We start with the text
Every message begins with a passage of Scripture. Here are the passages we teach from.
The invitation
Matthew 11:28-30
“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. 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. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
John 6:37
“All those whom the Father gives me will come to me. He who comes to me I will in no way throw out.”
Revelation 22:17
“He who is thirsty, let him come. He who desires, let him take the water of life freely.”
Isaiah 1:18
“Come now, and let us reason together, says Yahweh: though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.”
Who God is
Psalm 46:1
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
Lamentations 3:22-23
“It is because of Yahweh's loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassion doesn't fail. They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness.”
Psalm 103:8
“Yahweh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness.”
Rest
Genesis 2:2-3
“On the seventh day God finished his work which he had done; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done. God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy.”
Mark 6:31
“Come away into a deserted place, and rest a while.”
Psalm 62:1
“My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.”
Prayer
Philippians 4:6-7
“In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.”
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
“Always rejoice. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.”
1 John 5:14
“This is the boldness which we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.”
Grace
Ephesians 2:8-9
“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, that no one would boast.”
Romans 5:8
“But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
2 Corinthians 5:17
“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.”
Gathering together
Hebrews 10:24-25
“Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good works, not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another.”
Acts 2:42
“They continued steadfastly in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer.”
Psalm 122:1
“I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to Yahweh’s house!””
Scripture quoted from the World English Bible