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23 March 2010

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by J.R. Vassar

Going Deep With Sabbath Rest

By JR Vassar Healthy men pastor healthy churches. One of the keys to spiritual health and spiritual vitality is Sabbath rest. Four Reasons to Sabbath 1. Sabbath rest will refresh our whole selves. When we Sabbath, we lay aside the demands and pressures of life and enter intentionally into a season of rest where we cease from our work. We cease from what is duty and we allow God to provide delight and new life to our souls. 2. Sabbath rest refreshes our hearts toward God. The Sabbath is a day to the Lord. It is a day tenaciously directed God-ward. In pastoring, it is easy to become a tour guide of places you have never visited, serving up meals you have not savored. God can be objectified – made an object of theological inquiry and discussion instead of a personal Being to be ...

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28 December 2009

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by J.R. Vassar

Planning an Intentional Devotional Life in 2010

Planning an Intentional Devotional Life for 2010. Do you have a plan?   by JR Vassar, Pastor of The Apostle's Church NYC   The most important thing you can do in 2010 is cultivate a devotional life that facilitates the intimate nearness of God. You won't accidentally get close to God. So, for 2010, I wanted to encourage you to embrace a focused intentionality in your devotional life. Here are some things I have been thinking through with regards to my devotional practices in 2010.    Have a no exemption time and place to meet with God. If you do not schedule in focused time with God, everything else in your life will schedule it out. Have a time and place and treat it as an appointment with the most important person in the universe. And, keep it; no ...

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