01/16/2022
January 16, 2022

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Matthew 11:25-30

25 At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants. 26 Yes, Father, because this was your good pleasure. 27 All things have been entrusted to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son desires to reveal him.

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

Philippians 2:5-11

5 Adopt the same attitude as that of Christ Jesus,
6 who, existing in the form of God,
did not consider equality with God
as something to be exploited.
7 Instead he emptied himself
by assuming the form of a servant,
taking on the likeness of humanity.
And when he had come as a man,
8 he humbled himself by becoming obedient
to the point of death—
even to death on a cross.
9 For this reason God highly exalted him
and gave him the name
that is above every name,
10 so that at the name of Jesus
every knee will bow—
in heaven and on earth
and under the earth—
11 and every tongue will confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father
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Notes

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Sermon Discussion Questions

Spend some time reading the passages and praying together, recognizing that Jesus has promised to be with his people forever - he’s a part of the conversation right now!

  1. What makes you weary and/or burdened? (Take some time to pray through the answers, where that is appropriate.)
  2. How does your perception of Jesus shape your understanding of his disposition towards you, your strength, and your burdens?
  3. What do these two passages confirm or challenge in your perception of Jesus?
  4. How is Jesus showing up as gentle and humble in your life right now?
  5. What are the personal, communal, and missional implications of Jesus’s a)liberal invitation, b) self-designation, or c) surprising exaltation?