Istrouma Baptist Church, May 18, 2025 Jay Spivey 4u3p38

Istrouma Baptist Church (BR) May 18, 2025 ========== May 18 - Anxiety Welcome! We're glad you've ed us today for our Sunday morning worship service! For more information about Istrouma, go to istrouma.org or us at [email protected]. We glorify God by making disciples of all nations. ========== Connection Card https://istrouma.org/myinfo May 18, 2025 - Jay Spivey "Rest" Matthew 11:28-30 28 “Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you 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.” -- Matthew 11:28-30 (CSB) I. The Invitation: Come to ME! A. What does it look like to come to Jesus? 1. Take up my Yoke - Submit to his Lordship as King 2. Learn from Me - Become a Disciple II. The Promise: Rest Exodus 33:12-17- 12 Moses said to the Lord, “Look, you have told me, ‘Lead this people up,’ but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. You said, ‘I know you by name, and you have also found favor with me.’ 13 Now if I have indeed found favor with you, please teach me your ways, and I will know you, so that I may find favor with you. Now consider that this nation is your people.” 14 And he replied, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” 15 “If your presence does not go,” Moses responded to him, “don’t make us go up from here. 16 How will it be known that I and your people have found favor with you unless you go with us? I and your people will be distinguished by this from all the other people on the face of the earth.” 17 The Lord answered Moses, “I will do this very thing you have asked, for you have found favor with me -- Exodus 33:12-17 (CSB) Colossians 2:16-17 saying “Therefore, don’t let anyone judge you in regard to food and drink or in the matter of a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of what was to come; the substance is Christ.” Rest isn’t found on a certain day of the week or in a place, but in a person. III. The Justification: Why does Jesus give rest? A. Because Jesus is a Good Master Philippians 2:5-11 — Adopt the same attitude as that of Christ Jesus, who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God as something to be exploited. 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, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death — even to death on a cross. For this reason God highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow — in heaven and on earth and under the earth —and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. B. He Offers a Better Yoke Want to receive weekly announcements in your inbox each week? https://istrouma.org/email Give Online Text ISTROUMA IBC to 73256 or go to: https://istrouma.org/give Our Website https://istrouma.org 5a4s4