Pulpit Speech I KL Paulson Preacher Silcox 11/04/1996Title: Peace (Rest), Peace (Rest)...for Real.
Text: MATTHEW 11:28-30 "(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. (30)For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." Introduction: -- Man's own search for peace (rest) leads him ... Working 5 to 7 days 'the weekend' - often sin filled Working for months 'the dream vacation' - wrong places - Las Vegas -- It seems that he will spend most of his life trying to find rest. But just can't put his finger on where to find it. HOW DO I GET PEACE (REST)?I. The Invitation.
A. COME unto me "COME" deute {dyoo'-teh} an adverb come 12, follow + 3694 1; 13 total times 1) come here, come 2) interjection, come!, come now! B. ALL ye that LABOUR & are HEAVY LADEN "LABOUR" kopiao {kop-ee-ah'-o} a verb labour 16, bestow labour 3, toil 3, be wearied 1; 23 total times 1) to grow weary, tired, exhausted (with toil or burdens or grief) 2) to labour with wearisome effort, to toil 2a) of bodily labour "HEAVY LADEN" phortizo {for-tid'-zo} a verb be heavy laden 1, lade 1; 2 total times 1) to place a burden upon, to load 2) metaph. to load one with a burden (of rites and unwarranted precepts) Luke 11:46 Matthew 23:4 -- heavy burdens...grievious to be borne C. I will GIVE you REST "GIVE" + "REST" anapauo {an-ap-ow'-o} a verb rest 4, refresh 4, take rest 2, give rest 1, take ease 1; 12 total times 1) to cause or permit one to cease from any movement or labour in order to recover and collect his strength 2) to give rest, refresh, to give one's self rest, take rest 3) to keep quiet, of calm and patient expectationII. The Instructions.
A. TAKE my yoke upon you "TAKE" airo {ah'-ee-ro} a verb take up 32, take away 25, take 25, away with 5, lift up 4, bear 3, misc 8; 102 total times 1) to raise up, elevate, lift up 1a) to raise from the ground, take up: stones 1b) to raise upwards, elevate, lift up: the hand 1c) to draw up: a fish 2) to take upon one's self and carry what has been raised up, to bear 3) to bear away what has been raised, carry off 3a) to move from its place 3b) to take off or away what is attached to anything 3c) to remove 3d) to carry off, carry away with one 3e) to appropriate what is taken 3f) to take away from another what is his or what is committed to him, to take by force 3g) to take and apply to any use 3h) to take from among the living, either by a natural death, or by violence B. LEARN of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart "LEARN" manthano {man-than'-o} a verb learn 24, understand 1; 25 total times 1) to learn, be appraised 1a) to increase one's knowledge, to be increased in knowledge 1b) to hear, be informed 1c) to learn by use and practice 1c1) to be in the habit of, accustomed toIII. The Incredible.
A. Ye shall find REST unto your souls "REST" anapausis {an-ap'-ow-sis} a noun rest 4, rest + 2192 1; 5 total times 1) intermission, cessation of any motion, business or labour 2) rest, recreation B. My YOKE is EASY "YOKE" zugos {dzoo-gos'} a noun yoke 5, pair of balances 1; 6 total times 1) a yoke 1a) a yoke that is put on draught cattle 1b) metaph., used of any burden or bondage 1b1) as that of slavery 1b2) of troublesome laws imposed on one, esp. of the Mosaic law, hence the name is so transferred to the commands of Christ as to contrast them with the commands of the Pharisees which were a veritable 'yoke'; yet even Christ's commands must be submitted to, though easier to be kept "EASY" chrestos {khrase-tos'} an adjective kind 2, easy 1, better 1, goodness 1, good 1, gracious 1; 7 total times 1) fit, fit for use, useful 1a) virtuous, good 2) manageable 2a) mild, pleasant (as opp. to harsh, hard sharp, bitter) 2b) of things: more pleasant, of people, kind, benevolent C. My BURDEN is LIGHT "BURDEN" phortion {for-tee'-on} a noun burden 5; 5 total times 1) a burden, load 2) metaph. 2b) of the obligations Christ lays upon his followers, and styles a "burden" by way of the contrast to the precepts of the Pharisees, the observance of which was most oppressive "LIGHT" elaphros {el-af-ros'} an adjective light 2; 2 total times 1) light in weight, quick, agile Conclusion: -- Real Rest can be Found in Jesus Christ. Cast your burdens (sins) on Him & He will supply an easy yoke for you to Rest in.
2147 heurisko {hyoo-ris'-ko} v find 174, misc 4; 178 1) to come upon, hit upon, to meet with 1a) after searching, to find a thing sought 1b) without previous search, to find (by chance), to fall in with 1c) those who come or return to a place 2) to find by enquiry, thought, examination, scrutiny, observation, to find out by practice and experience 2a) to see, learn, discover, understand 2b) to be found i.e. to be seen, be present 2c) to be discovered, recognised, detected, to show one's self out, of one's character or state as found out by others (men, God, or both) 2d) to get knowledge of, come to know, God 3) to find out for one's self, to acquire, get, obtain, procure 2588 kardia {kar-dee'-ah} n f heart 159, broken hearted + 4937 1; 160 1) the heart 1a) that organ in the animal body which is the centre of the circulation of the blood, and hence was regarded as the seat of physical life 1b) denotes the centre of all physical and spiritual life 2a) the vigour and sense of physical life 2b) the centre and seat of spiritual life 2b1) the soul or mind, as it is the fountain and seat of the thoughts, passions, desires, appetites, affections, purposes, endeavours 2b2) of the understanding, the faculty and seat of the intelligence 2b3) of the will and character 2b4) of the soul so far as it is affected and stirred in a bad way or good, or of the soul as the seat of the sensibilities, affections, emotions, desires, appetites, passions 1c) of the middle or central or inmost part of anything, even though inanimate 4235 praos {prah'-os} adj meek 1; 1 1) gentle, mild, meek 5011 tapeinos {tap-i-nos'} adj of low degree 2, humble 2, base 1, cast down 1, of low estate 1, lowly 1; 8 1) not rising far from the ground 2) metaph. 2a) as a condition, lowly, of low degree 2b) brought low with grief, depressed 2c) lowly in spirit, humble 2d) in a bad sense, deporting one's self abjectly, deferring servilely to others 5590 psuche {psoo-khay'} n f soul 58, life 40, mind 3, heart 1, heartily + 1537 1, not tr 2; 105 1) breath 1a) the breath of life 1a1) the vital force which animates the body and shows itself in breathing 1a1a) of animals 1a12) of men 1b) life 1c) that in which there is life 1c1) a living being, a living soul 2) the soul 2a) the seat of the feelings, desires, affections, aversions (our heart, soul etc.) 2b) the (human) soul in so far as it is constituted that by the right use of the aids offered it by God it can attain its highest end and secure eternal blessedness, the soul regarded as a moral being designed for everlasting life 2c) the soul as an essence which differs from the body and is not dissolved by death (distinguished from other parts of the body)