Point of Grace Worship 3.10.24 Sermon Notes – “Come with Me by ourselves to a quiet place?” – Jesus
Jesus invites us into Slowing, Solitude, Prayer, Scripture
Matthew 11 28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Come to me, The invitation is to a personal encounter with Jesus.
all you who are weary and burdened, “Jesus, I need You…. I want You” - self-sufficiency deafens us to Jesus
and I will give you rest. Focusing on God’s promises enables us to “do” our part
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, Jesus’s yoke is His “way” for us to carry the loads of life
for (that) I am gentle and humble in heart, Focus on His promises – What is He promising?
and you will find rest for your souls. Jesus is flooding us with promises to trust – fighting for us.
For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” He is good and He knows us well.
Key Take-Aways
The invitation is to come to Jesus personally.
Surrender to a posture of “need” not self-sufficiency.
Focus on the promises before trying to “do” the demands.
Learning His new “yoke” – way of carrying the loads of life. Time, patience, perseverance. Remember who He is.
Philippians 4 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation,
by prayer Talk it over – talk it out – convert worries into prayers!
and petition, What is the ask?
with thanksgiving, Give thanks for who God is, what He has done and what He will do.
present your requests to God.
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Susannah Wesley Story
Early in her life, she vowed that she would never spend more time in leisure entertainment than she did in prayer and Bible study. Even amid the most complex and busy years of her life as a mother, she still scheduled two hours each day for fellowship with God and time in His Word, and she adhered to that schedule faithfully. The challenge was finding a place of privacy in a house filled to overflowing with children.
Mother Wesley’s solution to this was to bring her Bible to her favorite chair and throw her long apron up over her head, forming a sort of tent. This became something akin to the “tent of meeting,” the tabernacle in the days of Moses in the Old Testament. Every person in the household, from the smallest toddler to the oldest domestic helpers, knew well to respect this signal. When Susanna was under the apron, she was with God and was not to be disturbed except in the case of the direst emergency. There in the privacy of her little tent, she interceded for her husband and children and plumbed the deep mysteries of God in the Scriptures. This holy discipline equipped her with a thorough and profound knowledge of the Bible.
“Come with me, by yourselves to a quiet place!” - Jesus