Guest Speaker: Pastor Kore Benedix
When life is hard and your soul is heavy, his yoke is easy and his burden is light
“Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?”
Matthew 11:2-3
His Yoke. Your Rest.
How to live in two kingdoms simultaneously
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 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. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30
“Doubt is natural within faith. It comes because of our human weakness and frailty…Unbelief is the decision to live life as if there is no God. It is a deliberate decision to reject Jesus Christ and all that he stands for. But doubt is something quite different. Doubt arises within the context of faith. It is wistful longing to be sure of the things in which we trust. But it is not and need not to be a problem. “
Alistar McGrath
“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.”
Matthew 7:13-14
“Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.”
Matthew 10:37-38
“It wasn't burnout - we still had energy. It wasn’t depression - we didn’t feel hopeless. We just felt somewhat joyless and aimless. It turns out there’s a name for that: languishing. Languishing is a sense of indignation and emptiness. It feels as if you’re muddling through your days, looking at your life through a foggy windshield. And it might be the dominant emotion”
Adam Grant - NY Times
“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves….”
Matthew 10:16
“Coming to Jesus for rest doesn’t shield us from affiliations. It transform affiliations from fear-dominating, anxiety-producing, and hopeless to light and momentary”
John Piper