Church fights have been precipitated on the issue of the Sabbath. The dividing line between denominations has swirled around the Sabbath. Many of Jesus' most heated discussions with Jewish leaders had to do with the Sabbath. Maybe God's idea of one day in Seven is not such a good one? Or maybe we have a tendency to buck all of God's best plans. The "day", "month" and "year" all have astronomical significance, but the week is the only calendar designation that is purely spiritual in origin. And at the very heart of that week is this beautiful gift for our souls called the Sabbath. Come learn what it is really all about.

There are two kinds of boredom. There is the boredom where there really is nothing to do. That can easily be relieved unless you're in Algebra at 8 a.m. or your radio receiver can only get the All-Polka station. But the other kind of boredom is actually a sign that God is up to something. And when we respond to this kind of boredom properly, times of refreshing can come to us from the Lord.

Not only do people have things for us to do, they have things for us to care about. During the first Gulf War, people were watching CNN 18-20 hours a day, and found they lost jobs, marriages and peace of  mind following the burden of war around the clock. The burdens of other people, the burdens we weren't meant to carry, can get desperately heavy. There is an answer to this, and it is to get rid of the unwarranted burdens and to take the yoke of Jesus upon ourselves. Then it becomes enjoyable.

Pastor Jack Hayford of "Church on the Way" in Van Nuys has said that much debilitating spiritual warfare could be reduced or eliminated if God's people learned to get a good night's sleep. Noted sleep researcher, William Dement has said that 33% of all car accidents, 40% of sports injuries and almost 50% of illnesses have a sleep deprivation element. The Bible clearly shows that sleep is a gift from God and should be protected as one of our most valuable commodities. Yet, most of us treat sleep as at best an annoyance, and at worst, something to be bartered away for trinkets. Is there a way out of this mess? Most assuredly there is. Listen to this message for answers.