Rest For Your Souls

Rest For Your Soul

Text: Matthew 11:25-30 (NIV)

25At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. 26Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure.

27“All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

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

I.       Introduction:

II.    Adopt The Attitude Of Receptivity: The Cultivation of Humility

A.    A Message Given by God

B.     A Message Hidden From Know-it-alls

C.     A Message Revealed To The Humble

III. Acknowledge The Source Of Revelation: The Channel of Discovery

A.    Christ Is Officially Commissioned By The Father: A Faithful Worker

B.     Christ  Is Intimately Related To God: A Mutual Relationship

C.     Christ Is The Only Way To The Father: A Shared Knowledge

IV. Accept The Invitation to Rest: The Call To Liberty

A.    An Invitation To Come To Christ

B.     An Invitation To Know Of Christ

C.     An Invitation To Rest In Christ

V.    Conclusion: