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Pastor Cody Brooks
June 30, 2024

Matthew 11:28-30 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”

Introduction

• There are 4 types of rest. Each requires a different approach.

  • Physical

1 Kings 19:4-7 Then he went on alone into the wilderness, traveling all day. He sat down under a solitary broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors who have already died.” 5 Then he lay down and slept under the broom tree. But as he was sleeping, an angel touched him and told him, “Get up and eat!” 6 He looked around and there beside his head was some bread baked on hot stones and a jar of water! So he ate and drank and lay down again. 7 Then the angel of the LORD came again and touched him and said, “Get up and eat some more, or the journey ahead will be too much for you.”

Matthew 14:13a As soon as Jesus heard the news, he left in a boat to a remote area to be alone.

  • Mental Rest

Psalm 34:4 I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

Psalm 6:9 The Lord has heard my plea; the Lord will answer my prayer.

Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

• Rest is threefold:

  • Rest = Presence (Being with God refreshes and restores)

  • Rest =

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    (The reward from hard work and obedience)

  • Rest = Principle (Pay now, play later)

Seeking Jesus is what allows for us to find peace and rest in our lives.

• Rest is God’s

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to the question, “What do we do when we feel overwhelmed?”

• There are two truths that we know about life:

  • Life doesn’t give us a

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    ; there is always one more thing to be done.

  • Life makes sure we don’t ever feel like we’re

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    .

• The pace of life keeps escalating into an unlivable speed.

  • Technology torments us by making us always

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    .

  • Choices multiply, making easy decisions complex.

  • Information overload gives us more than we need to

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    about

  • Activity increases, never offering a time to stop.

Jesus wants to

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you so that there is margin in your life.

Psalm 118:5 When hard pressed, I cried to the LORD; he brought me into a spacious place.

Exodus 33:14 The LORD replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest

• He wants to restore

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to your soul.

  • Margin is the space between your schedule (what is required) and your reserves (what is

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    ).

  • Do you live life where your schedule leaves you without any reserves?

• Margin means you’ll have:

Psalm 23:1-2 The LORD is my shepherd; I have all that I need. He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams.

Where Jesus is Lord, there is

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.

• Reject the idea of being superman by trusting Him.

Proverbs 3:8 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

• Be honest about your

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.

  • Be realistic about your abilities.

  • He helps you to set your

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    .

Psalm 90:12 So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

John 14:27 I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.

  • Life is not going to go according to

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    , so anticipate the unexpected.

  • If you live on the edge, the unexpected overwhelms you.

• Let Him

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you daily.

2 Corinthians 4:16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.