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MATTHEW 11:28-30
G. The Great Invitation:
“Come Unto Me,”
11:28-30

1 Come unto Me 28 Come unto me, all ye
a. Who: The weary that labour and are heavy la-
b. Why:
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He will give rest den, and I will give you rest.
c. Condition: Must come 29 Take my yoke upon you,
2 Take my yoke—learn and learn of me; for I am
a. Why: meek and lowly in heart: and
1) He is meek & lowly ye shall find rest unto your
2) We will find rest souls.
3) His yoke is easy, His 30 For my yoke is easy, and
burden is light m

y burden is light.
b. Condition: Must take

GOD THE FATHER: HIS PROMISES AND BLESSINGS

G. The Great Invitation: “Come Unto Me,” 11:28-30

(11:28-30) Introduction: Christ paints two pictures in this passage. One picture is of extreme weariness. This is the person
who has gone as far as he can; he can go no farther—he cannot take another step. The other picture is of extreme pressure.
This is the person who is about to explode; he cannot take anymore. Christ does not say what caused the weariness or pres-
sure (heavy burdens). It does not matter, for His invitation is open to all. It is a simple invitation, requiring so little and offer-
ing so much.
1. Come unto Me (v.28).
2. Take my yoke - learn of Me (v.29-30).

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1:28) Salvation—Rest: the first great invitation to this generation is “Come unto me.”
1. Who is to come? The weary and the burdened—the person who is laboring and heavy laden, weary and burdened,
exhausted and despairing, extremely tired and weighed down, ready to stop and collapse.

Thought 1. Some of the things that exhaust us are...
• Work; being overburdened with too much to do • Fame and the emptiness of it
• Worldliness and carnality (fleshly pleasure) • Power and the loneliness of it
• Sin and guilt and the power of both • The rituals and traditions of religion
• Money & material possessions and the unsatisfy- • Rules and regulations
ing spirit of both

Note this: not knowing the truth of life is one of the major causes of exhaustion. Searching for truth but never
coming to the truth discourages, exasperates, exhausts, and burdens us. It causes us to whip ourselves in conscience,
and it leaves us empty, uncertain, and insecure about the future.

2. Why should the weary and the heavy laden come to Christ? Very simply, Christ will give them rest. Christ will give
rest to the struggling and despairing soul and to the empty and lonely soul—no matter how intense the struggle and despair
or the emptiness and loneliness. No person has gone too far for Christ to inject His rest into him—if the person will only call
upon Christ (see DEEPER STUDY # 1—Mt.11:28-29).
3. What are the conditions for receiving this rest? There is only one condition: a person must simply come to Christ.
Note that the answer to rest...
• is not searching after truth through religion (as important as it is)
• is not positive thinking (as important as it is)
• is not seeking the counsel of true and reliable friends (as important as it is)

The answer to rest is coming to Jesus Christ. Rest is available, but we have to come to Jesus Christ in order to receive the
rest of God.

“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall
be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool” (Is.1:18).
“Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy,
and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price” (Is.55:1).
“And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is
athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely” (Rev.22:17).

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