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Temporary
Just…Rest
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I felt like a weight Had been lifted
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I felt like a weight Had been lifted
And more weightsPut back on
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Jesus steps into aVery religious world
600+ Laws
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New rules invented by menTo keep people from
Accidentally breaking a law
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Accountability to God replacedWith accountability to man
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Confused personal preferencesWith Divine Mandate
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False Standard of RighteousnessAnd changed no one's heart
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The Accepted & the Outcasts
- What they have (blessings)- And who the leaders accept
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You were either an outcast orConstantly trying to measure up
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Just like today, right?
Do more, work harderBe more moral and good
Follow our rules…or be outcast
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When it comes to acceptanceAnd love
What I pursue in ChristI produce in others
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Jesus, a teacher without Bona fides shows up and says…
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Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and
I will give you rest
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Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me
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Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me
Teaching and ExampleWhat I know and What I do
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"May you be covered in the Dust of your Rabbi"
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…for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls
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Gentle, lowly…rest
Gentle, not harshHumble, not prideful
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Gentle, lowly…rest
You will find rest: Following me
Practicing the Truth I teach
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For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light”
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Lowly= tapeinos- Depends on God Rather than self
Cross…
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Context of Matthew 11 After this
600+ Laws2 Things...
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And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying,
"Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
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He said to him, "What is written in the Law?
How do you read it?"
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And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind…
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…and your neighbor as yourself"
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And he said to him, "You have answered correctly;
do this, and you will live"- Luke 10:25-28
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Let love motivate you:
To take care ofThose who hate you
In the name of the OneWho loves you
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Yeah, but what version Bible?Can I or can't I?
Which denomination?Which circle of preachers?How do I please you guys?
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Context of Matthew 11
"I can't please youSo I'm not trying"
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But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates…
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"We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn"
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For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, "He has a demon"
The Son of Man came eating and drinking…
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…and they say, "Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a
friend of tax collectors and sinners!"
We can't please you
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Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds
Your approvalDoesn't make me righteous
Or unrighteous
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Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds
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How it changes youHow it causes you to liveHow it causes you to love
That's the sign of righteousness
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To a crowd of peopleNever measuring up. Or worse-
Thinking they're in the positionTo look down on everyone else
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Jesus says"Your approval is not
My goal in life"
No arrogantly or hatefullyBut as a matter of principle
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When it comes to acceptanceAnd love
What I pursue in ChristI produce in others
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Learn from me. My yoke is easy,my burden is light
Love God, Love PeopleNot approval (Self-centered)Serving needs (Others-centered)
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You can't please everyoneAnd it shouldn't be your goal
Glorify God by servingAccording to needs
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I can only be manipulatedTo the degree that I want something from you(Approval and acceptance)
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If I'm getting thatFrom my relationship with Jesus
No one can pwn me
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…they say, "Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!" Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds
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You talk about my reputationAll you want
I'll let my lifeSpeak for itself
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Love God, Love People
I will give you rest…I am gentle and lowly in heart
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We love God by loving people
Seek their best interestsEven when they don't deserve it
And it costs to do so
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God has set you freeFrom being the judge of Anyone else's worthiness
That position is already takenBy someone with greater grace
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When it comes to acceptanceAnd love
What I pursue in ChristI produce in others
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Woman taken in the act…
Centurion's servant…
Tax Collector…
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But they shouldn't act that way!
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You can be ExpectingOr Encouraging and Celebrating
You won't be both
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There is no upsideTo expectations
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There is no downsideTo encouraging toward
And celebrating in
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How much of our stress comesLiving for acceptance
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How much of our stress comesLiving for acceptance
And being disappointed in ourExpectations for others?
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Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts…
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…kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one
another and, if one has a complaint against another,
forgiving each other
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…as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive
The grace we've receivedForms the basis for The grace we give
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Not expectationBut compassion
Not harshness, but gentlenessNot throwing out, but forgiving
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When it comes to acceptanceAnd love
What I pursue in ChristI produce in others
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And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony- Col. 3:12-14
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Love sets us free From keeping score
And being disappointed
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Take my yoke upon you and learn from me…you will find rest for your souls…
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Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with
one another in love- Eph. 4:2
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Do you get the senseThat God knew it wouldn'tBe easy?
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He called us to it because it:
Glorifies himBlesses themGives us rest
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Jesus wants to give usFreedom and rest
Take my yoke upon youand learn from me…
Teaching, Example
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"Covered in the Dust of your Rabbi…"
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In Christ…We are free from living
For the approval of people
Because we already have his
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We are called to Give that same freedom
To the people in our lives
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I can expect and push and Burden you down with what I
Expect in this relationship
Or I can encourage, walk alongside and point to Jesus
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I'm called to Encourage/Restore
So that knowing me, being in relationship with me
Produces…rest, peace, joy
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When it comes to acceptanceAnd love
What I pursue in ChristI produce in others
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For some of us, the greatest Thing we could do for others
Is find our rest in Jesus today
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And you may need toUnlearn what
Your "religion" has taught you
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If I pursue Christ's rest throughHis love and acceptance
I'll produce rest and peaceIn the people around me
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Heart-Check Time
Do I make the peopleIn my life feel
Stressed, nervous, Burdened, Guilty?
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Heart-Check Time
or Accepted, Lovedand Encouraged?
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Heart-Check Time
Do they walk away Feeling burdened?
Or freed?
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The Answer:
How do I approach God?As someone who wants me
To rest in his love?If not, why not?
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When it comes to acceptanceAnd love
What I pursue in ChristI produce in others
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Am I ready to rest?
Take my yoke upon you…You'll find rest for your souls
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Pray
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Questions, CommentsDisagreements
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Chili Cook-off
Grads
Videography