Sabbath is not only a personal spiritual practice—it is a public act of resistance. Rooted in Israel’s liberation from slavery, Sabbath disrupts the values of consumerism, hurry, and injustice. Join Clark as he explores how keeping Sabbath trains us to say “enough” in a culture that always demands more.

Sabbath is not just about what we stop doing—it’s about what we start noticing and enjoying. This week, Tom explores Sabbath as a time to feast, laugh, sing, connect, and savour God’s goodness in creation and community. Sabbath reawakens our hearts to beauty, joy, and gratitude, drawing us into deeper worship.

In a world that never stops, where more is always better and our worth is often tied to what we produce or consume, the ancient practice of Sabbath offers a radical alternative. In this opening talk of our summer formation focus at St Matthias, Clark Buys invites us to rediscover Sabbath as a weekly rhythm of ceasing — from work, from striving, from buying — and to receive it as a holy gift of rest, renewal, and reformation. Drawing from Scripture, history, and cultural insight, this message invites us to live differently: not from a place of scarcity and pressure, but from trust, presence, and gratitude. What if stopping isn’t laziness, but obedience? What if enough really is enough?

(apologies that the recording misses the very start of Clark's talk)