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How To Rest And Enjoy Rewards Lesson 17 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 20, 2017

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How to live in victory

A. ISRAEL’S SUCCESS AND CHALLENGE “After 7 years of conquest, the Lord gave Israel all the land that He promised to their ancestors, so they settled down. Their enemies quit fighting them because none could stand up to them. The Lord helped them win every battle they fought. They claimed the ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 21:43-45

Denomination: Baptist

How To Rest And Enjoy Rewards Lesson 17 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 9, 2024

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Israel's success and challenges.

A. ISRAEL’S SUCCESS AND CHALLENGE “After 7 years of conquest, the Lord gave Israel all the land that He promised to their ancestors, so they settled down. Their enemies quit fighting them because none could stand up to them. The Lord helped them win every battle they fought. They claimed the ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 21:43-45, 1 John 2:16

Denomination: Baptist

The Dreaded E-Word: Evangelism For The Rest Of Us

Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Jan 10, 2011

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we may not all be evangelists, but as followers of Christ, what we all are is witnesses.

The Dreaded E-Word Evangelism for the rest of us TCF Sermon January 9, 2011 There are things in life we don’t look forward to because we don’t enjoy them. We might not look forward to getting up to early in the morning. We might not look forward to the proctologist, urologist, or ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:4-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Sabbath: The Rest Is Up To You Pt. Ii Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Mar 20, 2013

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During the first 19 days of Tishri, there are 3 major Jewish fall feasts: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), & Tabernacles/Booths/Sukkot. As with other feasts, its name lets us in on its purpose.

Sabbath: The Rest Is Up To You Pt. II September 30, 2012 Introduction A During the first 19 days of Tishri, there are 3 major Jewish fall feasts: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), & Tabernacles/Booths/Sukkot. 1 Again the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,34 "Speak to the sons of Israel, ...read more

Scripture: Leviticus 23:33-34

Denomination: Baptist

Come To Jesus For The Rest You Need Most

Contributed by Rev. Matthew Parker on Jun 24, 2023

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A message about giving our burdens to Jesus and coming to Him in faith

Children love to play and run around. They are invigorating to watch and they add zest and vigour to life. They love to wake up, run and play. Our eldest grandson Stevie is full of energy and joy and curiosity and a great willingness to engage in anything his parents, Elia and Stephen, plan to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Come To Me And I Will Give You Rest

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Apr 11, 2005

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Life has its challenges and heavy burdens. Jesus invites us to lay our burdens down and rest in him.

Matthew 11:28 “Come to Me, and I Will Give You Rest” INTRODUCTION We are a sleep deprived nation. Doctors say that millions of people are not getting the necessary seven or eight hours of sleep a night. Most of us shake our head at such news because we can’t remember the last time we had eight ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28

Denomination: Lutheran

Nowhere To Rest! (Luke 9:57-62)

Contributed by David Smith on Oct 27, 2007

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It hurts when we lose someone we love, and it hurts because we love them. Love and pain are never far from each other. You can’t have one without the other.

Q: Why did the Palestinian cross the road? A: We don’t know either, but if he wont’ tell us what he was doing, crossing a road without a permit, we will detain him until we find out! I was looking for a joke with a jarring ending to introduce what I consider to be a particularly jarring Gospel ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:57-62

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Unbelief Will Shut You From His Rest

Contributed by William R. Nabaza on Dec 7, 2013

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To show that we need to have a conquering faith.

I. EXORDIUM: Do you have a conquering faith? II. AUDIENCE PROFILE: Believers III. OBJECTIVES: To show that we need to have a conquering faith. IV. TEXT: Hebrews 3:19 (Amplified Bible) 3:19 So we see that they were not able to enter [into His rest], because of their unwillingness to adhere ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 3:19

Denomination: Pentecostal

Resolving Ministry Conflict By Putting Pride To Rest

Contributed by Timothy Darling on Aug 13, 2006

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As ministers together in the gospel of Christ, if we fall into arguing amongst ourselves, we have lost focus and we are fighting the wrong enemy. We are all on the same team. Sometimes small things need to be let go in favor of confronting larger issues.

As we have followed the new disciples of Jesus, we have seen a number of important lessons taught and demonstrated. These early lessons are from the book of John: â€¢ Jesus changes your perspective â€¢ Jesus gains your faith as a friend â€¢ Jesus spends time with family â€¢ Jesus introduces us to ...read more

Scripture: John 3:22-36

Denomination: Mennonite

Some Benefits Of Rest And Reflection On Things Above

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2001

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True rest comes by starting to reflect on things above rather than on your troubles here below

The Benefits of Rest and Reflection (Acts 18:18-23) Illustration:There’s no music in a rest, but there is the making of music in it. In our whole life-melody the music is broken off here and there by ’rests,’ and we foolishly think we have come to the end of the tune...not without design does God ...read more

Scripture: Acts 18:18-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Hard Work, Sharing Jesus Stories And Resting!

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jul 26, 2006

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After being sent out in teams, the disciples shared their stories with Jesus and he invited them to rest. We too are called to work hard, share ’Jesus’ stories and to rest.

“The apostles gathered round Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught” (v30). Jesus had sent the disciples out in twos, with instructions (6:8-11). They had gone out with the message of repentance (6:12); they had anointed many sick people with oil and healed them (6:13). It seems ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:30-34

Denomination: Anglican

The Lord Promises Peace And Rest For His People

Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Jan 2, 2006

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The Lord promises peace and rest to His people . He wants to give us rest and respite from the battles that we have faced in the past . He wants to put an end to the continuous attacks of the enemy that we have been facing for so long.

THE LORD PROMISES PEACE AND REST FOR HIS PEOPLE ************************************************ " Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied. " Acts 9:31: ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:31

Denomination: Pentecostal

God Comes To His People--In Wisdom Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 25, 2021

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The Lord is a jealous God. He’s not jealous for His own sake, but for ours. He knows that we are made for Him, and cannot, as Augustine says, find rest until we rest in Him

God comes to His people Monday of Fifth week in year Solomon thought that he was a chip off the old block, the rock of Israel’s faith, King David. But there was something wrong with Solomon, something that even his reputation as a great solver of problems couldn’t fix. Jewish tradition tells us ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 8:1-13, Mark 6:53-56

Denomination: Catholic

The Cure For A Restless Soul

Contributed by Ronnie Knight on Feb 23, 2008

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Every human being is seeking rest for the soul and Jesus offers it to all who will come to Him. This sermon should challenge each listener to come to Christ to find eternal and internal rest.

Subject: Eternal Peace Scripture: Matthew 11.28-29 Sermon: The Cure for a Restless Soul Scope: This sermon should challenge each listener to come to Christ to find eternal and internal rest. Summary: Every human being is seeking rest for the soul and Jesus offers it to all who will come to Him. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28-29

Denomination: Baptist

Remember The Rooster, Ed?

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Nov 8, 2002

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Our guilt eats away at us when our conscience will not let us rest.

REMEMBER THE ROOSTER, ED? Text: First John 1:9 Benjamin Franklin once said, " A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder, rest and guilt live far asunder". (Elanor Doan. Speaker’s Sourcebook. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1988, p. 68). Ivan Krylov once wrote, "Your guilt ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:9

Denomination: United Methodist

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