Catching Our Breath | Summer at College Park: Refreshed, Restored, Renewed

We all know we need rest. But somewhere between Genesis and right now, we've managed to distort it — either turning work into an idol or treating rest like an escape. In Exodus 31, tucked between seven chapters of tabernacle blueprints and one of Israel's worst moments of idolatry, God stops everything and says: above all, keep the Sabbath. Above all the building. Above all the mission. Above all the urgency. Stop. Take a breath. The Hebrew word for "refreshed" in verse 17 is naphash (take a breath / refreshed). It's the same word used for a king on the run and a servant who finally gets to rest. And it's the word Peter reaches for in Acts 3 when he calls people to repentance: times of refreshing come from the presence of the Lord. Rest isn't a reward for finishing. It's a declaration that God is the one holding it together not you. Join us as we begin our summer series, Refreshed, Restored, Renewed