Sermons on Victorious Rest:

The Rest Of The Story

Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 27, 2008

Often quoted and very familiar to even people who don’t follow Jesus’ "Come to me" passage. But do we really understand what Jesus means by it? This passage is full of cultural specific references that could easily be lost if we don’t understand the cultu

Memorial Day The Rest of the Story Matthew 11:25-30 May 25, 2008 Often quoted and very familiar to even people who don’t follow Jesus is His declaration, “Come to me all who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.” This is an amazing passage with a whole host of applications that can be ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:25-30

Denomination: Church Of God

Remember To Rest

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on May 27, 2008

In a world filled with what seems like never ending activity we as a culture maybe need to take time and slow down and rest more so than previous cultures.

Remember to Rest I realize that I am surrounded by a church full of busy people. Not just busy for busyness sake but productive, highly active people who like to accomplish a lot and often. In fact every time I drive down the road to church I am confronted by your hard work since the fields all ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:3

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Be Well-Rested

Contributed by Timm Meyer on May 28, 2008

Pentecost 2 (B) Be well rested: Observe the requirements of rest. Remember the blessings from rest.

BE WELL-RESTED (Outline) May 25, 2008 -- PENTECOST 2 -- Deuteronomy 5:12-15 INTRO: Deuteronomy means “second law”. We might ask ourselves when was the first law? On Mt. Sinai God gave to Israel through Moses the Ten Commandments. God wrote on tablets of stone. Before this God’s law ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 5:12-15

Denomination: Lutheran

A Time For Rest Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Apr 20, 2009

This is the 16th sermon in the series "Moving With God".

Sunday Morning April 19, 2009 Bel Aire Baptist Church Series: “Moving With God (Exodus)” [#16] A TIME FOR REST Exodus 15:27 Introduction: The United States is considered the 2nd busiest place in the world. The only country in the world that takes less days off, goes ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 15:27

Denomination: Baptist

Sabbath Rest Series

Contributed by Tyler Edwards on Apr 25, 2009

What a wonderful promise of rest we have from our God and king, but what does that rest mean? How are we to understand the rest He offers?

Hebrews: Chapter 4 September 14, 2008 Sabbath Rest I started off this week worn out. From the very beginning I was drained. This was just one of those weeks were everything caught up with me at once. A little over a month ago we found out that my sister was pregnant. My wife and I were really ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:1-11

Denomination: *other

The Rest Of The Story

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jan 21, 2006

We remember the story of Jonah and the whale; but, what is the rest of the story?

The Rest Of The Story – Jonah 3:1 - 10 Intro: I remember a few years ago there was a feature on the ABC news done by Paul Harvey. It was entitled, “The Rest of the Story.” --- At 8:30am Greenwich Mean Time, on the 20th of January, 2006 a man riding a train in London called authorities to say ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 3:1-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Rest Of The Story

Contributed by Brian Eatock on Jan 23, 2006

Salvation message: Persents the truth that we are sinners seperated from God, dead men and women. Yet, there is hope, there is the Rest of the Story. We are saved and raised up to be heavenly citizens.

When God was about to create man, according to a Jewish legend, He took into His counsel the angels that stood about his throne. “Create him not,” said the angel of Justice, “for if Thou dost he will commit all kinds of wickedness against his fellow men; he will be hard and cruel and dishonest and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Holiness

Rest In The Lord

Contributed by Greg Irby on Aug 8, 2007

There is no better rest than the rest found in the Lord.

Text: Psalms 37:7 Psalm 37:7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. Introduction: 1. REST IN THE WILL OF GOD Ephes. 5:17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:7

Denomination: Baptist

Entering Into Rest Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Dec 12, 2005

# 7 in a series on Hebrews. This sermons gives the ABC’s of rest.

A Study of the Book of Hebrews Jesus is Better Sermon # 7 “Entering Into Rest!” Hebrews 4:1-11 According to Charles Swindoll, “Two of the top prescribed medications in America are Valium and Tagamet. The former is ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Rest Of The Story Series

Contributed by Chris Kelly on Jun 25, 2013

Jesus calms the storms of life

The ‘Rest’ of the Story Series: Markers Along the Narrow Path December 9, 2012 One of the most famous miracles of the bible is the story of how Jesus calmed the raging storm. In fact, this miracle had such an impact on the disciples that they wrote about it 3 different times in 3 ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Wesleyan

Rest Area Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Jun 11, 2012

Comfort, rest, weariness, Jesus' love

REST AREA Matt 11: 28-30 (p689) June 10, 2012 INTRODUCTION: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” In this life what ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:28

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Rest In The Storm Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Mar 6, 2013

Rest in the Lord and so find rest in the storm. Trust in His Word, His presence and His power.

A young father in a supermarket was pushing a shopping cart with his little son, who was strapped in the front. The little boy was fussing, irritable, and crying. The other shoppers gave the pair a wide berth because the child would pull cans off the shelf and throw them out of the cart. The ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:35-41

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Day Of Rest

Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Jan 30, 2011

God rested when His work was done and we need one day to worship and rest!

THE DAY OF REST Genesis 2:1-3 All of us are trapped in days that last for exactly twenty-four hours. One cannot cry out, “I shall live in terms of a 40 hour day to give me more time to make money.” That is chronologically impossible. The prisoner cannot make the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:1-3

Denomination: Wesleyan

Sabbath Rest Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 1, 2011

A sermon on Hebrews 4:1-11 on rest (Outline and some material taken from Maclaren’s Expositions of Holy Scripture called, "Entrance into God’s Rest" on Hebrews 4:9-10)

Introduction: Bring children up front and do “Take a Day of Rest” from Sermons 4 Kids. WBTU: So far in Hebrews we have talked about how Christianity is better than Judaism, and how Christ is better than angels and Moses. In these verses we talk about rest, a better rest. From ch. 3 and 4 we know ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:1-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Need For Rest Series

Contributed by Jon Miller on Mar 2, 2011

This is part of a series through the book of Exodus. The focus of this message is the purpose for the Sabbath Day and how it applies to the New Testament Church.

Exodus 23:10- The need for Rest In this passage God gives the nation of Israel more instruction on the Sabbath The Sabbath was instituted even before the law of God was given Gen 2:2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 23:10-19