today on Summit Life with J.D. Greer.

I'm not taking this day off because I got nothing left to do.

I'm not taking this day off because everything's finished.

I'm taking a day off because you told me to.

And I'm gonna do less than I'm able to do

because you commanded me to.

And so I'm dependent on you to make up what I'm missing

and taking this time off.

You see, Sabbath was a tangible declaration of trust in God.

Welcome back to Summit Life with Pastor J.D. Greer.

As always, I'm your host, Molly Vitovich,

and we're so glad that you're back with us. Guess what? Pastor Jady begins a new teaching series

today that he titled Rest and Distraction. In this short series, Pastor Jady will show us that

those most mature in Jesus are not those working hardest for him, but actually

those resting most in him. What does resting look like? Well, you've come to the right place to find out.

We know you don't want to miss a single message here on the program, so if you ever find yourself

falling behind, you can catch up on previous broadcast online at jdgrier.com.

But for now, grab your Bible, turn over to the book of Hebrews, and let's learn more about

finding rest. Here's Pastor J.D. So I want to spend the next couple of weeks talking about

the biblical concept of rest, because I know that a lot of us look to the summer as a time

that we can break things up a bit. I know when I say that, some of you that have young kids are like,

are you joking with me. Vacations are not rest at all. And I totally get that. I know that for a lot of

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