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“ Summary, Part 4 (final) ” TWO CONCLUDING QUESTIONS [39:13]. 1. If you have not yet come to Christ for rest, why wait any longer? Christ commands it. Have you no sin to be pardoned? Have you sufficient rest? Have you no sense of unholiness? Have you all the time in the world? Waiting is flirtation with the Devil; it is a death wish. Heed the fearful warning of Heb 4:1. 2. Beloved brethren, are you resting in Christ? Are you still suffering the angst of the problems of this life? If so, come to Christ afresh. Many Christians live beneath their privileges. Do you have unconfessed sin? Could you bear it if Christ approached you at this moment? He will never leave you. If He seems distant, it is because you are distant from Him.
Ian Migala (3/2/2015)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 3 ” 2. Mere knowledge of Christ. Many knew Him during His ministry even followed Him without accepting His invitation. Many even call the unsaved to Him without knowing Him themselves. 2. WHAT THE PROPER RESPONSE IS. 1. Trusting Him for salvation: believing His gospel with spiritual desperation and thirst and abandoning any hope of saving ourselves. 2. A commitment to love Him supremely, and this means a comparative hatred for everything else, even one’s own life (Lk 14:26). This does not mean hating everything else, but rather loving Christ so much more than anything else. IV. THE PROMISE GIVEN TO ALL WHO ACCEPT THIS INVITATION: “AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST” [33:58]. Christ gives deliverance from many things: God’s wrath, the fatal attraction of the world, the fear of the law, the enslavement of the Devil, crippling anxiety, the fear of death, and the dread of damnation and Hell.
Ian Migala (3/2/2015)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 2 ” b. They are not those who are sick and afflicted. Most in this category know nothing of their spiritual malady. 2. They are certainly not those who think they are better than most people. Jesus’ original audience included many self-righteous individuals. Salvation is not an award. These people tend to despise God’s people. 3. They are not those who are seeking a boost for their sagging self-esteem. This is contrary to salvation, which begins with repentance. And it is contrary to sanctification, in which one gets smaller as God gets bigger. B. WHAT THE WEARY AND HEAVY LADEN ARE: THEY ARE SENSIBLE SINNERS. They are weary of the sense of their own sin. They know who they are and they know how much they need their savior. The unsaved may hate and regret the consequences of their sins, but not the sins themselves. “Weary” means worked to the point of exhaustion, and “heavy-laden” means the oppressive weight of a burden. Together, they refer to one who can find no relief and can do nothing for himself. III. THE RESPONSE REQUIRED BY THE INVITATION: “COME TO ME” [23:47]. He simply beckons us. He doesn’t ask us to jump through any hoops. A. WHAT THE PROPER RESPONSE IS NOT. 1. Church requirements. Many come to church without ever coming to Christ.
Ian Migala (3/2/2015)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 1 ” In Mt 11:28, we learn of an offer that sounds too good to be true for something we desperately need (cf. Jn 6:37). He made the offer after rebuking Israel for rejecting His ministry. I. THE ONE WHO ISSUES THIS INVITATION: “COME TO ME” [starting at 5:52 of the audio]. He is none other than the Lord Jesus Christ, who left glory to give Himself for sinners. Humans and their religions mimic this promise falsely. A. JESUS IS ABLE TO PROVIDE WHAT HE OFFERS. All His promises are ‘yea’ and ‘amen’ in Him. B. JESUS IS WILLING TO PROVIDE WHAT HE OFFERS. Jesus was willing to heal the leper in Mt 8:3. C. JESUS IS FAITHFUL TO PROVIDE WHAT HE OFFERS. He keeps His promises. He is the faithful and the true. We can weigh our souls on them. The nature of this offer is that of a gentle savior, but also the command of a sovereign king. He is not just asking; He is exercising His divine right and office to command us to repentance. To disobey is rebellion and eternal damnation. II. THOSE WHO ARE ISSUED THIS INVITATION: “ALL WHO ARE WEARY AND HEAVY-LADEN” [12:57]. A. WHO THE WEARY AND HEAVY-LADEN ARE NOT. 1. They are not those who are necessarily down and out. a. They are not the poor of this world. People can be weary and heavy-laden without being financially destitute.
