RECAP PART 1
THE INITIAL REST GIVEN IN SALVATION
MATTHEW 11:28
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
- Jesus came to reconcile God and mankind.
- Our struggle to find peace comes to an end when we place our faith in Jesus Christ
- JESUS IS THE PATH TO PEACE
PART 2
MAIN PASSAGE
MATTHEW 11:29-30
29 Jesus said, “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.”
“TAKE MY YOKE”
The amount of weight, or burden, they would have to carry was DETERMINED BY WHATEVER THEY WERE HARNESSED TO - Whatever they were yoked to —Will Small
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1) What’s one thing you want to learn this year (either in school or outside of it)?
2) What blessed you the most from this week’s sermon?
3) In what area of your life are you struggling to find peace?
4) Using Scripture, share with your group what its means to be a disciple of Jesus?
5) As His disciples, Jesus promises us rest for our souls. He teaches us in order to find peace and rest we must “take His yolk” and “learn from Him”. What do each of the following passages teach us about JESUS:
Acts 10:38
You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
Isaiah 11:5
Also righteousness will be the belt about His loins,
And faithfulness the belt about His waist.
1 Thessalonians 5:24
Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass.
John 1:14
And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 4:34
Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work.
2 Corinthians 5:21
He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
Hebrews 2:17
Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
Isaiah 40:11
Like a shepherd He will tend His flock,
In His arm He will gather the lambs
And carry them in His bosom;
He will gently lead the nursing ewes.
Luke 19:41
When He approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and wept over it
Corinthians 8:9
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
Luke 22:27
Jesus said, “For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But I am among you as the one who serves.”
Philippians 2:8
Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
Luke 23:34
But Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves.
6) From the passages above, share with your group the one passage about Jesus that gives you the most peace or rest. Explain why.
7) Pray for one another and for HBChurch.