God's Goodness in Relationships
May 25, 2025
Introduction
Fallen Condition Focus: We twist rest into something else because of our sin. In our hands, rest becomes self-oriented, not God centered.
Sermon Proposition: Since the Lord calls us to a divine rest in him, we ought to respond faithfully every week to his invitation and receive healing for our souls
I. We rest and cease from our labor in reverence of God's commandment (Exodus 20:8-11; Deut. 5:12-15; cf. Gen. 2:1-3)
II. We acknowledge our need for and dependence upon God; we receive his forgiveness and grace through Christ (Matt. 11:28-30; Jn. 7:37-39)
III. We offer ourselves to God in worship with thanksgiving, renewing our commitment to him as our Creator and Savior (Ps. 100; Rom. 12:1-2)
So What?
1. Come to the Lord on the Christian Sabbath by preparing our hearts through prayer, meditation on his Word, and reflection
2. Come to the Lord on the Christian Sabbath by attending corporate worship, hearing the Word of God preached and partaking of the Lord's Supper.
3. Come to the Lord on the Christian Sabbath by loving those closest to us - family, brothers and sisters in Christ, friends
Matthew 11:25-12:8'>Matthew 11:25-12:8
Grant Goble