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  • Dr.W.Samuel Legon avatar

    What A Place To Rest And Sleep

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Aug 13, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,036 views

    No doubt Gods always on time when we need him

    WHAT A PLACE TO REST AND SLEEP Daniel 6:8Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. 9Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree. 10Now when Daniel knew ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Todd Hudnall avatar

    How To Find Spiritual Rest

    Contributed by Todd Hudnall on Jan 20, 2002
    based on 424 ratings
     | 35,512 views

    This is a single verse sermon with three points and proposition. It isn’t a manuscript but is more than a simple outline. The sermon is about leaving the weariness of dead religion to enter into a living relationship with God.

    Text - Matt 11:28 Introduction A strong young athlete was wadding waist deep in the shallow part of a recreational lake. Unknowingly he stepped off an underwater ledge and plunged fifteen feet beneath the surface of the water. After several seconds he bobbed to the top of the water flailing ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Jesus Offers Real Rest

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jul 29, 2012
     | 6,770 views

    Jesus Offers Real Rest 1) To hardworking disciples; 2) To clueless crowds

    A favorite topic of conversation at this time of year is vacation plans. I think I can tell you what most of my friends from the gym are doing for their summer holidays. One is going to Hawaii. Another ran a mountain race over the Crow’s Nest Pass. Another drove twenty plus hours to the B.C. ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Entering Your Season Of Rest

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Nov 6, 2025
     | 465 views

    God’s plan for His children is not endless struggle but divine rest that flows from trusting, obeying, and walking with Him.

    ENTERING YOUR SEASON OF REST By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Matthew 11:28-30 Key Verse: “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” — Matthew 11:28 Supporting Texts: Hebrews 4:9-11; Exodus 33:14; Psalm 62:1-2; Isaiah 14:3 INTRODUCTION: Every believer ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    Fallen Angels Have No Rest

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Jan 24, 2016
     | 3,936 views

    To show that fallen angels have no rest because they are no longer permitted in GOD's Presence and when they are there, they are tormented instead of resting, now it's on the hunt to possess physical bodies for their rest.

    I. EXORDIUM: Are you able to find rest? Psalms 62:1 (New International Version) My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers/unbelievers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that fallen angels have no rest because they are no longer permitted in GOD's ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Jeffrey Sims avatar

    The Rest We All Need

    Contributed by Jeffrey Sims on Sep 11, 2025
     | 625 views

    Looking at how we can find that deep soul rest that we all need.

    Good morning, church! Today, we’re diving into one of the most comforting invitations in all of Scripture. Jesus says in Matthew 11:28, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Does that word rest sound good to you today? I don’t know about you, but I ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Our Rest Only In God.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 15, 2021
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,072 views

    The Christian faith, after all, is deeply personal. When we abide in Christ, we rest in God.

    OUR REST ONLY IN GOD. Psalm 84:1-4. At the end of the celebration of Passover, in Jewish homes scattered throughout the world, the parting toast is, ‘Next year in Jerusalem!’ The sentiment echoes a common consciousness, a restlessness if you will, which is forever drawing God’s people back ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • David Rogers avatar

    Claiming The Promised Rest Of God

    Contributed by David Rogers on Dec 20, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,076 views

    Discuss what it means for christians to rest in God

    Claiming the Promised Rest of God Hebrews 4:1-13 “4:1 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left [us] of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. 2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Frank Lay avatar

    How To Enter God's Rest Series

    Contributed by Frank Lay on Sep 12, 2004
    based on 31 ratings
     | 33,687 views

    In spite of the fact that Jesus paid it all for us on the cross, people continue to struggle, trying to earn the Christian life. If that is your situation today, I plead with you to stop trying, and start trusting. Be diligent to enter into that rest.

    HOW TO ENTER GOD’S REST Hebrews 4:11-16 "Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall after the same example of disobedience." "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    Full And Complete Sabbath Rest

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Dec 16, 2013
     | 2,878 views

    To show that we have real rest in JESUS.

    I. EXORDIUM: Do you have real rest? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we have real rest in JESUS. IV. TEXT: Hebrews 4:9 (Amplified Bible) 4:9 So then, there is still awaiting a full and complete Sabbath-rest reserved for the [true] people of God; V. THESIS: I ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Chad Garrison avatar

    Waiting Room: "Find Rest" Series

    Contributed by Chad Garrison on Jun 21, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 12,891 views

    Part Two from a series of messages titled “The Waiting Room”: discovering what God reveals to us in these moments of waiting.

    The Waiting Room “Find Rest” Last week we began a series titled the Waiting Room with the purpose of discovering what God reveals to us in these moments of waiting. I want to thank all of you who told me my waiting room story was nothing… Romans 8:28 (NIV) And we know that in ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    I Rest This Case In This Matter PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,133 views

    God's love for us is unshakeable, unstoppable, and unconditional, and nothing in all creation can separate us from His love.

    Good morning, family. Today we're going to dive deep into a truth that we all need to be reminded of, time and again - God's love for us is unshakeable, unstoppable, and unconditional. It's a love that is always there, even when we feel undeserving or distant from it. As A.W. Tozer once penned, ...read more

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  • Judith Hand avatar

    Prescription For Exhaustion Or Recipe For Rest

    Contributed by Judith Hand on Jan 14, 2015
    based on 3 ratings
     | 9,230 views

    We need a Sabbath Rest in order to serve and not become exhausted

    PRESCRIPTION FOR EXHAUSTION OR RECIPE FOR REST Readings: II Samuel 7:1-14a Mark 6:30-34 and 53-56 All of the Bible is not written TO you, but all of the Bible is written FOR you, so I hope you will follow along in your Bible this morning as we dig in together and see what it has ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • William R. Nabaza avatar

    We Entered God's Rest

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Dec 16, 2013
     | 3,228 views

    To show we are resting because we are free to pursue GOD's will in our life.

    I. EXORDIUM: Do you have GOD's Rest in your life? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show we are resting because we are free to pursue GOD's will in our life. IV. TEXT: Hebrews 4:10 (Amplified Bible) 4:10 For he who has once entered [God’s] rest also has ceased from ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Promise Of Entering His Rest

    Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Dec 7, 2013
     | 3,009 views

    To show that rest is offered to us today by JESUS CHRIST.

    I. EXORDIUM: Have you entered GOD's rest? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that rest is offered to us today by JESUS CHRIST. IV. TEXT: Hebrews 4:1 (Amplified Bible) 4:1 THEREFORE, WHILE the promise of entering His rest still holds and is offered [today], let us be ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal