2020 07 19 - He Will Give You Rest - Rest Begins with Trust

28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

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God cares deeply about your rest

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What is the beginning point of finding the rest that God wants to give us?

EXPLORE

PRIMARY SCRIPTURE

Psalm 23 ESV

A Psalm of David. 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. 3 He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

UNDERSTANDING THE CONTEXT OF THE SCRIPTURE

understanding sheep

MAIN IDEA

Transition from scripture to main idea

THE MAIN THING: The beginning point for finding rest in God is trusting him.

Explore the Main Idea

SHARE: What is your most familiar picture of Jesus?

1. Trust begins with identity

Point 1 text

John 10:11–13 ESV

11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.

We can trust because of WHO he is

Application: Let him be the Shepherd and accept being the sheep

2. Trust is built with familiarity

Point 2 text

John 10:14 ESV

14 I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me,

John 10:2–5 ESV

2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. 5 A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.”

You can’t trust who you don’t know

Application: Spend time daily getting to know the shepherd

SHARE: What is something you want to commit to do grow closer to Jesus?

3. Trust is based in care

Point 3 Text

John 10:13–15 ESV

13 He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.

We can trust him because he cares for us

Application: Use your fears and frustrations as an opportunity to receive God’s care

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