The Sabbath Practice: A Four-Session Companion Guide to Help You Stop, Rest, Delight, and Worship

Practicing the Way #1

by John Mark Comer, Practicing the Way

In our era of chronic exhaustion, learn how setting aside 24 hours to stop, rest, delight, and worship restores joy and spiritual vitality in this guide from New York Times bestselling author John Mark Comer and the team at Practicing the Way.

This Companion Guide to the Sabbath Practice from Practicing the Way provides a practical, accessible approach to incorporating this life-giving rhythm into your weekly routine. Designed to be used with four engaging video sessions freely available online, this guide offers spiritual exercises, reflection questions, and additional resources to help you and your community experience Sabbath as the best part of your week.

This guide will help
Understand the biblical foundations of SabbathLearn to "stop" and align with a rhythm God built into the fabric of creationDevelop personal practices for meaningful rest, play, and communal celebrationResist internal and external forces that war against SabbathCultivate a spirit of worship that extends throughout your week
Discover how setting aside 24 hours can transform every day of your week, leading to a deeper connection with God, others, and your own soul.

Genres: Christian, Devotional, Nonfiction

96 pages, Paperback

Published December 10, 2024

About the author

John Mark Comer is the New York Times bestselling author of eight books, including Into the quiet and Practicing the Way, which received the 2025 Christian Book of the Year award from the ECPA. His book The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry has sold more than a million copies and been translated into over twenty languages.

He's also a pastor and the founder of Practicing the Way, an organization that helps churches form lifelong apprentices of Jesus.

The Comers live in the Santa Monica Mountains just outside LA.

Reviews

[Braden · Rating 4 out of 5]

Took me WAY longer than the 4 weeks it’s supposed to, but that’s okay. I really enjoyed this devotional! I think the ideas and suggestions were really helpful, and it definitely made the habit of Sabbath-honoring feel much more attainable and applicable. It’s a tricky subject but I think they did well giving principles and practicals without taking away freedom. Overall, a good primer on the subject of Sabbath.

Minus 1 star, though, for the presentation. Just a personal pet peeve of mine, but it seemed a little polished (almost to the point of being performative). It’s something I wouldn’t have picked up on had it been just the written word, but between the instructional videos and the photos included in the physical devotional guide, it was a bit much for me. Not against the content, just the style.

[TM · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great guide to the Sabbath practice video & podcast series by Practicing the Way. Love the design, the content and space for reflections.

[Jake Steen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Didn’t have time to do the in person course this semester but went thru this piece of it solo. Would’ve been fire to work thru this in community, but still loved me some practical wisdom on the practice of sabbath. I definitely feel the pull on my heart to lock in on a regular sabbath

[Bailey Peterson · Rating 4 out of 5]

My church went through this guide together, it was good and helped me put some practical steps into making my sabbath holy and truly a day set apart— now I just have to put it into practice

[Kaylin Means · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a helpful guide to thinking through what Sabbath can look like in a modern context. So much to glean from this.

[Katie Kreamer · Rating 5 out of 5]

@practicingtheway has been hugely impactful in my walk with Jesus. The Sabbath was the first of the individual practices I’ve done and I learned so much. I look forward to doing the rest!

[Kerr Howell · Rating 5 out of 5]

The is practice with my family and youth group was awesome. This guide is so helpful and easy to use that you might just practice the practice.

Creating a sabbath practice reveals so much about God and even yourself that you see how hard it is to actually sabbath. Not because the sabbath is hard, but you see how much of our culture and its pace is ingrained in us. Now my family and I delight in sabbath, that we get excited and look forward to it as you would a holiday. My oldest daughter loves it.

Highly recommend.

[Sean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic resource my wife have used for he last few weeks with the PTW vidoes.