi – Sabbath

Sermon Based Small Group Questions

Icebreaker: Describe your ideal vacation (location, activities, who goes?).  Do you return from vacation rested or exhausted? Why?

Note to the Leader:  Before you dive into the questions below.  Take some time to ask your group what their impressions were from the message.  Did they have questions?  Did they write any highlights in their notes?

1. In Exodus 20 Israel is told to keep the Sabbath because God did after creation and in Deuteronomy 5 Israel is told to keep the Sabbath because they were once slaves in Egypt.  What is the significance of each? Why the difference?

1. Read Ezekiel 20:12-13.  How important is Sabbath observance to our Father?

1. Jesus was frequently at odds with the religious leaders for breaking Sabbath laws.  (See Mark 2:23-28 what is meant by v. 27) Based on the message what do you think were the religious leaders missing in their understanding of Sabbath?

1. Discuss how the issues of pride, trust and generosity are related to Sabbath.

1. How well do you observe Sabbath?  Do you consider vacation Sabbath?