Easy Burden of Rest

TITLE: When You Cant Stand Anymore TOPIC: The Easy Burden of Rest: TEXT: Matthew 11:28, Hebrews 4: 1-11 THEME: Make sure you enter the rest God offers through obedience to Jesus.

What would drive a person to sacrifice so much and risk his life in this way?

What would drive a person to sacrifice so much and risk his life in this way? The adulation that is given to Yusai Sakai demonstrates the belief that this self- immolation somehow makes one more holy or that self-imposed suffering is somehow pleasing to God.

Each person, in his own way, runs his own Death Run in a never ending pursuit of self-righteousness and to prove our worth

Barbaric and sadistic practices in attempts to appease God. The ancient Aztecs offered up hundreds of human

Barbaric and sadistic practices in attempts to appease God. The ancient Aztecs offered up hundreds of human Shite Muslims believe they can earn immediate salvation by jihad

Barbaric and sadistic practices in attempts to appease God. The ancient Aztecs offered up hundreds of human Shite Muslims believe they can earn immediate salvation by jihad Some priests and Catholic followers try to show penance through self-flagellation.

Barbaric and sadistic practices in attempts to appease God. The ancient Aztecs offered up hundreds of human Shite Muslims believe they can earn immediate salvation by jihad Some priests and Catholic followers try to show penance through self-flagellation. Well-meaning Christians have a list of do s and don ts that they believe if practiced will find favor with.

Romans 2:12-14 He will punish sin wherever it is found. He will punish the heathen when they sin, even though they never had God s written laws, for down in their hearts they know right from wrong. God s laws are written within them; their own consciousness accuses them, or sometimes excuses them.

How will I know when I have done enough?

How do we enter the rest that Jesus has offered us?

I. Understand the Nature of Gods Rest (1-5)

Hebrews 4:1-5 1 Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it. 2 For we also have had the good news proclaimed to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because they did not share the faith of those who obeyed.

Hebrews 4:1-5 3 Now we who have believed enter that rest, just as God has said, So I declared on oath in my anger, They shall never enter my rest.

Hebrews 4:1-5 And yet his works have been finished since the creation of the world. 4 For somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day in these words: On the seventh day God rested from all his works. 5 And again in the passage above he says, They shall never enter my rest.

I. Understand the Nature of Gods Rest (1-5) A. God s Rest finds its source in the Old Testament.

Rest (katapausis) is used in three different senses. 1. Referring to the peace of God

Rest (katapausis) is used in three different senses. 1. Referring to the peace of God. 2. Referring to the Promised Land

Rest (katapausis) is used in three different senses. 1. Referring to the peace of God. 2. Referring to the Promised Land. 3. Referring to the Sabbath Rest (based the rest of God after six days of creation).

Rest (katapausis) is used in three different senses. 1. Referring to the peace of God. 2. Referring to the Promised Land. 3. Referring to the Sabbath Rest (based the rest of God after six days of creation). All find their origin in the Old Testament

I. Understand the Nature of Gods Rest (1-5) A. God s Rest finds its source in the Old Testament. Israel was promised a rest:

Genesis 12:1-3 1 The LORD had said to Abram, Go from your country, your people and your father s household to the land I will show you. 2 I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.

Genesis 15:18-19 defines the boundaries. The definition of these boundaries are part of the basis for the hostility between Israel and Palestine.

Understand the Nature of Gods Rest (1-5) A. God s Rest finds its source in the Old Testament. Israel was promised a rest: The rest was contingent on their obedience.

Understand the Nature of Gods Rest (1-5) A. God s Rest finds its source in the Old Testament. Israel was promised a rest: The rest was contingent on their obedience.

Hebrews 3 Exodus 17:1-7 and Numbers 10:1-13.

I. Understand the Nature of Gods Rest (1-5) A. God s Rest finds its source in the Old Testament. Israel was promised a rest: The rest was contingent on their obedience. The Hebrews ran the risk of missing out on it.

The error of the Hebrews, for which this book was written, is that they were living and believing as though the Old Covenant were still in effect. The author strongly argues that is has been superseded by Jesus and that there is nothing they can go back too

I. Understand the Nature of Gods Rest (1-5) A. God s Rest finds its source in the Old Testament. B. The Nature of the Rest finds its origins in God Himself.

B. The Nature of the Rest finds its origins in God Himself. God rested on the seventh day. God values rest

B. The Nature of the Rest finds its origins in God Himself. God rested on the seventh day. God values rest. God models rest for us

B. The Nature of the Rest finds its origins in God Himself. God rested on the seventh day. God values rest. God models rest for us. God established the Sabbath as a day of rest

Ex. 31:12-18 "Say to the Israelites, 'You must observe my Sabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you and for the generations to come, so you may know that I am the Lord The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath, celebrating it for the generations to come as a lasting covenant. It will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever.

Numbers 28:9-10 On the Sabbath day, make an offering of two lambs a year old without defect, together with its drink offering and a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of the finest flour mixed with olive oil. 10 This is the burnt offering for every Sabbath, in addition to the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.

Stress vs. Burnout (Archibald Hart, Adrenalin and Stress ) Stress Burnout Characterized by disengagement Emotions are blunted Produces helplessness and hopelessness Loss of motivation, ideals, and hope Leads to detachment and depression Primary damage is emotional May make life seem not worth living Characterized by overengagement Emotions are overreactive Produces urgency and hyperactivity Loss of energy Leads to anxiety disorders Primary damage is physical May kill you prematurely

How do we enter the rest that Jesus has offered us?

II. Understand this Rest is realized in the Gospel. (6-11)

Hebrews 4:6-11 6 Therefore since it still remains for some to enter that rest, and since those who formerly had the good news proclaimed to them did not go in because of their disobedience, 7 God again set a certain day, calling it Today. This he did when a long time later he spoke through David, as in the passage already quoted: Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.

Hebrews 4:6-11 8 For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day. 9 There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; 10 for anyone who enters God s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his. 11 Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience

II. Understand this Rest is realized in the Gospel. (6-11) A. There is a rest Joshua was not able to deliver:

II. Understand this Rest is realized in the Gospel. (6-11) A. There is a rest Joshua was not able to deliver: B. Gods rest still remains.

II. Understand this Rest is realized in the Gospel. (6-11) A. There is a rest Joshua was not able to deliver: B. Gods rest still remains. C. God s rest is available to us today.

Work-related causes of burnout Feeling like you have little or no control over your work