God's Rhythm

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The first Sunday of 2026, Brian Hunter walked through the creation account to ask whether Christians are willing to adopt God's rhythm rather than the world's rhythm as the new year gets underway. The central idea is that rest is not a reward for finishing work but the starting point for it. The congregation ended the morning by taking communion together and committing to a shared 30-day practice...

Read together

1. 2 Corinthians 5:17 if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation, used to describe Christians as a different species with a different rhythm
2. Genesis 1:26 - 2:3 read aloud by Nancy, the six days of creation and God resting on the seventh day
3. Mark 2 the Sabbath was made to meet the needs of people, not people to meet the requirements of the Sabbath, quoted in response to Pharisees fussing at Jesus for not observing the religious day of rest
4. Song of Solomon catch for us the foxes that eat the grapes and spoil the vineyard, used to illustrate the discipline required to calm the mind and enter rest

What was said

• Download the free Pause app by John Eldredge and start the thirty-day 'Thirty Days to Resilience' program tomorrow morning.
• Before you walk into the first hard room or meeting of the week, put your hand on the door handle and say a quick prayer, even just 'Help me, Lord.'
• On your first drive of the week, turn off the podcast or music and use that few minutes to tell God the day is his and ask whether your plans line up with his.
• Pick one moment each morning this week to stop before you start working and rest in God first, even if only for the length of one worship song.
• Check in with someone from Tribe fam during the week and share honestly how the Pause app or your practice of resting before acting is going.

Talk about it

1. Brian talked about Adam's very first full day on the job being a day of rest, before he had done anything. What does it feel like to rest before you have earned it, and where does that resistance come from?
2. Several people in the room described what New Testament rest looks like differently from Old Testament Sabbath observance. How do you personally understand what it means to rest in God rather than simply stop working?
3. Brian pointed to Jesus repeatedly retreating before and after significant moments of ministry. Can you think of a time when you acted without that kind of pause first, and what happened?
4. Amanda described rest as a weapon against the enemy rather than just a recovery tool. Does that framing change how you think about making time for rest, and why or why not?
5. Brian and several others shared quick, practical ways they try to find a moment of peace before walking into a hard situation, like a worship song in the driveway or a hand on a door handle. What is one small thing you could actually try this week before a moment you know will be demanding?