Jesus Offers Us Rest Matthew 11:28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Sections of Matthew 11:28 “Come to me” “All who labor or are heavy laden” “I will give you rest” The World Offers Us Restlessness “All who labor or are heavy laden” LABOR VS. HEAVY LADEN LABOR: Burdens that we take on or add to ourselves HEAVY LADEN: Burdens that others put upon you Jesus Calls the Restless “Come to me” Jesus is the Rest to the Restless “I will give you rest” Genesis 2:1-3 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. 2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. 3 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done. >Matthew 11:29-30 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Learn from God Walk with God Do you need rest?