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

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 Sabbath
• Learn to “stop” and align with a rhythm God built into the fabric of creation
• Develop personal practices for meaningful rest, play, and communal celebration
• Resist internal and external forces that war against Sabbath
• Cultivate 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.

Part of a series of nine core practices that together build a Rule of Life for following Jesus in the modern world, each guide can be read individually or together in any
The Sabbath Practice
The Prayer Practice
The Fasting Practice
The Solitude Practice
The Generosity Practice
The Scripture Practice
The Community Practice
The Service Practice
The Witness Practice

Genres: Christian

92 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 10, 2024

About the author

John Mark Comer is the New York Times bestselling author of Practicing the Way, Live No Lies, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, God Has a Name, and three more. His podcasts, John Mark Comer Teachings and Rule of Life, have been ranked on top religion and spirituality podcast charts in the U.S. and U.K.

He's also the founder of Practicing the Way, a simple, beautiful way to integrate spiritual formation into your church or small group. After serving as the pastor for teaching and vision at Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon, for nearly two decades, John Mark and his family now reside in California, where he serves as a teacher in residence at Vintage Church LA.

Reviews

[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