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The Bibles Sabbath # 4
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How Celebrating the Sabbath Can Strengthen Your Family Relationships

What Day do You Go to Church? The Hope Channel Helped This Couple Find the Right Day

Did you know that keeping the Sabbath can help make your family stronger?

After all, it’s a time set aside by God to enjoy all that He created—from the air we breathe to the people we come in contact with each day.

By stepping away from work, school, and all the other obligations and stressors of the week, we can enter into rest and communion with God. This allows us to better connect with those around us as well.

Let’s look at exactly how Sabbath can provide the focused, quality time to build up your relationships with those you love.

Review: Why was the Sabbath created?

How is the Sabbath beneficial to families?

What did families in the Bible do to grow spiritually?

Ideas for celebrating the Sabbath with our families (and friends)

First, let’s look back at why the Sabbath was created and how it’s perfect for uniting families as they focus on God.

WHY WAS THE SABBATH CREATED?

The Sabbath was created as a gift on the seventh day of Creation (Genesis 2:1-3). God had our well-being in mind during the first creation week. He knew how much we’d need time set apart to refresh our weary hearts and remember how much He loves us.

He also knew the importance of taking a moment to revel in the goodness of His creation. And in the beautiful relationships that are part of it.

The word “Sabbath” comes from the Hebrew word shabbat, which means to stop or pause for the purpose of rest.

At the first shabbat, right after creating the world, God stopped His work and rested on the seventh day, enjoying what He just made, as an example to us.

After a long day’s work, we’re worn out. We need physical rest from our labor. The blessing of the Sabbath restores us physically, spiritually, and emotionally:

We are able to physically rest on the Sabbath

We are able to reconnect with God by reading His word and being in His presence

Through these things, we are able to strengthen our family relationships and help fulfill one another’s emotional needs.

So let’s look more closely at exactly how the Sabbath helps us enrich our relationships, especially with our families.

HOW IS THE SABBATH BENEFICIAL TO FAMILIES?

True rest is more beneficial than we might realize. Taking time to hit pause allows us time to focus on what is truly important in life.

During the week, we tend to forget to prioritize our relationships as we get caught up in deadlines, work projects, home projects, etc.

The Sabbath helps us realign our priorities.

God knew that prearranged, set-aside time is highly beneficial for keeping relational bonds strong. Relationships need nurture. Or they can wither over time.

So it’s no surprise that families who spend more time together are stronger and happier.

In fact, time and proximity alone can be enough to spark new friendships. Consistently being in the presence of someone helps us bond in ways we aren’t even aware of, or can’t always put into words.

And each Sabbath, this can happen regularly between us and God, and between us and our loved ones.

To help us understand what this looks like, let’s see what we can find in Scripture.

WHAT DID FAMILIES IN THE BIBLE DO TO GROW SPIRITUALLY?

It’s God’s design for families to worship and pray together. We see in the book of Deuteronomy that prayer, worship, and knowledge in the Lord were encouraged to be part of an everyday regimen:

And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart.

You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.

You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.

You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

Deuteronomy 6:6-9 (ESV)

For God’s people, faith is a part of their everyday lives. Parents are to teach their children the Scriptures and the commandments of God, including the Sabbath.

Writing to Timothy, Paul says:

I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.

2 Timothy 1:5 (ESV)

But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 3:14, 15 (ESV)

Timothy’s mother and grandmother taught him to be a faithful follower of Christ. What a wonderful legacy to pass down to future generations.

We can learn so much from the faithful people in the Bible. We can also use the example of Jesus to learn ways to keep the Sabbath as a family.

In the Bible, Jesus:

Rested by communing with God and others (Matthew 27:58-60)

Healed the sick (Mark 3:1; John 5:2; John 9; Luke 13)

Taught people about the love of God (Matthew 12:19; Mark 1:21; Mark 6:2)

Spent quality time with/shared meals with loved ones (Matthew 12; Luke 14:1)

We can use these activities as starting points for other ideas. Participating in things that align with Jesus’ actions on the Sabbath can restore our family relationships and bring us closer to our Heavenly Father.

IDEAS TO CELEBRATE SABBATH WITH YOUR FAMILY

Keeping the Sabbath is really about spending your time focusing on those things in life that really matter. Try planning activities on the Sabbath that can bring you closer to God and your family.

Creating family traditions for the Sabbath can help make the day something to enjoy and look forward to. It can also create stronger bonds between us and God.

Some of these traditions can revolve around:

Preparing for the Sabbath

Beginning the Sabbath

Enjoying Sabbath meals

Spending quality time with God, each other, and fellow believers

Let’s explore each of these in detail to help us find ways to strengthen our families.

#1 Preparing for the Sabbath

Sabbath preparation will help you:

Anticipate the Sabbath and feel more rested

Bond through working together on shared tasks

First of all, observing the Sabbath is so much easier when you don’t have to worry about things like:

What you will all eat

If the house is clean

If you have the things on hand you’ll need for the weekend

Preparing your home for the Sabbath is the first step in making sure you’re able to truly rest. It’s easy to still feel stressed if your environment is still messy or full of half-done projects.

Secondly, participating in preparation activities is a great way to spend quality time together. Doing cooperative tasks ensures that everyone plays a part in making Sabbath special.

Here are some ways you can work together to prepare before Sabbath day so that it can be as restful as possible:

Cleaning the house

Filling the gas tanks in your vehicles

Grocery shopping

Planning your Sabbath menu

Preparing food ahead of time

Choosing what you’ll wear to church

Shopping for items you need for the weekend

Switch things up each week, too, if you feel like that might help. For example, one week, the children of the household can plan the menu and help with grocery shopping, and on another week they can help with preparing the house.

Or, each week your family can decide on a certain part of the house to add some Sabbath decoration to, like Sabbath candles, a framed Bible verse, a special table setting, or a reminder of God’s creation, like a bouquet of wildflowers that you picked together.

These are just some examples of how Sabbath preparation can involve all members of the family. When we work together, we nourish our relationships and look forward to the restfulness of the end result: the Sabbath.

When it comes to your family, you know each other best. You might come up with all kinds of things you’ll look forward to doing (or not doing!) each week as you prepare for Sabbath.

#2 Beginning the Sabbath

Each member can play a part in greeting the Sabbath each Friday evening and making it special.

For some ideas on how to do that, a few Jewish traditions for Sabbath observance can give us a fun starting point with a biblical basis.

Since the Sabbath begins at sundown, some people light “Sabbath candles,” and a member of the family chooses a passage to read from the Bible.

You can make this specific to your family by letting each member share their favorite Bible verse or singing a praise song together.

Also, instead of greeting people with a “hello” like every other day of the week, try greeting each other with “Happy Sabbath!”

#3 Enjoying Sabbath Meals

One of the best ways to bond with people is over food, right? So it would only make sense to make Sabbath meals a special time to enjoy together.

A special meal on Friday night and Saturday afternoon is a wonderful way to relax and enjoy your favorite things while you celebrate the Sabbath.

To make it even more special, you can make your own food traditions to become part of your Sabbath celebration.

Maybe Friday night you always serve soup with Jewish Challah bread.

Or perhaps you make your favorite homemade pizza. Or make fresh lemonade.

Of course, you don’t have to have the same kind of food each week for Sabbath. It’s really all about making the day meaningful for your family and spending time together. Match your traditions to what your family enjoys.

(But a word of caution: Be careful not to let the traditions become more important than the fellowship—or your health! If, over time, some things become stressful or tiresome to maintain, or if they just lose some of their original excitement, remember that the priority is restful, bonding, God-focused time. No need to put too much pressure on yourself or your family.)

#4 SPECIAL SABBATH ACTIVITIES

Setting aside special activities to reserve for Sabbath can help you spend time with God, serve others, and spend meaningful time with your family.

To start, ask your family what activities they think would be fun to do on Sabbath. (These could possibly become the Sabbath traditions or rituals you grow to enjoy and remember.) Even brainstorming these traditions together can be an activity in and of itself!

For instance: Perhaps your family would like to wake up early on Sabbath morning for breakfast together or for a nature walk.

Or, maybe you pre-make a delicious breakfast together the day before, so you can all sleep in!

Or maybe you decide to volunteer somewhere together, like a soup kitchen, a nursing home, a children’s home, a community service center, etc.

Get creative and work together to plan for making Sabbath special each week.

But always remember that Sabbath’s real blessing is about enjoying God’s creation and spending time with those He gave us in our families.

Sabbath does not have to become all about how creative of an activity can you come up with, or how many things you can do that are uniquely for the Sabbath, etc.

This special day is also made to restore our souls. Some weeks, you may not feel like doing anything!

And that might be just what you and your family need. Some Sabbaths can be celebrated by embracing shabbat, by stopping everything else and just relaxing together, enjoying one another’s company, thanking God for this opportunity.

92 SABBATH ACTIVITY IDEAS FAMILIES CAN DO TOGETHER

Enjoy Friday night worship with family and friends

Ask for prayer requests and pray together

Take a hike or spend time in nature

Play a Bible Trivia game

Visit a neighbor or church member.

Study the Bible together

Draw or illustrate Bible stories

Do crafts to illustrate Bible characters or stories

Play musical instruments together

Read a Sabbath book out loud

Listen to a Sabbath podcast

Listen to Your Story Hour stories on CD or online

Visit online sites to answer spiritual questions people have

Invite a less fortunate family over to visit

Learn new praise songs

Write a song

Use Bible-based conversation starters to connect with one another

Draw discussion topics from a hat and talk about them

Brings treats to your neighbor and fellowship together

Take food to a homeless shelter or volunteer to help

Visit a nursing home

Invite friends to the park for a campfire and songs

Hold a Bible story time in the park

Give a Bible study to a new believer

Write and share your personal testimony

Share Bible tracts with people in town

Visit widows or shut-ins who belong to your church

Create a Bible scene with felts

Play Bible charades

Look through old family photo albums

Color in a pretty nature-themed coloring book

Create “Top Ten” lists: Bible stories, sea animals, pets, etc.

Go on a nature scavenger hunt

Visit with relatives

Go on a walk

Dress in costume and do a Bible skit

Video chat with friends or family who live far away

Write letters to missionaries and pray for them

Go camping with your family or church group

Put a nature puzzle together

Do a topical Bible study

Study trees and learn how to identify them

Offer to babysit children for a single parent

Read the words to a hymn and discuss the meaning

Sing songs around the piano

Listen to Christian music

Have a special Sabbath box of toys and activities for the children

Do Bible crossword puzzles

Play a Bible board game

Pray outside together

Read miracle stories

Pray for the family you plan to visit next week

Quietly watch the sun as it sets on Saturday evening

Call someone who wasn’t at church and let them know they were missed

Share one thing you love about each other

Visit prison inmates or start a prison ministry

Visit an orphanage

Talk about what heaven might be like together

Study the Sabbath school lesson

Think of questions you’d like to ask Jesus

Take a cd copy of the sermon to someone who missed church

Have family worship outside

Write a letter to Jesus or color a picture for Jesus

Learn a memory verse

Invite someone to your home who can’t return the favor

Make a gratitude list

Pick someone up for church who doesn’t have a ride

Take church magazines or literature to a neighbor or friend who would appreciate them

Write down your prayer requests and answers to prayers

Take your dog for a long walk or to the park

Take a meal to a shut-in or a family with a new baby

Turn off the lights on Friday night and use candles instead

Memorize Scripture songs

Visit a national forest

Invite someone to attend church with your family

Interview the oldest member of your church

Make handmade cards to send to someone who is sick

Make a shoebox diorama of your favorite Bible story

Spread a blanket in the grass and find pictures in the clouds

Have an “object lesson:” Each person picks an object and shares a lesson from the Bible using that object

Talk about how to honor and respect God’s house

Write a parable in your own words

Write a letter to a Bible character

Discuss the highlights of the pastor’s sermon over supper

Take a bike ride together

Plan a random act of kindness

Find gospel quotes to share on social media

Write in a family journal

Pick flowers and take them to a friend or neighbor

Talk about family values and what they mean to you

Write a thank you note to someone who was kind to you this week

Attend your local church

When you put in effort toward celebrating the Sabbath as a family, you can find yourselves blessed in countless ways. The Bible even tells us that God wants us to find the Sabbath “a delight” (Isaiah 58:13).

Sometimes, the smallest moments of kindness can feel like a little miracle. An unexpected blessing is a gift given without a reason, a kind word when you need it most, or a simple gesture that brightens an ordinary day. This project is a way to share a little bit of light with others—not for thanks, but to remind them that they are seen and valued. It’s about planting a small seed of hope and watching it grow.

How to Create Your Own Unexpected Blessing
The beauty of this project is that it can be as simple or as creative as you like. The value is not in the gift itself, but in the intention behind it.

Start with a Prayer. Before you act, take a moment to pray for the person who will receive your blessing. Ask that it brings them exactly what they need in that moment.
Choose Your Act. Your blessing can be anything you feel led to give.
A simple gift bag with a personal touch.
A homemade cake or pie for a neighbor.
A surprise phone call to a friend you haven’t spoken to in a while.
Paying for the coffee of the person behind you in line.
Leaving a positive note on a car’s windshield.
Deliver with Joy. Whether you leave your blessing on a park bench or hand it to someone directly, do it with a heart full of joy. The gift is a physical representation of God’s grace in their life.
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Through It Al

By Vadim Trusyuk

April 8th, 2026

“Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go….” Genesis 28:15

As an adult, have you looked back on the things you did as a child and wondered, How did I survive all that? I grew up in Russia in the 1990s when we didn’t have the Internet, cell phones, or tablets. Not very many of us even had a TV!

Outside of school hours, all we had was free time and often we’d go out walking at 7:00 in the morning and not come back until the sun was setting. Then we’d wait for those serious discussions with our parents, when they told us that we couldn’t keep wandering so far away, disappearing from the house for long periods without letting them know where we were, or whether we were okay. We’d stand there with our heads bowed, promising to do better—until the next day!



Of course, now I understand why my parents worried so much. They prayed for us morning, noon, and night, asking the Lord to save us, no matter where we were. They claimed the promise, “For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways. In their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone.” Psalm 91:11–12.

The boys I grew up with all got along quite well. We walked, rode our bicycles, and climbed on top of our building. We jumped onto wagons, and even exploded homemade bombs. But the stupidest thing we did (and at the time, it seemed the height of heroism) was climb to the very top of the construction cranes! We scaled the metal structure, and then climbed down along the metal cables, turning our hands and feet slowly, as we descended from those dizzying heights. We melted radioactive lead in a car garage, and then jumped from the rooftop to get away from the guards and the angry owner! Back then, it all seemed like a normal and carefree childhood!

The most serious thing that happened to me was when we climbed into a freight train car that carried cement. I stumbled and fell on one of the iron railings and broke my arm—but in three weeks, I was back to normal! Only now can I imagine the power of my parent’s prayers—and how the Lord protected us throughout our “happy” childhood.

I believe we don’t know how God protects us most of the time. We have no idea from what troubles our Lord has saved us. The devil tries to hurt our health and our lives every day; and only sincere faith in God, along with prayer and staying close to Him, will help us endure all these trials. It’s the only way we can be protected from our sinful world. Remember, God is with us, and He will help us, wherever we go.

Your child may be closer to their first business than you think.

Entrepreneurship doesn’t start with a company.

It starts with awareness.

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Help your child look around and ask:
What problem can I solve?
What skill do I have?
How can I be helpful?

It could be:

• Selling homemade snacks
• Creating simple crafts
• Tutoring someone


When children learn to create value, they build confidence.

When they earn honestly, they build responsibility.

Guide them. Supervise them. Teach integrity alongside income.

Small beginnings today can shape big capacity tomorrow.

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What small business idea can your child try this week?

Comment below — let’s inspire each other.

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What you put in your body

Lately I have been paying closer attention to ingredients in my food and the food I feed my family. Big goal is of course buying more unprocessed foods, but if they are processed I want to be able to pronounce the ingredients and know what they are.

It has been a learning process and it still is. Fresh is better, yes you have to make things often but most items are not hard to make. Some items I have been making on a regular are butter, mayo, coffee creamer and bread. Bread has been the hardest but it is getting easier.

“Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”
‭‭I Corinthians‬ ‭10‬:‭31‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

God has given you this life, he has provided all the things you need to eat and to live abundantly. You don’t need the processed foods, they are only designed to make you sick.

“The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”
‭‭John‬ ‭10‬:‭10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

I understand making food from scratch isn’t for everyone and your family may all not agree on the items you are making, but the Bible also says,

“rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer;”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Just food for thought (pun intended). In the end do what you feel is best for you and your family. Not sure? PRAY

Disclaimer: I encourage everyone to do their own studying of the verses, you may come to a different understanding and that’s ok. I am up for any feedback or discussion. Comment below.


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#3 Holy Wit – Sidecar Reflections
Behold Your King: Christ in the Old Testament – Psalm 110
The Man Who Sat Down
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The church council meeting had gone long, as these things do.
Coffee had gone cold. Someone had brought cookies that looked homemade but tasted like a well-meaning lie. Papers were shuffled. Opinions were shared. No one was quite sure who was actually in charge, though several people felt strongly that it might be them, or at least should be.
At some point, the pastor stopped talking.
Not dramatically. He simply sat down.
It took a moment for anyone to notice. Meetings are noisy in a quiet way, and people assume motion equals leadership. But once he sat, the room gradually stilled. The papers stopped shuffling. The opinions paused mid-flight. The silence wasn’t awkward — it was settled.
Later, someone asked why he’d done that.
“Well,” he said, “I’d said what needed saying.”
That’s the moment Psalm 110 describes — though on a scale that makes church councils look like children arguing over who gets the red crayon.
“The LORD said to my Lord, ‘Sit at My right hand.’”
Not pace while the universe sorts itself out.
Not stand ready in case this all goes sideways.
Sit.
Because sitting is what you do when the work that matters has been done. When authority is settled. When the outcome is no longer in question.
We tend to imagine Christ as busy — rushing between crises, scrambling to keep things from falling apart. But Psalm 110 gives us a different picture. Christ reigns because He has finished redeeming. He intercedes because His priesthood does not expire. He judges because history is not drifting — it is moving toward a conclusion.
The world looks chaotic because we are down on the floor, arguing about cookies.
But Christ is seated.
Which means the kingdom is not fragile.
Which means evil is not winning.
Which means the chair of ultimate authority is not empty, contested, or up for election.
The Man who matters most has already sat down.
And the meeting, however long it feels, is heading toward adjournment.
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