Episode Title: The Test Of Rest
Series: Reframing Rest
Speaker: Pastor Dennis Gallaher

Main Idea:

True rest begins with trust.
We struggle to embrace rest because we don’t fully trust that God will provide, protect, or come through. Sabbath isn’t just about stopping—it’s about surrendering. It’s a test of trust that reminds us: God is enough, and we don’t have to hold everything together.

In This Message:

What if your restlessness isn’t just about your schedule… but your trust?

In this episode of Monday Moments, we look at the story of manna in the wilderness and how Sabbath rest was never just about sleep or recovery—it was about trust. Trusting that God will provide. Trusting that we don’t have to hustle to hold everything together. Trusting that when we stop, He doesn’t.

If you’ve ever struggled to rest without guilt, feared falling behind, or felt like stopping meant losing control—this episode is for you.

Key Points:

• Why rest is more about trust than time
• How the Sabbath exposes our fears and self-reliance
• What it means to live in the “daily bread” mindset
• How Sabbath is a countercultural resistance to burnout

Key Scriptures:

• Exodus 16:1–35
• Hebrews 3:7–4:11
• Psalm 127:1–2

Episode Title: When Rest Becomes Resistance
Series: Reframing Rest
Speaker: Pastor James Gallaher

In This Episode:
What if rest isn’t just for recovery—but for remembering?
In Part 2 of Reframing Rest, Pastor Dennis takes us deeper into the biblical concept of Sabbath—not as a break from life, but as a bold resistance to the world’s lies. In a culture obsessed with hustle, status, and distraction, Sabbath realigns our hearts with God’s truth.

Through Scripture and soul-searching questions, this episode explores how Sabbath reveals what we’ve forgotten: that our identity, value, and peace come not from what we do, but from who God is.

📌 Key Points:

• Sabbath is spiritual resistance against hustle, consumerism, and self-reliance.
• Rest is remembrance. God calls us to stop so we can remember what’s true.
• Our desires are shaped by what we continually consume—rest re-centers them on God.
• Sabbath is a weekly invitation to live as people set apart, not driven by culture’s demands.
• It’s not about doing nothing. It’s about doing what restores your soul in God’s presence.

📖 Key Scriptures:

• Exodus 20:8–11 – “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy…”
• Deuteronomy 5:15 – “Remember that you were slaves in Egypt…”
• Romans 12:2 – “Do not conform to the pattern of this world…”
• Matthew 11:28–30 – “Come to Me… and I will give you rest.”

Psalm 23:1–3 – “He makes me lie down… He restores my soul.”