All who labor (striving for acceptance with God) and are heavy laden (burdened with guilt and sorrow for sin), are invited to Jesus (and to no other). They are asked to 'come,' a word "glorious in its simplicity." And what does Christ offer? Rest---rest from the guilt of sin, rest from the power of sin, and rest from all labors to earn God's favor. No sooner do we come, but Jesus asks us to 'take my yoke upon you, and learn of me.' The 'coming' justifies us. The taking of His yoke 'sanctifies us.' With references to Luther's attempts to pacify God's wrath, and Wesley's attempts to merit God's favor, this message trumpets a clear gospel call, but it also addresses the context of the passage, in which Jesus says 'no one knows the Father except the Son, and he to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.' Strong believers, babes in Christ and the lost can all find something here to feed or convict their souls. One visiting family told a member that their 10 year old daughter, who normally doesn't listen to the sermon, was interested in this one throughout, and wanted to talk about it afterward. Now if we could just get Old Henry to listen.
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Born and raised in Baltimore MD, then moving to Florida in his youth, Russ came to faith in Christ as a third year college student through the testimony of his brother Doug. Russ transferred from the University of Florida to Shelton College which is affiliated with the Bible...
