MAIN POINT: RECEIVE
At its heart Christianity is an invitation centered upon a with Christ which brings rest.
The word used here can mean “cease from activity” but it can also mean to be , calm, patient expectation, even .
- All people rest
The world’s system and ways promise rest, but in reality, only create .
Jesus’ point here, and what we realize from our reality, is that we must RECEIVE REST from ourselves and the system we live in.
- of Jesus’ rest
Jesus’ way of offering rest was an invitation to become with Him and learn from Him.To be yoked with Jesus is to like Jesus and join in His mission.
Salvation is an invitation to take on Jesus’ yoke, which means as sons and daughters we learn to take His on as your own as His representatives.
The invitation to rest is actually an invitation to .
Jesus says rest is our lives with Jesus and His ways and mission born out of a relationship to Christ.
Rest was an ultimate picture of God’s plan to creation to His original intention and design, a right relationship with Him exhibited in His creation by active faith.
When you fail, Jesus’ rest offers . When you go all in and succeed, Jesus’ rest offers complete .
One of the greatest enemies to rest as Jesus offers it even to believers today is .
What are some of doubt:
What are some to doubt:
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Our source of rest is due our brought by Christ alone and accessed thru faith alone by grace alone.
Take your relationship with Christ .