Rest & Growth

Preaching Bootcamper Damaris examines the supposed binaries of Rest and Growth by looking at a parable Jesus tells in Luke 13 about a vineyard owner. This owner, frustrated with the lack of fruit on the tree, demands the tree be cut down, and the gardener pleads for one more year to steward the tree, so it can bear fruit. It just needs time, right? Well, what if time isn't enough? What does it look like for those of us constantly exhausted to instead start to look at our rest AS our growth?

Damaris GihaForefront ChurchMarch 8, 2026rest, sacred, self-care, rest is resistance, parable, gospels

Boundaries

In this time of fear and uncertainty, do you find yourself exhausted and burnout by trying to be there for everything and everyone? In the third and final sermon of the sacred pause series Nytasha speaks to us about Boundary Setting in the Bible and how it can be an act of resistance, and love.

Nytasha ObasiForefront ChurchFebruary 15, 2026burnout, sacred pause, boundaries, act of love, rest

Teach Me How to Sabbath

Marvin Gaye crooned to the masses in 1971 asking a timeless question, "What's Going On?” Gaye’s love ballad, considered to be an anthem of sorts, calls attention to the social and political issues of his day. In this week’s sermon, Rev. Venida invites us to honor whatever questions are coming up during our day and then explores how we can experience an intentional sacred pause as a gateway to sabbath rest.

Venida Rodman JenkinsForefront ChurchFebruary 1, 2026sabbath, rest, sacredpause, restisresistance, selfcare

Rest

Rev. Venida focuses on the vital discipline of Rest, a practice that is mentioned frequently throughout the Bible and encouraged by Jesus himself. She invites us to reflect on what the Holy Spirit may be saying about embracing rest more intentionally in our lives, and how rest can strengthen and renew us for the journey ahead.

Venida Rodman JenkinsForefront ChurchAugust 24, 2025rest, capitalism, grindculture, discipline, selfcare

The Antidote to Racism: Counter inUrgency | Ben Dubow

A sense of urgency at work, in life, and certainly for the cause of justice, sounds like a good idea. But in reality, a culture of urgency can be soul-killing and undercut our essential work for justice and to fight racism in our world. We must identify the tyranny of urgency and choose to fight with a counter (in)urgency.

Ben DubowForefront ChurchNovember 20, 2022justice, anti-racism, urgency, rest

POWERS AND PRINCIPALITIES | "Rest"

Rest because we haven't finished yet.

Rest is a critical but often ignored part of social and spiritual movements. Listen to guest preacher, Alicia T. Crosby, as she explores how Matthew 14 highlights the role rest played in helping people move on after being profiled and losing their beloved to state sanctioned violence.

Alicia T. Crosby (she/hers) is a justice educator, activist, and minister whose work addresses the spiritual, systemic, and interpersonal harm people experience. Visit aliciatcrosby.com.

Alicia T. CrosbyGuest UserAugust 2, 2020black lives matter, anti-racism, racism, rest

CLARITY IN CRISIS | "Remote Spirituality"

Sarah NguRobbie KleinMay 17, 2020ritual, sabbath, rest, judaism, holy