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Sep 05, 2021

Gentle and Lowly

Passage: Matthew 11:28-30

Speaker: Brian Land

Series: General

Category: Grace Brevard

THEMES: Jesus’ only self-description of his heart (“the central animating center”) is found here, where he says that he is gentle and lowly in heart. The driving engine of how Jesus lives and interacts with us is his kindness, humility and sacrificial love. We bring to him our impossibly heavy burdens, which he then lays on his back while yoking (attaching) us to himself as he leads us down paths of righteousness into fields of grace.

We will use several quotes in the resources and in the sermon. Unless otherwise noted, they are all from Dane Ortlund’s book Gentle and Lowly.

CENTRAL TEXT: Matthew 11:28-30
28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 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.”

PRE SERVICE: Matthew 11:28  Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 95:1-7

LEADER: 1 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! 2  Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! 3 For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. 4 In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also. 5  The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land. 

ALL: 6 Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker! 7 For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.

CORPORATE PRAYER: Refuge

ALL:              O Lord, Let me dwell in Thy most secret place under Your shadow; where is safe impenetrable protection.
LEADER:      I am entirely dependent upon You for support, counsel, consolation, and rest.  Uphold me by Your Spirit.
ALL:              Strengthen me inward for every purpose in life. Anew each day in the finished work of Christ.
LEADER:      Take my body, soul, talents, character, success, family, friends, work, and future. My very end.
ALL:              Take them. They are Yours. I am Yours.  Now and forever.