Sermons on Restfulness:

Real Rest

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Sep 25, 2023

We live in an age of insomnia despite all the pills, beds and other devices.

Matt 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. Depressed people sleep a lot hoping for physical rest to restore their soul. Sadly, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-29, Isaiah 40:29-31

Denomination: Baptist

Rest Interrupted

Contributed by Rich O' Toole on Feb 22, 2023

Feeding of the Five Thousand

Rest Interrupted Mark 6:30-44 Good morning. I want you to think about the kind of rest you hope to get when you have nothing urgent to wake up for, the next morning. You think, tomorrow is a day with nothing planned, so you go to bed with little to dwell on, thinking you are going to get good ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:30-44

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Rest For The Stressed

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Nov 3, 2022

Mask or no mask? Go out to eat or dine in? Send the kids to school or keep them home?

Mask or no mask? Go out to eat or dine in? Send the kids to school or keep them home? 2020 is shaping up to be one of the most stressful years many of us have experienced thanks to COVID. We want this pandemic to be over! We want to be free to move about and to visit who we want when we want. We’re ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:25-30

Denomination: Lutheran

The Rest Of The Story

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Dec 22, 2020

There is more to the story of the birth of Christ Jesus that is often overlooked.

The Rest Of The Story Luke 2: 22 -40 Intro: I want you to finish the following: “When I was growing up, my dream was . . .” Is there anyone here today doing or having done what you planned on doing when you were a child? What happened to your dreams? Usually, our childhood dreams generally ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:22-40

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Sabbath Rest Series

Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Sep 16, 2021

Labor Day: The word "sabbath" has something to do with "rest." But like the word “sabbath,” the word “rest” has become lost in American society. This message brings awareness to a forgotten and important spiritual principle.

This morning we are going to take a look at “Sabbath Rest,” and try to understand what it is. The word “sabbath” seems so foreign to us today, and whenever we hear the word we tend to think of Sundays or going to church; however, that’s not entirely what sabbath is about. In the Bible the sabbath ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:1-3, Exodus 20:8-11, Matthew 14:22-23

Denomination: Baptist

Rest And Work Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Jun 6, 2022

The word rest is forgotten by modern world. Work culture has overtaken everyone. Many have the Work-alcoholic spirit. I am busy, I was busy and I will be busy are the common words used in these days.

Rest and Work Genesis 2:1-3 Greetings: Introduction: The word rest is forgotten by modern world. Work culture has overtaken everyone. Many have the Work-alcoholic spirit. I am busy, I was busy and I will be busy are the common words used in these days. But God was concerned about rest. Rest to our ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:1-3

Denomination: Methodist

Rest Less Series

Contributed by Steve Ely on Jul 5, 2022

Why are we granting God silence? Why are we allowing God the opportunity to rest?

Rest Less I. Introduction We are a people who struggle to get enough rest. In fact, the average American gets 6.8 hours of sleep at night, down more than an hour from 1942. To many in the medical field this is troubling because medical studies have related a lack of sleep to health problems and ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 62:6-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Rest In The Lord Series

Contributed by Jonathan Newlon on Jul 16, 2022

In this series, we investigate four things that David tells us to do either in or to the Lord. In this sermon, we investigate the final of these: Rest in the Lord.

I. Introduction This is the final week of our four-week series in the beginning of Psalm 37. Let’s read, one more time, the 7 verses. (Read Psalm 37:1-7). We have already discussed the first three statements that the Psalmist says to do wither in or to the Lord. We have talked about what it means ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

No Rest For The Righteous Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 7, 2021

No one takes this literally and tries to stay awake 24 hours a day. What Paul means, he does mean very literally, and that is that the Christian must be always wide awake in his relationship to Christ. We must at all times, and in all places, be conscious that we are Christians

While I was visiting in the hospital one of the workers came in and a patient said, “Are you still working?” “Yes,” she said, “No rest for the wicked, and I guess I am awfully wicked.” We have all heard this at some time or another, but the thought came to me that it is ridiculous to apply that ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:6-11

Sabbath Rest Series

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Sep 6, 2022

This sermon focuses on the value of "rest" and the benefits to the believers who practice it.

Good morning. If you have your Bibles, you will want to open up to Genesis 2:2-3. That will be our reading for today. Before we actually discuss that verse, what I would like to do is go back to Genesis 1:1 and read through the first chapter just to give you a little background on this ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:2-3, Exodus 20:10, Mark 2:27-28, Isaiah 58:13-14

Denomination: Christian Church

The Rest Of The Story Series

Contributed by David Owens on Jan 20, 2020

Paul concludes chapter 11 explaining that God has not given up on the people of Israel by revealing the mystery that "all Israel will be saved." The thought that God's plan includes mercy for Jews and Gentiles propels Paul into a majestic doxology about the glory of God.

A. I used to love listening to Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story” radio broadcasts. 1. The short radio segments consisted of stories presented as little-known or forgotten facts on a variety of subjects with some key element of the story (usually the name of some well-known person) held back ...read more

Scripture: Romans 11:25-36

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Rest For The Stressed

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jul 23, 2020

Jesus is as much a burden as a working parachute is a burden on the back of a skydiver.

Mask or no mask? Go out to eat or dine in? Send the kids to school or keep them home? 2020 is shaping up to be one of the most stressful years many of us have experienced thanks to COVID. We want this pandemic to be over! We want to be free to move about and to visit who we want when we want. We’re ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:25-30

Denomination: Lutheran

The Labor Of Rest

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Oct 13, 2019

You must believe God always stands ready in every situation..to deliver us and to deliver his promises that he's made to us, if we are willing to rely and rest on His abilities and Promises!

The Labor Of Rest... Illus. Hymn Haven of Rest My soul, in sad exile, was out on life’s sea, So burdened with sin and distressed; Then I heard a sweet voice saying, “Make Me your choice,” And I entered the Haven of Rest. I’ve anchored my soul in the Haven of Rest. I’ll sail the wide seas no ...read more

Scripture: John 3:34-35, Matthew 19:16-22, Numbers 13:27-28, Numbers 14:1-4, Psalm 23:5, John 13:3-6, John 3:16  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Greatest Rest Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 15, 2021

Hebrews 4 is the great rest chapter of the Bible, for the word rest is used 9 times in this chapter, and that is more than any other entire book of the Bible.

Heaven is so appealing because it is a place where all negatives are forever eliminated. No more war and struggle on every level, but peace and security with all threats gone. It is a place of rest from all the strife of life. God’s goal is to share with all of His people the blessedness of rest, ...read more

Rest In The Storm

Contributed by Dr. Casey Adams on Oct 9, 2018

This message poses a very important question: Can you find rest in the midst of a storm?

Mark 4:35 – 41 (Jesus Stills the Sea) Time Line of Jesus Ministry (After Disciples) 1. The Baptism of Jesus - Mark 1:9 2. Temptation of Jesus in the Wilderness - Mark 1:12 3. Jesus Calls his First Disciples – Mark 1:16 4. Jesus Ministers in Galilee – Mark 2 5. Jesus Declares Himself Lord of the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist